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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-27

Der OF acres is fourteen thousand nine hundred, q
which twelve thousand fenced In and nine thousand
u full cultivation. There twenty nvs vineyards
and fty-nve orchards on these claims
The Commissioner has prepared clear site Of lands
selected by the State Of Minnesota In the Winnsbago
City Land district under act Of Congress OF February
%. 1885, and containing three thousand 1--WE hundred
and fifteen Selections were made a. indemnity
for certain deficient school sections in the State They
have been duly approved By the Secretary Of the Int
rior and certified transcripts have been sent TO the Gov
ernor Of Minnesota and the District Land ONCE at VIM
nebago City.
The Commissioner has also received returns from the
District Land ONCE Iona Michigan, exhibiting an
aggregate disposal OF eleven thousand six hundred and
sixty Of public lands during the month Of January
at large portion Of the land was taken up under the
Homestead law for actual settlement and cultivation
and the remainder located with College scrip and
military warrants and sold for cash. the sales amounting
70 1896.
Carpenters Great Painting.
The great original painting OF Lincoln reading the
Emancipation Proclamation 70 his Cabinet by Carpen
ter placed the east door OF the Rotunda in the
Capitol to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-27
HOUSE or REPRESENTATION.
wAsuncroz, Feb. %, 1857.


The House met q eleven O'Clock. .sA#
RxrcRr OF Snn WENTWORTH HnLLno c0rrnsxa
In compliance with the resolution adopted BY the
House yesterday, hr. wExrwoRH. trep) Of ILL., made
report stating the progre Of the examination Instituted
into the charges 70 corupt bargains between msnbsn
and the President 10 appeared from Il thaa
the whole story Vas derived from observations made
BY reporters The gallery and conjecturai nfsrsncss
drawn thsrsfom There was also some story about swo
persons who went back and forth between the President
and certain conservative members Of Congress- the ~.
shot Of which that there no testimony gvsn ~
necsing in che sa ss integrity q che President o. on
the integrity e %'% 81 r. nss VS. not he Ices
ported proposition Of rsconcaslon between tho Presi-
dent and MEMBER nor had the COMMITTEES any reliable
stanesa me committee asked 70 b discharged NON
the further Collaboration crths subject
The ssss e. sss 3. s;s :s, ::
anything imgtopst CAUSED much amusement on both
~ wTrvccrS remarked ,haa d v,s~ A. tse pr.-u,s
Of business 10 NE House he would NOT occupy any time
10 discussion but would ysld The door v MS democrats
es w. Co., Dn - Sop eSsm = - ,o..as "a 80
movement Of rspusiscan members toward ths pisce
, ss. BE- ~ e: :: .s.s.s ' ana ? r.
asked wheshe ths W. hostile raid On fSe dsmocrato
camp The s$ssnsss rss1 = r. oIo.c.sansr esu.sd
had sparsd nopsIns " md Wy k0s bus thai the VII.
nssses couS ~ be brought up 70 The mara Of seeing or
sSss IN Sssss 1s.sT ss9 Sss.d Ts%
s s:s. e. ne =: ~. q y: I'm
s 4 @ :ss :S: : y q:
Marshal q .hepy, might b induced 70 come ous and
furnish . n =: N" n; ~. s = s:T,S A.,
further constellation q the subject ana IN order 20 bury
u beyond al dance = resurrection the vote vas on
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approval Of the HousA There another point IN the
matter, into which the committee had not gone bus
which might well be taken into confederation That VA
the Loyalty Of the popoatIon in whoss midst the Acsds.
members printed circular, snanasing nom ths NUM-
cpa authorities q annapolis attempting 70 escape the
charge Of dCy: y shrsuns y: ssas 90 Gns
rebels vas thai Congress woud lssssis fsr hs Ncfhsr1
that this vsy Academy bad % b renewed nom Annapolis
y: Sev';s:; i,I 1920 "a S:ss =:
troops dsstnsd 70 ave The capital aoros ths
sacred soil o. Pratt street. and he verify believed shsl
he bead q a army he o. EyssS ~s.s
make no attempt 70 drive him out
~.s. sGs Z. Ia % s.ss.s 70 { VIA 's "s q
had NOT done then share IL driving him out
themselves they could have driven out neither Lee
the dieloyal population Of the State. -.
~ JONI r,c.. IT, also .sEsd Mr. SsDd 49,
ne dIslcysi msn IN Connections shan they vsFs ~
n. BsAsDuuu replied that NO public inssstusion had
ever bssn removed iron COnnsctsus bscanss q shs d
loyalty of the peopls.
II = sssD s,s mr. = @Is nm. ,s,s . IL
epsnion that M Bsaidsese was ancssd Win New Lon
M. Basspscrs ccur.eousiy replied BY saying that
sven that was better than having no oran nav o.
7Ss SsSsss being co.sd, the HOUSE proceeded =
vote on the question The vote was nrt taken On ~
schenck's substituts ard II w. reteceed. The vets
vas Then taken by yeas asd nays On the Joint rsocuton
= rspoysed from tis Committee % Naval A6aa and "
was rejected By . vote OF 81 ysas y loenyA
e1missss Of me whole the bsa1s Of the Unios M
PorrRoY in the chair and psccssdsd 70 CONSIDER the
action q the senate on sss ssssndnsnss 70
run fAnIvp ILL., NA
propositions was made " Mr. eAsvInlp W dispense
with lhs nrss reading Of the bin in fun, but objection
she BIN contains cne hundrsd nd twssvs ssnssd paess
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Tho action OF Senator Sherman 10 ohsring ms amend
msnt on Saturday last reduce The amount asked for
~ the Indian Bureau for Mo support Of the Navsos
from ss7oooo TO slooooo hss csussd some little sur
prise among those who famA with Indian matters
in New Mexico. Senator Sherman endoavoirs % have
the Indian Bureau turned 70 the War Department;
but failing In this thought he is,ying 70 effect the
same object by this flank movement the Navajo In
dans, about seven thousand in numbxr, are held -
prisoners Of war and have hitherto bean under fhs
care Of the War Department and havs oos the govern
Esas over s1,5oOooo year. The sum Of 100000
svss les than four cents per Gay 70 provision eash In
ean every Of whom has for the last three years cost
the scvHnpens twsnsy-sms and half cents pss al
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visible in the young mans improved condition
Prsfssssr Bache's sscccsser.
Professor Benjamin Pierce q Harvard University, Mas
been appointed 10 succeed the late Professor Bache ~
superintendent Of the Coast Survey His appointment
was recommended by large number Of the sciensinc
Of the country and the prominent officers Of the
coas. Survey Bureau.
The Agricultural Depertment:
The Senate Committee On Agriculture has, In accord
with the suggestion Of the Secretary Of the In
terror, recommended the erection Of building for Tho
exclusive use Of the Agricultural Department. Judiciary
square spoken q and recommended BY the department
suitable site Tor ~ building The matter for the
annual report OF acuure for 1858 was presented -
Congress to-day and referred 10 the Committee On Print
ing embraces, in addition 70 the work Of the depart
ment papers from Of the best agricultural writer's
Of the country, including Judge French, s Edwards
Todd, H. A. willard, Rcrey Poors and william Clough,
from the editorial ranks and others well in agr
cultural literature.
Increased Bssiness sT<Ae Patent and Pension
Omc0s.
Owing 10 the rapid exssusoa Of sAs business Of the
Patent and Pension Offices, has besn found necessary
TO vacsts number Of the ssoms now occupied BY the
other bureaus Of the Interior Department srdsr 70
afford the required accommodations 70 the Patent and
ThS Puslsc Lands.
The Commissioner oS the General Land once has just
adjusted the titles Of e hundred presumption claims
in the San Francsco Land district Of California the value
Of the improvements in these ranges from $500
TO $780, exclusive Of pssson>l properly which Ia soe
cases consists Of nom thirty 10 sixty horses and up
wards Of Ave hundred head OF ortta These improve
ments we're made on the land In about three years.
Eighyone Of the claimants took one hundred and sixty
EACH the remaining nineteen hsvs taken eighty 10
one bundrvd and twenty and upwards TEs whole num-
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26
A COIored Man on His own
Race.

The Democracy arc getting a
good deal moro argument on tho
snbjcct Of races, than they know
what 10 do with. One of the latest
good things on the subject is re-
corded in a Georgia papor. At q
meetingOf six 30 eight thousand
persons at Macon, on the 9th ult.,
Rev. II. NJ. Turner (colorcd) deliv-
cred an adddess, deriving his mai n
Argument from The Bible, which he
read in the original Hebrew. Af-
ter commenting upon the general
subject of races and citizenship, he
said, according to tho Macon pa
per, as follows:
Turner then proceeded to rcbut
the Governor Perry objections to
the colorcd man. and also to show
the fallacious reasoning OF Prof.
AgaLsiz, who asserted that the ne.
gro was distinct race from the
white man. lie u0uld be qlad to
think so; for If that uere tie case.
then his Adam had neuer fallen, and
his race were not sinners, and there
ras no need for churches among
them. If this was so, then is the
Bible lie. He then read from the
original Hebrew to show that there
had bcon but one race created.
and that in the express image of
its Maker; and then went on to
demonstrate that the anatomical
structure Of the white and black
races wore identical. Governor
Perry contended that the negro
occupied the same position to the
white man that tho jackasS did to
the horse. orthc owl to the eaglo.
Ifthe Governor thought this, why
did he wish to crop the wings OF
the poor owl? Why wish to look
at the feet of the poor negro? He
then traced the genealogy of his
race according TO the Bible and his
tory, and showed that to that ra- o
the Greeks and Romans were in
debted for learning and civiliza.
tion. l ask no more for my race.
than | am willing to grant to
yours. We want our rights, and.
ask the white men for them. For
two hundred and fifty years wo
have laborod for you, more. sub
missively than any race has ever
done before. We built your rail.
roads. During the war We took
care of your wives and little ones.
when at any time VIC could have
scattered ruin and devastation in
your rear. And what do We ask of
you now? In the whole $4,000
square miles within Georgia, what
portion is possessed by the negro?
No, there is nothing for the negro;
and all that he now asks is, that
the negro have a fair living
chance.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26

In sermon delivered by Rev.
Dl. Bellows Of New York, Is the
following paragraph:
"FOr my own part, I say in oil
solemnity, l have lived to become
sincerely suspicious Of the piety Of
those who do not love pleasure in
any form. | cannot trust the man
that never laughs that always
sedates; that has no apparent out
let for those natural springs of
sportivencss and eaiety that are
perennial in tho human soul. L
know that Nature takes her re-
vonge on such violence. Iexpcct
to find secret vices, malignant sins,
or horrid crimes springing up in
this hot bed of confined air and
imprisoned space and therefore it
gives mo sincere moral gratifca-
tion anywhere, in any community,
to see innocent pleasure and popu-
ular amusements resisting the
religious bigotry that frowns so
unwisely upon them. Anything is
better than dark, dead, unhappy
social life-a prey 10 ennui and
morbid excitement, which result
from unmitigated Puritanism, whose
second crop is usually license and
unmitigated folly"
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tion of the moral snivel of Chad.
band, and the wonderful lying OF
Oily Cannon. We arc at n loss to
decide which deseryesthe premium
tho artistic falsifyihg, or the dc.
licious Pecksniffian affectatIon of
moral principle. There is vague
ness about tho phrase "dcstruc.
tive doctrines and practices of the
Radicals which is only cquallcd
by Jack Bunsby's Opinions.
The illusivc proposition as to the
Banner Premium is worthy the
great original Diddler himself.
First, tho Banners are promised
to tho county and township giving
the largest increase Of votes. Then,
with sly thrift, The Committee in
sert as an additional unimportant
qualification, that "thc county and
township securing these banners,
tciU be entitledto them, in the event
Of giving tho largest increase of
Democratic votes of any county
and township in the State for two
successive elections Why, the
bombazine man will be distribu-
ting calico for his second nomina.
tion before the rural districts com.
peting for the banners will be half
through the term of trial
By the way, we should like to
ask the Committee what kind of
flag they propose to distribute ?
Stars and bars, or stars and stripes
-or one of each q?
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26
Murder Most Foul, Strange
and Unnatural.

Tho atrocity Of the Coriel mur-
der in New Jersey has been sur
passed by a horrible affair at the
market town of Alton, in Hamp-
shire, England. On the afternoon
of the Oath of August, some chill
drcn were playing in q meadow
just outside the town, when q
strange man beckoned to one Of
them, child of eight years, named
Fanny Adams, and coaxed her, by
present OF half q penny, to 60
with him into neighboring hop
garden. She was never seen again
alive. The same evening n labor
er going home from work found in
the hop garden discovered head
resting upon two hop,poles at the
foot OF a hedge. Ho ran with it to
the cottage OF tho Adams family,
and it was Immediately recognized
as the head of the missing girl
The whole population now turned
out to search the neighboring
fields. A leg and foot wore found
in ono place, forearm in another;
II hand, severed from the wrist, a
foot cut off at the ankle, the mu>
tilated trunk, full of stabs and cash
es, part of an arm, the heart in
testines, and the tattercd remnants
Of the clothes were picked up scat
tered over long distances. The
eyes had been gouged out, the
ears cut off, and the flesh of the
legs and thighs ripped open to the
bono. A youngman named Baker
"a fellow of indifferent character
--was arrested on suspicion, and
traces Of blood wcro found on his
clothes, while in his diary was this
entry, in n bold and unfaltering
hand: Saturday, Aug. "a, killed a
young girl fine and hot" A cor
Oncr's jury found him guilty, and
he was held for trial. So the case
rests. Motives for the crimo can
only be conjectured, and the shock
ingly mutilated state Of the re-
mains makes it impossible to as
certain what degree OF violence may
have preceded the murder. The
circumstantial evidence against
the prisoner seems strong. The
chief point in his favor is the diff
Guilty ofimagining how anybody
but q raving maniac-and he il
certainly not that--could commit
sush q frightful butchery.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26

The Cassville Republican tells the
following as the experience of o
couple of travellers in that region
They stopped at an old rebel la
dy's to get some water, and in their
chat with the old lady, they asked
her if sbe was troubled much with
the war. Her reply was, "Lord
God | If you'd q been here you'd a
thought troublOl Don't you think
General Blunt marched his black
Yankees to my house and formed a
streak of war across my yard, and
threw down my ash hopper, and
killed two of the best goslings l
had-the old son of o bitch II
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exact tho five per cent. from them
as we'll as from John Jacob Astor
Of New York. You will send your
tax gatherers, will you. after that
manned hero who lost his leg on
the heights Of Gettysburg, when
the rocky altar smoked with the
blood of the slain. Will you asl,
that man TO pay ten or fifteen dol.
lars tax on the bond which you
gave him for his lost limb? You
will do that in the namo Of the
Democratic party, will lyouH That
is very strange Democracy, accord.
ing to my ideas: it is simply rob,
berry. GApplause.] 1t is simply
robbery, and you know it sir. II
has no more dignity nor deccncy
in it thar the dirty work OF rob-
bing hon;roosts and shcep,folds."
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26

MONTANA Territory has gone
democratic" by q considerable
majority, electing as Delegates to
Congress James NJ. Cavanaugh
(Cop. in place of Samuel Mclean
(Cop) Our opponents are cheer
ing loudly over this "great reac.
ton against Radicalism." But last
year and the year before last Mon
tana went Democratic" by large
maiorires. The population is
mainly composed of material that
"goes Democratic" Montana was
largely settled by rebel refugees
from tho forces of Claib. Jackson,
Pap" Price, and the guerrilla
bands of Jake Thompson, Quan
trell, and other Missouri border
ruffians. Large numbers of desert
ors, bounty jumpers and draft
sneaks escaped from Iowa, and
other Western States who, also,
made their way TO the Rocky
Mountains. These desperate and
disloyal characters, reinforced by
highway robbers and blacklegs,
constitute the material which furn.
ishes tho Democratic majorities Of
Montana. We have no expecta
ton of the Republicans carrying
that Territory until a very differ
ent class of people move in and ge
control of affairs, and that may b'
several years hence. Montana may
be considered reliably Democrat
ic" for a good while to come,-Chi
cage Tribune.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26
Training for "Mnsclc. ;!

Tho Ward brothers who wor
the boat race at Springfield last
week. went through severe train
ing for that contest. For scvera'
weeks they ate lean mutton and
beef, careful always to avoid fat
had no pepper, spices, or any con,
diments IN their food, and only 9
littlo salt; adiured vinegar and all
other acids, as well as tobacco in
every form; drank little water at
their meals or at any other time,
and no stronger liquors, except oc,
casionally little Scotch ale or
cIaret /; took exercise systomati.
cally, with an especial reference tC
increasing their muscular power
and improving their "wind;" and
after evory exercise were persist
emily rubbed down." as a well.
attended horse would be. This dis.
cipline had attained such complete
results that the brothers were able
TO row SIX miles with scarcely q
quickeniDg of the pulse.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26
Horrible.

The New Orleans Times an.
nounccs an awful fact. 1t says
that in that city, "Some Of the ner =
Iy crJranchised citizens contemplate
entering into regular mercantile pur-
suits" Surely, the Times is mis-
taken in its information ! What !
A niggea-and a lately emancipa-
ted nigger Il that--buy and sell
goodsl Tho Times snecringly
says that they will soon "appear
in New York, Boston and other
places, for the purpose of making
pun chascs," and expresses the hope
that "they will be received with
that kindness which so many thou
sands of Northern traders enter.
tain for African citizens"
The Cincinnati Enquirer goes
into an "ecstacy Of horrors" at the
idea of negroes "just released from
servitude, and nearly as ignorant
in the science of Government as
the brutcs of The field" taking q
part in the politics of Louisiana,
and, worse than all, coming North,
with money in their pockets to buy
goods.
Yes, sir-the nigger actually go.
ing into Irregular mercantile" bus.
mess, and buying Northern goods
and agricultural Implements with
the malevolent design of selling
them in New Orleans at q profit
Here" says the Enquirer, "is one
of tho beautiful effects of Radical
policy" Now, is not this intolera,
bic? Tho people of Ohio must
elect Thurman Governor in order
tostop negroes from merchandis
ing in New Orleans Oh!-Col
UmbuS journal,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26


The Scranton Ddily Re9 s "a
responsible for the following anoc
dots, il not for the fact iiself 53
pair Of those interesting, enter,Ain
ing ladies. who seem 10 carry on
large q business in the way Of es
curing subscriptions Tor uaE wili.t
and who are 50 delightfully."- in
innate. so iwcetly n.get-rid.o
called a,few mornings since at
Young lawyers Office, for the pys
pose OF getting him to subscilb0
Indeed, ladies" said be, "the paflr
nership of which | am an huaab.s
member has lately been so imFr
dent as to issue a new work Of ftke
own, which, in consequence Of %
enormous expense attending ii
illustrations; embellishments, SC.
has completely crippled us -
Then, perhaps" replied the an
gelic canvassers, 1--WE could procure
you subscribers. What do youao0ll
your work ?" we'll, we have not
fully determined yet, but l guess
I'll let my wife have her own way
and call il after me- Charles Hen
TlJ 4"
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26

GREEN TOMATO PIcKLE-Cut in
thin sliccs'ono.peck of green toma.
toes: sprinkle them with salt, and
let thom stand a day or two. Slice
ten or twelve small! onions mix
together one bottle or small tin
box of,mustard half an ounce ol
muqtard seed; one ounce Of cloves
one ounce of pimcnto; two ounces
of turmeric. Put in q ketilea layer
of tomatoes, then one of onions and
spico, till all arc in; cover it with
good vinegar, and let it simmer till
the tomatoes are quite clear.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26

GREAT BRgpoE.--The new sus-
pension bridge at louisville will
be the largest in tho world. Tho
total length OF the bridge wills be
1920 feet, or nearly one mile. The
graded approaches will be $500
feet in length, and the superstruc-
ture consisting Of iron trusses, will
rost on twenty five piers and two
abutments. The longest span will
be 800 fcct-36 feet longer than
the largest span on the Victoria
bridge at Montreal. This bridge
will be adapted to the use of steam
and horse railroads, carriages and
foot passengers.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26

Two Irishmen were at work in a
bog, when ono OF them fell on
piece Of quicksand, and began to
sink His companion, frightened,
ran for assistance, and finding a
farmer begged him to bring a rope
and come before it was too late.
HE is already in up to his an
kles," exclair,ed the friend in des-
pair.
"Oh, said the farmer, reassured,
"then there is splenty of time"
mot o momont, for you sec he
went in head foremost"
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26
The sunkcn Lake.

The Sentinel, published at jack
sonville, Oregon, of tho 18th ult.,
! says Several Of our citizens re-
turned last week from visit 10
the great sunken lake situated in
the Cascade Mountains, about rs
miles northeast from Jacksonville.
This lake rivals the famous valley
ofSinbad the Sailor. 1t is thought
to average 1000 feet down to the
water all round. The walls arc
almost perpendicular, running
down into the water, and leaving
no beach. The depth of the water
is unknown, and its surface is
smooth and unrufiled, aud it lies so
far below the surface of the noun
tain that the air currents do not
affect it. It's length is estimated at
twelve miles, and its breadth at
ten.
"No living man ever has or
probably ever will be able to reach
the waters edge. It lies silent,
still, and mysterious in the bosapl
of the Everlasting hills like -
huge well scoopcd ont BY the hands
of the giant genii of the mountain
in the unknown ages gone by, and
around it the primeval forests
watch and ward are keeping. The
visiting party fred rife several
times into the water at an anglo
of45 degrees, and were able 10 note
several seconds of time from the
report Of the gun until the ball
struck the water. Such seems
incredible, but is vouched for by
some of our most reliable citizens =
The lake is certainly a most re-
markablo curiosity"
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-26

CAKE PUDDING,-Threo table
spoonsful of melted butter, mixed
while warm with cup of powder
cd sugar; one pint Of siftcd flour /;
two toaspoonsful Of cream of tar
tar; one of soda one teacup of
sweet milk one egg. Beat hard,
and bake twenty minutes in a
small oval or round dish.