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them to do so, and would punish them if
they did net.
Of the delegates themselves the same
paper says:
About half of the delegates elected
are claimed by the Radicals to be natives
of the State, but this is ridiculed by ev
erybody else as preposterously false. The
convention is made up chiefly of men who
are entirely unknown to the people of the
State, and most Of those who are known
at all are known to be men of Indifferent
character.
The first days proceedings are thus
summed up by the New York World: I
The convention was temporarily organ
ICED by the selection of the editor Of a
Radical newspaper, Griffin, late from Chi
cago, Illinois,as presiding officer. Peck,
Of Alabama, was then elected permanent
President When this was done, a motion
was made and carried that the members
register their names. Of the African
delegates, one half could not write their
names, but made their marks. This be-
ing over, the election of Secretary took
place. Barbour, late agent of the Freed
mems Bureau, was one candidate, and
Patrick another. The vote was taken by
count, and when the first African was
called, he insisted upon answering there, y
The clerk repeated his name only to get
a louder response, "HERE." Here was a
hitch for here was not a candidate. At
length the President explained to the Af-
ricans that they were not at plantation
muster, answering at roll call, but were
voting either for Barbour or Patrick, and
the convention started again. An Afri-
can was then made Assistant Secretary.
Some white members then attempted to
get white door-keeper. This led to a
vote by count, and the African was sue
cessful. Then came q proposition that
the members take the iron-clad oath pro-
vided by Congress, which all Federal Of
ficers in the North and lawyers in the
Federal Courts are required to subscribe,
This made trouble, for many Radical del
egates were, during the war, Radical reb-
els. The difficulty, however, was. over
come by the fortunate suggestion that, as
Gen. Pope had approved the selection of,
and called the delegates, the oath was dis
pensed. Quite cute dodgel This end
ed the first days performance"
This is the great Radical reconstruc-
tion. It is for such Convention, made
up Of such material, that the country has
been convulsed, ten States turned over to
Negroes and nutmeg peddlers, the Consti-
tuition outraged, five hundred Thousand
citizens disfranchised, bayonets made to
dictate ballots,and finally the President to
be impeached and Ben Wade hoisted into
the White House. This is the grand re-
suit of the great measure of Radical re.
construction upon the success of which
the Radical party has staked its exist
ence. This is the crowning triumph Of
three years Of Radical craftsmanship
this is their master-piece-the glorious
achievement by which they ask the Amer
iOan people to judge of their fitness t.
rule this Republic. IS,
Little wonder that the opponents o.
Radical reconstruction are gaining theil
thousands and scores of thousands oi
votes at every succeeding election. g
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Transfer of Russian America so
the United States.ei a;S

2 A dispatch, dated Nov. IL, relating t o
the transfer, says: s. s.
AS the Russian flag was lowered Cap
tain Pestrecheff stepped forward and .ad-
dressed General Rousseau as follows:
GENERAL: As Commissioners of His
Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Russia
/ now transfer, and deliver the territory
of Russian America, ceded by His Maj
esty, to the United States ~
General Rousseau in response, as the
American flag assembled, said.
CAPTAIN: As Commissioner on be-
half of the United States Government,
| receive and accept the same according
ly, ~
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k@ Forney has written an editori

p@ Forney has written an editorial
committing Grant to the Radical policy,
which Grant says was not authorized by
him. Forney retorts, ,reiterating the sub
stance Of his editorial No doubt Grant,
in the opinion Of Forney's two papers,
"both daily" will now be the greatest
rogue that ever went unhung,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-11-19

aJ The spive of the French Cathedral in
Montreal, when struck By lightning the
other day, was lifted perpendicularly in
the air, aud then tumbled through the
roof. fljU siflt ,ss4 a.s.s.s,
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state Ticket and Amendment.

The Radical majority for Governor in
this State is.............................2,98 20, ,983
Democratic gain over 1866. ..39,713
Maj. against Negro Amendment. ..5O,7 729
Total Democratic gain on Ticket
and Amendment....,, &c, ,442
Ohio may be set down fol-. twenty thou
sand majority for the Democracy in 1868.
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President johnson ]

Was serenaded by the Conservative Army
and Navy of the Union the evening of
the 18th inst, In response to their gteet2
ing he said: aesa sai.s
With abiding confidence in their
patriotism, wisdom and integrity, L am
still hopeful that in the end the rod Of
despotism will Be broken, the armed heel
Of power lifted from the neck Of the peoe,
pie, and the principles of the violated
Constitution preserved. The people have
spoken in a manner not to be Disunder-
stood. Thank God that they have spp-
ken; for it is upon their intelligence and
their integrity that |. have always relied,
and still rely. The Constitution Of the
country. which was imperiled, had re-
Gently been before them for consideration,
and It has had new life and yigor impart-:
ed to it from4sits original source--the
people; it comes back to usawith renew
ed strength. Let it now be translated
high up in the heavens, written in letters
of living light as the symbol Of liberty,
union, justice and fraternity.
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The Iowa City First National Bank
recently paid $4,000 for a bag Of brass
and copper filings under the impression
that it was gold dust.
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Ans s1Isfeorss F .rsx
The meteeric display was quite bril-
liant the evenings Of the 18th and 1Hth
inst. At Detroit. Mich.,, ], 800 we're coun-
ted; the number actually visible was very
much greater At Evanston, Ilr..eI ,lo9
we're counted perhourq At Wilmington,
Del, 500 were counted in twenty minutes,
and an observer Though that two OF three,
thousand were visible. At New Y ork
the display was quite brilliant. ,s;ss9
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Shocking Outrage Upon aYOung
Lady by a Negro I'm Mississippi
Terrible RetrIbutIon visited Bp-.
ON the Criminal.

oAA siao - AAAAl - - -----,-
sEFrom the Memphis Appeal.l zu.ar
Three. or four days have ;elepseis since.
the daring and horrid transaction narrated
below .transpirsd. at sor,near 81 ar Flewelline's
x Roads, Mississippi, A Young youn iady of
the highest responsibility and most st ami
able character, was proceeding to a neigh
boris house, where a party to. which. she
had been invited was given, when she was
overtaken shy sasnegro, man, 5 and fsrcibly
drawn from the high road into the woods,
her cries stifed by cloth Of some sort
pressed over her mouth. Taken to se-,
, Guided and desolate spot, she was tied
by the negro. and there detained for a
week, while the black scoundrel effected
| his vile purpose. without the miserable
victim being able to, offer the slightest
resistance. While thus subjected to the
| Infamous lust of the william. he repeated
| Iy made proposition TO take her to the
State of Illinois, provided she would
pledge herself to marry him when they
| should arrive there. Retribution was
speeflily to oyertake the black rascal
TSWolm men. who were out hunting, sunex-
pectedly came upon her, still tightly
bound, and :slone.i Her oaptor had left
| her at the, moment, either to procure
food or pursue some other purpose
lLearning from the wretched girl the cir
Icumstance Of the atrocity practised upon
her, they concealed themselves until he
should return. Nor had they long to
wait; and, upon his coming, they at once
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barThe Negroes Of the South are na- niaa-
king preparation for an insurrection. A
dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer, 11th
inst. saws: il e Al 4 / Il
a Lynchburg dispatch of Sunday says
thai secret meeting Of negroes was held,
seven miles from that city a few nights
since. The negroes were overheard
asowing their purpose to shoot the whites.
and hang conservative blacks. Two of
the number we're arrested by committee
who supposed tbe negroes are meditatiag
insurrection. The community feel alarms
ed and unessy. : Z, :
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Wsodsfield. Nov. 10, 1867.

9''.THR UNION AS TT WAS, AND
The CONSTITUTION AS IT IS"
| hold bat THIS G Government was made
sa the WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT of WHITE MEN
and their POSTERITY forever. '-,Ste-
fAen A. douglas. =
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-11-19

The Democracy are in Favor of
Representation in Congress by every
Stats. ..ssea
Immediate union on the basis of the
Constitution, ,.s
Opposed to usurpation Of undelegated
psrer by Congress:
Opposed to military despotism in this is
Republic, se IS.
Opposed to Congressional force bills to
establish Negro Suffrage.
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paitD Arau,l's''''i.:' r.,
MAIL ROUTES.

egr4sx2-----f I.ffgsasg1TwF
CHICAGO AND EASTERN rMAIL-arriys at
$50 4, n; and z, n, Closes at $50 4; N. !.
PORT BYRON MAIL-yia wasertown, lamp
ton. Rapids City, Port Byron and Cordoya, ar
rves at s:25 A. M. Closes AS P. M, s,...s =
DAVENPORT, IOWA, MAIL--arrives at 9 a..
NJ and 9 p. M. Closes at 5 A.. M. and 5 IN.
OQUAWKA MAIL-yia Camden Mills, Pleasant
Ridge, Hazlitt, Hamlet, Perryton Aledo, High
Point, New Boston, Keithsburg, 0quawka, 70
Oquawka function, (Sagetown), leaves daily at
A. NJ, and arrives at $50 P. NJ. Mail mat
ter for Edgington, Andalusia, Buffalo Prairie,
Illinois City, Drury, Copper Greek, de-, 80,
goes by this route. 1o14', - - = =
MONMOUTH MAIL---yia Presumption, suez vi
ola, North Henderson, Spring Grove, and Mon
mouth to Maconb, leaves Wednesday and Sat
urday at A. NJ, and arrives Tuesday and FIJI
day at q P. NJ E Milersburg and Rehland
Grove are supplied by this route.
CENTRE RIDGE MATL-vis Rural and Centre
Ridge, to Oxford and Galesburg, leaves We'd
nesday and Saturday at A. NJ, and arrives
Tuesday and Friday at 4 P. M. -s'ea Nv 2
COALvALLEY MAIL-{by cars1 daily, leaves
between and s A. NJ, returning at about s
CAMBRTDGE MAIL--via Coal Valley, Pennsyl-
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at z A. NJ,
returning Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at
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Office hours from A. M. to s P. M.
Sundays, open from to 10 Al
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- Tx. One application yNHV a.
warranted to curl the most straight and stubborn
hair of either sex into wavy ringiets, or heavy
massive curls. Has been used by the fashionabIes
Of Paris and London, with the most gratifying
results. Does no injury to the hair. Price by
mail, post paid, 81. Descriptive circulars mailed
free. Address BERGER, SHUTS q CO., che
mists No. 2s5 River street, N Y, sole agents for
the United States. 14 mch20dwIy.u
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aRoVENSTEE n q CO.,
Piano Forte Manufacturers,
400 Broadway, New York.

rNHESE PIANOS received the Highest Award
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for manufacturing enable US to sell these instru-
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on receipt of price. Address all orders to
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There cometh glad tidings of joy to ALL
To young and to old, to great and to SMALL
The beauty which once precious and rare,
Is free for all, and all may be fair,
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j. HICkLING l. CO.'S,
Great Sale Of Watches.


On the popular one price plan, giving every pat
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price of Ten Dollars. Without regard TO value,
and net be paid for unless perfectly satisfactory!
500 Solid Gold Hunting Watches $3.50 to $3.50
500 Magic Cased Gold Watches,. 200 to 500
500 Ladies Watches, Enameled.. 100 to 500
1000 Gold Hunting Chronometer
Watches, - zoV 10 5Vu
I,o00 Gold Hunting English Levers 200 to 200
5000 Gold Hunting Duplex Watches $50 to zoe
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5,e00 Silver Hunting Levers. 90 - 15o
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5000 Gold Ladies Watches. 80 to 25o
10 ,e0o Gold Hunting Lepines 80 to 20
10000 Miscellaneous Silver Watches. so to 100
25 600 Hunting Silver Watches. 25t 80
80, 600 Assorted Watcher, all kinds. 10 to 10
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No partiality shown.
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=: NEW AMERICA; by VIM. Hepworth
n;xor editor of the London Athenaum. Cloth,
tinted paper, illustrated. Price 1913.
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RlEP|LlR!lkIgR cAPLLLks /

~ &A@& N@~g1-
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most wonderful discovery in modern science, act
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For all diseases of the, Kidneys, retention OF
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Between Washington..A And jefferson,

FULL ASSORTMENT OF
Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1867-04-05

ORLANDO McCRANET, the man
who denounced Reuben Noble real
temperance man, last fall as a SYM
pathizer in the liquor trafc, and sup
ported VIM. B. Allison liquor dis
tiller, and one who absorbs "the
ardent in large quantities, for his
health, we presume, is to reply to
Col. Richardson's address on tenn
perance on Monday evening Of next
week. Oh we'll we presume the
whole thing is done for the benefit
the poor of Nc Gregor. No body out
this way thinks Nc. cares more for
prohibition now, than he did last
fall for temperance when he talked
only Of temperance men for Office,
and supported one Of the greatest
whisky guzzlers in Dubuque for con-
gress.
Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1867-04-05
ont money! and without price. -

out money and without price. -
With tho means Of communication
already. established it is not unreal
sonble to expect these ''heatbens'
soon to be swa1ming upon our shores.
And if our admonitions have very
deeply impressed then we may e1-
poet on any sabbath morning they
will be thronging. the aisles and
avenues of our Temples Of religion
innocently expecting that "without
money and without price," they may
listen to the teachings of that gospel,
whose truths we have expended so
much to spread among them. Their
chagrin may be imagined, when they
shall learn that there is scarcely a
church in the populous portions OF
the country, and especially in the
great centers of commerce and trade
where they can scarcely gain admis-
sion, and certainly not unless they
are fortunate enough to find the
Sexton in good humor. In short
they will discover that all the fine
platitudes of our missionaries, and
of our churches are fctions only for
the delusion Of ourselves, certainly
not for the disinterested "barba.
rians."