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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-11-08
DENTISTRY.


nENTIST, would respectfully say to ssg~A
the citizens of Fremont and vicinity
tnat he has opened an othce bore for the 04111U
practice of his profession, Dentistry. Having had
several years experiences vito o7e 4 hs best opers-
tors in this stste he fe els e',f:s fbeng ahle to
give satisfaction to all NhD 'Tust themselves
70 his skill. -. t
OFFIcE-In ST. OLAF iy opposite the
Postofice, up-BtairB eou
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l. EVE; EvERnrr q FowLER, "; ] is,'''

A TFoRNEYs AND ooUNSELLoRs AT Law,
"A and Solicitors in Ohsncery; VIII attend 70 pro-
esaional business in Sandusky and adjoining eoun'
Hes Oface Second story B1ckland's NEW Block.
yI<-p16 FREMONT, OHIO.
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M EDICAL.
IT, F. BAKER, nj. ID. t,

IDHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND ACCoUCHEuR
Private diseases carefully treated and promptly
cured Office and residence on State street, East noe
of the river four doors east of the Brick Tavern,
FREMONT, OHIO. li6n
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j. H. HORD.
RkEY AT Law, once in Bucklsnd'a n.
ck. FREMONT, OHIO. Styl
n. R. RARTLETT,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law, Once
n over D. Garvin l. Co.'s Store, corner Front and
FRENoNT, OHIO.
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HOTELS.

EXCHANGE HOTEL,
nELLEvUE, o. John Ford, Proprietor, Re-
Il ceotly reftted and furnished.
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Business Directory.
LEGAL.
IT. w. WINsLOW,
I0HN MI. LENNON.
T. GREENF q SON,

d. rroRSEYs 4 ooUNsELLORs AT LAW, win
a attend to Legal Business In Sandusky and a.
ioiuing counties. Partieular attention paid to tns
collection OF Claims. Soldiers Back Pay, Bounty
Front corner room, n p-stairB, Tyler Block
FREMONT, OHIO.
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HRANK E.GURNEY, Proprietor. Passengers car
n ried to aud from the House free of charge. Sit
nate corner of State and Front Streets,
FREMONT, OHIO.
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Repairing done In Neatest Style.
Fg - q
Our Custom Shop does the 6nsst work at low
pricss Satisfaction guarantee d in every case.
4ltf .bI40@ afif q D0BR 80 SON.
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l-- LESS KEssLER,s HOUSE.
CRAGHAN HOUSE,

DESSLER& BELDING, Proprietors. Passengers
n carried to and from the House free Of charge.
Situate corner Front and State Streets,
FREMONT, OHIO.
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Recon structlon

In another place will he found the text
Of the hill, amending aud explaining the
former. reconstruction Ac,s. as i, passed.
both House. of Congress II has been
sent 10 the President. and should he veto
II, as N all likelihood he will, i, vii
doubtless he rasspd over the veto bv the
requisite majnritis.. We may therefore
rerarl il "a heing 'he law.
Tive principal features of the hll in its
practical bearings npon us. are he enlar.
Ced mowers extended to. the District
Comnarden and to the Boards Of Req
is'ration, and the exteusi. n Of he time
OF r'gis'ta,ien. Al civil funn,ionaries
now hold their Offices at the pleasure of
,h. Commanding Ge"eral, and he civil
machinery Of Goverrment, State and
Federal. is absolutely under his cnntrol
aud direction. The GsneraI Of the ar.
mics also appears To lie invested with SUI
preme authority, legislative AID Judicial,
over the affairs. Of the late rebel States
The bill provides that auruinteas n
,bo o;I e>
the tes, oa,b TL;s v;u lava mn,
small "lass from which sepc,ions NAV he
u,.do md ,Lo ,;e,,, r
ne,en, pa,sor. - s,o,,, ,ro;. IN
Of itself, operate to pr.veni anythipc like
a ce,s,.I ,or,o,,t 49,, ,;.
Len,s rro~ Office. We irfar from Con
ScxLrs' rocer, latter % Senate, Tow,
BULL rha. he had already .xr.,;onool
the iuconvenienca ot ba;r, ,o.,.;o,oJ :,
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edlAct sh alt be construed to authorize the
Commanding General named therein,
Whenever he shall deem il needtul, TO re
move any member OF tord OF registra,
uon and 10 appoiot another in his stead,
aud 10 fill any vacancy il, such board
SEC. 8 That all memhrrs ofsnd boards
Of registration, and al persons hereafter
elected or appointed to Office in SAID mil,
tary districts, under any so called State or
municipal! authority. or Ivy detail or ap
pnin'menI OF the ds'rict commanders.
shall be required to take and to subscribe
the oath Of Office prescribed 10y law for
officers Of the Un;,ed States.
Sto 10. That no dstric, commander
or member of 'he board Of registra,ion. or
any "f the officers or appointees acting
under them. shall he bound in h 3 action
hv any opinion Of any civil officer of the
United States.
SEC. IL. That the provisions Of this
Act and tho Acts TO which this is supple
mentary, shall he construed literally. to
the END that aIl the in,ents ,hereef ma
be fully and perfectly carried oat.
A brll has passed the House appropri
a.ing Sl.675.OOO for reconstruction -
During the discussion, E dridge spoke
about the ex'rsvaganca Of district com
manders- alIuhug To Sickles asap,aa,er
harlequin than the commander at New
Orleans aud had read hv the Clerk
newspaper article speaking Of the display
'usde by SickIes riding around Charleston
in coacN and four. Bingham replied
that it was fitting a man who had lost y
leg N defence Of his Gnverhmeut should
ride in n coach and four.
Nothing impnrtsnt in the Senate. ex
cep' the passage of the reconstruction Act,
which goes to the President.
In the House. to dav, the petirion Of
the Legislature nf Arkansas for an aupro
priation 'o improve the Mississnri lavees.
was received. bv a vote Of SO 10 43 and
referred To the Committee on Anprnpr;s,
tons. The reception was opposed. on IN q
ground that Arkansas was no State and
the Legislature could NOT petition.
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The Christian Neishbor.

The above is the ii,ls of paper, to he
published. "st a place. time and price
hereaf'e- determined npon." by Rev. SIP,
II. BRowSE, the Prospectus Of which we
publish e'se~here and ask the attention
OF the public thereto. A paper conduc,
ed bv Rev SIpr II BsowHs cannot he
otherwise than Interesting and: useful.-
We shall be pleased to greet its early
appearance.
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District Court.

The third QnsrtsrIy Session Of the
DS'ric, Court is in session the present
week There ua good deal of States
business. pripcipslly,s OF the small and
mean order Oae cass Of considerable
interest WA tried on NJ ,nday-tbe State
vs.. George Massey, indicted fur stealing
mule. Tn" jury brought in verdict
Of guilty.. II was a vSrv plain case. and
W" presume the lncklsss currit will 90 to
increase the cnnvicts at the State PeniI en-.
uary. TIL. counsel Who defended him
'nd'grauuv hera'ed the public for pre
Judging his canse but without ever
having heard the circumstances hef,ra the
'ta'. or knowing whs, the common senti
men, WA in reference thsrs,o, we mus,
conclude that The puhlic. iit did commi,
the ind'scrsti"n charged bv the connse,
was somewhat excussble under the state
OF facts promulgated on the trial.
II is probable The Court will last during
The greater part of the week Very lii
tie business on the civil side. ..
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A Good Chance.

A silversmith Of indnsrions and readr
habits, will find an orening a, this place
rarely off-ted. There is not at present.
in our knowledge. a mech rnic OF this
branch, N our District. and the situation,
we think, warrants q lucrative business.
In guaranteeing this. however, we have
a''ns'"n on'v IN person master Of his
uade'-jsck-egs will not he encoura
ged.
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From VIRGINIA

RIcHMosD, Va, July IS. Registration
closed n'his cityto day I; The colored mi j..
j>ity is 1,Il9. h.af
eompany, with s527 900 capitsl
paid up. was formed to day. Tor the pur.
possof purchasing Iauds 10 yrpinis for
the ereclioHof mannfaeloriss and develop
.9e the mine!a! resources of the State
T. L. iiamlin, Of Ohio. is President, and
rhos. ii. Wynne, Of Virgins, Secretary.
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Hon W. W. Boyce.

We find the following brief extract OF /.
letter from our former Representative in
Congress, in the Clarendon Pre-. l. is
addressed to Mr. Galluchat, Of that Dis
trict:
A word "a tothe public matters.
think our pa"ple ought to rayis,-r. and
participate in ,he elections. To do moth
ing, will be To commi, suicide | think
the great pNi"t is 10 carry ont General
'iamn'"ns id"ss, and show themselves
'h-rehv the friends of he cn'or"d nenn'e
Our people should recoeuiz. wha, is inc
snshle IN regsrh tn the lagal and political
rights Of the hlacks. and. grant Of their
own vohiinn what will BE- given in ,pit.
at them 3v hi. course. harmony Ie
tween the Two races will he mair,air. cd
and prl'ticsl pnwar in the State will re
main IN saf" hands. All expressions
through the pres. or o'herwIse apairs, ~.
dominant pate here sh"nd ha avoided
u Is impossible ~ hi. time FOR he Dam
ratio psr'v To heip the Sonrh The
great object with The South nov .honId
he To get established in their pnlt;c.l
rights. Then feeling ~ confid-nc. wi /
take the p'ar" Of PRESENT insecurity, and
capital flow in from the North.
| feel intensely 10, the unharnv cond;-
zion nf INV S"u'lern friends. Yon mos,
not h- disc"n'a ared-s'ruvgIe on-affai,.
mast improve. ...
With kind wishes. vomr fr;srd.
WILLIAM w ROYCE
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The Death of Maximilian.

A coftesponden, Of the Times, writing
'r"m Mexico under date Of June 2eih,
saws Fl. -. IT
Coltrel Sanger. or the Republican ar
nv, arrived here from Q,pre'aro las,
night. lie saw the execution of My
'miIian,. He .ssys: When the Emper-
or came down to the Plaza. which was
the one where the city refuse is thrown.
he took scat on a rude son. hsnch
un''' ater he had sesn Gererals M.i;a
and Miramon shot and their bodies ,.ken
away. lie then beckoned to Prince
slim Salm. who stood near him, 10 an
proach lie caimtv requesie5i this officer
to give him good segar in English. H..
llt the segsr aud walked er.c,ly and
steadily to :he low laIform, which CON
sisted OF a few planks laid upon the de-
posts Of "u'honses. with which this sonar.
WIS covered. After -a,king The sereeant
ot 'hs rihernen to do him the favor IN aim
directly at his heart. he seated himself
uron the stool where bnt a few minutes
before he had SEEN expire twd brave
generaIs whom he loved Casting awav
mia segar. he told them he was r.sdv-
Scarc"iv minnie aherward The clang Of
eighteen rifles wa. hs.rd, and Maxi,nili.n
was corpse. without shuddar or a
spasm. We had Tough, for wears we
had suffered ~ campaigns. hut there was
not Liberal officer or soldier. there was
no' a SOLITARY spectator At 'hat scene. who
did not weep. ~ d" not know" said rLe
narrator. "wha' my cnuurrvmpn mean
A! they seem To desira IS hloo1 Blood ! !
blood p! I have seen il flowing in arl
the streets OF Qner"taro. and fairly loAth-
2! nv land. | hesirared /" raturn to my
wife and children. whom had no, seen
N four wears. because I knew tha, the
capital % nv c"unirr was IN he made as
red with blood "a was Qrer.,aro.'
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Mill Burnt.

We regret " learn that the Honr mill
of Mr.. JAS r Massey, situate on the
Cata~ha River, was DESTROYED hv fire on
The morning Of the lSh inst. It is he
heved to have been the work Of an incen,
diary. A considerable quantity Of grain
was als' consumed, Estimated loss he,
tween FIVE and six thousand dollars.
We understand that II is The intention
Of the proprietor to rebuild it as soon as
circumstances will permit. .rt
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There is fever IN New Oresns for
tilIibustering, and "On to Mexico" ha.
become the popular crv in all circlss.--
On this question, between Confsdera,es
and Federals, there seems 70 be a perfsc,
unanirnity Of feeling. ard. at the anniysr
.ary dinner on the 9th, at the ST. Charles
Hotel, the sentiment which evoked the
most applause was uttered by ex Cover
nor Weller, Of California. and was, .On
TO the halls ofths Moniezumas."
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No Advice Wanted.
llh kind wishes. vomr fr;srd.
WILLIAM w BOYCE.

General Sickles need not expec, to keep
IN favor with the Radic.,s bv snch latter.
AS the one he has r+centlv written re-
c"mnsnding universal amnesty alony with
universal suffrage As the cure Tor ali Sou,b
ern troubles The gentlemen who IN
their comfortable sesrs nj WASHINGTON
are trying experiments in g,v-ro,o.n,
upon the conquered States. do nnt coud.-
scend To ask the Hhv'ce Of the MIIi,.,>
Governors appointed to execute their
avs IL might he supposed, in accorIs,a.
with the drit OF human experience, ths,
the opinions Of these "fF",xls, who NJ. oc
'he ground. and ara ke-ping carefully
posted on the actual condition Of sH,,,s
IN their departments wou d be valusb'a -
in determining The hest conrse to be nur-
,ued. But the Radicals have eriy,r al
and peculiar ideas OF government. and
care As little or the opinions as for the
feelings Of Others. Por nne thing thew
ars TO be commended, and that is the
prompt manner in which they have ou,
their amended Raconstruc, non bill N roupb
fhe House IL w,ll probably ba adop,,d
without mnth delay in the Senate. and
the ) 'u'hern people will Their know the
worst that is to happen to them uo,il the
next session. rEen IL Congress will ad-
Iourn the country ~ill bava sno,hsr cspsa
to he grateful --Ne,o' York Journal n,
| Commerce.
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FHE Mexican authorities having refused
the reqnes, OF the commAndsr OF The Aus
TRAN h'gate K zabs,h for The body oi
Masi'nili"n, we nov lesrn, per cahle. tha,
the Austrian Government will immediate
Iy despatch feet for the body. The
New York Iri6une observes:
"All the European Governments sho~
the most misuse excitement, and il can
hsrhlv be doo'b,ed that. hu, or the Uni
ted States. a new .od formidable coubi.
nation Of European powen sgains, the
republican Government Of Mexico would
be formed" t"" .'as6a
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Necessity Of Law.

Since the To~r Council ceased 10 .xi.t
bv abe limitation Of their Chatter, it has
no doubt, appeared to evsrv observer,
that such = Government Is absolutely Y
necessary 10 the welfare Of the place =
We mnst either surrender 20 filrh and dis,
Ease or adopt some stringent measure for
relief "7
We understand tha, efforts have been
made to procure temporary authority
from The military powers. but in conss,
9n"nce o. 'es, oa,hs, etc. these efforts
have failed '7#'
What We shall do under the presen,
emharrassmen's we leave for 9th ers 10 sug
gest. It's plan fac, that We can no,
eSst {" a healthy people with ali these
obnoxious compounds constantly under
onr nosiri's. The annoysnces. thou, b
'HEserssahls on m.ir, is not 10 Compare
with some localities on the back stree,..
II does seem that the rules OF d.cencv Y
would compel man TO nave more re.
sp'c' for his neiehbors, II none for him
SELL than to drag his dead Ho"k to their
very gate. and leave ii. Though we
have no municipal regulation. whereby
10 seek radrs,., vet, the injured psrti s
gin End ample projection 10 the higher
Courts. -.
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COMMUNICATED

MEssHs EprroRs 81 learn from a cor.
re'pondence which has recently spres,ed
In the papers. between Dr.. Sims, OF Psri..
and Gov j L Orr. ths, The former gen.
t'emsn ha. contributed $1,000 in gold for
the relief Of the dsaita,s OF ,hi. Di.,ric,
CIV. Orr STATES thst the donatiop has
been forsa'isd to COMMITTEES 10 mi.
Di.'rict for prop.f di.6ibo,ion. 7, sesm.
that the amount has bsen for~a,dea 10
said eomm''tss nssf 8 moatb sgo'; sud
tor the information of the public YOU or
any Of your rssa.m viII pIsa-~iniorm u.s.
u aware, who thS com mittss ere. ~
A.
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Here's Hoping"

II there be anything a'niss In this issuo.
It we have left "ou,s." made "dnnhleis /"
tr"mred uron snvholv's toes. jos,led any
fellows hat ou'.of place. or run agaius,
any tadvswatesfall ,ce forgive them. onr
heart ~ repentsnt; Int il there I've ANY
:" 'nc"n"'dera'e as rot to accept our apo
ogv, then Distinctly understood that We
are not the man However, should Won
feel III anv wavs tcnrm over the matter.
""r prescription is. invite TIA down tn the
new Soda Fmn' of our mex, door ne;oh
hor, where we will drink 10 voui health
'hopng," and "uon't. care a darn"
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From the Columbia Phoenix. I
Pleasing Correspondence.

We snMrin correspondence between
Governor Orr and DR.. J. Marion Sims
which shows that the tide of b-nevoenc.
and generosity which comes to our s,rick4,
State is not affected by distance, whiIa il
demonstrates that tie children of south
Carolina, wherever scattered on IRE face
OF the earth, are not forge,ful "f the f mI
ties which hnl them to Ler. especially in
the .bour Of fl c,on and adver~i,v. DR.
Sims is ns,Ive Of Lancaster Distric,, but
has been, for many wears, resident OF
Paris. lis native Ds,rc, is. perhaps.
one OF the soversst sufferer. in dssritu,ion
Of any in the.Sta,s The news has bsen
borne to this nobleson. across the Atlantic
and has met a mos, generous response AZ
his hands, as the CORES ponipnce shows:
Al FAunoURd ST IloNoRe.
PARIs. Nav 30 1867.
To His ErceIieDcy Governor Orr, Co
iumbia, SO. Ca.
Dear Sir: have just read vour appeal
for ASST stance fnrour starving people.
l am anatve o. Lancaster DISTRICT. and
would like To have the enclosed amount
d'shurseh there as 1t may suit vour indy
ment-i C., il it is altogether convenient
to you to give it a.Iocal direction. II not.
use 1t as YOU see best.
Thirtv'two Years absence from my ma
tive State has not in the least marred INV
love Of country.
Believe me your ExrA'lencv'. most obe
dient servant, J MARION SIMS.
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A Handsome Donation.

We are inhab'ed to the Columbia
Phonir for the information that DR.. J.
MARION SINs,'s native OF this District.
and at present a resident Of Paris. bs.
sent to Gov 0RR. TO be distributed
among the destitute in Lancaster. one
Thousand dollars in cold. This &C, Of
humanity towards the d'-uessed ci,iza,s
of his native d strict is evidence Of a no
BILE heart and will deserve a prominent
place in the history If the donors dis.in
gnished scientific achievements. We pub
lish elsewhere the interesting correspon
dsnce between him and Gov. ORR, copiad
from the Phonix. which gave us The frs,
,niimation We have had Of the donstion, 7,
will he seen tha, the Governor SAW the
fund has been Forwarded to committee
Of ci'iza"s OF rha District for distribution
Tie names Of the Committee are pn
known 10 us In the name Of our nov
s"ys'r'cker people. we thank the donor
for his noble act Of charity.
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Death of Mr.. A A. Caskey.

1t 's with regret that we chronicle IN q
demise Of this pxcelen, Young man. lie
died on Sunday evening last. after pain
ful and lingering illness. His loss Ia uni.
versallv larnen'ed, and more koenv fel,
hv his late comrades in arms We leave Il
for An ahlet pen to inscribe jrst tribute
to his memory.
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IHE following paragraph We find 10 the
New York Journal OF Commerce

lHE following paragraph we find 10 the
New York journal OF Commerce
The horrible accoun, OF the bu,cEerv
Of an entire family in wake county. N
c., just received. reminds us ths, atrsci,ie,
OF this description, p~rpstr.t-d bv n.gro-s,
are coming from the Southern States will.
ALARMING frequency. We can re,nemher
nothing like it in former wears. In eyerv
instance, so far ~ We have ohseTved. the
crime is instigstsd by desire for ,lnnd,y
or tho srauicat'on Of bessiIy passions
No"here do these our ayes psrraks Of =
political character. They do not proceed
from spirit of retaliation or revenge, and
can only be attributed toa growing de
morai,zation among the negro popuI .rion.
consisting 10 large deeye. Of those Who
lately we've slaves, hur nov are released
from almost every form Of restraint. No,
only this. but ths negroes are often ,b.
dnpes Of rnischisf paks,s, iunsran, leo
torers, and poiticL orators. who iIl their
weak minds with crude lotions concern.
ing Their psrson.r rights, the laws OF pro,
pertv, &c The igns of increasing social
disor1anisaio" nsnifea,ef IN the prey.
lencs of the worst forms OF strocitv-los,
murder sod rspire--csnnot he regarded
sl'h entire compsurs The final destiny
Of the black race nov in America pras.nt.
a problem, OF which, at this early div. no
deiuite solution 10 offered.
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REogIvfso BusH MoSsr.--A change
Of thls character was made sesiost a Uni,
ted States civil officer. Yesterday I; hn, a.
1t 10 unders'ood that the maltrr Il 20 be
thoroughly Investigated bv the military
authorities TO morrow. We forhesr referring
more particularly to it, Columbia Pho-
nir.
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ESToReIYa TaE LIauoR LAw.-Tbe
proprietots ofths Nils !ffop.e, Cbarleston
Hotel, Pavilion Hotel and Victora Hotel,
we're Yesterday fined BY the Mayor eIoo
each for keeping their bars open wi,bou,
a license. They took legal advice on the
subject, ani the hotel bars were clo.ed
yesterday evening CEarieston Mereuyy.
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Cahla pasnatnha.

PARts, JAY fa.--rhs French Govern.
msnt. hsar'ng oothipg from i,s Msricau n
Minister since the capture Of the Ctr Of
Mexico. is about. sending strong feet to
Vers Cruz TO protect bm or ressu, iudig,
mites offered him. -
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EyRcuTIve DEPARTMENT.
DR.. j Marion Sims, Al Fauboury, ST
HonOre. Poris

COLUMBIA, Ju"e 20, 1857.
DR.. j Marion Sims, Al Fauboury ST
Honore, Paris
My Deaf Sir; take pleasure in &C
kne~Ieda'ag the receipt Of rour ie,,e, Of
May 80, enclosing a draft for 81 900 IN
gold, for the relief of the destitute IN YOUR
native State and d stic.
Asvou have veil sad, "thir,v two vsars
OF absence from your nstive State" has
evidently mot marred your love of coun
try;' and vour present act at generosity,
IN remembering distressed people. some
OF whom are your former neighbor.. nobly
demonstrates Ibs. Attachments of memory
and affection are not bounded by the
limits OF lime or place .....
Asa South Car"linian living shroad,
You havs done honor to rbe Stale ofyour
birth |; but no professional triumph which
you have vet achieved will elevate you
higher in the respect Of mankind, ard es
pec'aiIy Of your own country men, III an
this voluntary don alton for he ameIiora
ton of their sufsrnes.
| Permit me, 10 the name Of charity. and
in behalf Of the citizans Of Lancaster DIS
tric,-to commit'eeor OF whom. agreeabl,
to your reqnes'. have tran.fsrred ,ou,
giit-to return YOU nv thanks. ard tc
express the hope tbat yoTmav enjoy de
served reward in the cohsciousne.s Of .
deed unseishIy performed, aid Of being
long remembered by those you have SC
noblv succored. ~ sl...
] have the honor to he. dear sir. you,
obedent servant, JAMES L. ORR,
Governor Of South Carolina,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-24
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Watermelons.

Watermelons. G
The hrst Of the season that we have
seen were exhibited on onr ssrsa,s a IA v
dave ago Prices ranged high-too much
so for our limited cash.