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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19
THE IDIOT BOY.

1.-THE Philadelphia P,es. quotes the following
beautiful poem, and says: "Those who have
heard this touching sffu-on rected by the cee
bratcd tragedian. Mr.. Forrest, will never for
get either the pathos with which he renders il
or his simple, affecting introduction 10 il. Mr.
Forrest thinks the writer was the other o'
the poet eouthoy but, whoever he was, hi.
name should be connected with, whenever pub
lished or read what will awaken the most mel
ancholy aud pleasing emotions."]
1t has pleased Sod to form poor Ned
thing Of IDIOT mind,
Yet to the poor. unrcas ming boy
God has not been unkind.
Old Sarah loved her helpless child,
Whom helpessncss made dear,
And lite was everything TO him
Who knew no hope or fear.
She knew his wants, she understood
Each ar,ic'late call,
For he was everything to her,
And she 60 him was all.
And so for many year they lived,
Nor knew a wish beside,
But age at last on Sarah came,
And she fell sick and died.
He tried IN vain to 'waken her,
lie called her DER and DER,
They told hun she dead--the words
To him no import bore.
They closed her eyes and shroudsd her
Wills: he stood wond'ring by,
And when they bore her TO the grave
He followed silently.
They laid her in the narrow house,
And sung the funeral stave,
And when the mournful train dispersed
He lorteied by the grave.
The rabblc boys that used to jeer
When 'er they saw poor Ned,
Now stood and watcil'd him at the grave
And not word was said.
They came and went and came again,
And night at last drew on;
Yet stil he fingered At the place
TIL every one had gone.
And when he found himself alone
He quick removed the clay,
And raised the colin in his arms
And bore il quick away.
Straight went he to his mothers cot
And laid 1T on the floor,
And with the eagerness Of joy
lie barred the cottage door.
At once be placed his mothers corpse
Uupr ght within her chair, tf
And then he heaped the hearth and blew
The kindling fire with care.
She now was in her wonted chair
1t was her wonted place,
And sright the fire blaz d and flashed,
Reflected from her face.
Then bending down he'd feel her hands,
Anon her face behold;
Why, mother do you look so pale
And why are you coid'
And when the neighbors on next morn
Had forced the cottage door,
Oid Sarah's corpse was in the chair
And Ned was on the floor.
1t had pleased God from this poor boy
His only friend to call,
Yet God was not unhind to him,
For death restored him all.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

A Young lady being asked whether she
would wear wig when her hair turned gray.
replied with great earnestness, Oh, no ; I'll
dye first"
Little Jimmie, only about ten years old,
was standing on the steps Of his fathers
store, smoking cigar. A gentleman pass
ing, asked him with surprise, . Why, Jim
when did you learn to smoke p
"Oh,' says the child, very coolly, taking
his cigar between his fingers when / was .
little ieller.'
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

SMITH and Brown running opposite ways
round a corner. struck each other.
"Oh. dear y says Smith, "how you make
nv head ring"
"That's sign it's hollow" says Brown.
Didn't yours ring?' says Smith.
"No." SAYS Brown.
"Thst's sign it is cracked replied his
friend
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

A gentleman ordered rocking chair
which was received by his wife, lady who
was precise in her 81, ech. Upon making a
trial of the chair. the gentleman expressed
his great satisfaction with it, when his wife
remarked, !" the man said its equilibrium was
accurately adjusted" Ibid he really say
that those very words?.. inquired the kus-
band. why no. not very exactly" replied
the lady;'" but be said it joggled just right.'
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

John Cheney hunter Of the Adj
rondacks, possesses a pistol that has .
history. With it be has killed l, 500
deer, l3 otter, ! panther, 26 bear, 19
wolves, 24 moose, and other game
without number. He has carried the
lsistol thirty-two years.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

Deceased Chinese, it is announced,
will be the chief articles Of export
from California when the new steam
ship line between San Francisco and
China is in operation. The Celestials
cannot bear to be buried in q foreign
country.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

A MICROSCOPE has been constructed
which magni6es an object ISIS, ZOO, 900
times.
IT is short step from modesty to humil>
ity ; but shorter one from vanity to folly,
aud from weakness to falsehood.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

In Nashville, recently, some one
was speaking of General Grants
modesty. General Forrest immedi.
ately replied: 81 never knew any OF
the rebel leaders to accuse him OF
being very retiring man. For one
! found him very bold in his adyan.
ces.,
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

At one of the schools in Cornwall
the inspector asked the children il
they could quote the text OF scrip
ture which forbade man having two
wives. One Of the children sagsly
quoted in reply, mo man shall serve
two masters"
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-19

HYRrr, the greatest anatomist Of the age,
says he can distinguish in dark room, By
one stroke Of the sca'pel, the brain Of the
inebria,c from that Of the person who has
lived soberlv.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-24
CHARLES SUMNER.
WalrusSia.

An official map of Northwestern America,
compiled for the Department of State at
the United States Coast Survey Office,
1867, gives our seven million purchase from
Russia more attractive aspect. 1t there
seems to be the American counterpart of
nom Russian Europe north of the Baltic
that Is, of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Ice
land and the Ferroe Isles. Its chain OF
islets (Aleutian) seem an interrupted con-
tinuation of the large peninsula of Alaska,
and stretch nearly across the North Pacific
in an easterly direction for about / 200
miles Several other considerable isles are
included in the purchase, beside several
bold peninsulas and deep bays-the latter
said 10 TEEN with edible fish. The princi-
pie river (Knitchpeck) heads in British
America; through its chief affiuents, the
Yukon and Porcupine, and has length of
over 1000 miles, pursuing generally
southwest direction, and debouching by
several months in latitude 81 degrees to So
degrees, below Norton Sound, Instead of.
running northwest to the Arctic Ocean.
as it is generally made to do on the MAPS
We are assured that the whole course of
this river and its affiuents, as well as of the
less considerable rivers farther south, lies
through an immense forest of the choicest
pine. There are several large rivers north
ofthe Knitchpeck, but the region is so cold
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-24
Democratic Dependency,

The Cincinnati Gazette very truthfully
remarks that the Democratic mind has so
long enjoyed its miserable prospects and
prophecies, like the woman who enjoyed
poor health, that il refuses to look at any
ofthe comforting things that are continu-
ally turning up, or 10 accept relief even
from its sorest complaints. None of the
Democratic journals have made any sign
of satisfaction over the vast expansion
of freedom OF speech which has lately been
exhibited. Republican speakers have
gone into the South, where, in the good
old Democratic times. such a mission
would have been swift martyrdom, and
have spoken just what they thought, even
to the extent of the doctrines of the Dec
laration of Independence, aud yet are
not knitted nor tarred and feaihered, nor
hanged.
Ii was supposed by the talk that the
greatest Democratic grief was the restric-
ton of freedom of speech. Democratic
speakers have beloved their want of
freedom of speech until our ears ached.
But here we see the area of free speech
extended over vast region, comprising
one half the nation, where it never existed
before; and yet the Democratic party gives
it not word OF cheer, but on the contrary
its grief seems intensified.
There is also progress in truth itself
which ought to crafty the Democratic
heart For as it was declared by their
defunct agitator, as the ultimate of politi-
cal philosophy, and as an axiom upon
which the great Democratic party was
founded, that principle must be unsound
which could not be safely proclaimed in
every section of the country, they of
course have opposed freedom, because they
believed that the lynching OF its believers
in the South proved that ii was wrong.
But now, when they see by its promulga-
ton all over the land that it is sound, they
must rejoice that the way is open for them
to advocate it. Thus theirliberty ofspeech
is enlarged in subjects as well as ours In
area.
And yet we see no signs of Democratic
joy at the expansion of speech, nor at this
emancipation from the obligation to con-
denim the truth as unsound because their
Southern brethren lynched its advocates.
Everywhere the Democracy are of sad
countenance, and all their talk is despond-
ing. Even MIR. Pendleton, in his speech
at UIbana, could see no rescue of the coun-
try from anarchy, ruin, consolidated
despotism and all sorts ofunpleasant things,
unless the Democratic party could be elect
ed to power. And the miraculous part of
this is that while the calamities that have
been brought upon the country, such as
secession, bloodshed, devastation, debt,
taxes and irredeemable currency, and all
the alienation and anarchy Of war, were
all caused by the Democratic party he
restoration Of the same party
as the only way to cure these ills, or make
them endurable. Letting the rad dog at
large again, Is his cure for its bite.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-24
MICA ROOFING PAINT,

For coating TIN, IRON or SHINGLE
ROOFS. 1t FORMS
Body equal TO coats of Ordinary Paint.
No Roof can rust under it, and Old Leaky
Roofs may be made permanently waterproof
and durable by its use.
The Paint requires no MIXING. but is ready
to be applied with the ordinary paint brush.
Price Sl.O0 per gallon, which will
cover two hundred square feet
Also manufacturers of
BLACK LUSTRE TARNISH,
TARRED FELT AND ROOFING PITCH.
Discount to the Trade. Circulars and Price
List furnished. Rights for counties sold at low
rates. Address
THE MICA ROOFING CO.,
1914 Broadway, N. Y.
Frank Humphreys, 81 Royal St., N. o.
Scofeld, Williams 4 Co., Augusta, Georgia.;
Baldwin H. Woods, Montgomery, Alabama.
Thomas s: Coates. Raleigh, N. c.; F. A
Tucker. Richmond. Va; Henry Wilson. Pc
tersburg, Va, Agents.
dec &c, '66-ly
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-24

The negro who is accused of stealing
national bank notes from the Treasury,
where he is employed as messenger, was
admitted to bail in ten thousand dollars.
He is church member and Mason in high
est standing, leader of the negroes and
President of the Fifth Ward Republican
Club of Washington. His friends, are
confident he will show his entire innocence.
Three colOred men are his bOndsmen.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-24
Patent Mica Roofing.

The New York Mica ROOFING COMPANY,
Established 1854 are manufacturing under
Letters Patent TuE BEST ARTICLE OF
COMPOSITION ROOFING EVER OF
FERED TO The PUBLIC. Ii is adapted
to every style of Roof, steep or fiat, and can
be readily applied by any one.
The u. S. Government, after a thorough
test of its utility. have adopted its use in the
Navy Yards. and upon Public Buildings.
The Roofing is put up in rolls, and has
only to be nailed to the Roof to make
Durable Fire and WATERPROOF
COVERING.
We particularly recommend its use upon
Buildings, Stores, Churches, Facto-
ries, Machine-Shops, Steamboat
Decks, DC.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-24
,RLANKS.

Blank Warranty and Quit Claim Deeds, Mortga
ges, subpeneas, Executions, Summons, Constable's
ales. Notes ETC., enc, kept constantly on hand at
the REPUBLICAN News, Book, and Job Printing es
Enlistment.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-24
WHISKERS
y ~ - e AND 49,
MBSTACHES!

EyORCED TO grow upon the smoothest face
in from three to five weeks by using DR..
SEVlGNE'S RESTAURATEUR CAPILL-
ARE, the most wonderful discovery in mod.
ern science, acting upon the Beard and Hair
10 AZ almost miraculous manner. II has been
used BY the elite of Paris and London with the
most fattering success Names Of all pur-
chasers win be registered, and if entire salts
faction Is not given in every instance, the
money will bescheerfully refunded. Price, by
mail, sealed and postpaid, 81. Descriptive
circulars and testimonials mailed free, Ad-
dress BERGER. SHUTS CO., Chemists,
No. 265 River Street, Troy, N. Y. Sole
ents for the United States nl5yl
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-02
FINANCE AND TRADE.
New York Market.

New Work Markets
New YORK, November 80.
COTTON-Mower; sales of $500 bales
at 153a16 for middling uplands.
FLOUR-Receipts GOES barrels; mar
ket dull; low grades of western are
1Oc lower; sales of 1900 barrels at
7 75as 60 for superfne State and west
erD; 00a10 90 for extra State; 50a
IL So for extra western; 9 10al2 40 for
round hoop Ohio; 8 50al0 90 for COM
mon st. Louis; 10 00a11 so for good do;
IL GOALS 90 for good to choice do, clos
ing quiet. California quiet; sales of 200
sacks at II GOALS rs. Rye flour, sales OF
100 barrels at 00a9 90.
WHISKY-Quiet and unchanged.
WHEAT--Receipts i57,752 buhsels;
market very dull and nominally lower;
small sales white western at 2 90a2 92il
RYE-Firm; sales IL, 200 bushels Can
ada in bond at 81.
BARLEY-Scarce and firm.
MALT-Quiet; sales 1900 bushels part
at So, the remainder on private terms.
CORN-Receipts 81 ,2S5 bushels; mar
ket 1c lower; sales 10000 bushels at
SO for mixed western, in store, and
l 35al 35l afoat; 80 for new do; l q
al 25 for new yellow Jersey.
OATS-Receipts 10Y $40 bushels; mar
ket opened firmer and closed dull; sales
of 36, 600 bushels at e0aSOic for western,
afoat.
RICE-Dull at SIa9tc for Carolina.
COFFEE-Sales at 12c.
SUGAR-Quiet; sales of 300 hogsheads
Cuba at 11ta12ic.
MOLASSES-Dqll.
HOGS-Quiet and unchanged.
PETROLEUM-Quiet at liz for crude
and &c for refined bonded.
COAL-Quiet and unchanged.
WOOL-In good demand and M
changed; sales 35O, 900 pounds at 39a52l
for domestic fleece.
PORK-Opened firmer and closed
heavy; sales 225O barrels at 20 s5a2l OF
| for mess; closing at 90 95 regular, 1S 90
als so for prime and 10 50a2O 90 for
prime mess; also 500 barrels new mess
sellers option for January at % so.
BEEF-Quiet; sales of $50 barrels
at 13 GOALS no for new plain mess; IL 81
a2l 90 for new mess extra; sales OF LOT
tierces prime mess, part at u so.
BEEF HAMS-Steady; sales Of 2OC
barrels at % 00a28 so.
CUT MEATS-Quiet and heavy; sales
23S packages at Sta10c for shoulders;
12tal4c for hams.
BACON-Dull; sales 100. boxes city
Cumberland Cut at lie, and 100 boxes
short ribbed for January on private
| terms.
HOGS-Dressed Hogs frmer at SsaSIc
for city.
LARD-Dull and dropping; sales 45C
barrels at 12ta13tc.
BUTTER-Stcady at 20a45c for State
CHEESE-In moderate demand at
11a15c.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-02
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, November 30.
FLOUR-Firmer; sales of family at
10 00a10a50.
WHEAT-In better demand; sales of
Il, 900 bushels at . 40 for No. red win
ter; 3 35 for No. 2; millers from the in
terrier buying.
CORN-Unchanged; new ear 75c; old
No. | 90a92c.
OATS-In light supply; market firm
er; No. at 65aG6c, closing at the out
side figure.
RYE-Unchanged.
BARKEY-In good demand at Goa
| 65 for fall, and 30a1 40 for spring.
COTTON-Very dull and nominal at
lac for middling.
TOBACCO-Unchaugcd; sales of 81
hogsheads and so boxes Jugs at 6ial5c,
and leaf at 20a25c.
WHISKY-Unchanged and dull.
MESS PORK-Very firm at 20 % for
old, and % 00a22 so for new.
GREEN MEATS-Are held at II, 81
and 12Ic, at the close with good de-
mand, at It, 81 and 12c.
LARD-Firm but quiet at l2c for old,
and l25c for new.
BAC0N-Unchanged and dull; should
crs at lie.
BUTTER-Scarce and firm at 35a4Oc
for fresh in small parcels.
EGGS-Avanced to SOC, and supply
light.
SEEDS-Clover more steady at lila
l2c; Timothy dull at 25; Flax at 2 co..
GROCERIES-Dul and unchanged.
LINSEED OIL-Sales at GOAL Or.
PETROLEUM-Dull at 46a4Sc for re-
fined free.
COAL-Unscttled dealers refuse to
sell; Ohio river at 2Sa30c; canal at 36c.
HOGS-In active demand and prices
higher; sales at 6 75a7 25 gross and SO
40 O0 net; receipts 5000 head; they were
offered quite freely at 8 90, to arrive
during the next ten days.
CATTLE-Unchanged; supply light;
market firm at 2 50a5 30 for inferior 20
prime per GENITAL gross.
SHEEP-Yery dull at 2 00a3 90 gross.
GOLD-13S, buying.
EXCHANGE-Firm at par, buying;
supply not equal to, the demand.
MONEY-The market remains close
at 10al2 per cent.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-02
From Richmond.

RICHMOND, November 30.-Last even.
ing a meeting Of colored Republicans
was held at Capital Park, ut which
resolutions were adopted declaring that
in view af the efforts of the Conserva.
tivcs to intimidate the colored voters
Hon. john NJ. Bolts, Governor Peir-
point, Franklin Steers, and others, be
requested to call State Convention OF
white Republicans to assist and direct
the colored people in carrying the cleo
ton for the ratification of the Constitu-
ton. The colorcd delegates from this
city to the Convention were present
and joined in the request. Addresses
were made urging the necessity of hav-
ing the aid of the white Republicans in
the coming election.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-02
IMMENSE REDUCTION
Prices of Clothing,
~ At ~
MI. GUTMAN & co.'s.
Eran, Sam Frnucisco.

SAN FRANCIsco, November 29.-The
Mexican Consul has received cores
pondence showing that Jaurez's pro
posed amendment TO the CONSTITUTION
is probably adopted. phe majority in
Durango and adjoining States is large,
Juarez received q large majority for
President. The vote for Governor in
Sinoloa is tie between Pubic and Mar.
tinez. A new election will be held.
SAN Francisco, November 30.-There
was an explosion at the Pacific Powder
Mills at San Rafael to-day. Three men
were killed aud one seriously injured.
Late Alasks advices state that con-
tinued rains are reported.
:. A political meeting was held to frame
corporate regulations for the town Oh
Sitka. =,
A Masonic Lodge was organized anu
dispensation asked from the Grand
Lodge of Washington territory. .
All articles were held at exorbitant
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-02
Indian Affairs.

ST. LOUIS, November 30.-A North
Platte dispatch says: Spotted Tail aud
800 of his people have been here since
Saturday, waiting for the Commissioner.
"A half dozen Ogallallas are here with
Blue Horse. Spotted Tail says no more
Indians will come in. He is anxious to
get their annuities and return to his
camp on Willow Creek.
In speech to-day, Spotted Tail said
he was unwilling to go to Washington
until peace is made with the Northern
Indians aud treaty signed. He is
Gilling to go to Phil. Kearny next
spring. f'is rt'
Generals Harvey and Sanborn, In
dian Agent Beanva, and Jack Rowland
arrived Tonight via Cherry Greek.
Spotted Tail has since expressed his
WILLINGNESS TO visit Washington If al
lowed to rake Eve wives along.
General Harvey and Coloue! Tappan
remain over to satisfy the clamor of the
Indians for goods. The Northern In
diaps are still belligerent.
On the Doth isst., suffers train, es-
cortcd by Lieutenant Shirley aud forty
soldiers, were attacked on Benson
creek, twenty miles above Fort Phil.
Kearney, by Red Clouds band. Lieu
tenant S. was shot through the foot, and
two men were killed. The Iadians ran
off with six wagons, and $4,000 worth
of goods. They numbered three hun
dred. Some Crows were among them.
At noon, the 18th inst, fourteen Indi-
ans, led by Big Bears sons, came with
in two miles Of Fort Laramie, and ran
off seventy head of horses and mules.
The herders followed them forty-fve
miles, accompanied by Captain Wells
company of the Second cavalry, but
they were not oyerhauled. Twenty
seven males were found on the trail,
some of which were run through with
spears. Three hundred Indians are on
the war path, and it is supposed that
they are waiting for the soldiers to
come up, when they expect to decoy
them into trap.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
The MessnRe-Extrnct from she Trens-
ury ComptroIler's Report.

EktpOEt.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-The Pres
ident's message and accompanying doc
uments will be communicated to Con-
gress on Tuesday. Copies were mailed
to-day in order to reach distant points
by that time.
The following is an extract from the
report of the Comptroller of Currency,
relative to the failure Of National banks
since the organization of the First Ma
tional bank, June 20, 1865. Up to Oc-
tober LIST, 1867, ten National Banking
Associations have failed. Their aggre-
gate capital is 81, 900; aggregate Ii
abilities and circulation Sl,lS7 300; de-
posits and other liabilities to the
public $685., 200; total Sl,560, 100.
The circulation will be paid in full, so
the public will suffer no loss from that
source, and tho bonds are deposited as
securities, for the same would to-day
realize surplus of some $50, 900 dollars
that would be applied to the payment
of general creditors. A careful estimate
of the assets leads to the conclusion that
they will realize sum sufficient to pay
20 per cent to creditors, leaving total
ultimate loss sustained by the public
through this failure is about 81 600, 900.
The failures of National Banks, which
have thus far occurred, may in every
instance be directly traced to dishon-
esty or incompetence in the bank Off
Gals, and the habitual violation of the
plainest provisions of the law under
which they were organized. The Gov
eminent deposits are not included in
the above mentioned items of deposits
and other liabilities of the public. The
only loss to the Government will result
from the failure of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank of Washington, which has
been investigated bysa Congressional
COMMITTEES. The estimate of the total
of the ultimate loss sustained by the
people does not include the amounts
which'may be recovered from the stock
holders on personal liabilities.