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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-31
A WESTERN HEROINE.

From the Chicago Post, Dec. 26.l

from the Chicago Post, Dec. 26.l
Miss Laura Reno the sister OF the victims or the
New Albany assassination, who was In the city yes
terday is described by those well acquainted with
her rs young lady Of great beauty and accomplish
ents. IL also said That she possesses large part
OF the brains OF the family, which, added TO an nex
ibc will and an intense desire for revenge will sooner
or later bring ruin or death upon some OF the MUIR
derers of her brothers. At their funeral at SEYMOUR
few days ago, the attendance was quite large, ana
name we have forgotten, dropped In. lie had
scarcely made his appearance before Miss Reno rose
from her seat and walking across the room nercely
told him that that was no place for him, that she
recognized In him one OF the murderers OF her
brother, and II he did not leave immediately II
would be the worse for him. Tile fellow skunk out
OF the house like whipped cur, frightened almost
to DEATH Unless great mistake has been made In
the estma ion OF Laura Renos character the Jackson
county regulators will find that the oath Of revenge
she took over the dead body OF Frank Reno was no
mere empty threat to be forgotten In an hour, but
promise OF terrible meaning.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-31
A REMARKABLE I;coVsay.
The Son Of an English Lord and his Family
Living i'm Z Cnve.

from the Middetown Conn sentinel Dec. q.
A singular discovery wastccenty made IN Cr0m-
well. IL was that % man, rs wife and two boys had
taken lodgings In q cave thch they had dug IN the
bank near what Is called Glow Hole.n quite num-
Der have visited the place and ind him man Of
from thirty 10 thirty live years OF age, lgnt complex
Ion and light haIr lie sass he came here In boat
which lies near, about tie LIST OF December. This
boat Is built OF white GAL ana cedar, and Is about
twelve feet long, yaw bull VITA sail. lie Is man
OF good education, and t(ls the following story OF
himsef:--sI was born IN England, and my father was
q lord; went through college and graduated, after
which l enlisted In the English army anu served
one year, when deserted AMI came into the state
Of Maine; from there wens 10 Kew York and worked
as bricklayer Last tall. thlle ut work on staging
with two others, II gave way and precipitated all
three TO the ground killint Ons and nuring another
badly, and laying me up fr some weeks. When Wen
enough to walk, having Ost my job, took my family
and started in this boat; got as far as the fish house
on the east side OF the river opposite where they
now are), when my vile vas taken SICK, aud went
there expecting TO stay TIL spring. but the owners
drove out, and crossed over and built the pres
ent caven lie has asked for and obtained job at
chopping wood His wife Irish, or OF Irish descent
The children are said TO ~ very bright. People iv-
ing In that nelglbornood have furnished them with
many ne sded articles OF comfort IL IL singular
case that q man with the education he appears TO
have should De under the necessity OF burrowing In
the ground 10 find a Iltce TO shelter himself and
family during the coming winter. lie gives his name
as Trent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-31
FORTRESS MONROE.
Condition Of the Fort Since tho War Ended
National Cemctery-Thc Freedmen's Blu.
reau-Miiitary Post-Sale Of Ordnance

Condition Of the Fort Since tho War Ended
National Cemctery-Thc Freedmen's Blu
reau-Military Post-Sale Of Ordinance
stores.
FORTRESS MONROE. Va, Dec. %, 1858.
Fortress Monroe, which during the war served as
base Of supplies for the armies operating against
Richmond and Petersburg has since that time quiz
city settled down on peace footing and is hardly
ghost Of its former SELF when all confusion and
bustle troops moving hither, with drums beating
and colors flying; but now we have nothing exciting
to break the usual monotony OF garrison life
Hampton Roads, which formerly carried upon its
tranquil bosom some OF our most ponderous moni-
tors and heavy transports now has scarcely sail to
disturb its waters unless some foreign vessel puts IN
for provisions orders This quiet state OF things
although It Is to be depored in business point or
view s the inevitable result OF peace, and as such
has been accepted both by the army Iand the civil
portion OF the community.
Cemetery established near Hampton during the past
summer. 1t Is q beautiful spot, located near and
cvar noo sodiers hre 81 bv hoaas naee are
Write head-b0ard, with his name, rank, company
and regiment: These are numbered in alphabetical
Order and = list Of the same kept by the superin-
tendent for refererce and the information OF visit
ors. There is an Episcopal church within the ell
closure, also building for the accommodation OF
visitors. There fine granite monument in the
centre OF the grounds, which erected by the un-
firing exertions of General Blunt, Colonel Curry,
pete the work.
There Is an old and time honored cemetery on the
beach, about mile north Of the fort, and located
IN beautiful pine and live oak grove, which has
been used as burial ground ever since the fort was
established. In this secluded spot lie the mortal
remains Of many brave fellows who died or were
Killed during the late war;
The Freedmen's Bureau which has been in opera
ton here Tor the past few years. with headquarters
at Hampton will on the LIST OF January be discon-
tlnued except for educational purposes
The American Mission Association has erected
large school building near Hampton for the purpose
OF educating the colored children in that vicinity
They have also purchased large farm adjoining the
school, on which they raise an abundance OF peas
potatoes and other vegetables for the Northern mar
ket The children who attend the school are required
to do from two to four hours work each day the
farm. The profits on the produce pay the teachers
and other incidental expenses, that the school is
seif-sustaning.
There is q military camp near Hampton, Va, which
Is also used as military prison. Company OF the
Twenty-first United states infantry are in charge.
large sale OF condemned ordnance stores took
place AT the fort to-day, consisting OF old cannon
muskets, sabres, &C., which had been damaged dur
ing the war. The stores brought very fair prices.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-31

WILL OF THE LATE SAMUEL II. C0oK.--On the
2sth OF December, 1868, the will Of Samuel IA. Cook,
late OF the city OF Albany deceased, was proved and
admitted to probate. The testator gave his entire
estate to his only daughter Louisa A.. but Ia case OF
her death intcslate without heirs the will directs the
executor to dispose OF the estate as follows:vo the
trustees Of the first Presbyterian church Of Bast0n
Spa N. ", $1,000; TO the American Bible Society,
$1,000; to the American Tract Society OF New YORK,
5000; TO the American Tract Society OF Boston.
$4,000; 10 tho Presbyterian Board OF foreign MIS-
sloners Of Foreign Missions $500D. And the residue
OF the estate given to the niece Of the tes'a-
tor, UatharIne z. bat, heller, wife Of george :.
batcheer, Of Saratoga springs. Said George ?.
Batche Ter Is appointed the guardian q tne uausm'ca
oil the deceased, ana LAO sole execvSoI Oh sho Will
AtOunV Argus.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-31
lyacHIxc or plcxpocKsrs IN TENNESSEE.

PROM tue NcTnphIs T'Ost, DEC. %
Certain pckpocKcts devote themselves to railway
passengers. couple Of these have lately been fol-
lowing up the Mobile and Ohio road. ON the down
train from Columbus, KY, on Monday hight they
succeeded In raising several passengers watches,
ment was occasioned by their taking from an old
man every cent he had, and when the train reached
Carroll station, six miles beyond the junction, tho
citizens who had learned OF their tricks, and tho
passengers together determined 70 lynch them. me
and in few minutes their lieless corpses dangled
nom the limbs OF tree. The names Of the thieves
are unknown.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-31

The wilmington IN. g.. star has the following
suggestive paragraph: III tract OF lana contain
ing s 900 acres increase in value 1900 per cent In
fourteen days, what VIII be its value in twelve
months II the same ratio Of appreciation le main.
tanned ~
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14


Chief Justice Chase took occasion,
in his charge to the grand Jury at
Parkersburg, to recognize the Four
teenth Amendment as legally adopted,
and as now part of the Constitution.
The paEticlar subject which he made
the occasion of this, was that of the
revenue laws, in their relation to the
clause of the Amendment which de-
elares that the validity of the nstionaI
debt shall not be questioned. he
showed that the honest collection of
the revenue is a duty aDjoined by this
constitutional provision, 50 that the
Government should be provided with
means TO sustain the public faith.
This amendment has now been re-
cOgnized BY the three branches Of the
Government Che Legislative, executive
and judicial as part of the COnstitu-
ton And thus all departments Of
the Government are united against the
war declaration of the Democratic
platform, which pronounees the re-
constructed State Governments usur-
patious, null and void. ALI branches
have recognized the action of these
States as valid in legislating upon the
fundamental law. The Democratic
platform is therefore a declaration of
war against every branch of the
National Government; as well as
against these State Goverments.-C Gin.
Gazetfe
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
Colfax at Omaha.

At Omaha last week, during his jour-
ney westward, Mr.. Colfax was met by
a great crowd of people who would not
be satisfied until he made them little
speech Of which we quote the following
eloquent perorationi
The same great hero that led our con-
queriDg armies from victory to victory,
and took rebellion by the throat, is TO
preside over the destinies of this Repub
lie, which the hand of Providence has
saved, With him we shall have peace
peace throughout all our borders,
peace among our people at home, and
peace with all nations abroad: peace in
the North and peace in the South; peace
in The East and peace in the West /;
peace between the Executive and
Congress. ECheers. We shall have
peace, because his watchWord to~daY is
that 'sthe viii OF the people shall be
obeyed and the laws Ofthe land enforced.
LReneWed cheers And with peace we
shall have prosperity, and with pros
perity we shall have progress; and we
shall have power, until the glorious tTi-
umphs OF cur nation in1he future,
in the mighty, majestic march OF
power shall eclipse even its most
brilliant records in the past. I'm
thusiastic cheering.
I shall not extend thess remarks. I
thank you for this good speed, and this
ead spec d you give me on my journey.
shalt feel il with ms when I 90 l
shall remember this greeting on this
mid summer afternoon, when You have
all turned out from your houses and
places of business, and these mechanics
have left their workshops, to greet me,
because believe you wish to show me
your synpaih by and your affecgiohs.--
The principles i hold are a part and
parcel OF my being / have. ad hered to
the III through good and evil repurt-fa
voice, ssFhaI' Is so,,' aud cheeFsI; 1 have
stood by them Because believed they
were the principles Of humanity, and
which God VIII bless. 1 haves adhered
Co eheui because. I belieYeGdt they were
wisest and hest for this country Of ours.
II. / ever fOrsake them may my tongue
cleave TO the reof of my mouth. and, my
right airn forged its cunning. AS inbhe
past so In the fuf1EalI shall Rdhhrsz to
themy whether in public or in private
life, and shall adhere to them without,
variableness or the shadow, OF turDing,
believing that the same God who gave.
us victory in the darkest hour Of the
war, and lifted our soldiers to the sum
Lit crowns of victory and hope, viii car
~ out those principles 10 their eonsum-
nattons because we stand upon a plat
form against which believe the gates
of hell can not prevail. l-
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
Legal Notice.

A BBE JANE STRICKLAND, Of the town Of Es-
~ sex, in the State Of Connecticut, will take
notice that on the 4th day Of August, A. d. 1868,
James G. Evans, of the County Of Delaware, in the
State Of Ohio, dled his petition in the Court OF
Common Pleas in and for Delaware County Oh o,
against the Able Jane Strickland and Nathan
Williams, Frances C. Williams and Martin Miller,
defendants, setting forth that the said Nathan
Williams and, Frances c. Williams gave n mort
gage to said Martin Miller, which was aiterWard
assigned to said James C. Evans. on the south
half Is ~ Of sub-divIson marked tB, " OF out-lOl
lumber forty -four (44) except strip three feet in
width on the north side thereof. Being in the
town OF Delaware, County Of Delaware, and State
OF Ohio aud same property decided TO Williams &
Latimer by Barbara Green, reference beng had
10 said deed for more particular description; 20
secure the payment CT 81 ,0GO and interest &C
cOrding to certain tes referred to ia said mort
gage; and that sa. d Abbe Jane - ickiand claims
some interest IN said premises under prior mort-
gage executed 60 her by said Nathan williams on
SAID premises, and praying that said Nathan " IL
famE may pay said sum now claimed TO be due,
81 $685. with nterest from January Is 1858, thai
said premises may be sold to pay the same, and
the priority Of SAID lien determined by the Court
ana the said Able Jane Strickland is notified thai
she Is required 70 appear and answer said petition
on or before the third saturday after the 18th day
Of September next, 1858.
augT4-6Wpf Sj2,25. JAMES G. EVANS.
Dated august 18th, 1858.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
Whore is HabbeIl 2

The Weekly Herald says, referring
to the writer: The editoa is doubt
less aware that the per diem Of the
members was fixed by a previous Rad
ical Legislature in such a way that It
could not be changed BY the Demo-
Gratis. We are not aware Of any such
thing. The per diem was fixed by a
law which the Democracy, having
majority, could have amended or
changed in any way they had mind
20. No Republican Legislature ever
drew per diem of more than So
day, and the Democratic Legislature
is the FIRST that ever drew IS.
The editor of the Herald thinks We
are not modest because we don, t re
fund our pay for Legislative services.
Why should We. when a Democratic
Legislature appropriated it for us and
to q man took It themselves =? We
voted again and again for 1adjOurpm ment
long before the close Of the session,
but the Democratic m5jority took the
.respapsibility of prolonging- it and Of
keeping us there on expense. And
while we were not absent whole legs
isiative day during the session, many
Democratic members who were absent
large part of it drew their regular
per diem for the whole session. This
is not our matter. We only ask that
the editor of the Herald will. show US
in his own party examples of the
'modesty' he speaks of.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
Facts to be Noted.

The last Republican Legislature of
Ohio reduced taxation so as to make.
a saving of three millions of dollars.
to the people Of the State.
The first session of the XXXIXth
Congress reduced taxation so millions
of dollars and the second session, same
Congress, reduced it Al millions more.
The XBth Congress reduced federal
taxes to the amount of 80 millions.
Since the war closed the Republican
Congress has stricken. the taxes from
about ten thousand different articles of
domestic consumption, reduced the
volame Of taxation over 167 millions
of dollars paid off $50 millions Of the
national debt and reduced the annual
interest onthe debt more than fifteen
millions.
At the same time Congress has met
the enormous expense of paying off and
mastering out an army of over a mil
hon of men, and has annually paid
over so millions IN bounties and pen
sions to the nation soldiers and their
widows and orphans.
Though the Republican party inher-
tied bankrupt treasury, dishonored
credit and a gigantic rebellion the orr
dinary expenses 6of the government
paid in paper are less, in proportion to
population, BY many millions than
they were in gold under the admins
tration Of Buchanan. ha
The army actually costs much less
per regiment in paper than it cost per
regiment "a gold under theIlast Demo
cratic administration.
IF the expenses of the navy were up
to the standard of those Of the last
Democratic administration they would
reach 40 millions, whereas the actual
appropriations for the navy are now
but 1s MILLIONS.
The Post Office Department during
the last three years Of Buehanan's ad-
ministration made drafts on Treas
ury Of over seven millions of dollars,
whereas during the whole time the
Republicans have been in power the
drafts for the postal service have not.
averaged two millions per annum,
though during that time the mail SER
vice has been immensely extended
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14

REpUBL1CAN 1EEEEusa At HARLEaI.-
The WIde-aWake Repp6lieans Of Har-
lem township had q rousing meeting at
the Centre on Saturday Last. First in
order q splendid pole was raised and
the old stars and Stripes dung gaily TO
the breeze. Then followed singing by
the sIee Club and 3 sound speech from
B. c. Waters, Esq. Gen. J. s. Jones
followed Mr.. Waters with one Of his
capital speeches which we regret to say
want OF space forbids US to reproduce.
The exercises were concluded by Gen.
Jones presenting to the township in be-
bali Of the County Central Committee
the splendid silk banner won BY Har-
lem last fall for the largest increased
vote on the State ticket and eonstitu-
tioual amendment. We congratulate
the earnest Republicans Of Harlem on.
their hattsrinR success. Though in a
minority they take hold Of things with
q vim and mean business. r
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14

he did as duty he could Hot avoid.
But while he was comfortably signing
commissions the noble General Wads-
worth was pouring out his hearts
blood in the Wilderness, free and
voluntary offering to his country. Yet
Seymour would never SO much as say
that General WadsWorth did his duty
or died patriot. and in taking official
notice Of his death merely gave him
credit for gallant devotion to This
opinions" Signing commissions may
be brave work for Seymour, but i'm
partial history viii award the palm of
glory to the hero who perished fight
ing SegmOur's friends.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
Gold for the BOndholders.

When Horatio Seymour was Governor
of New York he vetoed bill providing
for the payment of the Foreign credi-
tors of that State in legal tender or law
ful money. He took the ground that,
as the paper money of one country was
worth nothing in another, the proposed
payment was no payment at all in
other words, that ft was the virtual re-
pudiation of the debt of New York
What do our Pendleton paper money
newspaper eotemp poraries say to this
Columbus Journal.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14

PERsoEAL.-We had the pleasure Of
a can, last week from an old fellow
townsman, F. G. Welch, Esq, King
of Agricultural Implement Dealers, in
the northwest, and Editor Of the
Farmers Friend. His location is SO &
IS South Canal Street, Chicago and re-
quests us to say that Delawarians pas
sing through that great metropolis win
lnd his Latch string out"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14

Seymour said he delayed writing his
letter of acceptance until Congress
should adjourn. Congress adjourned
on the 27thsof July. The letter is da-
ted August 4th-eight days thereafter.
Tt IS very wen known that the letter
was del iyed awaiting negotiations for
the withdrawal Of Seymour from the
ticket. These having failed, the letter
vas ''sent in.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
aif oIy9sd5 yl5edeus Stevens Dead.

Simon Stevens, Ihaddeus Stevens,
Jr., a nephew, and his housekeeper,
Mrs. Smith, were at his bedside; also
Sister Loretta and Sister Genevieve,
of the Providence Hospital, aud j.
Scott Patterson, Of the Interior Dept,
and the servants of his household.
Breathing his last, he passed away
quietly and calmly, without a struggle,
as though falling asleep.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
Importanf,

It is stated on somewhat leaky DEM
ceratic authority, that there was really
an effort made to put Chase on the DEM
ocratic ticket-the leaders having no
faith that Seymour could carry any
State in the Union, except Kentucky
The National Democratic COMMITTEES
engaged in correspondence on this sub
jeet, and gained tbe consent of all ex-
cept two of the Democratic State Gem
trail Committees, to accept Seymour's
resignation, and place Chase's name
vice Seymour's. The unwilling States
were Ohio and iowa. Some were in fas
vor of going ahead with the business
without the consent of these two States,
as they were both certain for the Re-
publicans in any event. But more
fimid councils prevailed, and the re-
luctant Seymour finally took up his
columbus Journal.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
pemoeratio Retrenchrlsnl !

A Legislative session Of 134 days,
at 50 per day-the longest session ever
held in Ohio at the highest per diem
ever paid aState Legislature.
An Adjournment to the first Of No
vemBer, with probability Of a six
months session next.
Near One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars excess Of Legislative salaries vast
ed-the idiots, insane and other unfor-
tunates Left with insufficient aDprOpri-
alton, for the purpose Of making a
show of retrenchment.
Tax payers how do you ike it?
The expenses Of the last session of
the Democratic Legislature were
s166,OOO-atleast 300, 900 10 ex-
cess Of what they should have been.
The adjourned session will com
mence on the 23d Of November next
aud win swell the whole expense Of
legislation for the year to s2I5, 600.
The entire expenses of the Repub-
lican Legislature last year were $685.
s4s.
Such is Democratic retrenchmeut.-
Ohio STATE Journal,
Inretnrb for thiss waste Of the peo-
PIES money We have the disfranehis
msnt our crippled soldiers at .be
Dayton Home stigma placed upon
3e Intelligence BY making knowledge a
bar to voting; revolutionary at
tempt to trample under foot the COZ
stitution Of the State andths decisions
of the Courts ia order to roo Repub-
licap voters Of the ballot; asmaIicious
~ attempt to Withdraw the assent Of the
- Legislature to the XIVth C6Dstitu-
tional Amendment ratified By the ,peo,
@ pie by over forty thousand majority; a
wanton and arbitrary interference with
the elective franchise BY enacting
that the freeman's ballot shall
be illegal unless. printed on paper of a
particular color the unseatiug Of a
Republican Senator, constitutionaIly
elected, merely to increase a factious
and accidental majorityia a large num-
Der Traditional judges heavily salaried
1.-THE expense Of the State; vast
amount Of special legislation and
local taxes no Farmers College +;
no Reform School for Girl Z 40 Asy-
lum for the Chronic Insane; no re-
adjustment Of taxation.
Such is Democratic legislation.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-08-14
AN 0RDTNANCE

Establishing the grade Of Estelle Street
sEo.1. Be it ordained by the. Council Of the
Incorporated Village Of Delaware. that the grade
Of Esteie street be Ind the same is established
follows Commencing at the centre Of the in
teTsection Of Este1Ie street and Winter street. and
with the grade Of Winter street at that point =
thence north in $50 feet it shall ascend foot 20
the north side OF the alley; thence in 1872 feet 10
North street Is shall ascend 80 feet.
SEC 2. ThBt all ordinances heretofore passed,
Inconsistent with the provisions Of this ordinance,
be and the Same are hereby repealed
SEC. 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in fsrce from and after its publication.
Passed July n, 1865.
ATTEST .. VAN nEHAN,
C. b. MoELRoT, Recorder. Mayor.
Aug. IA, 1s6S-1t