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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-06-13

An adjourned meeting of the police
jury was held at the Court House on
Wednesday the 9Th June 1853, when the
following members were present Messrs.
Pope, Chinn, Vaughn, Trudeau, r Hebert
and 81 Hebert. The minutes of the lss,
meeting having been read and approved,
the committee appointed to examine the
Trussurer's books made the folio wing
report :
We, the undersigned committee, ap
pointed by your honorable body to exam
ine the books of the Treasurer of this
parish, beg leave to report that we hav.
carefully examined the accounts of the
present Treasurer as we'll as those of F.
z. Allan, ex Treasurer, deceased, both
of the general fund, school and Poydras
funds, and find them correct. We end a
balance 10 the hands of the Treasurer q,
the Poydras fund of S968 331. Also y
balance in his hands in favor OF The school
fund of s2l4 $50. And a balance due
said Treasurer from the general fund OF
1921 40. We would suggest that a res
.olution psss your honorable hody author
'zing the canceIling of the bond given b,
F, R. Allan, ex-Treasarer, decreased.
Respectfully submitted.
7 P. VAUGHN,
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15

On the fourth day ballots were taken up
to the 18th, no candidate having received
the required two-thirds, no choice was
made. The 18th ballot at the close of the
fourth day was as follows:
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15
The Amnesty Proclamation.

No more fitting time could have been
selected by the President for the promul-
CATION of his general Amnesty Proclama-
ton, than the day chosen by him-the
anniversary ofthe birthday of our nation.
1t came to the people while they were OBJ
serving and enjoying the greatest National
Holiday known in the civilized world, and
We cannot be mistaken in supposing that
there were but few indeed of our many
millions of citizens who did not feel new
zeal added to their patriotic reioicings by
the knowledge that one OF the last, and
the greatest, barriers to full restoration
of The Union, had been swept away for
ever. The general pardon includes every
body who is not under Indictment in the
L. S. Courts for offences against the Ma
tion, and relieves them of all disabilities,
as American citizens, at least SO far as the
President has power to relieve them. 1t
is one most memorable official acts of
President Johnson, and will always con-
stitute bright page in the history of his
Administration.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15
/" The Strictest Economy"

One of the resolutions of the Chicago
Convention professes to advocate the
strictest economy" in the administration
of the Government. The party has at
least had chance to prove the sincerity
of its, profession. 1t has had control of
the Government for nearly eight years.
How has it exempified what is here pledg
ed by the Convention The Boston Post
gives the answer, as follows Hundreds
of millions are voted to railway schemes.
Military government is maintained need
lessly in the Southern States, at cost to
the people of from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty millions a year. Mill
ons on millions more are lavished on that
party machine, the Freed men Bureau, in
which dirty partisans get the places, and
deserving soldiers are allowed no consider
able share. The revenues are reduced a.
if ingenuity were taxed to the utmost to
bring it about. The pay of Congress is
increased by those who are to have the
advantage in their own pockets. A few
millions are denied to the consummation
of certain grand commercial projects Of a
truly national and enduring character,
while half million is spent in vain par
tisan attempt to depose the President;
and deficiency after deficiency is made up
in the treasury of the Freedmen's Bureau.
i Strictest economy, forsooth! To de-
lude the people, taxes are cut down on in
dustry to the amount of certainly eighty
FIVE millions but the current expenses
are not reduced correspondingIy, and a
huge financial gap will have to be filled
before the end of the fiscal year. There
never was such recklessly, wastefnl, ex-
travagant and corrupt political party in the
country; and its resolution for economy at
Chicago is tolerable only as it might be
interpreted in the interests Of repentance
OF which we detect not the faintest sym
TOMS"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15
The Decision of the srpreme Court.


The recent decision of the Supreme
Court of this State by which that Infamous
act of Radical legislature, known as the
Registry Law, has been declared unconsti-
tutional, will be hailed all over this great
| Commonwealth as an important victory
for the friends of Constitutional Liberty
The Radical majority at Harrisburg, not
having the true welfare of the people at
heart and filled with chagrin and rage at
their defeat at the State election last fall,
concocted and passed this law, which they
fondly hoped would prevent large por-
tion of the laboring men of the State from
obtaining vote at future elections.
The Radical leaders well knew that the
coming Presidential contest would be one
of the people against corrupt and reck
less body of desperate politicians con-
test of white men educated to think for
themselves and vote intelligently against
the irresponsible adventurers and ignorant
mob of misguided niggers who now seek
to have the controlling power in our Ma
tional elections. 1t IS important, there
fore, for them, that the ELECTORAL vote of
Pennsylvania, the second State in the
Union, should be secured for the Radical
candidate. Conscious of the unpopularity
of the iniquitous measures they advocated.
and driven to des speration by their love OF
plunder, the Radical legislature at Harris
burg sought to so impede the right of the
white laboring men TO vote so as insure at
all hazards RaRical majority in Penn
sylvania at future elections. But this
odious Registry Law, enacted for party
purposes, and in its character so destrnc-
tive to all that is most conducive to the pn-
rity of the haIlot-box, was in due time
brought before the Supreme Court of the
State, and has met with that condemnation
which ever awaits an oppressive and un-
constitutional law at the hands Of a just
and wise judiciary.
The following extract from the opinion
of the Court, as delivered by Chief Justice
Thompson, will enable the people to form
some idea of the manner in which Radical
representatives enact laws affecting the
dearest rights of their constituents:
sin the case in hand, which is an act of
the greatest public consequence, the Daily
LcytMuttcc Lc'Olu, anu OlliCidI
of the legislative proceedings, gives no &C
count of petitions of the people for the
great change of law attempted or so far
as the city is concerned, that the act was
the work of any committee but IL does
shoD hpt the provisions of ii mere virtually
the work Of single member, and presented
TO the House in manuscript, and without
hovinq been printed pa,sed the House ,CtM-
out debate. In his shape 1t rent to the Sen
ate, oChere II a0as almost Immediately aJreed
TO without the ollowance of debate or print
ing. This may well account for the in
congruous and unconstitutional features of
the act. These facts however, have had
no weight whatever in producing the re-
suit at which we have arrived. They
might well stimulate the activity and the
scrutiny exercised in examining the pro-
visions of the act, but they had no other
effect t'-JefeySOnian
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15

E5 The nomination of Seymour and
Blair has pretty nearly thrown the niger
ties into fits. They are dreadfuIly afraid
Of a civil war. Blair, say they, is blood
thirsty. fthey continue their infamous,
reasonable practices, they may create a
necessity for "blood letting "The wick
ed flee when no man pursueth."
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15

~ A press of new advertisements and
other matter, with the space devoted to
the proceedings of the Democratic Con-
vention, prevents US from giving our usual
variety of matter.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15

Whole vote cast, 81; necessary to
choice, 2l2. No choice.
The third day ofthe Convntion closed
with the sixth ballot as follows
SIXTH BALLOT.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15

Gen. WELLINGTON ENT, of Columbia
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15
Our Candidates

1t is with pleasure, resulting from an
assurance of the success of our cause, and
the triumph Of constitutional government
over despotism and wrong, that we place
at the head of our columns the names of
Seymour and Blair. Horatio Seymour is
the first choice of every fair-minded and
intelligent man of the couhtry for Presi-
dent. His repeatedly expressed determi.
nation to refuse the nomination, created
diversity of opinion as 70 the merits and
fitness ofother men for the position. All
concurred in acknowledging his eminent
fitness in every respect for the position,-
1t was onI y when the united voice of the
people demanded of him, that he consent
ed to lead them on to victory; and when
to have done otherwise would have been
regarded as a shrinking from duty in a
conflict near and dear to every patriotic
heart.
With Gen. Blair who is imbued with
the Jacksonia spirit of his father, to lead
forth the legions of the young Democracy
OF the West, We shall march on to victory.
His is no untried blade. He bears no un-
deserved nor empty title. He has met
and opposed secession as he will meet
and oppose puritan oppression.
With Seymour and Blair, we repeat,
Our cDcoaSs - ocsur.J
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15
The Most Corrupt Party that Ever Exist
ed

Donn Piatt, one of the leading and most
active Republican politicians of Southern
Ohio, in writing of the attempt to impeach
the President, says the unpleasant fact is
developed, that not Andrew johnson, but
the Republican party has been on trial, and
the sentence is sentence of death ."Piatt
SAYS:
"We would have survived a blunder
great as this is, had it come alone,but it
is the concluding act of a long series.
Through the unsettled condition of a
country suffering from civil wars, We have
developed more rascality than any organi-
cation ever called into existence. We
have filled tbs offices with thieves and
their pockets with steaings. We have or
ganized rings that in turn create office-hOl-
ders and control the government. Men 90
in poor and come out millionaires. For
one dollar paid to the government from
hard earned taxes, hundreds stick to the
dilty fingers of official scoundrels. We
have wIskey rings, Indian Bureau rings,
land -!obbng rings and internal improve
ment rings. From the lowest official, up to
Senator and Cabinet officers the taint ofco
rupticn runs until the people, dazzled and
confuse, confound the right and listen with
Indifference TO the threats of exposure"
Here is a photograph of the Radical
party by good artist.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15
THE CONVENTION.
Continued from first page.)
BALLoTINa FOR CANDIDATES.

BALLoTINa FOR CANDIDATES..
After some preliminary motions, the
Convention proceeded to ballot for candi-
date for the Presidency,
FIRST BALLOT.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-09
Appalling TrsEeds Ia Kentucky.

! CoLD-BLOoDED BUTCHERY OF AN ENTIRE FAMILY
FATHER, MOTHER AND NPANT CHILD Drained
Win AN AX-A LITTLE GIRL LITERALLY HEgN
IN TWO.
The Louisville Courier Of Monday has the fol.
lowing:
One of the most appalling tragedies that ever
occurred IN this section of country was enacted
last Thursday afternoon, in lonely spot in the
dense forest leading from Randolph station on
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad some ten
miles south Of this city. TIE point at which II
transpired is knowna as Lost Island or Pond Island
and Is in the midst of the forest with no human
dolph station.
It appears that On industrious German, known
as Charcoal John, name given him because he
had been engaged tosome extent in burning char
onai aoonpiady Nth hia family a little log hansa
on piece Of land owned be- Chas SMOOTH The
family OF Charcoal John consisted Of MS wife, an
infant child, aad little daughter five years of
age. They were highly esteemed by their few
and distant acquaintance as q thrifty and worthy
family, and had managed to save few hundred
dollars toward future necessities and Comforts
yesterday morning, some itlnerant passing near
me house was Mortified at discovering the body of
John lying not far distant in a pool of clotted
blood, his skull broken in and the brain oozino
nom the frighttul wound, which had evidently
been made with an AK. A portion Of one eff the
murdered mans ears had been hewn of, and his
face was coated with stsgnant blood an uprecog.
nizable mass of human gore.
About fifty yards from the father was another
horrible spectacle. Here lay the dead bodies of
the mother and her infant child. Her skull had
also been broken, and there was a fearful cash
In her throat, probably from blow intended TO
sever her head. The head of the child was also
broken, and both were covered with blood.
Still further on was spectacle even more
CHASTITY. If that we're possible. This was the ttls
daughter, only five years of age. She lay stone
dead, her right shoulder literally cleft from its
place, and frightful cash descending deep into
the body, the blow evidently having been struck
while the poor child endeavoring to escape
the clutches of the murderer of her parents and
sister.
As soon as possible after these startling dis
eoyeIies were made. messenger was dispatched
to this city, ard arrived a little before o'clock
proceeded to the Office of the superintendent of
police. where, hatless and excited, he laid the
story before the authorities. Detective Pat Dillon
and coroner Dick Moore were Immediately ais
patched to the place designated by the messenger
and left here in a buggy. Shortly after getting
into the woods, beyond Randolph Station, the
buggy broke down, and they were compelled To
start on foot snd employ guide. Before reach
lEg the scene of the forest tragedy thew several /
times became lost in the dense wood, and il was |
with the utmost difficulty they finally reached their
destination.
Detective Dillon informs rs that when he and
coroner Moore arrived they found the body Of the
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-09
KR. DAVIS A MERCHANT.

Pollard does not exalt himself when he in
sists tnat MIR. Davis has done the reverse by
becoming partner in a commercial firm at
Liverpool. If the countrymen of the dis
.inguished ex-president were capable of say
ing, With the author of "The Political
Pamp LET, that by this act he has made him
self the scandal of the age" they would
show that they deserved even worse fate
than that which has overtal1en them. 1t would
have suited better Polard's ideas of histori-
cal melodrama il Mr.. Davis had played the
part Of home ass wanderer, chanting
lamentations over his fallen estate and ped
ding the story of his wrongs in exchange for
pennies tossed TO him by casual charity That,
too, would have delighted the enemies of the
South, in the North and in England, as a.
illustration of the false pride, unthriftiness.
want of iortitude and want of energy of tn
"Southern chivalry" Mr.. Davis does well
does nobly, indeed-to seek in an honest
business the means Of personal indc pendence.
Such a course is infinitely preferable to
beggary, however romantic and picturesque
1t might seem, with whatever alacrity aims
might be contributed to it. 1t also serves to
vindicate, by an eminent example, Southern
character against the studious disparagement
of large portions of the Northern and of the
English press. Mr.. Davis as a merchant,
Gen. Lee as a college president, Gen. Beau
regard as a railroad president, and all the
other Confederate leaders engaged manfully
in making living for themselves and fami-
lies, without ostentation, and with no vain
repining at their misfortunes and losses,
afford a spectacle which is as honorable to
them and to their countrymen as it is vexa-
tious TO Northern and English defamers who
had hoped to find IN the behavior of those
leaders under adversely continual opportunity
for the mean laugh and the malicious sheer
This may not be, according to some tastes
in keeping with the laws of dramatic har-
mony; it may be, according to some notions,
utterly opposed to the spirit and the forms Of
chivalry. Well, if not dramatic or chivalric,
it is something more-lAe heroism of good
sense and modest, simple, unaffected manli-
ness.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-09

murdered charcoal burner enclosed in rail pen
which bed been erected to keep off the hogs. The
bodies OF the wife and children lay whore they
bad fallen. None of the corpses were approach
able, having lain so long that the stencil Of putre
faction wss almost sndocaiinR within few feet OF
then. lnquests had already been held by Esquire
woods, and a lumber OF persons we're making
Preparations for he burial. Mr.. Dillon returned
70 the city last night, leaving coroner Moore, who
vii bold sn inquest this morning for the purpose
OF eeiiiDg sill the information to be had in refer
ence 10 the murders.
II lie not positively known who the fendish per-
petrator OF this bloody butchery is, bat the strong
est suspicion rests on gro herb doctor who had
oeen IN the vicinity several months, and who
seems to have had some reputation. He was
Known by 10 name but the DOCTOR" and pre-
tended 10 be in leegue with spirits who aided him
70 his peculiar practice. he always carried with
nm sharp ex, which he used in his searches for
herbs and roots, and this instrument is supposed
10 have been the weapon used in the murder Of
the charcoal burner, and he wife and children.
The doctor" had frequently been to the char
coal burners house. had several times admins.
tered mediciner, and in this way is supposed to
have learned the Whereabouts of the family saw
lnes, which were always kept hidden away 10 the
bed. Nothing has been seen of him since Thurs
day, when he was in the neighborhood. The bed
IN the house was found TO be torn opeu and the
money gone, showing concusivelys that the OBJ
Ject 81 the airocious crime was solely punder.
From the Positions 10 which the murdered fam
ny were found lying, il was evident the father
had hrst been attacked, and that the mother,
nearing his cries, had out with her child in her
arms TO the assistance OF her husband when she
IN turn was struck down nv the murderer The
little girl evideI tly followed her mother aud sis
ter, and turn ed 20 run as the bloody SIX struck
down the unfortun re woman, but her little feet
had not carried her far before she, too, was laid
low.
We do not remember ever TO have ehronieled
crime so hdeous as this The blood curdes at its
fearful dstails and the heart grows sick. SURELY
an svenging God will visit upon the perpetrator
tie fate he so richly merits.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-09

DARING OUTRAGE NEAR MEMPHIS Tie O,cDoy
Shot, The House Robbed and he Premises F,ysd
we learn from the Memphis Bulletin that very
caring outrage was perpetrated on the night Of
Saturday, at the residence Of Mr.. T. A. Aiexan.
9er' on fernando road, near Cane Creek. at a
Iate hour, by party Of negroes, four or Eve IN
homoer, for the purpose of robbing. These night
marsuders seemed to have made a svstematic.
attack on the house, and when they were resisted
Dy Mr.. Alexander they opened Ere on him. Three
siugs from the shot gun which one of the scamns
carried we're lodged in the feshv mart ~ NJ
Alexander's right thigh. inActing a very painfai
wound. bullet from pistol struck him in the
breast, but fortunately Only grazed the akin.
A regular b0mbardmenf Of the bonse yvas the
next performance, and the windows we've aII
smashed IN. heavy boulder struck Mr.. AIeT.
aLder on the right shoulder. prostrsting him and
iIficting terrible wound from which the HOOD
flowed in copious stream. At this stage az ,be
proceedings Mrs. Alexander ESCAPED from tbs
house snd ran through the field to the house Of
neighoor, where she gave the alarm. The bom.
Dardnent was sept up for a considerable time.
and little girl who was in the house was s,-ncR
on the head with a stone, and was severely
injured. '0i0'
Mr.. Alexander tainted from the loss of blond. and
the robbers, imagining that be was dead. then
commenced Their work Of plumber and then al
tempted 10 IRE the house. They secured a ouan-
NY OF bed clothing, and then deeamped. Mr..
AieAahoers wounds are VI serious character bat
sre rot necessarily dangerous, and there Il rot .
"no'e pane OF glass u the entire premises.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-09

The Augusta Chronicle thinks Georgia will give
D. mocrailc majority of 10000.
Senator Hendricks writes that he has no doubt
that Indiana will give large majority for 5ey.
The Republicans of the sixth district of Mis-.
souri have nominated Col. r. j. Van Horn for re-
election 20 Congress.
An honest Radical thus explains tie reason Of
the name" Tanners:" We intend to ctty-y7i favor
OF the negro, pull tcool over the eyes OF the peo-
pie, snd skin the nation ~
II Ia said that Capt. Robert Lincoln of Chicago
son Of the late president, is the Democratic can.
oidste for Congress, and the hearty advocate of
Seymour for the presidency.
Henry Ward Beecher says be regards Grant as
an upright and honest man. of good administra-
tive abilities. Wendell Phillips saws he il never
upright before q hottie of whisky. Theodore
1ilton says he does not know enough 10 keen sober
on Sunday. We put Phillips and Tilton against
Beecher.
Gen. Butler and party completed their business
al Charlottetown, Pdnce Edwards Island, on the
I'd. In the afternoon a banquet was given by the
government at the Province Building, ia honor OF
the African commission, which numbers twenty
five persons. The revenue cutter. with the Am
erican party on board. lett Charlottetown at 1880
for Halifax.
Gen. Dent, of Gen. Grants staff, who accom-.
panied the latter in his recent tour, returned TO
Washington on the 4th. accompanied by the sec
ond son Of Grant. Gen. Grant is now residing on
farm near ST. Louis. Gen. Dent will remain in
Washington a short time and return to St Louis
to accompany Gen. Grant TO Washington about
the middle of October.