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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-06-25
That Pronhecy!


THE West Union Defender
says that Daniel Webster did
use the language accredited to
him, and now circulating in.
Democratic papers under the
head of "a Prophecy Fulfilled"
but not at Fanuiel Hal Our
proof that he did not say it,is.the
assertion Of well. posted Demo
Gratis and Republicans that the
thing is a forgery, with the
fact that said "prophecy" is not
to be found in any reliable life
or collection of Webster's
speeches. But the matter is
very easily settled. The De
fender asserts positively that
lie did use such language, and,
of course, they can furnish
good authority sustain their thhd1r:
assertion. Now, if theyywill
tell us the name ofcany relia-
BILE work in which the ."proph-
ecy may be found, having no
desire to mislead our readers
OF misrepresent our brethren
of the press, we will iacknowl-
edge that the Defender is
right. Until then we will haye
to believe the @prophecy"' a
base fraud. H71aH aam9Iia :
"A BoND-HoLDER and a banker
lis not wanted TO misrepresenl
this district any longer.-Dem
Eng. sqz1 ra .s.I OIL s,,lo,,
Then quit talking of Geo. Ii
Pendleton, who is both a bond
holder and a banker, for thu
Presidency. Come out from
Il 1
the party that presents tn
name of Mr.. Hendl icks, one G
the largest d-holders in tn
West, as a fit candidate forth
Presidency. Don't train wit
the party that presents Ml
Ghase-old @bondsp hims elf
las a aieandidate. LeaYethe GREY
that Els bShed, body, soul an
Ebreeclies by that nabob, bank
.er and bond-holder, lrAggu:
Belmont.l Prove your faith b
, your works.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-06-25
HAT STORE.
FOR SALE.

81 acres Of land, interseeted BY the Marietta
and Cipc,nnah Railway, situate three feufths
on mile IrofH Vinton Station. containing sev,
eraI yelus of Coal and Iron Ore, aud some
excellent timber. The proximity to the sta.
tiop mskcs the ore and timber valuable. and
tho cleared portion OF Che tract, having been
sorne ten years in grass, Is IN good Condition
for farming. The land u subdivided into tracts
ieach NTH an outlet 10 tie statou) .of;about
40 scres, and will be sold IN detached parcels
Fer further information, apply at tViuton
ststien 70 SIR George Frys or address. sI-i
W. W. MADElRA, -.
june II n 'aalerar ,iii Chillicoihes Ohio
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1868-10-15
BQnquir @e6lel II. po0a9e
@eibGft
Spbn y. 8pSwinfel Dpr1elen
Centre Ctr. Wincna, lftnn.
Die @ermanta 2ebens>
8er19erungS '3eieQihat1,
90, Brpabtpap, SHREVEPORT,

empFeb1t ben Bemctneru spn @tnne{p sen yer nn'
icbdtbaren Asobltbat eer Sebtnsoerheper"n8
0ebrauGh su mahen.
Baar germDaen 2,O0e. 900
8erF9erunsen in Rraft 90. 100000
9Gbrli@es Gintommen 1.OOO.OOO
Musue,ablt in 1obesfaQsu 100000
2este Diptbenbe 40 Rro5ent.
Gle tA hber bte eansen Der. staateu sestretet uns
bat tn Wtnnefeta fplsenbe &eenten:
@eneraI Aoentur IN Der rDeuti@en Bant" opu
@ebrlper Biutu6 & Dunbartn ct. Dau
Ser Wufap 6etnrieb6 IN Wtnona.
6err Carl Brauct tn Gartbault
6err 6. &i@bprn IN 5aittnss.
6err 8. Bo9en tn Stem lllm.
s. @@wenoler> busp Weientpnd,
Btee-prGi.u II. @elretSr. pr6Gbent-
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1868-10-15

bielelbe itattf mue, iobalp f9 Sbai<
filp auf pem @ese Der BeNerun9 BE i'm
BET? Nuf @iepericben! SD 9ebe, bic
Depeide an Grau Melpe a116sufertt9en,
I'M beren Nprd1e i'd Sie bitte."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08
NUMBER 81
- - -
AbGse In Ranking.

Abiding to the late panic in wall
street, the New York Times says the
Erie railway officers kept a line OF dc,
posts of twelve to fifteen. millions OF.
dollars in their banks, the aggregata
capital of which amounted to less than
four millions of dollars; and one OF
these banks, with capital OF three
quarters of million dollars, certified
check for eight millions Of dollars!-
The Times asks:
What security is there, then, in Ger.
tilted eight million check, when the bank
certifying has a capital Of but $4,000?
What degree of safety is possible il
banks may virtually become endorsers
for amounts vastly greater than their
own means? Or Whist limit can be put
to the speculative capacityof individnals
whose control of banks secuSes them
an invaluable credit for any amount
which desperate plans may render nes-
essary? tr tc' $50
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08
The Virtue Of BOrax.

The washerwomen of Holland and
Belgium, so proverbially clean, and who
get up their linens so beautifully white,
use refined borax as washing powder,
instead of soda, in the proportion of a
large handful of borax powder to about
ten gallons of boiling water. They
save in soap nearly half. All the large
washing establishments adopt the same
mode. For laces. cambrics, &c, an ex-
ira quantity of the powder is used, and
for crinolines (requiring to be made
stiff strong solution is necessary
Borax being neutral salt, does not in
the slightest degree injure the texture OF
the linen. Its effect is to soften the
hardest water, and therefore, it should
be kept on the toilet table. TO the taste
it is rather sweet; is used for cleaning
the hair, is an excellent dentriice, and
in hot countries is used, in combination
with tartaric acid and bicarbonate Of
soda, as a cooling beverage.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

Latest fashions DEGREES that wedding
cards be issued three weeks before the
event transpires. ta
1t is stated that Eugene is going TO
give the Napoleonie dynasty another
chance for perpetuity:
4 line in one of Moorc's songs reads
thus sour couch shall be roses bespan-
gled with dew" To which sensible,
girl replied: "Twould give me the rht.
umatiz, and SO it would you."
Josh Billings says he has "seeu some
awful bad throte diseases completely cur
ed in 8 days by simply jinang tempet.
ance society"
Why is man in the hold Of d ship
like chicken in a she'll Because he
couldn't get out but for the hatch.
The Radicals of North Carolina arc
after piece" with vengeance. Ore Of
their papers insists that the rebel Democ-
racy must be destroyed" that it "fYt,ist
be cut of, root and branch, that It's '.al.
tars must be ground to powder and
much more which may be sense but is
not ''peace."
Two prisoners who recently escaped
from IN illinois Jail, afforda remarkable
instance Of thoughtful consideration in 1
moment of success. After having gag.
ged snd bound the jailor and rolled him
: into their cell, they kindly put pillow
Under his head, and spread blanket ov
er him, and told him to ring the bell /
hs~anted ANYTHING. &.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08
Arrival of Coolies Mt Galveston.

The Galveston (Texas) Civilian of the
4th instant makes the following state
ment: although it may be matter of
surprise to our readers, it is nevertheless
true, that Messrs. Heidenhemer & Co.,
of this city, have just received con
signment of coolies direct from China
They were shipped direct to this port
under ordinary bills of lading, and are
regarded by the firm as simple merchan-
disc, to be sold for freight and charges.
Two thirds of these persons are females,
some of whom are said to be very beauti.
full. They are to be disposed Of at auc.
ton. In California and Mexico coolies
are quite common, but this invoice, we
believe, is the first ever received in Tex
as. What the result of it will be remains
to be SEEN"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08
Annual Product ofTObaCcO In the
20 World. -.'

An official publication issued from the
French Government gives the following
figures representing the present andtsl
product Of tobacco IN the worldsand the
quantity consumed in Frahte: Asia l55
O00,0 kilogrammes; Europe, 1i1, GON,-
600; America, liz, ,0on,o0O; Africa, r.,
100000 and Australia, 100000. The
present annual consumption in France
is: in snuff, Z, 799,4 All kilogrammes; in
tobacco for smoking, 1S,44O,919; for
chewing, 756,055. The consumption of
cigars is of cigars at 20 cents, $4,000
kilogrammes at Ii cents, 63,008; at 10
cents, 17S,OO0; and at ) cents, 2,134,-
5S5. raj
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

The window glass of Broadway dry
goods store cost 100000.
The keeper of New York City Hall
receives S3,700, and the Governor of the
State $4,000 per annum.
Horse stealing is still capital crime
in Virginia, and man convicted of it is
to be hanged at Chesterfield this month.
A New Yorker stepped on dogs
tail, was bitten by the animal, and had
the owner fined forty dollars for the
bite.
The Louisville Courier-J Journal states
that not less than three thousand work
ingmen of that city are out of employ
ment.
Between ninety and one hundred thou
sand dollars worth of fractional curren-
cy is daily printed at the Treasury De-
partment.
A Zurich letter, dated Nov. II, says
that the greater part of Switzerland was
already buried in snow, though the leaves
were hardly off the trees in some places
Prussia exhibits strange signs ofpeace'
After Nov. l each battalion of sapper;
in the Northern Confederation will be
augmented by company of eighty-eigh'
men.
A Paris journal states that the Empe
ror Napoleon is very much annoyed a
the King of Prussia being selected as ar
bitrator in the Alabama dispute, msteac
of himself or the Car.
The Minnesota Legislature meets Jan
uary g. A United States Senator mus
be elected within ten days afterward,-
The Legislature stands, politically, ..
Republicans to Is Democrats
During October last 122 houses il
Chicago made sales exceeding S1Oo,OO'
each. The heaviest were Field, Leite
& Co., dry goods, 81, 200 40; J. V. Far
well 4 Co., dry goods, se59,764.
It issstated that at least s50,000,OO
are involved in the mining of copper il
Michigan, and $4,000 to 10000 peopl
are dependent upon the mines in whic
this large capital is invested.
A man looking at Greenough's ur
draped statue of Washington, one day
with frozen raindrop on the end of it
nose, sitting out in the weather at tn
freezing point, said: "Poor George he
pointing to the Patent Office, where hi
breeches are"
The Toledo Blade says that the me-
chants complain that it is difficult t
make collections in the country. The
voted at the late elections that there wa
enough money in the West. Not anotht
greenback would they have. Why con
plain now7 .at' ... *.
In South Carolina colored farm L
)borer receives about 800 year, b.
sides food, which costs about $50, mi
king the pay $3.50. Women and secon
rate men hire for their food and from fi'
: to seven dollars month in none,
. while first-rate men can get from eight
!, ten dollars a month in money, beside
their food. t
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

Es'There ls a magistrate in town iii
Indiana named Helser. A clergyman in
the same place was called Upon by a
young couple not long since, who wish.
ed him to join them in the holy bonds of
matrimony. He asked the bridegroom
"a soldier by the way) for his marriage
license. The man in blue responded
that he had been engaged to the girl four
years, and thought that would do. Cler-
gyman thought not, and remarked as
the speediest way to obtain d license:
"You had better take your girl and 60
to Helserr'
"You go to hell YOURSELF" retorted
the angry veteran. .>
And scizing the bride by the arm, he
dragged her from the house, wondering
what manner of profane minister he
had met.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

him, rendering him speechless. Even
after they laid him in the grave, and con.
signed him to that most horrible of
punishment, living btfial, his lips re-
mained closed; and in silence he lay
there, until the heavy elods had shut
him out forever from the world, and
had sent him into the presence of the
Judge eternal, whose laws he had broken.
Not so with the Countess. She strug-
gled violently to escape from her hus-
band, and vainly sought to throw her
self into the grave and perish with her
lover. The Count held her with hand
of iron, preventing her from sharing
the fate Of the man she loved, yet COM
pelling her to witness it. In vain she
called on Brother Ambrose to speak to
her. In vain she besought the Count to
spare his life. No word from either
answered her. Despair had sealed the
lips of the one; hatred and revenge had
silenced the other.
The grave was filled up, the heavy
f1agstones were replaced, and the honor
of the Count de St. Manr was avenged.
The unhappy monk had ceased to live
long before the task was completed, and
no trace was left of his tomb. The
men at arms were sworn to secresy; the
Count kept his own counsel; and the
Countess, overcome with horror and des-
pair, had sunk into hopeless lunacy. No
one but those who had witnessed the
punishment knew of the stain that had
been cast upon the proud name of St
Maur. They alone knew how it had
been wiped off, and both secrets were
safe in their keeping.
The monks of St. Pierre sought theil
missing brother long and vainly. Nc
trace Of him could be found; and il
came at length to be believed that ht
had become too sanity for earth, and
had disappeared from it in some mirac
|.ulous manner. Some of the monk:
even went so far as to declare that or
the night of his disappearance they hat
heard angelic music around the mo11as
terry, and had seen visions Of angel.
about it. They never knew the truti
of the matter, for the old castle kept it!
terrible secret well.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

Napier received sl4,s25 for six months
service in Abyssinia.
London capitalists offer 81 900, 900 for
the North Star gold mine, in Grass Val
ley. California.
The "oldest physician in the world a
Spaniard, died recently at Salamanca,
aged 105. He had practieed for eighty
years.
Napoleon is buying up all the war ma
terial he can get, in order to maintain
the peace of Europe, if he has to 60 to
war to do it.
1t pays to be Queen Victoria's cousin.
For instance, the duke of Cambridge re-
ceiycs as general officer, f16 a day; as
commandments, f7 day; as colo
mel of the 1st regiment of the line, near
ly 900 year; as colonel Of the LIST
regiment of engineers, fSOO year; as
colonel of the lst regiment of artillery,
f6O0; and possesses, besides all these, a
clear fl2,O00 year.
The st, Lofts Republican says "Mrs
Maria Martha, colored woman, recent
iy slave, has had bequcathcd to her :
farm in Platt County, valued at $4,000
Her old master is the generous donor
She says she was never so happy as wller
in slavery, and blesses the name of hcl
kind old master"
Bishop Duggan, of Illinois, has refus
: ed to permit requieni mass to be cele
brated in the Chicago churches for th'
repose of parties executed in Manchester
: England, for participation in a Fenial
riot. The Bishop grounds his refusa
, on the principle that he did not wish t.
have the church brought into connection
with any political party.
A man named Cooble living near Sal
isbury, North Carolina, made a bet fey
days ago that he could drink quart @
brandy and walk home, mile distant
before it would throw him. He dram
the liquor and started home, but whel
about half way, fell to, the ground an
was loft by his companions. He wa
: found by neiglfbor and carried home
. and died the next day.
e A dispatch from st. Louis says: 'Sel
ator Henderson is in the city. He e,
presses full confidence in the prospect {
y his reelection to the United States SCI
c ate by tho Legislature of Missouri, a
s sertiDg chat a considerable number
J. Republicans will vote for him, and ht e
g pects.to get the entire Democratic vot
which is more than probable
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08
nEThe Charleston Courier, of

FThe Charleston Courier, of the
14th inst, states that on tie previous
day, lady who was passing down Went
worth street, met on her way two col
ored girls who rudely pushed against her
and when demonstrated with, was told
by them that she should have taken the
outside, and ought to have known better
since the election was over. A trivial
matter, but an exemplifcation of the
OLD proverb-"Coming events cast theil
shadow before"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08
HAt sugar refinery in St. Louis

EAt sugar refinery in St. Louis,
on the 18th inst, a workman named
Theodore Nanneman made a misstep
and fell full fifteer feet into pan Of
boiling sugar, four feet deep. ANY one
who knows the heat of boiling sugar
can form an idea of the suferings Of
the unfortunate mat, on all fours to his
hips and shoulders in the scalding hot
syrup. He was almost immediately
picked out by the active employees. who
were fortunately at hand at the time of
the accident, but his limbs were abso.
lutely cookedt t. the bone. $50
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

AGED PEDEsrk1AY.-Mr. Jacob Viii
ans, Of Milton, Mahoning Co., O.. now
one hundred years of age. walked 5
short time since a distance of twenty -one
miles, in less than six consecutive hours
with only one rests. He has not tasted
intoxicating liquors for over sixty years
and never paid dollar to doctor or a
lawyer. The remarkable walk made
by this aged sire, was not for the pur-
pose of testing his powers Of physical
endurance, but a journey made home af-
ter visiting his daughter, which he pre-
fered to accomplish on foot instead Of
riding.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

ES-A gentleman and his wife " 4.
playing at table in Baden in the, midst
of crowd. "IIold" said the lady, ian
idesw "what is 2" II am going to
bet on the number of my own age
"All right" replied the husband, without
turillng Ills head, being occupied in ogi
ling pretty waitress. His wife placed
louis on the number %. Thirty six"
drawlcd the croupier, in nasal tone.
"Thirty-six you have won," exclaimed
the husband with delight. The Madame
reddened to her eyebrows, watched the
rake as he drew away tue louis from
number twenty. FIVE, and quilted the room
7owing never to lie again about her
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

HA young Irish servant girl, COM
ing from Albany recently in one Of the
night steamers, had the ill-luck to lose
the recommendation which had been
given her on leaving her last place An
Irishman, learning the cause Of her dis
tress, and being able to write, gave her
the following, which she presented to q
friend of ours: "This is to say that katy
o'brien had good character when she
left albcrny, but she lost it on board the
vessel coming down from alberny."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08
Government Gold to be SOLD In St.
Louis.

For the relief Of the merchants in St.
Louis, mho make representations ths.
they lave difficulty in procuring gold for
the payment of import duties, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury has authorized
the Assistant Treasurer of the. United
States al ST. Louis to sell, until further
orders, not exceeding $4,000 Of gold
per week to importers, for the payment
of customs duti IS. g..
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

WEsroN's GREAT NJ ARcn.-W eston, the
unexcelled pedestrian; is soon to be on
the country again, He will commence
walk of 5000 miles on the first of De-
cember, from Bangor, Maine, to St,
Paul, Minnesota, and back to New York
which he has engaged to preform in one
hundred days, exclusive of Sundays.
He will have to average over .fifty-eight
miles d dht.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

EFThe Commissioner of Pensions
reports that 1926 invalid pensions were
admitted during the last year, the ag-
gregate amount of which was $62S,227
TO- The average rate of these pensions
was S67,37t. The Humber of applica
tons by widows and orphans of soldiers
was 1922, and their aggregate amoun,
$1,910,202 10. The whole number OF
invalid pensioners on the rolls, up to
last June, was 74,7S2, and the aggregate
amount paid them S6,S2S,02 25.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08
u MON II o q S E j,
(Southeast of Public Square,)
SIMON DORR, ::: Proprietor

ITTAvING recently taken charge Of this
Ill House, the Proprietor has rehtted and
refurpished it throughout in manner calcu-
lated to make it one Of the most desirable
stopping places in this part Of the State.
Guests will find the best accommodations
At this House, and NO pains will be spared to
make them comfortable,
| The Stables are commodious, and the trav'
elers' horses receive the best attention.
| seplY,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

Mr.. Swinburne's new poem is tn
,ading feature of the Atlantic for Dc
ember. 1t consists of nineteen stanzas
nd is survey of the present politica
ondition of Christendom. We quot
lie following verses:
Watchman, what of the night?
Storm and thunder and rain,
Lights that wavsr and wane,
Leaving the watchfres unlit.
Only the balefires are bright,
And the flash of the lamps now and|then,
From palace whose spoilers sit
Trampling the children of men.
Prophet, what of the night?
I stand by the verge of the sea,
Banished, uncontrolled, free,
Hearing the voice Of the waves.
And sudden flashes that smite
Some mans tyrannous head,
laundering, heard among graves
That hide the hosts of his dead.
Mourners, what Of the night2
All night through without sleep
Wew weep, and we weep, and we weep,
Who shall give US our sons?
B6Gks of raven and kite,
Mouths Of wolf and Of hound,
Give us them back whom the guns
Shot for you dead on the ground.
Captives, what of the night9
1t rains outside, overhead,
Always, q rain that is red,
And our faces are soiled with the rain.
Here, in the seasons despite,
Day time and night time are one,
Till the curse of the kings and the chain
Break, and their tolls be undone.
Statesman, what of the night2
The night will last me my time,
The gold on crown or crime,
Looks well enough yet by the lamps.
Have we not fingers to write
Lips to swear at need?
Then, when danger decamps
Bury the word with the deed.
Christian, what of the night?
I cannot tell; am blind,
halt and harken behind.
If happily the hours will go back,
And return to the dear dead light,
Tothe watch-fres and stars that of old
Shone where the sky now is black,
Glowed where the earth now is cold.
England, what of the night?
Night is for slumber and sleep,
Warm, no season to weep;
Let me alone till the day,
Sleep would still if I might,
Who have slept for two hundred years
Once had honor, they say;
But slumber is sweeter than tears.
Europe, what Of the night?
Ask of Heaven, and the sea,
And my babes on the bosom of me,
Nations of mine, but ungrown,
There is one who shall surely requite
All that endure or that err;
She can answer alone,
Ask not of me, but Of her.
Liberty, what Of the night?
I feel not the red rains fall
Hear not the tempest at all,
Nor thunder in Heaven any more.
All the distance is white
With the soundless feet of the gun
Night, with the woes that it wore;
Night is over and done.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

re- The San Francisco Bulletin says !:
"a recapitulatioii of all the estimates
published show that the cash appraise-
ment Of damages sustained by the re-
cent earthquake in those portions of thS
city most affected does not exceed S27t,.
600, in round numbers; while the most
liberal estimate that can reasonably be
made for miscellaneous, minor damages,
not specially reported, will not make the
grand total for the whole city and coun.
ty exceed $3.50, 900 or S400, ,006."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-08

Gov. Hayes wants Registration law
enacted. What's the use of one? The
Republicans would not respect the laws
passed by the present Legislature to pre-.
vent negroes from voting and requiring
students to. vote at their own homes.