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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31
PROCLAMATION BY THE
PRESIDENT. ..'I.

whereas the President of the
United States has heretofore set
forth several proclamations Offering
amnesty and pardon TO persons
who had been or were concerned
in the late rebellion against the
lawful authority of tho Govern.
mont OF tho United States, which
proclamations were soverally issu
cd on tho eighth day of December,
1868, on the twenty eighth day of
March, 1864, on tho twenty ninth
day of May, 1865, on tho seventh
day of September, 1867, and on
the fourth day Of July in the pres
ent year:
And whereas, tho authority Of
tho Federal Government having
been established in all the States
and Territories within the iuris.
dicliGn Of the United States, il is
believed that such prudential re.
scrvations and exceptions as of tho
dates OF said several proclamations
were deemed necessary and prop
er may now bo wisely aud Justly
relinquished, and that an universal
amnesty and pardon for participa.
ton in said rebellion extended to
all who have borno any part there.
in will tend to secure permanent
peace, order, and prosperity
throughout the land, aud to renew
and fully restore confidence and
fratcrnal feeling among tho whole
people and their respect for and
attachment to the National Gov.
ernment, designed by its patriotic
founders for general good:
Now, therefore, bo it known
that |, Andrew Johnson, President
OF tho United States, by virtue Of
tho power and authority in mo
vested by the Constitution, and in
the name Of eho sovereign people
OF tho United States, do hcreby
proclaim and declare, uncondition-
ally and without reservation, to all
and to every person who, directly
or indirectly, participated in the
lato insurrection or rebellion, q full
pardon and amnesty for tho offence
Of treason against the United
States, or Of adhering to their enc.
mics during tho late civil war, with
restoration ofall rights, privileges,
and immunities undor the Consti.
tuition. and tho laws which have
been made in pursuance thereof.
In testimony whereof, have
signod these. presents with my
hand, and have caused the seal Of
the United States to be hereunto
affixed.
Done at tho city of Washington,
tho twenty.fifth day of December,
in the year Of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and sixty eight,
and of the independence OF tho
United States of America the
ninety.third.
so ANDREW JOHNSON.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31
Important Decision.

The Columbus correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gazette says:
Attorney General West has
written an opinion fer the Auditor
ofState, in which ho takes ground
that mombcrs of the LEGISLATURE are
not entitled TO compensation for
services rendered whilo that body
is not in session, and that any act
or resolution directing pay for ex
ira services of, either momber or
officers not provided for by law
prior to their term of office, is so
plainly unconstitutional, that the
Auditor should reject all such
claims. Only theiractual expenses
can DO allowed, This opinion will
bo apt TO create u flulter among
mombors ofsevoral legislative com.
mittces that have been, or aro now,
pcrambulating tho State, nom.
inally for tho purpose of loca-
ting certain proposed State institu.
tions, but really to have a good
time generally at tho public ex.
pense.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31
The Cattle Plague Convention.

The following arc the leading
points OF the law recommended by
the Convention lately held at
Springfield, Illinois, for the sup
preston and prevention of the Cat
tie Disease:
Commissioners 10 be appointed
by competent authority, and to
hold Office for five years; such com.
missioners TO watch over all ami
mails in the State, and prevent the
spread. OF dangerous Diseases
They shall give public notice of
outbreak of any dangerous disease,
may place diseased cattle in quar-.
antine, or cause them to be killed,
shall have power to inspect all cat.
tlc brought into the State, and 10
detain such animals long enough
to make proper inspection. No
animals to be permitted to enter
the State which are deemed by
such Commissioners as capable OF
diffusing dangerous diseases. No
train shall 60 on unloss catlle have
food and water every twenty -four
hours-railroads to provide suita-
bile yards for feeding, rest and quar-.
antino. Each train shall have Ger.
titicates at tho limo Of departure,
of the health of the animals there.
in. Texas cattle are prohibited
from tho STATE from April /, to Oc.
tober |. A law is recommended,
making any person responsible
for damages from diseased cattle
in his possession.
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Gen'I Grants Views.

A Washington special to the
Cincinnati Commercial has the fol-
lowing in relation to recent 'decla-
ratiOns by the President elect on
certain questions involving largo
public expenditures. The people
will say amen to such views:
General Grant has declared him
self in favor OF the assembling OF
the Forty. first Congress on the
4lh of March, next, and Tor its con-
tinuanco until some important
needed Legislation is enacted, which
can not go through during the pre-.
sent session. He expressed the de-
sire repeatedly, in conversation
with Senators and Representatives
who called on him. 10 Radical
Western Senator who visited him
for the purpose of taking leave,
before departing for his home, tie
General said ho hoped he would
not return, il he, the Senator, was
in favor of the reckless expendi-
lures in aid of the Puci6c railroad,
which had already been made, and
were possibly 10 continue. He be-
llevcd the general business of the
people required at the hands OF
Congress tho greatest economy in
public expenditures. lilo was op.
posed to subsidies and donations
to corporations as the present con-
dltion of affairs. lie believed that,
by the most rigid closeness. the
country in short time would ro-
cover from the present embarrass.
ment, and that the Government can
not afford to be generous till it is
j"st.
When reminded of tho advan-
lagos to accrue to the. country
through the agency Of tho Pacific
roads, he replied that it was too
long to wait, and now was the
time to husband tho expenses, and
that it is unwIse TO take notes,
even if tho promise of returns is
favorable.
The conversation continued for
some timo, and tho President elect
WIS promised the emphatic indorso-
ment and support OF all who were
present, including several mem.
bers OF tho House.
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bermaids and osllers to the do
scendants of Yankee settlers"
Whenever the spirit of the fore
going paragraph shall pervade tho
South Except tho "stOopingtO-
conquer" idea-for to resort to la.
Dor is to rise to conquer tho re
generation Of that section will be
at hand.
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Letter from Noyalton.
PoYALroN. O.. Dec. %. '6s

foYALToN, o., Dec. %, '69.
Mr.. EDlTOR ;-Sooing your head
ing What kind OF Oil was IL? in
last weeks Issue, and feoling a
deep interest in tho solution Of said
question | take tho liberty 10
state the following: and allow me,
here, TO say, that the statement
made in a previous number differs
with the account I received from
the only eyewitness TO tho affair.
After | attended the remains of
Mrs. Coffman to their final resting
place, l returned 10 tho residence
of Mr.. Coffman and received this
statement from the young man
who was present when the accident
happened.
Tho lamp (such as is commonly
used) attracted her attention by
giving an unusual light-such as
is produced by the fame rising and
falling in quick succession ; indi-
eating, what's supposed, gas escap.
ing from the bowl through tho tube
of the burner. She arose from her
seat, tucked her sewing under her
arm, took the lamp into her lott
hand and turned the wick down,
when almost instantly tho lamp
exploded, resulting in what is now
pretty well known throughout tho
county. She never shook the lamp
on that occasion.
The lamp was less than half full
of oil.
The burner was now style, which
is ucver known 10 get hot below
the base of chimney.
The wick used at the time was
at least a full / of an inch too mar.
row for the tube.
| took some of tho same oil yet
left in the oil can, and touched a
burning shaving to it. when it al
most at once took fire.
Now what kind of oil was it? 1t
is brought to our community d.
rectly from Columbus, and whom
called for,-as is the case every
where the people ask for coal oil.
On examining the barrclhead |
find the following mark in black
lettering not branded. remember.
Upon ono end. Potter Rhoads,
Extra Capital City Burning Oil,
Columbus, Ohio" Upon the 9th.
or, "Wm. Rowe, Inspector, ignites
at no."
Now sir, who knows what it ia .?
Is it coal, carbon or petroleum ?
Sit all of these combined
Most emphatically few more
such accidents and we will believe
it to bo burning oil.
Will coal oil explode? believe
genuine coal oil does not.
Carbon oil may, for aught l
know, be- liable to.
But the uso of inferior Petroleum
has in q number of instances re.
suited in most terrible conse.
qucnces.
OF the nature of burning oil, l
am no judge; not knowing its con.
stitucnt elements.
This much is clear 10 my mind.
Keep your lamps well filled and
use wick that fits the width of it's
tube nicely, not too tght, and there
is no danger of an explosion.
Hanging and braakott lamps arc
the safest TO light our dwellings /;
and hand lamps ought never to be
carried about by children or any
body without the greatest caro-
G. NJ. BETHAUSER.
poatnr nf nj IL m
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The Fourth of MarcIh---and At

The Fourth of March---and At
ter.
We copy below from the Cincin-
natl Comrercials Washington
special ofthe 9th, a statement in
regard to the position of General
Grant on what it calls tho "ques-
ton ofspoils." We think it prob.
able that the statement was made
not from any knowledge of the
views of the President elect, but
for the purpose of getting at such
knowledge, by drawing out an au-
thoritativc denial of or assent to
what is stated. At any rate We
give the extract for what it is
worth-not fearing but that Gen.
Grant will do what is exactly
right under the broadest view Of
what is due to tho country and to
the party which has saved it:
The question of q wholesale dis
placement of Johnson's officials,
now holding commissions, by and
with the advice and consent of the
Republican Senate, on the 4th oi
March next, by the incoming ad'
ministration, has been the subject
of deep consideration by the friends
of General Grant, for Tong time
past. The subject having lately
been alluded to in conversation
with the President elect, he EN-!
phatically declared his opposition,
in SO many words, to the old Jack
sonian dGstrihe that TO the victors
belong tic spoils. In other words,
he opposed tho turning men out oil
Office merely for opinion sake. The
purpose of his administration will
DO the faithful performance OF the
duties Ct his great Office; to see that
the laws are carried out; that hon.
csty and economy prevail in the
public service, and that all the Of
fcOs are filled by capable and eff
cient men. This is understood to
mean that If there IS now an off
Ger in the public service who has
shown q peculiar fitness for his po-
sition, and evidence of his ability
to perform its functions in the high
est degree of excellence, and with
honesty Of purpose. no matter what
his political opinions may be, it
would be improper to displace that
officer with one who could perform
the duties no better, at least.
While it is probable Gen. Grant
will seek, in the Republican party,
men to fill the various offices, it is
certain that he will look moro to
the capacity of the candidates than
TO his political service TO any par.
ty, and the cluims Of no man on
tho latter ground. merely, will bo
considered.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

A Far West paper states that at
d distahco tftwo hun drod and fif-
" miles west Of the Missouri riv.
er, on tho Kansas Pacific Road
there were recently collected over
ono million builalocs. The nam.
bcr Of dead bufTaloes lying along
the road, shot by passengers, is cs.
rimated as being sufficient to feed
all tho poor people OF America,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31
A Singing Slap at Kontucky.

George Alfred Townsend thus
drives back at his Kentucky rs.
sailants; AT Louisville found
your correspondent in row--his
native element. There the tad polo
Iitterdteurs who edit tho two robol
newspapers. remembered some sal.
lent truths | had told upon Stone.
wall Jackson, tho o'or,apprecatcd
robol OF war--a hero in Gobcliu Ia.
postry, whose iamo / mean to
pierce behind tho arras again-and
tho smell Of blood and bad Eng
lish saturated tho city. What ep,
ithets, taught by their sisters in
that sweet and putrified civilixa.
ton, thOy had bestowed upon Con.
eral George II. Thomas, ricochct.
ed upon mo. Dcnunciations Of
blasphemy, uttered in tobacco juice,
arc so common in thatc city that whom
tho devil, its titular divinity, ar.
rives, his horn of salutation will
be doaiened. My little speech was
read, nevertheless, TO some four or
Gvo hundred good Radicals, who
believe, like General Thomas, that
tho great God will cxtinguish
slayc,Kentucky by its own wick
edncss, and people il swith Noah,
Ham, Canaan, anybody; for any
body would be an Improvement.
A State too cowardly for treason
and too degraded for freedom, it
has earned tho oortompt of the
South and North alike. Its peo.
pie in the war were tho soldiers Of
neither cause, and the bawds and
strumpets of both, When nows
gots dull and you want police
items, l will run awhile on Louis.
Williams OF eminence."
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Good Sense in a Southern Pa


Some one in Richmond, writing
to the Ndtire ljrgiai0a, closes his
letter in these words:
"By tho way, what is to become
OF the ladies and gentlemen Of Var.
ginia, born to silluenee, with rofln.
cd tnstes, but now bcrefL OF monnsY
/ wish you would treat tho sub.
Ject, as you can 30 we'll, in J our
paper
Tho Native Virginian replies
thus.
There is but ono way to treat
t"N subject. We know n Young
genhPman, in whose veins Tho
pest bleed Of Virginia and South
carolina la mingled. Ho was a
good soldier, iC- he loves war and
hates farming. On tho hottest
days in summer We havc soon
him, hoo in hand, sleeves rolled
up, arms bare to tho elbow, work
ing like q stoam engine from dawn
until dark. This man, by pluck
by industry and by prudence, will
win back wha! his fathers won be
ioro him by means of tho sam,
qualities. Not the pride of race
but the strength of blood, will
make him n master again. Sucl
q man wiHRot be kept down. Al
for those Virginia ladies' and gen
tlemen who will not stoop to con
quer, Chat fact alone throws {
doubt on the purity Of their blood,
they will live and die miserably
and their children will be cham
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

Rar There is one sentiment in
tho Presidents message that we
can commend. 1t is that in favor
OF abolishing tho Electoral colleges,
and voting direct for President
and Vice President. There is no
good reason, il seems TO us, why
The change should not bo made
1t would bo more Republican in
form than tho present systcm.-
GaHipolis Journal.
We don't agree with our cotom.
porary. II our nation were sin.
glo consolidated State, then the
direct popular votO plan for prcsi.
cent would be tho thing, But with
our system of uncqnally populated d
States that plan would greatly
diminish tho comparative yoicc Of
tho smaller States in the election,
which wo think II would Not be in
accordance with tho spirit OF our
form Of government to permit
We doubt whether a better melhoC
taken as a whole can be deyisct
than that Of choosing Electors ap
portionOd TO tho STATES as now,
but perhaps ii would bS an i'm
provement to provide that each
Congressional district sho'd choose
iis own Elector, leaving only The
Senatorial Electors 10 bc voted for
BY the State at large.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

The $50. called" Great Powers Of
Europe are agitating the question
of q Conference on the subject Oi
the difficulties between Greece and
Turkey. The little Powers aust
not fight each other If the Great
Powers say so.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

SAMUEL BowLEs. editor Of the
Springfield Mass } Republican, one
of tho ablcst and highest toned
journals of the country, was a few
days since arrested in New York
city, and imprisoned over night in
The Ludlow street Jail. The ar.
rest was made on tho affidavit Of
Fisk tho great Eric railroad ope.
rator, charging Mr.. Bowlcs with
libefin publishing sundry sharp
comments on Fisk's railroad opera.
lions. Mr.. BowIes was released on
$4,000 bail the next morning.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

LARGE FAILURE. --.The liabilities
Of Lothrop, Ludington & Co., whole
sale dry goods men, OF Now York,
whose failure was reported Satur.
day, are estimated at an aggregate
Of 81, 100000.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

OLIVE LOGAN Iecturod in New
York for q Sunday School, on
paris, City Of Luxury" appeared
in an elegant blue velvet dress,
with a long and graceful trail
Pompadour corsage, and had a
coiffure Ia Eugene. Her orna
ments consisted Of o neck lace,
earrings, and brooch, all coral.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

Revenue returns indicate that
the whisky tax will yield O,OOO,.
600 this year, while under the two
dollar tax it produced but s25, ,OOO,-
900.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

ARRESTED y. N. Miller 4 Co.,
are charged with using still in
an Illicit manner on their premises.
The leading member Of tho firm
was arrested yesterday, and held to
answer the charge.-O. S. Journal.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

CUBA.--In spite of tho efforts Of
the Cuban authorities to suppress
all intelligence OF tho progress Of
the insurrection in that island,
enough is constantly leaking out
to show that the revolution is max
ing such Roadway as to alarm tho
government. A number Of fights
have taken place, in which tho
government forcos claim but slight
advantage.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

Runor says that Spain refuses
to entertain any proposition from
the United States for the purchase
of Cuba,
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Estate of Mary A. Widsnor, dec.

NOTICE is hereby gwen that the under
~ signed has been appointed and qualified
MS Administrator, with the will annexed, of
the Estate Of Mary A. Widener, late of Fairfield
county, Ohio, dec. All persons indebted to
said Estate will please conc forward and make
immediate payment, and all those having
claims against sad estate. are requested to
present them 10 the undersigned as required
by law. JOHN WlDENER, Admir-,
with the will annexed.
Doc 0l 1SG4-3v4O
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31
Another Amnesty PrOclama-
ton.

President Johnson issued, on
Christmas day, an amnesty pro
lamation intend to cover the
cases Of all those engaged in tho late
rebellion who were excepted by
tho terms Of his former proclama
tion, including jeff. Davis, John
@. Breckenridge, Mason, ,SlidelI, Ben.
jamin, and all the long list Of trai.
tors who have so long been skuIk
ing in foreign lands to avoid the
punishment they know they dOscrv
ed. Ii is doubtful whether il will
be allowed to have all the effect in
tendcd--but il docs, wo may OK
pect before long to 500 somo ol
those worthless again figuring in
tho United States Senate as Dem.
ocratc members from their rcspec
tive States.
The proclamation is given in full
in another place.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

The alliep at war with Paraguay
South America. were again badly
defeated by Lopez, in a recent bat
tie.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

Mr.. George Peabody has lately
made a donation Of s5OO.OOo for
the benefit Of the poor of London.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31
FARMS FOR SALE.
SAMUEL II. CULLUMBER,

AUCTION AND COMMISSION ROOM,
North Room, I'm Rising's Block, Co.
lumbus ST., Lancaster, q.
ToNSlGNMENTS respectfully solicited
~ prompt, attended to.
Nov. ID. IaIS-if
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

The New York Times says edi.
torially: "Great Britain has fore
cd down tho price of wheat in Eng.
land to a fguro below what will
remunerate our farmers, and still
pursuing this object, enters upon
tho winter with II stock Of food be-.
low what is usual or safe for so
large a population. She is now
living from hand TO mouth. Our
whole surplus of food will be re-
quired by those States in Europe
which were sufferers from drought"
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

:. Gen. Rosecrans, U. S. MipSter
to Mexico, was received By PrcSi'
dent Juarez, on the 10Th.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

The Springfield Mass Repnb.
lIean retrs TO the report that the
Au;Klux have resolved Grant shall
not be inaugurated, aud says:-
These reports may be wholly sen.
FsiionaI, but every prccaution
should be taken to prevent tho
success of any such attempt
Tho madness that still appears in
y large class at the South may
calniBa!o In another Booth,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31
VALUABLE
Farms for Sale.

WIHE UNCERsIGNE OFFERS FOR SALE
hlc small farms in Richlnnd township on the
road from Rnshulle to New Salem The tracts
nrc but about G0rods apart, and can he cultiva-
tedas one tarin II sold together. TIE one on
which reside consists of3i acres ofgood land,
with good dwelling house and outbnildings,
good spring, and orchnid OF cholCe sc lection
OF grated apples, buddcd peaches. plums, &c.
II adjoins the farms Of Christian Baker md
John Woolard. The other tract consists Of 70
acres, good wheat and corn land, has on Il
good dwelling house, good spring near the
same. good barn, and largo ,orchardiof choice
fruit There II Spi ing wntcr in every field
about 80 acres under cultivation, the balance
timbcmtl, with q good sugar camp thereon.
Theseiarms VIII be sold either soparntelyio or
together For further particulars, Terms &c.
apply to the subscriber on the premises.
JOSEPH VANDYKE.
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Spain has thus far sent 6,000
troops to reinforce tho army in
Cuba, and declares that she will
nover abandon any of her colonies.
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CIVIL SERVICE BILL:

General Grant has also said, in
conversation, lately, that ho is in
favor of the general features of Mr..
Jenckes' Civil Service Bill.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31
The ColumJus G Hooking
Valley Railroad Co.
Notice to Stockholders.

NOLICC 10 SLUCkUOIlICTSs
GOLUnBrs, ONO, Dec. 18th, 1868.
Notice is hereby gwen. that meeting ofthe
its office, in the city Of Columbus, on
Tuesday, January 26th, 1868,
between the hours of 10 o'clo TX, A. NJ. md .
o'clock, p. NJ, at which thirteen Directors for
said Company will be elected, and such other
business transact ed as may be brought before
the meeting. Stockholders arc reminded that
the law provides that "after the first eleston
of Directors. no person shall vote on any share
IN which any instalment is due and unpaid"
]. ]. JANNEY,
Dee. ~, lsG8-5wlO Sec'y and Treas.
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HNwENTY-sIX ACRES OF VALUABLE
TIMBER, situated in section No. ~, Up.
No. 10, range No. Is. For particulars inquire
OF James Hampson or A. E. BretE.
Dec. "a, ISdS-3w40