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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-02


war on the Rio Paraguay, which appear in this
mornings HERALD, throw clear light on the
prospect before the allies in their endeavor to
crush the heroic little republic of Paraguay.
Instead of the war being near close, as the
first news pretended, the probabilities are that
the three years campaign around Fort
Humaita will have to be repeated on the
banks of the Rio Tebicuari. Here the Mar
shal-President has been erecting Notifications
as formidable as those he has just evacuated.
The experience gained by his engineers at and
around Fort Humaita justifes the belief that
the line of the Tebicuari will give the
allies more trouble than that Of the Parana.
The facts that the Paraguayans evacuated Fort
Humaita only when their new line of defence was
fully prepared, and that they administered two
rude lessons to the allies when the latter at
tempted to hurry the evacuation, show that
the reports about Marshal de Caxias having
famished the garrison were untrue.
On the 10th of July Marshal de Caxias, who
had learned of the contemplated evacuation,
ordered column of sixteen thousand men to
Immediately take possession of the works.
This column succeeded in occupying redoubt,
and was preparing to enter the remaining forti-
fications when the Paraguayans opened a
murderous fire of musketry and artillery on 1t.
This fire was followed up by an advance of the
Paraguayans at the point of the bayonet, which
drove the allied column back whence 1t
had come. The allied losses were very severe
in killed, wounded and missing. Whole divi-
sions are reported as having been cut to pieces
From this repulse it is evident that the late
Brazilian accounts of the reduced state of the
Paraguayan garrison were entirely false. 1t
required no more than four thousand men (and
no women among them) to drive sixteen thou
sand helter-skelter at the point of the bayonet,
as was done July 16 at Fort Humaitd.
Two days later the allies met with as signal
and disastrous repulse when attempting to
drive the Paraguayans from their Gran Chaco
defences, nearly opposite Fort Humaiti. Our
accounts now state that it was full week after
these occurrences that Marshal de Caxias VEN
tured to occupy Fort Humaita, and this only
when sure that the place had been abandoned
by Marshal Lopez. The new position of this
gallant commander is about fifty miles further
up the Rio Paraguay and about one hundred
and forty miles south Of his capital, Asuncion.
The late Ministerial trouble in Brazil will
probably account for the partial version of
these events which was at first transmitted.
The truth, however, will probably hasten the
downfall Of the conservatives and their pet
commander on the Rio Paraguay, if it do not
endanger the popularity of the Emperor as
well as the stability of his throne The best
thing he can do is to make peace at once with
Marshal Lopez and settle amicably the ques-
ton Of the preponderance on the Rio de la
Plata. by keeping up this war he will con-
tribute towards making the glory of Lopez 80
resplendent as to dim the lustre of the Brazil
ian crown.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-02
Tho Vermont Election-An Overwhelming
Republlcan Victory.

Republican Victory.
It will be seen by our telegraphic dispatches
that the election in Vermont yesterday resulted
in the success of the republican ticket by a
largely increased majority, If not the largest
for q number of years-say between twenty five
and thirty thousand. The republican majority
in 1864 was upwards of twenty nine thousand
in 1867 little over twenty thousand. As we
have already stated, the republicans anticipated
gain Of about eight thousand votes, and it is
not likely they are disappointed unless agree
ably so. Various causes might be assigned for
this result but we forbear at present to specu-
late upon them. There can be no doubt,
however, but that to the course Of certain fire.
eating Southern orators in proclaiming their
unwavering devotion to the rebel flag, in their
vulgar and vicious denunciatlons Of General
Grant, in their revival Of the dead issues of the
past, and in other ways, alike unwise, impo-
little and revolutionary, in all of which they
were aided by their allies, the copperhead
press Of the North, can this democratic col
lapse in Vermont be mainly attributed. It
does not appear that the great financial ques-
tions Of the day were brought out in the can
vass. The people were not made to under
stand that now was the time for them to
attempt to seek relief from the terrible burden
Of taxation. Instead, the old rallying cries Of
the war were raised, and the vermonters went
to the ballot box as II they expected to be
called upon to fight their old battles over
again. This sentiment was, no doubt, ac-
celebrated by the nicely concocted stories of
rebel outrages upon Union men in the South,
by the reports Of an actual collision in at least
one Of the Southern States, and by other
means always at the command of the radical
leaders to influence the tender and patriotic
sensibilities of the New England people. The
chief issues Of the Presidential campaign
have, however, been discussed in the State Of
Maine by the champions of both parties; and
it is proper to await the result of the election
there fortnight hence before safe judgment
can be formed Of the tendency of the popular
mind in the New England States upon the
grave questions now before the whole
American nation. Wait until we hear from
Maine.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-02

HIenLY IMPoRTANT-The negotiations In
progress between Rollins and McCulloch for
division of the new ofices-a score or So
under the new Internal Revenue laws between
the republicans and the democrats, half and
half. Both sides are hungry-the democrats
from fasting and che republicans from an nsa-
table appetite--and The probability, therefore,
Ia that Rollins and McCullocb, with the con-
sent of An,ly Johnson, will come to terms on
the grand idea that half loaf is better than
nothing. Rollins and McCulloch are erca,
men
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-02
Newspapers and Internal Revenue-Absuid
Attempt to Tax the Press.

The Internal Revenue Collector of the
Thirty-second district has served us with q
notice that we have been assessed tax on
our business, that this tax is now due, that
we are required to pay it, and that unless
paid the usual penalty will be enforced. We
are not informed, however, under what law
this attempt to tax the press is made. If 1t
be under the act of March 81, 1868, exempt
ing certain manufactures and taxing others,
we maintain that the printing and publishing
of newspaper is not manufactured article in
the sense Of the law and was not intended to
be included as such. This attempt to tax the
press is forced and absurd construction Of
the act by ignorant assessors. Then news
papers pay special tax in the way of license,
and this law of March 81, 1868, exempts every
person, firm, corporation or article otherwise
specially taxed. On this ground, therefore,
we are exempted If there were no other rea-
son for exemption. But the act in question
Eve of the Internal Revenue law approved
June 30, 1864. In section ninety-six-an
unrcpealed section of the act of March 2,
l867-newspapers with q number of other
things, are exempt. Then, again, in section
thirty-four, act of March 2, 1867, ''all acts and
parts of acts imposing any tax upon advertise
ments" are repealed. The whole tenor of the
Internal Revenue laws as regards the press, as
well as the letter in the specific sections to
which we have referred, show that Congress did
not intend to tax newspapers. Incomes from
the newspaper business pay q tax the same 10
all other incomes but the business itself is not
taxed. 1t is not manufacturing business in
the sense of the law. Congress might as well
tax the rays of the sun, for the press is almost
as necessary and useful to the whole people.
We intend to resist the forced and absurd con-
struction of the law by the assessors, and we
believe the press generally will do the same.
This act of March 81, 1868, was ingenously
slipped through by the manufacturers and
their lobby agents in and out of Congress for
their own special advantages and is another
instance Of outrageous class and sectional
Legislation; but we are not going to per-
nit the officers Of the government to make it
more invidious and oppressive than was H.
tended.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-02

THE New REIGN OF TAMMANy.-Tammany
Hall is now in all the glory of a full possession
Of the democracy Of the metropolis. The sub
mission Of such men as Fernando Wood and
the "Big Judge simply signifies that Tammany
is at last absolute master Of our Corporation
spoils and Corporation rings. But this cannot
last long, and on or before the lst Of Decem-
Der we may look for some inside squabblings
which will result in new lot of boilers or a
new division of tho plumber
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-02

MAINE.-The result of the Vermont election
in Maine, under the general conviction that
the issue in Maine will signify something morc
than Vermont
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-02
Mirrors
And Mirror plates for old frames. at
THUESDELL 4 TOWNSEND'S.
Sent Off
Merchants and business Men,

A fact for business men 10 remember. In these
days of business prostratiOn, disastrous conia-
~graiions. and falling. and insolvent Fire Insu-
rance Companies. learn this fact, that the New
York State Superintendent of the Insurance
Department. in his annual official report for
January i. 1858, states that no Fire Insurance
Co, in America. possessing a like paid up cash
capital of one million dollars and upwards, has
SO large q net surplus over liabilities. reinsurance
and capital. as has the L~oRILLAED Fire Insu-
rance Company. with the one exception of the
HOVE INs. Co., of New York. That is, among
all the great Fire Insurance Companies Of
America, possessing solarge a capital. the HONE
stands frst. aud the lORILLARD second. as to
strength ana sOundness and reliability.
The HONE has q paid up cash capital Of two
million dollars. The income Of the HONE for
the year ending January !, 1868. was $685. 4200;
it paid for Losses in the same period. 81. l9T. l54.-
90. and dividends to the amount Of S200.000,
leaving assets on hand of $3.623.S96 g. and this
too N one Of the most calamitous years in the
history of fire insurance.
The LORILLARD has a paid up cash capital of
one million dollars. It's income for the year
ending J anuary l. 1868. was SS50.7s2 90. it paid
for losses in the same period. S345 .O93 %. and
dividends to the amount of Sl00,OOU,l leaving as
sets on hand of 81 496, 2S5 90.
Ysu all know we'll the importance Of keeping
your b die and property insured Is il
not more important 10 procure end keep your
insurance in the rest and best companies?
The HONE Of New York. and the LORLLARD
Ins. Co, are represented By WHITrLESEI
ADAMS, their only AGENT at Warren.
Sent 2 lSSS-1C.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-02
Pennsylvania Central Stock
YARDS.
PITTSBURGH August. 20 1868

E4IISBUhGH August 20 1905.
CATTLE-During the past week the quality
Of the cattle on sale was generally Of an inferi-
or kind. such as light COWS. bulls heifers and
steers. The market was dull and ~lifeless. Du-
ring the week there were net over 5 cars of
Western cattle for sale Nearly all the offer
ings were from ohio and a considerable num-
Der from Western Pennsylvania. some 25 car
lORds we're driven into the pens on foot. These
were from Western Pennsylvania and Eastern
Ohio. and a few from the Allegheny stock yards
Eastern buyers are still shy OF Western cattle,
owing to the panic prevailing in the New York
market: There has been very little change in
prices since our last report. One lot OF choice
Indiana Stock is reported as having sold az S7,5O
per hundred. an extreme price compared with
the other sales. Light cattle sold at S404 10 /:
lair cattle at S5g5.5G medium at S696.5, and
he best class a STS7,5c per hundred AT the
close Of the market there was a considerable
number remaining in the pens unsOld. The
yards are in the best Of order and there has
been no diseased cattle received since the lot of
Is cars reported some three weeks ago.
SHEEP-OElng to the enormous receipts of
the past few weeks, the yards being perfectly
Slutted. sheep we're selling very badly. Eastern
purchasers and others wanted to buy only the
very best quality on sale at - or less per hun
dred. whilst II was very difficult to make sales
OF the lower grades at any price, many selling
for less than 81 . head. whilst g 2 head was
considered a good round price for what are
generally termed common. The greater portion
on sale were of q poor character, and il would
be Tar more profitable to the farmer to keep
SleL ~ ~ unLL usIOE market: Anere
has haTdly been any other kind tnan low and
common Tor sale for some time, and hence the
low price reported. Well posted commission
men say that extra good heavy sheep will bring
$3.50 . hundred, but they must be extra heavy
and smooth. There was none Of this class on
sale. At the close to-day there we're no GOOD
sheep lett over, whilst the yards were pretty
well filed with '~scslsHags," and common
grades.
H0GS-The quality Of hogs on sale is better
than usual. and the market was more active tor
the better grades. "Grassers" ere dull at 7Gsc
There was Ter too many of this class Offering,
and 1t certainly would bemuch more profitable
for farmers TO keep this class at home and pre-
pare them Tor market. At present there is no
regular demand for stockings. and prices and
sales are accidental. Fair 10 good hogs will be
maintained AZ about present prices. This GLASS
sold at from S9lOIc with a good Demand
some 1 cars Of choice Chicago hogs sold az lie
Flb.. The market closed firm and az an advance
Tor the best gOodS.-PIns- Com.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-02


VALUABLE RECIPE.-At the present
high price of butter, the following recipe
will doubtless be very acceptable. A wri-
ter who says that his COW gives all the
milk that is wanted in a family Of eight
persons, and from which was made 260
pounds of butter in the year. gives the fol-
lowing as his treatment. He says: "If
you desire 10 get a large yield of rich milk
give your COW, three times a day. water
slightly warm. slightly sailed, in which
bran has been stirred at the rate of one
quart to two gallons of water. You will
find, if you have net found by daily prac-
tice, that your COW will gain % per cent.
Immediately under the effect of it, and she
will become so attached to II as to refuse
to drink clear water, unless very thirsty I;
but this mess she will drink almost any
time, and ask for more. The amount of
this drink is an ordinary pailful each time
morning, noon and night. Your ami
nal will then do her best at ~discounting
the tactical. -Four hundred pounds Of but
ter are often obtained from good stock,
and instances are mentioned where the
yield was even at q higher figure"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-02
Meeting OfIhe warren Gran t
EUnh

On Saturday evening the Warren Grant
Club was addressed by Hon. ALPHoNso
Hart, of Portage County, at Webb'a
Hall. The Hall was filed, 3 goodly mum
Der of ladies favoring the Club with the
compliment of their presence. Tn
Grant Boys in Blue, numbering about
one hundred, were present in their new
uniforms. Rswdon's martial band fur
n;shed inspiring music, the Glee Club
sang q couple of patriotic songs, the an
dienee cheered its hearty appreciation, and
every body felt frs: rate. Judge GLIDDEN,
President of the Club, introduced Mr..
Hart, who proceeded to discuss in an in
terestlng and exhaustive manner the main
issues dividing the political parties. Mr..
Hart Is not surpassed as a popular speak
er in the XIXth District, and on Satur-
day night he gave a Warren audience
one of the best speeches they will prOba-
" hear during the campaign. We can
not epitomfze and do justice to the speak
er.
On Saturday evening, September II,
General Garfield addresses the Club at
Webb's Hall. A rousing time Is expected.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-02
ACard.

We, the undersigned. members Of the
German Evangelical Lutheran st. Pauls
Church, of Warren, Ohio, having our at
tention called to a notice in the last weeks
issue of the Chronicle, from Messrs. Thorn
as Reinbold and Isaac Troxel, which
seems to call for some explanation or re-
ply from us to those who so kindly sub
scribed for the re building of u church
edifce, lately consumed by fre.-We ask
of those subscribers q suspension of their
judgments for q few days, as they Will De
personally waited on by q committee OF
our Society, and all the difficulties in con-
troversy will be satisfactorily explained
to each, or if not Sd explained, the SUBJ
scription to be void.
To the public at large we Will say that
our Society numbers about sixty members,
and that as a Society we have bad an or
ganization for many years, while those
in whose interest that notice was publish
ed never numbered but four bers,
that being all that signed the constitution
of our Society at the time of buying u
Church; that they do not now mum
Der more than they did then that they
never had any organization as q Society,
and vet they claim as their individual
property the half interest in the property
of St. PauPs church, to be placed in their
own pockets. when it is we'll known that
the Site and building we're bought with
and paid for by a general subscription of
the good people of Warren, and given by
them for the Christian purpose OF estao
fishing and making permanent the Ger
man Church IN this place, and ooes not
belong to any one or more individuals OF
our place than il does to a stranger ; but
it does belong to that German Society
that has. since its commencement, kept
IN its organization as a Church, and that,
too, with q membership strong enough in
Numbers TO make it q healthy, working
Society.
Our present purpose is to rebuild u
Church, erecting IN edifce that will be no
disgrace to our village, nor to the God we
worship. and IN doing this we seek to
wrest no mans rights from him, nor to
obllge him to worship God in any oiher
form than that in which he chooses to;
and if, from whatever course may be
adopted hereafter in regard to this mat
ter, should any one feel aggrieved or in
iured, we propose TO meet him in a chris
tian spirit, and Gmicably adjust the diff
~ferences, as all persons worshiping the
same God should.
B. Goering, Henry Christianer, Fred
Scheller, John Kehler. Fred Brautigam,
d. Bohi, George Clement, Jr., Dan Bish
op, A. n. Diets. David Herlinger, Jr.,
Julius Hing, G. B. Hucke, John Buch-
steiner, Louis Ripper, John Benr, VIM.
Scheduling, Micheal Goelz, Jacob Dietz,
Leo Blessing, John Clement, Geo. Schall,
and many others.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-02
BRAcEyILLE. August 81. 1868.

EDITOR CHRoNICLE.-Pursuant to a
call for a Republican meeting at this
place, Saturday evening August 29th, q
large number of our citizens assembled a,
the Presbyterian Church, snd listened to
a very able and stirring speech on the po-
htieRl issues of the day, by E. B. Taylor,
ESQ, after which g Grant Club was or
ganized, and the following officers elected.
President, Augustus Rlwell. Vice Presi-
dents, S. F. Humphrey, and james Rood.
Secretary, c. Wood. Treasurer, Z. II.
Benedict.
An executive committee of n in each
school district, was appointed by the Pres
ident. The membership of the Club is
now ffy, and will be considerably In.
creased by canvassing the several districts
By committee. No further business before
the meeting, ard the Club adjourned to
meet again Saturday evening, September
9th, ".
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-02
Business Men make a Note
of It

The Pittsburgh Commercial, of Monday
SAYS: 1t is asserted, on what seems
TO be good authority, that the New
York merchants have agreed among
themselves to sell no goods to the South
except for cash in hand-a step rem
dered necessary. by the attitude which
that portion of the country has assum-
ed in political affairs, particularly In
view of the experience of 1860, the
losses of which year were preceded by
very much the same talk-only not so
loud-as at the present time. The de-
cision of the New York merchsnts-a
large msjority of whom are Democrats,
reminds us of an incident in nj city a
few days ago.: & New York dealer re-
curing a certain line filed up by one
of our leading manufacturers, came
here to give the order. The prelimi
naries having Dee concluded, the
manufactures said: 81 will receive
your order and fill it by the day named;
there is our price list, but ] will not
agree that the bill will be rendered in
accordance Herewith" "Why so?"
asked the New Yorker. because"
said the manufacturer, eff the r~eVolu-
tionary programme of Seymour and
Blair goes into effect, nobody can tell
what prices will be; no business man is
safe in selling without reservation at
present. Though not douoting that
Grant.will be elected-in which event
the card prices will stand-I feel COM
PEELED as a business man 10 take your
order with this provision" The New
Yorker, who has always been q Demo
crat, replied to the effect that he view
ed matters in the same light-was do
ing business with the same reserva-
ton. But" said he, 81 am confident
that Seymour and Blair will fail; though
always an active Democrat, l shall do
my utmost for Grant. Ifhe is not cleo
ted, we are all at sea. Hundreds of
Democrats, dealers in nv city, agree
with me in this; and in the light of
business, we have concluded that our
first duty is to see that Grant is elected"
The incident is significant of the
temper of business men who under
stand their business.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-02
WARREN RETAIL MARKET
u1sYeIand WhoIesaIe Market

=.
FLOUR-We continue to report the market
steady and unchanged, With a fair demand for
CITY and choice country brands. We quote (:
CITY made Xxx red Sll.0OGll.5 so; do Xxx spring
10. O0alO. 50. Country brands irregular; Xxx red
$40, 50al1. Co; Xxx spring S9.5Oal0.OJ.
WHEAT-LOwer. and quiet. sales 10 cars
10 cars No. 2 red winter at Sl.9i from store. No.
l do held at S2.08.
CORN-In fair demand and higher. Sales 3
cars No. from store on spot at$l.OI; SOU budO
al arrive at Sl.OS.
OATS-Steady. with a moderate inquiry
Sales 4 cars No. l at SOC from store
PORK-Steady and firm No. l mess at630.O0s
No. 9 do $500. Clear 1921 H
SMOKED MEATS-Unehanzed and demand
fair. Sugar-cured Hams, canvassed. &c; Plain
do do zoe; Shoulders l5c eanVassed; l4e unean-
vsssed; Bacon l6cs Dried B eef zoe eanyassed-
BUTrER-Firm at 34G35c for choice Western
Reserve in frkius; very choice do in sm ali
packages 36957c; Central and Western 2g32c.
CHEESE-Steady at HSl61zc for diary and
factory in shipping lots; selected factory in a
EGGS-Steady at IT9lsc for sound fresh lots.
PUTATOES--In fair demand and steady at
S3.25s3 IS per Dbl.
SEEDs--rimOthy firm at S3,2OrS;2; Clover
nominal at SO. 00alO,50.
LIME-Water Lime held at S1.O for Akron
and OsWegO. White Lime selling at Sl.JO per
Dbl for Cleveland and Fremont
SALT-Fine firm at S2.45; Coarse and ground
solar steady at $23oa24h-Leader-