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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-01
w. A. GHERARD.
RYNIER o. MOSES.

Clara Brooks, a colored girl, ten or twelve
years of age, employed on the plantation of
Colonel Edward T. Shepherd, testifies that
she, in company with several other negroes,
was arrested by Federal soldiers, taken to
headquarters and confined for short time,
and was questioned under threats by the of
ficers conducting the examination as to the
whereabouts of DR.. Kirksey, one of the par
ties arrested on the night of the killing of
Ashburn.
Charlotte Hall, negro woman, employed
as a servant in the house in which Crimes,
one of the parties arrested. lives, testiies un-
der oath that she was arrested, taken to mill
tary headquarters, placed in close confine
ment and not allowed communication with
any one. She was kept in close custody for
three days, and during this time was sub
jected to repeated long and severe examina
tions by the military officers; was cursed and
threatened by the officers. She testiies un-
I der oath as follows:
"Just before leaving, one of the officers
told me was lying all around, and that /
would rather rot in the tort for three or for
six years than to tell the truth on my damn
ed Democratic friends; that might as well
tell the truth, for Frederick "a .Frenchman
who walled on Mr.. Wright had told all
about it, and that when went to Atlanta
and met Frederick that he would catch me
in lie. One of the officers then took a
piece of rope and put it under my chin, and
said that when they got me to Fort Pulaski
they would do me that way until I told the
truth on my Democratic friends Was re.
imprisoned, taken out again and re-examin-
ed in the same way. One of the officers
was writing at the table when was being
examined. I, do not know what he wrote.
Before being discharged was asked if I
was not the mistress of some of the young
men. One of, the officers proposedto send
me to Fort, Pulaski, but the ethers objected,
and, after being warned not to let my Dem
ocratic friends run me off, was discharg-
ed. -.sr,t-7l;frs I
| Cicero johnson, a colored man, testified
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-01

OHURNS OF ALL SHAPES
the best made and warranted, az
'-o : IRAYNoLDs . sAXToN.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-01
rnon exy. JOSEPH H. xnNxARp, D. D,

Pastor Of the Tenth Baptist Church, PhiladclphiA-
DE JAcEs.N -DEAE HIE:-i hare btcH freqHeHily
sscurstsd q eoRssc' my Uit se0mueHftSrs or
dfFsrsH' ktHds V BssifeibeE, bH T,gaTng ne PTGettes
81 nay agproBrtGtc phSTe, htue Ea al edse1 de-
eiined lgi clear proof i vari0Us iHEidnees, Gnd
particularly my JGsiiy Of ne 1s. GiuesI er Dr.
AoaandrE sIaaH BitiSys depart for once TroHA NY
rosc, szprsIs full eoartciion df for gen
vTi dStlity OF te system and especially FOR Liver
Complaint il Ia "a .Ate and VSiuaols All,
Ia2s buf tlgtiaHy. SAl dOub MOI, q teln
De rsTy beHshc's.sA- ~ % dote .oAo su5eT
srsss thT absrr caasrs Iaurs, rfrV respsetf4ny,
j. NJ KENNARD,
EiSAth bsiOug CodfeS street,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-01
rnoM noN. LANES THOMPSON,

Judge of The Supr''n,. Court OF Pennsylvania
rH't IpELPAIA, Auril 2s, 1896
rouaIG-r @ - HoOflandss
German HIt y tors - raiEdbls
dIEcr IlostEzkls Es1efA.aOr Dyspepsia.
! can e rfIiy tAI> from Isiy experience Of
Il. Yours. with respect,
....H JAMES THOMPSON.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-01
ABNER X. GRIFFIN.
Y,narI-

Sworn TO and subscribed before us, this
9th day of june, 1858.
R. J. MOSES, JUN.,
Notary Public.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-01

nKUBLE & BROTHER, DEALERS IN WATCH
IL es, Clocks. Jewelry aao SILVER Ware &c East
side OF the Public Square Canton, Ohio a. Re-
pairing done on short notice
T0SEPH A MEYER, DEALER IN WATCHES,
- Clocks, Jewe ~ and Fancy Articles northwest
c orner OF Market square, Canton, g. e. Repair
ing OF wat'hes. Clocks and Jewelry AAi'siaeloriiy
done .. ....
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03
!tepu6iicdn Union District Con-
rPRflON.

Republican Union Convention for the second Con
gressona District viii be held White River Junction
on WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of APRIL next, at =
the purpose of appointing two delegates
and two substitutes repreeut said district in the M
t.unal invention b. holden Chicago ILL.,, the
9TH day Of MAY next for the nomn alton of candidates
President Vice President Of the United States
Delegates said district convention will be chosen
in compliance with the following resolution adopted at
of aid district, held said White River
junction the h day of Aug, 1866:
E',",rsj, Tha' hereafter all Congressional District
Convenns i'll this district shall be called and holden
delegate conventions. That each town. in the dis
ic casting les than hundred republican votes for
at the state election preceding said d
tict convention shall be entitled to delegate, and
each town casting more than hundred republic
votes 81 said ut e.eciion, shall be entitled ad-
doni lcgItc, and del gate for each ractioua 81
pant Of one bundled votes exceeding fifty.
The several town committees hereby requested to
call primary etings of tn Republican Union Is,
in all the towns in this -econd grcssoua district
choose delegates said di trict convention in combl
with the foregoing resolution and to that said
delegates furnished with credentials signed by the
secretaries Of said meetngs.
HANPDIS CUTS,
II. H. HENRY,
CHNs. :. DANA,
a. IL. GILNoRE,
March %, lSG>. IDistrct Committee.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03
CHieJ Justice Chase.

Horace Greeley has made a visit TO
Washington, and it Is reported, called
upon Mr.. Chase. lie is Mr.. Greeey's
first choice for the Presidency. In view
of the late rumorS of a disposition on the
Iart Of democratic leaders to adopt Mr..
Chase as their candidate, there may be
some soiicitude to know how he stands.
The y. \. Tribune of the 9th contains
an article referring to these rumors, and
TO Mr.. Chasc'S attitude. 1t is very clear
ly to be inferred from Mr.. Greeley's re-
marks that Mr. Chase stands where he
always has, firmly upon the republican
platform, and that he cannot be the can
didate OF any party that does not adopt
hi principles. Mr.. Greeley thinks the
democratic leaders are in great need of a
decent man rs leader, and would, for
any chance OF success it might give them.
be disposed TO find man as good as Mr..
Chase. Pendleton has placed himself on
:: financial platform that bodies so much
evil to the business of the country, and
So adverse to the interest of the aristo-
cratic democratic bondholderS, and the
business men Of the country, that his
prospects have become darkly shaded.
Seymour's completely with the leaders of
the rebellion, with his almost tact ac-
quicsence i'll the policy to shed loyal
blood in the streets of our northern cit
leS-according to the arrangement of
Franklin Piece-as exhibited in the cop
perhead riot in New York City during
the war, and resulting III outrage and
lnurler-though he is Just the man they
want-make him so much of a target
that they really dare not venture to place
him in nomination. Mcclellan has been
named, and although he has been out of
sight, wandering in the shadowy retreats
of the Old World for the last three years,
it is true of him that the farther the
country retreats from his deeds of imbe-
cility or treachery while he was leader of
the army of the Potomac, the more clear
ly they are revealed, and the more odious
he has become. Nor will they be for
gotten should he remain away until the
Pyramids of Egypt decay and pass from
the memory of mankind. Our demo-
cratic friends will, most likely, look up
from its own ranks some man less known
10 fame than either of these named. to be
defeated, as we verify believe, no matter
what his name may be.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03

CONNECTICUT ELECTION. Mon
day State officers and legislature will be
elected in Connecticut Last year the
democrats succeeded i'll electing English
to the office of governor by something
less than one thousand ma ority. He is
again a candidate, man of large wealth,
and reported to be lavish of his means to
secure his reelection. Some of our re-
publican friends manifest considerable
confidence in the success of the nominee
of the republican party i'll this election.
We are aware that full vote is always
favorable 10 our side, and as the repub-
licans of the State seem earnest in their
endeayOrs to succeed, we will hope for
the best in this election. confident that III
November Gen. Grant will carry the
State by large majority. a United
States senator, we think, is TO be chosen
bv the legislature to be elected next Mon
day, in place o: Dixon, who has done
what he could to sustain Johnson in all
of his obnoxious acts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03
March %, Isl
The Trial Begun.

The case of the people against Andrew
Johnson, president, came up for trial on
Monday, according to appointment Gen.
Benz. f. Butler. one of the managers Oh
the part of the house, opened the case by
an argument of over three hours length.
Even the enemies Of Gen. Batter admit
that his address is IN exceedingly forci-
Die exposition of the law and the facts
upon which the remova! of Mr. johnson
i demanded. lie took up each article
in course, and shows that the question is
not SO much whether Mr.. johnson is fit
To retain the office. as whether the prcsi-
dcncv itself, with the powers Mr.. John
son claim. for it, Is consistent with the
safety OF a free government Mr.. John
son claims iIlimtable powers, even the
removal ct all civil officers at will, thus
virtually taking supreme control of the
government. The question involved in
tins trial is one Of great moment; it Is a
constitutional one, and not personal.
There was little Jar in the proceed
ings on Tuesday, Chief Justice Chase
claiming the right to decide questions of
law, subject to appeal to the senate.
This raises great hue aud cry against
him by all the copperhead and half-and-
half journals in the land. We can but
trust with full confidence, the wisdom and
uprightnes> Of this court, and await the
result
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03
Boston, March -. 1858.

JOHNSON Shows FiGIIr.-Thc PrcSi-
dent seems determined To ti.ht impcach-
ment with all the weapons in lis power
regardless of the consequences to himself
On Friday evening. he directed Gen
Grant I" issue an order assigning Cen.
Hancock 10 the command of the depart
mcnt of the Atlantic. the Place which. it
will be recollrctcd. Gen. Sherman and
George H. Thomas have both pcrcmp-
torify refused Gen. Grant, on Satur-
day. made out the order, and took it
over to the war department. and held Il
long consultation with Nj. Stanton.
One result was that the order was not
promulgated ON that dav. and another.
that Senator Elmund~ introduced a res
olution requesting the President To IN
form the Senate if he had made any new
military departments since last AUGUST.
and 10y what authority. The order for
llanCock'S assignment may be issued to-
day, and II l. reported in addition that
Gen. Gordon Granger will succeed Gen.
Emory i'll command of the troops at
Washington. The meaning of these
changes, if they mean any thing, is re-
sstance to Congress. and the theory of
the Presidents insanity grows more and
more plausible.
The order appointing Gen. Hancock
to the command of the Atlantic has been
promul gated, and Gen. Hancock will
probably issue his order taking command
OF tine department ut once. The chief
significance of this movement is that it
toreshadows resistance to the will of
Congress.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03
License in Massachusetts.

A license bill has passed the House of
Representatives of Massachusetts-l39
TO 29-and gone to the Senate. There
has been great trouble among the friends
of license system, but they are pretty
well agreed upon this measure. 1t is
much more stringent than the friends of
free rum expected. 1t is very much of a
revenue bill, one-half of the license fees
to 90 to the towns and cities, and the
other half into the State treasury.
County commissioners are to be elected
to dispense licenses to reasonable num-
Der of persons in each place, of good
moral character 1t is estimated the
State will realize one million OF dollars 4
year from it, and of course the towns
and cities an equal amount. If the sys-
tenn shall tend to a free consumption OF
liquor, the greater the revenue. Practi,
cally, it will compel the drinkers to pay
the taxes, or money TO be used in lieu Of
taxes regularly assessed. With the large
profits of the dealers, expense of license
added-getting drunk, or even moderate
drinking, will make quite a draft upon
the purses of the lovers OF liquor. Prac
tically the measure is one to make run
drinkers poor, and manufacturers ant
dealers in liquor richer. The bill ough
to he titled, "a bill to make the ricI
richer, and the poor poorer. 1t is :
measure we'll devised to fill poor houses
jails and penitentiaries, and to tax the
poor rum drinkers to support them. Ii
this respect it is certainly shrewdly de
vised. We pity the victims Of an UNI
comparable appetite for liquor. Massa
chusetts is in advance Of most New Eng
land States. 1t makes the culprit pay
for the rope by which he is hanged.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03

In Orleans county railroad stock per
share $50. This refers to Passunpsic
stock, probably. If it does we hardly
see how the appraisal is to be justified in
view OF the language of the law OF the
State The law says stocks in corpora
tons shall bc set in the list at their val
lie. Passumpsic Railroad stock sells
rapidly at Se2 or SS3 per share. and the
regular dividends are 3 per cent semi
annually-rcally paying to most OF the
present owners II per cent. per annum.
upon its cost, because thrcc-tourths of the
Passumpsic stock is in other than the
hands of those who took it originally and
paid 500 per share for it, costing them
on an a> erage no more than 500 per
share. 1t is now really worth SlO0 per
share, as much rs 500 note ut per
cent, secured upon the best farm in Or
leans county, is worth 500. If the
SOB is not a mistake, and the stock is so
listed, the grand jury of Orleans county
will have work before them to inquire if
the laws Of the State are properly res
pected by such persons rs are required by
oath to respect them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03

Since thc death of Judge WiImot Of
Pennsylvania, ii Is asserted that he was
not the author of the famous provlso
which bears his name, and which he pre-
scented and defended Judge Jacob Brink
crhoii' OF Mansfield, O., wrote il, and
now has the original copy in his posses
sion.
The Democratic party in Kentucky is
CROWN. slraky. Gen. lIobSon and
Hon. William II. Wordsworth have re-
Gently left the ranks, and now Gen. j.
NJ. Harlan, hitherto one of the best men
among the kentucky Democrats, an
nounccs that he shall support Gen. Grant
III the coming campaign.
/ Hon. William NJ Converse of Con
mccticut. member of the Democratic
/ National Committee, has announced his
purpose TO vote for Gen. Grant for Pres
! idcnt.
\ Richmond dispatch says that tho
United States Grand Jury have framed
a new Indictment against JEFF: Davis. |,
covers liliy page, and details all his OF.
lenses since the opening of the rebellion
The late election i'll Texas resulted IL
the election of eiehty-tIrec Republican
deie1atcS to the Constitutional Conven
ton. out OF ninety. There are eighty
ome white and nine colorcd delegates.
I:y. W IL \ His-cl, the newly
elected Bishop Of the Protestant Episco
pal Church, for the Diocese of Vermont
is a native Of Randolph. lie GRADUATED
al burlington in 1886.
There was considerable sharp practict
on both sides OF the late New Hampshir,
campaign. but this is the sharpest sam
Pile ont In Il town near Concord, who's
>,lcctmrn are democrats, a republican o
the sort vino always accept gifts, tounC
:, suit ui clothes lett At his house as 4 pres
emf. He donncd them on election day
but when h. went to vote his right wa
challenged, on account of his receiving
help from the town. The present cam
from the sclrctmen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03

FATAL CARTiE,>NE>>.-A -ad and
fatal accident occurred lat Saturday in
the sugar place OF MIR. Noyes, about
three miles trom Stanslcad Plain. Nev-
eral bows were in the sugar house. one OF
them having Il shot suu. The boys had
been firm" at mark outside the house.
and also 1T the raitcrs OF the buildings.
One of the boys about firing at some let
tcrs Oh the side of the nous. stcppin"
back to get Il lon2tr range. turned LI-
Gun one side, when it was accidentally
discharged. thu contents entering the
breast of youn9 Noyr~. ia.l about lit
teen years of age, killing him almost
in-lanIly.-NncpOt E,lre,>.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03

\ MormE!;s Lolr.-Tho Fail River
Times says 4 well dressed young man,
who had been INDUCING n liquor to oN-
cess, attempted 10 take the car for Prov
idemce, and wa, guilty of the atrociou>
act of knocking down his own mother,
who WIS cnde;lvoring 10 di>-uade him
from his purpose. lie WAS secured 10y
the ticket master, and soon teIl into q
drunken sleep in the depot rs soon Il,
he = PIT, his poor mother supported hi,
head in her lap, and remained thrr,
while he slept oil the effects Of his pota-
lions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03

To tie Ecccatire Committee Of tile Caieoto-
mu 1Yicaltt0W Society:
GENTLEMEN My attention has been
called TO the report OF the committee 10
whom was referred the subject of exam
ming the Super-Phosphatc now offered
for sale in the county.
The committee report that anything
like complete analysis would he at
tended by GOOD deal of expense, and as
no funds We're appropriated Tor that pur-
pose, it was not undertaken.
They also say they did chemically test
them SO far rs the means at hand would
allow. If the word 'mcans" applies 10
money, is it not reasonable TO suppose
that no analysis was made, as they say
no funds We're appropriated.
The committee say it does not require
chemist 10 detect the various impuri-
ties and authorizations. They say that
spent tan bark and muck enter largely
INTO many ot them.
In reply to this point l will only say
that | have had many analyses made of
Super-Phosphatc~ made by other manu-
facturcrs, and have never known tan
bark 10 be used in any other Super-Phos-
phatc OF Lime.
| have never used Il pound of tan bark
myself, and | will give five hundred dol
lars tSJ0O) to the gentlemen who hav,
reported to your committee ii they wal
tell and prove whose Supcr-Phosphato OF
Lime 1t was, and by whom made, in
which they find tan lark rs one of il
constituents, provided it was made by
any regular manufacturer.
The committee say that bv actual test
the Super-Phosphat manufactured 10y
Paddock. Dean y Go. contains more
than double the soluble Supcr-Iho~phat,
Of amy sample out of quite Il number then
before them. and express much SatiSt;sr-
ton AT such results
have Il few words 10 saw in reply t,
this portion of their report. do no;
know as the committee had Il sample oI
my SuperPho>phatc before thcm-ii
they did | Will 1--WE vour society five hun
bred dollars (SjOOD if my Nupcr-phoS-
plate manufactured within the last Nv,
years does not contain pre- fi,.., ~ much
soluble Phosphate aS that made bv Pal.
dock, Dean x Go. hy actual ANALYSIS
Il maze this Offer on tie ground that
Paddock, Dean n Co. make hut nm, y,r1L
~ Of super Phosphate, ., thcv ~av and
publish under their name thai they DO
nutJ
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03

Tie GREAT Snow STORM AT TIE
WEsr.-The first through train from
Cheyenne, since last Tuesday, arrived at
Omaha, Monday morning, with several
hundred passengers, who had been snow
ell in near lIillsdalc. % miles east from
Cheyenne, several days. Between 100
and 300 men have been employed clear
ING the road The storm extended far
- the westward in the mountains, and
there had been no mail from Salt Lake
since the 10Th of March. The snow at
Denver, on the 10th ult, was nearly
three feet in depth. The storm was the
severest ever experienced in Colorado.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03

LEGAL DECIsIoNs.-In case of n saw
ings bank in Connecticut, where about
half the capital was invested in L. 5.
bonds. the question of taxation of the
amount of the capital thus invested was
decided by Il State court that it was tax
able for State purposes. The case was
appealed and the supreme court affirmed
the decision of the lower court. The
principal question in the case was whe-
Their the statute of Connecticut, as sought
to be enforced by the treasurer, imposed
a tax upon the securities. The Supreme
Court of the United States, Mr.. Justice
Clifford delivering the opinion, held that
this was society simply for receiving
deposits and paying interest on the mon
ey invested. That a tax upon the de-
posts held by savings bank is not tax
on the securities in which they may be
invested, for the tax on the deposit ac-
erues whether they are invested or not.
Another decision, recently announced
by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
relates to railroad property. That is,
workshops and other buildings not ne
cessary for the running of railroad are
subject to local taxation. Shops for re-
pairs, and manufacturing cars, locomo-
tives, &C., are not deemed necessary for
this purpose, and are taxable outside of
the stock, and in the place where they
are located.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03

in the constitutional manner: we have
brought the criminal to your bar,
and demand judgment ut your hands
for his SO great crimes. Never
again, il Andrew Johnson 20 quit and
free, this day, can the people of this
or any other country, by constitutional
checks and guards, stay the usurpations
of executive power. speak, therefore,
not the language OF exaggcration, but the
words OF truth and soberness, in saying
that the future political welfare and lib
critics of all men hang trembling on the
decision of this hour"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03
Nahum Stiles Estate

STATE Or NERMONT. In probate court held
, Caledonia District IS. at the probate Office I'm
ST. Johnshury Ia said district. the 2sth day March
\ ID. l-OS. ~' -1AA'N'i
dGm Stiles, admin Strator of the estate of Nahum
H1.e ate OF ~ J"hnsbury in said district deceased
presents MS administration
ION ana allowance. and makes application for a
deceased. - ~ S''-'S "a '0'N
WheTeup0E It Is ordered by said court that said &C
count ana sIll Application be referred session of said
Inurt 10 b Aei al The probate office in Johnsbury
on tue !Sh dS OF April, A. ID. lSoS hearing and de-
COh thereo Ana 1t Is further ordered that notice be
given TO all persons interested by publication of the
same three weeks successfully IN the CaledOnian a
newspaper published ST. J1hnsbury previous to said
tIns pointed Tor hearing that they may appear at
sdu tlie ana place, and show cause, If any they
nave why said account should be allowed and such
decree made By the Court, Attest,
l3 ASA l.. FRENCH, Judge of Probate,