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The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
Fight with Indians.

San Francisco, May 81, lsGs.-An
official report from Capt. Munsou announ.
ces the result Of tho light with party of
30 or 40 Indians in the vicinity Of Para.
disc Valley, Nsrtheastern California.
Munsons forces consisted Of so men.
The Indians occupied strong position
in the mountains, but were driven from il
after four hours fighting, with the loss Of
several killed. The truops lost one killed
aud two wounded. The Indians were
nearly oil armed with rifles.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
Perjury at q Premium.

Thad. Stevens said, Monday in tho
blouse, sec the Debates,) shat he did
not sec that II would hare hurt Senators
much u they had peJned themselves for
nc purpose Of procuring a conrictiou oftle
PRESIDENT" And this is one of the House
Managers and the House Chairman Of the
Committee on Reconstruction, and the
House loader, and the man who drew tho
llth Article to convict the President be.
cause, he said at the time, thero was moth.
ing in tho ten articles which the Senate
a. Court Of Impeachment could, would
or should heed. What do "the Party
OF moral ideas" think Of chief who cen.
sures Court for declining to perjure it.
self-Banner of Liberty.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
,luage Porter.

A large number Of Lawyers, Clerks
shrriTs and other gentlemen, Of beth
political parties, have, in a lssssr, urged
him 10 announce himself rs candidate
for ~ election to this, the Third Judieial
District. to which the Judge replies with
The following letter:
lN rns CcuRr RooN, LOUISIANA, No. !
Mar Goth, 1868. I
Mc.srs. n. r. Dyer. II. A. Campbell,
J. W. Buchanan, Ian. NJ. Draper, David
l.. Caldwell, N. 7. Minor, A. v. Mckee,
+. Morsey and others. Gentlemen -
Your esteemed and very Aastering letter,
expressing your confidence in me as Judge
Of this Circuit, and requesting the use Of
my name as candidate for election, to
the Office I now hold by Gubernatoriai
appointment, at the next general election
has been handed to me by ono Of your
nuube. during the pending term Of the
Louisiana Court Of Common Pleas. /
feel highly grati6ed at this expression,
coming as It docs, without distinction Of
party, sect or section, from those who have
been in . favorable position to observe
my Official conduct. I 1consider, that next
to the consciousness Of duty performed,
an Intelligent appreciation thereof by
the community at large, which ho has
faithfully essaycd to serve is, to . public
servant, one Of the highest rewards and
greatest consultations.
All that it may become me further to
say in this connection is this 4: That il
the people Of this judicial Circuit choose,
on the first Tuesday Of next November,
by their free suffrage, to continue me In
the office Of Judge, as ir the past so in
the future, I will cndeavor to discharge
the duties Of the said Office honestly, i,n
partially and to the best Of my ability.
l have the honor to subscribe myself,
Truly your friend and most obcdient
servant. Il. PORTER.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

The local editor Of tho Flint, Michigan,
Globe in tho fall Of 1866 received quart
package of Tsppahanuock wheat from
the Agricultural Department at Wash
ingten, from which he raised two bushels
Of Gne wheat. which was harvested thir-
teen days earlier than tho Treadwell, sown
in the some field on tho same day. 1t
was also free from the "wesvil," which
attacks the Troadwell and Souls. The
two bushels were sowu last fall, and now
this wheat looks much better than other
varieties in the same field. ..
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
Don piatt,

We direct the attention Of our readers
to scathing letter from this old Repub.
lican to the Radical party, in this issue
Of the Herald. lIe claims to have car
riea one Of tho "planks" Of the Radical
platform, which now he says is "dead" o,
dried herring. The letter is very good
medicine for sick Radicals, and the couu.
try is full Of them since old Impeach-
mcnt was killed, and Stanton ous.cd from
Office. Read tho letter.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

Thirty Sx young ladies aud gentlemen
on horseback, from Illinois, representing
the So States in the Union, beautifully
decorated, viii eross The river on the
morning Of the 9th Of jane, to attend the
Democratic Mass meeting at this place
on that day. The Clarksville baud will
meet and escor. them from the ferry Ian.
ding to the place Of spsaking.-Sentiusl.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
It's Dead and Stinketh.

Too late for eur issue Of last week the
news came that, on Tuesday the Goth, tho
Senate convened as q court in the Impeach.
ment case, and took the vote on three
other articles, including the "scconi,
which was considered with the Eleventh
the strongest, all Of which were defeated
md disgusted, tho Court adjourned sine
die, rendering verdict Of acquital. Tn,
stubborn Secretary Of War, Edwin NJ
Stanton, Immediately "rolinquishcd" Lis
Office, to prevent being kicked out.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS.
Correspondents Of the Lincoln County Herald.
ST. Louis, June !, 1868.

ST. LorIs, june l, 1868.
Editors Herald. To quote the Ian.
suasc Of Chatham, in his celebrated
speech against what the English called
the American war, ~ am astonished, l
am shocked" to hear that Edwin NJ.
Stanton has at last "rclinquishcd," his
seeretaryship IN Johnsou's cabinet. When
the news to that effect reached US here in
ST. Louis, ! said to myself, mo, no that
is an idle rumor-Edwiu NJ. Stanton is
too much Of a patriot to relin1uish any
thing, much less an Office with a fair sal.
ary." l requested my wife to bring me
wets,er's Quarto, and, turning to the
pages headed "Rcl," discovered the word
"relinquish" in all its cxpounled majesty.
I lad often seen the word, and thou sht l
had understo ID its meaning from child ;
but imagine my surprise when l saw that
besides withdrawing claim to, yielding,
resignins and forsaking," "relinquish"
also meant "to abandon Gtalc not mine),
to leave, to quit, to give ur." Now, the
Bible tells us that "a man shall leave bis
father and mother, aud cleave unto his
wife" but in Stantons case, remember.
the man lcares an office and clcave. to-
nothing. A man might very conveniently
resign nothing for something, but to cx.
change something for nothing, and begin
life over again, is in my opinion deed
worthy tile namc Of sclfsacrifcc. Here.
after let the public bear in mind that for
purity q Of patriotism-love Of county,
I mean, in all its snowy whiteness-Stan.
ton edwin NJ. is not to be succeed at.
Tho unveiling Of the statue of Thomas
II. Benton, last Wednesday, at Lafayette
Park was attended BY all the public
schools of this city, and by thousands
from abroad and ut home. Mrs. General
Fremont, the illustrious statesm an 5
daughter, performed the duty of remov.
ing the veil. The statue is the mobiles,
production Of the kind west Of tho Ale.
shanies. doubt if there is o statute in
America that exccls this one from the
fertile genius Of Miss Harriet Hosmcr
| was looking at it yesterday, and sense
Of shame suffused my checks when re
hected that tho mantle Of the departed
Senator whom it represented, had fallen
on the puny shoulders Of Charles d
Drake.
Tho "roughs' Of this city arc disap-
pointed that the prize fight between Nc
Coole and Coburu failed to come of Do,
Expectations. A great deal Of mcrrimen
is being made over the arrest of the par
ties, as if the matter were good thin,
to laugh at. McCoole and Coburu ar
said to be playing scven,up together il
Jail, the authorities Of Dearborn county
Indiana, having set the example by frs
playing two up. BUCKEYE.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

Tho cattle disease is proving very fatal
at Springfield, Illinois. Over ono hun.
dred head have fallen victims to it within
a few days. 1t usually earris of its vic.
tim 10 few hours without any premoui-
tory warnings, and although considerable
skill has been brought to bear upon it, Il
yields to no remedy. Its namo and ma
tuIs Are not yet known.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
Military Domiu alien In Georgia.

An Augusta, Ca, dispatch Of the 20tl
ultimo, says, Mayor Walthus, Of Colum.
bus, and oil the aldermen have been re.
moved by Gen. Meade, and Capt. Mills
U. s. A., appointed mayor. Natural re
suit Of military dcspotisms, anl enforce
ment Of Radical doctrine.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

A German physician reports that he
has traced six cases of lead collie and par
alysis to the use Of tobacco held in leaden
boxes. A French physician asserts that
tobacco held in lead foil, improperly call.
ed tinfoil, will finally become impregna-
ted with poisonous salt of lead.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
Bribery Discovered at Last.

After the vote on the 1lth article Of
impeachment, Ben. Butler and tho other
managers went into an investigation to
prove that the Senator's voting for acquit.
tai were bribcd. What they did provo
was, q good Radical, offered over his own
signature, to furnish his opm sud several
other rotss far acquittal at $1,000 each.
he found no takers, and voted for con.
viction.-Lorain Constitutionalist.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

fury, casts asids al social and legal res.
tfaint. But We asswsr that our wise acts
Of legislation have been rendered null aud
void BY % Executive that plants itself
squarcly in opposition to the law .m0king
power. Now Messrs. Fessendcn and
Irumbull vote mot guilty." and the 10.
cused goes acquit.
We awaken to the unpleasant fact that,
not Andrew johnson, but the Republican
party has been on trial, and tke sentence 10
a sentence Of death, rendered BY our own
Senators, who have grown fat, rich and
great through our organization. To have
such . trial, with such o result, land
Me,srs. Fesssndsn and Trumbull knew IL
as we'll at the beginning a. they did at
the end is great blunder-a blundsr
worse than crime. It may be that the
disgust felt BY the country at large. for tho
Democratic peace party may call into OK.
istcnce new organization but the he.
publican party Is dead, and we nay as we'll
gracefully admit the fact and accept the
situation.
I notice that certain journals such as
the Evening l'oa, Nation and Chicago
Tribune, are disguised with the manner
in which The press aud tho people treat
tho sevon Senators. "Were they not un.
der oath ; were they not jurorsY'' cry the
virtuous journalists. at is shameful" ."
Well, yes, they were under oath, and in
some sort Of way they were jurors; but
they were under several oaths, and bound
by some two or three Of them when they
decided the constitutionality of the Ten.
ure. office law, and that Stanton could
not bs dismissed by johnson. l have no
wish to argue the merits Of tho case, but
cannot help laughing at the scruples, SO
solemnly elaborated, to excuse stupid
blunder. Fessenden and Trumbull pro.
nounced upon the guilt Of johnson when
they decided upon his conduct in tho
case Of Stanton, and the addition Of two
or three oaths could not change the fact.
The fact is, I doubt whether those two
funeral dyspeptics realized tho fact that
the Republican party was in deep earnest
in this matter Of impeachment. The
country had been very quiet during the
progress Of tho Investigation, because the
unhappy old animal at the White House
had no party to get excited over his off
cial execution. lle had in fact, no real
friends. This State Of quiet acquicsccucO
was taken for Indifference by our Senate.
rial dyspcrtics and they must have been
considerably astonished at the storm that
broke upon their devoted heads.
I do not believe that Fcssenden is q
politician, and know that Trumbull is
not. remember travelling with the last
named, from Springfield to Chicago, short
" after. the first election of Lincoln, and
before that elongated embodiment Of all
the honor, honesty and wisdom e1tan'
was inaugurated. 1 rccollect tho utter
impossibility Of getting back Of Trum.
bulls gold.rimmcd spectacles the idea
that the South meant business and could
do US great injury. Ho has nothing in
common with the masses, and none other
than the late Republican party would re
turn such an abstraction to tho Senate.
Well, there is no use in being lachry
nose over the lost lactcal. I can stand il
if the rest can. ID. p.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

Iowa exempts 800 worth Of the as.
sessed property Of o citizen for ten years
for every acre Of ground planted with
forest trees, and $50, for Eve years FOL
every acre planted with fruit trees. tn.
number Of acres Of timber plantation ex
smpted asS,3G0 in 1868, &c, ,2S5 in 1865
and 48,774 10 1867.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
Death Of Ex-President Duc hanau.

Hon. James Buchanan, the fifteenth
President Of tho United States, died at
his residence, in Whcatlanl, Pennsylva.
nia, on tho lst inst, aged II years.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
Postponed,

Richmond, Va. May 3l.-It is now
probable that the trial Of jefferson Davis
will be postponed until October, as the
counrel on both sides have agreed to that
timc,
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
Tho New Secretary Of War.

Washington, May 31.-Gsn. Scho6eld
arrived last night and at once had an in.
terview with the President. His com.
mission will be signed by the Presiden.
to. morrow, and he will at once enter on
the discharge Of his duties at the War
Department.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

The Ironton (Mo.) Enterprise says it
is now settled beyond doubt that wo are
10 have very fair fruit crop. Peach
trees contain more than half tho usual
amount Of young fruit, which promises to
bc large and chsico. Apples and cherries
will be full crop, pears being the only
fruit that was materially injured. Straw.
berries and blackberries will be plentiful.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

II is said that sfter the adjournment Of
the rreseat Congress Mex Yates and
Ben. Eutler eoa,empla,s making q visi,
to Missouri. Hide your sresas and
Nhisky,
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

Miles Brown, Of this place, has killed
near Kiugsvillc. this spring, seventeen
wolves, and caught lately two badgers
an animal VIC never saw before. Ono Of
the badgers he has now alive. Tho ami.
NAL partakcs q the disposition of q hog,
cut and opossum. "three in one." Queer
animal, and is becoming quito docile.-
Kingsvillc Star.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

The financial planks in tho Chicago
platform. Butler is satisfied that they
mean greeubacks: Greedy says that they
have the jingle Of the real stufE-tbe
geld. ...
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

Nit karaa, tAe old Asua,aiaeer, trap.
per aad Indian fighter, died a, For, Lyon,
Colorado Ter.;,esy, in the sl;A Of May.
aged IS years lie "a. = brave and al.
vea,uroa, fellow, aud n,auy are the hair.
breadth escapes from his Indian foes re-
corded in the stories and rumauess Of hi.
ea>sv life.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

The Soldiers and Sailors in Convention
at Chicago have declared the Republican
Senators, who voted for the acquittal Of
President johnson, "to be unworthy the
confidence Of brave and loyal people" /"
They gave the Senators three groans, the
band playing the "Rogue's March. -
st. Jo. Herald, Radical.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

In Salisbury, N. H., and its neighbor.
hood, many sheep are dying from ON un
known cause. One farmer has lost one
hundred. The disease is frequently fatal
to the best Aocks, though it is usually
found to prevail more generally among
the poorer sheep,
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

The Senators elect from the State Of
Arkansas are neither Of them legal resi-
dents Of that State. One went there from
Cattaraugus county, N. Y, and the other
from Pennsylvania. They are mere I'D
ventursys.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

The Collins Company at Colllusville,
Connecticut, organized in 1885, to make
axes and other tools, now have twenty
three shops, which would make build.
ing altogether one mile and quarter
long and 25 feet wide. They employ from
Ave to eight hundred persons, and make
five thousand teols daily.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
Wanted,

Nine hundred editors, aud others, to
tell US how to edit \ Newspaper. Men
who have triod editing foi years, and
risen to tho dignity Of half q thousand
circulation, or local politicians, who have
been candidates for town Offices, preferred
Salary NO object. Address this Office. Nc
cards.-La Crosse Democrat.
We'll put.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

Somebody asks the question:: "wha.
should honest patriotic men Do 10 save
tho couatry9" Vote the Deueera,ie
ticket. That will put Radicals Out Of
Office. -. ..-.. t-.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04
Denscraiie State Csnveniisa-tall Of
the State Central Committee.
Rooms STATE CENTRAL CcxNrrrr, !
Sr 1xnrra 1~~n1 1SsS

IVVVAS OrAIE OENTkAL \CNNfrTE.
ST. l.orIs, June l, 1865.
by virtue Of authority in ss vested
the Democracy Of the several eous,ies Q
this State are hereby requested to he!,
county meetings on Monday, July so,A
to aPpoia, delegate. 10 the State csavea
'ion to be held ia St Louis, On WErxSs.
rAr, Arays5 Sru, to nonisase candid
a,es for the different State e!sses,
And they are also requested &: IL.
cane tine to ar?s:r; delegates to Goa
eress;Sns! Coavestiss. to aenis.,e eau.
aida:es for Cersrsss, TO ts held o.
Wednesday, Ausast ls;A, :; ,hs follow.
isx places. te.u;,:
Fin,Ccnsrssieaa!N;s.ris Louis.
Sseoad Congressional Dis;riet-F anklin.
Third CenSressl D;ss-Cape G;rarieau.
Fourth Congress Dis.rict-Srrircdeli.
fissh Coosress'l Distrie,-Jeae,ssu City.
Sixth Congressiona, Dis,ic,-I.sx;rstO stOu.
Seventh Consres,l pistrict-St. Joseph.
Eighth Congressional Distric:-Nlacon.
Ninth Congressional Di..rie.-Mexico.
In the said Conventions, the sasis Of
representation for each county will be
five delegates for every Representative i,
is entitled to have in the lower branch OF
,he State Legislature.
III. ARMSTRONG, is. Dist.
+. j. PAULEY, I'd Dist.
Il. N. DkEWER, Sd Dist.
JAS. X. WADDELL, 4.h Dist.
o. A. CRANDALL, 9TH Dist.
JAMES SHIELDS, 9th Dist.
JAMES McTERRAN, eth Dist.
g. II. GREEN, s,h Dist.
A. II. BUCKNER, 9th Dist.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

DC. Richmond, Of Sanausky, Ohio,
does not End any Of the new varieties Of
potatoes equal to the old Neshannoeks
for the table. He thinks the White Peach.
blow comes next.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

The Sturgis, Michigan, Star says tho
wheat in that section gives every promise
Of being worry abundant, aud Looks better
than for many years previous.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-06-04

to Senators and Cabinet officers, the faint
of corruption runs, antil The people dased
and con- 1itsed confound the right and listen
vith Indifference to the threats Of exposure.
When charged with oil this, they have
responded: candy johnson is corrupt,
and appointed scoundrels to Office" Well,
Messrs. Fessenden aud Trumbull have
under oath, pronounced him not guilty,
and let him 60 acquit.
At the end Of q fearful war tho people
had right to expect that the expenses
Of the government should be brought back,
at once to peace footing. They demanded
. reduction Of the army to what II was in
1860 that tho useless monitors should
be sold for old iron that the hundsed
thousand thieves, called Office holders
should be dismissed, and the appropria
tions cut down to reasonable expsndi
ture. aii
We have replied that Andrew johnson
who came in through assassination, ha,
organised assassination at the South, ant
an army Of at least City thousand men 4
necessary to keep the peaoe. Nessrs
Fesssnden and Trunbull have voted ho
guilty, and lot Andrew 80 sequit. J ..
Tho people have expected that in on
hands reconstruction at the South woal,
progress with reasonable speed, and tha
unhappy region restored TO state o
quiet and prosperity. The expectation
7 might not be reasonable, for the blin'
, bigotry that hurried Us into q bloody va
has developed in hate that, with stupi
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-03
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The Chinese Ministers,

The Chief Ambassador, Chih Tajen, is
about forty-ive years old, medium heighth,
we'll formed and quite heavily built He
has fine large head with very intelligent
and expressive countenance. He is very
sociable and polite, almost always wearing
a smile upon his face.
Sun Tajen is small but well proportion
ed man Of perhaps ffty-fve years of age.
he is sharp, shrewd looking gentleman,
and is very close and quick observer of
all that transpires about him. Both of the
Ambassadors are dressed in loose gowns of
dark silk with rich silk cloaks of the same
color. Their shoes are of soft kid with silk
tops and leggins, elegantly worked with
fanciful devices. q"
The six students, Tung, Fling, Lien, Teh,
Tah, Kway, are the sons Of prominent no.
blemen in China, who have attached them
selves to the Embassy simply with desire
to see and learn more of the world than
their own empire contains. They are all
very bright, intelligent looking gentlemen,
of from 20 to 25 years Of age. Their cos
tunes consist of the ordinary loose gown
and Zouave pants, Of light blue cloth, with
sometimes q cloak of darker color Their
feet are encased in the short kid or silk
boot, Of various colors, the foot of which
somewhat resembles moccasin, only in
this instance, the soles are about half an
inch thick. The servants, Of course, ap-
pear in much cheaper but not less strik-
ing attire.
The Cinnamon, although getting more
and more accustomed to American manners
and the American style Of living each day,
make no pretensions of deviating from the
old country customs, especially in eating,
drinking and sleeping. They never take
their meals publicly, but always in theii
own room, and after their own fashion. =
They carry their own tea with them, and
prepare it themselves in large quantities, Of
It must be understood that they indulge ir
no other beverage Their hours of rising
and retiring as general thing are very
regular. They like to retire between nine
and ten, and rise with the sun. ff
BY nature they are rather retiring, ant
at present they care more to investigatl
what they may chance to see ION their owl
hook, than to converse with Americans
. although when called upon to do the latte
they are very sociable and polite Yanke,
machinery has great charms for them, an,
in their earnestness to discover the caus
of its operations, as we'll as in many othe
matters where their modest inquisitivenes
7 is made apparent they eyince o desire +
learn which isquite notable. They areals
very fond of sitting or lying around in th
parlors, halls, and lobby Of the hotel, an
observing the habits and manners OF Yar
! kees. Anything in the way of slight dive
tisement interests them greatly, but jude
ing from the manner in which they wi
J messed the majestic Falls they are of q yer
, non-enthusiastic temperament as the
made much more fuss and showed NOR
!, pleasure in examining 9 large bull's-horni
! one Of the curiosity shops than they di
upon viewing the Rapids and America
Falls.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-03

OLD CLOTHES are the subject of an extern
sive trade in New York city. There are
two classes Of persons interested in this
business, the men who buy old garments,
and the men who collect them out of the
streets. There are500 old clothes dealers
in New York who have shops, and who
send men out TO collect old garments y
Many of these sell old clothing at small
advance to one or two large establishments.
In one Of the large shops men and women
work early and late for the triling pay
they receive for the labor by which they
put in some kind of shape the clothes that
their master has bought up the day before,
These clothes, after being, purchased,
are assorted and secured, and are then cut
and sewed into shape, and made to resem-
BILE new clothes. They are then packed
in boxes and sent TO an agent In the West,
who disposes Of them TO the best advan-
tage, the advantage being generally the
realization Of about 20 per cent. on the
original cost. The other dealer, who picks
up scattered rags, takes them to o large
warehouse, where busy clerks assort,
weigh and price them. The buyer Of
these rags has them carefully assorted and
washed, when they are packed in bales
and shipped to the different factors who
buy them for the purpose Of making them
into shoddy and paper.