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struts IN the rear 10 the usual way W.
or three disks of gun-cotton were LAID on
the front of each timber a little above the
ground, having a narrow strip of wood to
rest on, and were fired by electricity. A
sharp but tremendous report followed,
and down fell the paIisade, the massive
timbers being blown away and spIlntered
as if they were laths. What ships side,
what gate, what wall can now be regard
ed as a defence? A few disks OF gun-cot-
ton will blow them all away. And If one
of such disks be fired lying on the top of
a block of stone or of iron, the metal and
the stone are at once crumbIed to powder.
Perhaps when the New Zealand MaoriS
hear of this, they will leave off building
pahs and it is not difficult to foreSee that
the practice of attack and defence is about
to undergo important notifications.
DR. Mat,hieSSen, FIR s., of st Bartho-
lomew's Hospital, has made a curious
discovery, which may be OF fuse to medical
practitioners. BY treating morphla with
hydrochloric acid, hr obtained a product
which he calls a%pomorphia, and while
working with this he and his assistant
were overcome by fits of vomiting. Here,
then, is a new emetic it operates SpeedI-
ly, and in a small doses, and though at
tended by depressing effects, these soon
pass away, Moreover, this a%pomorPhla
serves the purpose without being taken
into the stomach, for if oue-tenth OF a grain
is injected under the skin 1t will occasion
vomiting in Il few minutes.
Mr. w. II. Grove, author Of that excel
lent book, The Correlation Of PhySicaI
Forces, has delivered an address, at st
Mary's Hospital, on the importance OF the
study of physical science IN medical educa-
ton, which ought to inspire the students
who heard itWith a hearty love OF work
He showed how IimltlesS was The field OF
work that lay before them, and the advan-
tage involved in variety of study. Vare-
ty within proper bounds tends to promote
elasticity of mind and IN natural phllo-
sophy, the laws Of motion, the effects OF
light and heat, the effect of food, there is
scope enough to occupy even the most
active. Then as Mr. Grove remarked
Chemistry applied to the respiratory iunc-
tions offers a field of inquiry not much
trodden since DR. Beddoes established the
Pneumatic Institution at Bristol; not
merely by inhalation OF gases per Sc, but
by a judicious admixture of small portions
of given gases with the ordinary arr
Thus, a small increase of carbonic acid in
the air tends to produce somnolence:
might not this be carefully tried in cases
of extreme nervous excltability and IN
somnia Ozone, again, doubtless has its
effect, probably of somewhat a onvers
character to that of carbonic acid. Such
remedies might be free from heqisturbing
influence on other organs which the ad-
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IItIu lb LHSlIcH C'IOilctS' lhA0 -
son, he confines his observation OF waste
lands to the hill districts which have a COM
paratiyeIy cool climate, and where, as he
says, great profits are 10 be gained by en-
terprising settlers who employ native la
bour. There are many vegetable pro-
ducts which flourish and yield abundantly
at high elevations within the tropics, and
in the cultivation Of these, Mr. Campbell
believes there are advantages to be gained
beyond any offered by.other countries to
which emigrants are always Swarming.
1t was stated at a recent meeting Of the
chronological Society, that silkworms'
eggs and other objects Of natural history
could now be sent to or from different
parts of the world by the pattern post
They may be enclosed in a box, provided
the ends of the box have small openings
through which the contents can be seen.
Perforated zinc would answer the purpose.
Mr. Wallace mentioned that a closed paC-
krt which came TO him by post from ia
pan was charged forty-seven shillings !;
but a similar packet, wiM open ends,
which he sent to Japan, was charged tour
shiIIlngs only.
OC'IlO yeas o@Oi " HhOhbSiubI -
bronze statue was taken at Berlin. Be-
sides The emage, it Showed a few small
faint streaks of light, one of which shot
upwards from the point of a spear held IN
The hand of the statue. What produced
them was a question, which at length was
solved by a member of the PruSsian Aca-
denny ofSciences. He suggested that the
figure was 10 an electric condition while
the photograph was taken, that streams
of electric light were passing off at vari-
Gus points, aud that these, though %invisi-
BILE to the eye, were detected by the pho
tOgraph. Hence there was a talk about
invisible light. This has recently been
verified by sending an electric currant
through a GeisSler's tube IA glass tube
almost completely exhausted of air, an
interior light is produced, which cannot
be seen by daylight, but which is distinct
ly shewn in a photograph of the tube. 1t
has often been remarked that photography
detects particulars which escape obserya-
ton, and here is another proof of it.
It seems as if the endeavours made at
different times and places TO extend our
knowledge of sacred history, geography,
and topography, were about to be largely
increased. The general interest in these
subjects has been manifested by the sup
port given to explorations in the East,
the survey of Palestine and the peninsula
of Sinai, the excavations at Jerusalem,
and the welcome shewn to the researches
of scholars. These researches, as stated
by Sir Henry Rawlinson to the Royal
Asiatic Society, have brought to light a
series of facts of the highest importance
out of the historical documents collected
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

enable Cinnamon to vote, for tha
people regard China as their home
and their bores are carried bacl
there for burial. The negroes il
South Carolina and Georgia are ii
the majority, and those who vote
against this amendment, vote tc
raise the question of color there
so that white men may bc exclud
ed from the polls. II the amend
ment should be adopted such dis
ordinations will be cffeetually pre-
vented. Ho thought if the amend
ment in 1857 had not been tram
melled by the soldier disfranchse,
ment clause, it would have carried
or at least been defeated by a very
small majority. He advised hi'
Democratic friends to vote for this
amendment, because he knew they
would need these votes to carry the
South. That party needed all the
votes they could get and it wonld
be one more step towards human
progress.
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, thought
the Democrats of this House could
get along without the advice Of the
gentleman from Warren. He tho't
it somewhat like a certain story in
Holy Writ, where the devil under
took to give unaslSed advice,
BY incorporating the amendment
as proposed, in the Constitution, it
would ctfectually destroy the rights
Of minorities. The whole object
Of the amendment is to take the
right Of regulating suffrage from
the States This was in violation
Of the principles laid down in the
Republican platform last year at
Chicago. The very first act of that
party was to take suffrage from
eight millions Of white men and
give it to. four millions Of negroes.
They had disfranchised such men
as A. H. Stevens, who was a better
patriot and Union man, and had
higher opinions Of liberty than Ben
Wade ever had 1t was q matter
Of history that Ben Wade cried for
blood from the beginning of the
war, and that he was for disunion
up to within eight months of the
war. The platform says the qnes,
ton Of suffrage properly belongs
to the people Of the loyal States.
This amendment consolidates in a
Federal Congress all power over
the question, and deprives the
States Of all power in regulating
, the elective franchise, and of saying
who shall he citizens. These usur'
pations arise from consciousness
that the people of the States will
not endorse the idea Of negro suf-
frage for many Of the States have
Indignantly rejected such PROPOSE
tions. He had faith that the peo-
pie could he safely trusted with the
regulation of suffrage, and he was
opposed to consolidating this pow
er in the hands Of Congress.
Mr., CALLEN moved to postpone
the further consideration of the
resolution and make it the special
order for Thursday next at %
O'Clock p. NJ, The House agreed
yeas 81, nays 36.
On motion Of Mr., IIENRICKS,
the House adjourned.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

The condition Of affairs in
Mississippi is such that the Prcsi.
dent will have to consider some,
thing besides the filing Of the gov.
,rnnelt offices there. Another
frightful murder has been commit.
ted by the KmKlux, Maj. j. II,
Parsons, Of jackson, an active Re
publican and a member of;he Con
stitutional Convention, had several
times been ordered to leave the
State by letters from the Klan, lie
dlsobeyed, and q few days ago his
corpse was found In the river, --
Marks OF a desperate struggle were
disceFnible on the bank Major
Parsons was an Otilcerin thenatlon.
al army, a native OF Northampton,
Mass, and a graduate Of Yale Col
lcgc. He was as much q martyr to
the cause Of freedom as II he had
died. in battle, and his death shoald
be promptly aud steruly avenged
not by private hands, but by the
authority Of law CiauGaz
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.


The following kilograms TO the
Cincinnati Gazette of yesterday,
contains our latest news from
Washington City;
LOUISIANA CONTESTED ELECTION,
The Committee on Elections to.
day decided, six to three, that Shell
don, Republican, from Louisiana,
has the prima facie right to the
seat, against Hunt, Democrat,
MEGRUE's FRIENDS
Third Auditor Reader W. Clarke
has taken upon himself to secure
Assessor Megrue, Of Cincinnati, in
his position. Senator Sherman
says he has pledged himself to do
all in his power to retain Megrue.
Clarke claims that Commissioner
Delano has agreed, in accordance
with his (Clarkc's J representations,
10 continue MeSrue'
PASSAGE OF THE CURRENCY BILL.
The Bank bill, as finally passed
by the Senate at s O'Clock this eve
ming, withdraws thirty millions
from Eastern and Northern banks
for the South and West, which
must be done within three months.
The opinion of the House is so
much divided that it is wholly i'm.
possible to tell what will be done
in that body with the measure
ADJOURNMENT.
A resolution for adjournment
next Tuesday was carried through
the House to-day unanimously
The Senate can not finish its work
by that time, but may perhaps do
so by the end of next week, though
this does not now seem probable.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01
IMPROVEMENT OF THE
LINDEN ROAD!
AND THE
INDIAN CREEK ROAD !
Separate Sealed Proposals

win be received ut the Auditors ONCE Of
Fayette County, Ohio, until 2 O'Clock |, NJ. OF
the nth day Of April, d, d. 1869, for the inn
prov0ment of the following roads, to-wit;
First, the Linden Road, beginning az the
terminous Of the Washington n Good Hope
Road, In the town Of Good Hope; running
thence in an Easterly direction through said
town, and on the line Of the present road, to
the line Of John Kuhl; thence In u Southerly
direction, with the line OF said Kuhl, to the
Ross County line
Second, the Indian Creek Road, beginning
At the terminus of the Washington y Good
Hope Road, in the town of Good Hope; thence
running in a Southerly direction to the Ross
County line, (via the MoElwain farm at the
crossroads, one mile South Of said town. near
the residence Of Hiram Smally.
Said improvements having been ordered
made by the Commissioners Of Farette Coun-
~, on the 10th day Of March, A. d. 1863.
Copies Of the Specifications may be seen al
the auditors oillce on and after the Sth day OF
April, A. D. 1862,
Said roads will be divided into sections OF
ona mile each, and bids must specify the num-
Der Of such section. and the price for Which
each separate section is proposed TO be I'M
proved In case the proposal is for the I'm,
proyement of the whole of either or both oi
the roads the proposals must be for e9eh sec
tion separately. NJ, NlLLAkDt
Mares, .'6g iSwl Engineer.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

The Ross County Register tells
wonderful stories about a ghost
which makes its appearance at In
dian Creek bridge in that county
occasionally. Its last feat was to
seize a man who was crossing the
bridge, drag him from his horse
and "waller" him in the mud. 1t
said to be the spiritual embodiment
Of ahard old cracking named w
II. Isky.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

- A school teacher, named VIII
liams, was found guilty, on exam
nation in the Probate Court, o.
Richland County, in this State,
few dlys since, Of cruelty whipping
a female pupil, aged l6 years. -
Williams was fined $40 and cost,
ths.whole amounting to $3.50, ac
cording to the Mansfield Herald.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

Reports last week made An.
drew johnson, late President
"gone dead" But they brought
him to life again by the next flash
from the telegraph wires, and have
him posted to stump the State o
Tennessee, and distribute the Con
stltution and flags Of our country
allover that State. Andy has some
hope, probably, of getting to th'
u. S. Senate again some day.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

- Rev. Granville Moody, famil.
fairly known in war times as the
lighting parson" on account Of his
uncompromising hostility to rebels,
and his gallant services in the I'M
ion army, has charge of an NJ. E.
Congregation in Newport, Ky, op.
posite Cincinnati. Mr.. NJ will un.
questionably become a popular and
efficient worker in good cause on
the South side Of the River as he
has always been on this side of it.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01
Tho Constitutional Amendment
at Columbus,

The Constitutional Amendment
at Columbus.
The postponement Of q vote OF
the adoption or rejection Of thu
Fifteenth Amendment does no
spring from any doubt in the minds
Of our legislators how it would re-
suit. The Democrats have only to
count noses, and in q strict party
vote they know that rejection is
certain, The Republicans know
his as well. No Democrat in the
Ohio Legislature can be reasonably
suspected Of doing so Independent
thing as to vote for the ratillca
ton Of the amendment On the
abstract doctrine of no taxation
without representation he can grow
eloqent and windy. He is at home
when it comes to dealing with such
proposition abstractly, but when
u practical turn is given to it, and
it is proposed to give the ballot to
whoever is intelligent and thrifty
IN the State, your Democrat is not
there. A prejudice overcomes his
sense Of justice, and converts the
expounder of abstract political and
civil equality into the advocate
of n discrimination that he can not
defend, and castles that his princi-
pies, logically followed, abolish,
The postponement Of the vote is
not due to any uncertainty about
the results. These devoted parti-
sans want time to consider whether
they can not make more political
capital out Of the amendment by
making it an element Of the pend.
ing canvass than by voting it down
now. They have so long traded on
the nigger that any loss of capital,
by any indiscreet action at this
time, would be regretted during the
remainder Of their lives, The jus.
tice of the principle embodied in
the amendment is not subject mat
ter of discussion with them, They
cafe nothing for that, II they had
their way, the auction blocks would
be set up in every city Of the South,
and the negro be bought and sold
rs other chattel property But that
traffic having been abolished, they
propose to continue the political
trading in him, and the only hitch
at Columbus now is, whether they
can make more by keeping him out
or pulling him into the fall canvass
1t is q matter that demands their
profoundest consideration. The
successive years diminish the value
OF the negro for political banking,
The more rights he obtains as q
citizen, the less important he be-
comes in apolitieal sense; and were
he oRee made q voter upon the
same terms as white men, the whole
stock In trade would be gone, =
Nobody would care for Cuiee, ex-
cept to get bis vote, and the mig
GER would disappear from politics.
Our Democratic legislators must
hasten slowly and adyisodly before
determining to vote down the
amendment now, or leave 1t an un-
decided question.-CjH CONNER
cial.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01
NOTICE TO BRICK-MAKERs

Sealed Proposals will be received at the
Auditors Ofllce, in Washington 9. H., Fayette
county, Ohio, until O'Clock r. NJ, of Monday
the 9th day of April. A, d. 1869, for the ma;
King and burning Of two hundred Thousand
Brick, delivered In the kiln on the County
Farm known as tha "Carler Farm, miles
Horth Of Washington G. H., on the Washing
ton and Columbus Road in said county ~ ac'
cOrdancc with the conditions ana speclnca'
tiOns on file in said office.
COMMISSIONERS of Fayette Co, o.
by A. MCCANDLES, County Auditor
March II, 1859 iesws
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

CoLuHBUs, o., March S0.-A
portion OF the walls OF one wing Of
the Lunatie Asylum feIl in to day.
A party we're about to commence
work when It occurred, but iortu.
nately no one wac injured. The
vale were four stories In highland
the bteacb. 70 about thirty feet in
] myth.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01


u 1t is a strange procedure, in
the course of legislation, for the
opponents Of a measure or policy
to be the prime movers in calling It
up for legislative action. That is
generally done by the friends in.
stead Of the enemies of measure.
But we notice that in the lower
House in our State Legislature, the
Democracy have reversed the or
der. For instance, they are the in
veteFate and sworn enemies of the
extension of the right of suffrage
TO colored persons, as proposed in
the 18th amendment to the Consti.
tuition Of the United States yet
that party introduced q resolution
recitiRg the provisions Of the
amendment, and unqualiAedly re.
jecting it. They became suspicious,
however, that some of their own
party was q little shaky on the
amendment, and were afraid TO make
the test ofadoption rejection, and
by a vote Of 81 to 36, the vote on
their own resolution was postponed
until to. day, in order to have time
to cudgel the refractory members
Into line, and with tonics to
strengthen the weak. kneed. 1t is
said that the postponement might
have been defeated If all tho Re.
publican members had been in their
seats.
-
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01
GALE OF LANDl

The undersigned, as the Executor Of tho
last will and testament Of Joseph BrittOn,
deceased, will receive bids until the list day Of
April. 1859, for the sale of farm containing
40 acres, lately owned by said Joseph BrittoR
be sold for one third cash, one-third in one
year and one third in two years. with interest
on deferred payments from day Of sale,
JESSE BRITT0N, Executor.
March {, 1869. 15-w5
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

A mad dog BIT boy on Broad
way. New York, Thursday. AnOth-
er BIT man on Brooklyn avenue,
Breoklyn. Both dogs were killed.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

ESTATE of Robert M. Briggs,
IL deceased.--The undersigned has been
appointed and qualified as administrator OF
tie estate Of Robert NJ. Briggs, late OF Fayette
County. Ohio, deceased, Dated this 18Th day
iSswS IL b, MAYNARD, Admir-.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

Charles Downs was killed In a
machine shop at Lancaster, on last
Thursday.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

Hon. B. w. Clarke, our late
Representative in Congress from
this District has been appointed
Third Auditor Of the Treasury by
President Grant
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

RROnna year can be made by live
DOSWWB agents selling my new and
valuable invention Address j. AHEARN.
90 Second e. Baltimore, Nd, tsW&
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

ESTATE Of William Robert An
II derson.-Notiee is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and Only
uualiaed Administrator on the estate OF v l.
liam Robert Anderson, deceased, late OF Fay;
cite County, Ohio. Persons Interested Will
S''''" '''''''N' b, WATERS.
March IS, 1863 17-a
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01

A TTACHMENT. - Jahue Hor-
IA ney, Plaintiff, against David Calhoun,
Defendant
Before Jacob Creamer, J. p Of Jefferson
township, Fayette County, Ohio, -.
On the 9th day Of February, A. d. 1863, said
Justice issued an order OF attachment IN the
above action for the sum Of one hundred and
fiity seven dollars and eighty cents.
JAHUE HoRNEY.
Jenersonville, o., Fob 16 1869. IT'S
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01
TT S. INTERNAL REVENUE

TIT s. INTERNAL REVENUE
~ Notice, Assessors Ohlce, 9Th District,
Ohio. Georgetown, March gath. 1859
Notice Is hereby given, that will hear and
determine all appeals relative to any erroneous
or excessive valuation assessment or enumer-
alton. made by the Assistant Assessors of the
9th Dlstaict of Ohio, for the Annual list for
1859 at my office in Georgetown, until the 18th
day of April 1859.
| All appeals must be IN writing, and shall
specify the particular cause, matter or thing
respecting which q decision is reQusted and
shall state the ground or principle of error
complained of e. b. WHITE
l9fW2 Assessor 9th District, o.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-01
TOTICE.-Notice is hereby civ.
EOR SALE.-A productive and

TOR SALE.-A productive and
l. valuable Farm. containing 4ss acres the
property of Mr.. James Davis, situated in Will
son township, Clinton county. Ohio. This
farm lies about one e-halfmile distant from the
Cincinnati and GAINESVILLE Railroad, within
2N miles from the village of Reesevil,c, on said
road, in good neighborhood with good roads
and in the vicinity Of Churches and Schools.
The land is rich, well improved and watered
by Anderson Fork of the Little Miami About
300 acres are clear Of timber, the balance un-
delbrnshed and well set In blue grass, and
about 200 acres have been cultivated IN corn.
The improvements consist of q new and sub
stantial brick Dwelling containing eight
rooms besides kitchen a good Barn, Smoke
house, Wood house, Milk house. &c. Also, n
Young productive Orchard of three acres. in
well selected varieties Of Apples, Peaches,
Pears and Cherries. This is rare chance to
purchase q good Farm, at a reasonable price
and on liberal terms For. further intorma-
tion apply to McCLIOTICK 3 SMITH,
ap1 1873 Att'ys at Law, Chillicothe, Ohio.