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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17
LETTER FROM HARRISBURG.
dence Jenersonian.

Correspondence Jetersonian.
HARRISBURG, Dec. IA, SO.
EDS. JKPF.:-As our town is un
known to a greater portion of your
numerous readers, 1 will try to give
them its location. 1t is situated near
the southern line of Hancock county,
and is in the midst of a beautiful and
productive country. When it be-
comes properly improved, it will be
one Of the most productive portions
of II hancock county, AS to local
items, they are scarce; as we have
no dry goods stores, groceries,
hotels, doegeries, or any thing of the
kind to report Our town confirms
a steam saw mill, owned by Oman &
Co., which, by the way, is doing q
thriving business in the way of using
up saw-logs.
We have preaching in the NJ. E.
Church every four weeks, by the
Rev. A. C. Barnes, and every four
weeks by the Rev. Moore-with good,
orderly congregations at every meet
ing. We have one school, which is
in q flourishing condition at present,
with Mr.. T. L. Lafferty as teacher,
who seems to understand his bust
ness. We had occasion to take a
peep into the school room, the other
day, aud was well pleased with the
way he was running the institution.
o, yes-look here will some one
inform US what has become of the
Monument? Has it gone up? Or
has it gone down 80 low that it will
never 60 up? Please let US know.
The past season has been extreme
ly wet, so that the corn crop has been
almost failure. DitchIng seems to
be the order of the day, which many
of our farmers have learned to be
to the raising good crops.
Wheat looks well thus tar, as we have
had plenty o ssnow to, protect it
through the hard freezing weather of
November-which was the coolest
that we have known for that season
Of the year for many years. But
other business calls and we must
attend. Enough for the present.
You may hear from us again at come
future time. Yours, &C.,
HARRISBURG.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17
LIFE MEMBsR OF THE JEFF.

THE House Judiciary Committee
have reported favorably on Buffers
bill, repeating the Tenure-of- Office
act, and there is little doubt that it
will pass the House by large ma
jority. 1t will meet with fierce oppo.
sition in the Senate, as that body
wish to retain their present power in
the premises. 1t will be remember
ed that the Senate defeated its repeal
on former occasion, and 1t is NOT
likely they will now resign voluntarl-
ly the power of which they were then
so jealous.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17
FROM WILLIAMST0WN.
correspondence Jeffersonian.
AMsTowN, O.. Dec. IL, 10Y.

correspondence Jeffcrsonian
WuLIAMsTowN, o., Dec. IL, '69-
Eds. JEFF.:-Much as l would be
pleased to contribute something
(and oftener) worthy the attention
of your readers, L must confess my
self wholly without the means here
for so doing. II ever tbs place had
a destiny to fill, it is apparent that it
has accomplished that feat, whatever
it may have been, and long since re-
tired to private life. / am afraid if
one were forced frequently to write
up something from here, he would
have to draw extensively on the i'm
agination; and badly as this place
needs building up, | have not the
faculty to do that business for it on
paper. Were l an artist and could
sketch it for your columns, in its di
lapldated appearance, your patrons
could read its history and fate far
more clearly than occasional items
can give them.
This place, it is claimed, was one
among the very first settlements in
the county. 1t is nicely situated in
the midst of fine, thrifty farming
community, whose people bear visi-
bly, the impress OF due intelligence
and educational culture. But when
the iron horse-that great modern
propagation of civilization-iirst ex-
plored this region, he was utterly in
different to the claims of this village
oblivious of it sexistence.
New towns have since sprang up
along the lines of railroad and be-
come the centers for business, which
left our place to dry up, and We have
grown beautifully less
just across the county line, south
of US, on the Railroad, is Dunkirk, a
ffoulishing town of several stores
and groceries in the varied trade, 8
large Touring mill. timber market,
etc., and is our nearest market for
grain. As they and we, as neighbors,
naturally participate alike, in all
news of local interest, l am tempted
to just step over and indite my hard
up epistles from our more successful
rival. Yet l do not feel the same
pride in holding up, so conspicuous
ly, outsiders that seems to interest
you !, but taking it for granted that
you solicit a correspondent from said
place, 1 will try and give him the
wink.
To return to our beloved villa !:
This is place of about thirty fami-
lies. The saw mil, the shoe shop, the
grocery and the post-office, are the
only live institutions of to-day, if l
except the two pill men. In fact, our
village has gone into winter quarters.
"All quiet on the Potomac," and
celebrated Georges mastery mac
tivity" seems to prevail. That old
stereotyped phrase is as appropriate
ly expressive of our situation from
time to time as anything / can sug
gest. You must excuse brevity.-
Where there is little. but little can
be expected; and as regards this,
Mr.. Editor, you are aware "Jordsn
am hard road to travel.n
WILL.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17

The Courier apprises its reader that
it awaits an explanation from Col.
Mungen with regard to his vote to
table Ingersors bill for an increase OF
iegal-tenders to the amount of S44,-
The Cincinnati Enquirer
don't wait for an explanation, but
but gives him Q taste of the party
whip. We will see whether Mungen
bscks dswn or not
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17
LETTER FROM RAWSON.

Correspondence Jeffersoniap.
RAwsoN, Dec. IA, 80.
EDS. JEFF.:--It has been 80 long
since any communication has appear.
ed from Rawson, that perhaps some
of the readers Ct the JEFF. may think
that we are no more. Be it then
known that our quiet village is still
progressing in the war Of merchand-
ize. We have one dry goods and
notion store, one grocery and pro-
vision store, two blacksmith shops,
one wagon and carriage shop, one
shoe shop, one physician, two car
penter shops and q steam saw mill,
all of which are doing thriving bus
mess in their line. We also boast
that we live in the heart of the coun-
ty. Our soil is good and our farmers
have their farms in good cultivation.
BY way OF farm products from one
farm, Mr.. Beach, near the suburbs OF
our village, raised. fatted and sold
81 900 worth of pork. Can any one
farmer beat that this year Z
NEW CHURCH BUILDING.
We are in hopes Of soon having a
church in our village. The Metho-
dists have purchased the Center
church, and will shortly move it to
our town, which will add much to
the appearance of the place. So you
see we do not wish to live in "Egypt"
any longer, for we are going to have
The gospel preached.
SCHOOLS.
Our wiuter school, taught by J. H.
Sinn, has began with about 100 pu |
,ils, and they are making rapid |
in the various branches
,aught.
ACCIDENT.
John Swager, living near the cen
re of Eagle township, fell from the
platform Of a threshlng machine,
While in motion, and his leg catching
n the master wheel, producing COM
pound fracture Of his left leg, with
laceration of the soft
,arts. After some delay, medical
ervices we're procured, and the frac-
ure and wounds were dressed by
)rs. ]. Miller and D, W. Caas the
ormer Of RaWson and the lstts, oil
1anpensburg. We lssrn .hst he il
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17
The Third Lecture.

The third lecture of the season,
under the auspices of the Literary
Society, Of this place, will come of
at the Congregational Church next
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Geo. Ken
nan will deliver the lecture I; subject,
sour Life in Siberia and Kamchat-
ka;' Adventures in Northern
Asia.' We predict that the lecture
will be the most entertaining as well
as instructive ever delivered here.
We have always been much interest
ed in the manners and customs of
those who inhabit these frigid re-
gions, and made an effort a short
time since, in conjunction with some
of our citizens, to secure theservices
of Capt. c. F. Hall, the celebrated
Arctic explorer, for q lecture, but
failed, on account of Capt. H's prior
engagements. We shall now hsve
the pleasure Of hearing something
almost IS good, If we may credit the
following from the Columbus, o.,
of June 29th:
We were glad to see the large and
audience that gathered at
the Second Presbyterian Church, last
night, to listen to the delightful and
lecture OF Geo. Kennan,
on eLife in Siberia A more satis-
factory lecture has not been given
this winter, was the unanimous YER
dict of the audience. Mr.. Kennan's
delivery is capital. and he goes on to
tell his story in an easy, natural way,
that quite takes the auditor and
makes him participator in the scenes
and sufferings SO happily and truth
fully depicted, Listening to his de-
scription Of the Aurora Borealis-as
fine a piece of word painting as was
ever listened to-one could see the
dashes of light, the every varying
,olors, the wide expsnse of snow,
now white. then red or yellow or
green, as the different lights flashed
lthwart the heavens, and see the
crouching and frightened natives al
their prayers.
We hope our people will greet
him with q rousing house, and we |
predict that none will regret having
zone to hear him.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17

TIE bill introduced in the Senate
by Mr.. Trumbul, chairman of the
Judiciary Committee, proposes to
take from the Supreme Court all
jurisdiction over political questions.
1t must be apparent to all that this
bill should become law, in order
to prevent collision between the leg
islative and judicial branches of the
Government. II Is a well known Fact
that a very considerable number Of
those who have been beaten at the
ballot box for ten consecutive years,
are looking to the Supreme Court to
overthrow, by single decision, some
of the most important acts of Con-
gress during that period. However
much we may reverence that tribunal,
we are yet unwilling to believe that
it was created by the Constitution as
a reviewer or a reviser OF the laws
passed by Congress. If SO, then q
few men who hold life appointment
to Office, may deliberately disregard
the will of the people as expressed
through their Representatives, and
their word is law. Judge Trumbull,
who introduces this bill, is an emf
nent lawyer. He fully appreciates
the danger which he endeavors to
avert. He was not sufficiently radi
cal to regard the emisdemeanors'' of
Andrew johnson as calling for the
impeachment of that functionary /;
hence our readers will agree with us,
that he is "not much of radical"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17
CONGRESS.

DECEMBER 9.-In the Senate the
following bills of importance were
introduced: To fix the salary of the
Chief Justice at $4,000 and Asso.
ciate Justices at $4,000 per annum
to prevent the Judiciary department
from deciding political questions
to provide for the electing of Presi.
dental electors on the second Tues.
day of October in the year in which
they are to be chosen. In the House
bills were introduced to perfect re
construction in Georgia to repeaI
the tariff on tea, coffee, molasses,
rice, salt, lumber, hides, stains for
printing paper, and iron in pig; to
authorize the further issue Of 81,
100000 legal tenders.
DEC. 10.-Senate was not in ses-
sion. In the House the following
bills were introduced: To repeal
that portion of the Internal Revenue
law which requires farmers and gar
deners to take out license to sell
their produce authorizing tie sale
of the coin in the Treasury, except
sufficient to pay the interest on the
public debt.
DEC. 1l.-Senate not in session
In the House, Mr.. Ingersoll again
introduced his bill authorizing an
issue of s44,000,O00 legal tender
notes. A motion to table it was re-
jected, and it was referred to the
Committee on Banking-four out OF
six of which committee are opposed
to the bill.
DEC. 13.-In the Senate the follow.
ing bills were introduced To fund
the maturing debt Of the United
States; to regulate the Importation
of emigrants under labor contracts.
A resolution declaring that the Span
ish gunboats built in the United
States should not be used sgainst
Cuba, was tabled. Mr.. Darke, OF
Missouri, spoke in support OF Trum.
bulls bill to further define and reg.
ulate the jurisdiction of the Courts of
the United States. In the House the
following bills of general nature were
introduced: To grant universal
amnesty to amend the national cur
rency act; to amend the acts relating
to the Franking Privilege. A reso-
luton was adopted, declaring that q
reciprocity treaty with the British
provinces would be wholly in favor
of those provinces also one direct
ing the Committee of Banking and
Currency to investigate the causes
that led to the unusual and extraor-
dinary fluctuations In the gold mar
ket from the 21st to the 9th OF Sep
tember. Pending the Census bill the
House adjourned.
DEC. 14.-I1 the Senate 8 resolu-
don was introduced and passed, in
structing the Finance Committee to
report the expediency of increasing
the tax on distilled spirits to one
dollar per gallon, and to collect the
tax according to the capacity Of the,
still. In the House little Of impor-
tance was done. A report Of the
Treasury agent, in Alaska. was pre-
sented, giving a plan tor the dispo-
sition of two seal Islands, 80
that they will yield the government
$500, 900 year. Pending the Cen
sus bill, the House adjourned.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17

The House is spending considera-
BILE time on the bill reported from
the Census Committee. This is q
very gratifying fact, for of all the
labor devolving upon Congress, that
of completing an economic, and, at
the same time, comprehensive sys.
tenn for the taking Of the census, is
the most important. BY economic
we do not mean that the complet-
ness of the statistics shall be marred
by any false idea of economy. The
plsn strongly urged by Representa-
tive Butler, proposing to place the
work in the hands of the Assistant
Assessors, was, VIC think, rightly re-
jected. The statistics to be obtain.
ed are of the first importance, and no
pains should be spared to have them
as thorough as circumstances will
permit. Let this be done at - little
expense as possible, but let 1t not
fail on account Of . small additional
expense.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17

d. W. Engle, to services as Commission
er for December term, lS69.-................s Is
Samuel Myers, to boarding insane per-
sons 20
samuel Myers, to washing for prisoners 10 Q
Samuel Creighton, TO services as Com
missioner for December term, lS66.. Is s
VIM. VI. Marshall, TO services as Com
missioner for December term, lS69.. 10 4
tiee to Tax-payers .:!,...................- 20
l.; Glessner, 10 publishing "Notice TO
Taxpayers" ............... 224
John l.. Hill to salary as Auditor for the
quarter ending Sept. 81, ls69-.............. sos
Adjourned, sine die.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17

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that by this time you have become thoroughly
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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-12-17

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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-06

An EXTREMELY MELANCHOLY Occur
REScE.-The' following melancholy occur
renee is related by the Edgefeld Is. c.
advertiser:
On Saturday afternoon last there
happened an affair in our section which
stand forever, in the memory Of all, as a
most solemn warning against the too free
use Of ardent spirits. An affair in which
two intimate friends, both under the in.
f1uence of liquor, fell to euarrehng, and
the one shot and killed the other. The
actors in this most melancholy scene were
DR.. William T. West, of Lioerty Hill,
and DR.. Thomas II. Patterson, living
eight or nine miles below the village.
DR.. West was the victim, and he is now
lying in a bloody grave. On his way
from Augusta he stopped at DR.. Patter-
son S residence for neighborly visit and
friendly chat. The two friends drank
together, quarreled and fought; and the
result was as we have stated above Dr..
West lived until Sunday, aud freely for
gave the unfortunate man who had taken
his life. Neither one could remember
what they had quarreled about. DR..
West was highly respectable citizens !;
DR.. Patterson no less so. The many
friends Of these families are filed with
gloom at this lamentable occurrence.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-06

the CID regime, the Legislature in
this State was the most illiberal
and merciless towards debtors. Of
any other in thesUnion. No home
stead was allowed, and the most
miserable pittance of personal
property exempted from levy. It
did look as if the reproach of our
enemies was justified in somo re-
spects. There was no regard in
our laws for poor or unfortunate
families. The laws seem to have
been made for the benefit ofsharp-
ers and spectators. wholly and
solely. Everybody now sees how
stupid, as well as heartless, We're
eur old laws in not allowing a
liberal homestead. What immense
suffering would have been pre-
vented, if the laws had been diff.
ferent before the war. We should
also have had a larger population,
more education, and a far better
condition Of society. .The.old, law
likewise, that confscated all a
wonan's property to pay the bus,
bands debts was an, abomination
sternlY adhered to-: by the old
fogy legislators.-This has added
immensely to the curse of general
ruin that has inflicted this State.
,<>: EGreenviNe Enterprise,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-06
Love at Seventy

The Boston correspondent OF
the Springfield Republican tells tho
following:
"Here is a a touching little ro--
nance: Half a century ago two
young people-youth and maiden
in a country village-loved each
other. Unkind fate prosecuted
them and denied the legitimate re-
ward of mutual affection. Both
married and lived in widely-sepa-
rated towns, children grew mp.
about each, and the cares of life
came upon them; but the spark
of that early love still burned in
both bosoms. Once in a great
while they exchanged letters. At
last his wife died ; his children
grew up and went to the bad, and
he was left a lonely old man, poor
and comfortless. This summer
her husband died. AS soon as the
blessed defunct was put comferta-
bly, under the sod the widow
packed up her goods and started
for the home Of her first love.
She arrived one afternoon, aud
was directed to his house, but its
master was absent. Nothing
daunted, she went in and sat alone
till be returned. Imagine tho
meeting of tender old creatures Of
seventy, who hadsbeen faithful to
each other through fifty years.
She remained in his house Q few
days; then they were married,
and the neighbors say that never
did humanity afford such 8 simili-
tude to two very sentimental
turtle-doves as in the welded bliss
of these absurd old people. They
are living now, stepped in happi-
ness, it would seem, and no doubt
fully believe in the maxim Better
late than never" -,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-06

"DARNEL WEBsTEa," remarked
old Col. Gumpey, ss he trimmed d
quid of piggerbesd and fastened It
securely between two decsyedteeth
in the left side of his mouth, "Dar-
mel Webster was . great man.
There, want nothing mean about
him.; Eve heard him talk, but
'twa'n't his talk 10 much as his
giRerosity that tuck me. he had
kinder careless way like. that
kept him from gettin' rich. He
never seemed to think what things
cost. / was q comm up the Hud-,
son River along with him once,
and in the nornin' Darnel Webster
and me was Eashin.eur faces and
slickin' our ha'r in. the cabin, and
he took out . tooth brush and
brushed his teeth. Ididn't see no
other toothbrush around, SO I
borrowed his'n. And after l used
it l handed it back to him, and
and what do you think! Why,
Darnel Webster just slung that
brush right inter the river:
And I Is'pose next day he went and
bought him 9 new one. That's all
he cared about money TheReain't
no sech men as Dsrnel Webster
living now," concluded the Col
onel, meditatively, as he spirited 8
stream Of tobaceojuice into the
fireplace at the other end Of the
room.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-06

SoJoURNER TRUTH.-This old
colored woman, now living in
Michigan, recently visited Milton
Wisconsin,, where she was the
guest Of a Mr.. Goodrich, who il
an, out-an-out temperance man.
and a noted hater of tobacco. One
morning she was putting away
with her pipe in her mouth, when
her host approached her, and com
menced conversation with the
following interrogatory:
"Aunt Sojourner, do you think
you are a Christian ?"
Yes, Brudder Goodrich, I speck
I am"
"Aun't Sojourner, do you be-
lieve in the Bible?
Eyes Brudder Goodrich, I be-
lieve the Scriptures, though ]
can't read EN- as you can"
"Aunt Sojourner, do you know
that there is passage in the
Scriptures which declares that no
thing unclean shall inherit the
Kingdom of Heaven
"Yes, Brudder Goodrich, l have
heard of it,"
"Aunt Sojourner, do you be-
lieve it?
eyes Brudder, l believe it."
Well, Aunt Sojourner, yor
smoke, and you cannot enter the
Kingdom of Heaven, because
there is nothing so unclean as the
breath of smoker there. What
do you say to that?
"Why, Brudder Goodrich,
speck to leave my breff behind me
when l 60 to Heaven"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-06

A GaAcELEss FELLow.-While
taking breakfast one morning
with friend, Dick D., at his board.
ing-house, tho following incident
was brought to my notice: We
were all seated at the tabfs-fouE
in number-when the lsndlady
requested Dick to say grace.
Dick, noticing but three pieces Of
ham on the dish, and being some
what of wag, arose, and, with
uplifted eyes, exclaimed: .
"Three slices for four of Us, ~, ..-'
Thank the Lord there's no more Of Us I"
1t is needless to say, that. Dick
was never afterward called upon
to say grace at that table.