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The Republican journal., 1869-12-30
LETTER FROM HARTFORD
Correspondence of the journal.

Hartford. tCOXv doc ~ tNro
THE ru,.,.,,,,....
is upon us. t,o .,,,o.n,- 3f'''N
must he sad mn ',"e "hth the meant
cheering raw If Ro4I,1o,a.,,, men l"'' D"
nm sunny mon,orio. - ,l, I've uh' cali
orr childhood ,,d tli. ''a''h'' ''
fautrro. c, ~. nov. 'iio'' '7' ''aN.'
sweet ,,o,,,a..
INV evil rr, ti,', ~: = ! " ''l'e' ny
Oft mn thc strn'7ni nf,i,,,
tuIn INV aaii '''''
.rt.i ~ tl., It,
''r - ''' "'H9'" SEASON. "l NtlI-otgeuu genera.
~, ami the time when all the world make, a pom.
Of being happy
Al through the past week the store, have bee.
filed with purchaser, of holiday goods for ,lthoo
it j, hart times. people will buy their ,rc,ent.
But with many it Is rs with the old man vh, ....I
that although none, VIII, m ,Sc it wa, far ,s,,,.
from his needy pocket
Every person one meet. On thf streot f.. I,a.s
with packages and one ni,,ft ,1,,,.,.t j,,..,;,.
everybody had suddenly been ..zel Win, .,..r..
ambition 10 become q porter. rni ,onnfrJ if In,
mcn>ely amusing.
Al a late hour Christmas Eve. we. in ,n,nu.,...
with 4 few friends. tool, a moonlight rj,. ofr,..,
miles to East Hartford. across IN. Corr,octt.,,.
river. There we attended = novel and im,.,.f.
Hff'tHttHt II.
pal Church. This j. = new and ha,ntif,,I o.Iiy..
it was tastcuv decorated with fa.too,. .,.
wreaths of eyergrccns, and on the walls wera t.r.
white shields inscribed with iIh,minot,d cI,.,
mas texts. The service commenced ar b.IC,..,
l""lFe III the VeItry, and therefore that part w..
loN' 10 Us who sat in the church. but ,oon th.
'n''F entered III procession, and htltue iih dark
'''''''..' new aug the hrI~ttna- -orp
ShrnhnrJl t,, 10y nt ,ii1 .;4,
Glorious stream from Heaven .,.,r
heavenly hosts sing Allcud,
I'M ~ 'l'' 7'' iour i porn
'lD'' VI S'li>' dressed III Whl' robes, VA
P''''''" ~ i!tt'e boy wearing white Surp.ir
,'-. '"9 '''Se cross OIL req 3Al gold F'..
SWIM" CIV O"'il ''iH' lhc clergy IN tah"n"as
- I''''"'l "ol' VINO pore " splendid >lt
""u on Inc one S'a' was white, with
6" ioiuertu crimson cross and OH the o'hr'
ivy " wa" M gun 'l'SS'
", N'.', vas 9""S' 'he procession "alh".
'"'' "N'' ana up INC centre singing lr"
49, ~ ~" " So'enlll character h7an"MM
h, ut ''' ''''i''l ana a'af were lighted
t,'aNa ,: MIX Ny'r" ''PeIs Oh el,htr Sd' lh' "tlr
rI.s p''". VI inc I"'''''',S o Tue HOY 'fh'~'
.4' ~, - "'tp'" =" W n''p 'nu adorned NH0
,:...t.,., ''' ~ "'H''loc III ''i 'h'9' iN'
bonr wonlI t,l- ~, ''' '''' ,p''''4'
on1y ..r n,,,h,,. H.. - ','
chantin, j., WIS ',,'''' ~ Wye
.1i.;,t, '''''''' ~ '''' ~
.,,....
'''
great many OF our citizens have gone 10 lD~.
the winter IN the land Of flowers. When w, .,u-
Sher the attraetveneSS of the climate tlcmodert
toSI Oh 'iNsn9 III iofNl ana the low fare from N.v
The Republican journal., 1869-12-30

From a correspondent of the PASSPORT Sen
tinel we learn the valuation Of the following
cities as returned to the committee:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-09
l.., MISERY. sIlA,E AND DEATH.

Another pis,ing instance. a a beautiful girl.
born in a village ON the Sound, where the waters
of that inland sea beat and play around the
sandy pebbles Of a1ana-locked inlet is reared in
innocence and virtue unal she reaches her sew
cntccnth year. Al seventeen she visits New
York for the first evcntfpl time in her life. She
il dalzledwith its th@,tres IS balls its Central
Park, broadway confuses and ntoxicates her,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-09
wac oNs & CARRIAGE
WAGON CARRIAGES, &c.

The business in all its branches will be ..,.. -,
carried on by c. Hahn, who tak.s this uppor. -; ~
tunity of informing his friends in thu city and tJ,J-
the farming community generally that after ~
experience Of 20 years in the above named business
this city, he feels confident that durability and good
workmanship his work cannot be sXcelcd 10y any shop in
the west. All his timber being well seasoned before using
and using nothing but the very best of material persons
rely on having good work IN fact he will warrant all his
wagons and carriages
Thankful Tor past NOrs, he would sill solicit continuance
ofth same.
All jobting done at short notice.
90 All accounts will ue seIted hy c. HAHN,
shop Clinton ST. opposite the Gas Works. jan IL.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-09

M KNEUSSL, German Druggist and Apothscary,
Vls Wholesale and resi Main St. Ottawa Importer Of
Drugs Chemicals. French Csenae Braudos. Wines &s
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-09

sTEAMS SHIP ENJOY.

CTEAMSHHPS AND SAILING SEIIPS.-Na
- tional Steam Navigation Co.'S, Line; Cunard Steamship
Co.'S Line: Anchor Steamship Cos. LINZ, mman Steam
ship Line Black Star Sailing Line; NcGorkle Cos. Sail
ing Line Parties wishing TO bring friends from the old country
will lind their interest to procure tickets Of am
the authorized agent for the above first clas n0s Ottawa
n. b. Thav also made arrangements with several Rail.
Cempapies 10 Issue tongh tickets less than usual
fare to emigrsnts.
Drafts England, ireland and Scotland at the lowest
rates. tev. s.. D. C. o'kANR.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08

Don't read any further on this column.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08
NO. 81.
5. Cuba to pay Spain for all the span-

). Cuba to pay Spain for all the Span
ish property on the island. and for all
the property OF loyal Spaniards Destroy
ed by the insurgents.
4. Suffrage 10 he granted 10 all the
population OF the Island, so thar the peo-
lle will have an opportunity TO decide
whether they will remain with Spain. or
whether they prefer TO be separate and
independent.
b. Spain will guarantee full protection
to such OF the insurgents as may be Sc
lected to come.through the lines Of tie
Spanish army for the purpose Of treating
with the representatives of the Spanish
Government for settlement on the ba-
sis OF these propositions.
8. The United States 10 guarantee to
Spain the payment of Cuba's propor-
ton OF the Spanish public debts.
These propositions We're promptly and
decisively rejected BY Mr.. Fish. who in-
s'ructed Mr.. Sickles TO inform The Span
ish Government that only the original
terms would be acceptable as basis Of
negotiations.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08
Than M0THER-I-nvE.
rrMrpY FOR LoCKJAw. =

one wl.o has an attack OF lockjaw take II
email quantity OF spirits of turpentinc,
warm il. and pour il on Tie wound no
matter Where the wound j.. or what its
nature is-and rclici will follow in less
than one minute. Nothing better can
be applied to severe cut or biuisc than
cold turroniinc; il will give certain
relici' almost instantly. Tml cntino j.
also "A sovereign remedy ior Group. sat
urale pircc oi flannel viii II. and place
the flannel on tie lhroli and chest and
ia very severe cases three 10 five drops
ON a lamp o! sugar may be taken IN
war,lly. livery family should rave a
bottle of turl,niiIc on hand. ~. a.
Morris. in Scientific American.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08

7. W. IL. d.

What signifies tous the new french Callc
They have at ptests
We've gotta newborn baby there. named
Mabel.
Beats all tie rest.
Talk Of events, and THAI event beside il
To our poor nC,ion,
Sinks out OF sight, ana ours must hide j!
As theirs Tie ocean.
The Sue2 slip Canal, Pacific Railway
Stocks may decline
Cuban securities. like Fcnian. fail may,
Not so with mine.
Share in daughter is the best invest
ment
For increase far;
1t never varies from the last assessment,
That's =" above Pa"
The Suns eclipscd, indeed and by a
daughter
liis corona
Is dim beside the smile tie angels taught
ler.
This foreigner,
This "Iittlc Stranger" we have christ
epcd Mabel,
On earth beguiled.
And Where We mean to keep it, If we're
able,
AS our own child.
We know il IL q Chcrub out of Heaven
Tia, missed its way,
And fut,ercd in 10 US. OF all the seven,
The Sabbath day.
Confused by the Eclipse, or chased BY
mcieoTs.
10 hide and rest.
1t ncstlcs wonder written in its fea-
tues
On Amy's breast.
On hny's breast, ard she will be its
mother;
Deep il her eyes
Already glows tie lamc can warm no
other,
Lit from the skies,
That never, never will be quenched
though even
She's called above
There CLEANS no ho!ier light on earth, il
Heaven.
Than M0TIiER-LavE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08

1HE LARGEST WHEAT CRor.--Our In
diana exchanges all contain accounts OF
large yields of wheat, but Johnson coun-
ty. as far as heard from, is ahead. From
three acres Of ground, Mr.. B. j. Keaton,
of Nincvch township, threshed ono hun
drcd and five bushels OF wheat, Tcnnes-
see white, making thirty-fvc bushels
pcr acre. Who of our Second District
farmers can equal or beat this yield!
New Albany Commercial.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08
1t is stated, on what seems t,

- 1t Is stated, on What seems to he
good authority, that ~ molti,toYs It
Long l,ranch watering i.'e 4aye Cen
eral Grant $3.50 Tor he visit, and are
supposed 10 have made moaty ~ the
arrangement. l!.w much 1lant got at
Saratoga and how much at Newport is
not stated Jfnoiling. lie will probably
refuse TO visi, those places again. 1t is
said that he intends 10 strike Tor higher
wages next season. lie should by all
means he careful not 10 make himself
too cheap.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08

N-- The Evansville Courier says an
important movement on the part OF the
friends of the Evansville and lndianapo-
lis kairoad. or Tie Straight Line Rail-
road, has been made. II is proposed
that the County Commissioners shall ap-
pear NJ the Circuit Court and give rca-
sons why they did not order an election.
for tie purpose Of giving the people a
Glance 10 say whether or not stock
should be taken in that road
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08

A FINE ORCHARD. Andrew j. Mont
gomcry will ship next week from his
fine orchard near New Amsterdam. two
thousand barrels OF fine apples, and has
over five thousand bushels lett for dis
tilling. II any farmer in Harrison or
Floyd county can beat that we would
like to hear from him.
tCorydon Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08

fr.r- The following statement shows
the number OF miles Of railroad in the
States given: Ponnsvlvania. 400; Illi-
nois. 3 i5O: Ohio. 3.40o; Indiana. a.GCo:
Iowa, 1850; Georgia. 1850: New York,
$40: Massachusetts, l.ijn; Missouri,
i.4oO Virginia. l,43O; Tennessee, 1850;
Wisconsin, 1,.50; Michigan. ! a60: Nor.h
Carolina, l.loo: South Carolina. Loco.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08

o. LARGE CORN A gentleman left
lat our office, on Monday last, four ears
'of corn. the largest. best maturcd. and
heaviest we have seen this season. The
TOUR ears weighed seven pounds, each
ear contained twenty-five rows, each
row iiity-fivc grains of corn, making in
the aggregate 4,s40 grains. Beat that
who cai.--, Ninccnnes Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08

An Illinois paper, of a religious
turn, calls the dam on Rock River "our
profnne Improvement"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08
DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA, BY
CLEMENT DOANE.

OFFICE.-IS COURIER BUILDING ON
WEST MAIN STREET.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-12
j. wilkes BoOth-His Treatment of
Bust of LincOIn,
From the St. Louis Dispatch. 5th,l

From the st. Louis Dispatch, 5th,l
In the winter OF 1862 or 1853, j. Wilkes
Booth, the assassin, was playing a star
engagement at Mr.. Ben DeBar's Opera
House in this city. Coming down one
morning to rehearsal, he had occasion tc
enter picture-gallery and artist empo.
rum for the purpose of procuring some
paint or face dye, either for himself or
some other of the actors.
After purchasing what he wanted, be
was retiring from the store, when bis eye
caught plaster bust of President Lin =
coin, which was being exhibited for sale.
The sight Of it appeared to arouse his in.
dignation, and to stir him up to a high
degree of rage, 80 much so, indeed, that
he cursed both it and its original in the
most violent strains. He worked himself
into such passion that, walking over to
the bust, he struck it a violent blow in the
face, knocking off piece from over its
eyes, and so severely injuring his own
hand that it bled profusely, and he was
obliged to wrap ahandkerchiefaroun it.
No notice was taken Of the act. and
Booth left the store for the theater, the
owner of the bust picking up the frag-
ment which had been knocked off and
gluing it on so dexterously that the in
jury done it could not be detected.
Years passed on, and one morning in
April the country was shaken to its CEN
ter as no other piece of intelligence had
ever shaken it before-that the President
had been shot in Ford's theater in Wash
ington by J. Wilkes Booth. The nation
went into mourning for its Chief Magis-
trate, and, wherever his remains could
not be actually honored, mock funerals
were held. Such funeral was kept in
St. Louis the city went into mourning
and the courthouse was draped with black.
A bust of the President was placed in the
courthouse, and it was observed that
from over one Of the eyes piece of the
material had been broken off. This bust
was the same one which Booth had mu-
tilated, and the piece which was at the
same time replaced was afterward re.
moved where the same hand which struck
it off struck down its original.
We do not know into whose possession
the bust has passed, but doubtless who
ever owns it would not now part with it
for any consideration. The above anec-
dote in reference to il was recently re-
lated to US BY well known gentleman of
this city, who was present when Booth
struck the image, and as we do not think it
has ever been told before, we publish it on
his authority.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-12
K The Texas PrisOners-A Military
Commission TO Try Them.

From the Galveston News, lst.
II is doubtless better for persons to be
tried even by military commission than
TO be kept in military Jail forever,
without even knowing why they were i'm
prisoned. But it does seem strange that,
in land protesting to be republican, in
q time Of profound peace, when all the
avocations of life are pursued in quiet
ness, and all the courts are open, we
should be compelled to witness mode OF
trial which has been so strongly con-
demned by all enlightened writers on ju.
risprudence and by the common voice of
civilized nations. In England, mon
rchical and aristocratic country, a
n. ilitary commission could not be insti-
tula,d even in time of war, much less in
the midst of peace. There it is believed
that the forms by which justice has been
long admit Listered are of the essence OF
iusti ce; here, it seems, men can be tried
for their lives by a process utterly un-
known to the law, and which has been
condemned by the Supreme Court OF the
country even whei1 resorted to in time OF
war. When such things can be done,
here and there, prom iscuously, by order
of this or that subordin ate, 1T would seem
that a country is overr2n by dictators,
a. nd worse off than it could well be under
the rule of single despot.
We do not PREJUDICE the course or the
findi ug of the military court ordered In
the c. use of the Jefferson prisoners; these,
for au ght we can now know, may be
credita ble TO the individuals composing
the court; but what we complain OF is,
the imp ortation OF the rarest and most
resort of the worst state of
war into q regular, tax-paying, law-pre-
vailing time of peace. For the life of US,
we can see no better reason why these
men at Jefferson should be tried by mill
tary commission, just after the man who
shot and killed a member of the New
York Constitutional Convention was
tried by regular court, except that New
York is powerful enough to prevent the
setting aside of her courts by shoulder
strap 8, while the State of Texas is not.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-12
Witch Hunting, Hanging, and Burn.
ing I'm Mexico.

The Brownsville Ranchero says that
one of those barbarous .acts, the execu-
tior of witches, was recently consum-
mated in the town of Ahsultecco, dis
trict of Matamoras, State of Puebls, a
woman was hung and burned, said to be
a witch; another woman was hogged
most cruelty for the same offense, the son
of the latter figuring among those who
hogged her. The mere anuunciation of
this deed needs no comment, filling with
shame and sorrow and covering with
dread the defenders and perpetrators of
the crime. The following are the ver-
siops of the affair: Regarding the 6rst,
which was communicated to the press,
the missing of an OK was the cause of the
tragedy. A woman who professed to be
q witch, was asked to reveal the where
abouts Of the animal, which she failed to
do; she was taken and hung to the tree,
shot at, and then plunged into the flames
until she expired. The body was buried
in the cemetery, but on the following
day was exumed by order of the curate of
the town, who protested against having
the remains of witch inferred
in consecrated ground. The husband of
the unfortunate woman hid himself, fear
ing that be might be made to share the
same fate. The Mayor of the city had
not only authorized this proceeding, but
had also been the principal perpetrator.
According to the second narrative, which
emanates from the Governor of Puebls,
man by the name of Manuel Bojan,
anxious to know if Maria Clara Austasis
was a witch, took her out to the outskirts
of the town and beat her severely Here
he was Joined by four other individuals,
and to make the unfortunate woman con-
fess her supposed crime, they hung her
to tree, at first by the arms and then by
the neck. Being thus tortured, Maria
Clara admitted that she was witch, and
denounced two other women as her ac-
complies, after which she soon expired.
The perpetrators weht in search of the
other two women. but one of them was
bravely defended by her husband. The
other was taken out and hogged by the
party, and among the number was her
own son, Manuel Rojsn. The Governor
of Puebla has taken the necessary meas
ures to have the perpetrators of this hor.
rible crime punished.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-12
Grant Going Ender-Can He with
stand the Pressure.

From the Detroit Free Press.l
1t is a marvel to considerate men how
the administration is 10 stem the current
of disapprobation that is flowing in upon
it from every quarter. No other one that
has ever been inaugurated has, in so short
time, created such degree of distrust
and condemnation among its party
friends. Turn which way you may, the
voice of condemnation comes up from
the leaders of the party that made Grant
President of the United States They
more or less denounee most of his ap-
pointments as unfit 10 be made, while
they do not spare the man who has made
them. Their dispeasure is expressed in
words neither mild nor polite. That
Grant, as Executive, is worse than q
failure, they admit. There are those
whose wishes he has regarded in making
appointments, who yet speak in his praise,
but they are few in number and OF
little influence. The clamor of condem-
nation rises above the faint words OF
praise. General Grant has neither the
nerve nor the ability Of Andrew Johnson,
and hence cannot carry on an admins.
tration without party. He cannot stand
up and meet the force OF condemnation
which his own party friends are bringing
to bear against him. BE must either be-
come the abject, plant tool of the Radi-
cal leaders, or else continue to blunder
as he has blundered from the beginning,
and finally be elected from office through
an impeachment, not fiasc6, One OF
the other he has got to submit to. Had
he taken a sensible, conservative and
judicious course in the beginning, the
Democracy of the country might have
defended him in the proper discharge Of
his duties, but vbet party cannot touch
his gift enterprise management or his
shameful nepotism. he must stand or
fall with his party, and then pass into that
obseurity from which he will never be
recalled, leaving to history an admins
trativs record remarkable only for its
imbecility and pusillanimity, as well as
an utter want of purpose.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-12
Payment OF soldIers' Bounties.

The second Controller of the Treasury
at Washington has given instructions,
under the late bounty law, that hereafter
in paying soldiers claims two checks
shall be given, one to the agent or attor-
ney for the fee allowed by law, and the
other sent direct to the soldier for the
remainder due. The fees allowed in
claims of white soldiers are ten per cent
when the amount due is under 5000, and
Eve per cent on any additional amount
less than $500, and $50 on claims in ex-
cess Of $500. In colored cases the fees
are s., 81 so and $40, according as the
amOust due is less than $50, between $50
and $l00, or over 500. In the colored
cases, but not in the white eases, sd.
vance and notarial expenses are included
n the amount paid to the agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-12

rangements. Such conduct cannot be too
severely condemned. Certainly COM
mon courtesy demands in all such cases,
without exception, that the parties inte-
rested should be consulted before they
are announced as active participants in
any popular meeting, and the appropria-
ton of any ones name, without giving
him q chance to accept or decline the
honor, is, to use the mildest language,
simply impertinent It lis time that pub
lie opinion should frown down all such
acts of kleptomania, which are the more
annoying because they are not within the
reach of the law. If the real friends of
Cuban independence wish to benefit their
cause in this locality they must keep it
out of the hands of designing politicians
of the Radical persuasion, who eagerly
seize upon such occasions to grind their
own axes, and never lose sight of their
own interests in their pretended zeal for
the cause of humanity and truth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-12
r,.1.,e Prince mensehikoG.

We have intelligence by the Atlantic
cable o { the death, on Monday last, Of
Prince Alexander Sergeewitsch Mems
chikoff. A dI1iral of the Russian Navy.
he was the grandson Of that famous
pastry cook w,Io attained to the highest
dignities of the Empire nnder Peter the
Great and Gather. Ne, and, like his grand
father. the founder of the family, was
intensely Russian in every respect ne
entered the public service as far back as
1905, and was for scme time an dttache
of the Russian Embassy at VIENNA ap-
pointed aide.de-camp TO the emperor
Alexander, and, during the following
three years, served in the different cam
paigns of the Allies against Napoleon,
gaining by his bravery and capacity the
rank of General.
He commanded the Russian army at
the battle of the Alma, and, upon being
beaten by the Allies, conducted the re-
treat to Sebastopol, which he hastily for
tilted on the land side. while he closed
the entrance to the port by sinking IN the
channels part of the Russian fleet. In
his defense of Sebsstopol he displayed
great energy, but his fortunes were not
equal to his valor and capacity. Some
time after the defeat of Inkerman and
the death of Nicholas he fell sick, and
was renewed from the Crimea. BE was
subsequently, entrusted with the defense
of Cronstadt, but had no further oppor-
tunity of distinguishing himself during
the continuance of the war. Since its
close little has been heard of him,
although be continued TO occupy a seat
in the councils Of the empire, and to be
recognized as the chief Of the Russian
rarfv