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The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-11-24
NEW YORK.
A MYSTERIOUS CASE.
A Second BurdeIi Murier Probable.

NOVEMBER 20, 1869.
A most terrible case came up be.
fore Justice Hogan at Tombs, to-day.
a wi low named Caller preferred 4
complaint against a well-known Ger
man physician, DR.. Augustus Wede-
kind, who resides in Orchard street.
The widow resides at Nc. ls5 Clinton
street, and is supposed to be in com
Portable circumstances. She testi
fed that this physician had, during
her husbands lite, attempted to de
han h her. and had taken improper
libert, s with her person. and had also
exto led money amounting to the
sum of 1 00U from her, under threats
thai he wo aid prefer Il charge against
her Of having obtained poison from
him to kill her hus md, no deceased
The Doctor ma IL S vera; counter char
g 5 against the widow Caller, and test
lied that she had offered him $1,000
20 keep quiet in tue matter Of her
husbands death, whom he declared
she had poisoned.
He acknowledged that he had given
her a receipt for $1,000. the receip,
being produced i'll Court, but that he
had done it merely to secure evidence
against her with the purpose of bring
ing her to justice for the murder of
her husband, ami that he had immedi,
ately placed the S1.0U0 note in the
hands of the Coroner. who appeared
before the Magistrate and testified 10
having received the money from DIR.
Wedekind, for the purpose for which
the Doctor had indicated, asa means
of bringing the murderer, or murder
ers, of Mrs. Callers husband to JUS
tice.
The Doctor was remanded for an
examination, which will take place to-
morrow morning at the Tombs. Both
the parties are German, and the case
has created the greatest excitement in
the city. Strange developments may
be expected when this case is fully
investigated, aud already it promises
TO be something akin to the famous
Burdell mystery in public interest.
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An Editorial Convention.

In view of the fact that all tie other
professions in life have societies. which
convene annually for the promotion
of their own welfare, we see no good
reason why there should not DO an Or
ganization among journalists and sim
liar annual conventions held by them.
We believe that the editors and pub
fishers of some of the Western States
already have joined together into as
sociations, and are holding annual.
conventions to their mutual profit,
but there is apparently no disposition
among editors and publishes in Obi"
to follow this example. Why is Il isl
Can we not always learn of each 9th
err And is there no disposition be-
tween the editors of Ohio to become
acquainted With their co-laborers-
Let our brethren of the press answer,
and it favorably impressed, publish a
call for the first convention.
We would be in favor of a meeting
i'm Columbus, Cincinnati, or Cieve-
land. sometime during the holidays.
-Hancock Courier.
As other professions have assoc:a
tons fcr mutual Improvement why
should not the same nenities exist
between editors to whom the people
look for pc itical, social and moral
elevation? If such associations could
be formed, irrespective of political
bias, much of the al Gritty that is nov
witnessed among the editorial fl a:ernity
would be dispelled-
Personal intercourse is calculated
to remove many groundIess preju,.i
ces, and impressions. Lei
there be an editorial convention, say,
ut Columbus Ohio, early in January
1870. What say you gentlemen OF
the Press?
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tears over the follies of its party lead
ers, and their financial gambling. 1t
undertakes t instruct Congress ON the
duties of the occasion. Here is what
it says:
.'The Congress which begins its first
actual business session in December,
has before it heavy labors and grave
responsibilities. The country will hold
it to a strict account for its steward
ship of the public welfare. Not only
what it does, but what it fails to do,
will be closely watched and scrutinized.
X x x X X
The country is weary of political
talk, and sick unto death of empirical
nostrums which this party and that
have been prescribing for its maladies.
What is now needed is action-not
hasty, ~irresolute, indeterminite expert
ment, but a definite, well posted, de-
fensible policy, based on clear and sol
i'd grounds, for the management of our
national debt, for the adjustment of
our complicated tariff and internal
revenue systems, and for the admins
tration and reorganization of the pull
lie service. 1t is time for Congress to
face the solid issues that confront
them, and to prepare for the solution
of these great problems of national
policy that have been so long blinked
out of sight, or pushed aside by what
seemed more iminent necessities OF u
condition.
"'The tariff is to be recognized, re-
duced, and thoroughly adjusted-let
no member OF Congress fail to consid-
er well that this is Il vital necessity
The people are enormously overtaxed
on half a dozen prime necessities-on
salt, on cotton and wooden fabrics, on
iron, on tea and coffee and sugar, while
many articles of mere luxury are adj
mitted at a duty that is merely nomi-
nal. The complicated list of over four
thousand articles now subject to duty
should be greatly reIuced-by admit
ting free all such articles as cost the
Government in the expense OF collec-
ton, nearly as much as the revenue
derived from them. The tax on raw
materials used in American manufac-
lures should be removed entirely, or
reduced to a minimum. Many arti-
cles ofluxury should have a somewhat
higher tax than they do now. But the
tax on every article of general con-
sumption should be reduced from forty
or sixty, or s~eventy-fve or n hun
dred per cent. to a maximum OF twen-
ty-fve or thirty per cent"
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process of building here by the cele-
brated Otto, who intends to place it
on exhibition soon at the Atlantic Gar
den, it New York City. ! saw the
form of his mould to-day, which con.
tains two and one half tons of red clay.
He will cast this week and complete
next week. He will cast this huge
statue from italian cement, called ska
kaola, and when finished will weigh
1,000 pounds. Otto is a very skillful
artist. He resided in New York City
about twelve years, and has selected
Atlantic Garden for the exhibition of
this wonderful piece of mechanism.
Knowing The World is a seeker af-
ter truth, 1 have been very accurate
in detail. that there can be no dispute
in any of my statements. The Her
aid was badly sold by publishing an
article of a doctor here, relative to ths
giant being carved bya crazy French
man, and giving the supposed facts
from the death bed confession of one
Jules Jezaud."
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WIT AND HUMOR.

PoINTED.-Girls of the period on
u streets now wear their shawls in a
Semi colon fashion, an interrogation
point on the back of their heads, and
go it with a dash.
The last society spoken of in CALI
fornia is the "Pay Nothing" 1t is
said to be alarmingly prosperous. The
password is LEND us a dollar" the
response, Broke =
a young man was in the habit of
asking the children to repeat the text
on coming from Church, to rove that
they gave attention. One Sabbath
the text was "Why stand We here all
the day idle? Go into my vineyard
and work, and whatsoever is right /
will pay thee" Charley came home
and was asked to repeat the text. He
hesitated n moment, and then, as if it
had just come to him after much tho't,
he said "What are you standing Il
round doing nothing for? Go into
my barnyard and 20 to work, and I'll
make it all right with you.
a drunken man fell through a show
window, in Toie 10, n few days ago.
and was taken to Jail to get spber. He
thought this very harsh treatment, to
one who had lust dropped in"
Josh Billings says: 81 will state
for the information of those who
haven t bad a chance tew lay in theil
vermin wisdom az freely az i hav,
that one single hornet, who feels well
will brake up Il large camp meeting
The man who got such a charity re
battalion for carrying his heart IN his
hand,' turns out to be a c~onfec;ionel
who peddles his own wares. Some
DAYS he carries Il great many hearts.
Brigham Young monopolizes til,
d vorce business among the Saints
and makes a good thing out of it al
the regular tariff of ten dollars
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Meeting of the Democratic State
Central COMMITTEE.
Self Government

We have more than once uttered the
conviction, that t e forcing of emanci-
patton upon the South, at the point of
the bayonet. was not the result of the
strong sympathy for the African, but
of the local hate of the yankee for that
section /; and that time would demon
strate, that not only the African would
be left in a more pitiable condition /;
but that the white race would also suf.
fer in consequence of that act. We
are now assured by SUMNER, that he
will introduce a bill t. disfranchise ev-
cry male, white and black, who is I'M
able to read and write, throughout the
Union. This is Immediately followed
up by WENDELL PHILLIPS, the great
prophet of the Radicals, by the decla-
ration that the American people are
incapable of selfgovernment; and that
he prefers the definite government of
LOUIS NAPOLEON in Paris. 1t is clear
that the object of the Radicals in pro-
curing emancipation was to disgust the
American people over the brutal scenes
to be enacted at the polls, and prepare
them for the reception of consolidated
military despotism, such as now exists
in France Every step of the Radi-
Gals, leads to that conclusion.
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OHIO NEWS.

DEATH OF A VENERABLE Mason.
Died on the 9th of November, 1863
at the residence Of his son-in-law
William Van Meter Esq, in Sarah
vile, Noble County Ohio, John Stu
art, Sr. il the 95th year of his age,
a ID WAS buried with Masonic Honors.
He was at his death a member of o.
i've No l20, and one of the original
members named in its charter and at
the time of MS death probably the old
est Mason in SJJt leastlrl Ohio if not
in the State, he having been a Master
Mason for more than s~eventy-three
years. Father Stuart was born in
Ire and, and left his native land to
~ id BIRTHS oppression in 1893
CamLridys Je e, soaian.
4 serious shooting ARRAY occurred
at leveland on Monday afternoon,
between Balthazer Leid, a member of
the City Council from the Fifteenth
Ward, and Rev. VIM. Schmitt, for
merly a Lutheran Minister, but within
the past three months the keeper offs
saloon. He was visited by
Councilman Lied and they spent
some time in social chat and drinking.
Mr.. Lied finally got up to leave, when
Schmitt went to the bar, got a
pistol and deliberately fred at Lied.
The ball struck below the under lip,
passed through and crushed the jaw
in a terrible Hammer. but did not prove
Schmitt did not offer to fire
again, but rushed of and took strych-
nine. He was arrested and lodged in
IIsik--HsrgI ax@freporrso or,
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for the resumption of specie payments
and four on the National bank and
currency issues.
The Worh 8 Far.
The business people ofthe proposed
Worlds Fair are becoming more en-
thusiastie every day, and they now
declare that its success is assured.
The sum of $3.50, 900 has been already
subscribed by the citizens of Wash
ington, and big additions are promised.
Among the subscribers are VIM. Cor
coran, 10000; Matthew Emery, $40
600; Henry ID. Cooke, $40. 600; Alex
r. Sheppard, $10,r on, Archer Potts,
S., 900; j. W. Thompson, $1,000 {;
Matthew w Gault, So, 900, Fitz-
hugh Coyle, 5000; DR. L. D. Gil
man, $500; Jos. u. Davis, 5000
VIM. Il, Todd, $4,000; Metropolitan
r. X, Co. 5000; Washington Gas
Light Co., $4,000; General o. O.
Howard, $4,000 George w. Riggs
81 $1,000; Willar dis Hotel, $4,000.
II Louisiana Witness SUGARS TiccPresi.
dent Col az Is a Negro.
As specimen OF some of the test
mony taken 10y tine House Election
Committee, i'll its Investigations IN
Louisiana, it is stated in the record,
that a negro witness from the lower
counties in answer to a question by
Mr.. Kerr, the Democratic member
swore hat he believed that n OF tn e
Republican candidates at the Presi-
Dental election was a negro. When
asked whether it was General Grant
or Speaker Colfax, he replied that it
was the latter, and he knew Coliax
was a negro from his picture.
Bunk Circulation IN the Vest.
Western Congressman who are
here say that both parties will be uni
ted in December III asking Congress
to increase the National bank circula
ton in the West, and declare that l.
this is not done Western men will not
vote for any proposition to consoli-
date the debt, with a lower rate OF in
terest.
The New Currency Issues.
Tho Bureau of Engraving and
Printing expects to be able to issue
the new five-dollar legal-tender notes
next week, the fifties about the first
of December, and the balance of the
series, twenties, ole hundred, five
hundred, and one thousand-dollar
notes by the 18th of December.
Report in fapor Of an Increased Ba"k
Circulati on.
There is every cas- to believe that
the Comptroller of the Currency will
renew in his forthcoming annual re
port the proposition with he sub
mitted to the last Congress, through
the House Banking Committee, toI
an increase of bank circulation, and a
corresponding relative withdrawal o:
$50, 000,0 900 Of greenbacks, with the
substitution OF four per cent, bonds
/; the basis of the National Bank is
sues.
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Specie Payment.

"a New York dispatch says that it
Is understood that the President con-
siders the present condition of finances
as most favorable to the speedy return
of specie payments, and, in his forth
coming message, will urge such a meas
ure upon Congress. He is opposed to
all tinkering with the currency, and
believes if the present internal revenue
law be suffered to remain in fact an
other year, such a tangible reduction
of the public debt Will then have been
effected as to. enable the government to
safely materially modify taxes of all
kinds. The resumption of specie pay
ments, the President argues, will pre-
vent the fluctuations in gold, break up
the influence of gold gamblers, and
save the people from the ruinous effects
of an irredeemable currency"
In addition to the foregoing, news
paper writers and kilograms from the
Federal Metropolis announce the in
tention of Mr.. boutwell,, and the
Administration, to resume specie pay
ment at the opening of the new year.
Upon what authority, these declara-
lions are based, we know not, but pre-
sumo they must have some foundation
in fact for they have been repeated
too frequently to depend upon mere
rumor.
What will be the effect of this poll
cy upon the business of the country,
and npon finances generally? VIII
the times be easier, and money more
plentiful, or will the grip of the mon
led shylocks be placed more firmly up.
on the threats of the people?
Times will not be easier? Why
The reason is cogent.
There is in the Treasury of the Uni
ted States about one hundred million;
In gold and silver, to redeem two thou
sand five hundred millions of out
standing United States bonds; to pay
the interest thereon; and carry on the
operations of the government! Is any
man so insane, as, to suppose it can b.
done?
1t will send every National Bank t,
the wall at once, because they will b.
compelled to redeem their outstanding
paper in gold and silverI Can the
do it? Not much.
In the next place it will nearly doub
lie the debt of the United States, al
well as, that of every citizen who may
. be involved; because such debts were
contracted on a paper basis, and viii
then be placed upon a gold basis!!
This will suit the bond-holders who
hold all the claims against the govern
ment, and are getting nearly all thu
gold in the country as interest; for i
will nearly double their claims, anc
make them payable ONLY in gold anc
silver! VIII the people consent II
such an arrangement?
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Again in Trouble.

Gen Butler is again in trouble.
Mrs. Rowena Florence, niece and
heir of the late Gen. Twiggs, has just
brought a civil suit against him. for
stealing three gold hilted jeweled
swords, presents to the General, valued
at $4,000, in gold, and also of steal
ing silver ware, of the gold value OF
50 900, while the old villain was in
possession of New Orleans, in 1862.
They we're stolen from the lady, while
she was living in privacy. Judge
Jones, in New York, granted an order
of arrest, fixing bail at $4,000.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
From E~xchanges.)

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 81, 1869.
Il ROw among the Female F'anchisers-
II Hrely time for the Sufrdgans.
The Universal Franchise Associa-
ton, which has promised to secure
from Congress the electoral franchise
for in this District, substantial
ly broke up in a row ut the weekly
meeting last night. The disturbing
element first appeared III the person
a male, who alluded to the Associl,
ton as a handful of Notwithstanding
women. He was replied to by the
husband of a lady presiding at the
meeting. but getting the worst of it
was compelled by his wife to sit down.
Then the debate tarned in q fearful
TRADE against the reporters present.
Some of tie latter undertook to reply
but nearly every body present got on
their feet, wien a cen of Incl cribable
confu i'm followed, during which the
regular officers of the Association LEFT
the hell. Another meeting was or
ganized by the dissenters, but it also
broke up In confusion. The police
were present, but did not find it nee
essary to interfere, as there were no
act- If personal violence.
The Income Tar.
Notwithstanding the well ascertain
e | fact that neither Secretary Bout
well nor Commissioner IeIano Will
recommend any modification If the
income tax, the question will be
brought directly before Congress at
the coming session This tax expires
by limitation during next year, and it
Will have to be renewed at this sess-
ion. If it is to be continued beyond
the time named, judging from the
we'll known views of Senators and
members, it is more than probable
that the rate will be reduced to the
cd figure ofthree per cent, or per
haps two per cent A calculation has
been made showing that an income
tax, if properly collected, can be made
to yield twenty millions per annum at
the rate of two per cent.
Prospective Legislation.
1t is expected that there will be an
avalanche of bills introduced the first
week of the session on the financial
question There are already pending
in Il e three Financial Committee q, of
ConRreBs@.n26ve bills prQyidipg.
q
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a fallen tree. Young Hill, with an
other young man. had gone coon hunt
ing the night before, and after finding
some game, set fire to a stub, and laid
themselves down TO sleep, expecting to
bag the oon after day break. I'm
fortunately young Hi laid himself
too close to the stub, and when it fell
he was crushed under its weight. His
companion thinks Hill was killed in
stantly as he is unable to recollect
hearing him utter either a word OF
a groan. The deceased was an ex-
celleht young man and his death
cause a general feeling of regret
throughout the neighborhood-
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COMMISSIONS.

Agents will be paid ten per
cent. in Cash or merchandise,
when they FILL Up THEIR ENTIRE
CLUB. for which below we give u
partial List of Commissions
For an order at $50, from a
club ofThirty, we will pay the
Agent, as a commission, % yds.
Brown or Bleached Sheeting,
Good Dress Pattern, Wool Square
Shawl, French Cashmere Pants
and Vest Pattern, fine large White
Counterpart, ETC., ETC., or $500
in cash.
For an order of $50, from a
club of Fifty, we will pay the
Agent as a commission, 45 yds.
Sheeting, One pair heavy Wool
Blankets, Poplin Dress Pattern,
Handsome wool Square Shawl,
Silver-Case Watch, etc., etc., or
So. 90 in cash.
For an order of 500, from a club
of one hundred, we will pay the
Agent, as a commission, 100 yds.
good yard wide eheeting, Coin Sill
yer Hunting Case Watch, Rich Long
Wool Shawl, Suit of all Wool French
Cashmere, etc, etc OF $40 in cash.
We do not employ any Travelling
Agents, and persons should not pay
money to persons %purporting to be
our agents, unless personally acquainted.
send Money Always by
Registered letters =
For further particulars send for
Catalogues,
PARKER & CO..
0e A. 100 summer 81, Boston.
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Grinding Taxation.

The unequal distribution of the Ma
tional Currency the exemption OF the
Bond-holders from taxation on their
Bonds the grinding and oppressive
~exactions of tie Revenue Laws upon
ali manufacturing and business pu,-
suits the ml5chIeyoRs Protective Tar
if, and its effects upon Western enter
prise, all combining to bring about
great pressure in the financial world
if not a disastrous collapse in every in
dustrial pursuit, is beginning to open
the eyes of the financial m~ountebanks
that have been rushing the country
forward to ruin. The Cincinnati Com
mercial, a Republican paper that OPP
posed MI. PRNDLEToN's greenback
theories, because it feared the country
would have too much money,Is now
sal of r-aSaaatanee shedding
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ONE MILLION

81 - 60. o..
Our facilities for transacting this
immense business are better than
ever before. We have agents in
all the principal cities to purchase
goods from the Manufacturers, I'm
porters, and others, for CASH, and
often at All immense sacrifice from
the original cost of production. Z
Our stock consists, in part, of
the following goods -
Shawls, Blankets, Quilts, Cot
tons, Ginghams, Dress Goods. Ia.
bic Linen. Towels, Hosiery Gloves
Skirts, Corsets, &c. &c. El..fET
Silver-Plated w a r e, Spoons
plated on Nickel Silver, Dessert
Forks, fivc-bottle plated Casters,
Britannia Ware, Glass Ware, Ia
bic and Pocket Cutlery, in great
variety.
Elegant French and German
Fancy Goods, Beautiful Photo
graph Albums, the newest and
choicest styles in Morocco and
Velvet Bindings.
Morocco travelling Bags, hand
kerchief and Glove Boxes, &c.
Gold and Plated Jewelry, of the
newest styles. SOM.
We have also made arrange
ments with some of the leading
Publishing Houses, that will ena-
bic us to sell the standard aud Ia
test works of popular authors at
about one-AAlf the regular price:
such as BYRON, MOORE, BURSs,
MILTON. and TENNYsoN's Works.
in full Guilt and Cloth Bindings,
and hundreds of others.
These and everything else for ?
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one-HaIf The Regular Rates.

We want good reliable agents
in every part of the Country by
employing your spare time to
form clubs and sending us ORDERS.
you can obtain the most liberal in
commissions, either in CASH or
MERCHANDISE, and all goods sent
by us will be as represented, and
we guarantee satisfaction TO every
one dealing with our house.
Agents should collect ten cents
from each customer and forward
to us in advance, for Descriptive
Checks of the goods we sell.
The holders of the Checks have
rho privilege of either purchasing
the article tn ereon described, or
of exchanging for any article men
toned Oh our Catalogue, number
ing over $50 different articles
not one of which can be purchased
in the usual way for the same
money. cJfe,,
The adj, antages offirst sending
for Checks are these: We are
constantly buying small lots of
very valuable goods, which are
not oil our catalogues, and for
which we issue checks till all are
sold, besides, in every large club
we will put in checks for WATCH
es, QUlLTs, BLANKETS, DRESS
PATTERNS, or some other article of
value, giving some members OF
the club an opportunity of pur-
chasing an article for about one
quarter of its value.
SIN every order amounting to
over $50, accompanied by the
cash, the Agent may retain zoo.
and every order over 500, 800
may be retained to