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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06
The editor of the Xenia

The editor of the Xenia
Torchight invested ten cents
in . copy Of the Imperialist.
Here is what he found in it:
There, sure enough, was the
picture of an Imperial crown,
and there, beyond a doubt, the
legend "The empire is peace"
both Of which unequivocally
pointed toward despOtism as
the coming boon. Running
over a page or two of school
boyish platitude in the way of
salutatory, our eyes fell on a
vigorous, well written article
on the degradation of the US.
Senate" with The true Imperial
ring in it, but which uniortu-
nately for the monarchial in
terests was duly credited to the
Albany Argus, a Democratic
paper in good standing in the
state of New York. The next
efTusion we chanced upon was
ono entitled "whither are we
drifting" and was full Of dole.
full lucubrations at the condi-
ton of our national affairs, and
was moreover, copied vsrbGtina
ct literdtim from the New York
World the national organ of the
Democratic party. An able
leader on the Government of
the United States" showing the
great superiority OF a monarch
ial over q democratic govern.
meat which was copied from the
St. Louis Republican the most
violent rebel Democratic paper
In Missouri, while another, still,
entitled "The Empire is aps
preaching" and welcoming that
state of things was from the
Pressa a coppery sheet now pub
fished at Pittsburg. Further
along were articles from the
Cincinnati Enquirer advocat-
ing reputation and from The
N. Y. Courier & Enquirer vel
coming "The coming Empire. :"
In fact the gist of The Imperi-
alist is from the Democratic
newspapers of the country.
Without these articles it would
be flat, stale and Improbable
with them, it is piquant and
suggestive, though entirely
harmless. .n ..
We write this merely to eau
ton our light draught brethren
of the Democratic press
against any further attacks up
on their new co. laborer. Be
more careful brothers, for are
ye not entertaining an angel
unawares? Are ye not all of
one faith9
Let US have peace!
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06
Legal Notice.

A NDREW W. KARNS, oflaYful age, william
n n Knrns A MINOR Of the county OF Vint0n'
and state of Ohio, Lldora Harms and Jahu II;
Knrus minor heirs of Jahu IL. ,karns, OF sald
county OF Vinton-Mnry A. knrDs, Emma
I Ksrns, David V. Kans, Thomas Harms
and ,Ioseph A. Karns, minor heirs OfCornelus
" Karns-Elizibe III Lana Il Hatheld and Amos
Hat6eld, her husband, Amanda j. Ogen and
Lee Ogen, her husband, all Of the state OF
Iowa-Elihu A. Karns, Lana j. Karns and
Ann Il. Karns, minor heirs OF Alexander
Harms, of the state cf Nebraska;
Will take notice that Cornelius harns, ad,
mInistrator, de bonls non OF the estate OF
John Karns, deceased,,o the 9Th day oi April
1869, fled his petition in the PROBATE Coult
within and Tor the county OF Vinton, and state
of Ohio, alleging that the personal estate OF
SAID decedent il insufficient to pay ms deOtS
and the charges of fadministratorlng ms estaie
that he died signed in fee simple of the FOL.
lowing described real estate situate IN sald
county of Vinton-to-wit: Hhe South hall OF
the southrea quarter Of section thirty three
(3D township twelve O2), range seventeen, tlD
containing eighty acres moro or less, ana that
Eliza Hull, laie widow OF snld decedent, Is EMU
tied to dover IN SAID premises. =, ~. ...
The PRAYER OF shid petition is for the as
signmcnt Of dover to said Eliza Hull, ate Wldr
ow as aforesaid, and for o sale OF the snid prem
ises, subject 20 such dover estate, for the pay
ment of The debts and charges aforesaid.
Said petition will he for hearing on the 22d
day of May, A. D. 1859 or as soon thereafter AZ
''"'' '"A " CORNELIUS KARNs,
Admin nstrator, de bonis non Uf John Karns,
deceased.
April l5, 1860. oW
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THE KIDNEYS, BLADDER
Legal Notice.


Joseph CStrow and John zehlng,) v,r,or
Piahuns' Common
Jesse II. Bates, defendant. j
Jesse H. BATES whose place Of residence
q is unknown will take notice that lsah Cat
row and John Zehing of Montgomery county
in the State OF Ohio did on the 18th day of
April, 1860 file their petition in the Court OF
Common Pleas, within and for the said county
ofVlnton in the said State Of Ohio against him
the said jesse III. Bates, setting forth that the
said Jesse II. Bates, gave 10 them, the PLAIN
tifis, mortgage on the west half Of the north
east quarter, and the north least quarter Of the
northwest quarter OF section No. II, In town
ship No. 0, of range No 10, in said Vinton conn-
ty and State Of Ohio, to secure these plaintiffs
against loss by reason Of the non. payment by
said defendant OF two hundred dollars ($200)
with interest thereon, nom February ~, 1865,
according,to aeertain note made BY sadJesseH
Bates rs principal and these plaintiffs as sufes'
ties, said note being payable to The order OF LIE.
Wis Huber, at ninety days from said 26th day Of
February, 1869, and that the said plalnbtts'
have been compelled to pay said sum, Within
terest and costs OF suit. amounting 10 S242.0&
That said sum Is dneto the plaintiffs from the
defendant, and pfAying that said Jesse II.
Bates may pay SAID sum so claimed to ba due
with in terest from February 9th, 1863, or that
said premises may be sold topay the same and
the said Jesse H. Bates ~ notified that be 10 ro-
quired To- appear and answer SAID petition on
or before the third Saturday, after the 9Th day
Of May next.
Dated April 2e, 1859. yez
F" ,". Attorney for Plaintiffs
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Nfagsyille 8 Newark Railroad.


The People of Chillicothe are
very non-committal on the Val.
ley Railroad hence to Colpm.
bus They are flirting with the
damsels of Maysyille and New
ark, hoping it may have the ef.
feet to induce Portsmouth, Cir.
cleville and Columbus to hurry
up the Valley road without
them even so much as touching
it with their fingers. Chilli
cothe should remember that
she once lost good chance to
have this road built by her
want Of interest in it. The
road was finally diverted in the
direction of Newark to the
Hooking Valley. History fre-
quen'ly repeats itself-Ports.
mouth Times. '..ra- ..
If it comes to a question of
real advantage to Portsmouth,
we believe the completion Of
this same Hooking Valley road
would add more to her trade
and permanent prosperity than
would any other enterprise.
The Scioto Valley road would
add to the comfort Of persons
wishing to visit Columbus, but
Portsmouth already reaches
all the trade of that section
that they could hope to reach
were the road built. That city
received its present impetus
from the building of the Hook
ing Valley road, and by push
ing it still further, on the now
almost completed roadbed they
could reach a section of coun-
try with which they have now
no communication or trade
whatever. 'r aar..
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

THE following sentence from
a recent speech of Senator
Anthony, of Rhode Island, can
hardly sound less than won,
derful to the landless millions
of Europe. The Senator said,
and no doubt correctly, that;
"There is no part of the coun-
try where a days labor that
any man, with stout arms and
a willing heart, however little
he may be skilled, may per-
form, can not earn the price Of
an acre Of good land, at the
Government sales" l..a
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

IT is understood that no
changes will be made by the
new administration in the Fed.
eral officers in this district
We have no complaint to make
Of our present officials, as we
consider them efficient and
trusty.- Gallipolis Journal
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

The announcement that the
public debt statement for April
will show a decrease IN the
public debt of $3,OOO,OOO, and
that a large decrease for the
month of May may be conf
IDENTIFY looked for. will not be
received with satisfaction.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

Mr.. HOLLOWAY, the new
postmaster of Indianapolis,
discovered yesterday, in the
basement of the office building
locked up in a room, fifty-fve
bags'flled with undlstributed
mail matter accumulated dur.
ing the past Winter. -
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

A VERDICT in favor of the
Government, and against A. W.
Darling and his securities, for
$500, 900, was rendered in the
United States District Court al
Covington, last Friday. There
were fifty suits against Darling
and securities on his whisky
,-anscortation bonds.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06
Tup Democrat;c naners at

The Democratic papers at
large howl because nobody but
Grants relatives or his old
neighbors can get office. Per
contra, the News, Democratic
organ of Brown county, howls
because none of Grants old
neighbors there can get office
under Columbus Jour
nal, ---L.-- .--l-I
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

TRAVEL overland is increas-
ing. Daily trains from the
East and South are arriving,
crowded with passengers. A
heavy Canadian immigration
is arriving for settlement in
Nebraska.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

The speech of Senator Sum-
ner on the Alabama claims has
been received by mail in Eng
land. All the journals, Liberal
and Tory, concur in declaring a
settlement on the basis pro-
posed by Senator Sumner as
extravagant nd.unreasonable.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

In reply to the Enquirer's
column we will say that We
can't see what our politics has
to do with DR.. Gotwald's quail,
iications as a lecturer. The
Standard took issue with the
Doctors lecture on points Of
fact, and told wherein its opin-
ion differed from that express.
ed by the Dr., while the En-
quirer's critic only made very
uncourteous display of big
words and glittering general,
ties. That is the difference in
the criticisms. Mackley's ar
ticle contained ideas; the En-
quirer's did not. 1t is unnec-
essary to announce that Bro
Mackley, "will deliver the next
lecture, at Jackson" The
Standard is one of the most eff
fective and persistent temper
ance lecturers in the State.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

AN old and experienced fruit
grower informs us thai we may
look for Strawberries about the
Goth of May. He says that
the fruit always comes in
about four weeks after bios.
soming. The yield, from pres
ent prospects, will be extraor-
dinarily large in this region.
-Ruwal Buckeye, May 1St.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

THE Southern Opinion (Pol-
lard's Richmond paper) is de-
funct. The editor, in his fare
we'll address says, "the distinct
Southern principles upon
which the paper was founded
are dead in the hearts of the
people"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06
What Railroads Do for Far
merS.


merS.
To haul 40 bushel of corn 40
miles on a wagon costs, says
the Agr;culturist, at least S12
for team driver and expenses.
A railroad would transport it
for 81 at most, Allowing an
average of forty bushels per
acre, the crop would be worth
50 more per acre, or s per cent.
As the relative advantage is
about the same for other crops,
it is clear that a railroad pass
ing through township would
add S100 an acre TO the value
of the farms. A township ten
miles square contains $4,000
acres. An increase of S1O0
per acre, is equal to Sc, 100000,
or enough to build 200 miles
Of railroad, even if it cost S32,-
900 per mile. But 200 miles
of railroad would extend
through 20 towns Of 10 miles
square and cost but $40 per
acre if taxed upon the land.
These figures are given merely
as an illustration. If the far
mers had taxed themselves to
build all the railroads in this
country, and give them away
10 any companies that would
stock and run, them, the pres
ent increased value of their
land would have we'll repaid
the outlay.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

We learn from the Ironton
Journal that the Pacific r. r.
Go. has taken hold of the
Chesapeake & Ohio R. r., and
will complete it Immediately.
A contract has been made with
the Tredegar Iron Works, at
Richmond, Virginia, for fur
nishing 10000 tons of railroad
iron for the laying of the track
from Covington, on the West
Virginia line, to Catlettsburg,
Kentucky. aa .sq-.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06
Legal Notice.


Travis ]. Wilson Of the State of Iowa, Har.
yey B. Wilson, Margaret J. Wilson and Rebec
ca j. Wilson. of Athens County, Ohio, will
take notice that petition was filed agains
them on the 3lst day of March, ls6s,in the
Court ef Common Pleas for Athens County
by Lemuel Cl inc, and is now pending wherein
said Cline demands partition Of the following
Real Estate, Wis: The west half ofthe north
ives quarter dissection No. 10, town No. 10
range No. 10, in Lee Tp., IN said Athens Coun'
ty, and also, the northeast quarter of Section
No. 25, town No. 10, range No. l5, in Kuo1
Tp., Vinton County, Uhio, end that al
the next term Of said Court the said Cline
will apply for an order that partition be made
therein to said Rebecca J. Wilson.
BY Brown & WmDIs,
bis att'ys,
April 10, '6s-eu fIl.1
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

IT is a singular fact, that
nearly as many velocipedes as
carriages pass down State
street in the evening, carrying
business men to their homes.
%. S. Journal.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, at a meet,
ing of the Board of Directors
last week, determined to push
forward with the utmost dis
patch the work on the bridges
at Bellaire and Parkersburg.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

The Polneroy Telegraph
notes twenty-eight funerals
there, within a week, all chill
dren, and nearly all the deaths
from measles.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

A RICH and pious old citizen
of Geneva, Switzerland, fears
a flood, and has began the con.
struction of an ark in which ia
save himself and his house.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

GEN. ED. F. SCHNEIDER, Of
Stark county, has resigned his
position of Adjutant General
of Ohio, and will practice law
at Canton.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

We learn from the Scioto
Gazette that Mrs. Pool, who
lives near Anderson Station, on
the M. & @. R. r., committed
suicide last week by drowning.
She was a most excellent lady,
but had been suffering some
time from ill health, until her
mind became impaired. ..o4
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

PHILIP HoUK, of Jackson
township, Pike county, has a
full. l.blooded Durham COW that
has eight teats, giving milk
out of six. ,y.fs.G.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

TIE Jackson Herald says,
Star Furnace is now making
about % tons of iron per day
1t has been running thirteen
months without losing a single
day.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

THE Mason County, West
Virginia, Journal says that a
fine quality of lead ore, and
an abundance of it, has been
discovered in that county,. only
two miles from the Ohio River.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

A NEW station house is to be
built at the M. &. O. r. r. de-
pot, at Chillicothe.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

The Cuban Revolutionary
Congress, on the 18th ult., pass
ed resolutions, unanimously
declaring that the revolution
ary party is fighting for inde'
pendence from Spain, and an
nexation to the United States
Gen, Quesada was elected Gen,
eralissimo Of the army. The
delegates were enthusiastic,
sanguine, and determined.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

DR, Geo. w, RosY, of Ross
county Will be a candidate fol
the RemiAation for Treasurer
at the coming Republican
State Convention. The DIR. is
an earnest Republican, a clev.
et gentleman, with all the re,
quirements to fit him for the
position, and We earnestly hope
he mayrecsive the nomination,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

NOhf SnOooAo Woo NAONbSA NOh'
eralissimo Of the army. The
delegates were enthusiastic,
sanguine, and determined.
Marietta & Cincinnati Rail.
road.
We have received the Eighth
Annual Report of tho Marietta
and Cincinnati r. r. Co., as re
organized. The report pre-.
'sents the condition and work,
ings OF the company in as com
plete and satisfactory manner
as the stockholders could de.
sire. We extract a few items
of interest from the report OF
the President, John King, Jr,
and the Master of Transporta.
tion, Capt. W. W. Peabody. The
loss in trade to the company,
by the extraordinary freshets
of last June, by which the traf.
fic Of the road was interrupted
for five days is estimated at
$4,000; besides an expenditure
of $4,000 to repair damages.
Traffic was interrupted fifteen
days by the fire at Pitcher Tun.
mel, causing a loss of business
estimated at $40, 900, and an ad.
dltional expense of $4,000.
Notwithstanding this loss,
the gross receipts for the year
were 81, ,2Ss, ,O97.12, or $7,572.45
more than the year previous.
All of the tunnels except Van.
derwarker's are now arched
with stone.
$4,000 second mortgage
bonds we're sold at 70 per cent,
an advance of90 per cent. over
the price of the year previous.
2,168 tons of new rails were
placed in the track. 80 loco,
motives are coal burners, and
the remaining wood burners
will be altered this year, the
burning of coal having proved
a great economy. The compa.
ny takes charge of ITS own
through freight, the profits 60
ing to the stockholders, and
not to "middle men" or fast
freight companies. 1t is con,
fidently expected that the Par
kersburg bridge will be COM
pleted in 1870. Trains have
run with regularity during the
year. No accident has occur
red resulting in the injury of
any passenger. The financial
embarrassments of the compa-
ny have been overcome; the
machinery and equipments are
in excellent condition; the
roadbed vastly improved, and
everything is in the most salts.
factory condition. ~
The President speaks in the
highest terms of the head of
the road department., Mr.. J.
P. Williams, ofthe Superintend-
ent of Bridges Mr.. VIM. Alice;
and Mr.. E. Bosley, Master of Ma
chinery. Speaking of the trans
portation department he says;
"The remarkable promptness
with which the passenger and
freight trains have been run
by their schedules, and their
singular freedom from accident
is very gratifying. The i'm
proved condition of the road
and machinery contributed
greatly to this important
result, but the devotion of the
Master of Transportation, Mr..
W. W. Peabody, and his assist
ants, to the company's inter
ests in this connection, is
highly commended"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

MINISTER MOTLEY has received
his Instructions, and will prob.
ably sail for England this
week. A"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

David Smart. Samuel W. kilyert' Jr'
Established 1852.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06
DR.. SARGENT'S ST.

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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

Have beenin use 81 years, and are daily per-
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where patients were unable to walk upright or
to rise without assistance, they have been re-
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Middletown transcript., 1869-07-10

HOMICIDE. Monday evening last
an alteration took place at Davis Cross
Roads, in this county. II miles from
Snow Hill, between Peter G. Corbn and
Matthias Tatman, which resulted in the
fatal shooting of Corbin by Tatman, death
ensuing in 4 hours after the occurrence
The circumstances, as near as we can
gather them, were that both parties had
been drinking when quarrel ensued,
which after being made up, Tatman POS
.sessed himself of a gun and again accosted
Corbin, shot him without provocation,
lodging the load in his abdomen. Corbin,
after being shot, struck Tatman several
times with stick, it is said, and fought
him until he became exhausted by the loss
of blood. Tatman was lodged in the Jail
at Snow Hill on Tuesday morning last
,Sno,o Hill Shield, I'd.
Middletown transcript., 1869-07-10
Correspondence ofhe Middletopn Transcript.
WELLINGTON, July 7th, 1869.

EDITOR OF MIDDLETowN TRANscRIpT,
Dear r:-In your paper of July 3,
there appeared an article in reference to
the Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad, cred
tied to the Crumptonian, which is not true.
The contractor, Mr.. Stearns, was with the
Board of Directors, and everything before
that meeting was satisfactory both to con-
tractors and directors The work is now and
always has been progressing, and the track
will be laid to Milliugton at once, thence
to Suddlersville, ana from there to Cen
treville with the utmost dispatch, The
road has been detained in its completion
by the tardiness Of the parties building the
road from Townsend to Massey's Cross
Roads. The contractor, MIR. Stearns, has
been ready and willing to have the road
completed in time for shipping peaches, ii
he could have gotten his material to the
road. Knowing myself of all the business
transactions connected with this road, as |
have been employed by Mr.. Stearns from
the commencement of the road, must say
Mr. Stearns acted honorably by all parties
doing business with him, and further, l
would say that the road, financially, is in
as good a condition as any uncompleted
road ON the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
A, NJ. NJ.
Middletown transcript., 1869-07-10
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