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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-01
A SENSATION SPOILED.

Some reliable gentlemen (of course
reliable) having endeavored to attract
attention to himself by a published
statement to the effect that President
Lincoln, in 1861, prepared a procla'
nation recognizing the dismenber-
ment of the Union, the Cincinnati
Gazette takes the wind out Of his sails
after the following fashion:
Our dispatches from Washington
state that the Express, newsplpcl
published in that city, contains com
munication which purporUs TO revea
a discovery to the effect that Presi
dent Lincoln, just before the breaking
iiout of the war, prepared a proclama
Ition announcing that the Natlona
Igovernment acquiesced in the dismem
Iberment of the Union, and also thai
President Lincoln wrote, or at an,
rate revised an editorial newspaper
article, sustaining and justifying tn,
proclamation. Both these documents
the communication states, were taken
from Washington to Charleston by ''s
gentleman having free access to Pres
ident Lincoln's private office" The
Communication further states that the
reason which prevented the promulga
tion of the document was ''the intense
feeling aroused by the firing on the
Star of the West" 1t will be of as
sictance in estimating the importance
of this pretended discovery to remem
Der that the firing on the Star of the
West occurred Oh the 9th day OF Jan
uary, 1861, nearly two months before
Mr.. Lincoln was inaugurated Presi
ident or had any private office in
Washington to which any gentlemen
could have access free or otherwise
At the time the Star of the West wa,
fired upon James Buchanan was Pres
ident of the United States, and the
preparation of such document by
him would not have been entirely out
of character.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-01
AMNESTY.

We publish elsewhere the procla
nation of Andrew Johnson, granting
full and unconditional pardon TO al
persons engaged in the late rebellion
There is nothing in it to excite more
than ordinary interest. 1t is by nc
means the worst act of Mr.. Johnson
administration. In fact, considering
the ridiculously lame and impotent
action of the Government in bringing
Just punishment upon the heads OF
traitors, it is, perhaps, the very best
thing that could be done. 1t has long
been q recognized facs in the public
mind that treason would go unpun-
ished, and public proclamation ofthe
fact does not render it any more Ger;
tain in the minds OF the people.
MIR. johnson entered the Vice Pres
ident's office breathing vengeance
against treason, and by the votes Of
those who were at that time engaged
in a death struggle against it for the
salvation OF their country. lie sue
cceded to the Presidential chair 10y
the hand of Booth, and no one had
reason to believe that his opinion OF
the ediousuess oftreason had changed.
He has basely and treacherously used
the whole power of his administration
to shield and reward traitors.
By his consent, if not at his con-
nivance, men, black and white, have
been shot down in the streets of New
Orleans fsI no other crime than stead
fast adherence to the cause of their
country. Under his fostering hand,
rebels have been raised from the dust
of a just humiliation, and bade to hope
for the success of that hellish treason
which they failed to accomplish by
force OF arms.
1t is rot strange then that Andrew
johnson should disgrace the last
months of his administration by Civ
ing legal force to that which bis every
official act has aided to bring about.
He has unwittingly and. <unintention-
ally done favor to the American peo-
pie by putting an end teehe most lu-
dicrous farce Of ''makiH treason obi
enc, alls11
0us' tis
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-01
FROM WOOD COUNTY.
BOWLING GREEN, Dec. %, 1856.

BOWLING GREEN, Dec. %, 1868.
EDITOR JEFF. Il see by notice
that the Hancock County Teachers
Institute meets on the 2Sth, to com
mence its labor of preparing tho
teachers OF the County for success;
in their resposible calIings for the
next year. While due amount o.
time, labor and expense shOuld bs
made use of to advance your sehoo
interests by drilling the teachers ii
those matters appertaining to th'
school room, yet the Institutes
should not lose sight of the fact tina
they are the best judges of what the
law should be under which our com
mon schools are conducted, and thai
they should be prompt in advising
certain amendments to Our common
school system. 1 hope your lnsti
tute will not adjourn without frs
pe:itioning the Legislature to sc
amend the law as to provide a CouR
ty Superintendent; let him be
practical teacher of st least FIVE years
experience. Also, to provide a uni
form class OF textbooks Throughout
the State, and compel their adoption
by all the teachers. It may be urg
ed that such change as 10 text
books would distress the poor.
the Legislature will not provide fol
the expense of their introduction, i
will, Notwithstanding, be great say
ing to the poor; for one set OF books
will answer in any part of the State
so that when a family moves from
one township or county to another
it will not be compelled to procur'
a new set of books to conform t
those in the locality to which the.
may remove. Men I've might cal
them "carpet-baggers' procur'
probably at auction, a large lot o
obsolete, inferior school books, ant
carry them through the country fol
sale, often procuring their adoptioI
by township Boards os Education
thus doing great harm to the cause
as wei as swindling the people on
of their money. Township Board
of Education are generally not com
petent to judge of the merits OF tex
books. You might as we'll employ
ship carpenter to judge the merits o
the mechanism OF a watch. Lc
your Institute be one Of the first L
move in the matter.
Those Of your Subscribers wh'
live inWood county, will be 81 ad t.
learn that they will stop at Bowlin.
Green to pay their June taxes, a
the Court House is being rapid,
pushed on to completion.
The Sentinel has changed hands
W. L. Myers formerly of the Tiff
Tribune, now controls its pages il
place of Mr.. Culley.
Twill close by recording anothe
snow storm from the north.
PEDAGoGCE.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-01
For the Jefiersoni
WASHINGTON LETTER,
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Dec. %. 1868.


A bill has been introduced in the
Board of Aldermen here, and referred
to o Committee on Public Schools
to establish school, to be designated
as the Washington Scientific Higl
and Normal School, having for it.
objects "the preparation of th,
graduates of grammar schools and
others tor the occupation of teachers
and for a higher order Of usefulness
, in scientific, mechanical, commercial
and intellectual pursuits" The prin.
cipal's salary to be $4,000, the first
assistants $2, 900 land each additional
sssistant's-as many as required, not
to exceed one for every 25 pupils
$500. Judging from what has been
done and is doing in Washington in
the matter of Public Schools, a fine
institution may be confidently antici-
pated as the result of this incipient
action. There are at least two Pub,
lie School buildings in this city, one
for years in operation and the other
just now in process of completion,
which, connoisseurs in these matters
say have not their equals in New
York or Boston, and that is to saw,
not in this country. In outside ap-
pearance certainly, the unfinished
one is the most superb edifice of the
kind l ever saw, and the wisdom oil
the internal arrangements, am as
sured, is equal to the external dlmen-
sions and elegance
In like profuse spirit building for
a colored Public School has JUS;
been rooted, such as twenty years
ago, in New York City, would have
been pointed at in pride by enlight.
ened philanthropists, as cheering
evidence of the growing unexampled |
of their citizens on the
subject of popular education.
The rapid advances the friends of
Washington-both inhabitants and in
Congress--are making in various
directions, for the improvement of
the city, will be likely to so win the
respect and pride and liking of the
people at large through the country,
as to render it a very difficult task for
our Westerners to get the Capitol
by and by. They had bet
ter begin soon, and work briskly, if
they would succeed.
d. r. Locke, ESQ.,, Petroleum V.
Nasbyl lectured here on Tuesday
evening, on the subject "Cursed be
Canaan to a very large audience
General o. 0. Howard introduced
,im. He spoke very rapidly for
about an hour and q half, and, in his
way, made a powerful argument I
against determinations on account r
If race or color. Apropos ofNasby,
postmaster Gen. Randall perpetrated
/ little joke at his expense worth re- q
ating. Nasty. you know, is Post a
Iaster at "Confedrit X Roads" Mr.. e
Randall was applied to by Mr.. =
.ocke's agent, to take some tickets
or The lecture. 81 will take some" c
eplied the Postmaster General. but c
will not pay the money for them. tt
Iasby is a delinquent Postmaster, a
nd l will credit them on his ac- =
ount!" y
The application of A. B. Wilson, IL
Of Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing ma b.
nine celebrity for an extension of fltr
IS patents on his improvements on A
wing machines has been rejected
: Commissioner Foote. It was not W
,uied that the improvements were OF
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-01
For the JefIersonian.
OUR MANUFACTURING INTEREST.

1t has long been a matter of sur
prise, not ouly to strangers, but tc
many of our own citizens, why ouI
manufacturing interests have been, and
are now, so sadly neglected There i.
no lack OF capital, no lack Of materials
and would be no lack of artisans, and
the few manufacturing establishments
we have here, have fully demonstrated
that there would be no lack of profits,
to well regulated and properly con-
Quoted manufacturing establishment
of almost any kind.
We present as good location for
an agricultural establishme or tan
merry, as any town in the State, and
the immense amount of money annu
ally taken from our county for agri-
cultural implements alone. ought to be
a sufficient inducement to our capital
lists to make an effort to so furnish
these articles as to keep the money
with us.
In 1867 there were 77,1S4 acres of
land planted and which had to be har-
vested much of it was done by ma
chinery made in other parte of the
State, which might have been made
at home and sold to farmers at less
cost to them and with equal profit to
the manufacturer, ne not having to
pay transportation and agents COM
missions. This amount of land pro
dueed l,3l2,065 bushels of produce,
which would have netted the farmers
a greater profit if they could have
produced and harvested it at less ex-
pense, which would have been the
result could they have purchased the
at home.
iherc was sold IN the past year by
our dealers here about 200 Reapers
md Mowers, at an average of $50
each, making $4,000; then add to
his the value of rakes, forks, plows,
and the various other agri-
cultural implements sold, and all of
oreign manufacture, and We have an
ggregate of s75, 900 or 100000 sent
ut of our county for this class of ar
icles alone. All Of which could have
zen as easily and oheaply manufao-
ured here as at Canton, Massilon,
Ikron, Mansfield, Springfield, Day
on, or any other town in Ohio. Let
ur moneyed men think Of this, W.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-01
SPAIN.

The recent important events trans
piring in Spain are fraught with inter,
est to the whole civilized world
Spain has for a long time been an eye
sore to Republicanism. Her govern
ment, under the Queen recently de
posed, has been a most tyrannica
monarchy. Freedom of speech and
press has been so completely crushed
out that, until recently, the outside
world knew but little of the interna
affairs of the kingdom. No one viii
regret the dethrenement of that
heartless tyrant, Isabella. Her i'm
morality had rendered her name odi-
Gus, not only at home but abroad
and to this may be partially attribut-
ed her dethrenement and exile. AL
will sympathize with the revolution
lists, and hope that the best may come
of the change of government.
With the fate of Mexico before us
it is difficult to determine what will
result frsm this spasmodic uprising OF
the heretofore lethargic people Of
Spain. We very much fear that the
leaders of the revolution are not SO
much actuated by love of liberty as
by a spirit of revenge. Gen. Prim,
the most conspicuous leader, is known
to be Quixotic and unreliable, and
furthermore, history teaches that
these revolutions of day are most
generally succeeded by vacillating
and temporary government. Repub-
lies are founded upon pure love of
liberty in the hearts of a people, and
we fear there is but little of this in the
hearts of the people of Spain. We
could heartily wish it otherwise. 4,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-01
RETRENCHlHNT.


Retrenchment is { latter Of which
much has been said, ~ toward which
but little has been done While theoret
ical gentlemen have been specializing
as to how to pay the public debt, rev
enue defrauders have been stealing
from the public treasury under theil
very noses, and Andrew johnson has
been boarding Buckley at a first class
hotel in New York in order that he
might fritter away $4,000 of the peo
ple's money. In this truly deplorablt
state of affairs it is certainly refresh
ing to get an item which savors Of
reform. Such an one we have from
President Grant. Some Of the off.
cious lobbyists after executive patron
age have been pumping the President
and they have pumped out something
which don't suit them. Grant has
signifed his belief that all subsidies to
Pacific railroads and other far reaching
speculation should be stopped until
such time as we shall be able to liquid
ate cur present Indebtedness.
Gen. Grant is a practical man, and
he foresees that the debt can only be
paid by strict economy in the
collection and expenditure of our rev.
enue. We shall feel safe with him at
the helm Of Government. The system
of fraud inaugurated by A J.'s ''bread
and butter brigade" willbe done away
with. Something mere than recrean
cy to party and principle will be deem
ed essential to appointment at the
hands of President Grant.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-01
FOr Iiit JtIItrSOIlIt
FROM WILLIAMSTOWN.
WILLIAMsTowN Dec. %, 1868.

/ w DCC. 90, 4OOOs
EDITOR JEFFERsoNlAH:- - Having
noticed in our county papers occas-
ionally the reports of the affairs OF
other little towns throughout our
county, 1 thought that at the close
of the year, 1868, 1 would give you
brief sketch of the state and stand
ing of the business men of our town,
and of the citizens generally.
And in honor of our beloved pro-
prietor, l will place his name at the
head of the list. He is gentleman
respected and hoHored by his fellow
citizens, has been elected to some
township office for the last quarter of
century,-filling each with honor
to himself and profit to his constitu-
ents. He is still healthy and act
i've. Charles knight, an honest, thor
ough-going business man. with his
several sons, are driving heavy
business in the Boot and Shoe trade.
G. S. Washer, one Of the finest bust
mes men in the county, has built up
an active trade in the Dry Goods
line. VIM. Heacoch, our lumber
man, is doing q rushing business in
his line. j. p. DeHausen keeps a
full assortment of groceries, does a
good business, and sells as cheap as
any man in the trade. We have
two Doctars in our place-B. A. Ev
ans, thorough physician, and at
present Postmaster, and j. NJ. Todd,
a physician of respectable abilities.
Christian Welty, an old and res,
pected citizen, spends part of his
time in preaching the gospel, and
the remainder in cultivating hisl
vineyard-from which, during tie
past season, he picked and sold
of bushels of the finest |
grapes, besides making a number of
gallons of wine (for sacramental
pnrposes.) To S. Musser is due the
credit of making numerous improve
men,s to our town in the shape of
several stately mansions, which re-
fleet honor upon their builder. !
We have two churches here-the |
Disciple and the NJ. Z. Church, both
having (good) large attendance each
Sabbath. Our citizens are all church.
going people, which, if not mark
of religion, is at least an indication
Of morality.
One thing we can boast of, and
that is that We have no whiskey
saloon or gambling shop in our
.own, TO disturb its quiet and good
order. The health of our place has
been extremely good during the
past year. Our doctors have not
been as busily engaged as formerly,
which gives them ample time for
posting up and preparing for any
emergency that may arise. L
STUDIoUs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-08
NEW ARTICLE OF
Watches and Jewelry !


Which has all the appearance OF FINE GOLD,
and Is very handsome.
Prices OF Mems Watches, Hunting Cases.
Lowest price Watch, gold metal: ........$ $ OO
Beautiful engraved case, anchor lever. 10 OO
Beautiful octagon-shape case, line hnisi. 10 w
Heavy American style. ....... ........... 10 w
Onc-halr size, engraved case. 10 W
Beautiful stem windcrs, nice siZ1 Watch. ~ W
Ladies' Watches, Hunting Cascs.
Lowest price Watch. ch.....................S w
Beautiful engraved case, anchor lever. 10 0O
Extra fine, engraved and cnamclcd, very
handsome ............... .......'''' - w
Chains.
81 different styles OF Vest Chains, very
handsome, each. ach.....................S w
81 different styles long Neck Chains. for 40
LeoniaiS nSisT Chains: 10 isicn with brca.ipm. %
sleeve Buttons.
~ different styles, plain, black, enamecd,
engraved and with coral, per pair. IS to q
Shirt Studs, per ctt..................... SV
Bcautifui sctts, Pin and Ear Rings, cnam
clcd, with and without coral. ........ U
Childrcn's setts, Pin and Ear Rings. cn-
grayed, cnamclcd, with and without
coral NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .... w
We have Ladies' Watches, very beautiful.
in Is carat gold cases, warranted. 81 to 20
Genuine Scotch Pebble" Spcctaclca, to
suit all sights, in fine steel irtimcs... W
Also a good assortment OF Gold and Silver
Spcctacles. We deal largely in the finest GOLD
AND SILVER AMERICAN WATCHES, at
ahout onc-third less than the usual rates. 10
select, send for price list.
We eau send any of the above goods by In
prcs4, TO be paid for on delivery.
c. E. COLLINS & CO.,
COS Montgomery street, San Francisco.
fc6-3m
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-08
FORTY.FIRsT CONGRESS.

Tho New House OF Representatives.
The first session Of the new (Forty-
FirsO Congress opens on Thursday,
March 4, 1860. All tho States that will
be represented on that day have already
chosen their Representatives, and we
present herewith a carefully revised and
complete list Of the House as it will be
composed, together with statement Of
the contested seats, etc. II will be seen
that the Republicans lin Roman) num-
Der 1870, and Democrats lin italics) "a.
An astcrisk e. indicates new member:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-08

l.. F.JGli,S -. tNNidN. %. W Ullll. y. sunni
Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Mis-
sissippi, New Hampshire, Texas and
Virginia will not be represented at the
opening of Congress. In Indiana, the
seat of George W. Julian is contested
by John 5. Reid, and that of Daniel W..
Voorhees, by William Writ Carter. There
Is also n vacancy in the Eighth District,
occasioncd by the election Of Daniel 5.
Pratt to the United States Senate. IN
Pennsylvania, the seats Of John Nc9tt,
John II. Redding and Henry ID. Foster
are respectively contested by Leonard
Myers, Caleb n. Taylor and John Co.
vodc. In Missouri, Robert T. Van Horn
claims the scat Of James hields, and
William +. !Spif=icr that of David p.
Dyer. In Ohio, Benjamin Eggleston
contests the claim of PhHp ". Str0der,
and james N. Ashley that of Trumon
II. Hodg. Ia Kentucky, Sidney Barnes
will endcavor to oust George ". adams,
and in New Jersey George Halscy con-
tests the seat OF Orestes CiereiGnd.
The candidates named for Speaker Of
the House are James G. Blaine Of Maine.
Henry l.. Dawes of Massachusetts,, Will
liam D. Kelley of Pennsylvania, and
james A. Garfield of Ohio. The candi-
dates for Clerk nrc Edward Mcpherson
of Pennsylvania, Henry D. Washburn Of
Indiana, Ephrnim R. Eckley of Ohio
and Adam +. King Of Maryland. II the
States yet to choose Representatives
send delegations composed politically
rs in the present Congress, tic new
House when completed will number li4
Republicans to so Democrats, or IS
short of two thirds vote.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-11-26
sPECIAL NOTICES.


How HOsIefIer's BitteEs cures Dyspepsia
TIE WHOLE STORY IN A NUTsEELL.-The Office O
the stomsch is to convert the food into eream-lik
semi-huid, called Chyme. This is effected partly
by the action of solvent called the gastric juice
which exudes from theeOating of the stomach, and
partly By a mechanical movement OF that organ
which churns, as it were, the dissOlving ailmen
The Chyme passes from the stomach into the duo
denum, or entrance to the bowels, where it is sub
ected to the action Of the bile and the nutritious
portion Of it converted into fluid called Chyle
which eventually becomes blood.
Now, it is evident that if the great solvent. the
gastric juice, is not produced in sufficient ouanti
ty; or if the mechanical action Of the stomach is
not sufficiently brisk, the first process of digestion
viii be but imperfeoty performed 1t is also clear
that if the liver, which plays such an important
part in changing the nourishing portion of the
ehyme into the material Of the blood, is eongested
or in any unnatural condition, the second process
viii not be thoroughly accomplished. The result
of the two failures is dyspepsia, complicated with
biliOusness.
The mode in which HOSTETTER'S BITTERs
operate in such cases is this they invigorate the
cellular membranes of the stomach, which evolves
Inc SsIA4c ulce, bhereOy lnsurlnB an ample sum-
cheney of the fluid to completely dissolve the food
They also act upon the nerves of the stomach,
causing an aeceleratiOn Of the mechanical move
ment necessary to reduce the food to a homoge-
neous mass. They also act specifically upon the
liver, Strengthening it. and 50 enabling it to pro-
duce an ample and regulOr supply of bile, for the
purpose of converting the nutritious particles of
the Chyme into Chyle, and promote the passage
through the bowels of the useless debris.
In this way, HOSTETTERS BITTERS cure dys-
pepsia and liver complaint. The explanation is
plain, simple, philosophical, and true.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-11-26

"A Subscriber" to the Western RurGI
says:
The Western Rural has the prettiest name
the prettiest dress, the best print, aud gives
the best family reading ofany weekly Pape
1 ever held before my eyes"
And a Postmaster writes;
"The Western Rural is the best paper that
ever canvassed for, and is looked aftel
with more interest than any other paper tax.
en- at this Office.
The success of this great Western Agri-
cultural and Family Weekly is remarkable,
Since its enlargement last Winter, its circu.
lation has been greatly increased, and its
price is nov reduced to 81, 90 per year, uni
formly single or in clubs. New subscribers
for 1870 will receive the remaining nuGbers
of this year free. So any one wishing the
WESTERN RURAL for next year, should send
50 90 at once, or write fOr specimen mum,
6ers and particulars about premiums. A
bout one thousand families 10 the West are
now using sewing machines secured by
forming clubs for the Western Rural
Thousands of watches, bells, and musical
instruments, also silver plated ware, books,
choice iswelry, ETC., have been given for
clubs Address, H. N. LEWIS, Publishers,
Chicago, Ill.