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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-11-24
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The New York Tribune, Of
November II, says few people
who pass through Broadway
are aware that on that bustling
thoroughfare, between Amity
and Bleecker sts., there is now
in course Of erection, ON the
site of the old Lafarge Hotel,
one of the largest and most
magnificent hotels On the West,
ern Continent, which, when
completed, will throw into the
shade the largest hotels in this
country - rivaling even the
Grand Hotel in Paris in mag,
nificence. Since the disastrous
fire of April. 1867, which de-
|stroyed the Winter Garden
Theater, under the Lafarge
House, that hotel has been clos.
ed. In March last it was sold
at public auction by the heirs
of the Lafarge estate to e. S,
Higgins, Esq, who is recorded
fourth on the list of wealthy
citizens, for the sum of 1000.
600. This gentleman determ,
ined on erecting the largest
hotel in the country, and will
doubtless succeed, ras, when
completed, the new hotel will
contain $50 rooms, 200 more
than either the Fifth Avenue,
Metropolitan OF St, Nicholas
Hotel, and 100 more than the
celebrated Lindell Hotel at st,
Louis, which was burned some
3 years ago; 800 ofthe rooms
will be parlors en- suite. It is
to be named the Southern Ho.
tel, and is designed to accom-,
modate 1900 guests. 1t will
be eight stories in height, sur
mounted with three gothic
towers on the Broadway front,
Three elevators, which will
perform the trip from the first
to the attics in thirty seconds,
rnd will be in use for the bene,
fit of guests night and day
One item alone-upAolstery
and furniture--will involve all
expenditure of 81, 100000, the
articles mentioned having been
ordered from Paris and this
city, The halls and rooms will
require carpeting sufficient to
cover seven acres, and will be
of the finest quality-Brussels
and velvet. All the rooms will
heated with, and on each floor
hydrantS, hose, and everything
necessary will be furnished to
extinguish fire. There will
be three large dining,rooms ex.
tending from the main hall on
the second story to the Mercer
street wall, the largest Of which
will accomodate FIVE hundred
persons. The are at present
three hundred and fifty employ.
ed on the building, and the
contractor calculates that he
will complete it by the lst Of
June next, but the hotel will
not be open for the reception
Of guests until the following
August. When completed it
will have cost the proprietor
81, 100000.
TD Rellely SiIh Ul1H Riho
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-11-24
A paragraph is going tht

A paragraph is going the
rounds of the press to the eff
feet that:
Gen. Adam Badeau has ia.
ken rooms inv ashington, where
he will paobably remain during
the winter, engaged upon the
second volume of his Life Of
Grant.
Such a paragraph ought to
make a horse laugh. Two vol.
umes of the Lite of Grant! We
can give in two paragraphs
He was a stupid boy-was the
lowest in his class at West
Point-was a low fellow and a
common drankard-left the
army on account Of drunken
ness. Went back again as a
volunteer under Lincoln-caus-
ed the slaughter Of more than
two-thirds of the men under
him, was elected President by
all the niggerS and iackasses in
the United States, and his stu
pidity has surprised even the
supid rascals who elected him.
That is Grants Life inextenso.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-11-24

The history OF speculation
may be ransacked for preced
entS and illustrations, but the
moral Of the late gold panic j:
miSgovernment. Under q sys.
tenn which taxes the poor mans
pot and the poor mans skillet,
and exempts from taxation the
rich mans millions, disaster
must be only a question Of
time. Wall street is what a
Radical Congress has made it.
The reporters, always more OIL
less sketchey, grow brilliantly
picturesque. The very furni
ture and personnel Of Mr.. Spey.
er are described with minute
detail. Portraits Of Fisk, Jr.,
and Vanderbilt are flashed over
the wires. We need not refer
to the bookcase for a notion of
the devil on two sticks who has
been turned loose on Change.
He is rendered in a lifelike way
by a hundred stock brokers ;
and there are hints of dark
places-ittle, mysterious, back,
room hells-lying close under
the shawow of Trinity. The
New York Tribune tells us
complacently that 1T is feared
there are worse times ahead
1t is, forsooth? Worse times!
Worse times! Well, that is
cool. A break-neck Radical
oligarchy in Congress; a sweet
souled Radical saint in the
Treasury; thuudel'ing ring in
Wall street; little rings and
big rings in every part of the
country; three or four States
held at the point Of the bayo-
net; a mountain of debt; layers
upon layers Of taxation, and
nobody at the White House
but a solemn owl who lifts up
his voice and exclaims with be-
nignan iteration, let us have
peace Better to say-better
for the poor man-better for
the rich man-better for the
national credit-better for
peace-'let us have JUSTICE
The Tribune is philisophic.-
We like that; but before these
waves which dance upon the
beach roll back, they will swell
into a tempest that will sweep
down all Radical barricades.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-11-24

1t is said that the Govern
ment has been defrauded out
of nearly $2,O0O,0OO by lottery
and policy dealers in New
York. sx,.,.0y,rs s., ss..,
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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-11-24
Destruction of the Negro
Race.

ject to contemplate, even il
the process of destruction
should be prolonged through
three or four generations. But
on American soil there is about
that number Of a race separated
from the white population by a
barrier as high, broad and i'm
passable as the God Of Nature
could erect. They are utterly
different in color. They are o1
inferior capacity. They have
widely different hopes, aspera.
tions, emotions, and pursuits
They are, however, none the
less human-none the less fit.
ted for the enjoyment of life
and its pleasures, Their wei.
fare is worth the consideration
of statesman and philanthro-
pists, in common with other
subjects that claim their atten-
ton. The notice of the public
has been irreSistably drawn
to the condition of the
negro race in our country, by
facts which are beyond dispute,
going to show that they are
dying out. These facts attract
simultaneously the notice of
men Of all kinds of political
predictions, and Of all sections
of the country. 1t is noticed,
not in one insulated locality, but
wherever the negroes abound,
that very few children are
born; that the rate of mortality
among adults is vastly greater
than among the white race !;
that they congregate in the un.
healthy suburbs Of cities and
towns; that they perSistently
shrink and avoid labor, and
grow idle and vicious year by
year. Exemption from labor
and liberty are Synonymous
terms, according to the crude
ideas of the Southern negro
Even if he begins well, he is
almost sure to end badly. He
is unreliable. The idea that
he must enjoy a protracted rest
is likely to come over him when
the cotton field is white for the
harvest, and when delay invol-
yes the loss of the years labor,
as at any other time. These
characteristics of the black Ia
borer are so well known, that
the entire South has abandoned
the expectation Of raising a full
crop of cotton with negro la
Dor. Some substitute must be
resorted to, or hundreds of
thousands of acres of the best
cotton lands in the world must
be idle while the market re-
mains unsuplied. Nor can the
eat the bread of idleness
while this state Of things has an
existence. He cannot remain
exempted from the operation
of that eternal law which de.
crees that by the sweat of his
brow man shall earn his daily
bread. Widespread vice and
laziness mean annihilation to
the poor negres. By the agen'
cy of these moral diseases the
destruction Of the race on our
continent has commenced. up
to the present time other agen-
cies accelerate the destructive
ness of these prominent ones
They receive from many quar-
ters encouragement to congre-
gate in the large cities. Poll
ticians want their votes, and
encourage them with the delu-
'ive hope of gaining a liveli-
mood by the spoils and emolu-
,oante of oG;ca WASHINGTON
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-11-24
Qbe Gmqnirer.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY
j. w. Bowen,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
OFEICEs-2d Story Dodges Building
Corner Main and Locust SITS,
The NeUt Session of Con-


The second regular session
Of the 4lst Congress will con,
vene at Washington on Mon
day, December 9th, Already
is the busines Of the session be-
ing marked hut. Senator Nor.
is thus early on the ground at
Washington, and is said to be
preparing new reconstruction
or finance scheme or something
or other, that's to be q little
ahead of anything yet thought
of in the way Of Radical poll
tics; probably he will COM
pound a mixture of loyalty
and man and brother Of equal
parts that will be a perfect
panacea for the ills that now
infict the body polite. Great
is DR.. Morton. If all reports
are true, he fully understands
the precise symptoms and rem,
edies Of several diseases, which
may be of value to the unini-
tiated Of his colleagues, if any
such there be. And then there's
J Jenckes-the Rhode Island
Jenckes-he is said to be thumb.
ing the. musty, dust-covered
volumes Of reports in the vari-
Gus departments, compiling
facts and figures for a civil SER
vice bill-a pet measure of his
which he proposes to offer
to the House, if he gets it pre-
pared, quite early in the ses'
sion. Poor Jenckes; he has
his labor in vain; his motive,
if we if we understand it, is to
cleanse and purify the civil ser
vice, to ouSt corrupt and dis
honest officials, and retain per-
petually the services Of the
faithful and meritorious. His
object is q laudable one, but
entirely impracticable. AS
well might he attempt to
cleanse Satan's dominions from
the sulphurouS odor and wick.
edness that is generally suppos.
to prevail in that kindred es,
tablishment, as to attempt to
cleanse the civil service of the
country of the rascally Radi-
calls into whose hands it has fal.
len. Hiss a hopeless task, and
though he had the strength of
a Hercules, he would be una
ble to accomplish it. The 'ins'
are backed by Congress and
the administration of its ma
king, and however dishonest
they may be, they will contin.
I'D to be-'Yours very truly,
the 'ins.' And then, too, there
is Butler, the restless, relentless
Benjamin, he has got a very
small pile of bones to pick with
the Binghans and Schencks.-
Already he is said to be snuff:
fng the battle from afar, and
his strabismus appears to mean
mischief more than ever There
is evidently much fun to be ex-
pected from that quarter of the
cage. Benjamin delighteth in
stirring the monkeys up. He
is a trifle spoon-ey on that point,
Ben is. He is greatly pleased
with their performances when
thoroughly stirred up. In fact,
he is only happy when he is
mischief or seeking
revenge. Ben is going for
them with a sharp stick
Both branches already being
organized, no time will be lost
in making an organization, un'
less, as has been limited. an ef
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
GAiaPOnNfA.

UAEAFVR>fslA.
Aovrur Ts or THE WAYS AND MEANS COM
MITTEE.
SAN FRANoIsco, July A.-rhe Congressisn-
al Committee of Waysan Means arrived from
Portland, Oregon, via Victoria, this morning.
They leave for the East on Monday next, visit
ing Virginia City and the White Pine silver
mines en- route.
RECEPTION OF SENATOR HENDRICKS.
Senator Hendricks was met at the steamer
last night by number Of the Democratic State
Central Committee and escorted to the hotel
where he was serenaded. He was introduced
to the people by Senator Casserly. but merely
thanked the audience, declining to make.
speech.
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER. s8
The steamer Colorado arrived from Panama
this morning.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Varous German
soceties In this city have resolved to celebrate
the centennial anniversary of Alexander Won
humboldt, by grand concert and festival
The Common Council of the city OF Port
land, Oreeon have appointed a acommittee from
their BODY to receive Hon. William II. Sew
ard ON his arrival and tender him the hospi-
talities of the city. The citizens OF Victoria,
preparations to give him a generous reception
The United States steamer Dacotah arrived
here to-day from Callao via Panama. g.sa ,.s,
The British bark Optima. which arrived here
from London, put into the Faukland Islands
ON the 28th of April. Twelve of the crew of
the British ship Red Jacket had arrived there.
bringing with them, it is said, twelve boxes Of
gold. The name of the vessel which picked
them up was not mentioned.
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
SPAIN
MADRID, July 2.-The government has is
sied decree revving and putting in forcethe
martial law of 1891 = f1ss7T7 ? u


4sggi0ttfRat scohAs t,tt5Fff
NEw York, July 24.-An Havana letter Of
July 18th has the following:
A great conspiracy has been discoyefed on
the part of the Spanish, which has for its OBJ
iect the refusal to obey the authorities sent out
from Spain. The idea is to strike for Isabella
ii. The chiefs Of the movement are said to be
Valmazeda, Guiterray De la Vega. some 81 the
veteran officers. and the greater mari ~ the
leaders of the yolunteers. r'' " ''''
1t is said that Holauin has certainly fallen
into the hands of Gen. Jordan and that Eman-
uel Sourey. who went mt with him has haan
named Governor of the town " - ~ !
The report circuIates that Poello with faur
thousand men taken from the Nuevitas and
Puerto Principe Railroad line II exnect;nc an
attack from Quesada, and thai in lew davs
we may hear of big FIGHT VI ~ ~
Figueredo has six th0usand men All in Ana
order and well eouipned. Thev are IN 4, raady
for any Spanish Column that NAV come along
In BaraIoa a n1ovemanf bad 4aan ,,,aSa 81
the last adyices by one hundred and e1tS e.s' =
riots. They had taken possession Of Los Cppsb. p
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
q q M M E R CIAI.

Heeeipts by Railroads and Steamboat.
CORTLAND KENSEBEc RAILROAD-66 DOORS q
sa mus sash Y bedsteads bds blinds "a do Stats, l59
uo, , ~ cases mtse, bbIs yucgar TX do nofafoes
cars fres do oil cloth Al lambs, 10 bales hops II
corn X a. htoNk RAILwAY-54S bbls -four II cars
nenar "a bo lumber, do laths 319 cans milk bdls
ss sno ~ eggs 40 rolls leather &c sacks WOOL
pcs sTnd.ies % ~ DO old iron 10 do bark 20
tons sundries. EAST oVo Dds. nour,
MAINE CESfRAL RAILRoAp-a5 cases cs,,.s..
l33 pkgs sundries. Jokes eggs
STEAMER MONTREAL, FROM Bosro. 90
mdse, 10 do OIL 20 tubs lard GA pigs tin a s, pDis
70 boxes mdse, 40 bds straw boards Is kees ss
Princes Express 100 do to orer for Canada sn9
country, organs, S74 bars railroad iron. IL bbSs
aour 81 rolls leather 20 bags WOOL 90 pkgs to order
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
mAssAUmUsETTs.

THE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
SPRINoFIELD, July 24-Only three persons
wers hurt by the railroad accident above Hol.
yoke, this morning. Henry III. Snow, engineer
had one leg badly broken, and Amos Mosher,
fireman, and Frank Kingsley, brakeman, were
slightly injured. No passengers were hurt
fhe engine was completely wrecked.
FERRY BOAT DAMAGED BY FIRE.
BOSTON, July 25.-Shortly after leaving her
9ock Inis morning, the East Boston ferry boat
nineoln' capt Brigham, was discovered to be
on nre. ehe was Immediately put back and
ner passengers safely landed, when the alarm
was gwen. The damage to the boat il esii-
G mated from $4,000 to $4,000.
THE PROPOSED FRENCH CABLE crrrpp.r,ov
Among the gentlemen In the c;,y to-day +, !.
tending to join in the cable celebrat;on a, IH IN
bury, Tuesday, are the following: Connt De
Faverney, Charge d Affairs, and Gouns d.Tn' NJ
reune and @. HI. Beranger of the French i.a-
cation; Connt Colobiceno, Charge d fairs ~
Italy; L. G.. Watson, American Cable Super
intendent, of England; Capt. Ward of the
British Legation at Washington; HI. w. Nc
Farland OF New York, and several officers Of
the steamship Great Eastern.
THE WEATHER
The thermometer touched 80 in several 10.
calities to-day. Ls
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
SOUTH CAROLINA.

CHARLESTON, July 24-Much excitement
prevails among the two wings of the Republi.
can party here. Dr. Mackey, the late collector
leads the native wing, which includes the mas.
of the c0lored votes, while Senator Sawyer
Congressman Brown and Geo. M. Clark the
newly appointed collector in place of Mackey,
heads the northern element.
The removal of Mackey has intensified the
bitterness between the two factions. On Thurs
day last Clark called on Mackey, and, present
ing his commission, demanded instant posses
sion of the collectors office.
Mackey refused to vacate until he had taken
aninventory of the public property and received
receipts from Clark, but promised to make the
transfer on the 3lst inst
Clark1nsisted on immediate sure nder, which
being refused, he entered Mackey's office and
attempted to act as collector, whereupon he
was fofcibly elected by Mackey's subordinate.
Yesterday Mackey and other custom house
officers were arrested at the instance of Clark
on the charge of assaulting and obstructipg an
officer of the revenue, and were bound over to
answer before the United States Commissioner
On Monday, during the hearing of the case.
Clark, with posse of three men. forced his
way into the custom house and took possession
which he still retains.
The partsans of Clark attempted to serenade
Messrs Sawyer and Bowen last night but The
colored Republicans rallied in large numbers
and prevented the serenade, charging the pro-
cession and capturing its flag, which they car
ried in triumph to Mackey, at his residence.
The colored Republicans bitterly denounce
the action of the administration in removing
Mackey, and declare that Clark, the new col
hector. is traitor to the radical party
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
soUTm AmEnlCA.
LOPEZ NOT YET CONQUERED


LONDON, July % Il Dates from Rio Janeiro
TO june 26 are at hand. President Lopez was
In the mountains in a strong position, with
1000 men.
The revolution in Paraguay continued. Pres
ident Battle had marched into the interior
again 10 meet Gen. Oanabello, who was at the
head OF the insurgent forces,
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26

ST. LOUIS, July 25.-A dispatch from Omaha
Is to the effect thai james w. Davis and his
associates, sub-contract0rs, yesterday brought
suit in the State District Court against Oliver
Ames and other contractors OF the Pacific Rail-
road, for $50 600 The amount claimed is due
for work performed and money expended, and
for breach of contract. The defendants say
overpaid by 857, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
PENNs.xLvA,iNTA.

PHILADELPHtA, July 35.-While proceeding
to fire last night the truck of the SYrirg Gar
den Hook aud Ladder company accidentally
upset, iniuring six OF the members.
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
ONO.
MrrRnrR


CINCINNATI, July %. Matthew Collins was
stabbed to the heart In the street asd killed
by Thomas Kinney, this evening.
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
y . RoPH.

DEATH OF HON. ALBERT LANG.
TERRE HAUTE, July 25 - Hon. Albert Lang
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
TENNEssEE.

MEMPHIS, July 25.-Mike Dougherty, a la
borer at the Elmwood Cemetery, was shot and
killed this afternoon by William Stevens
Dougherty was striving to prevent Stevens
from shooting MIR. II III, the superintendent OF
the cemetery. when be received the fatal shot,
The fatal affair arose out Of his refusal to assist
in digging grave NJ
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
FIRE.

At 8 o'clock this morning the stables at
tached to the Mansion House caught fire and
were completely destroyed The flames spread
SO rapidly that the men employed in the sta
bles had to jump out of the windows TO save
their lives. Thirty horses in the stables at the
time were saved by the Efforts of the servants
and guests Of the house and the Confidential
Hotel. The flames were kept from extending
to the hotel. There was great excitement
among the guests at the hotel John T. Siane,
an old volunteer fireman Of Brooklyn, was bad /
" burned while helping to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire is unknown. Loss $40, :
900; partially insured -
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26


LoSDoS, July. pa meeting Of the ire
concilables was held in Paris. M. Thiers, who
attempted to lead, submitted draft.ot an adj
dress to be issued in their name to the electors
Of France. The meeting, however, rejected
the address, to the mortiication Of Thiers
The French Assembly will notreconyene until
October The Senate will remain In session
the greater part of August, for The purpose of
carrying out the changes in the constitution. Of
which hfty-two are suggested. A message
from the Emperor to the Senate is shortly ex !
pected, A strong opposition is looked for by
the conservatives, but it is thought it will final
ly be carried. The Ministers are hard at work
drawing up drafts Of Laws to be submitted to
the Senate. ~ --llvs fl s5ffF31-' Vt
The Emperor expresses desire that the new
laws be made more liberal even than proposed
in the last message. ss
Prince Napoleon intends delivering an inn
portant speech in the Senate on the subject of
the new reforms, which he regards as hardly
full enough. h. ,sssss'. :
MADRID, July A.-The governments has is
sied decree reviving and putting in force the
martial law of 1921. 80
MADRID, July 25.--A fight has taken place
near Cindas Real, between some CarIists an
der Savaneyos and the national troops. com
manded by Gen. TOrriablea The Carlisfs
were defeated and dispersed, losing many in
killed and wounded. The agitation is general
throughout the country, but no further hostili-
ties are reported. The citizens here are excit.
cd over the news, but there are no Indications
of disorder l2F.-7f8
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-26
MAINE.
rorrp prnsoNs DROWNED.

-FOUR PERSONS DROWNED.
LEWISTON, July 25.-Two Messrs- Turner,
of Charlestown, Mass, visiting in Auburn, and
two sons of Rev. Mr.. Libby of Auburn, were
drowned in Lake Auburn, Auburn, this
afternoon. They were out in a arowboat, which
sunk. Two other persons in the beat escaped.