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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-02-22

pKRsosAl.-By u letter from our friend.
A. b. Smith, so long and fasOrably
known rs deputy post masterat tllis place
We learn that he has taken charge Of the
Sims House, at Piedmont, in this State
where lie will 10 pleased to sec any wan.
derirg Wcs,onians who chance 10 wcnd
their ythitherward. Here's luck. A..
B.-laay your shadow never grow less.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-02-22

SENATOR WILEY will accept our thanks
for public documents. n
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-02-22


WEST VIRGINIA: 9.isf 1:
A Trulcs held in the clerk 3 Office Of the cir
rui, court Of BIaxon county, on tue first
Monday In November, 1868. ~ ''''''
SitlsG Slaughter. eon,P't We Ag s,'la
'-iasn rs nh Caaneery.
Marshall lIiagrore and 81. ~
others, shirs Ut t,,o ef |itia4 hAl
james q. i'ccties, deeedsett d! 'eill"i'f
,lettatiunts,i4 t9lfhg 81 ef7a ~ 0t
5giida Upo,, an AnleaaM B'H.
The object or,his suit L to Obtain a deed for
400 nrres pfntd, lying Ii. Brtixton equity, sold
by Ja,p.s q. PEBBLES, In Ills lifetime, I'D the
npIainant, aud It appearing by affidavit
filed That tic defendant, Emma WihgrUve. Is
not resident OF tls State, mid she not pappcar-
Ing, on motion Of Iht ON lainninaht, II ir-
do I'd that she do appear here within IN ,inonih
atrt due publication 81, this order, and due
posting of chpy of tie SAME at the front doyr
u the court house OF RraSton county, ahddo
WHAT necessary 10 protect her interest IN this
suit -
'Teste: N. i, sQulRES. Clerk.
W. N.allu, eo,np'ts counsel. ns2.4s.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-02-22

WE would feel Obligated 10 the Con-
serralire editor il llc would tell US whctll-
er the Clarksbdrg ladies' acted upon our
suggestion, and voted General Nortllcott
the bes, looking man in the county. If
tho choice fell on our handsome cotcmpo-
!. rary Of tic Conservative, aud his native
modesty prevents him from mentioning
tie fact. let him make US assign.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-02-22

WHO will help us to take census Of
4Esstons Grs' n3i.,,a'a
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31

ence of former years, and to perpetuate
the power of corrupt organizations.
ID The tax levied under the head of in
come is of a different character, and de-
| mands essential modification. The Com
missioner would recommend that, begin
ning.with the next regular assessment, the
present rate of five per cent. be reduced
to three per cent. upon the net income OF
individuals. He also recommends that
the absolute exemption remain as at
present fixed at $1,000, but that the ex-
emption on account of rent be strictly
limited to an amount sufficient only to re-
lieve from taxation the rentals of the Ia
boring classes; for instance, 5000 He
further recommends the repeal Of the fol-
lowing taxes: 4ay8 fa. ..n u
4 /. The whole body of what is known as
special taxes and licenses-thOse levied on
bankers, and upon manufacturers, and
dealers in spirits, beer and tobacco, being,
however, retained. The loss of revenue
on this account will not be in excess of
$10,000,000. "l rae L's'a 4 49, # = -.
2. The taxes on the gross receipts of
railroads, stage coaches, insurance,
telegraph, and express companies, canals,
ferries, ships, barges, and steamboats,
The loss of revenue from this source will
not be in excess of $7000,000. .i.
8. The taxes on the, sales of articles, not
otherwise specifically taxed. The re-
ceipts from this, source will approximate
$8,000,e00.
Allowing, then, for the extreme pos
sible loss under incomes, the amount of
taxation above proposed to be remitted to
the people in consideration of the present
large and increasing surplus Of receipts
over expenditures, would be in the neigh
borhood of $2600,O,000. .-.U ht.l q,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31
A, Romance in Real Life.

A romance in real life has come to our
notice which is worth relating briefly.
Two or three years since worthy young
man, resident of Paterson, N. j., desir-
GUS of aiding in the work of converting
the heather, was ordained q missionary
and left for station near Bombay in India.
He was possessed of considerable wealth,
nearly all of which he gave to aid in the
cause He remained in India two years,
and in his ministratlons was very suceHs-
full In Fifteenth street, in this city, r e.
sides lady of German parentage.i She
has long been an earnest and devout MEM
Der of the Baptist Church. Her father
possessed slight acquaintance with the
gentleman above referred to, and some
time since received a letter from him,
which, being sick, he was unable to an
swer. His daughter acted as amanuensis,
and replied for him. This led to a cores
pondence between the parties Esteem
ripened into love; photographs were ex-
changed, and the missionary made an
offer of his hand and heart. His propo-
sal was accepted, and he is now on his
way home to fulfill the engagement The
lady possesses some $4,000 in her own
right. She will accompany her husband
to his field of labor, and will grant The
Z! larger portion of her money to the work
to which her iife is hereafter to be cheer
fully deyoted.-N Y. Com. Aduerttser.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31

last resort; but I would not spend my
strength in that. until had tried every
thing else; and knew besides, that being
Sunday morning, and the sands deserted,
there would be neither boat nor boatmen
enthe shore. Remembered, too, that voices
in a fog almost always seem to change
their direction, and that they mislead those
who come in search. Steadily and with
out noise the tide rose up, until the water
reached my chin. was perfectly col
lected, and endeavored to recall all had
read of similar emergencies; tried back
in my memory to find, if could, some
chance for life that some one else in dead
ly peril had risked and won. Holding my
breath, and laying my ear close to the
water, strained every nerve of hearing
in vain; but where the one sense on which
Il was depending failed me, another came
to my rescue. Between the dense mist
and the water there seemed to be about
an inch ofinterval, and throughithis chink,
as it were, / saw the dusky base of a stone
beacon which knew stood out in the sea,
nearly opposite my house. Here was a
chance, and with an instant thrill of Joy
at having at least some idea of the direc-
tion in which an effort for life might be
made, I struck out and swan to the beacon,
where laid hold of an iron bar which
served to stay it on the rock below. 3
/ When the momentary cxultation was
over, found was not much better off
than before. had the beacon to hold to-
and could even climb to the top, which
was still a foot above the surface of the
sea but knew it would be covered deep
at half tide. Still there was more time
gained; and the fear Of death, or should
rather say, the settled assurance without
fear, passed, from me- Climbing to the
top of the beacon, tried if I could look
out over the mist, but it was thicker than
ever. Now came a curious Illustration Of
the extraordinary closeness together of
what we are accustomed to consider as our
most opposed mental and moral emotions.
l had just been in deadly peril of my life,
and what | had gained was perhaps but
short respite. The danger was less i'm
minent, still it was not past. 1 had been
as near my death as ever / shall be until
the end does come yet was so suddenly
struck with the absurdity of my appear
ance-a naked man perched like crane
on a stone beacon in white fog-that /
burst into roar of laughter.
Like an arrow through the mist came
the quick bark of a terrier, followed by
cry Of "Papa!' 1t was my little daugh-
ter's voice. She and Snap had gone down
to the beach to look for me, had found
my. overall, and were quietly waiting be-
side it. The sound of her voice was like
that of an angel calling through the dark.
With a glad heart l dropped off the
beacon, and after,swimming few strokes,
found my feet on firm land once again.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31
DODGEVILLE WISCONSIN yIFRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1869

President Grant, on the 23d, received a
telegram from General Reynolds, stating
that Davis. majority for Governor OF
Texas was 400; two counties not voting.
Three out of four Congressman are Re-
publicans, and General Reynolds thought
there was Republican majority in the
Legislature. Atelegram from Governor
Peas says Davis, for Governor, was 400
ahead, exclusive of the counties OF Milan
and Navarro, which, if allowed to vote,
would. elect Hamilton. Navarro did not
vote on the day Of election, and the regis
tration had not been completed in Milan.
The election was interrupted by disturb
ances, and therefore not completed. Gen.
REYNOLDS had ordered elections in. those
counties, but had referred the question of
counting the votes to the President. The
latter as yet had received no comm unica,
tion from Reynolds on the subject.
p Gen. Ames has ordered the Mississippi
Legislature to convene on the 18th of jan
uary, and the State officers recently elected
are appointed provisional officers until
their installation. ~ lst'' 32i'l'Hh
4 By an order of President Grant, issued
on the Oath, General Terry has been as
signed to the command of Georgia, as a
district, under the reconstruction acts, in
addition to his duties as Commander of
the Department of the South.
A dispatch from Houston, Texas, on the
23d announces that Davis is elected Soy
ernor of that State by 800 majority, and
would be declared Provisional Governor
in few days. Milan and Navarro were
not to have an election. ~ - -112,.r4
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31
MIR. PeabOdy's Peculiarities.

ALTHOUGH, like a genuine Yankee, Mr..
Peabody was fond of good bargain, his
every action was beyond the breath of a
suspicion of meanness. His desire was
only to be treated as other men were
Several years ago there lived in Salem q
hackman named Davis, who was more re-
markable for his independence and plain
speaking than for the quality of his ac
commodations. His prices, also, were be.
low those of his competitors. Mr.. Pea
body rode with this hackman one day,
and, on arriving at his destination, tender
ed the usual fee of fifty CENTS uaE 3.
"Here's your change, sir" said Davis,
returning at the same time fifteen cents.
"Changep'. exclaimed Mr. Peabody,
"why, Pm not entitled to any" -,
Eyes, you are, | don't tax but thirty
five cents for a, ride in my hack"
.,"How do you live, then?"'
"By fair dealing, sir don't believe in
making man pay more than the thing is
worth, just because I've got an opportu-
nifty '''st. 8a.'H I"4s'.t ;sf
Mr.. Peabody was so pleased with this re-
plythat he ever after sought Davis out and
gave him the bulk of his patronage.
This, however, was not very remunera-
tive Mr.. Peabody cherished an invet-
crate dislike to parade, and carried this
feeling sometimes to ridiculous length.
When at the zenith Of his fortune he has
been known. to stand out doors for some
minutes in drepching storm because he
preferred horse Car to a hackney coach.
This feeling extended even to his dress.
His plain and substantial garb exhibited
no token of the wealth of its wearer, and
was shaped in the plainest and most sub
stantial manner. He very seldom wore
an article of jewelry. His watch was at
tached to plain black silk guard, and
pearl buttons only were visible. in his
shirt BOSOM <S5A tstk Z
Until his lastsvisit to this country, Mr..
Peabody refused, notwithstanding the re-
peated solicitations of his friends. to en-
ploy valet, preferring to discharge the
duties of his own toilet. These duties,
however, became irksome with declining
years, and he finally consented to lay them
off his shoulders. He, therefore, took
with him to England a favorite and trusty
servant who had been in the family of a
relative for many years, and whose posi-
ton was rather that of a confidential
friend than menial This man was with
Mr.. Peabody from the time of his depart
ure, last August, up to the hour of his
death, . u will accompany the remains to
this country.-B0st0n Post.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31

engaged in the manufacture of these
weapons pays large sum annually to the
widow for this epitaph." i<soa aI-
A PETITION has been signed by large
number of the working women of Boston,
asking the city government to aid them
in some way to keep off starvation, which
many of them now are suffering from.
They complain that, the times being dull,
the city's money could be applied to them
at a better advantage than spending it for
a new city park. ua t;tp 1a
A CALIFORNIA paper tells this story:
can old lady residing in San Francisco
recently had occasion to spank her little
boy for some youthful indiscretion. He
had been playing about the wharyes, and
in his juvenile perambulations had sat on
leaky can of nitro -glycerine, the conse-
ouence of which was that the first smack
the old lady administered caused a fearful
explosion, which sent them flying in diff
ferent directions and broke all the glass in
the room. ," = alG..-a 4,li9 AZ; eae
A LETTER written entirely in Chinese
characters, and directed to Chinaman
in Pond Lake City, Utah, has been re-:
ceived at the Dead Letter Office at Wash
ington. AS there is no clerk in the de-,
partment who can read Chinese charac-
ters, the letter cannot be returned to the
writer. In view of the rapid addition of
Cinnamon to our population, the Post.
maser General will shortly ask for an ap-
preparation to appoint Chinese clerk.
Every other known language is read in
the Dead Letter Office. 9iI sat M
i THE statistics of agriculture show that
the COWS in the United States are not suf-
ficient for the supply of milk, and hence
it is argued that the adulteration by water
is very common. At recent meeting of
the Milk Producers Association of Massa-
chusetts, it was asserted that there were
in the State about 100000 cows, yielding,
on an average, four quarts of milk day..
or, in the aggregate, 100000 quarts. or
this quantity twO-thirds are used in MAX
ing butter anu cheese, SO that only 200,-
900 quarts day are available for domestic
consumption.
A DELINQUENT boarder was brought to
terms III Wheeling, Va, the other day, in
very novel manner. y His landlady, dis
covered that he was about to decamp
without settling his bill, went into the
room while he was sasleep, and removed
his "duds," including the clothing he had
taken off on retiring. When he popped
out of bed the next morning, and dis
covered the absence of his goods, he =
stamped and swore, and threatened all ;
sorts of dire vengeance. Finally, how;
ever, he promised to "pay up" if the land !"
lady would furnish him sufficient apparel
in which to go out in quest of the neces-
sary funds. This request was partially
granted He was handed a pair Of old
ragged pantaloons. He went out; he Z
came back he settled up he left for
parts unknown, and he didn't have an old
shoe thrown at him for good luck. p
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31
An important order to pork packers has

An important order to pork packers has
been issued by Commissioner Delano, di
reoting the Collector of Internal Revenue
of Chicago to suspend the collection o.
tax on pork packers, assessed under sec
ton of the act of March 31st, 1869, until
otherwise ordered The same order is tc
be extended to all other collection dis
tricts of the country. ras .4t s.3
Receipts of customs for the week end.
ing December 18th, $2,522,6 .Ta' -
" The authorities in Washington have de-
cided to send large force OF troops to
Montana Territory, to punish the savages
there for recent outrages.
The citizens of st. Louis. are enthusias--
tic over the project of holding q Worlds
Fair in that city in 1872. Ameeting has
been held and committee appointed to
make the necessary preliminaries. le'f
e. The Denver mail coach was stopped
fifteen miles from Cheyenne, on the night
Of the 25th, by two armed men. The
stage contained two men and the driver,
all unarmed. The robbers, after firing
several shots, took the stage, team, and
mail, and drove of, leaving the passengers
to walk to Cheyenne. f
ia Surrogate Tucker, of New York, has
decided that permanent residence in a
foreign country, with declared but unex.
ecuted intention of becoming citizen of
that country, does not operate as renun-
citation of allegiance and citizenship of a
citizen of the United States, until he ac-
tually became citizen of another coun-
try. js--.t ~ .ii-gt- uGf Ftt.a! tts.i.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31
The Misery of an Aimless Life.

IT the lack of object, of all aim, in
the lives of the houselessY wanderers that
gives to them the most terrible element of
their misery Think of It'll To walk
forth with, say ten shillings in your
pocket-so that there need be no instant
suffering from want of bread or shelter -
and have no work to do, no friend to see,
no place to expect you, no duty to accom-.
plish, no hope to follow, no bourn TO
which you can draw higher, except that
bourn which, in such circumstances, the
traveller must surely regard as simply the
end of his weariness! But there is moth
ing to which humanity cannot attune itself.
Men can live upon poison, can learn to en-
dure absolute solitude, can bear contumely,
scorn and shame. and never, show it,
Ldppiaacotts Magazine.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31
Selected Miscellany.
usviG noi1oe4zifa2
THE RAIL.
H. GEORGE CLARKE.

H. GEORGE CLARKE. "sl sii'' 2.
met him in the ears ~ 4 II aJJG
Where resignedly he sat;
His hair was full of DUST
q And so was his cravat
He was furthermore embellished
Bg q ticket in his hat.
THE conductor touched his arm,
sqsAnd woke him from nap,
TWhen hesgaye his feeding flies,
An admonitory slap
sAnd his ticket to- the man 1sft =
In the yellow-letteredc cap. q
SO launching into talk,
1--WE ratified On our way, r.
Witfawsions 30 the crops3 - Ii (
That along. the meadow lay
Whereuponh his eyes were lit
With aspeculatiye ray. sy. ~
The heads of many men
a.Wsss iyg ing e! 9; Il in sleep, .,.,s-s.,.-.,
And many babies lifted t.ss
Their voices uptoweep; es@ y
While the coal dust darkly fell ~
On the bonnets in heap.
All the while the swaying cars ~
- Kept rumbling ser the rail, ~.
-" And the frequent whistle sent
Shrieks of anguish to the gale, 'a
- And the cinders battered down 81 -
One the grimy floor like hail. 's' n.'a
When suddenly jar .
- And riceTepeatedaDump I'd
Made the people in alarm
- From their easy cushions jump f e,,f ai
50 For they deemed the sound to be ~
ss'27 The inevitable trump. ~.
q. "A splintering crash below, -.. t ...
doom-foreboding twitch, 80 = s,
As the tender gave lurch
Beyond,the flying switch, rfk
And manglci mass Of men
r. Lay writhing in the ditch. fysH<e~
With palpitating heart - : . - -
- 81 My fIendIessayed to rise, - sri.-.1 ,-4t
sEfv here were bruises on his limbs 1910 IL },
ssazs- And stars before his eyes -: az. -,l..
And his face was of the hue i,oi5,A.-its.
OF a dolphin when he dies.
*E - ~ *f
was very well content
s zau In escaping with my life;
But my mutual friend
Commenced legal strife.
Being thereunto melted
BY his lawyer and his wife,.
And he writes me the result, " NJ; 4 -
In his quiet way as follows:
That his case came up before
n s>--Arbepch of legal scholars,
y = Who awarded him his claim
or fifteen hundred dUiiars.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31

Two little dogs got into a fight in
Buffalo the other day, but large New
foundland happened along, and after
watching the combatants few minutes,
suddenly caught up one of them by the
neck and trotted off with it, keeping a
firm hold upon him until his angry pas
Hons had had time to cool. A.l ~ q. e.4
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31

king Louis IT., Of Bavaria, is, said to
have two or three epileptic fits every day.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31
FOREIGN.

| A company of mounted. insurgents ap-
peared at the Hudson Bay Company's s
Fort, near Pembina, on the night of the
9th inst, and took possession on the 10th.
The greater part of McDougalps agents
and emissaries were captured. & 1t is re-
ported that McDougall was absolutely
without even faction, save some fifty
Swampy Indians, the balance having de-
serted. '''. 't0.'''
The reasons given for the expulsion of
the Spanish refugees from France are
that they were implicated with the French
revolution ists. H..
3Advices rom Rio Janeiro to the Doth of
November state that the vomito had
broken out among the soldiers of the al
lied army. 1t was reported that Lopez
had fled to Bolivia. 1iiae i.a'' @4a"A .
The New York Sun of the 2Sd pub
fishes lengthy proclamation by Presi-
dent Cespedes, dated November 3Oth.
He claims that he has an army of 10000
men, well equipped, and in range ofevery
town on the Island, and can give battle to
the Spanish troops every day, and he asks
recognition of the United States. .
Father Hyacinthe arrived at Havre on
the 22d. ,.t.
A subscription has been opened in
Paris for the relief of the Spaniards who
were recently expelled from the country
by the French Government. t5H -aqs
Advices come to hand which render it
certain that the British war steamer Deer
hound has been totally lost while on a
voyage from Athens to Malta, Sir Stat
ford Northcote, Secretary of State Of In
dia was on board, and is believed to have
perished. Dsa
An imperial decree has been issued MAX
ing new postal arrangement between
France and the United States, by which
letters are to be prepaid.
The Cuban Government are banishing
prominent Cubans to Spain, and think
this move will result in breaking up the
revolution. ~. ..sfa,:.. sj4tfal he ..+
The Provisional Government of the
Red River country have issued declara-
tion of independence, in which they
claim that the Hudson Bay Company had
no power to sell the authority conf1ded to
it, and they refuse to recognize the right
of the Canadian Government to attempt
to govern them, and as there was no legal
government they have organized one.
- DOMESTIC. r a aEs-
Gold closed in New York on the oath
at 1908. $50 8
The weather along the line of the Union
Pacific has been intensely cold. At Lara
mie on the 22d the thermometer was
| thirty degrees belew zero. e i,f ~
A recent verdict of Boston jury. that
larger beer was not intoxicating, has been
set aside by Judge Lord of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts,, f e""f
The coolest weather for many years has
recently been experienced in Los Angeles
county, California. Great damage was
done to young fruit trees. Orange trees
under two years Of age were badly dam
aged. ' @s.-sIA 8 it{
The Post-Ofice Department is sending
circulars to all Postmasters in the United
States, ordering them to make an accurate
monthly report of all frank or free matte
deposited at their office for mailing TO
the period of six months, commencing
. Januaryt.oT s9sro, sisa.a : e,iT
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31

North Falmouth, Mass, is model
town. There is but single church IN
the village, and that is of the Congrega-
tional order. But what is noticeable,
every family in the place attends church,
and worships with that church. 1t is
doubtful if another such village can be
fnr1nd - ...4 t.,l - , .r . .
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-06
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nUsINHss CARDS.
BLYTHE Il STODDARD,
WAGON MANUFACTURERS,
Rock Island, Illinois.

MI NANuFACTURE all kinds of Wagons,
= W Marriages, Sulkies, Skeletons, Farm and
hIpre" Wagons, Ac. Every description Of rs
pairing done at short notice. Particular atten.
uon paid to manufacturing to order.
may26dIy.