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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-17
TO SHEEP SHEARERS

Extract iiom fh.s Scientific
American, Jan. h., 1865
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-17
Delegates To tho Republican stntc
Convention.

BURLINGTON TWO SETS -TtrSt.--L.
=. Platt, James A. Shedd, +. -. Ballou,
George Francis, T.. K. Hard.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15
THE ELECTIONS.
y CLOSE CONTEST.
HAYES MAJORITY FROM. 5000 TO
5000.
Pennsylvania and Iowa 0 <.

The mass otpartial returns received
indicate The election of Gen. Hayes by
from 5000 to 5000 majority. Th'
Senate is claimed by the Republicans
with the House doubtful. The Dem
,crats gain heavily in Cincinnati, car
wing Hamilton county by an estima
ed majority of 1000. Hayes gain
,ver 500 in Columbus.
LArEsT.-The Cleveland Leadei
;iyes the following as the complexion
If the Legislature Senate, Is Dem
,crats, II Republicans, Independ
mt Republicans; House, 53 Demo
rats, 50 Republicans, ) Independent
Republicans.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia and the eastern par
If the State show heavy Republican
cams, while the western counties giy'
corresponding Democratic gains =
rhe Republicans claim the State b,
1000 majority.
IOWA.
Iowa gives 10000 Republican ma
iority, and elects large majority o
Republicans to both branches OF tn
Legislature.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15

NOTWITHSTANDING the many re-
ports through Spanish sources that
the insurrection in Cuba is about
crushed, it is an unmistakable fact
that the rebellion is now stronger
than at any time since its inception,
and it is also receiving more foreign
aid. Our government has maintain
ed, 80 far, a strict neutrality, although
this does not, as many suppose,
prohibit an American subject from
selling munitions of war to either OF
the parties. The fitting out from
our shores of armed vessels, however,
is quite another affair, and the Hor-
net, a Cuban privateer. recently
fitted out in our waters, has been
seized by the government. Many
have censured the authorities for
not recognizing the independence +
the Cubans, but it must be under
stood that such recognition will no:
alter our obligations as q neutral
naUar
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15
LETTER FROM MICHIGAN.

Jeffersonion.
JACKSON, MICH. Sept. 80, 1869
ED. JEFF Upon my arrival here,
was much pleased with the appear
of the place. jackson is beautifully
situated upon rolling ground, and is
embowered in beautiful shade trees,
with many cozy and beautiful
homes in which are many happy fire.
sides, where loved ones dwell from
year to year, cultivating those kind
ly affections which are chief char
acteristic of our higher civilization.
We should not forget to mention
that Jackson is noted for its pretty
girls, who give spice and life to the
society of the place. The State Pris-
on is located here, and when we re-
member that Michigan has long since
abolished capital punishment, one
would very naturally expect to find
some dreadfully wicked criminals
here. In passing through ! learned
that there are eleven in solitary con-
finement for life. The total number
of inmates confined there is 632
The institutin is a source Of revenue
to the State, and there is scarcely a
possibility of any one making his es
cape. 1 left those walls firmly con-
vinced that it was among my duties
TO work and vote Gf necessary for
the abolition OF the death penalty.
They have a splendid park here con.
tanning thirty-fve acres this, with
their beautiful church and school
buildings, makes the city indeed at
tractive.
The Fair continued to day, and
the rain also the anxious question
on every ones, tongue and in every
ones countenance is, will the rain
continue as long as the fair does
Anxious eyes are cast heavenward
and the thoughts of more Jackson
ians are turned to things above than
ever before. / believe the Jackson
lana are idolators they worship
jackson. But this, though all true
is not what / came here to do. Sc
farewell, Jackson, I'm off for Ann
Arbor. observer.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15

Ex-PRRsIDKNT Franklin Pierce
vino departed this life a few days
days since at his home, in Concord,
N. H., was the fourteenth President
of the United States. He was born
at Hillsborough, n. H., November
%, 1904, and was inaugurated Presi
dent in 1853. He was one of the first
of Northern Presidents who bowed
entirely and submissively to the be-
hests of the plantation lords of the
South, and during his administration
was blossomed the plant of secession
which has since borne such bitter
fruit to the nation. 1t is an unpleas
ant task to speak aught OF reproaef
against those who have passed the
pale of human judgment, but sobel
history will record that America owe
little of her greatness and none o
her pure freedom to Franklin Pierce
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15
LETTER FROM FOSTORIA.

y
Jeffersonian.
FosroRrA, Oct. u, 1869.
You did not hear from US last week,
not so much for want ofitems as for
want OF time, as we were too busy
to write.
Last Sabbath the citizens OF Fos-
'oria might have Witnessed and
many of them did-one of the most
isgraceful affairs that it has ever
Ieen our misfortune to see in our
Usually quiet and orderly little vii
,ge. Some difference arose in the
tternoon between james Delaney
md q young Frenchman, and both
,eiUg under the influence of bad
shiskey, were soon in good condi
ion for pugilistic exercises. The
citizens interfered, but not until
Delaney had pushed the Frenchman
through one of the windows in
Grapes drug store. s-fg-.T il.
The Frenehman was not very hard
to hold, but Delaney was wild with
rage and benzine. Assistant Marshal
Dreaming attempted to put him in
he calaboose, but Delaney knocke ed
him down and defied the whole town.
Samuel Scott. who was not in a very
good condition to take care of him
self, having imbibed somewhat freely,
came to the rescue, but he in turn
was soon measuring his length on
the streets with q blackened eye.--
Delaney then passed up and down
street, with coat and hat off, cursing
and swearing, and daring the Mar
shall, with all his assistants, TO put
him in the lookup. After two or
three vain attempts to arrest him,
the Assistant Marshal with his as
sistants enthome completely cowed,
allowing the ruffian to go at large
Fortunately for the rascal, neither
the Mayor nor Marshal Adams were
present. On Monday Delaney was
arrested, brought before Mayor
Stewart, plead guilty, and was fined.
He then turned around and filed an
affidavit against Samuel Scott for
selling him liquor. Scott demanded
a jury trial, and, after q tedious jury
trial on Tuesday, was found guilty
and fined in the sum of twenty dol
lars and costs, being the second time
during the last four months his vic.
tins have turned traitor and inform
ed on him.
Last Saturday night the store room
and dwelling of Thomas Pennell, OF
Jackson Station, took fire and burned
down. He lost all his goods, and
nearly all his household furniture,
together with his books, the township
treasurer's books, and $500 in mon
ey. He only saved part of their
bedding and some of their clothing.
He was insured to the amount OF
$500 in the Cleveland Insurance
Company--about one-half his entire
loss.
One week ago last Tuesday night
the dwelling of John Longley, OF
Perry township, was burned down.
He saved nearly all his goods and
had an inar---SC Ur 81, IUU. The
origin OF the fire in either case is uL-
known.
Many of our citizens are going
over to Tiffin this week to attend the
County Fair, which, if the weather
continues good, promises to be the
best we have had for several years.
Yours,
ID
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15
THE recent steam boiler explosion

THE recent steam boiler explosion
in the Indiana State Fair grounds
by which some twenty persons lost
their lives and about one hundred
we're wounded-was the result of
pure carelessness. The evidence
before the Coroner's jury goes to
show that some of the by-standers
noticed that ''part of the boiler was
red hot' and begged the engineer to
"run with more water and less steam %
The engineer was instantly killed
and is not amenable to human courts,
but We think there were others equal.
ly culpable. There were certainly
those in authority whose duty it was
to see that the crowded ground was
not made a slaughter pen through
the carelessness or culpabilIty of any
one.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15
THE RESULT.

The meager returns received SO
far. indicate a close election, with
large falling of of the vote from last
wear. Gen Hayes is elected by :
few thousand majority while the Co
alition in Hamilton county will per
haps throw the House of Represent
atiyes into the hands of the Demo
Gratis, with the Senate Republican
We confess that we have secured a
much as we hoped for, and feel Thank
ful for this much. Our position may
be compared to the man searching
among the burning embers Of his
own house for whatever OF value
may have escaped the confsgratlop
We feel like saying "thank Provi-
dence" for every favorable return
we get, for we judge that the entir,
campaign, on the part of the Repub
licans, was a blind trust to Provi
dence. Not SO, the opposition. M
ssone was left unturned that could in
a,ywise swell the Democratic vote
In Hamilton county they coalesced
with some soreheaded Republicans
with xhat result the returns from
that locality will indicate. In Lucas
they did similar thing, but not sc
successfully. Everywhere they were
found at work, untirlngly and cease
lessly. If Ohio had not solid 80,
600 Republican majority within hel
borders the Republican supinenest
and Democratic alertness of las
Tuesday would have thrown the
State for Pendleton and Reputation
AS it is we gather up the trophies o
q partial victory, content if the less
on of 1869 be not lost in future cam
paigns in the State.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15

Letters from Macon, Georgia, say
that the black residents around that
city are now bringing in three thou
sand bales of cotton worth $500, 900.
The letters speak very favorably of
the industry of the blacks, and state
that the distribution OF so much mon
ey among them will add greatly to
their landed possessions and relieve
a large number who have been In
want while the crop was maturing.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15

The Nesu York Tribune has this to
say of custom too frequently practi
ced in our courts of justice: at has
become so common for unfortunate
women to shoot their seducers, that
we hardly know whether it is worth
while to make a note that at Monroe,
Wis, Angeline Thayer, ruined wo
man, has just been found not guilty
OF killing Patrick Crotty, the ruiner.
The verdict means nothing. Of course,
Angeline did shoot Patrick, and we
do not mean to say she didn't do it
under extenuating circumstances. The
proper verdict should have been 'guil,
ty.' with a recommend aaatieaRR of 81 mercy.
1t is Wicked absurdity for twelve
8eh to be thus able to put lie upon
the records of court of justice, and
to declare upon their oaths that re-
spondent didn't do something which
all the people OF the vicinage know
that she did do. 1t is for the pardon
ing power to decide upon a plea ID
mitigation, and juries thus stultifying
themselves should be rebuked by the
COURT
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15

There Dry Goods Store that has been receiving for the
Hast from five to Boxes Bales each day.
quietly opened marked very cheap stacked where
where they will be sold low Customers can feel assured
this they will find stock choice STYLES good goods
price, they will buy further shopping Courteous
that will make every feel at home -
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15

THE expenditures of the British
Government even in time of peace fol
war purposes, including interest OF
he National debt contracted mainly
for war, are about 85 per cent. OF Its
total income, leaving only 10 pei
cent. for other purposes. When
money is wasted in this way, it is nc
wonder that the poor people are tax
ed TO such an extent that they suffer
for the want of the necessaries of life
As long as the standing armies o
Christendom number over 8 900, ,00(
of men, there must be suffering oil
the part of the poor, who have t.
support both themselves and thes'
standing armies.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15

SPAIN has her hands full. What
with the Cuban revolution and wide
snread and formidable insurrection
within her own borders, the Spanish
shin of State is having anything but
pleasant navigating. And it must be
admitted that a population whose
chief sports are bull-6ghts is not the
most desirable one to be found in In
surrection.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-15

A good Ss5 Elevated Oven cook
stove for $35 at ]. Cromley's. EST
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-01-14
The Poor Fund.

In another column will be found a par
tial list of those who received aid from
the Poor Fund. We publish it at the
request of the tax payers who wish to
know where the SIS, 900 went to. We do
not claim that what we publish does tell,
far from it, but it is the best that can be
had, in fact all that can be ascertained in
regard to this perplexing question. The
vouchers say, paid so much merchandise
to such person paid SO and so $50 for
services, etc, ETC. The whole matter is
just as obscure as possible, but there is
still sufficient evidence-we think-to
make out strong case against those who
have had charge of money belonging to
the people, and we think our taxpayers
short-sighted indeed if they do net
insist on full and complete Investigation
of this matter. We shall continue the
publication of the list as long as it may
seem desirable. or until it is all published
although it causes an immense amount of
labor to copy the names and accounts
We expect to make some rich develop
ments before We ale done with the mat
ter.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-01-14

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The real
estate sales, as recorded in the Office of
the Registry of Deeds, during the month
of December, number eighty, represent
ing money value Of 81, 400. The fol-
lowing are some of the most valuable
sales that have taken place during the
month
b. /. Chapman to Christian Harpt. lot
No 2, being the neg of nwq, section II,
and seq Of swq section S. town p, range
%, for $1.7O0.
Anton Neuser to Jacob Czisler. the
VII Of swq section 20, range %, and the
WI OF nwq Of neg section 80, town 20,
range %, for 50, 250.
Lewis Dequire to Bishop T. Martin
lot No. 7, block 2S7, Village of Manitowoc
for l, 500.
&. Jones to Erick Eanockson, lot No,
6, block SO, Village of Manitowoc for
$3.50.
j. Trepton to W. Sturm, the nwq OF
seq, the nh swq Of seq and 20 acres front
ing west side Of Ell of seq section So, town
81, range %, FOR $1,000.
Charles Erke to Peter Drum. the VIII
of seq section &c, town II, range %, for
81, 500.
q. Schamhauch to John Schambauch
the VIII Of neg section Is, town II, range
%, for 81, 500.
John Garman to Daniel Boldt the VIII
OF nwq section 4, town 20. range 81, for
$1,000.
Charles Cain to 0. Torrison the nwo
OF section SO, town 20, range -, for ST.
600.
Carl Neuser to Anton Neuser, the Ell
of seq section %, town 10, range %, for
81 900.
John P. Wickert to Joseph Ries the
seq OF neg Of section %, town 10, range
%, for 81 800.
'. Roeder to A. Kedezke, the swo of
nwq section 33, town II, range %, for
81, 300.
V. Roeder to Joseph Hertel the SEQ
OF nWq section 33, town II, range %, for
81, 900.
w. Schactharst to August Schwartz
the sh ofneq of seq and seq of seq section
80, and neg OF req section 81, town IT,
range % for 81, 700
j. Il. Platt to 0. Fl. Platt the sh OF
neg section %, town 20, range %, fol-
$1,000
Jever johnson to Anton Neuser the
sh OF swq section Is, town 10, range %.
for $500.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-01-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS DURING
1858.
The Number Of Sales Recorded and the
Value Thereof.

The Real Estate business during the
year just closed has not been as flourish
ing as during the year 1867. The prin-
clpal cause OF this falling off is no doubt
found in the fact, that the price of wheat
and other farmers produce has ranged
much lower as compared with the year
previous, and consequently the farming
community have not been as able to in
crease their real estate property Not
withstanding this important drawback,
considerable business has been done in
the real estate line, and we record one
thousand one hundred and ninety-fya
sales during the year, with a value of
S704, 64400. Below we give table
showing the business transacted in each
month during the last two years:
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-01-14
Concerning the ReDaeRin@ and Rein
specti0a o. certain Gs.a,ls CT
Tobacco,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE
WASHINGTON, Docamher1 Is, 1865
Section IS Of the Act Of July 20, 1868.
as amended by the Act of December -.
1868, provides that after the fifteenth,
day OF February, lSG9,no smoking Or fine
cut chewing tobacco or snaff shall be sold
or offered for sale unless put ~ in pack
ages and stamped as required by said act.
Ii Is represented that, Notwithstanding.
the extension OF time, many dealers Will
be put 10 great Inconvenience and expen~e
unless they can be permitted to repack
stocks on hand now in bulk packages Into
the, packages as now required by law.
under the supervision OF the proper oil
GERS OF internal revenue.
lnordeT to furnish the relief desired it
IS directed that the repacking and rein
spectlon OF such stocks may be made
under the following regulations. viz:
Any dealer IN manufactured tobacco who
mas made true and correct Inventory and
return OF the same to the asscssor Of the
district as required by section rs, may ap-
ply TO such assessor, and on submitting
to nm satisfactory proof that the tobacco
which the dealer desires to repack aud
have relnSpected was properly inspected
under the former law, and was included
IN his inventory made pursuant TO Section
IS of the Act of July %, 1868, SAID as
SCISSOR may direct an inspector of tobacco
TOT the district to supervise the repaching
The tobacco having been put up in the
packages required, may be packedi In cases
or enclosures OF such size as the dealer
may desire
1t will he the duty of the inspector to
personally supervise the packing in these
cases or enclosures, and when the work is
done he viii transcribe upon each case or
enclosure the inspection marks and brands
upon the original packages, and also mark
as follows, viz: 'Repacked under my
supervision, together with the date, the
State and district, and his own name and
official title and he Will Immediately
make detailed report to the assessor
showing the number of packages branded
the kind and quantity in each and the
name OF the person or firm for whom the
reInspectlon was made, with the number
OF original packages, and the original in
spectlon marks Or brands upon each
package. The inspector fee will be the
same as heretofore established in each
district, to be paid by the dealer for whom
the work is done. THOMAS HARLAND
Acting Commissioner
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-01-14
G08Ds
4 Man Sgbp@nas IS Witnesses and
instead OF the Cost being thrown
Gu The County A3 has 10 pay
the ShOt himself.

We learn the following particulars from
a reliable source and believe them to be
substantially correct: 1t seems on cleo
ton day one Tim Sullivan got into row
IN the town OF Eaton, during which he
struck and severely injured one man and
then drawing knife threatened to kill
others, but some who were present over
powered and thrashed him soundv. The
result was Tim made complaint against
some OF the principal actors and subpo
naed eighteen witnesses, asserting that if
he won the case, the defendants would
have all the more costs to pay, and if he
lost "shure the County would hev' to
sthand it, don't We see !"
Well, on Tuesday the case came to
trial before Police Justice Eldridee and
the jury consisted of John Barnes, W.
Shimonek, J A Kahler, f Ransch, T
hostomlatsky and Guy Miles, who after
hearing all the evidence rendered a YER
diet OF not guilty, with the recommended
ton that the costs be charged to the com
plalnant. We don't pretend to say how
much authority the jury had for render
ing such verdict, aud W. don't know as
1t is questioned, but they probably
remembered the numberless cases, some
OF which have lately been noticed in the
TRIBUNE, where one party would make
| complaint against another without lust
cause, the Justice would tell them al to
go home and behave themselves and
charge the costs to the County, thousands
| OF dollars thus being piled on the taxpay-
er. Remembering this the jury evidently
thought it best to recommend" and the
Justice was so thoroughly persuaded
that the recommendation was good one
that the costs amounting to over 500. 90
were charged to the complainant, and
the taxpayer reioiceth muchlv.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-01-14
Information Wanted.

We received this letter on the morning
OF going to press and have no space for
comment:
EDS TRIBUNE In my last | put the
County Poor expenditure for the year
at Twelve Thousand Dollars; but it seems
from reliable data that it is at present
over Thirteen Thousand Dollars and will
fully reach Sl4, 1000 before the fiscal Poor
year is ended. Citizens of Manitowoc
County, these are alarming figures Four
teen Thousand Dollars is abundantly able
to support one hundred and ten paupers
tor hfty-two weeks or one year aoithout the
AID of the Poor Farm. The County
however, owns 100 acres of land, 100 OF
which are IN a good state of cultivation
and yields abundant crops. Houses,
barns. farm-implements, stock and every
thing needed upon first-class farm, are
here placed by the county for the pur-
pose OF at least aiding in the work of
supporting the poor Any experienced
farmer will unhesitatingly state that this
farm supplied and stocked as it is and has
been for years back, is more than suffi-
Gent for the support of seUen paupers
which is the average number residing
there. Then, according to these figures,
there must be more than 100 actual pau
11ers residing elsewhere in this tair and
prosperous county. Who knows where
they are located? Dare the Commits
sioners themselves tell us? Will the
County Board who accepted their ''Re.
port unanimously give US the names
and residence of even ten who have receiv-
ed aid from the fund Tor the year just ended
to the amount of 81. So per week Citizen
taxpayers, they cantdou The whole tn .
from Al pha to Omega is an unblushng
baretaced fraud, and herewith charge the
commissioners one and all as being damn
ably careless in the use of the people S
money unless they give satisfactory proof
to the contrary. JAS Kirby (perhaps
Bryan Loriean) of Franklin, Mike Ma
honey of Manitowoc and Carl Schmitz OF
Newton are the Commissioners. Mike
furnishes the goods and the others
peddle them to the paupers Satisfactory
proof there is that huge quantities of
goods have left Mikes establishment in
charge OF the Commissioners ostensiblv
tor the needy putin reality -for-sha.l
L name them? Why it is stated that Lori
gan, Kirby & Co., are to open huge
dry goods store in Franklin and it is even
limited that the goods were once all in
Mahoney's establishment.
Citizens of Manitowoc County do you
propose to letthese things pass unheeded!
Communities there are who have beer
deeply bitten by educated and experienc.
ed sharpers, and their only consolation
was to quietly grin and bear it. But
$14, 900 nave been somehow taken from
our pockets by three hungry, detached
specimens of humanity not one of whom
possesses intelligence enough to perform
question in Arithmetic or to successfully
superintend the cleaning of hen roost
Won't their proceedings be investiga.
ted? | pause for a reply. TwEEZERs