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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14

GWALLOW T. CLARK, LAW,
- LAND and coLkE!cT4oN OFFICE. in
BSsfords Brick Block, eVrRsr Main ard Ridge
Sts., Aaatin, Mum.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14
LEROY BUSINESS CARDS,
NASWEJ.L HOUSE,
~ D. CASWELL, Proprietor.
t'or:. Main 4 Broadway, Leroy, MINI
~: GOOD sTABLINa ATTACHED.

J: +, 7R4SK, PFopTiefo', -
LEROY. - MINNESOTA.
Rshtted, Refarnishsdsand good Livery. Board
by the day or week. v9n2yb
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14
STALEY & WILLIAMS.

STALEY & WILLIAMS,
Main Street, next door to
Clemmer's Drug store, have IN
stock and are constantly receiv
ing choice and well selected
Dry Goods, Yankee Notions,
Hats, Caps, Boots 4 Shoes,
Groceries, Tobacco + Ci<srs,
Crockery, &C., which they are
Offering to the public 1t prices
that defy competition. w. T.
] Ellis vi Celebrated B!Ea,iltin,ore oys.
ters constantly on hand and 70,
sale Wholesale and Retail away ],
below the market. Choice Ha.
vana and Domestic Cigars fss
s-:J. :.5,. III s.f.s - 81. z=El :: e !:
sale to the trade at very lov
figures. CASH buyers SHOULD
not fail to call on # -'.;....
STALEY & WILLIAMS
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14
GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE!
MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD.

Tho only Eastern line from Chicagnha
the exclusive right to use
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14
3on'ftE %taasfript

AUSTIN, MINI, OCTOBER H., 1859.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14

~ W. Dl0dJF,
VI. General Agent, Austin, Minnesota.
Lands bought and sold on Commission, &c.
omco on the corner, south Of the Court Ronse.
AAAf
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14

THE Waseca County Ne,cs says, ac-
cording to the assessors returns, Vase
ca county raised last year 3oo,s82
bushels Of wheat, which, at an average
Of so cents bushel, makes the sum OF
$240,7o5 60. The yield per acre, &C.
cordins 70 these reports, is a small
fraction less than 10 bushels to. the acre
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14
4lsiNess Gatds.
!. A. BARNES, N. D.

n W. GIBSON, NJ. D., PHYSI.
W clan and Surgeon, Austin, Mum, 0hce
sna residence on Wrtcr street.
Austin, April 30th, 1868. n&-1y
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-14

This pump is Warranted to bring the water
to the spout, from below freezing point, a.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17
From the. Marietta (O.l Register.

SINGULAR CLocK.-Mr. }. ID. Phillips
has received and placed in position il,
the Greene stree. Grammar School. q
curious and useful t;mc-piccc. which
j. thus described in Il letter from Rev
John Todd. -. d.. of littslic!d, Mass.
"Erin. at a friends house, noticed
- curious piece Of mechanism standing
in his par.r. 1t seemed to be Il clock
bit INSTEAD Of the Usual face Of the
clock. YOU luokr,l al, Il beautiful globe.
It has all the prrIrrIionS and beauty Oi
the best terrestrial globe that can b,
bought. over il j. the sun pOintin"
directly down on the equator. Til,
workmanship is perfect. and ~ a time
piece. notllin" can be finer. But the
wonderful thin. about j, is. that is tIIt
clock moves the globe rcv0lycS in per-
feet time. and YOU have not only I'll,
hou:> anil minutes, but you sec hOr
time IS mHrlc-whrrc it, is noon, or how
many hours before or after noon. OF
where it is midnight. and what is the
hour IN any part OF the world. Every
lONI rIhcS hItCCH ltES W bNIIs
and you can see just how the earth
turns and moves over a thousand mile,
an hour. II is a perpetual study, an,
Il child brought up with this clock can
not iai! To understand how the worlt
moves; what is the geography OF tn,
earth; how i: is morning. noon or mid
might in any one part ofthe world. ant
not in another. No one can help study,
n@ it. or being delighted with it. &c
silver or gold can reward Mr.. Timby
This singular invention may yet b,
worth more I" the world than the eli
howmcnt Ur twenty colleges.
The curious are invited to.call nj tho
School House and examine this clock
Mr.. Phillips will take delight in OK
planning it, and will assist any wht
wish to purchase one.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17
New Brunswick Oats.

These oats have been introduced in'
to this section, and have been cilltiva'
ted with marked success. Thcavcrasr
yield OF these olis, in the Valley OF
Virginia, amounts to from Il 10 lQ]
bushels to the acre. md they weigh
about n pounds to the buslel. Itisto
the interest OF our farmers to secure
seeds Of all kinds Of the first quality,
w order to obtain large Yields, and We
arc OF tho opinion that tho New Bruins.
wick oats should be cultivated by a'l
who arc, anxious to secure these dcSir'
able results. Persons wirhing to oO'
tain these oats should call upon Mr.
Thomas l.. Sydcmstricker, 0tthis place.
who has IL limited supply for SALE
These oats were introduced here lrom
Pennsylvania. lust ycar.-Grccnbf'e'
Independent. '''"
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17
,Ycst Virginia Legislature.

Tho Capitol question. ut the close Of
last Saturdays session, remained uu.
settled. By IN arrangement BY which
the place receiving the fcwest votes
was 70 pc dropped ut each successive
vote. Oh Tuesday last, Grafton received
&c, >:a;.st - for Charleston. On
":!"r-d"y. each competing point was
pissed "a .:i.sra'c vote aSains, Grafton,
":.rn. IN olpo>ii: IN 90 that point, Par
kcEsbAtg received 80 votes, while
Charleston received only 2G. BY a
resolution previously adopted it was
decided thai; this gave the Capitol to
p: .''::c,, Gd the blank was accor-
d...:y Tiled. But on Saturday, when
re vote was to be taken on the pas
saGr o: the Kill with Parkersburs as
Tie Capitol, the friends Of that place
ccui'l All mu,tvr strength enough to
pass ii. AN amendment to submit the
su5jcr. to" v"'r Of the people Of the
STATE, @"I :. :. majority voted for Par
kevsbu"3. The Capitol was to be To-
Gated there, was offered. whenthc bill
was !ail on the table. Even if it should
pass the House, it is not probable it
Wi. pass the senate in this shape.
Tie u;ii .i.iicyiny John S. Swami, Of
Sa"aw"A ;r.M t'E,ns the Attorneys
test ""::., has pa>.cd The House. Sew
Graz add:n"na. applications tor similar
relief, were received. a bill to au-
thorpe Nathan LisSctt to sue without
taking the suito-'s test oath. was be-
fore the Senate. 1t ought not to pass
tits too much ola good thing. fire
lief is to be granted under the Suitor's
law, let it DC granted TO nj alike, but
i'll such way that damage suits can
not be commenced or re-opcncd.
It was reported incxpcdicnt to abol-
ish the Office Of Township Treasurer,
~ tranSier any part OF Fnyctte County
to Grecnbricr. or to change the terms
o! tho Circuit Court IN Kanawha Coun-
~. \ proposition to alucud the school
law 30 rs to reduce the number Of oil-
GERS, to have the Board Of Supervisors
'csscs:: the s:ho2 ltaEcs for each town.
ship, and to limit such taxes to less
amount than is now authorized, was
referred. in the Senate, to the Commit
tee on Education.
y bill introduced in tho Senate "to
change the laar so as to allow AS
SCISSORS commission on both realty and
personally" shows that our Board OF
Supervisors have bccp in error IN max
ing such allowance heretofore.
The special Committee on Immigra-
ton reported n bin appropriating
$1,000 to be expended for that purpose
by the Commissioner OF Immigration.
The Senate Judiciary Committee was
instructcd to report petition TO be
signed BY all applicants for relief un-
der the test oath laws. The bill max
ing an appropriation to rebuild the
Goal riyer bridge, in Kanawha County,
was indefinitely postponed.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17

| lar session (or special meeting) Of tl't
Hoard. TO appear Mt such session VIII
Satisfactory proof that he Is j." g,lnIi,leT
wotar." and. IN default thereof he SllRl
LSatrick OH on; and bcingtonce sore 's
moyol from the list ofTvotcra;; INC
LshalI.n not afterwards be re%l"'eted, ;ex,
Ecept U pom application to the Board: OF
Registration. as provided tnsthc AZ,
lSee section ls. act Of July 22d. 1888?
The Cour, is Of opinion that tho regis
tration laws Of West Virginia, how
aver stringent, are in strict conformity
IT, fine Constitution. and that the only
remedy against any abuse thereof.
whether on the part Of the Board OF
Hrui.iration, or the township Regis
irnrs, is to be found in the law itself.
Yh. Court is further Of opinion that
thrre was no error on the part OF the
Bonrd in refusing to introduce any
evidence against the petitioner; that
upon the trial Of his notice the case
came up de noro before the Board, ana
the petitioner WAS rs much bound to
prove his loyalty before the Board, as
before the township ReSi'trar, VINO
first enrolled him rs Il voter. >,
For the ycason ASS .nrd, the Jn"S'
mcnt Of the Court is that the RuIc mp
piled for be refused, and the petition
disni,Scu.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17

. II. &. Strnit. who, with lis wife. was
indicted ut tho last term Of the Boyd
Circuit Court. for the murder OF his
son. Winfield, 10y u former wii'r.) md
published far and near rs a.mur,lcrcr.
Yesterday brought said Winfield home.
havin. found him near Chicago, III.
This furnishes another instance OF the
tallapy Of circumStnntial evidence,
enough Of which would have been
brought against Strait to have hung
him, bad he not prod uced tho boy. II
!. j. Mt btst but an insufficient aud unccr.
tain guide. and should never be con-
Silcrcd strong enough to ham. . man,
where capital punishment is in vogue,
withou, some positive evidence or al
open confession Of guilt ntietts6urg
Coz. OF the N0MtOn Jvarmd.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17
Congressional.

Tho Z. S. Senate has shclvcd the
wildcat Railroad schemes. y good
radiance. The Suo Murphy claim for
damages because OF some injury done
her property, in Alabama, during the
war By General Sherman's army, has
been refusci, AMI, for the present,
Southern !oynlists will havo to wait
for any remuneration from tho govern.
mcnt. 4 large reduction IN tho army
appropriation bill BY the House shows
that Congress has taken hold Of the
business OF rctrcnchmcnt in earnest.
A bill las bcc;i Introduced frow the
Committee on Ways and Means in the
House, to prohibit the further increase
OF the public debt. The Reconstruct
ton Committee has reported bill re-
moving the legal and political disabili-
,ics from between 800 and 400 persons
in the Southern States. y bill to le-
Xalizc gold contracts. and for paymen,
Of bonds in gold unless they expressly
provide for lcssa, lender payment, has
been reported in the House. The Sell
ate Military Committee has decided t"
allow negroes, who were slaves, thr
same bounty as other soldiers VIII"
served durin. thcwnr. The ,Constitu'
,ioral' Amendment on suffrage, rs
adopted by the Scun.c, is asiollows:
:. hit1tcIE Is. SoI!scrlmicAslon hi.All'bo made
IN the United Statrsnnio.f: The citiz%ns OF thu
United States, in thr cxcrTlA@ Of ihc:r!ectir"
W., or lu tO0 riSh: 10 hold otutn In any
State, Oh account Of rncr, color, hiilSity, prop
T1ty. ,1lucn,ion or crcrd.
: The following is the amendment
heretofore adopted; by the House: -.
.IAEr!cLE -, s<r,ion /. Tho right OF any sitiDn
OF the United STATES TO vote shall not oe dSnl,"
IN HofidvSd by the United States OR any Stat'
hY tnasun or raw or color, or proviouHcondi'!h
pt any Sit!fen Or any class or cltl<en* Oh '"'
Psssss Ehs consra~ sa,, havc power 70 20
force, BY SpRsopri"se legislation tho pfo''Hoh'
Theirs is lutte probability that either
Of them will pass both IIouses at the
present session Of Congress, and we
arc o. Option that they should not
Ba, even ii they should they will no'
.,bo adopted by the required number Of
States.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17
The Railroad.
The Grccnbrirr ImleDcmlc1k say

The Grccnbricr independent says:
" Participating the fact that We arc TO
have the cars running to the White
Sulphur Springs during the present
year. our farmers arc now making en-
Icnsivc preparations for large crops Of
corn. &c.. this season. Should the
whole Of the work on tho line Of our
great lsailroad DC put under contract
durin. the present year, our farmers
will have II ready market, 1T their
doors, for cvrryarticlc Of consumption
which they may have to spare. Onr
advice is, TO put as much land under
cultivation ~ possible. rs there will be
n demand for Nil that can be put il,
market. We learn thnt the work now
under contract, between CovinSton
and White Sulphur Springs, is pro,
crossing finely. The present opcr
winter has been most suspicious fol
the prosecution Of the work"
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17

PRIZE SrELLlNG:-A prize Of two
dollars was recently offered to any
member Of the Connecticut teachers
institute who would write and spell
correctly the words in the following
sentence:
1T is MI agreeable sight to witness
the unparalleled embarrassment Of q
harasscd pcdler attempting TO gnayc
tho symmetry of u peeled onion, which
4 sibyl has stabbed with q pomiarl, re.
gar'slesS Of The innucnlocS Of tho lille.
of corncliam hue" 49,. ....I -
Thirty-eisht teachers competed 70,
the prize, but not ono was successful,
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17


lroS NEAR GALLIrOLIs, O.-Thc Gal
ipolis papers Of last week state tina
900 hounds Of the iron ore recent!
discovered IN the vicinity Of that
place. WAS tested nj the Foundry Of
Thomas Hill, on tho preceding Friday
producing from 10 to 60 per cent. OF
the best quality Of iron. or this the
Bulletin says:
"Thc CRYSTALS are close and well de-
fined, the grain fine. the fracture rc@u-
lar: and the metal exceedingly tough.
Owing 10 the pump Of the >'ram en-
CINE getting ont of order, il became
necessary To stop the blast for ncnrly
an hour during the process of smelling.
80 that Il quantity Of the ore, which
hail been fused. got burned. and thc
prrrrnta.r Of iron suitable for mann.
featuring purpo>rS cannot be gwen
with prrci.iUII--SomG giving 1T fifty
aud some ut sixty per cent: but as
Suming Il lower estimate. that Of Major
J. VI. ORcilly. who tested ii clclnI-
callv some time since, and pronounced
it. to contain about forty per cent. II
would be Il valuable production. and
one which would yield Il large return
on the expense Of mining.
"Thc existence Of deposits Of nodu-
lar Or kidney iron ore has long been
known in this and tho ad looming State
Of West Virginia. 1, occurs in almost
,rvrrv hill, VARYING from six inches To
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17

THEY HAVE GOT \ CCrFrLI.--Thc
good citizens OF ParkcrSbnr. have Il
L. S. Senator, the Governor, District
Assessor, Minister to Costa Rica, and
Judge OF the Federal Court. and are
now asking for the scat OF government.
They arc Il c'cvcr people, but not easily
satisfied Ga.hSbniy 1clcg,wph.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17

Tux Conference OF the VI. h. Church
Of West Virginia will assemble in Clarks.
burg, on the llth Of March.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17

TIE Treasury paid out money last
month as follows: Civil. miscelIaMc-
Gus and foreign intercourse, SLl49,TO
interest on the public debt. $50, 70l,00O ;
War Department, Saj2l.0U0: Navy
Department, $l,G9,UU; Interior De-
par,m"nt, pensions and lm,lIans, SS;2, :
600. Total, $i3,SGS,DO0.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17

. THy Peach buds nrc 50 far uninjurcd
In Western New York.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17


DELAw ARE, Kentucky. and Andrew
Johnson-ihc diTcctu mcntb,m of re-
bcllion-kccp hammcring away to
prove that the majority have changed
the Constitution. Ofcour>c, says the
Philadelphia Press, We have, and the
change has been ratified by the people
in their sovereign and official capacity
ratified more overwhelmingly, spirit
cdiy. and intclligcn,ly than The old
Constitution ever was. I've the pcu.
pie" have swept away the old doubt.
in9 and ambiguous words OF the char
ter OF lisa, and declared anew and I'M
rquivocally the meaning of tho Drcla-
ration of Independence, our organic
law, and il Is the bounlrn duty Of
Presidents and the quasi corporations
called States to obey. or Old our Gem.
sti,u,ion mean, bondage. fugitive Save
laws, and trade In flesh and blood.
llcncelurth it means freedom. <.
1t is somewhat difficult to un,l.-
stand why the Democratic party per
sists SO blindly in clinging 20 the dcaA
past. The Constitution has been
changed. the change has been ratified
again and again BY the people with
their eyes open, and the technical MAN.
ncr OF the alteration is now inmatcrial.
Ignorance is the only hypothesis that
will account for this blunhcr OF the
Democracy. In Kentucky and the
wilder regions of Tennessee. q deed.
or note. or paper OF any kind is called
in the yrrmacuinr "a ritin. and j. sup
posed 10 possess some singular and I'M
known potency. 4 native armed with
AaGh y document. although ignorant Of
lis coutoN!i, deems himself ready for
! almost Nay emergency. lie looks On
i rs 4 CHAIRMAN occult pUwcr--a pu-
, tent aud mysterious wcaptn, forged by
that equally mysterious pursonaGc---a
: scholar. Unjust be that the traditions
OF GrccnvilIc control the brain aud
| rule the mind OF the expiring Democrat
cy through their great leadrr. Tie cS-
alderman. Hence this blind adhrSrUce
, to the fading text and Obsolete charac-
terS repealed by war and history and
tho laws OF human development.
Hence this fetish awe and Sinvi>h ado
ration of the "ritin " oflhc old Con-
! >:itution.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17

C0rLDN'r REsISr.-A week or two
since our Legislature at Wheeling
took OCCASION TO visit. the pcuitcnl larry,
in u body. to sec how the new build
ing was progressing and whether the
States money was being judiriously
expended. Our neighbour, the Rep"b-
iicaW Of last week, couldn't resist the
opportunity to say that almost every
member Of the present West Virginia
Legislature has been in the pcnitcn-
tiary;" and we suppose, the next thing.
Brick Pomcroy or the Nutto"m Mtciii-
genccr will be publishing our neigh
bor'S statement to show to what low
depths the Radicals OF West Virginia
have got But such is Democratic
truth.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17
r, ,,c,,tc NJ Litch(cld, Comnecti-

| II debate at Li,chGcld, Connec'l'
cut, the question Of woman suffrage
was, discussed and vote taken The
married men voted "inos"~ the young
ni "a Voted Dyes" andSthc ladies' O
wbomi4ncro wcrr large numbcrires;
cat, Voted" solid lndeh, TO- tle
surprisoiof their unmarried gAllants.
THE Marine Railway project, nj
Point. Pleasant, is again subject OF
excitement. Ii is now suited that
Pi,tshurg company urc offering to Ou!
np the stock at II certain per cent. and
that. if they eau do 80. they will Ut
once put the Railway into operation.
"a. j. has pardoned two more
couutcrlritrrs. They are Carlo I.atriga
and Francis Martincttc, who were sen.
fenced in lSta. to serve fifteen :carS In
tho prni,cntiary at Frankfort, Ky.
THE Telegraph took some % horses
~ Guyandoltc. Oh "Wednesday Ei@ht
of last week. They were intended for
uNr on the chesapeake e. Ohio Rail-
road near Charleston. Thus hrarrly
the good work goes un.-Big Study
WciwkE
TIE members of the Rhode Island
Legislature arc paid one dollar per
day. The State is small, and nearly all
Of them live at their homes during the
session, going to the capital in the
morning and returning in the evening.
The increase in value in the farms Of
the United States in ten wears, il is
said. will BIZ sufficient to pay of the
national debt.
\ Georgia paper says that many OF
the farmers of that State have now
slowed away in their monry-h"Xc>
large sums, the proceeds Of last year :
crops.
Several Tcnncs>rc papers have run
up Andy John>on> name tur Gov
rrnur.
Hon. Alexander II. II. Stuart. in Il
recent speech ut Staumtun, Virginia.
stated that Gen. Robert l.. Lee not
only heartily agrees with the new
movement" but that "hc WAS among
the first to suggest the ilcaS which
control it," The Norfolk journal
thinks the support OF General Lee
more than an offset to all the old fngic>
who oppose the movement.
\ Nashville letter says Hruwmlow
will resign his uiIicr rs Governor OF
Tennessee at the end OF February. his
Senatorial term rnnlmririn" lhr .lll OF
March. His unrxpirrA term Us Gov
rrnor will bf filled by Dewitt {. Sell
fer. Speaker OF Ia" Senate. Er"wnl"w
i confirmed invalid. and a> II S"na'
tor hr will be, II" doubt. carried about
The Capitol Us WAS l'lad. Stevens, Il
,n.u l., r..r,IJc. :, ,,,uv rr,nc,.,.
The New York .j0"rHW W C0mmcfcc
gives particulars showing how the in
,rrnal revenue OF the United States for
ISIS WAS S7l.739.9l0T below the cor
responding total of lSiI. tn" .iD"Ia"j
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The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17

Not CoSSERyATlrE.-Mr i. II. Dos
tick Of roca township, on renewing
his subscription to the JOURNAL. asks
us to sav that he is not u Conservative.
We know. then, Of ut icust Ter" Radi-
cals
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17


son Davis. John T.. Breckenridge has
returned to the sacred soil, mad DR..
Mudd has been parduncd. Let LIS have
pracr-C incinnati COmmeTrtW.
T'HE EVENING STATE JorENAL.-Thls
is the title o: Il Republican. Daily
newspaper, recently started by Mc>>rs.
Whilllcs>lry Il ellis. in the late Me-
tropoliS of the rebellion. II il edited
both with spirit and ability. and W"
congratulate our Republican friends in
Richmond upon the acquisition Of II
journal which seems to ring witli the
right metal.
The financial agent Of the Central
Pacific Railroad announces the first
mortgage loan clo>rt, aud says the
road will be competed within one
hundred days.
Joseph \. Chaplinr. Esq. Srnator
=. -. , ~
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Minister Div h,, r,rucd ihr craft.
iuhc of American travellers hv securing
the abolition of PASSPORTS in France.
\ circular OF the Imperial government
declares that "alI citizens Of the Amer
lean Union shall BIZ hereafter permitted
To tn.rr. travel anl >niourn in France
ON the simple declaration of their ma
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17
The Presidential Vote.

The vote for President and Vice
President was counted on "Wednesday.
the lohSdsySo fJcehaaars;sa' orc O'CLOCK
in tha:shaia Der ortlic House OF 1tpre-
ssatathes;in the ,presaeesi 'hfs sea-
Fate; With the Rrcsidexfqt the Senate
IN >thrIhair. T.. scn$se selected one
teller aud the House two. The pre-
siding officer. Mr.. Wade, opened the
envelopes AMI read the vote. and the
tcllers recorded it. Grant and ColiaN
received PHI votes, and Seymour and
Blair 50, whereupon Vice President
Wade said:
81 DO therefore declare that Ulysses
8. Grant, Of Illinois. having received .
majority OF the whole number OF Elcc-
torai votes. is duly elected President Of
the United States, for four years, COIN
meucing on the 18th day Of March, lSC9 {;
and that Schuyler CoIfax, of Indiana.
having received the majority of the
whole number OF Electoral votes. is
duly elected Vice President OF the
United States, for -four years. COM
on the 4th day Of March,
1869"