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Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

BUYING LAND.-A gentleman by the name
of KELLEY from Chicago was in this county last
week buying up land. He is the party who
bought, at low figure, some years past, Kel,
ley's Island opposite Chicago and is now selling
it in town lots at fabulous prices. We trust he
may have as good luck with his Sussex pur-
chaSes.- -GeOrGetOlCn Journal
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

WAR CLAM-The claim of the widow of
FIX Senator Riddle of this State now pending
before the u. 5. Senate is for loss and damage
sustained in the occupancy of her plantation
i'll Virginia by portion of the Union Army
during the Rebellion. 1t amounts to between
three and four thousand dollars.
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

PIER At LEwEs.-It is probable that Con-
gress will make an appropriation for the pur-
pose of building a pier at Lewes and joining
the Breakwater and the ice break 1t has
been recommended by the commissioners APP
pointed to inspect the harbor.-- SuSSer Jomnak
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

Tn" IYnIAvAh hrcIsrArrnr w.,
&c mrmhcrS ot ihr inIau.r i..,:,l.t,..'. '' -.
" '"in""'y, have resigned in o.i-r 10 WI. ,...,
the raasa@" OF the iittrcnlh or ,q-f.p... y. .'..
mcnt, At the first 9l1nrr it i, l,,.,.r '''S
to understand how the object in View. .. ..'
a,ninf! nroHI tb, h"t IT., the ,, ,t''gr"n M I >.
constitute q quorum h"nr, h.. r.,;.,,' ,:.,',, s..
over one-thiri Of the m ,ml,.r> Womb l.i'.' Il. ~
arlly Interfere with the publ, Ln,:,'.'' ''''
they find they hayr pat their ino, j., :, BIT
Governor. Baker hts issued wrif> in ~ ~ j, =,
cant districts for elections to be- h. '',. an ',- Il
2@d' and viii couyokc the L.ei,l.,rr.'' .'' ~, "
t carry IN 4 April: " h~u the "~j-urion>, ". T
passed and no provision had been ma ''I q .'
payment Of the interest ON the .>r"t. Jt, L..
for the support Of the public schools onj' J.,
charitable institutions. This little freak a.,
Democrats will cost the State about %-;..., &" V"
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

PEACHES. cod weather of Saturday
week and the seet of Monday night have GER
tainly injured peaches, the farmers say.
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

NO RESPECT FOR ANDY.-Grqnt o.l,.
Secretary Of the Navy have faraiy"n 4''I . .'
quent who was under puni>hurnt fr d ,'.l' ...
"disrc>pecttuI language Of the Pr|;l. 'g[ l>.; ~.
Tennessee, ana Is no longer Of anr n.y. ,..I <. IL. "
McpreSunc this pardon orj.inatc in l''. ,I.
similar to that Of the juice VIII, -, r,miI ,,%l',-!
punish man for getting drunk an ,n,' ".'.a Il.
KY because the Court >omrtir.c, i6I' ,,% ".','
taste OF its own for thar bcycraro ''''''s'" q
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17
READ THE FOLLOWING;

Gents-This is to certify that have found ALL s.-
BALSAM one of the hest remedies in the W"1 .,uI,'
Lungs. have used it in my family for breaking u"
Some cough with the happrst effect. l rec'n''1r an-
young lady who had harrassing cough and Wa t,rln
with Consumption, and it cured her in II irw d"'''
commend it to all those prcdi>po-r to C"nslmp'
Respectful, yours. A. 4. HARRISON, Cin''""'
,arH@
H. B. BowIE, Druggist. TniantOwn, Penn" "' ,orhs5f
l'6d: "Allcns Lung BalSam has performed S' d"a'
cures about here. I recommend it with c"ni''l''
es of the Throat and Imngs.' ,., d. Jan
STERLING BRoS., Druggists, write from 'aH,IstM We
H. 1861: Send us six dozen ALIENS 1t" it,,cn ia'
are entirely out of it. 1t gives more general r"'
any other medicine we SELL bolOeT
FERRY DtVI$G 4 son. Providence, r. J" G'''.r in FsmF
Agents for the Eastern States. Sold by all tesi@
Medicines. Price 81.
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

ARMY OFFICERS. President Grant has an
pointed Lieut.. Gen. VIM. r. Sherman to 6e
general OF the army of the United States, and
Maj. Gen. Philip Ii. Sheridan to be lieutcn
ant general, vice Sherman promoted. .'..
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

Charles Wallace, editor Of the Warrp~r7.
U4;' CI.PRrr, was a,>aS>lnatcd last Friiay "
Dr; q. W. pard"n. in consequence ot pr.
soma attack which appeared in the rli,..
Wallace was candidate for Masonry and I4r,
den opposed hi, admission dtcr promise nt
to do SO, hence the difficulty. Darlcn va,
taken from the prison during the night " a
disguised party and shot to death.
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

MAGNOLIA WATER.-SuperiOr TO the best imported
German C0l0gne. and sold al hall The nrlce. scnglv
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

General Butler introduced New Oi'us
negro to Secretary Boutwell, SATURDAY ant ~
ommrnded his appointment as assessor ot in-
ternal revenue in that city.
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

In making nomination> Grnrrl Grant r..
formed a Representative from Pcrn>rIy,,..
ON Saturday, that in most c,>.> hr>b,nll r[.
Ter wit h the Senators and members or t'opsr,,.
from the districts where the nyInira-'og> wr-.
made. There were a few locaIit, wb,r, +.
knew, the men THAT ought to hr appuint.
and those he mtcudvd to till on lis Own kpsa.
nj,ra " M
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

TIE ERA or SToBT SprErur>-WaI J.,
incoming of the ncw adminj>tratio, H. .I 'ag
short sperchc, ha, comm.nrcI The {,lC' Pa,;
dent inaugnaI occupied onIy r,nr, ,g>.'
zee President lo!tlX address On tlLips,..
9ath Ga was but fifteen line, long ani >rr,, .
Blaine was less than forty lines Nav ,I..
worthy example hc miycr>alIvfo.ov.J h C,,. I5,.
gresa and elsewhere by all our or,tor, ''
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

Stephen \. Douglas son ha> been appoint
| private Secretary to the President
Smyrna times., 1869-03-17

The applications Of office seeker, in the 4.
partmcnt> at Washington Is overwhelming. lal
il Is said that only one applicant in five has
dred can be satisfied.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06
Let it Alone. Boxal

W
Let whatalone9 TO drink that
stuff in the drunkard's bowl! Ave-
let that alone! DO MT even Learn. ara.
how It tastes, AS the serpent only,
fascinates the bird to destroy il, 90
strong drink charms at first, but
kills at last The first drop NAV
charm you, therefore do Mt drink
the first drop. Ifyop wish to en-
joy good health, ifyou wish a good
character, if you want to be happy
and make others happy, If You
wish to go to heaven. avoid strong.
drink. Beware Of the first drop d
See yonder youth with 8ironed
hands and feet. He is in prison
Another youth, with weeping eyes,
is bidding him farewell. 1t isa
sad farewell, for the prisoner ia
about to be.led out to die He Isl
murderer The law is about to-
take his life. What does he say p
These are his words: "Remem-
Der what | told 4you-let liquor,
alone" 3.ts satia s6i mo44
Coed reason bad be for giving
this counsel. Liquor had brought
him to a felon's doom. Let the
boys, aye, the girls, too, heed his
words--tLet liquor alone!p
- Josh Billings says @0ne Of
he fussiest things I ever listened,
TO was two old maids waiting on
one sick bachelor"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06

Ray Of Hope Temple No. 922, meets ey.
cry Monday evening at their Hall in Ely,'
block. l. +. King, W. G. t.; B. T. vii
liams, W. V. T.; J. R. Powell, ". o.
Maggie Ustick, W. R. S.; B. H. Millikan
W. "A. s.; A. Fl. Snider, W. T. s.; Mary
Millikan, w. T.; T. D. McElwain, W.Ml
Lizzie YanDeman, W. D.. Nj JenpieWili
son, W. I. c.; VIM. Eskridge, w. Q. Gii
Mrs. j. Snider, W. R. H. S.; Mrs Wm
Smith, W. IS: Geo Carpenter, P.
w, G, T. ,SE 6#'3t
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06
THE BEAUTIFUL LAND.

.H WA ~ 'H------t Go
There are bright ~ skies than these, know
Lands were no shadows lie A
Fields where immortal flowers bloom, l
And founts that are never dry TlHf
There are domes where the stars are neyel
Where the moon forever CLEANS Igy y
And the music breath of the radiant hills j
sweeps over tho crystal streams .ga'
For often I've caught IN the time Of sleep,
gorgeous glimpse Of this hidden keep
ie'Fha Away in the land Of dreams. y
1Jf5 ttal,lgl t3tatsL
When night lets down her pail Of mist :
Onslender cords Of air, . 4 A.A.
And the purple shadows of dying day ~
Are teeming everywhere
While unseen fairies chant a lay
In the lilyis crimson cells ~ q
And the solemn voice OF the harmless winds
Break up the tlreary iells-- -
! know'byftiie cry 0f my soul within, [sin,
There's place where they shut the gates on
And the God Of glory dwellsl
The wall of the wind, the rivers voice,
The arch of tern hills. Ma
The ebeaatyIspread over the living earth "a
In slumbr0us twilight stills .r5sl ~ "
The yeatning OF each human heart,
For a holier, better cline,
A higher life than. this mortal course,
Bearing the seal divine Z ~ ~
Ali sure there must be beautiful land,
Where the white robed millions Fansomed
stand, F"'Ne 'iiHA'
Chanting their songs sublipel
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06

A "Calico Dress Party was
recently given at Plymouth, MINI.
a prize in greenbacks, offered to the
lady wearing The best worked. and
neatest dress, was judged by a com
mittee Of three dressmakers as
rightfully belonging to Mrs. s, H.
Little, ofNorthville, and was pre-
sented accordingly. The dress
was composed Of figured pink cali,
co, gored make, wrist and sleeves
puffed, and trimmed with light pink
white centre stripe, and three rows
on the bottom and sleeves.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06

Fayette Lodge, No, LOT, of Free and Ac-
eeptps Masons, meets on the first Wednes-
day evening after the full moon, and when
the moon, fills on Wednesday, on that
evening. MILLS GARDNER, W. M; j. T.
RoBrNRoN, s. W; P. E. MoREHoUsE, j.
VISA. me }sTlgsoy 5 ,D. .s-Hs L. ROBIN
soS, u. D.; ~ sMrsER, Treas; B. H. .tMfLi
LrKAN, SEQ; L. @. KARNEY, Tyler. q
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06
n. A. M.

Fayette Chapter ROYAL Arch Masons, meet
on the wednesday evening before the tul
moon. John M Turk, II, r.; 5; N. 1eoman
King; j. u, Ely, Scribe; }, w, Cleayeland,
H. Mills Gardner, p, s.; W. I. Cleayelaand
is,Sl3. M ed Vail; B. f, Mouser G. NJ 1st Vail
B.H. Nfillikan, sec'y; John Miser, Treasurer
Z. g, Karney, Guard.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06
sCHOOL EXAMINERS.

D. O. EASTMAN, P. 3. MoREH6tsE, J, B,
PR1DsY. The Board meets at Washington
on the ihird Saturday Of every month also
.he irst Saturday in April, Mays August,
September, October and November,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06
d ~ Peter Cartwright, who is serv-


Peter Cartwright, who is serv-
ing his fiftieth year as presiding Ell
der in the NJ, E. Church, writes to
the Central Christian Advocate
from Pleasant Plains, ILL.,. Il think
it quite probable that the good
Lord will give me my discharge
from labor at my jubilee before our
Conference at Lincoln, and If 40, it
is my desire that this Conference
remember my aged wife, her age
eighty next August, 18th day. We
were married t.se 18th, 1908. She
has, therefore, been the wife of a
travelling preacher sixty-one years
the 18th Of next August. We have
lived together sixty-one years. She
has borne up under all the hard
ships, privations and poverty of a
preacher for nearly sixty
one years Let the old pioneers of
the early days of Methodism say
what sufferings the wife of a trav-
cling preacher must have gone
through in that time, for although
| have been d regular travelling
preacher sixty five years next fall,
| never received my disciplinary
allowance for support from the
church but three years Of that long
life; and yet, thank God,
would rather have the comforts / |
have enjoyed as apoor, suffering,
Methodist preacher than
% be President Of the United.
Sta+ac D,ii9ssua ni gil u1ti ela t,
: SNstoS7f NGg l9F1 gst aH -Nt NIn4
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06

Temple Lodge, No. 227, meets at Wash
ington every Tuesday evening, at their
hall on Court street. j. N. VANDENAN,
N, G.y H. P. .GaERRy. y G; !; @. PAREINr
r. g.; L. O. KAaNrT, p. 81 q II GETz'
Treasurer.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06
oTFTCTAL pIREGToRY.

Judge of Fayette Common Pleas Court
A. S. D1oKEY, of Highland County.
Probate Judges. B. YEoMAN.
Prosecuting Attorney III B 7 |MAYNAaD
Sheriff GoNR4 4D 'GARIs. "a j. Nf&t
Clerk Of Oourt.-R MILLKAN.
Auditor. MoCANDLEss.
Treasurer @, JpHNsoN. ga e5f
Reeorder.-Z. W. HEAGLER.
surveyor.-JAMEs A. MCLEAN.
Coroner, John A. PARRETTi ug ..a,.
Compai ssfohers ALLEN. HEAaIER, va
LIAM CLARK, ENos REEDEE
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06

A girl named Reilly, aged 1S, was
outraged near New Haven, on the
26th ult., by a negro.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06

Tl UrFw
Mrf WilEins o, i.you wilI
Listed, lllten yoa something s',lN
"OhI don't want 70 hear it,
We'llndircontinue the converse
ton, I'M tired 81 Nearing yor
eaokle.,t '4 Az 'sol
"Well, that yelocinede That caing
home-' YtB .YkIsHJrT
''Never mind now ! want to
go tosleepa Just give yoart6Rgue
a chance 70 rest, VII you"
twas for YOU. Iheard you Say
that you wanted one, 30 I bought
It out Of the market money / saved.
But you treat me liko such a brute
that-1-I" fo3 sht
"For me2 weil then, never
mind now Don't cry Sarah, Tsays
Never mind; ] won't do 50 again,
S5rah Sarah ! Don'tcry, Sarah \
Oh, well, cry then, cry who cares2 7.
You are tile most aggrayating wo--
man that ever lived. I'll get on
that velocipede to morrow morning
and abandon youas sure as my name
is Wilkins. M w w
/ s1 ,o-4---. Z. -, Lll.1..l Aa gEas
A College Graduates Editorial
ly5.nul 10 a-@@-g sdl saas15ni g3
An editor gives his eKpefience
with a Harvard graduatelWhO shad
made up his mind to bean editor;''
and was an applicant fer employ
ment. l.5f Yfe edR ,am Wsi tuJ
Editor--"Well, Mr.. .----+-, we are
in want Of some help jnst now, and
ifyou are inclined to GO to work
at once, there are pens and paper
on the desk, there. Let us sec what
you can do. mgd' asl ,gaa ligt 161
Creamcheese--( (Seizing the pen.}
Upon what subject, sir, would you
prefer me to write ? Theology,
chemistry, metaphysics, the PHI
losophy Of history, or anything Of
that sort" Lsl
Editor--HNeT mind the theol-
ogy, the chemistry, or the meta
physics Give us an item on the
weather. g7ud 9asi3 sdi 2aiasaq
1t had been storming the night
before, but, at the time this dia.
louge was going on, everything
was lovely.lai yilsai1iy sa4l ,mg5
The Harvard graduate thereup-s
on sat down, and, after cudgcling
.~ - - = luOi'ai ',t'.-.i rOu' i'''.Ls
',,u ,'a,s 'sll,n = nis uic'lOhAfleS
saaos Az !, ~ Z sl,,. llo mOts pro-
0on ,.o.,,t lsF
,,s;,.,,.sg1I n. 'VY%i ny
E, u, :, I. M D a. '1iA ~
:-,.:s 49, - ""' 'ieaSet 70
,He
~ 95 n Il Iti'. iia Hfas'pT Hffas'pT
Hls7 G,sHiel'S sieteup0h
. i Ps5'ato4Hon'
a a: ~ ~, F1'fa5'eq space inc
ao -'ll anu 'pe noouS descend
7 =. 99 'Ha' "4s aOsoiu'eiy
,Pp"is !, ~ gus anu men. anon,
- iuiy 20 y 'upi'er lp !, was 1f,p spent good
! ! = /, lpus 2us up ~ watering pots
= "a : : C,p1l9 n,, . eispetseo' ana' m
~ pOte"s uoiiilneerlng
w ios'e enS' aurora, the aaughtef
I the dawn, came tripping forth,
and in hand with Old So. making
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06

lget along unJer one about as wei
as under he-other; but tis for oui
life that Lfepperance be banlshed
we cannotend it any longer. =
If we bec9me a drunken nation, al
our liberties are gone, and a Gm
sar or Cromwell will be ON the
throne; 50 we 60 for a Maine law.
the law c'%hch Governor Briggs
says puts in the plow to the beam,
aye, it puts51n the subsoil plow,
and lets iRthe pure air of heaven
on this Infamous, this pollnting
traffic" So, good morning, SIR
I(Eaa.) ...is.s....
So. P.-WellS Mr.. Landlord, /
don't know but he will carry. h
Land.-Apd / don't much care
now soon, should have quit long
ago, if the house across the way
had but you know it is Of the op
posite party to us. 1t would get
all the rum votes, and have all the
rum votes, and have all the primary
meetings held there. We have
been rum-ridden till I am tired ana
ashamed of it. / wish we had a
thousand Parson Browns; and if
they would set him up, l would
vote for him to go to the Legisla-
ture, Maine law or no Maine law.
Bean Poles, or no Bean Poles.
IS ta lNtaf
Like many other old practices,
almost every one who grows va
riety of the running or rining
beans, sets poles from eight to
twelve feet high upon which to
train them. One of our cores
pondents writes us that one year,
from want of time to do the work,
neglected this part of the pole bean
growing, and realizing so well from
his neglect, he next year followed |
it up. That year, however, he
spread a little coarse apple-tree
brush along the ground, and over
that, just a little raised from the .
ground, grew the bean vines, pro-
ducing him a crop fully equal to
any he ever obtained from the best
Of care in training to poles. He
argues that "the shade given by the
vine when. trailing over the brush is
a great advantage in keeping the
earth moist and at an even temper
ature," and that "the effect Of
'trong winds is also much less in
urious to the vines" We hope
urther experiments will be
made in the year-for, ifthis brush
ng is equally as goodas the poles, (
considerable expense is {
aved in the CROP Rorticulturtst.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06

D MILLiKAN, dealer in Books, Sta
II. tioneN, Wall and Window Paper,
de-, Court stget, Washington, Ohio.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06

Have opened out a Ggnsmith establishment
opposite the Court HQnae' in the Mclean
Building, where they are able to sell the very
best article of Guns, Pistols Ammunition, SC
Also Manufacturing and geealrlng done to or
der with neatness and disp8toh
htfiffaAN q m
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-05-06

"Or else practice carrying a coal
scuttle up and down stairs every 6
minutes all day But as for the
mother ofa family, and Gabby old
girl Of your years, undertaking to
ride a velocipede-Why, it's simply
ridiculous" 3aia43 h4a. .asaI
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-07
Hen @rleans MOnsp Market.


3 81 .aff ssfus T'is 10, ~: = ~ ~ 4 ia
,,.4s,,,, h.s t~.rs,,;, "A A or.rcsel .,rcea "A.
dsy to alter the condision Of he money market.
Oola cPcns1 - ~ ciosiSy RE vsstssasS. A.
~ Il ruisS a 1857, and u ?. <. { clossd st
quotations are almost Wholly anectea y sne ssris-
tons IN rates OF the Northern ms5seo. w.. .P-
pend the principal sales Tor tne ~ - io ~
viz $4,000. 80 600 s2S O0V ana sevVv 80 t' ~
$50 o0o it@issi sUvs y iS I'm "a x.spicsD
halves - 1877 and 5000 90. . IA 49, ~ -
quote Colo u i560iJ6t American SxsSs SoA %
lS2(0i5z4. and Mexican dollars o. L5o0loot.
FoREieN ExcHAsatEstsrling sul ssncs - TO- 80.
ward, owing to me net that the supply Of COM
mercial = IN excess Of tae remittsnos demand;
Francs isn o. veIy saoyy, nowsxsr. sno we .o,s
movements to-eey ~ peen eonnnca % ne ssles
in the subjoined stsssmsos; VI s,oooo conner;
ciai Sterling - i4oE xSvVo "a, = stot .1vvv a.
n62@l47; 75O00f: snd ieoVi' oom az acne
Francs at $50; 20 O00s: 90 o s.oots ma 1vv0,.
private panke!e - S.oIa- 9uo. Issi13xs,.
ing e. It@lt7 eomms sa 40 - ~
ct S.s6@s,ssE, - ., so, m. 1, u.,t.s uus., thu
DOMESTIC ExcnASo s;t,..S ~ .,,ss.. onu ~ snv
hind to-day. odsrine. Of commercial sight and
short sight were ample, snc NE se4noS "a ~,
quiry was bit barely moasfsss ~ ys's nSn,
total b banks snd 6anssr ger o os ne qsy
VIZ ioVo szvvvV, 40 900 oSs ~,
SSo~V Sioov s sna 90 seS. ~
New YORK at tc. discopns ~ ID
&C.; sioUoo, s1s,oov sno sSo;voo EN- 600 .ol6
sEht 81 S'i6c: ~ ~ 80 s,,Sht Nv k ko,1
Way "a x5o ooo I'm Ssys, ssost an phs.
dsInh,s ~ ;s1 IL d;:cSune Wa oncss hsSt .Icht
star covrrrs-cis, a. a. iSasc djrcorrt = . -
fTs.cv,.. Tc-s IN - =, ritv cot..
hsvs sgs;n nrdssgors 4 S.,orshis chsrcs' f1fysr.
;nrs sys I;ebs srd Nth sfssav demand nrices ara
ar5r.r 15tv tsr csr csrss snS fonisians hoeds
=, 0y svn ~ ~. rar..sI -rr - .scn.;.
s;es S;o S1u s~1 ssrdsncv Ssias
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-07

TERRIBLE rxPosE IN THE TENNESSEE LEGrsLA-
TuRE-ALL THE BRowNLow OFFICIALS InPLI.
GATED. .1 ,I
Especial Dispatch to the Louisville Courier Journal
NASHVILLE, Feb. 2.-The sensation of the sea.
son was produced in the Legislature to-day, by
the missing school fund. It had been surmised
for long time that there was great deal Of ras-
cality at the bottom of the whole business, but
nobody, outside Of those implicated, imagined the
extent Of the bribery, corruption and wholesale
swindling made up in the history Of the stolen
fund. twill be remembered that several weeks
since Rutter, president of the Tennessee National
Bank of Memphis, where the school fund was
placed, was arrested. and committee appointed
by the House to make thorough investigation.
That committee, composed of fearless and impair
tial men, aided by the best legal talent In Nash
vile, made its report to-day bringing to light the
most damning disclosures, and implicating scores
of State officials, most of whom were members Of
the House at the time the funds were spirited
away. 30 ..eLIl i.. 4
The principal witnesses who testified before the
committee were Rutter himself and his head lobby
agent, named Parham. In addition, some scores
Of letters and kilograms were presented, nearly all
having bearing on the corrupt influences then
brought to bear on the Legislature. Standing out
among the most prominent of those who were
bribed stands s. NJ. Arnell. present member of
Congress, and who was then member OF the Lee
gisature and well known as the author Of the Ten.
nessee franchise law. Two other members of
Congress, Mullins and Mum, who were then MEM
bers of the House, ALSO according to the most am
pie testimony, received brides, but they were not
as deep in the villainy as Arnell. The latter 3
name figures largely through the testimony and
correspondence, 1t being clearly proved that he
pocketed S., 500 at one haul. Mullins was for sale
cheaper, for, en- receiving $500 cash, he INDUCED
in the following rhapsody when imbibing bowl
of whisky punch with Parham:
Tell Rntter that remember him as lovely