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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-02

One gentleman writes me from Carroll
county that he thinks ss many az 1000
! Republicans OF that county failed to at
tend the election because they believed
the whole proceeding illegal, and thought
that Senter would be declared elected
whether he received majority OF votes
or not. have similar reports from
many other colnties. In this county the
Ku-KIux were brought into action, aud
on the two nights preceding the election
visited a large number of the colored
voters, threatening them with violence
in case they should vote for Stokes. /
have never been ranked among those who
we're continually bowling about Ku-Klux
and guerrillas, ETC., in order TO eifec, a
turn in public sentiment but now, when
il can have no material effect, do assert
that 10 our recent election fraud and cor
ruption everywhere, and threats Of vio-
lsnee in many places, reigned supreme.
The recent decision Of the Supreme
Court that the Governor had no power to
set aside the registration of a county ad-
mitted a sufficient plumber OF votes to the
ballot bog to haYe insured the election Of
q Legislature that would have taken the
ouiesS -st legal steps 10 remove all politi-
cal disabilities. end ut the same time
would have elected a Republican United
States Senator. in fact. the minds Of =
large proportion Of the Republicans we're
drifting 10 the repeal Of the franchise
Law, and We united on Stokes against
Senter, net as opposed TO universal snf-
frage, but ~ opposed TO the fraud and
corruption that seemed 10 reign among
Seuter's followers, and hundred fold
more than | regret our deieat do ! regret
the great disrsspect for the ballot box
that such unhlnshii.g corruption among
high officials is likely to encourage.
] hope the new Legislature will take
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26
. The iIl.natnred cnr who edll

- The ill-natured cur who edits
the Register in this place, contin-
ues to pursue, with indecent pei
sonalities, Mr.. Eli Craig, of Staur-
ton, Mr.. Craig has lived too long
and is too veil known in Fayette
county to be in the least injured ly
any remarks that the editor of tit
Register can make derogating 10
his character as a gentleman and
good citizen of Fayette county,
If the doughty editor, however,
should speak in praise of Mr..
Craig, there would be good reason
to suspect that he had departed
from the path of recdtude, in
which the old and res pected citizens
of this county know Mr.. Craig has
travelled from his youth up. But
Mr.. G. is too we'll and too favora-
bly, known here to require any de-
fense from attacks that have been
or that may be made upon him by
a cur of as low degree as he who
does the pitiful bowling for the
Ohio State Register.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26
Gov. Hayes Speech.

We give mp much Of our space
this week to the publication OF
Gov. Hayes excellent speech, de-
livered at Wilmington on the 18th
inst. 1t furnishes a pretty good
but not very favorable inside view
Of the transactions Of the last Leg
islature, elected under a pledge to
retrench the expenditures Of the
State Government, and to reduce
the taxes upon the people. How
far they succeeded may be ascer-
tanned from the Governors speech.
The recklessness of their legislation
and the profuse squandering Of the
peoples money out Of the State
Treasury, warrants the people in
the belief that the candidates of that
rarty for Office were insincere when
they pledged themselves to reform
and retrench expenditures. Rrom
their preaching when soliciting
votes, one would suppose they
would be able to run the machine,
and pay our State Indebtedness
without money and without taxa.
ton. If they could only get the
control in the Legislature of Ohio,
it would be, according to Democrat
ic representations, about equal to
the millennium,
They did get the power under this
fatal delusion, and it has been
to the letting loose of
a certain individual with rather 4
smell We apprehend
.he people have had enough Of
Democratic promises to retrench,
'or the only reduction they made
vas to reduce the pile of money in
he State Treasury. The voters of
he State will be sure to sec to it
lext October that these Democratic
;reasury leeches have an opportu-
lity Of letting go their hold fthe
reasury teat, and seek other means
lpon which to gorge themselves,
We want honest, faithfullogislators
o transact business for the peo-
lle.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

- The editor of the Register is
dissatisfied with the choice made OF
candidates by the Republicans at
the elections on the 14th. 1t would
have been all the same with the ed
itor Of that paper, no difference
which one of the candidates thoy
might have seen fit to have nomina.
ted. But for Gould's special infor.
nation we will inform him that in
making their nominations, the Re-
publicans never consult the wishes
oftheir political opponents the Sc
lection of candidates they have an
instructive idea is their own prerog,
ative. If any Of their nominations
suits a Democrat and he chooses to
vote for them, his good judgement
will be highly appreciated, if other
wise he's not to be condemned for
the free use of his prerogative.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

The Enquirer pretends to discover
an Inconsistency in our objections
to Mr.. Penleton because of his
anti war record, while we support
Stevenson for Congress, who at
first opposed the war THERE'S no
inconsistency Mr. Stevenson was
Democrat in 1861, and he op-
posed the war, but discovering his
error, he repented and became a war
man and a Republican, and proved
himself a true convert Mr.. Pen
deton, on the otle hand, opposed
the war from the first to the last;
did more to cripple the Government
than if he had followed his spirit
with his body into the rebel army,
and he still claims that he was
right, When Mr.. Pendleton pub.
licly acknowledges that he was
wrong; denounces the course ofthe
Democratic party, and lifts up his
voice and casts his vote against
those who sought to destroy the
Union, we will consider him a cal
didate for admission into the ranks
Of the party that sustained and saw
ed the Government Gin. Gazette.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26
QUERY


lines, and old Democratic politica
hacks, and run honest men for Ollie
in this county, what use will the,
have for q Democratic Centra
Committee ? The editor Sof thl
Register has repeatedly said tina
he was willing to lay aside his Dem
ocratic preferences for men, anc
take up honest men for Office
Notwithstanding this pretension o
willingness to ignore old politics
and take up honest men, we notice
in the Register of this days date
the following paragraph; a
"The Democratic Central Com.
mittee of Fayette county met al
Ely's Hall on Saturday last for the
purpose ofprganizing,"
Orgahizing for what? Why to
marshal and drill the Democrats OF
the county into line, regardless OF
their pretensions favorable to lay
ing aside old party prejudices and
taking up honest men as candidates
for office.
Why the idea that honest men
can be drilled and marshalled into
line by Democratic Central Com
mittee, is simply prcposterous, and
lacks parallel for presumption on
the part of our neighbor Could
Honest men don't readily take to
the training and arbitrary dictum
of Democratic Central Committees.
What, then, in the name of common
sense, is the use of a Democratic
County Central Committee in Fay
cite county, if Gould is honest and
truthful in his asserted readiness
to drop the Democratic party and
cease to 60 it blind for such party
men and measures as the Democrat
ic Central Committee have always
dictated. :
The fact is their precepts and
practices do not harmonic. They
say to the Republicans, eve are
ready to drop old party lines and
old party men, and take up men
Independent of these, if YOU will
only vote for them" They say
they are in favor of electing honest,
capable men to office, and in the
face of these declarations they or
genize their Democratic Central
Committee for the purpose Of hold
ing the rank and file Of the party
within the lines of the Democratic
party, and every time they vote or
propose to vote for an honest Re
publican, they will ask Republican
to vote for a couple or three as
rank Democrats as ever opposed
the war, or as ever used his infu-
ence to elect the traitor Vallandig-
ham to the Gubernatorial chair of
Ohio.
They have this kind of men on
their ticket, which they have the
effrontery to ask good Union Re
publicans to foreswear themselves,
and, in effect, give the lie to all
heir loyal character and conduct
Turing the bloody struggle for the
1erpetuation Of this Union, and
vote for these pretended independ
,nt candidates. Why are they IN
candidates +? We told
you last week that this Independent
vas trap. 1t is an attempt to
leceive Republicans with a sugar
coated political pill. Beware Of it
We tell you there is poison con
sealed under it. If it is not q de-
,eption, what is it used for? Has
he name of democrat" become
tench in the nostrils of honest
aenP Is Democracy played out?
# not, why this attempt at decep-
ion2 Why this sugar coating?
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

The following paragraph,
which we clip from an exchange,
calls to our memory one who in
his days of prosperity we knew
well, John S. Chipman was a man
of considerable brilliancy, but he
had his faults. He was, unfortu-
nately the slave to his appetite for
strong drink, When he was
member of Congress from Michi-
gan, we lived at Kalamazoo, in his
Congressional District, and at that
time his prospects were as bright
as those of almost any Democrat
in Western Michigan, But his case
furnishes another proof, if farther
proof is necessary, of the danger
Ortippling. John S. Chipman had
the natural talent to have acquired
and maintained the highest position
in his State, but for his unfortunate
habit which brought him to mis-
erably degraded end:
"Gen. John s. Chipman, born in
Vermont, and a Representative of
the old Second Michigan District in
Congress, in 1857, died recently
in San Jose, California, in which
State he had lived since 1850. His
latter years have been made miser-
able, and his condition reduced to
pauperism by strong drink. He
was in former years quite a noted
and active Democratic politician"
His fate should be a warning to
young men who think there is no
danger in indulging in a social
glass. Beware! This unfortunate
man never intended to be a drunk
ard nOg a pauper,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

parts Of the State, numerously
signed by soldiers and also by citi-
zens began to pour in upon the Leg
|islature asking for the establish
Iment af a soldiers Orphans Home,
The fund temporarily used by the
| State to pay its debts was ample for
the desired purpose, A bill was in
troduced into the Senate by Mr.
Burrows, a Republican member of
the Senate, which provided that $50
soon as there shall be secured by
voluntary contribution the means
with which to provide suitable
grounds and buildings for the open,
ing Of a home, and such means or
property shall have been conveyed
to a Board of Managers Of the
Ohio Soldiers orphans Home, and
their successors in Office, for the
use Of such Home, said Board shall
have authority to open said Home
for the purposes herein contcmpIa
ted"
By this bill the Orphans Home
was to be established by the vol
untary contributions of charitable,
and patriotic citizens Wtthom er-
penSo to the State, and the State
was 10 defray the e1pcnse Of sup
porting the orphans at the Home.
This bill was finally referred ito
the committee on benevolent In
stitutions in the Senate, and moth
ing was heard from the committee
until in May, near the end Of the
session, when Judge Carter, a Dem
ocrat, reported back the bill "and
recommended its indefinite post
ponement." He gave us the rea-
son for this recommendation, "Me
subject matter If the blu being am
ply pyovjded for By laO.' On the
motion of Mr.. Lawrence, a Demo.
crat, the whole subject was laid on
the table by n strictly party vote.
Now where is the ample provis-
ion for soldiers orphans under ex-
listing laws in Ohio, to which this
Committee referred? In other
States we know what has been done.
In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ill
inois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin
the soldiers orphans are adopted
as the children of the State and
gathered into comfortable homes
where they are educated and cared
for in a manner worthy Of patri.
otic and grateful people. But here
the Ohio Statesman in an article
opposing "the strewing Of flowers
over the graves of dead soldiers
says there are "TVO huRdred or
phanS, chddren ofdcad soldiers in
the county poor houses Of Ohio"
The good people Of Ohio do not
wish to lie under this reproach any
.onger. There are, perhaps, fifteen
orphan children Of the
brave men who perished in the war
or Liberty and Union, whose cir
require the beneacent
ARE which it is the duty of the
State TO provide. When the hero |
-. r. q A l.. .
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

The weather in Chicago was very
hot until about 3P. NJ; when il
changed, and in the eve
ming was quite cool, The variation
Of the thermometer in a few hours
was fully ten degrees.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

The drought in the vicinity of
Richmond, Virginia, is so severe
that fruit trees are dying, For Sc
venty eight days there has not fall
en- suficientrain to wet the ground.
The Delaware peach yield this year
is estimated at 100000 baskets.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

A New Mexico correspondent
says the Pueblo or Aztec Indians,
who have about twenty settlements,
number 1000, cultivate the soil aud
practice the Roman Catholic relig-
ion, are the only Indians in New
Mexico deserving the kind consid-
Grafton of Government.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

- II is said that the einiamous Fifteenth
Amendment cannot be ratified without the
consent of Ohio Register.
Whoever says that is mistaken.
The Fifteenth Amendment will be
adopted whether the Legislature of
Ohio votes for it or not, But the
Democratic Legislature, so far as
Ohio is concerned, settled that
question last Winter by voting
against the Amendment
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

Track-laying on the Atchison and
Leayenworth Railroad is progress
sing rapidly, and it was expected
that the cars would bo running
south from Atchison about seven
miles, by the 9th.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

New Albany is now the head. OF
navigation on the Lower Ohio. All
freights for shipWenJ South by
river from Louisville, have to be
hauld ip Wagons or towed in barges
to tRsformer city before they can
be placed on steamboats,.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

- The Senatorial Convention to
nominate candidate for the State
Senate for this District, meets at
Morrowtown on Saturday next
The candidate this year, by agree,
ment, is to be taken from Greene
county.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

A Train of twenty six cars, load
cd with Texas cattle from the Kal :
sas Pacific Railway, drawn by two
locomotives, passed over the Kan
sas City bridge on the 14th inst /;
bound for the East.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

Two colored men, calling them
selves Charles Brown and Jacob
Merriman, who recently committed
an outrage upon q young lady on
the line ofthe Alexandria u Man
assas Railroad, we're taken out Of
Jail, at Front Royal, Virginia, forci-
bly,, on Thursday morning, and
lynched bya party of distinguished
men,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

A Cave four feet wide, three feet
high, and with Dipping of one
hundred feet, has been discovered
on Treasure Hill, Nevada. 1t is
trayersed by veins Of silver bearing
rock.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

A moonlight dance was INDUCED
in on Mt Pleasant, by the beaus
and bellies ofLancaster, on Tuesday
evening
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

A Lady discovered a ratllesnake,
thirty inches long, coiled on her
house floor, At urbana, Ohio, last
Monday It was killed,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN County Commissioners OF Fayette
County, Ohio, intend to erect the follow,
ing bridges in said county; One over
Paint Creek, on Fayette street, in the vii
lage of Washington, One over Sugar
Creek, on the Palmer Road, so. called, near
the Protestant Methodist Church. To be
erected at the places where the old bridges
now are.
By order of the County Commissioners
A, MoOANDLESS,
Auditor Of Fayette Co., Ohio.
July 2lst, 1869. 95|6w.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26
THURSDAY, AUG. 26, 1869.
STATE TICKET.

GovERNoR--R. B, HAYES.
LIEUT.. Gov-J0HN @. LEE.
SUPREME CouRT--LUTHER DAY.
TREAS. STARE SIDNEY S. WARNER.
ArT'Y GENrRAL--FRANCIS B. POND.
Pun. WoRKs-RICH'D A. PORTER.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26
UNION REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET

UNION REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
Nominated at the Primary Election in Fay
,tte County, August 18th, 1859;
Representative,
MARSHALL j. WILLIAMS.
County Auditor,
ABEL MCCANDLESS.
County Treasurer,
JOHN W. SAYRE.
Clerk of Court,
NJ. BLANCHARD.
Prosecuting Attorney,
MADISON PAVEY,
Probate Judge,
JOHN. b. PRIDDY.
County Commissioner,
CURRAN IMILLIKAN.
Inlrmary Director,
THOMAS LARRIMER.
County Recorder,
Y. w. HEAGLER.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-08-26

Its beauty and elasticity ofstitch is equaled
by none retaining its beauty and firmness af-
ter washing and ironing. 1t uses both threads
directly from the spools, and no fastening of
seems by hand, mourning no waste OF thread.
Besides doing all kinds Of work done by other
Sewing Machines, these Machines execute the
most beautiful and permanent Embroidery
and Ornamental Work, without change Of
adjustment, 1t sews equally good on thick or
thin goods and is warranted not to draw
when the work Is washed,
A@fys Either the Grover & Baker or the
Singer Stitch Machines furnished to order
Each Machine is warranted and Kept in Or
der for three years, and full and free instruc-
tions given,
good supply Of Thread and Silk of all
kinds always ON hand, also Needles, Oil, Tuck
markers, llemmers, Corders Binders, Nc
Anything in the Sewing Machine line for sale
at my residence on Court street, opposite Dr.
WOrley's. E. B, VAN DEMAN.
August 90 1869 40ttf
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-18

THE PEAK FAMILY BELL RINGERS
Our citizens are soon to be favored by Q
visit from this celebrated troupe. The
Peak Family are among our earliest re-
collections of concertists, and most eI
our readers will remember each indl
vidual member as posse ssed with a must
cal talent which at that day was little
less than marvellous, and to say that
they have advanced with the times il
to do them but justice, until now they
stand at tho very head and front OF
musical organizations, endorsed by the
severest critics Of the United States.
The music of the bells under their skill
full manipulations is ne plus ultra OF OK
qui8ite harmony. The effect is most
pleasing. Each strain as it ripples III
little naturalization of silvery sweet
ness seems to penetraterto the inner.
most recesses of the soul, until ones
whole being is bathed in a perfect flood
of pure enjoyment. Their tones still
linger in our memory, and happy
thoughts fill up the interstices. Joyous
anticipation awaits the coming Of the
beautiful bells"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-18
RRIIGIous AND MISCELLANEOUS

RELIGIOUS AND MISCELLANEOUS
ooKs.-The, dyertisement of tho Re-
ligious Book House, No. % Monroe street,
which can be found in the New Adyer-
tisements column, this morning, does
not at all go into detail or by any mean2
describe the varied and extensive assert.
ment of beautiful and valuable books
to be found on thu shelvessof this house.
Mr.. fHeiskell has displayed consumate
skill in the selection of his stock which
embraces presentation prayer books
with ivory covers, the most beautiful
we have ever seen, family bibles in Rus.
STA morocco and palmer bindings, the
hymn books used by the various demon
nations, theological and Sunday School
library books-an immense assortment
the standard poets of Europe and Amer
lea, photograph albums of wonderful
beauty, and such general and deslra'
BILE collection of miscellaneous books as
would take a column to describe them
We advise all our readers who desire
books of auy kind to call at No. ~
Monroe street. Mr.. Heiske!l is also the
agent for the Sunday Mdgd:ine,a va!ua-
bic publication. -rst ~ n.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-18
wAll Hail! Macbeth

THEATRE.-The Albaughs rendered
Bulwer's great play, the Lady of Lyons,
last night in a most acceptable manner.
They are the most accomplished artists
we have had in Wheeling for many a
year, and if any of our readers have not
already seen themiwe advise them to 60
tonight and see their rendition of Mac
beth. We are one of those who would
rather pass an hour in listening to the
honied words of the great Shakespeare
than give a weeks attention to the fash
ionable sensational plays of the day,
and we believe that our Wheeling thea.
tre-goers agree with us. Let them all
attend Washington Hall this, Thanks.
giving, night.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-18

SNEAK THIEvIMG. Yesterday morn
ing a sneak thief entered the front door
of DR.. Logan's residence en- Main street
near the bridge corner, and stole from
the hall waterproof CLOAK, jumped on
a street car with his plunder and es'
capped. The servant girl came upon the
rascal just as he was making of, and
was so frightened that she lacked pres
ence Of mind to stop the car and have
the sneak arrested. We have told out
readers two or three times that there i:
quite "mob'' of thieves in the town
just now, and they are daring, sharr
operators, too. They will, steal your
false teeth from your head if you don't
keep your mouth shut. Look out fol
them. Keep your front doors locked.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-18

+ POLICE CoURT.-There was but ont
subject of municipal wrath before Judgt
Good yesterday. He was an, Italian
born in Limerick, a resident of Yves!
Wheeling and by maine James Cox
Jamesy got as foil as a goose on Tues.
day, and at night was captured on Alley
B, near Main street, yelling like pan,
Their. Besides making good record a.
q yelpist he gave some very fair samples
of his abilities as q cussist. He was
captured and in default of payment OF
81 and costs-which, by-the-by, is cheap
for a complicated druuk-he studieth
that noble science of geology as taught
by Prof. Price.