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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03
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Counting the Electoral VOte--a violent
wrangle Among the Racicals. Over
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The two houses Of Congress met We'd.
nesday in joint session, as provided by
the Constitution, and the electoral vote
wasCounted and declaredA214 for Grant
and Colfax and 80 for Seymour and Blair.
The brief telegraphic. sketch Of the pro-
ceedings given elsewhere is interesting and
edifying. The vote of Louisiana and Geor.
gia were questioned upon various pretexts,
the real ground, however, being that they
were for the Democratic candidates In
each case the two houses considered and
acted upon the objections in separate ses-
sion., Both voted in favorfof recognizing
Louisiana-the House by 1877 yeas to 63
nays, and the Senate by 81 yeas to 7 nays,
On Georgia they divided-the Senate
voting 25 yeas to 81 nays on the PROPOSE
ton that the vote of Georgia should not be
counted, and the House voting 1bO yeas to
Al nays on the same. When Georgia was
called in joint session, after the disagree
ment, scene occurred which affords some
slight indication of what might have taken
place had the electoral vote been very close
and had the result depended on the count
ing or rejecting the vote Of single State.
Acting Vice President Wade was in the
chair. Butler, who led in the objection to
Georgia, and clustered and bullied at o fU-
rious rate, supported by the red-hot ele-
ment of the House. But as there was quite
as big bully as himself in the chair, his
demonstrations amounted to nothing. Mr..
Wade ignored him and his nosy adherents,
andrepeatedly yordered the vote of fGeorgiaEo
be announced by thetellers. In the course
he was sustained by Speaker Colfax, whose
directions to the sergeant-at-arms of the
House to arrest any one who refused to
obey the chair restored order The vote of
Georgia was declared, and the strife ended.
After the Joint Convention dissolved,
Butler offered resolution protesting
against the casting the vote OF Georgia, and
made speech in support of it, Speaker
Colfax defended the action of the presiding
officer, Mr.. Wade. Without acting upon
the resolution the House adjourned.
While the action of the Joint convention
as to Georgia is what it should be- and
while the acting Vice President and the
Speaker performed their duty, neither the
majority nor these presiding officers should
be awarded undue credit. The course of
all hitherto furnishes the best evidence,
that if the rejection of Georgia, or even of
New York, had been requisite in declaring
Grant and Colfax elected, it would have
been accomplished.
It is worthy of note, also, that while the
Senate which refuses to admit the Sena-
tors from Georgia, holding that State to be
still unreconstructed. voted to count her
electoral vote, the House which admits the
Representatives from Georgia and holds
the State to be fully in the Union, vote to
reject her electoral vote. Thus congress is
at least consistent In its general inconsist-
encV 90.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

SOME YEARS ago, in the country of Pc
nobscot, there lived man by the name of
H., whose greatest pleasure was in tormen-
ting others.
One cold, clustering night, he retired Ia
bed at an early hour his wife being absent
at a neighbor's.
Some time after, whenreturning, finding
the door closed, she demanded admittance
"Who are you ?" cried Mr. II.
You know who am let me in, it's very
cold"
"Begone you strolling vagabond; want
nothing of you here r
"What is your name2''
You know my name-it is Mrs. H."
"Begone! Mrs. II. is very likely wo-
man--she never keeps such late hours as
this"
Mrs II, replied, IF youd do not let me in,
will drown myself in the we'll
'Do so if you please" he replied"
She then took big log and plunged it
into the well and returned to the side of
the door.
Mr. H., hearing the noise, rushed from
the house to save, as he supposed, his
drowning wife. She at the same time slip
ped in, and closed the door after her. Mr..
H., almost naked, in turn demanded ad-
mittance.
"Who are your" she demanded.
"You know who am--let me in or ]
shall freeze"
"Begone, you thievish rogue; / want
nothing Of you here"
"But must come in.
"What is your name?"
"You know my name-it's Mr.. H."
'Mr. H., is n very like man, he don't
keep such late hours"
Suffice to say, she, after keeping him in
the cold until he vas satisfied, opened the
door and let him in.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03
yoetrp.
THE swEhLs.

Hear that noisy lot OF swels--
what deal Of trashy talk their dprpany foretellsl
How they chatter, chatter, chatter,
In the ball room OF night
Making such fearful catter
As something were the matter, :.
And had put them In fright.
killing time, time, time
Never thinking II crimel
With the foolish conversation to the little, laughing
bellies,
OF tho swells, swells swells, swels,
Swells, swells, swells
While a.walkng and a-talking with the bellies.
See those dssipated swells
Drunken swells
What tale to temperance that tpsy tumble tells
In the startled air Of night
Ringing bells with great delight
And singing songs with all their might,
Although the words they do not quite
Distinctly utter.
Keeling, reelng, Teelng,'
Standing, sitting, kneeling,
Rolling, rolling, rolling
On their h0meward journey strolling,
With resolute endeavor
Now, now to sit, or never,
Side by side with their companions In the gutter,
In the gutter
Arm in arm with their companions in the gutter.
See those horrid dandy swells--
Scented swells
What world Of wand talk their company compelsl
How disgusting their Irritation
\ And affected alteration .
OF ev'ry exclamation
OF the bellesl
oh, maidens young and single
Lest yonr ears with pain should tnge,
Never listen to the Jingle
OF the swells--
OF the swells, swes, swes, swels,
Swells swells, swells--
To the jinglng and the dingling of the swells.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03
Congress and Business Relief.

If ever congress .of the United States
assembled under circumstances which de-
manded the instant adoption of measures
for the relief of the business and industrial
interests of the country it was the present
congress when it assembled in Washington
last December. There is not department
of labor or production which isnot oppres-
sed with the Legislation and taxation pre-
viously imposedupon it by that body. We
ask no man to take our word for this 1t
is fact unhesitatingly and almost unani-
mously confessed by the leading business
men and newspaper organs of the ruling
party. Even as we write our eyes fall upon
this editorial paragraph in the New York
Evening Post of Monday:
The country, so far as concerns the in
terest of the great majority OF those who in.
habit it, is now in far worse condition
than it has been for years The paper
money system, in combination with the
worst and most wasteful system oftaxation
that we ever had. and with the enormous
expenditures authorized by congress- has
made it more difficult for them to live with
comfort than at any time within our re-
membrance. The proofs of this are before
congress in the report of the commissioner
of the revenue-proofs which admit of no
answer and no evasion. Debate the mat
ter as much as we may the proofs are in
every workingman's household. There is
deep conviction of their truth there, what
ever there may be in congress, and this
conviction will, by-and-by, declare itself in
q discomfort before which those who now
affect to disbelieve its existence, or think to
neglect it with impunity, will not be able
to stand. Yet congress not been assem-
bled for more than two months, and not o
single remedial measure has been taken.
Congress more than two months in ses-
sion. "and not q single remedial measure
has been taken" And yet our congress is
tirelessly industrious 1t includes among
its members nearly every radica who pre-
tends to philanthrophy, loyalty or states
manship. 1t votes away millionsin money
and millions in lands-millions for recon.
struction, millions for partisan dependents
and millions for corporations And yet
no time no measure, no voice from the
majority for the relief of the taxpayer and
the business men
Is it not time for the intelligent republi.
cans of the country to see; what the democ
racy believe they have long seen, that 9
government administered on wrong princi
Piles outside the constitution is necessarily
q bad governments
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03
federation in Medicine.

The practice of medicine is of necessity
progressive. 1t had its origin in the me-
cesslties Of the race, and rose from the
most obscure and awkward beginnings
The first practice is necessarily empirical.
Medicines were not used with reference to
any particular principle, but because o
drug has been given in a similar case with
benefit, it is recommended again. As tho
domain ofpositive knowledge becomes en-
larged, new methods of cure, new reme-
dies and new doctrines obtain, and the
old and less efficient become obsolete and
are laid aside. The practice of ten years
ago is not that Of twenty-five years past,
and the practice of ten years ago is not
that of to-day.
Yet all experience has shown, notwith-
standing these facts, open and known to all
men OF reflection, that physicians are
proyerbially intolerant Of progress in their
own art Old school physicians will not
see lny good in Water Cure or in Homa-
pathy. Cures may take place every hour
all around them, yet every possible means
is resorted to in order to evade their force.
Homeopathic physicians Justly complain
OF this intolerance, and are yet just as
culpable themselves. DIR. Humphrey,
late Professor Of Theory and Prac-
tice in the Homeopathic Medical College
of Philadelphia. has made the most
remarkable improvement of the ago in the
discovery and preparation o, his Speeific
Homeopathic Remedies, which dlyests tho
Homeopathic System Of all intricacy and
uncertainty, and gives the people Specific
Remedies for nlmogt all the lila 10 wbich'
they are subioct yet the profession ore far
from welcoming tho new method. They
acknowledge the learning, genius and pracss
tical ability ofProf H., hut affect TO con-
slider his talents and zeal misapplied or
perverted. Meanwhile HuMPHnEys SPE-
urIcs are daily gaining currency and be-
coming "household words with the peo-
pie, and the profession viii probably re-
main unconvipced until everybody around
them has adopted the now idea t,ra;1i
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

MYSTERY THIoKENs around the case of
Miss Maria Stinneke, of Baltimore. Md, n
maiden lady Of seventy years of ago, who
died suddenly, somo days ago, while on n
visit to Carlisle, Pa. One will made by
her and offered for probate, left about
$50, ,000 her entire fortune, 70 benevolent
and oduoa tional purposes A subsequent
will, in the handwriting of young Ger
man physician about six months in this
country, who was her physician in Car.
Isle, and to whom, il 10 rumored, sho had
become engaged to be married, was also
offered for probate in Baltimore, willing
al her property TO him. Her friends and
relatives have come forward in cayeat to
break both willis and recover her estate.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

THE PRESERVATION OF WINE. 49, The
French government, which purchases n
large amount of the cheaper wines for the
use Of the navy, has recently been test
ng, by special commissioners, the efficacy
of n new process, which consists of simply
heating the wine TO the temperature of i25
TO 1856 degrees Fahrenheit. Acertain num-
Der Of bottles Of Cote dor Of 1863 were
subjected to the heating process in that
year, an equal number Of bottles from the
same vineyard being allowed 10 remain in
the natural state. In the month of March
last samples of both were tested.
The wine which had been heated was in
a perfect condition, while the other had
decided flavor Of acdity, the special fail
ing 10 which the principal Burgundios are
apt TO succumb. A quantity Of wine was
heated, carefully casked and sent a ten
months cruise in the Jean Bart Some of
the same wine, unheated, was shipped at
the same time. AT the end Of the voyage
the heated wine was in perfect condition,
showing the color peculiar to old wines,
while the other in consequence Of an as-
tringent flavor, turning to sourness, had to
be consumed at once, TO avoid total loss
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03
Personal Items.

Brightness is said not to be a character.
site of the Grown Prince Of Austria
The Daily Prohs of Augusta, Ga, 'Re-
spectfully suggests" to its southern exchan-
ges, that "the task of ridiCuling and abusing
Mrs. Lincoln be LETT to the Northern press"
1T was recently stated in open court that
Commodore Vanderbilt once made ten million
dollars by one days operations-t the largest
sum probably ever made in the same time by
single individual.
Mr. A. SiSourney died on Monday after
noon, at Barnum's Hotel, in Baltimore. Tho
deceased was brother Of Mrs. L. H. Sig
Quincy, and during the mission of Caleb
Gushing to China, was attached thereto.
The engagement of NJ. Paul 'Du Chillu,
the distinguished traveller, and charming
young lady residing on tho banks of the
Hudson, has provoked considerable comment
in fashionable circles in New York, 80 SAYS
the Sun.
Herr Formes, the well known bass, ia
said to be about to appear in England as an
actor Of Shakspearean characters, He has
been very successfulfn some OF these pre-
sentations in Germany. shylock is 20 be the
subject Of his first essay.
Two students of Washington College,
Virginia, went on "a spree" few days ago,
and paraded tue village OF Lexington, dis
playing their pistols very recklessly. They
finally shot and wounded negro. They
were promptly expelled by the Faculty, we
are happy to add, within two days.
The New York personal sketcher OF the
Chicago Tribune says: "When one Of Viii
liam Gilmore Simms' dramas was first given
in Savannah, the audience lie reported to have
sat spell bound. Not soul quilted tho
theatre. There we're only four persons
present. One was deaf, and the other three
were asleep"
-Thirty-fve years ago Mrs. Erastus Corn
ing deposited in savings bank in interior
New York the sum OF twenty-five dollars, and
forgot all about it. A week or two ago she
remembered it once more and drew out
S7231l. Those who can forget that they
have money in the bank for period OF thirty.
five years would do well tocopy her example.
/. "A man in Knoxville sprainod his ankle
tho other day by fall. A locomotive at full
speed caught him up and threw him fifteen
feet in the air. The ascent caused him no
injury. .4if..a.
just after man was n -ried, thirty-sx
years ago, in Forsyth Oou 1y N. O., he was
arrested for an offence. H. escaped, how
ever, and his wife, after waiting long years
for some intelligence regarding him, gave
him up for dead. A few weeks since lie re-
old and gray-headed, made himself
known, and ia now living happily with his
bride. j
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

The Michigan Central Railroad Company
contomplates uniting with the Michigan Air
Limo Railroad 10 build double track from
jackson TO Nlos, thus shortening tho dis
tanco between Detroit and Chicago moro
than twonty miles. II Is also said that tho
summer, lay an additional track between
Jackson and Detroit,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

! AwEsTKRN ENGINEER tells the following
story about himself "One night the train
stopped to wood and water at a small sta
tionin Indiana. While this operation was
going on l observed two green looking
countrymen in homespun curiously in.
specting the locomotive and occasionally
giving vent to expressions ofastonishment.
Finally one Of them looked up at me and
said: Stranger, are this locomotive p
Certainly. Didn'tyou ever see one before ?
No havnt never saw one afors. Men
Bill come down to the rta.ion tonight pur-
pose o. to 70 see one; ThepE the ibilsr, amt
you're. IN 2 (tWe call this the cab. .And
this big wheelr That's the driving wheel. ;
That big black thing ON the top Il the
chimbly I supposeg Precisely BE
youthe engineer wot runs the machine?'
4 am the engineer BILL said the fellow
70 his mate, after eyeing me closely for q
lew minutes, 1t don't take much Of
man to be engineer, do it2 All aboard r :"
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

Tho proprietor Of one Of tho Philadel4
phia theatres recently announced on his
programme that mo lady or gentleman
would eat nuts in o frst-class establish
ment" The effect was general panic
among local peanut merchants.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

The row in the Joint convention OF con-
gress. which began on Wednesday, was
continued in the house of representatives
ON Thursday, and broke out again on Fri.
day, and will reappear OF short intervals
during the remainder of the session.
The house is now divided into Butterflies,
anti Butterflies, and democrats. So far as
the irst-named two arc concerned, they
appearlto be equally divided. Butler, how
ever, appeared az the leader of the house
in its contest with the senate concerning
the counting Of the Georgia electoral vote.
There were plenty of radical representa-
tives who had brass enough to take the po.
sition which he occupied, but he was the
only one who had brass and brains enough
70 take such position and maintain it with
Akill and courage.
Had not Colfax come to the relief OF
Wade, Butler would have contrary TO rule
and law-ttrampled on the Joint resolution
declaring how the vote of the state should
be counted; overuled the decision Of the
President Of the joint session by an appeal;
and, TO use hisown' language, would have
',ldcked the senate out, Ii ii would not re-
tire from the joint session Nf S.H ~ 2
He is the leaderof the house o-day. How
will his power affect Grants administrar
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

AMONG the amusing occurrences of the
continuation Of the congressional row on
Thursday, were the criticisms of republi-
can members Of the gorgeous Binghams
rhetoric. He unexpectedly grand as some
men count grandeur--in speaking of But
ler's proposition to "kick the Senate out of
the joint session." Upon this theme he
spoke Of revolution, red-handed treason,
land drenched with blood, and ridged
all over with graves" This part of his
speech was 80 nearly like what he had said
once before, that Butler, who stood before
him in an affected dramatic attitude said
aloud; II always did like that speech of
Binghams."
Mr.. Schenck, in rising to make speech,
which proved to be good common sense
and logical argument, protested that he
"was not disposed to be. seduced by the
rhetoric of his colleague" and, further on,
said Mr.. Bingham had soared 80 high that
he (Schenck) could not follow him.
1t is hopeful sign when Republicans
begin TO manifest disgust in listening to
the cant and bonlbast OF their fellows. The
"divine afflatus" with which men of that
party have been troubled for the last ten
or twelve years, has been busy and effect
i've in doing work which else would have
been done by Satan. Yet, sundry of the
poor fanatics torlnented with the afflatus
have imagined it to be blessing.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

\ DIR! !Gesrge B. Peteas, who killed there
General Van Dorm, has married again the
lady who was at that time divorced from him.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

Report Il about the Cap-
ture OF AngOstura-- Lopez shipping
Specie TO EurOpe = More About the
Waahburne "COnspiracy" and Bltss'a
GnufaaainNa
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-03

Is the law of trade. Noiseess influences are
often the most powerful. The most marked
changes occur in the business world which
only the sagacious foresee, and which none
There are two facts which explain it-there
has been large and unexpected demands for
pork both from the South and from Europe.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-11
NEWS ITEMS.

A dry goods merchant in Newark,
N. j., named Moses Msybaum-in
whose integrity his business friends
had unbounded confdence-afier hav-
ing borrowed from several of these in
all the sum of $50 900, is said to have
fed from Newark on Thursday morn
ing with between $4,000 and $40 900
of money Borrowed t-
At o'clock, p. M, on the 2Ist of
July sharp shock OF an earthquake
was felt in Guayaquil, which extended
to Paita at 9 p. m, and reached Callao
at midnight, causing great deal Of
alarm, but doing no damage. On the
23d and Oath of July shower of ashes
fell over Guayaquil, supposed to have
proceeded from the old volcano, Pin
chnchi, on the side of which mountain
Quito is situated. Both Pinchinchi
and Cotopaxi are in active operation.
We have the pleasure (says the New
Orleans Picayune) of announcing to
our readers that in a letter very re-
Gently received from him by re ative
of his, Mr.. Davis speaks of his health
as by no means as precarious as has
been lately represented.
Nashville, August Additional re-
turns indicate that Senters majority may
reach $4,000. But few counties give
ma jorities for Stokes. AS far as heard
from the State Senate stands: Conser-
vatives 16, majority of conservative
republicans, with five districts to hear
from. The House of Representatives
stands Conservatives, 46 conservative
republicans, 4 Stokes republicans, A..
Negotiations for the purchase of Gu
ba have been opened at Madrid. On
account of the completely of the Spanish
priests in the Carlst lnsurrection the
Minister of Justice has ordered the
bishop to issue circulars to the clergy
on their duties TO the national govern
ment.
Won Beusts success at the head of
the Austrian government is sincerely
testified to from different sources. The
Hungarians declare them selves satisfied
with bis policy and their relations to
the empire as he rules it, while Bis
marck RENTS no jot Of the cordial
hate with which he distinguishes his
great rival. fA sH;eal
Jim Butler, colored porter at the
Richmond House, Richmond, was re-
cognized on Friday as an escaped con.
viot from the penitentiary. For some
time past he has been engaged in vari-
GUS occupations in Richmond. He was
taken back to his old quarters, where he
has some eight or ten years to serve to
complete a sentence of eighteen years
imprisonment.