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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
Black Diamond.


We visited j. j. Shockey' q
coal mine one day this week.
and we can say that we we're
much surprised to find it the
best one we have yet visited
1t is on the hill just east Of
town, which the boys have
dubbed "Shockey's Prairie. y
He has. tunnelled through the
coal a distance of thirty yards
and finds the vein to be over
eight feet in thickness Of solid
coal. Thirty inches of it is the
light, soft coal, excellent for
blacksmithing, and believed to
be perfectly clear of sulphur.
The rest OF the vein Is the
bright peacock coal, which is
the favorite for stoves and
CRATES, although it is really not
as good a coal Tor that or any
other purpose, as the light, soft
coal. 1t is only a short walk
for any of our Macarthur read
ers to visit this mine, and it il
well worth their while to make
the trip to see as rich coal
vein as there is in the State.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
The Republican Party

AS - - ~
The following paragraph
from the Oswego IN. ~ Times,
well sets forth the claims ON
public confidence which the
Republican party is entitled
to present to the voters OF the
United States:
The record of the Repubi-
can party is one of undimmed
glory. 1t took the nation,
while tottering to disintegra-
tion and ruin, and strangled,
crushed rebellion by the
strong hand of power, freed
four millions of slaves, restored
the rebellious States, estab~
lished QUE finances, reduced
our national debt by hundreds
of millions, while our tax alton
is being largely reduced
Such a record, PLAIN to every
reading man, we ask, can such
a party be trusted in the fu
ture, or do you desire to re.
place in power the Buchanan
Administration, hand over our
government to Southern rebels
and Northern disunionists, vii
lifiers and repudiators; or do
you desire to give the govern
ment into the hands of men in
this State whom repeaters, bal
lot box suffers and perjurerS
have placed in office9 1t you
do go in for Democracy.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29


THE JacksonStandar SPEAKS
of Mr.. Leete as tie Statesman
of the District; also expresses
great confidence in him as a
man, a gentleman and a schol
ar. Last winter when the Gov.
ernor appointed Lee!e one OF
the Board of Directors of the
Agricultural Colleges, our
people called Capt. Jones to
account tor not entering his
protest against his appoint
ment, because of Leete's
drinking propensities. Jones
assured US that Leete had en-
tirely reformed and was a good
man for the place. Under these
circumstances we would like
to hear an explanation as to
what kind of coloring was in
;he water Ralph drank while
making his speech at the Court
House.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

We regret to learn that
Hon. Fl. S. Bundy has engage
ments to speak in scioto and
Lawrence counties every night
until after the election, and our
citizens are thus deprived Of
hearing him this campaign.
We believe this is the first
campaign for a number Of
years that he has not stumped
Vtnton county, speaking al
every crossroads, and doing
much good for the party.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

We do not believe any per-
son of Intelligence will be de.
ceived by the Democratic par
ty's new-found enmity to ser.
vile labor, in connection with
the Chinese. This opposition
is inconsistent with the whole
history of that party since its
first organization, and we have
yet to see anything in the
present status of the party
which indicates a regret for its
life. long labors in the cause of
servile labor in the South
California, a Democratic State,
where there are more Chinese
than in all the other States,
failed to take any action, and
it was left 10 a Radical Con.
gresS to pass laws forbidding
Coolie trade. And this law
was made necessary by the ex.
istence of Coolie Emigration
Companies in a Democratic
State, who were to supply the
old Southern Democratic
master with slavery in a new
form. The idea Of the Democ
racy, who tor years were the
slaves of the shareholders,
and who dared not assert that
the laborer was worthy Of his
hire, has now, IN its dotage,
become the champion Of free
labor, is too ridiculous a story
for any sane man to believe.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
Some of Their Candidates.


Sam. Cary, a life. long "tem-
perance reformer," who takes
his toddy and depends on the
rum shops for his principal
support.
Lew. Campbell, a Know
Nothing, abolitionist, Johnson
lite, and professional Office.
seeker.
Gen. Denver, q murderer,
having fought a duel and killed
his antagonist. 1
Fl. J.. Jewett, the largest
railroad monopolist in the
State, interested in the numer.
Gus railroad land grabs defeat.
ed last session. a
Hubbell, 0. -H IL
Ralph Leete,a "a repudiationist
Van Trump, a Know Moth
ing. aa.I a-al.-..
Cartwright, a subdued Abo.
litionist. w
And SO on for quantity and
quality; two districts, howev
er, having the good sense to
make no Democratic nomima
| tions. iin
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

A comparative statement,
prepared at the Treasury De-
partment, shows that the ex-
penses OF the Government nm.
der Buchanan were SOL pei
head, and under Grant last
year $1.64. per head-both in
0o1d
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

The Adams County Defender,
which is excellent authority,
assures everybody that Mr.,
Leete totally abstains from the
use of all ardent spirits. That's
more than a thrice told tale
Now, tell us what made the
milk and water candidate Sc
nervous, and unfit to entertain
an audience of sensible peo
pie at the Court House las
week, and what was it he dranl
hetween fines.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

SOME Of our young men want
US to suggest that IS about
time the old folks were putting
up their parlor stoves. They
regard them as a necessity fol
Sunday evenings.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

AN old man in Wellsville,
Ohio, has offered twenty thou
sand dollars for a young wo.
man to marry him. If he
should come around this way,
we think he could get his offer
taken up with, without much
trouble.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

The Hon. Ralph Leete tells
us that the poor man pays a
tax of $50 per cent. on all his
cotton goods-that is he must
pay two prices and a half for
them. Will MIR. Leete tell us
poor folks how it comes that
We can buy as many yards OF
calico, muslin, ETC., for a dollar
in greenbacks, which is worth
only about eighty seven in
gold, now, as We could for q
gold dollar under the reign o.
ten. cent James Buchanan
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

LEErE talks about tax on lux
urieS and necessaries. We hear
it suggested thatsswhat many
persons regard as luxuries is
to Leete a necessity-from the
way be takes it.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
PARK KR RANKIN, Deputy

-
5. Marshal, has completed the
taking of the census in the part
OF the county assigned TO him +.
The figures are as follows: Elk
township, outside Of Macarthur
COG males 597 females, total.
1908. Macarthur, 800 males,
452 fe males, Is colored,, total,
S57. M adison township, ont.
side of Zaleski, 4O5 males, $40
females, total 475.c Zaieski,
S5o, males, 1856 females;2 color.
ed, total, 6s7. Brown, 65S
males, e42 females, total 1 ,295.
Swan, 5O7 males, s5s females
total, 1905. .~.r,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
REPUBLICANS,

1t is only twelvedays till the
election. Have you perfected
your organization, for the pur-
pose of bringing out all the
voters? If not do so at once
The election day Is upon US,
and the enemy is hardat work
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

VINEGAR BlTrERs has the rep.
utation of being the nastiest
drink in the market, and ex-
cellent for hoarseness. Was
that what Mr.. Leete had in the
pitcherl
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
PnArrsvrL1E, Sept. 20, 1870.

I'D. hEC0RD.-l aIn SettinS
partially reconciled to the mig.
ger preacher of whom / com.
planned to you in my last. 1st,
because of course no Democrat
from Prattsville or its suburbs
degraded himself by going to
hear the niger. I'd, because
it might be bad policy upon
the eve of the all.important Oc-
tober election to enforce the
party discipline upon the six
teen Democratic voters who at
tended. with their families to
near the niger, and pronounc-
ed him to be q good, earnest,
sincere preacher, but l will
give the names of the sixteen il
called for by the Democratic
authorities of the county or
township. But l have other
complaints. In less than 20
days the election takes place,
and we have up to this time
received only about half the
usual supplies of vocal and
liquid eloquence necessary to
inspire Democratic votes
Again, at the last spring cleo
ton the Niger party cheated
us in electing Land Appraiser
for this township, Madison, by
detailing some Is of their mum.
Der to vote for that heretofore
true Democrat, Joshua Wood,
who suffered himself to be
elected by those. Of the niger
party added to the white mems
votes, and refused to election"
eer or furnish a bottle of the
needful, although notified to
do so by the Chief of the
Prattsville Democracy; and
then performed his duties more
correctly and in less time than
his predecessors in Office had
ever done. He also split his
ticket at said election, all of
which can be proven by his
own oath, and by other white
men. Again they cheated us
by electlng for Township
Assessor defeating one of our
fast and best, slow and sure
Democrats) that ultra "boy in
blue" niger party man, Frank
Wolf, who tore through the
township and finished his du-
ties all o. X. without any As.
sistant in twenty-seven days;
he spent no time talking poll
tics, and did not. furnish even
a quart Of the "good critter."
But Frank'can't come it over us
again, for his illustrious predeS
cessor ofthis town with one as
sistant always took over forty
days to do up the same job, and
then generously spent his etxra
earnings, taken from the bloat-
ed taxpayers, for the. benefit of
the thirsty. And now Mr.. Ed
itor, 1 have you just where |
wanted you. You sneered at
me as x roads man, on the
18th of October you will howl
you contracted to publish my
wrihngs-your niger party
will read them, and about 800
of their number be converted
from the error of their ways
and vote the white mans tick
ct and carry it by 500 to 1000
majority in the county, on the
18th of October. So farewell;
you will hear no more till
after the election from
EX OFFICIO.
The Democracy are circula-
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

You've ladies, not content
with wearing gentlemen's
nsckties, have now taken to
large scarf pins. What will
they have next2
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

We copy the following from
the West Union Scion. The
Defender is equally compli-
mentary, but does Mt use exs
actly the same language:
."Capt. Il. O. Jones, OF Vim
ton county, addressed the citi.
zens of West Union, and vicin-
ity, cn Tuesday evening, 6i
this week. Capt. Jones is a
young man of considerable
promise, and he delivered one
of the best Republican speech.
es we have listened to in ten
years. He is a perfect gentle
man, courteous to his oppo-
nents, and elu cidates his argu-
ments in a statesman.like man
ner. The audience was not
large but respectable, and the
effect was the most gratifying.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
TO THE PUBLIC.

Ed. RECORD: Il desire to make
known the following facts in
regard to Daniel Booth, Sheriff
of Vinton county and candi-
date for re election. Within the
past week | placed in his hands
a warrant for the arrest of one
Thomas Holland, on the charge
of perjury. He took the war.
rant and kept it about a half
an hour, and then returned it
to me, positively refusing to
serve IL, the said Thomas Hol-
land being in his sight at the
time.
This made it necessary to
change the name of the officer
in the warrant, and while this
was being done Holland got
word of it by some unknown
means, ran away and made his
escape from justice. Daniel
Booth, the justice and my law
yer were the only persons who
knew''of the matter. One of
these three informed Mr.. Hol.
land 'or his friends of il, and l
leave the public to judge
which one it was, in view of
the facts as l have here pre-
sented. And they are facts,
positively, as any'person can
find out who will swear Daniel
Booth. ROBERT SAGE.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

The brilliant aurora bofealis,
which attracted so much attep.
ton in this vicinity on Satut.
day morning and Sunday even.
ing, was widely observed
throughO ut the country. So
splendid a display has rarely
been Witnessed. Irr ID
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

HON. nc. JONES and ED. N
RARNHILL will address, the Peo'
pie on the present political issues
at
JaCkman's School House, Oct. 1st'
CAPT. RANNELLs GEN. BARN
HILL, at
Canny's School House Sept, ~
E. N. BARNHILL and N. r.
POTTER. at
Fakin's School House, Sept. 81
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NOTICE.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the under
INHgned has been duly appointed As,lgnee
OF the Cincinnati Furnace Company. Credit.
ors are required TO present theirclaimsa against
said company duly authenticated and persons
indebted 10 make payment 70 the uuderslgn.
ed. SAGL W. KILVEkT, Jr., 4.
Assignee. CINCINNATI FuaNAcE Co.
Cincinnati Furnace, D. Sept. 6thi 1910.
sep 20 1870 3w
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

CooI nights and mornings
have been the rule the past
week. Cold weather bids fair
to set in early this fall.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

AN old friend is worth more
than two new ones. Just re-
member this.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

The dearest spot on earth
the store whore they do not
advertise. @
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

COLDS are prevalent. They
are good things TO humble a
man, being pretty sure to bring
him to his (s)neeze.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
DIVORCE NOTICE.

MARTHA JANE EvANKlRK, Of the county
Nlof MeiRs, and State OF Ohio, 10 hereby mo-
tilted that John Vankirk did, on the ed day
Of August, A. D. 1870, hle his petition in the
Office Of the Clerk OF the Court OF Common
Pleas, within and for the county OF Vinton,
and State Of OhIo,- charging the said Martha
Jane Vankirliwi adultery with John Ebberts
and Hiram Bishop, and with divers and sundry
other persons whose names are to the sald
John Vankirk unknown, and askibg thai he
may be divorced from the sald Martha Jane
VankHk, which petition will be ior hearingat
JOHN vANK1RK, T
BY Ma nx 4 BApsHILL, bis Attorneys. ~.
September I, 1sfo. 8
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

VxTANTED AGENTs-To sell the Il ONE
w SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE. Price
both sdes) and is the only licensed hnIer-
feed Shuttle Machine sold for less than 80.
Licensed by Wheeler b Wilson, Grover Ba.
ker and Singer Co. All other under-feed
shuttle Machines sold for less than $50 are in
ffingements, and thu seller and user liable to
prosecution. Address johnson, Clark q Co.
Boston. Mass. Pittsbm gh, Pa, Chicago. Ills
or st. Louis, Mo. A jnl SIN
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
Hon. Ralph Leete and Rail-
road Land Grants.

| oRONSA A0oe WNi
the amount of land given Il
the North Pacific Railroa'
Company, exclaimed, "And thi
is but oneof twenty>nine siIni
lar bills," following this will
remarks which were calculated
, and designed to make his hear
ers believe that all of these
bills had passed and become
laws, whereas, if Mr.. Leete ha(
any desire to have enlightened
instead OF misleading the peo'
pie, he would have been com
PEELED to acknowledge thai
the one Ibill only passed, and
that Republicans defeated the
others, despite the efforts o.
the Democracy in their favor
Mr.. Leete took occasion tC
eulogize Judge Thurman fol
his opposition to these enor
nous land. grants. In this Mr.
Leete was only the echo Of the
Republican press of the whole
United States, who were SC
overcome by the spectacle Oi
a Democrat in Congress work.
ing earnestly and honstly fol-
what he professed on the
stump, that they could scarcely
find words enough to express
their admiration of his course.
But why did Mr.. Leete fail to
call attention to the action oil
other Democratic Congressman
from Ohio, and from other
SLatesG We will tell you, read
er; because they all voted fol
the land grants, or else they
lodged the vote in order that
the bills might pass. Now,
whether they did this because
their votes we're bought by
the railroad companies, or be-
cause they wished to saddle
the Administration with the
responsibility Of these enor-
nous grants, we will not
attempt to say. But they did
it, and one motive is as crlmi'
nal as the other. They can not
say they did it because they
thought the land grants in
themselves were right, for that
would be giving the lie to their
professions on the stump.
Now, these land grants
which were defeated at the
last session of Congress will
all be pressed upon the next
session. There is no doubt oI
this fact in we'll informed Cir
cles. Now, what assurance
have we that the Hon. Ralph
Leete if elected to Congress
would not be bought by the
railroad companies, or Tor the
sake of political capital against
the Republican party, would
either vote for these bills, OF
dodge the vote, as other Demo
Gratis have done.s Oh, he is a
gentleman, says our Democrat
ic friend, aud wouldn't do such
a thing. To this we reply that
Van Trump, Strader, and the
rest of the Democratic delega-
tion are gentleme nof the same
cloth, and they did do it. That
Mr.. Leete is any more ylrtuous
than his fellows we are not
led to believe by his political
harrangue before our people.
Then the safest course for
those who are really opposed
railroad corporations absorb.
ing the whole OF the valuable
lands of the West is 10 stick
to honest old John 7. Wilson.
He has been tried ard found
true. He is opposed to the
landsgrabs -and the land mo.
nopolists are unable to procure
either his vote, or his absence
at the time a vote is TO be la.
ken. He is there to fight them,
first, last and all the time. He
is the peoples advocate. Let
them not fail to endorse him
at the hal1ot hoy on the 11th
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

WHAT made Leete so ner.
vous while speaking9 Was he
embarrassed 1t did not wear
of. .I,d o.58 $50 go =
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
CAPT. J. N. MoCLUNG,

CAPT. J. N. McCLUNG,
of Adams County.
Will speak at:
SALTS School HOUSE, Tuesday
evening, October 4th.
New PLYMOUTH, Wednesday
evening October 5.
ZALEsKI, Thursday evening
October 6.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

LEErE had too much pitcher r
in his head to get anything
else out of it last week.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
New Advertisements.
NOTICE

NOTICE /, hereby gwen that tha under.
~ signed has been duty appointed assignee
OF the property and effects OF Richard Long
and John II. Smith. Creditors are required
TO present their claims duly authenticated.
and pc rsons indebted TO make payment 70 the
undersigned.
Assignee Of LosG b SaIfH.
Cincinnati Furnace, o., Sept. Q, 1870.
sep 20 1870 3w.
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REpUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
ISAAC r. sHERwooD-secretary
e. of State.
GEORGE w. McILVAINE- Supreme
Judge.
W. T. .WLSON-COmptrOller of tho
Treasury.
PHILLIP v. HERRING Board Of
Public Works
fU4 g.
For Congress, llth District-JoHN T.
WILSON. si. ". /
For Board Of Equalization, WILLIAM
NASH, of GailipOlis.
Republican County Ticket.
j. A. FELT0N-Treasurer.
J. S. McD0WELL-Sherif.
- w. BAUGHMAN- Commissioner.
MARCUS H. WALKER
WIN. S. CR0W-Surveyor.
JAMES Il. WYCKOFF-Coronor.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

VXTANTBD AGENTs-To sell the
w OCTAGON SEWING MA
CHINE II is licensed, makes the "Elastic
Lock Stitch" and 's warranted for years.
Price SIS. All other machines with an under.
feed sold for SIS or less are lnfringements.
st. LOUIS, Mo-, Chicago, ILL.,, Pittsburgh. Pa,
or Boston, Mass. jul 7 ls703m
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29

LEErE is getting ready for.
another reformation.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-28

GUNS, PISTOLS AND RIFLEs.-Messrs. Full
som Brothers, long known at their old
stand. No 9Old Levee, having been driven
out by the late fire in the Advertiser office,
have removed their stock to No. 100 Canal
street, in the building lately occupied by
Messrs Henderson & Gaines, and in day
or two will be ready for trade. They will
be enabled to sell their stock at wonderfully
low rates, as the drenching it got from the
engines, while it did not really injure, de-
faced it slightly, and the insurance compa-
MES have had to foot the difference. We
saw beautiful fowling pieces, rifles and pis-
tolls just as good as ever manufactured, and
in as good practical order, on account ofthis
imaginary damage, offered at great dis
count on the usual prices. Sportsmen should
not lose this splendid opportunity.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-28
LONDON.

Rumored Scheme to Assassinate King
William, Won nIOltlxe and Bismarck
Review of Lieder ON Arbitration
Schooner at Fayal in Distress-(:lad-
stone not a Roman Catholic Convert
Patriotic Address to Prince Henry.
Especial to the New York World
LONDON, December ga dispatch from
Versailles of the twenty-third, says: A
scheme to assassinate King William, Gen
eral Won MOltke, and Count Won Bismarck,
was discovered here few days since. A
number of strangers arrived in the city on
Wednesday,. when She gates were closed,
and the citizens ordered to remain in their
houses on pain of death: patrols then
hundred persons, of whom seventy were
armed with guns and pistols.
The Standard Of to-day, in an editorial
reviewing the work of DR.. Frances Lieder
on arbitration, expressed the opinion that,
as considering the political as well as legal
aspects of the question, royal umpire is
preferable to any faculty of law.
The schooner Manata, Of New York, put
into Fayal, with loss Of her sails.
Hon. w. +. Gladstone has published a
letter Indignantly denying the report of his
conversion to the Roman Catholic faith.
A delegation of the inhabitants of Luxem-
burg to-day presented to Prince Henry a
patriotic address. The Prince, in reply, ex-
pressed confidence in their ability to de-
fend the rights of the duchy. He said he
had faith in the justice of the cause and
loyalty OF the signers of the treaty Of 1867.
The Shipping Gazette, which first doubted,
now admits the truth Of The reports con-
cerning the treatment Of British vessels in
the Seine by the Prussians, and declares
that the government must instantly de-
mand explapation and redress from Prussia.