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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-08-04

Together with lot OF other goods at cost and
less than cost for Thirty Days. To confirm the
above statement, will quote few prices:
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-12-05

Gafney has large lot of scotch ole ard
London porter especially or family uge, by
the tile or case
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-12-05
THE OIL MARIE ETS.

OFFICE OF
PEyAoLEuM CENTRE DAILY RECORD
December 5. 1870.
The market to-day has been unsettled and
hard to quote. It has been impossible 10
buy regardless at anything within range Of
recent prices. For gravity So, AZ is offered.
On the Boyd farm SO cars were filled for tie
"bulls At $500 and $3.50.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30
ElizabethtOWn & Paducah Railroad

The length of this road, from Eliz-
abethtoWn to Paducah, is 1S5 miles.
The cost of building and equippiDg
the road is estimated at So, 100000.
OF this sum, the counties along the
line of the road have subscribed their
bonds to the amount of only 81, TO-
600; and individuals have taken
stock to the amount of 1920, 900, ma
king a total of $3,O95,OOO.
The Company therefore propose
to borrow 100000 to complete
the road; and to mortgage the road
and its franchise, and all its property,
of every kind and character, which it
now possesses or may hereafter pos
| sess, to secure this loan.
To carry this into effect, they have
executed a mortgage TO two trustees,
Eckstein Norton and Philo q. CAL
houu, Of New York, under date of
March 1st, 1870. aud have issued
bonds to the amount of So. DOC, 900.
payable in 1890, bearing eight per
cent. interest.
That they will be able to get this
money is, we think, likely; and that
they will then be able to complete the
road with it. il probable.
Whether, however, the road will be
able to pay the interest on this $3,000.-
600 for twenty years, and afterwards
psy the principal, and thus save the
road &c .he stockholders, is a matter
in which the several counties which
have taken the stock have a deep in
terest. The taxpayers of Paducah
and McCracken county have an in
terest of half a million in it, with
taxes TO be paid for many long weary
years until the half million is finally
paid.
viii the road ever pay this half
million, or will the tax payers of Pa
ducah and McCracken county have to
pay it? That is the question.
Without further investigation of
the matter. we are not prepared to
answer. We confess that we have
many misgivings on the subject, but
have too much to attend to at this
time to give it that degree of consid-
Grafton which it deserves. We hope,
however, in a short time. to be able to
look fully into the matter.-Paducah
Herald.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30
From the Rockport Democrat, 18TH
HhA SfRfn US. LnnISa CrnnnL.

This case which created so much
excitement last September in our
neighboring city of Evansville, was
tried here in our Circuit Court last
week, on change of emu from Van
derburgh County, and resulted, after
four days of patient and careful ex-
animation, in a failure of the jury 20
agree. Eight for acquittal and four
for conviction. The defendant was
indicted with one Henry Cramer, a
merchant Of Evansville, on charge of
combining with said Cramer and one
Sarah Ruger. to poison the wife
of Cramer. The State was repre-
sented by Captain w. 2. H~argrave,
prosecuting attorney for the Van
derburgh Criminal Court, and by l..
Q. & @. A. DeBruler, of this place,
and the defendant was ably repre-
sented by Sudge Parrett, Col. Bu-
chanan, Gen. Slackelford, Col. AFRO
Dyer, Col. DENLY, and Squire Nc
Bride of Evansville, an array of le-
gal talent seldom, if ever before,
massed on one side of a law suit.
The principal witness for the State, a
woman known as Sarah Ruger, told
her long and strange story In an easy,
calm and connected manner. List
eniDg to her wonderful, and, we may
add, almost incredible romance
of criminal horror, we were carried
back in our Imagination to the dark
days of Lueretia Borgia, the queen Of
prisoners. pilot, counter-plot, trea-
son, stratagems and spoils" was played
to perfection by the defendant, prose-
cutting witness and Cramer, if the
statements of Ruger were true. But
fortunately for the defendant Crouel,
the woman of the mysterious pat
ent" overd9ne the swearing part. and
in her encounter at the close of the
evidence with Capt. Cochran on the
witness stand, completely spoiled her
ingeniously arranged romance of love
and intended murder. The calm
and reasonable statements Of the
beautiful witness Dora" had a
powerful impression on the minds of
the jury. The interest in the cause
from day to day seemed to increase
among u citizens, and after the ar
guments of counsel pro aud con, and
the final submissive of tae cause
upon instructions from his honor.
Judge Jones, the excitement was in.
tense. The settled opinion of a large
majority was in favor of acquittal, but
many believed the verdict would be
guilty, while some concluded the
jury would fail to agree, as they did.
Prosecuting Attorney Hargraye
opened the cause for the State in a
three hours speech, which did him
much credit as a States Attorney.
He vas followed on behalf of the
defense by Col. Buchanan in a two
and a half hours speech of great
logic, and captivatingly eloquent. The
Colonel showed himself to be an able
criminal lawyer, a pleasant debater
and q gentleman Of retentiVe memory.
Judge DeBruler then followed in n
of his most powerful efforts, and for
three hours made the fur fly from the
backs of Crouel, Hobbs & Co. No
lawyer of our acquaintance knows
better how to WELD a sarcastic tongue
than Judge DeBruler. indeed we
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30

On the tenth day Of last December,
the JOURNAL contained the following
paragraph with reference to the Cor-
ier's attack upon the Sunday laws:
"Let the C0Urier's party pass reso-
Iutions, at its City, State and County
Conventions, in favor of the abroga-
ton of all Sunday laws. We dare
the candidates of that party to make
that the issue at the next City and
County elections. We dare the State
Convention to pass n resolution OF
that character. We do not believe
that the editor of the Courier will
so much as dare to present a resolu-
ton of that character for the consid-
GRAFTON of the Conventions"
In response to this challenge, the
Courier of the 18th, contained the
following.
1--WE will see to it that resolutions
are passed In our local Conventions
against the law now in existence, I'M
der which men are fined for selling
beer and cigars on the Sabbath day."
Well, I'VE" was President of the
Democratic Local Convention on
Monday evening. Why didn't we
see to it that resolutions were passed
against the law now in existance," as
I'VE" promised. Was it because two
or three of the Democratic candidates
have mounted temperance" and
" church hobbys in order to ride in
to the CouncilP
Our only object in referring to this
matter, is to demonstrate what we
charged at the outset, that the whole
hue and cry of the Courier against
the Grand Jury and the Sunday laws,
was a paltry trick for the purpose
of humbugging a few week minded
Republicans. The trick is now mosI
effectually exposed.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30

may safely say, that Judge DeBruler
has no superior IN Southern Indiana
as a practical. keen, shreWd lawyer.
But with all his eloquence and biting
sarcasm, he is unable to make the
worse appear the better cause y
always. Hence his failure to obtain a
verdict of guilty against the woman
whom he termed older than the north
star, and ug1ier than heIl's off OK" Mr..
Parrett then followed, closing the dis
cussion in a three and a half hours
speech, for the defence. His speech
was a calm, dignifed and able one.
Briefly and to the point, touching up
on all the dangerous points and mis-
sing links in the chain Of evidence for
the State, and fully celebrating the
prominent and strong points for the
defense. His speech, coupled with
the confidence our people have In him
as a legal gentleman. had its effects
upon the jury, and greatly Influenced
them In refusing to return into court
a verdict ofguilty. Taking this case al
together, we are compelled to say that
is is one of the most singular cases In
the history Of criminal Jurisprudence
we ever heard Of; and if true, as detail
ed BY the "fat witness Ruger, exceeds
anything we ever read ofin the Arab
ian nights entertainment" or of the
travels of Baron Munchausen.
The jury were in their room from
4 o'clock P. NJ. until about 2 A. NJ.
next morning, when the judge finding
they could not agree, discharged them.
The defendant then gave bail for her
future appearance, and the cause was
continued until the September term
of the court. Thus ended the present
chapter in the history Of this singular
drama.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30

REPUBLICANS may be expected,
during the few days preceding, and
on the day Of election, to meet with
many offers to swap votes. The De-
mocracy have no hope of eleeting
their city ticket, and they will CON
centrate all their efforts upon Coun-
cilmen. They will, no doubt, offer to
exchange any candidate on their city
ticket for a vote for a Democratic
Councilman. Wa warn Republicans
against such exchanges. Vote the
whole ticket. Above all things, do
not sacrifice any Councilman for a
candidate on our city ticket. Look
alter the Councilmen, and the city
ticket will take care of itself. Let il
be remembered that the real contest
is on the Councilmen.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30
[Frcm the Philadelphia Ledger.l
he New Presses OF the London Times


The London Times has recently put
in operation In its Office the new
Walter printing press" and it is now
printed on four of these improved
machines, which were designed and
manufactured in its own establish
ment, and have been patented both in
ENGLAND and in this country. The
Nv alter press" ESQ named in honor
Of the proprietor of the Tines, is q
machine that prints from a roll of pa
per instead of from sheet as is done by
the Hoe printing press. 1t prints on
both sides of the paper by the same
process; afterwards cutting the same
into sheets and delivering them in
piles. In the foregoing respects it is
similar to the Bullock printing ma
chine, excepting that in the latter the
cutting is the first process, whilst In
the Walter press the cutting being
the last, the use of a great deal of in
tricate machinery necessary to move
the sheet through and deliver them
from the machine is dispensed with,
l~essenipg the liability to accident.
The Walter press" also dampens its
W paper, and receiving a roll as it
comes from the mill, it vets. prints
and cuts it, manufacturing by one pro-
cess q complete newspaper. This
new machine runs at a speed of $4,000
copies, printed on both sides, per
hour, and including stoppages it prints
from 10000 to II, 900 copies per hour.
One hand and two boys runs it, the
latter inspecting and counting the
sheets as they are delivered. The
waste of paper is stated at one quar-
ter Of one per cent, while the register
is said to be practically perfect. The
chief merits. of the machine, however,
are announced to be its saving of
time aRd expenses of working-items
of great moment In q large newspaper
Office. The daily edition of the Lon
don Times is from 10000 to 5000
newspapers of sixteen and OCCASION
ally twenty pages each. The edition
is now printed on four of these press
es, run by four men and eight boys,
with two pressmen to superintend
them, fourteen persons In all, and
printing over 10000 sheets an hour.
They print the edition in one half the
time aud with one fifth the number of
hands required by the machines pre-
viously in use. In making the change
from the old to the new system, the
Times reduced its press-room expen-
SEES just one-half, the payroll being
$500 in gold a week, or $25,0 900 a year
less for 1870 than for 1869, whilst its
savings in the waste of paper is $500
IN gold per week or SIC, 900 per year,
an aggregate saving at the rate of$35,-
600 per year. Although the Times is
printed upon thick, strong paper. it is
said that the press does its work as
rapidly and completely with the thin
paper In use for printing American
newspapers.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30

Gil. Mr.. Reitzi is a candidate: It will
be remembered, also. that DR.. Bray,
in the meeting held at the Bank, pro-
posed that the city construct the
Water Works. Mr.. Reitz amended
this proposition, by suggesting that it
would be better for the city to take
two-ffths of the stock, and the citi-
zens, In their individual capacity, the
other three-flths. Now, for the life
of US, we can not see why the Courier
should read DIR. Bray out Of the party
as q "monopolist," "bond holder"
and "bank stock holder" and yet
retain Mr.. Reitz in full fellowship.
If either Of the men are endangering
the peace and prosperity of the Dem
ocratic party, or proving recreant to
its principles, it seems to us MIR. Reitz
is the offender. Yet he is running
for an office, in which, should he be
elected, he will have every opportuni-
ty to carry out the nefarious scheme
to which he has already committed
himself, if, as the Courier charges
the scheme recommended by Mr..
Reitz at the preliminary water works
meeting, is nefarious. The Courier.
inconsistency is so glazing that it car
not fail to disgust its own readers
They can not fail to see the injustice
of attacking DR.. Bray for a PROPOSE
ton that originated with Nj. John A
Reitz. IF the proposition is so mimi
cal to the best interests Of the people
and is so anti Democratic, we car no
see how the Courier can support its
author for Councilman.
But the truth is, this is another o
those pitiful and puerile attempts o
the Courier to make party capital on
of q matter that ought not to be infu
enced by party politics in any shape
The attempt. like many of its prede
cessors, will amount to nothing, be
cause it is so transparent the dulles
voter, in the city can readily Sc
/ through it.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30
THE following dispatch was receiV
a Sunday night from INDIANAPOLIS:

ed Sunday night from Indianapolis:
"The German Republicans are dlssatls-
ned with the nominations made yesterday
for county officers by the Republican con-
Ventfon, and a mass convention OF Ger
mans viii probably be held this week to
form another ticKet."
That is the way to do it. The radi-
cal leaders, In view of the negro vote
next fall, are already throwing off
upon the German voters. The Ger
mans will generally be tricked out Of
the radical party, whenever it is
found there ia a strong negro element.
Very we'll. The radicals will have
abundant leisure to repent of their
folly at a very early day.-COurier.
We presume the above paragraphs
were written before the assembling of
the Democratic Convention on Mon
day night. Certainly the editor would
not have been so foolish as to write
them with the action of the Oonven-
ton staring him in the face. Where
are the Germans on the Democratic
City Ticket? How does it hap
pen chat, while the Irish ele-
ment Of the party, polling but a
small minority of its votes, have three
or four candidates, the Germans
haVs but one, that of Assessor, at the
tail end of the ticket? We presume
the Germans. WAC constitute the bulk
Of the Democracy in this city, can
hardly fail to discover this gross in
Justice. IF the Marion county Re-
publicans treated the Germans of
their party unfairly, what shall be
said of the Evansville Democrats who
have served their German allies In
the same way? Will the German
Democrats manifest the same spirit
exhibited by the German Republicans
Of Marion County, and call their
leaders to an account for their treach-
cry and unfairness? IL they do not
do so, we presume they will quietly
take satisfaction by scratching some
of the candidates who have been
forced upon them by the party ring
leaders.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30
Rough on Democratic Leaders.

AtuSM gM UtAnOCEobAO
DR.. nj. j. Bray has for years been
a leading member Of the Democratic
party. He has contributed more
money and spent more time to secure
its success than any one connected
with the Courier, which now gravely
reads him out of the party. We
regret to notice, also, that the Courier
is not satisfied with Mr.. John A.
Reitz, the Democratic candidate for
Councilman 10 the Sixth Ward. The
crime committed by these two Demo
Gratis is that they feel an interest in
the growth and prosperity of the city,
and consequently are anxious that
Water Works should be constructed,
and took part in a small meeting of
citizens called together by the Council
to examine into that subject. We
copy the Courier's attack upon DR..
Bray, in full:
Were there no other persons than
DIR. Bray and John A. Reitz at the
water works meeting at the bank par
lor2 1t seems to as that there were
a number of others there and not
another Democrat, and that some OF
the others were and are members of
the present banking and bond-holding
City Council. They wanted the mo-
nopoly of the water works stock, and
wanted DIR. Bray's money to help Sc
cure the monopoly, and the Doctor
with plenty Of bonds, bank stock,
real estate, ETC., is ever ready to go
in" where he has a sure thing of
doubling his money.
Although the Doctor is regarded
as a sound Democrat, he is no Office
holder OF ofice-seeker now, and sell
dom attends Democratic meetings.
He, for many years, held q lucrative
ofhce, a perfect sinecure, under a
Democratic administration, and was a
jealous and working Democrat then.
He il worth o great deal more money
now, and, as birds of a feather flock
together, his associations have some
what changed, and he now rms with
bankers, and b~ondholders. and would
just as soon make ten or fifteen thou
sand dollars a year out of the people.
through water works, as any other
way. DR.. Bray very innocentIv
thought, perhaps, the city was not
able TO build the water works, and he
and a few friends could. We think
tho thing settled now that the city
will build the works and own them.
We understand that Dir. John A.
Haney, another prominent Democrat,
vas at that Water Works meeting.
But why does the Courier attack DR..
Bray and overlook Mr.. John A. Reitz.
DR.. Bray is not a candidate for u
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30
WARD MEETINGS.
NednesdaY RYenIRg.

Ssvenh Wdrd.-Paradise Carbon.
Eighth Ward.-To be announced
tomorrow.
Ninth Ward.-Col Grill's grocery
on Main Street.
There will be music at all these
meetings. 1t is expected that good
Challenging and Rallying Commit
tees will be appointed and such other
business transacted So will aid in the
success of the ticket.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30

TOTHCE is hereby given that the firm
IN of-G. q. Niblack q Co. is this day dis
solved by the death of o. VerhoeR. The
business will be continued in the name
and style OF NIblack q VerhoeR, who Will
settle All business connected with the late
firm. u. Il. NIBLACK & Co.
March q, 1870. lot
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30

There will be a MASS MEETING OF
the Republicans of the city at
NATIONAL HALL,
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH S1st.
There will be Speeches and Music.
Let every Republican attend.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30
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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-06


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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-06

Belgium is thoroughly Roman Catholic. All
religions free. The State, in contributing
by the fact that the recipient is Q Catholic, but
that he is the accepted minister Of q parish.
AS, however, out of population of four mil
lions and half there are only ten thousand
Protestants, the Catholics receive nearly all tho
State-aPPFepFiatien In the Government
schools instruction is given without reference
to sect. The text books are selected by a COM
mittee OF men of learning appointed by the
Government and the children can attend what
ever religious service theirparents prefer. This
position of State neutrality in religious mat
tors was established in Belgium under the wise
rule of King Leopold. He Protestant,
and had always an English Episcopalian chap
lain at Brussels: who, in memory of the reli gil
| lotte of England, he paid ont Of his private
purse, oven after he haf. married ~ his second
wife the Catholic daughter of Louis Philippe,
not increased and the Catholics have takenl
possession of the nation. There is no middle
ground, and people are either Catholics orjnf{
des, aud infidelity has become associated
with socialism and Red Republicanism in polS
tics, the population has become more intenself
Catholic, as If, in sustaining the Church, they
protected their family and property in this life
as well as secured their happiness in the next
Art too in Belgium, more even than in Rome,
has been made tributary to the Catholic as
cendancy It's museums and churches are filed
with pictures of the miracles of the Saints,
and as they are not merely church traditions
but local legends that thus preserved, they
believed and exercise u strong influence
upon the national character.
The Jesnits, too, have secured a strong foot
hold and although they are feared, and laws
have been passed against their amassiDg pro-
perty, they have multiplied and grown rici,.-
The central position of Belgium and the cIeaIH
ness of living has caused its schools to be ed
couraged, and with tolerant laws and IL fr$
press it has been made the seed plot for Euro
of all kinds of opinions. Its men said
be great drnnkards and its women immor&
but as lis people are proportionahly better