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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27
RoBERT CROSS,
Columbia, Tennessee,

at all times to execute in workmanlke manner
all kind of House, Sign and Ornamental pair-
ting, also Paper Hanging. Vanishing, &c.
From his long experience. he il fully prepared
to guarantee satisfaction both Jas to his work
and prices. Shop, opposite the county Jail.
Columbia May 27-6m.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27
w HO HAS LOST
A BERKSHIRE BOAR?

Farm, II miles east of Columbia, on the 9th
inst, ycar-old Berkshire boar, with white tail,
feet and nose. For further information, inquire
at HERALD office, or of
May13-3t JOHN W. LOCkRlDGE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27
In the Legislature.

Thos. H. Butler, of Jackson county,
has been elected to the important po-
sition of Secretary of State; William
Morrow, of Knox county, State Treas
urer; and Ed. II. Pcnncbaker, of Will
son, Comptroller. -
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27
Among the Indians.

Most of our Maury county readers
will recollect Geo. w. Polk, Jr, son
of Gen. Lucius j. Polk, of Hamilton
Place, cultivated Christian gentle
man. He is at present Assistant En-
ginecr on the Kansas Pacific Railway
Company, and has charge of about
fifteen miles of that road. tits post
of danger, as will be seen from his
letter to one of his family, which Gen.
Polk has kindly permitted us read, as
well as from the newspaper accounts
of the recent massacrcs in that Vi
cinity. Camp Wilson is near Fort
Carson:
IL CAMP WILSON CREEK,(
May Ii.
You have doubtless heard
ere this of the Indian troubles i'll this
section of the country, and L expect
that the rlmors have assumed enOr-
NOUS proportions. They have been
all around our camp, but as yet have
not made any attempt to attack us.
Yesterday they were between this
and Carson in great numbers; they
killed about fifteen or twenty men,
and captured two hundred and fifty
or three hundred head of stock. They
charged into wagon train about two
miles from here, killed one Mexican,
and captured eighty head of mules.
1t was complete surprise; no one
was looking for them before the last
of this month. We have very good
dugouts to sleep and cat in, and there
is no danger from the Indians when
we are i'm them, as they will not come
i'm a thousand yards of them when
they find out that the occupants are
well armed. My party consists OF
three men besides myself. My rod
mans name is Calhoun, son of the
SUPERINTENDENT of Kansas; he has
been out Oh the plains for the last ten
years, and is pretty well versed Ill
Indian. warfare. The axeInan is an
En0lishman. who seems TO be very re-
spectable, etc. He has been i'll this
country about a month. My cook is
Yankee soldier, but a good sort OF a
quiet fellow, who knows his place. /
have fifteen or sixteen miles in charge,
and am kept very busy. You need
not believe half the reports yOu hear
about the Indians, and may rest as
surcd that am safe, and will be all
summer. If they catch me mapping
they will have TO be sharp. We have
a ranch and stage station about lOO
wards from us, and there are always
ten or twelve men about there. We
have also three dugouts. ono for
kitchen and Office, and ono to sleep
i'm. They are walled in and covered
with cross-ties. and dirt thrown OIL
top of them. We have two guns,
three pistols and bowie knife
would not care if we had half a dozen
guns. Tell - am looking fol-
the rifle every day now.
GEO. w. Polk.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27
The Supreme Bench.

Hon. T. A. r. Nelson and JAS. w.
Deaderick are announced as. candi-
datas for seats ON the Supreme Court
Bench from the Eastern Division of
the State. They are endorsed by the
soundest and best men of East Ten
nessee, and we hope they will be
elected, els7
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27
Mays-4w
CHANCERY SALE
OF INSOLyENT CLAIMS.

AT Columbia at the September term, 1869, in the
case Of n. +. Cheairs, ex'r, &C., vs. Mary and C..
Jones. will sell to the highest bidder at the
Court House in Columbia, on Monday the 18th
day of June, 1870, on . credit Of six months. a
aree amount of Insolyent Claims due the firm
of Jones & Cheairs, the purchaser required to
execute notes with good security.
Mays-td ]. L. WILLIAMS, c. 4 NJ
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27

GEN. O. o. HowAID, 1.-The Chrls,
,ian soldier" is becoming environed
with many complications as The in
yestiration into his conduct of the
Freedmen's Bureau progresses. The
revelations of the past few days are
overwhelmingly crushing. Notwlth-
standing the persistent efforts OF the
friends of the hero of the Freedmen S
bureau monstrosity to suppress. hush
ND. and palliate, it has leaked ont that
the Howard University and Freed
mems Bureau have been run very
much for private interests. 1t is III
evidence that contract for sand al
SI.65 per thousand bushels, was set
aside so as TO give it to a favorlte al
$40. and that a lot ofmateriai which
had been accumulated at a cost OF
fourthousand dollars was subsequent
liz sold for the merely nominal sum oil
.cycnty-fiye dollars 1t is further
more shown that money which was
received for the sale of tract OF
abandoned land. was not accounted
for to the government. If the many
mal-administration now being eX-
posed before the Committee are al
lowed TO be brought TO the pubhC
rae. il will be satisfactorily shown
that the many statements heretofore
published ofthe cnormities in conncc'
lion with the Frcedmens Bureau
have not been at all exaggerated.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27
GREATEST BARGAINS

West Of New York City.
Please call and examine my stocs before
purchasing, and will take pleasure N show
ing Goods. svShrn,
April Sun Public square, Coiuinoa, Ienn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27
Nashville to Montgomery.

The completion of what is styled
i'm A Alabama, the "North and South
Road" from Decaturto Montgomery,
i'm a reasonable time, say not later
than November next, is now placed
beyond all probable contingencies.
The Banner says that Messrs. I. j
Casey and J. p. Kennedy, of Knox
Vile, have contracted to grade twen-
ty miles of it, and on the 9th inst,
Major Campbell Wallace, the Super
intcndent, contracted with w. &. Pri-
witt & o. for twenty-six miles more.
This closes up the entire line between
Montgomery and Blount Springs and
twcnty-seven miles south from Dcca-
tur, leaving twenty five miles between
Blount Springs and Saulpaw II Co.'S
work to be built by the penitentiary
forces.
The whole work is now in the hands
of sub-contractors who have the expe-
rience, energy, and ability to build
the road in the good old fashioned
way of item prices and monthly cash
payments.
The heaviest contract is that OF
Saulpaw Il CO., of Nashville, but tits a
live. working and experienced con-
tracing firm, and generally puts
things through in earnest. We agree
with our contemporary of the Mont
gone ry Adrertiser that il was 1ortu
nate for all concerned that the con-
tract for building the road was left TO
the men of experience and energy
comprising the present contracting
company, and exceedingly so that the
actual management was left i'll the
hands of Major Campbell Wallace.
From the day the contract was signed
he has devoted himself with single
ness of purpose, both day and night,
TO the completion Of his great work.
To his energy, skill and torethought
i'm taking advantage of every oppor-
tunity will the city of Montgomery
in the near future be largely indebted.
The first engine that crossed the Ten
ncssee was due TO him, and the first
engine that will cross the Alabama
river will be i'm the next four or live
months and under his direction. The
very moment that trains of cars COM
mence running over this line, there
will be a visible increase i'll the travel
through this city North and South,
for il is the directest line between
the sections that can possibly be con.
structcd.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27

For SALE.
A First Class Piano.
Address P. o. BOX go, or apply at HEaALD
Office. Apr2e-1m
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13
Radical Ffzzle,

The Radical Mass meeting adver-
tised to come off here on Saturday
last, was one of the smallest, affairs
that was ever got up in the. State.
There were scarcely more people here
than are seen in town on an ordinary
business day. The display of big
type announcing the names of the
three great orators of the party, Hon.
John Sherman, Rev. j. A. Garfield
and A. Hart, Esq, and the drumming
of runners sent all over the county to
get out crowd, failed of its purpose.
Men here on the Reserve will go to
the polls and vote the Radical ticket
from the force of habit, but when it
comes to turning, out and facing the
the public to hear these attorneys of
the privileged orders defendthe iniqui-
| ty, of the Administration and Congress
requires rather more cheek than
very many of even the wheel horses
of that party possess. 94 R 9eii,.a.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13
AnImportant Decision.


Judge Strong, one of the new Judg-
es of the Supreme Court of the uni
ted States, recently decided, in case
pending in the Circuit Court in PENN
sylvania, in which the Reading Rail
road Company was resisting the pay.
ment of the income tax which fell due
after January l, 1870, that the tax is
void and uncollectable; that !. the In
come tax law expired on the 31st of
December, 1869, so far as, relates to
all income received after that date. III
The decision is important, as it in
wolves the validity of. all the income
taxes save that known as personal in
come. Thus all taxes upon the Givi-
dends of railroad companies, banks,
trust companies, savings institutions,
insurance companies, canal, turnpike,
canal and navigation companies, in
terest paid on the bonds of said com
panies, and the taxes retained on the
salaries of government officials are
invalid, and the parties were not LA
bic to the tx of per cent. on such
dividend, &C., nor the penalty for non
payment. t.z.-It....r
If this decision be retained by the
Supreme Court, such of these taxes as
have been collected will have to be
refunded. The amount received from
these sources is placed in round num-
bers at s6,0OOO,OOO, which will be
open to reclamation. Judge Strong
held that the proceeding of Congress
being unconstitutional is void; that
the construction of law is a judicial
function, and that any attempt by
Congress to define a statute by legis-
lation is in excess. of its powers. The
cases of Cause will be carried to the
Supreme Court, but high legal au-
thority is of the opinion that the de-
cision Of Judge Strong will be con-
firmed.
Judge Strong of course comedies
the power of Congress, in July, to
leyYa tax on the incomes of 1870. but
that is uew law, and refusal to pay
the tax in january cannotrbe held to
be a violation of law, for the reason
that the dividends and other taxes
since January, 1870, are liable only
under the act of July, and not for the
tax imposed by previous law. The
taxes will have to be refunded for the
reason that Congaess allowed the in
come. tax to expire, land failed torenew
l. for six months. The only tax there
fore for which the corporations spec
flied can be held liable, issthe reduced
tax laid by the act of July last. ID oi
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13
Tie Result in PORTAGE.

The election on Tuesday through
out the county, so far as we can hear,
passed off very quietly. The vote
polled was very light one, in some
of the townships but little over hall
the votes were cast. The returns
come in very slowly. Up to the hour
of going to press reports from all the
townships not being received, and
those which have come in arein such q
shape as to prevent US giving table
of the result in this issue. Some oi
the townships report their full vote
some their majorities merely, and 9TH
ers the gains and losses only.
The Republican majority of last
year, which was 972 is diminished
some 265 to 270 votes.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13

"PRoTEcTIoN to American indus
try . is big thing to the particular
industry protected. Say salt, for in
stance. The Government protects
salt, and it costs the consumer SO 35
barrel in the Immediate vicinity of
the works. And by this wise and
beneicient protection the salt compa-
ny of Onondaga is enabled to deliver
salt in Canada, free of carriage, at 81.
60 barrel. In four years that COM
pany has exported 1,763,6 barrels of
salt to Canada. a1e9 p slii- sHtls3L31if
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13
The Election-The Results.

Elections took place on Tuesday
last in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Iowa and Nebraska. The returns are
not complete, but still sufficient is
known to pretty clearly indicate the
result, which is far from being very
satisfactory to the Democracy.
OHIo.-The returns from various
parts of the State Indicate that the
Radicals have carried their State ticket
by all increased majority over last
year. They claim $4,000 majority in
the State, but will doubtless have to
roost lower when complete returns
are in.
INDIANA.--The Republicans claim
to have carried the state by small
majority, and that there will be no
change in the Congressional delega-
ton. At the latest advices it was i'm
possible to give the complexion OF
the Legislature. M .-sa.l.
PENNsYLvANIA.-But few scatter
ing reports are received, not enongh
to indicate the result. .t
IowA.-The returns arc very meager.
The Republicans have undoubtedly
carried the state-they claim by $4,000,
but no figures are given in the dis.
patches from which such an estimate
can be formed. q,r5,9t.; fs,.3s i
NEBRAsKA.-The following dispatch
looks as though the Radicals had met
with a reverse in Nebraska: a
OMAHA, Oct. 1.-THE election fol
state officers of Nebraska to-day has
been the most exciting of any ever
held. The Republican party in some
portions of the state has divided and
run separate tickets for state officers,
The workingman's. party has united
with the Democrats upon some of the
state officers, besides which there has
been SO much personal conflict with
in both parties that scratching has
been the order of the day. The fight
III this portion of the state has turned
mainly upon the candidates pledged
to vote for Governor Saunders ol
General Thayer for United States
Senator; and it reports are true, an
immense amount of money has been
expended by both sides. Frauds are
claimed by all parties, and there were
probably several hundred voters lille.
gally registered in this city.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13
Death of Judge Grier.

Robert Cooper Grier, late Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, died at his home in
Philadelphia, at an early hour on
Monday morning, Sept. 26th, in his
77th year. Judge Grier has a reputa-
tion as profound jurist wherever the
English law is studied and administer
ed. We copy from the Philadelphia
Bulletin, the following concerning the
life and character of this distinguish
ed man:
Judge Grier was born in Cumber-
land county, Pennsylvania, March D,
1874. He was educated at Dickinson
College, where he graduated in 1872.
Upon the death of his father, Rev.
Isaac Grier, he took charge of his
academy in Northumberland, and in
1917 was admitted to the bar After
practicing for short time in Blooms
burg, he removed to Danville in 1918,
where he resided for twenty years,
pursuing his profession with great en-
ergy and success, until 1888, wnen he
was appointed by Governor Ritner,
President Judge of the District Court
of Allegheny county. In 1S4S, Judge
Grier removed to Philadelphia, where
he has resided ever since.
On August 4, 1916, President Polk
appointed him Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, in
place of Justice Baldwin, deceased,
and he continued to hold the Office,
with distinguished ability until De-
cember, 1869, when advancing age
and infirmity compelled him to ten
der his resignation.
Although retired from professional
to private life, the death of Judge
will be severely felt among the mem-
bers of the bench and bar as remov-
ing another of the old-time lights of
American law, whose long and homo
rable career leaves an example which
will be held in grateful remembrance
among those who have been associated
with him or who have grown up un-
der the advantages of his wise and
learned judgments. ...
Judge Grier, for two years past, has
been gradually breaking down under
the accumulation of years and life
devoted to incessant study and labor
in his profession, and the community
at large, as we'll as his more intimate
circle of relations and friends, have
been prepared to hear the sad tidings
of his decease. He passes away, in
the beautiful words of the ancient
Psalmist,. like shock of corn, fully
ripe, full of years and of honors, leav-
ing behind him, as the richest legacy
he could bequeath to his children, a
name unblemished, and a record as a
faithful, able and devoted servant of
the people which will live forever on
the pages of American jurisprudence.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13

tains, away across the great Ameri-
can desert, and, that, fifteen years
ago, this very spot was in the undis-
puted domain of the savage, it seems
truly marvellous. The territorial fair
is now being held at Denver and
thither go tonight. j. d. K.
GREELEY, Col. TER. Sept. %, 1870.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13
Havana. Advices.

New YORK, October Gan account
of the shocking treatment of Cuban
ladies by the Spaniards, in Havana,
appears in correspondence from that
city on the % ult. Twenty prisoners,
all women and children, reached
Havana by railway. and were led
from the depot to the prison under
guard, and all of. them: even children
only five and six years old, being
tightly pinioned by the arms. At the
head of the procession marched two
handsome young ladies of eighteen
years, both hand-cuffed. One was the
daughter-in-law of President Ces-
pedes, and the other the daughter ol
General Figueredo, recently garroted
in Santiago. -a.a...f. f,s. fe. f
The ladies were all members of the
best families on the island. As these
unfortunate creatures passed through
the streets the Spanish mob jeered
and threatened them, and in some iR=
stances attempted violence. .a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13

RELEAsED.-Pat Woods, who was
sentenced to three months imprison-
ment by the House of Representatives
for whaling Radical Representative at
Richmond, Va, was released from the
Washington City Jail on Thursday
last, having served out his full term.
He left at once for his home in Rich-
roo0d
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13

"Put Me in my Little Bed,' has ia
ken the place of " Shoe Fly" as pop
ular air.
Blinky Butler will get hold of that
and use it as knock-down argument
against some Democratic antagonist,
when there will be a general cack-
ling in the radical roost. ansaa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13
Proclamation bv the Pres,dent

The President has issued procla-
nation concerning the cruisers of the
European beligerants in which he de-
clares that the bays, waters and har-
bors of the United States shall not be
used in preparing for war by the be-
ligerent parties that the ships of war
of either beligerents shall not remain
in United States ports more than
twenty-four hours, unless for needed
repairs or supplies, and war vessels
of either party, after having once en-
tered United States port shall not
re-enter a United States port until
after having visited a European port
fits own government.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13

COLORADO is seeking admission in
to the Union as State. Its people,
without distinction of party, are in fa-
vor of changing their territorial
form of government, and will make a
strong effort to bring about admission
this winter. 4s.+fJy91 ssoA.9 "
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13

PRESIDENT WooLsEY of Yale Col
lege has announced his resolution to
resign at tho epd of the present col-
lege year, July, 1871, at which time
he will have completed a term of a
quarter ofa century in the presidon-
cy of that institution. rr. ..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13
Ohio Congressmen ELECTED.

The Leader claims the election Of
the following members of Congress
in the State. The names of Republi.
cans are in Roman letters, and Demo.
Gratis in italics. Those with = are
present members:
1st-Aaron F. Perry, Rep. gain.
2d-Job e. Stephenson.*
3d-Robert G. Schenck.* Doubtful
4th-W. B. McClung. b
5th-C. ". Lamisoaa.. a
6th-John A. Smiths
7th-Samuel Shellabarger.
8th-John Beatty.*
9th-Charles Foster, Rep. gain.
lOth-E. ID. Peck.* 5r1 aTa
11th-John T. Wilson's
l2th-Philrdelph Tam 1s'ump.*
13th-George W. Norgan.*
l4th-James Monroe. 5J
l5th-W. P. Sprague. ,f5y ft.5s4
16th--John A. Bingham.*
17th-Jacob A. Ambler.*
18th-William FL. Upson.*
,l9th-James A. Gartield.*
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13
4 TUX !. x ALLEVIEN 7, I
September 26, 1870. (

A SHORT time since Mr. Knott was
tried in an interior county of Georgia
for violation of law. The verdict
of the jury was; We find the de-
fendant Knott guilty." The judge
was at loss whether to sentence or
not,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13

THE negroes of New York held q
meeting at Cooper Institute few
evenings ago to consider the subject
of their exclusion from hotel tables,
sleeping car berths, steamboat state
rooms, theater parquette seats, first
class liquor saloons and other choice
places frequented by white people.
Speeches were made denouncing the
spirit of caste; and resolutions were
passed calling on Congress to enact
laws to enforce social equality between
the races. f
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-13

The anti-Grant Republicans in Mis-
souri, are making an effective CAM
paign. The prospect is that b. Grantz
Brown, their candidate for Governor.
will be elected. He is man of great
ability, profoundly versed in the phi
losophy of public affairs, and endow-
ed with courage snd integrity that
may yet raise him to very high pos
ition in the politics of the country.
It would not be surprising if, after
beating Grant in this election in Mis-
souri,, he should yet be able to beat
him in the Republican National Con-
vention of 1872. ": 7. Sun, Grady