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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12


One John B. Trout, who is
now serving a sentence in the
Indiana State Prison at Mlchi-
gan City, was brought here to
show that the Johnson family
had been in the counterfeiting
business in Indiana from 1865
until 1857, at which latter date
Trout was sent to prison.
For the benefit of the Court,
counsel, jury and spectators, he
entered into "a minute descrip.
tion of the process of engrav.
ing plates and printing notes,
describing the various articles
which had been seized in the
johnson House, and their va
rious uses in counterfeiting.
But the most wonderful eXhi-
bition of his skill was in telling
the name of the engraver of q
plate by examination of a bill
printed from it. He was thor.
oughly familiar with the work
of all the engravers. He detect,
ed a counterfeit from a genus
inc bill at glance. He read.
lily designated as counterfeit an
issue which even the Treasury
Department took as genuine
for some time before detecting
as false, the Department then
being obliged TO cancel the
genuine issue because the false
was so nearly perfect. The
United States Marshal has a
book containing samples of all
the counterfeits yet issued
Trout looked at these bills and
told the engraver correctly
each time with very little ex.
animation.
Among these bills were those
from plates engraved by Boyd
and Ulrich, the celebrated
counterfeiters, and which are Sc
perfectly done as to deceive
ninety-nine out Of every hun.
dred persons accustomed to
the examination Of money,
Trout could not describe the
process by which he distin.
gi he'd these various bills, but
C aracterized it as an inde.
scribable instinct. He said he
had worked off hundreds oil
thousands OF dollars In coun,
terfeit money while he was en-
gagged in the business. He is
apparently about thlrty-five
years of age, and seems to be
on the brink Of a consumptive's
grave. His term of sentence
does not expire for a year yet.
But he says he does not ex.
pect a pardon, though so near
death. He prefers to end his
days in prison, and has made
his coffin with his own hands.
He is a modest quiet-looking
man, and says his appearance
always won him the confidence
of those with whom he came in
contact, and had much to do
with his success in disposing of
COT nterfeit money. 1t seems
surprising that a man OF his
talent should choose to use it
in a course of crime and end
fis life in a State Prison. His
skill exercised in legitimate
direction, would doubtless have
gained him a competency
Detroit Post,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12
ADVERTISING TERMS.
The Moral Poisoncrs of Society.

Rev Father Young, of Sc.
Paul's Catholic Church. Fifty.
ninth street, New York,
preached to a large congrega.
ton on the vicious and sensa.
tional journalism Of the day, on
late Sunday. A certain
class of weeklies, he said, Sc,
lected tales in which adultery,
murder and lust formed the ba.
sis, together with the most
prurient and disgusting details
of the Divorce Courts. These
papers found their way into
the hands of the young and
tainted their moral character.
"Will you not, fathers, brothers,
husbands" he said, "assist me
in crushing this debasing evil9
Will you not rise in your
places, and by that act gIye
me. an assurance of your aid in
carefully excluding these pa
pers from your households, in
frowning down this most per.
niclous literature of the Pc
riod| The whole congregation
of 1000 persons arose to their
feetin answer to the appeal.
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THE recent death of two NJ.
E. bishops. and the failing
health of others, may require a
special meeting of the General
Conference, an event that has
never yet occurrd.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

AN intelligent gentleman
from Germany, on his irst visit
to an American church, had a
contribution box with a hole
in the top presented to him,
and whispered to the collector:
81 don't got mein bapers, unit
can't vote"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

MORGAN county has female
practitioner.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

A. 7, STEWART says: "He who
invests one dollar in business
should invest one dollar in ad-
vertising." Robert Bonner
says: "My success is owing to
my liberality in advertising"
Barnum says liberal advertis.
ing made him a million dollars
In ten years. Stephen Girard
said, "Constant and perslSten,
advertising is a sure prelude
to wealth"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

THE other evening two citi
zens of Dundee were overheard
conversing in the street re.
garding the Gcumenical Coun
Gil. "Well, John" said onc
"what do you think O. th
Economical Cooncil in Rome.
-"Rome did we say!" the othe.
replied; 81 wish TO goodness we
only had an Economical Coon.
Gil in DundeeE"
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A TOLEDO German, who had
been keeping a saloon for the
accommodation Of printers, has
been obliged to suspend. On
his books were found the fol-
lowing named members of the
craft: "Der Lame Brinter;;"
"Der Leettle Brinter;" "Der
Pen Putler Brlnter;" "Der
Tivel;;" "Der Brinter NIT der red
hair" "Der Brinter nit hair not
shoost so red"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-12

AN Ohio passenger ON the
Pacific Railroad, was recently
aroused from a nap by the
footing of the whistle, when
he exclaimed. "Ihe divelish
train has caught up to the cat.
tie again"
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Our New Paper Currency.

SutlllC n AInSIlCdH L dlenG ASen-
cy, to Jas. M. Wilcox, bank
note-paper manufacturer near
Philadelphia, for an improve.
ment in paper, to prevent
counterfeiting. AS this pecu.
liar paper has been adopted by
the Treasury Department lor
United. States securities, and
reaches the hand of everybody
in the shape of greenbacks, a
few words in explanation will
be useful to all handlers of
money.
Protection in paper, as in
engraving, consists In peculiar.
ity and in difficulty of imita>
ton; nothing else. Many years
ago bank-note paper was made
peculiar by the mixing of red,
blue, and other colored silk
shredS in the pulp before con-
verting it into sheets of pager.
This popularity was consider
ed a test of genuineness, and
was so to q certain extent
Paper made in that way, how
ever, came into the open mar
ket, and could be bought by
counterfeiters as we'll as by
bank officers and engravers.-
Mr.. Wilcox has added a new
feature in the introduction of
colored shreds. which makes a
paper so peculiar that it can
not be made by hand process.
or by cylinder machine, but
only by the better class or
Fourdrinier machine. Even
here special machinery is re.
quried to locate the colored
shreds in certain parts of the
notes and not in others.
AS this machineryexists only
in his own mill, and the pro.
cess, protected by patent, the
paper is kept out of the mar
ket, and the Government and
the public have the advantage
OF its eXclusiveness. The mill
is guarded night and day by
an armed force in the pay of
the Government, to prevent
robbery, ard there is every
reason to believe that this pa
per will be kept out of unlaw.
full hands.
1t will be observed that q
line of blue shreds cross the
left hand end of all legal ten
der noteS(new issue) OF the de-.
nominations OF one, two, five,
and ten dollars; and a similar
line crosses the right hand end
Of all notes above ten dollars.
AS these lines are ingram;
and can not be altered, the al
leration of a low note to a
high one would be at once de-
teoted by the position of the
localized shreds. AS the shreds
are interviewer with the fibers
Of the paper, care should be
used to make sure that they
are neither entirely under the
surface nor entirely on the sur.
face, but both.
In the U. S. currency a
double process is carried out.
In the first place a fiber is mix
ed Unfortunately through
the pulp, and consequently
through the sheet. TLis is
done in the grinding engine.
A second process with spe.
clal Machinery is carried cut
in the Fourdrinier paper ma.
chine Ey the localizing of a
blue fiber as the pulpis chang
ed into paper. All is interwo-
ven together, and when the
sheets are cut into notes the
blue fibers find their position
as described.
The new fifty cent note
which the Department is pre-
pairing to issue, will be upon
paper of this description; the
localized blue fibers occupy
ing one end only of the notes,
while all the remainder will
be shown and the exclusive
feature will be prominent.
The thanks of the commu.
ity are due the Secretary of
the Treasury Tor his earnest
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Joint Resolution

Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution OF the State.
Section 1. Be it resolved blythe
Senate and House OF Representa-
tivps of the State of Louisiana, in
General acknowledgements, two
thirds of the members elected to
each House agreeing thereto. That
at the general election next ensu
ing the passage of this resolution,
the following amendment to the
constitution of the State shall be
submitted to the people of this
State, and if ~ majority of the
voters ut said election shall ap-
prove and ratity such amendment
the same, shall becone d part of
the constitution, to wit: ga
ARTICLE -. No person who,
at any time may have been Il col
lector Of taxes, whether State,
parish or municipal, or who may
have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligi
bile to the General Assembly, or to
any office of profit or trust under
the State government until he
shall have obtained a discharge
for the amount of such collections
and Tor all public moneys with
which he may have been entrnst-
ed.
Signedl MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker of the House OF Repres entatives
lSignedl OSCARJ DUNN,
Lent. Go ternor and President OF the Senate
Approved February Ii 1870
ISig+edl FL, G. WARMOTH,
Governorof the State of Louisiana
a true copy.
GEO L. BovEE,
Seeret,rv of State
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Qgsei RSOqa S0Ees
SUGGESTIONS Of Asbary A. Abney and
Catherine McDGde.

Dy virtue Of a writ If sale 10 me d.
D rtc,ed from thu Parish Court of
the Parish If Bussirr, Louisiana.
will sell at public auction before the
Court house door. in the town If Belle
vue. to the last and highest bidder, on
Thursday the Dist dry of March,
1870, beginning at II O'clock A. NJ, the
following described property. belong
Ing to the SUGGESTIONS rf Ashury A.
Abney and Catharine McDade, both
decreased, to wit:
Town Lot No. fifteen (15) of The
town Of Bellevue, together with all the
Improvements thereon.
Sold for partition among the heirs Of
A. A. Abuey and Catherine McDade.
Terms Of Sale-Three fifths Of price
to be paid in cash; thtremaindtr 10 be
paid in two installments of one andt
years, purchaser giving bonds therefor.
with approved personal security bear
ing eight per cent per anuum interest
thereon from day Of sale : mortgage
and vendors lien to he retained Sold
with benefit Of appraisempnt.
Deed IF sale aud revenue stamp at
expense Of urchas r.. t,s.
E. x RUSS, Sheriff.
February 26th. 1870 AtH
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THO THE WORKING CLASS

l. We are n"w prepared to furnish
all classes with constant employment al
home, the whole of the time or for the
spare moments. Business new light
and profitable. Persons of either sex
easily earn from soc. to s. per evening
and proportional sum by devnfiDg
their whole time To the business Boys
and girls earn nearly as lnnch as men,
That all who see this notice may send
their address, and test the business. ".
make this unparalleled offer; Tosuch
as are not we'll satisfied. we will send
81 to pay for the trouble If writing
Full particulars, "a valuable sample.
which will do to commence work III,
aud a copy of The PeDpte's Literery
Companion-one" If the largest and hest
newspapers published-aIl sent free
by mail Reader, ifyou want prrma
nent. profitable work, address +. c.
ALLEN Il CO, Augusta, Maine.
va l5l BINS.
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vertISement for thirty days, in one
or more newspapers published i'm
the cities of New Orleans and
New York, of the amountsof mon
ey IN the treasury applicable to
the redemption of the .hollds is
sued under the provisions of this
act, and to invite sealed proposals
Tor the sale OF said bonds to the
>tate OF Louisiana, which sealed
PROPOSALS shall be open on the day
aud at tile hour named iii the adj
rertiseneht, in presence of the
Governor, Secretary of State and
President of the Board of Public
Works, and the lowest bids ''thann
(then) made shall be accepted to
the extent Of the money in the
treasury applicable to the pur-
chase; and the bonds thus pur
chased shall be detaced and can
ceiel by the officials above named,
and their proceedings made puclic
through tae official joui nal of the
State, and also reported to the
General Assembly at its next SEES
sion; provided, That no bid shall
be accepted which demands more
than the face Of tue bond, and the
interest accrued since the last pre-
ceding coupon.
See. s. Be it further enacted,
etc, That in the construction of
lpyees OF lhe State, the Board of
Pubic Works shall not discrimi.
nate between different sections OF
this State. but shall use all the
means in their power to secure to
all the people of the State, whose
Ende are subject to overflow. ade-
quate levees to protect them; and
to this end such leNee work aS may
he by the Board of Pubic Works
deemed necessary to have done
during the years 1870 and 1871,
shall he paid for in like manner
as is hereinbefore provided for
the payment of works already
done; and any surplus fund re-
manning in tine treasury of the
State arising from the special tax
levied under the provicions OF this
act, after the principal and inter
est OF the bonds aforesaid shall
have been fully paid, shall be held
subject to the order of the Board
of Public Works, to be used in
the repairs of leyees and stopping
cIpvasSes on y reams i'll the State
liable to overflow.
Sec. o. Be it further enacted,
etc, That the sum of $1,000, or SO
much thereof as may he necessa-
~, be aud the same is hereby APP
propi'iated out of any moneys in
the treasury not otherwise appro-
| priated, to .pay the expenses of
prin ing ftlio2raphing or eilsrav-
| ing and stamping said bonds, TO
be paid on warrant of the Govern
or. at5s
SEC. 10. Be il further enacted,
etc, That.all laws or parts OF
laws conflicting with the provls,
ions OF this act be. and the same
are hereby repealed; and that this
act take effect and be in force
frosa and after its passage.
(SiEnett) NJ. CARR,
Speaker House of Representatives.
(Signesl) o. J.DUNN,
Lit. Gov. and Pres't of the Senate.
A Approved Feb. %, 1870.
{Sigm'd} Ii. G. WARMoTH,
Goveraorof the State of louisiana.
4 true copy:
GEO. L. BoVEE,
Secretary of State.
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SherSG''s sale,
Walters & Elder In Ps

Walters & Elder In Parish
II. n Underwood. sier. No 92.
by virtue Of writ nf fipri facins to
D me directed fr,m the Honorable
the Parish Court If Bossier Parish,
La | have seized and will sell ut pub
lie auction to the last and highest bid.
der. at the Court house. door. in the
town of Bellevue, La. within the
legal hours Of. sale, on Saturday the
2nd lay If April, 1870, the follow
ing described property, to.wit:
2 MULES.
Seized as the property Of the defen-
dant. H. NJ Underwood, and to be
sold to pay and satisfy saidwrit.
Terms Of S,,le--Cash, with benefit
If appraisement.
b. D HERRING.
Deputy Sheriff.
Bellevue, La, March l9. 1870.
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Minden, La Dec. 4. 1869.

AN ANTED-AGENTs-$75toS20 $500
Wv per month everywhere, male
aud female to introduce the Genuine
lmprns.tl Common Sense Sewing Ma.
chine. This Machine will stitch. hem,
fell, tuck. quilt. cord, bind. braid and
t.mbroider in II most superior manner.
Price only Sl8 Fully warranted for
FIVE years. We will pay $1,000 for any
machine that will sew stronger, more
beautiful. or more elastic seam than
ours. 1t makes the Elastic Lock
Slich = Every scc"nd stitch can be
cut, and III the cloth cannot he pull
ed apart without tearing it. We pay
Ag. Mt from $75 10 200 per month ami
expen- eS. or d commission from which
twice that amount can be mnde. Ad.
dress SECONDS Co. Pittsburg, Pa.
Boston. Mass. or st. Louis. Mo.
Caution Beware If all Agents SELL
ing Machines under the same name rs
ours, unless they can show certificate
If agency signed by Us. Do not be-
imposed upon by parties who copy our
advertisement and circulars and, offer
worthless Machines At less price.
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Stray sale.

Esstrayed before w j. Bush, j. r., by VIM
~ Walling, ~ the 18th day Of March.
1903, a. d will be sold for cash on the 18th
day ot June, 1870, at Bellevue. two steers,
one pitie red and the other u brindle dan.
each marked with swallow fork in both
ears, split on under side, and branded with
the letter w. Appraised at So 30, each
Iheowner is requested to come forward.
prove property, pay chrages, sc
j. III. LOTION, stray Master.
Bellevue, La, March 10Th, 1870.
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MtSONTC.

The Regular Communications of Fillmore
Lodge, +. and A. NJ, No. ISL are held at Fill
mere on the first Saturday of every mouth
The Regular Communications of Bellevue
Ledge No. IS f. and A. NJ, are held at
Bellevue on the second Saturday of every
month, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
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Shes.fR,s Sale.

j. c. ErStner \ III BuSsier Dis
W.. trict Court, La.
H, NJ Underwood. Ne. 245O.
10y virtue Of writ If feri facias
O Issued from the Honorable tha
District Court in and for the Parish or
B"s>ier and State Of Louisiana. in the
above entitled suit. and to mp directed,
have seized and will proceed to sell
II public auction to the last and high
rst bidder, before the Cnurt House
door. in the town If Bellevue, La,
within the legal hours Of sale. IN
SATURDAY the End day of April,
1870. The following described property
situated il Bos>ier parish. to- wit: s.f.i
One Steam Saw and Grist Mill. with
all fixtures belonging thereto. at gs
! Stack Cart. ard two mules.
Seized MS the pr"pertyof defendant,
H. M. Underwood and to be cold tu pay
and satisfy said writ.
Terms of Sale-Cash, with benefit
Of appraisement. a5a
b. d. HERRING.
Deputy Sheriff. {
Bellevue. La, Marc 10. 1870.
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PARISH COURT

Regular Ierms.-At which all business
that may come before the court will be
transacted: Second Mondays of the months
ofJanuary, March, May, july. September
and November. ..a..
Probate 1ernls.-At which nothing but
succession business will he transacted See.
ond Mondays of the months of February,
April, June August, October aud December
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Removal.

FENhe subscriber has removed his stock Of
4 Staple and Plantation Dry Goods,
Hardware. Groceries. &c. from No 81 Texas
street to No. on the Levee.
Thankful for past fayOrs, be solieita aeon
tinuance OF the same from lis former custo-
mels and the public generally. q
J. III. REYNOLDS,
vt-'7 No. Levee street
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a gents wanted everywhere to sell
"A the American Knitting Machine
the only practical Family Knitting
Maehine ever invented. Price S25
Will knit 90 00n stitches per minute.
Address american Knitting Machine
Co.,, Boston or st. Lonis. n5l
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.Notice 10 Creditors.

FvNhe creditors of the succession of VIM E.
L Pugli, deceased. are hereby notified
t., make themselves known and to present
to me or my attorney, I NJ. Fort, an ae-
count of their respective claims and the
titles by Which they are supported, for ac-
ceptance. 94!s Ii
Eff. CONNELL, Admr.
March 18th, 1870 n52 Its
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Died.

On the Goth of March, 1870 at his residence
in this parish, ELIJAH HUDSON, aged rs
years.
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A man who h ID lived much in
society, said that his acquaintan-
ces would ill Il cathedral, but that
the pulpit would held his friends.
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III. EEOpfse.

Gounseil0r Ut Law, State and United States
~ Courts. Offices, rs Nassau street. New
York. Notary Public and Commissioner
for al the States n5I
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SoUTH-WE sTERN OFFICE,
Shreveport, MarcII2t, 1870.

South " EsTERN OFFICE,
Shreveport, March > /, 1870 {
1t becomes our painful duty to
report a decline in the price of
cotton since our last appearance.
The unfavorable. news from New
Orleans, which came over the
wires on yesterday, dampened the
comparative animation of the few
days previous. The market yes
terday WAS in decidedly droop-
ing STATE. We quote:
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W. II. WILLIAMS DIN. CLAY
Dgs. BV'iEEiNnas g. Clay,

Having associated themselves together in
Il the practice OF Medicine ahd Surgery
tender. their professional services to the
citizens of Shreveport and vicinity Office
at the Iniirnary. E-s4# f.. #5E
DIR. Williams, having made specially OF
uterine surgery, is prepared, with all the
latest improved Instruments and appliances
TO treat this class of disease. DIR Clay will
devote himself to general, surgery. no:
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shreveport Price Current.
Corrected weekly from the South. Western.
dade from actual sales as they transpired

1t should he understood that our quota
tons, generally, represent the wholesale
prices. in o. s. currency. In filing small or
ders, higher rates will have to be paid Eif
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C0urt-plasters-awardsfor dam.
ages. so
~ st~s4 pxs ~fE
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aud shall he reported totlie Gem
erai Assembly at its next session.
See. @. BE it further enacted,
etc, That taproyide forthe puuct-
ull paS lnent of the principal and
interest Of tue bonds issued under
the provisions OF this act. "a spe-
cial tax ofone.quarter of one per
cent. is hereby levied upon the es-
tate, real and personal, through
ont the State subject to taxation,
which tax shall continue from the
date of the passage Of this act.
until the principal and interest OF
the bonds aforesaid are fully pIid.
and shall be collected in law ful
money of the United States, to,
gether with and in the manner
provided, or that may hereatterbe
provided for tue assessment aud
collection of other State taxes, and
when collected shall be especially
set apart for the payment of the
principal and interest of said
bonds. ia
Sec, Z. Be it further enacted,
etc, Fhat it shall be the duty OF
the Auditor of Public Accounts
and State Treasurer, once in each
Sesr,to give public notice by ad-
H. s = .se#F