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Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21
The Deaf and Dumb.

1t was misty, rainy morning, late in
October of this same year OF 1871, when
the Governor of Massachusetts,, with a lit
tie company of curious and interested
people, went down to Northampton, in
the same State, and once there, soon found
their way to the Clarke Institution. a
visitor coming into the school building
little late, after going up flight OF broad
steps from the first floor, finds himself in
a large exhibition hall, at the back of
which, seated in rows on benches, are be-
tween forty and fifty boys and girls, of all
ages and sizes, from the coquettish young
Miss, Just getting well into her teens, and
concerned about her ribbons and her cOy-
fire, down to tiny little things of five and
six. The front seats are occupied by the
company; on the platform, in front of
large blackboard, is a group of children,
evidently class, attended by teacher.
You cannot see that these children are
being put through an examination in any
especial branch. They seem to be talking
and laughing, and having good time
among themselves. You think, perhaps,
they are having amateur theatricals on
small scale, as you listen to convcrsa-
tion between them. The teacher, advanc-
ing to a bright-eyed little girl of seven,
saws Here, Fanny, is pear for you,
to a little girl older than herself, and says:
Miss j gave me this pear" Mary
replies Il like pears very much please
give me some.' Fanny says "You may
have small piece" and hands it to her.
Here n small boy joins them, and says to
Fanny 81 like pears, too give me some" "
Fanny hands it to him, saying, again :
"You may have small piece" But he
puts it in his pocket, and is going away,
when the owner of the pear calls out ::
No mo- You are selfish boy ~ and
makes him give it back. She then
gives it to Mary, saying; Put it
and walks slowly towards the closet, eat
ing it as she goes. Walking so slowly
and eating so fast, it is a question as
to whether any pear viii be left when she
| gets to the closet That Fanny has her
| doubts on the subject is evidenced by the
| lively manner in which she expresses her
| disapprobation.
! All this is very simple, you say, and
| you would expect more from the young
| est children in our primary schools.
| Certainly. But are you aware that every
| one of these children is deaf that when
! they came to this school they could not
speak and that had they been sent TO
one of the ordinary schools, provided for
children of their class, they would have
remained dumb as well as deaf for llte
The exercises which they are being put
through are to show their proficiency in
speech, and their quickness in compre-
hending what is said from the motion oi
the lips; and all that they know of these
things has been taught them during one
or two years at school. Their proficiency
is tested in various ways The class arr
made to stand with their backs to the
blackboard, and one of their number i:
selected to stand before them, facing it
read sentences written by the teacher
such as Bring me that book" Put Jen
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21
A Race for a Wife.

THE Vallejo (Cal.) Chronicle gives the
following account of spirited runaway
match
An exciting runaway match took place
Yesterday in which the would-be bride
groom, by superior speed and bottom,
ovcrcame all obstacles and won his prize.
The hero is c. W. Benedict, formerly
leader of the Vallejo Rifles Brass Band,
and at present band-master on board the
California the heroine is young lady
of this city. The two had formed a
mutual attachment, and were engaged to
be married But 1.-THE course of true
love never did run smooth" and the
Young lady had big brother who was
strongly opposed to the match, not being
satisfied with the social standing of the
suitor. So a runaway match was ar
ranged, and yesterday the latter engaged
a splendid double team of Johnnie Brown
lie. and, resplendent in naval uniform
and brass buttons, drove around 10 the
residence of his affianced. The two then
drove off 10 Suisun. Meanwhile the
brother finding his sister absent, smelt a
rat. and having an idea what was up,
straightway got a buggy and started after
the Tunaways. The latter, arriving in
SuisuI, had put up at hotel, and iancy-
ing the coast was clear were enjoying
themselves leisurely, when the brother
| appeared on the scene. Inc couple catch
| ING sight OF him, made for their team,
and jumping in, started for Fairfield al d
! break-neck pace to get the license.
Their pursuer whipped his horse afteI
! them and finally overlook them IN tho
clerks Office. Here hc tried to prevent
the clerk from Issuing a license, but both
parties being OF age, the latter could NO
4 refuse. Armed with his license, Benedic
handed his sweetheart into the buggy
and was about stepping in himself, whsI
the brother coiared him. \ serious scutii'
ensued, but Benedict finally shook HIN
off. and started for Suisun to find justIc
TO perform the marriage ceremony, IN
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21

brother rushed for his buggy and started
in hot pursuit 1t was the fastest mile
race everwitnessed at the county seat, and
both Fairfield and Suisun turned out en-
H,Gse to witness it. Whip lashes cracked,
wheels spun like tops, and the gravel on
that would-be macadamized road flew from
the horses feet like hailstones. The lovers
came out ahead and rushed for the JUS
tees office without delay. Their pur-
suer followed hard after, and tried to
prevent the performance of the ceremony,
but his expostulations were of no avail.
A few brief words made the two one, and
the baffied brother sadly returned to his
team and drove back to Vallejo. Benedict,
now a happy Benedict, left his team in
the stable, and took the down train in
the evening, going down to San Francisco
with his bride on their wedding tour.
Brownie is thus far out team on the ar
rangement, which is eating its head off
in Suisun, while the lovers are enjoying
themselves in other climes.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21
Congressional Committees.
SENATE.

SENATE.
=, P,iriIegs: and E7ections;-sumner: Chairman ;
man.
Foreign Relations Cameron, Chairman; Har-
Ian, Morton, Patterson, Schurz, Hamlin and Cas-
serly.
Finance-Sh Sherman, Chairman; Morrill, of ver-
mont, Fenton. Scott, Ames, Wright and Bayard.
APpropridtions:-Cole, Chairman Sprague, Saw
yer, Edmunds, Window, West and Stevenson.
CO71nerce.-Chandler, Chairman; Corbett, Kel-
logg. Spencer, Buckingham, Conkling and Vickers.
Sprague, Gilbert and johnson.
AgiicsAfTe.-Morton. Chairman Frelinhuysen,
Robertson, Lewis and Davis of West Virginia.
Military AfdiTS.-Wilson, Chairman Cameron,
Morton. Ames Logan, West and Blair.
Nye. osborne Ferry of Mich. and Aicorn of Miss
.Jitdicidyy-Trumbull, Chairman; Edmunds,
Conkling, Carpenter, Frelinghuysen, Pool and
Post OtFces and Post Roads-Ramsey, Chairman
Pomeroy, Gilbert, Cole, Hamlin, Ferry of Mich,
Kelley
born. Sprague, Window, Logan. Casserly.
PfiUdte Land Cldin,s-Davis of Ky, Chairman;
Ferry of Conn. Caldwell. Bayard. Blair
Indian Afdi,s-Harlan, Chairman; Corbett,
buckingham, Frelinghuysen, Wilson, Caldwell,
Ptnsions.Edmunds. Chairman: Upton. Pratt.
Brownlow, Hamilton of Texas, Logan. salisbury.
Revolutionary C2diDlS-Poole, Chairman; Brown
low, Corbett, Hill, Davis of W; Va.
CldiRS-Howe Chairman; Scott, Pratt, Stewart,
Boreman. Davis of w. Va.
Districtof Cosun6id-Patterson Chairman; Sum
ner. LcWls- spencer sawyer, HITCHCOCK Nlckers.
Pdteats-Ferry of Conn, Chairman; Carpenter,
Morrill, of Me-; Window, Hamilton of Md.
Pt,Jlic Buildings and GFoUpds-Morrill of VT,
Chairman: Trumbull, Cole. Sumner Stockton.
TeI7iGO7ies-Nye, Chairman; Cragin, Schurz,
Boreman, Hitchcock, Clayton and Cooper.
Pdci nc RditFo0dS-Stewart, Chairman; Ramsey,
Harlan Rice, Fenton. Scott, Kellogg, Hitchcock
Cooper. Ferry of Mich. and Kelley.
Mines and NiniHg-Rice, Chairman: Chandler
Flanagan. Tipton. Caldwell. Acorn. salisbury.
! Rerisioa Of the Lars Of the United Stdtes-Conk.
! ling, Chairman: Carpenter, Stewart, Wright and
| Hamilton of Md.
! Education and LdJoY-Sawyer. Chairman Nor
| rill of Vermont, Flanagan, Patterson and John
| son.
| To Audit and Control Contingent Expenses of N,
SeaGte-Fenton, Chairman; Window and Sauls
| bury.
Printing-Anthony, Chairman Bowe and Cas-
| serly.
Li6rUy-M Morrill, of Maine, Chairman; Howe and
! Sherman.
| EHgyossed BiHs-B Buckingham, Chairman; Clay
/ ton apd Davis of West Virginia.
| Earolled BRS-Carpenter, Chairman; Lewis ant
Kelley.
Select Committee on Re,iSion Of Rilss-Pomeroy
/ Chairman: Edmunds and Bayard.
Renlordi or POiitical Observation-Disclosures
Chairman; Boreman, Ames, Hamilton of Texas
! Nickers, Clayton and Stevenson.
On Lerees Of the MissisSippi-KelloGg. Chairman
| Trumbull Schurz, Alcorn and Blair.
Alleged OufTdges IN The Southern Sta,ss-Scott
Chairman; Chandler, Rice, Pool Pratt, Bayard AM
Blair.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21
THE OLD WORLD.

In his message to the French Assembly,
which was read on the 7th, President Thiers
deplores the Indebtedness of the country,
but says ii is due to the Vaccinations of the
Emperor Napoleon. He advocates the
establishment of general compulsory mill
tary service in war time, and proposes the
limitation of the annual contingent to $4,000
men in time of peace. He says France sym
pathizes with the Pope in the maintenance of
his spiritual independence, and will, in case
of need, give the Holy Father vigorous
support.
A Paris dispatch of the 10th says there was
a complete disagreement between President
Theirs and the Orleans Princes, respecting
the right of the latter to their seats in the
National Assembly.
special dispatch from London on the
18th says "The question of the alleged
violation of neutrality by the United States
with regard to Cuba was discussed in a coun-
ell of Ministers, at Madrid, on the 9th. AS
the result of the council, dispatches were sent
to the Spanish Minister at Washington which
are said to contain important instructions
respecting the attitude of the United States
toward Spain in Cuban affairs. The course
of the American Government is likely to affect
the Alabama claims in the Geneva Con-
ference, by furnishing precedent in favor
of the British Government in the cases of
the Hornet, the Florida, and other priva-
teers." Another dispatch says tremendous
excitement prevailed in Madrid on the re-
ceipt of General Grants message relating to
the Cuban difficulty. The Spanish Govern
ment had resolved to maintain firm attitude,
and reinforcements of 1900 men, two ad-
ditional Generals, and four iron-clads would
be immediately dispatched to Cuba.
The French National Assembly, on the
18th, adopted, by a vote of 2S9 to 277, the
recommendation from the committee having
charge of the subject, for the alienation to
the State of the crown jewels.
The British Foreign Office has sent in
structions to all its agents abroad to inves-
tigate the organization of the various
branches of the International Society in the
countries to which they are respectively ac-
credited, and report thereon to the govern
ment.
party of observers of the total eclipse of the
sun in the Southern Hemisphere report that
the photographs of the corona obtained are
perfect, and the result must be conclusive of
several points regarded by modern astrono-
mers as needing more Thorough demonstra-
tion.
The Prince of Wales was decidedly better
on the 18th, and strong hopes were enter
tanned of his ultimate recovery.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21
Miscellany.
SANTA CLAUS VISIT.
By c. c. MOORE.

BIZ c. c. MOORE
TWAS the night before Christmas, when all through
Not creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings We're hung by the chimney will
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions OF gar-plums danced through the
heads
And mamma in her 'kerchief and in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for long winter
When out on the lawn there arose such clatter,
sprang from my bed to see what was the mat
Away to the window I flew like flash.
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow,
Gave the lustre of midday. to objects below;
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear
But miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer,
With little old driver, so lively and quick
/ knew in a moment it must be st. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled and shouted, and called them by
Now, Dasherl now, Dancer! now, Prancer! now
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all!'
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle mount to the
So, up to the house top the coursers they 1ew
With the sleigh full of toys-and st. Nicholas
-. too;
And then in atwinkling heard on the roof,
The prancing and paving of each little hoof.
AS drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down. the chimney St Nicholas came with a
bound;
He was dressed oil in fur from his head to his foot
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and
SCOT:
A bundle Of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like peddler just opening his
pack.
His eyes, how they twinkled! his dimples, how
merry!
His cheeks were like roses his nose like cherry:
His drol little mouth was drawn up like bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as the
snow;
The stump Of pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like wreath.
He had broad face and little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like bowl full of
jelly.
He was chubby and plump right jolly old elf,
And laughed when saw him in spite of myself
A wink of his eye, and twist of his head
Soon gave me to know had nothing to dread
He spoke not word but went straight to his work
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a
Jerk
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving nod, mp the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave whistle
And away they all flew like the down of thistle:
But heard him excaim, ere he drove out of sight
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL GooD
NIGHT 20
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21

In the House, on the 18th, bill
was reported from the Committee on Appropd ltons,
debated at length and passed, authorizing the Sec
retary OF the Treasury to purchase at private sale
or by condemnation, the remainder of the square
OF ground ON which the Post-Ofice building in
chicago recently stood, not now owned by the
Government; if the cannot be procured at a
reasonable price then purchase some other square,
not more than two squares distant from that local
lty, and proceed to have erected thereon fire
proof building, for the accommodation of
the Custom House, Sub Treasury, Post Office,
United States Courts, and the Pension and Internal
Revenue Offices the bill appropriates two millions
of dollars and provides that the total cost of the
site of the building shall not exceed four millions
Of dollars. A bill was also passed appropriatng
SAB 600 to meet the deficiency by the defacations OF
7. o. Mccartney, late Disbursing Clerk of the Post
Once Department. "A bill was passed in Commit
tee of the Whole making an appropriation to pay
expenses to carry ont the Treaty of Washington,
Adjourned to the 18th
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21

"A correspondent in the Germantown
Telegraph says that the best food to make
hens lay is a mixture of bran and mid
dlings. His mode of preparing the food
is to mix about five parts of bran with
one of middlings. In the morning." he
says, Il wet up with water about four
quarts of the mixture in large tin pan,
taking pains to have it rather dry, though
all damp. This I set in warm, sunny
spot, south of their shed, and they walk
up, take few dips, don't seem to fancy
it like, but they soon return to it, and
continue to feed from it at intervals dur
ing the day"
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21
HOUSE.

On E7ecfiops-McCreary, of Ia; Hoar, of Mass.
Thomas, of n. c.; Perry of o.; Hazclton, of Wis.
Eames, Of r. l.; Arthur, Of Ky; Morrick, of Md.
Rice. of Ill.
Ways and .Htdts-Dawcs OF Mass; Maynard, of
Tenn; Kelley, of Pa; Brooks, of n. y; Finkcln-
burg, of Mo-. Burcharrl, of H.; +. H. Roberts, OF
n. Y; Kerr, of Ind; Beck, of n. y.
0pFidfiOnS-(iarfeld. of o.: Sargent, OF Cal
Dickey, of Pa; Clark of y. y; Palmer, of la.
Hale, of Me; Niblack, of Ind; Marshall of III.
Swan of Nd
Banking and CWITtBcy-Hooper, of Mass; Wal
drOn, of Mich; Smith, OF VT; FarNycll, of ILL.,;
Nom oe, of o.; Merriam. of n. Y. Cox, of y. Y.
Randall, of Pa; Dox. of Ala.
Pacific Observation-Disclosures of N Y: Burlington
of Mass; Lynch, of Ne. Sypher, of La; Killin=er
of Pa; Beveridgc of ILL.,; HoughtOn. Of Cal. Aver
| ILL., Of Mimi; Wells. of Mo-; Mckinney. OF o.
smith Ely, Jr., Of y. " Harper, OF n 6; Nc
| Henry, Of ky
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21

-" Sarah, have any of those mischev-
ions children been playing with the piano,
while have been out of town? Some oil
the Keys won't sound at all" Sarah
- Please mum, / don't know nothink
about it-leastwise, Master Tom said there
was something wrong with it, which he
was sure there was mouse in 1t. so ne
Got Joe TO hold up the cover, while he put
The dog and cat into it; but instead o.
catcbi1' the mouse, mum, they took TO
frhtin, and did make such funny noise
i'm among the wires-so, maybe, mum, the
mouse is in there still, num-
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21

WHAT is the difference between timber
and lumber? A good deal.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-21
le Senate, on the 18th, petitions

was adopted calling the Secretary of the Treas
ury for information to the number of persons
employed, and the total compensation paid there
for. in the collection of Customs for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1871 in the United States =. The
Apportionment bill was further considered in Com
mittee of the Whole, and the number of Represent
atives of which the House should be composed was
fixed at 2S3, and an amendment was adopted provld-
ing that no new State shall be admitted having less
population than the number fixed ratio of
representation. and the bill, amended. was re-
ported to the House and passed. without division.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-15
HOUSE..

Beck,s Amnesty Falls OF a Two.
EsE Third Vote by Two.
The House proceeded to the considera-
ton of MIR. Beck's bill to remove all DO.
litical disabilities. The colored members
participated in the discussion of the bill.
Mr.. Elliot, of South Carolina, de.
nounced it as paying premium on
disloyalty and treason. Mr.. Delarge, Of
South Carolina, took the same side
MI. Plat, Republican, said it was too
late now to punish men for what they
did during the war. If Congress in
tended to punish these men it should have
been done at the close of the war. The
true policy is to extend to all in the South
the rights of citizenship if it should tax e
as large force as it did to put down the
rebellion. In bis vote he wanted to give
tranquility and peace to the South and
not to keep up the strife.
Mr.. Poland's amemendment excepting
Members of Congress Of the United
States who withdrew therefrom and aid
ed the rebellion; officers of the army or
navy of the United States, above the age
of twenty-one years, who left said army
or navy and aided the rebellion, and
members of the State Conventions which
adopted the pretended ordinances of Sc
cession, and who voted for the adoption
of such ordinances, was agreed to, 123 to
81.
The bill was Ithen rejected; yeas
100, nays 80: two-thirds rot having vo-
ted yea.
Adjourned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-15
Forgery ON the Fourrh National.

A negro boy named Sam Gray, who
says he is about fifteen years old, took
last night, about seven O'Clock, to the
confectionery establishment of Mrs. Greig
on Union street, forged check on the
Fourth National Bank and the following
letter: 'tMrs. Greig; you will confer a
favor on me by cashing this check for
me, and also send me two bottles OF
pickles. With respect, r. F. Woods,
20 Hight ST."
The check was not cashed, but the boy
was held until officer Fitzpatrick arrived,
when he was taken to the police head
quarters. The boy stated there, that 8
white man gave him the papers and told
him to bring the money ETC., to the cor
ner of High and Union streets, by the
gas light The matter will be further in
Vestigated. The check was signed, Macy
81 Brown.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-15

WINNIPEG.
The Canadian Volunteers i'm Open
ReVoIt-The Government over
awcd-OutIageS on Americans.

The Canadian Volunteers i'm Open
ReyoIt-The Government over
nwcd-Outrages on Americans.
CHICAGO, March 14.-Pembina dates
of the 29th ult. give news of another
outburst on the Red river. The first bat
talon of Canadian volunteers are in open
revolt, and put at defiance their officers
aud the civil authorities. The present
indications are that the Government is
defunct and all authority has passed into
the hands of the Canadian troops sta
toned at Upper Fort Garry, of whom
DR.. Schultz is recognized as the head
and leader. Within few days nomina-
tons will be made and elections held for
four members to the Dominion House of
Commons. The soldiers mob appre-
hended all law-sbiding citizens, who
dread the fourth March when the SOL
diers and the Schultz party propose to
celebrate the anniversary of Scott's exc
cution. We are absolutely without law,
as the volunteers have taken all authority
into their hands.
Another letter says the country people can
not visit Winnepeg without fear of being
insulted and abused by lawless soldiers,
and unless immediate improvement is
made 10 the conduct of affairs many
people will abandon their farms and fly
for refuge to the American side of the
boundary. The village of Pembina is
frequently visited by parties of drunken
volunteers, who terrify and often abuse
the residents. On the night of the oath
an American citizen named Anderson
Noult was chased across the International
boundary by a party of Infatuated SOL
diers, and when some distance on this
side of the line, was knocked down and
savagely beaten by them and left for
dead. Noult was one of the supporters
of Riel's Provisional Government last
winter, which is the reason for the as