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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-03-23
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THE PEOPLES REMEDY.

THE GREATEST FAMILY MEDICINE OF
l. THE AGE 1T cures Il fatger number of
diseases is more elearlY, more prompt and
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fas' driving all other Fsin Killer from
the market.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-03-23
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27
THE HEATH LIST.

To narratc the events rs near rs posi-
hle in the order OF their occurrence Late
in tic summer of 1864, one John p
Heath. acting rs recruiting officer and
having an office in Portland, collected n
list of several hundred names of persons
claimed To have been enlisted into the
navy. This list was brought or sent to
the adjutant Generals office in Augusta
by John I. Hull, Esq, OF Portland. who
had been actively engaged as recruiting
agent for lhc city Of Portland sence The
commencement Of the war. Mr.. lIull's
connection with this list seemed to be
with The view ol having the names upon
il credited To the city OF Portland. on the
ground that the cnIstments were made
there, claim That was disallowed by
the Naval Commission then in session at
Augusta, consisting OF the Governor and
the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General. Major Gardiner. General Holds.
don speaks of but one list obtained from
Heath. which contained The names of
some 500 men allowed 10 Portland rs in
tn naval service, after assigning which
tlicic WAS balance of more than 400
Which we've ctS,ed rs General Naval
Credits" But rs Mr. lIulr, statement
varies from this, and, is we find ihe
original rcturns OF the municipal officers,
of actual residents OF Portland in the navy,
containing nearly 800 names, we think
The prepondernnce Of proof is that the
list first above referred to did rot contain
the actual residents entered i'm said re-.
turn The list itself would settle all
doubt about this matter; it ought TO he
on the files OF the Adiulant Generals
office; General llods,lon assured us that
he would cndeavor To find it. but in the
great pressure of his private business he
had rs yet been unaLle TO comply with
his engagement The clerks in the
Office OF the Aliutani General have no
knowledge of such u paper, and both it
AMI every other roll d list, upon which
any Of the suspicious enlistmonts were
borne, arc not known to have passed
under The inspection of the clerks for the
purpose of being transcribed, copied,
filed or classified.
About he time this list was prepared,
Heath seems to havD made IN agreement
with G. NJ. Delany & Yates. TO sell him
or ihcm all the men recruited by or for
him for the purpose OF having them sold
again to officers oI towns. Heath was to
have premium of $50 per man Tor his
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27
poetrp,
For the oxford Democrat.
I'VE ARE GROWTNG OLD.

Silently over each threshold is creeping
Weary old age, with it's dimucss, aud dust,
The tide relentless, Is over us creeping
Leaving sal remnants or love, and of trust;
And autumual DAYS are slowly declining;
SHOWS that are coming we feel in the air,
While many token, frosty and shining
Is dropped on the scft, aud beautiful hair.
And frail rs is life the past CLEANS ont brightly,
Tho pages are turned We trenble TO read,
The record we cannot pass over lightly,
Solong we've treasured each word and each deed
uow many gentle, and fond recollection,
How many JOY the heart used to wear;
How many relics of broken affection
Are folded away, 80 tenderly there.
After drifting so long on life'swild bilow,
And tasting the waters, briuy and cold,
Havewe nothing len, save nightshsde, and willow
Now We are fainting, and feeble and old
We all have some flowers LEFT over from childhood
Strange-ihe arst fragrance should cling TO them
The mossy smell OF the swamrs and the wildwood
We len, in ''the beautiful long ago
Tho all alone at the altar we're knecling,
And our ialtering lips move lecbly in prayer;
sweet music over the senses comes stealing
From voice, long bushed who once worshpped
there.
That sweet homo spiri, unchanged by times
fingers,
Tha' bends to each blast, and smiles amjds,
tears,
With beauty, aud strength in every heart fingers
Preserving these voices Of happier years
We are growing old-goOi.byes ma i be spoken
\ few more DAYS, ani the agony past,
The silver cord loosed the goIlca bowl broken
And lite, compenSations meet Us atlast,-
We almost can hear the rush oC the river,
And the dip of the solema boaimon'a oar,
SO near arr We To the h,nadie-S Forever"
Aul the brisht-eyed host Ol iis shining shore.
E.O.k.
Boston. Jan. Ii. 1871.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27
SIGSon BLIrz BEATEN. In California

SiGNoR BLITz BEATEN. In California,
when the disgings were paying well,
Signor Blitz visited gulch, and, before
II large audience, exhibited his legerde
main. During the pei formance. he took
out his handkerchi, {, threw it into the air.
caught it again, when he took Il twenty
dollar piece out OF it, asking the boys ii
they could do that Old Pete, "forty
Miner who had never changed his min
inc shirt since he came into the digging,
Immediately went upon the platform.
took of hi, shirt. dipped the tail OF ii i'll II
bucket of water. held up, and wrung out
$3.50 in gold dust, including tiflccn
pounds of subsoil. Blitz took the next
mule train.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27

"A clergyman meeting little boy OF
his acquaintance. said, This is quite II
stormy day, my SON" Yes, sir" said
The boy. this is quito wet rain
The clergyman, thinking to rebuke such
hyperbule. asked him If ho ever knew oi
any other than wet rain. never knew
personally Of any other, said the little boy,
but | have read of q time when it raincd
fire and birthstone. anI | guess that was
not a wet rain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27
THE FARwELL LOT.

The assignment of some sixty or more
men, whose names were originally borne
ON the Heath lists but who not having
been taken up by the certificates ot towns
rs residents thereof were for = while
classed rs General Navai Credits TO
the towns Of Sidney, Norids sewocS,
Star';s aud others, in performance "t
contracts made with those towns hy A. B.
Earwcll. and for them Farwctl was
paid, was perhaps the transaction that
has excited more comment AMI suspicion
than any other connected with these cred
its.
Mr.. FaTwcll's own explanation OF his
connection with this distribution has hcen
put before the public in various !"rm'.
1t will be lounh succinctly stated in his
communication h. the PuT!and Adver.
User dated Oct 9TH, 1859 aul ut more
length in his answers - intcrrpgaorirS
in his deposition taken by u H. says
that he went to Washington, y. C., TAX
Jag with him only i private lcticr from
Governor Cony, introducing him AMI lis
business, aud while in that vicinity pro-
cured and caused to be mustered into the
army, number of men not varying ten
from scvcnty-iive, part o. which he cen.is~
ell himself, part Of which no bought OF
other recruiting agents and part Of which
were transferred to him by man whose
name he suppresscs, he advancing their
bounties aud taking their receipts there
Tor.
He saws the muster rolls Of all thcse
men were either sent by mail or brought
bv hims.l to the Adiulant Generals OF.
flee in Augusta, and that III case of all
The men whose receipts and enlistment
papers he did not himself bring. they
were assigned by the State authorities
To the State at large OF 10 tie towns of
their residences respectively. lie says
that he had advanced IT Stata h0mlics
and premiums for these men $50 600 and
over $50, 600 more than was reimbursed
TO him in the sale and Assignment OF
such rs he was allowed 20 control. Com.
planning to the State authorities nf thi'
considerable loss. they finally arranged
to reimburse him b. allowing him 10 take
some sixty men from the General Cred.
il" list and sell them 10 towns, by. which
he was enabled to indemnity himself for
his said loss. After this arrangement
was agreed upon, he asserts that the
Governor burnt the original receipts in
his private room in the State House. oi
all The men who had been assigned. as he
SAYS to the general credit of the State or
OF The towns OF heir residences. to none
OF which had bounty been paid by tho
State.
This statement. though assevcrated and
repeatedly man who has largely Gu
joyed tho friendship of eminent public
Zen and the confidence OF his fellow citi'
zens, is contradicted by SO many facts
and circumstances, that we find ourselves
compelled, in determining what our
testimony proves, to state in order the
reasons ior distrusling it.
With the most strenuous purpose to
credit Mr.. Farwell. we shoald hc per.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27

1t n man goes into anykind of an en-.
term ise, and is successful, he will say he
was smart; but hia neighbors will say he
was lucky buL il he does not succeed well.
he will say he was unfortunate, but his
neighbors will say he was a fool.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27

With the m)st strenuous purpose To
credit Mr. EUwcll. we shoald hc per.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27

agency in the business, and Dclany
claims that in addition to this payment,
which was actually made, he paid or do
posted with persons to he paid SlOO per
man for every man excepting those al
ready in the service whose terms Of on
lstment had partially expired. Under
this arrangement Mcssrs. Delany &
Yates sold by themselves or through
parties, 10 whom they sold. about 201
men. In this number however are in.
clnded u lew men sold directly by
Heath. and Il lew by Thomas NJ. Stevens.
TO whom Heath had turned over Il part by
the consent ul DcIany. These sales were
made To town. Mt prices ranging from
$50 to 500 per man. The sanction OF the
Naval Commission was obtained by re
turns filled up in the handwriting of De-
lany or some one OF his partners or clerks,
upon blanks furnished from The Adjutaui
Generals office, and signed 10y The select
men of towns TO which the sales were
made, in which returns the men SO sold
were certified 10 he persons resident or
liable To enrolment in such town, who
were in the service in the United States
Navy.
The selectmcn of towns who had signed
such certificates their oath was not re-
quired-havc given various accounts OF
how these certificates were obtained.
Some lew have been confident that they
never did sign or could have signed such
returns. though they generally did not laii
to recognize the gcnuneness OF Their
signatures. Some have asserted thai
they signed tho papers without much
knowledge Of their contents and rs
matter of form while the Scruplcs ol
others we're overcome by the Ingenious
explanation that, rs the men were in the
service ol the Unitel States, they ought
To have 4 residence some where. and ~
The United States, they might, by Il fiction
of law. be considered rs residents of the
towns 10 which they were assigned-it il
not being explained that the very GER
tifca,c sought was the prerequisite OF snch
assignment.
Dclany asserts that tho assignment of
these men to the credit Of towns WAS re-
fused by the Adiutant General, without
authority from Washington, and that he
procure such authority in IN order from
Provost Marshal Genera Fry TO credit the
names enumerated in the lit Ia districts
and sub district, in the State; and thai
after the receipt Of that order 'rcdil> were
made To such towns - he had ncgoliated
with for the men.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27

FIJI Shu is the manic of one Of the
oldeat of The Chinese deitics. His name
got mixed in coming across; Of course it
is Shoe Fly
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27
Gbr G)tforo Democrat,
rss ONLY PAPER PRINTED IN OXFORD COUNTY,
Published Every Friday Morning, BY
F. f. SIT 4 ",
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

CGGUS:-rSo Dollars per wear; On, Dollar and
fifty Ceats, IL paid in advance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27
PAPER CREDITS.
The Report Of the Investigating Com
mittee.

The commission. consisting of the Hon.
George +. Talbot. The Hon. Abram San
born and Gen. Seldcn Corner, WAS mp
pointed in April last aud commenced its
session in May, continuing with vaca
ton OF three months, from August Ia
November, up 10 the date when the re-
port was submitted TO the Legislature.
Mr.. Sanborn having been elected To the
Legislature, resigned his place As Com
missioner in January. Tho report is nc
cordingly signed only by his associates.
The appropriation for the invcsilga-
lion was $4,000, of which some 5000
remain unexpcndcd. The order OF
the Investigation was, first. the interro-
CATION of the officers of towns which
had received irregular credits; sec
ond, inquiries addressed TO the War
and Navy Departments. which elected
very unsatisfactory replies; and third,
the examination of the brokers and agents
who appeared to have disposed OF these
credits. This latter branch of the in
quiry has occupied the commission since
their meeting in November.
Ii appears that towns were furnished
with credits OF doubtful character by
Mcssrs Colby & Pike. f. NJ. Stevens.
Charles kmInll, ID. H. Brown, 5. A.
Barker, Benjamin lIur,l. Hcrrrnan. Libby
& Co. +. II. Dinsmore, Watts & Wall. j.
II. Manlcy. G.. NJ. Dclany & Co.. S. G..
Archer, John L. Heath. Joseph Nyc, Eli
olt Walker. John Z. Deering Il Co., A. g.
FarweIl. Sumner Barton A. ID. Morrow.
J W. Reed, I. H. lIubbaId, Josiah III
Greel,. e.. Z. Cochranc. Lewis rebbctts,
Ira ID. 5 urgi,. - North, c.. T. Bean
and llodgdnm. Morris & Co. Many of
these persons. however, appe1red to be
only middle men. with or without com.
mission. between tho first hand brokers
and the towns and some rs agents and
statesmen of the brokers' We have cx.
amincd nearly all of these men who were
reported To be alive, whom we could lind
within reach Of our process.
All the men sold classify themselves I'M.
der these descriptions:
|. Enli,tmcnts claimed in the United
S,.,.s Nv, go, G.,;t;,,,, r..,,rn, 80 ,,,u
nj 'pal officers ol various towns, but nev.
euhclcsS sold u such towns. principally
by g. NJ Dcllny & Go. and others
,. Enli,'mcntg claimed TO be in The
United States Navy, numbering 60 or
more, originally at the disposal of the
State authorities, bat ultimately sold Dy
4. b. Farwc!.
3. EnIistmcnts claimed in The United
States navy, u list Of which, ,purporlng -
number 25l; WAS ordered 10 be credited
to Maine by the I'M ed States Provost
Marshal General. the property 10 which
seemed to have becu recognized rs in J.
III. ManIey, and The names ON which
were sold To towns by him and his con-
signecs. J. p. Deering Il Co. and others.
/. Between three hundred and four
hundred osten,ible enlislmcntS in the
United States Marine Corps. the right Of
control to which seems to have been
recognized as in the hands OF Messrs.
Colby & Pike
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27
Local AGENTS for The Democrat.

J. n LOvcioy Albany. Henry W. Park Mex
SlvanBs Poor, NndOver. Geo. II. Brown, Mason.
= Foster, lr.. Bcthcl. Henry Upton. Norway.
pr. Lgpham, Brvant's Y. orIu Foster. Newry.
W. Cumming. R1cS6cld u. Abbott, Jr..E. Rum a
B,lSfcrS wright DiN6'd. 4. l.. Douglass, Upton.
Dtvii >syvall, T. S1maer. ~. 4 Chandler, W. sum r
= shirley. Frvrhur,-. Jas VI Shaw, Waterford.
\. y. Ku1pp. Hanover. n saunders, Sweden.
y. =. u lhA&rl, Hiram.
SThs'rihcrs can tei' = examining the colorcd
slip attached 90 thyir PAPER. thc amount due aud
th1se wishing % avail themselves Of the advanced
pawn ept~. cll send 70 u~ nv mail or band 20 the
nearest agent. sept. -" ON the slip, mC1us
IN" paper L. p1ij for, 20 that date When money -
sat, sh9ud De taken tu sNSYHne the slip and e
the vl'ltv Is not .relitrd WI;hia two weeks, We
shouii he tpprisCd oft
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-06
The Greaf Pictorial Animal.

Hostetter's United States Almanac. for 1871, for
distribution grdt throughout the United States, and
all civilized countries of the Western Hemisphere will
be published about the first of January in the Eng
lish German, French, Norwegian, Welsh. Swedish
Holland, Bohemian and Spanish languages and all
who wish to understand the true philosophy of health
should read and ponder the valuable suggestions it
contains In addition to admirable medical treatise
on the causes prevention and of great variety of
diseases it embraces large amount of information in
teresting to the merchant the mechanic the MINER the
farmer, the planter, the professional man. and the
calculations have been made for such meridians and
ATTITUDES as are most suitable for correct and compre
hensive NATIONAL CALENDAR.
The nature and extraordinary sanitary effects
of Hosteters Stomach Bitters, the staple tonic and
Alternative of more than half the Christian world
fully set forth in its pages which also interpreted
with pictorial illustrations valuable recipes for the
household and farm, humorous anecdotes, and other
instructive and amusing reading matter, original and
selected Among the ANIMALS to appear with the open
ing of this year, this will be of the most useful,
and mag be had for the asking. The proprietors,
Messrs Hostetter Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa receipt
of two cent stamp, will forward copy by mail to
any person who cannot procure one in his neighbor-
hood. The Bitters sold in every city, town and
village and extensively used throughout the entire
civilized world.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-06

The Loss OF THE NICK WALL.--Every
fresh detail confirms the culpability of
the officers in overlooking the steamer
Nick Wall, which was snagged last week
in the Mississippi river. i seems that
when she reached Memphis she was
laden beyond her capacity, but the Off
GERS controlling her consented to an adj
dition of 60 deck passengers, with their
freight and luggage. As consequence,
the boat was managed with the greatest
difficulty, and several times narrowly
escaped disaster before she ran on the
snag which sunk her. So heavily was
she laden, and so conscious were the
officers of her danger, that whenever an
other boat approached the Wall re-
manned motionless so that the return
waves might not jar the vessel too
much. At about s o'clock in the even
ing the vessel ran on a snag, and in
few minutes thereafter sunk, drowning
at least 100 people, and seriously injur-
ing large number of others. Very
many who might have been saved leaped
from the deck, in the frightful uncer-
tainty of the shock.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-06
NEW YORK

IT seems that chief thing in per-
suading New Workers to live in apast-
ment hotels was the expense of ser
wants, who are increasing in number
and cost at great rate. Besides wages,
perquisites are a considerable item,
even with chefs de cuisine, who are not to
be thought of for less than 81 200 per
annum. Mr.. Belmont pays his l,5OO.
Mr.. Bareda, ex-Peruvian Minister, di-
vides his kitchen into three depart
ments-meats, vegetables, and pastry
with chef over each, at cost of $4,000
a year. Each cook is assisted by one or
two scullions; and SO general has this
custom become that the most inditfer-
ent cook, who may, perhaps, be engaged
for $25 a month, STIMULATES expressly
for kitchen maid, at an additional ex-
pense of $40 month.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-06
The New Idria Mine.

The new ldria NINE which, through
McCtarahan's claim, has attained so
much notoriety, is described by a recent
visitor as in an indescribably dreary and
unpromising locality. at is situated
about two hundred miles almost due
south of Sacramento, and is at present
in prosperous operation. The bed of
quicksilver is said, however, to be al
most exhaustless. 1t was opened up
about ten years ago, worked few years,
then closed by injunction until 1865,
since which time it has been active, en-
ploying between POO and 800 men. Its
yield of quicksilver in 1867 was II 800
TASKS. The crude ore yielded I per
cent. of clean quicksilver From this
mine there slopes easily down to the
San Joaquin vast plain, which is well
nigh desert. | can tell you Just how
it looks, though | have never had the
happiness of visiting the place, because
ranges or parallels of climate and soil in
California. There is mighty plain, on
the west side of which are low foothills,
with here and there a wretched dwarfed
oak, the surface creased and dimpled in
that manner peculiar to California,
and the whole plain and foothills about
the color of defunct yellow rose.
There hovers over the foothills, how
ever, that wonderfully soft, lilac, CHAR
oScuo haze, which gloriies the distance
beyond description. On the desert
plain there is little fine wiry grass,
and on the foothills, among the few
oaks, now and then bunch of bright,
green chamizai, or of yellow green sage.
Even the tops Of the coast range there
are scarcely wooded, producing only
sickly pines and struggling live oaks.
Such is the indescribably dismal place
about which is all the jangling."
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-06
Prussian Camps-HOw They are
Formed.

The Prussians alwa. IS form their
camp in hepshape OF square, whatever
may be the strength of the force obliged
to bivouac. Their brigades, divisions,
and army corps are distinguished by
electric beacons, or ordinary lights COW
cred with white or many -colored glasses,
the object of which is, first, to mark the
abode of the generals; secondly, to
facilitate the communication of orders
emanating from those in command.
This mode of lighting might be intro
duced with advantage into the French
army, for there have been many in
stances during the late campaign of
orders from headquarters never reach
ing the generals at all. The Prussian
camps are guarded by sentries scattered
on the wings and fronts, thirty or forty
PAGES from each other, taking care to
cross each other continually, so as to
prevent any soldier or stranger from
going out without orders. or entering
without a safe conduct. The sentinels
at the outposts are generally placed
checker-wise. tld united to the guards
(who are placed in the manner pre-
Scribed by Frederick the Great) by little
posts of cavalry charged with imme-
diately informing the main body of any
surprise. The fires are lit in the morn
ing and let out at nightfall : no cooking
is done by the Prussians when they az
rive at the bivouac by night. There are
some fires to show the general direction
of the line Of sentries, but they cannot
be seen, the flank on the side which the
enemy might attack being masked by
slopes. The Prussians always throw up
earthworks; they carefully avoid sound
ing clariOns or beating drums, either in
the camp or in action. Every officer or
soldier has a whistle which enables the
chiefs to perform the different calls and
the men to give warning of the approach
of the enemy, to call each other, and to
seek their company when they have
strayed. The Prussians never use the
drum and clarion except in a conquered
country as, for example, the Meuse.