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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
CONDENsEIp NEWS.

Lima o., laid the corner.
stone Of, a new Catholic church
OH Sunday week.
Toronto, Quebec and 6ttava
had slight shocks Of EARTH
quakes on tie 22d inst.
1'he storn1i.sig gnal service IS t8
be-. extended to Canada and
British Columbia. omr
Tie ,teIegtaphic cable ffom
+St. Thomas 20, st. Kitts has
been Successfully laid.
The Naval Academy, fire a$
Annapolis was a, snail thing,
after ALL. Thg loss was cnFy
$4,000.
Juareg has officially pro-
claimed Tampie8 closed to for!
eign, vessels. The teeoldtion-
lists hold the city:
Three hundred men viii
shortly commence explorations
on the line Of fha Canada p 81
cifc Railroad.
WIN. II. Clark, news editor
Of The Baltimore Sun for the
past twenty years, died in Chat
city Sunday So years of age.
Rev. J. s. Weaver, a widely.
known Presbyterian clergyman
of Springfield, Ohio died at
his residence there a few days
ago.
The cornef.stone of the free
bridge which is to span tie
James River at Richmond was
laid on the 22d inst. with great
ceremony.
The German Peace Celebra.
ton at Springfield. Ohio, on
the 22dinst. was a great success.
1t was Philadelphia on a small
scale.
A collision at sea between
the New York and london
steamer Paraguay and the
Escrew. steamer Webb caused
the laundering Of the latter
and the loss of thirteen lives.
Mr.! Bonner promptly denies
the truth of the report that he
had agreed TO trot his fast
horse for a purse Of $4,000
against a San Francisco horse
or any other horse.
Fhe Eastern fancy are en-
crossed With the approaching
feather.#eight mill between
Edwards the English eban1pi.
on, and Collins Odds at bet.
ting are 100 to rs on Collins.
The American Board Of
Commissioners for Foreign
Missions, it is said, Will realize
some seventy thousand dollars
from the estate of the late j.
G. Brooks; of Portland, Name.
The commissioners to revise
and consolidate Che statutes Of
the United States have made
their preliminary report. They
think that further alterations
viii suggest themselves before
the complete Work is ready for
Congress: -. -,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
To Drive Red Ants from the
House.

Drop some quicklime on the
mouth Of their nest, and wash
il with boiling water; or dis.
solve some camphor in spirits
of wine, then mix water, which
has been found eA'ectual. They
are averse TO strong SCENT -
Camphor will prevent their in.
testing a. cupboard, or a sponge
saturated with creosote.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
crosse SAYINGS.

I. When you know you are
right fear not the face Of man.
2. Never do anything you
will be ashamed of afterwards.
8. A lazy christian is a rare
sight, for christians are not
lazy
4. A contrary church, mem.
ber is very apt to be wrong
5. Keep your own secrets. =
6. Always be ready tosay a
kind and clever word to- every
one,
Z. Don't expect to. please
every one, or you Will please
no one.
8. A falsehood flies So fast
that it looses' its breath and
dies on the wing.
I 8. A good man loves little
children.
10. Never speak in Of your
pastor nor any one Of your
brethren, and no gentleman
will speak i'll of a sister. y
II. Never stay away from
religious meetings when held
week. days or Sundays, morn
ing, noon or night. I.
CRoss-CUT.
80, -H----7.sr= ,-....----.sr= 3
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

If there is any portion Of
this continent where it may be
said "the winds their revels
keep,"it is on the plains Of
Kansas. They appear to blow
with ceaseless persistence for
three.fourths of the year from
the northwest. Every q tree,
shrub and other movable thing
above the ground leans sub
missively toward the south.
east.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
To Make Old Kid Gloves
.. New.

Make a thick ,mucilage by
boiling a handful. Of flaxseed
add a little dissolved soap; then,
when the tnixthre cools, with a
piece of white flannel wipe the
gloves, previously fitting to the
hand use only enough Of the
cleaner to take of the dirt,
without wetting through the
glove.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

Radical newspapers are ex
tremcly ready to publish all
sorts of fabrications about the
South, but take precious good
cafe never to inform their read
ers that they are mere fabrica-
tions.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
Ku-Klux.

Three hundred more thieves,
vagabonds, 'murderers and
rowdies wanted to travel
through the South stealing
from negroes, robbing houses,
insulting and outraging women,
and occasionally numbering an
old mau. All work of this
kind will be charged to Ku-
Klux and paid for by Presi-
dent Grant and other thieves
interested in his reelection
Address, with references, Moxa
Morton, Beast Butler or Ignor-
anus Grant-a trinity of dev-
IFS crows sitting on the
political limb at Washington.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

A disposition to lengthen
the skirks of walking dresses is
shown by our foreign modistes
resident in New York, but it
is steadily opposed by our ma
tive fashion artists.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

Cylindrical mirrors, which
restore frightfdlly distorted
pictures to proper proportions,
are exhibited at some of the
opticians. A lady with a Gre
clan bend forms q hideous
spectacle Upon. the paper, but
comes up all right in the glass.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

THAT Burglar who was shot near
Nelsonvillo in December, turns out
to be q man from Mercer county,
Pennsylvania. Esquire Hickman
has received o letter from woman
who says she is his wife, and that
his name was Davis.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

SHORT accounts Of any events or
affairs of interest in the villarges
or townships of this and adjoining
counties, in person or by letter, will
be thankfully received by the Edi.
tor of this paper.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

The rates of State Taxation
affixed by the late Legislature
Of Ohio are as follows For
General Revenue, one mill and
two.tenths; for Sinking, eight.
tenths of a mill {; for Common
Schools, one mill.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

Iris said that if potatoes are plan
ted in alternate hills with corn, so
that the vines will be shaded, the
bugs will not disturb them. 1t is
worth trial.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31


In consequence of the refu.
sal of the farmers and land
owners to sign the right away
for reasonable prices the pro.
prosed Baltimore Short Lime
Railway from Warren Station,
on the M. q G. r. R., six miles
cast of Athens, down the Lit
tie Hooking River to Belpre,
of which we spoke some months
ago, has been abandoned. 1t
is now stated that the Co. pro,
pose running from Cutter Sta
tion, on the M. e. G. r. r. to
which will be a saving
of several miles. Had the
company who now operate the
Baltimore & Cincinnati Rail
road built the road from Gin.
cinnati to Belpre there is no
doubt but what they could
have saved at least o distance OF
ten miles between the two
points. There are two stations
in Vinton county-only toul
miles apart-where more than
one.fourth of a mile of road
bed could have been saved as
easily as not. What a saving
Of time, of machinery and roll
ing stock this one.fourth of a
mile would be in only one year!
Short Line or Air Line Rail-
ways are the most profitable d!
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
T'or All Who Read,

We, can without hesitation, recommend AL
DEN's READY BOOK BINDER as tho best V"
have ever seen for the purposes intended. It's
many wants and ltsveyy low price will certain
ly bring II into common, II not universal use.
See advertisement. t2-ly
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

To Wash MerinO stockings.
The same method should be
pursued as for fannels and all
woolen and cotton goods. Boil
the soap TO make a lathe, wash
them in this warm, and rinse in
a second lather. if white mix a
little blue. Never rinse in
plain water. I
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
Where is that Terrible
Howl.

It will be remembered that
the Republicans made a terri
BILE howl because the last Dem
ocratic Legislature remained in
session until after the first of
May. Not a word do the Re.
publicans raise against the late
Radical Legislature. lift was
an outrage for the Democratic
Legislature to remain in ses.
sion to so late a date, was it not
equally outrageous for the late
Legislature to unnecessarily
prolong its session.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

"Brick" Pomeroy seems to rely
upon himself.-New York Star.
That is more than Joe Howard,
editor of the Star, did when n young
lady bounced into his dining. room,
revolver in hand, and drove him
under his wife's bed !-Pomeroy'S
Democrat.
Go for EN-, "Brick |"
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
[From the vicksburg Herald, May sOth.l
HORRIBLE MURDER.
A Whole Family Butchered
and Three of the Victims
Burned with the House.

A correspondent sends us an
account, clipped from the Ruth.
erfordton ON, CO. Vindicator,
of a most devilish and fiendish
murder, committed in Ruther-
ford County on the last We'd
nesday of April, accompanied
by a letter, which we give be-
low. We condense as follows
from the account of the mur-
der
About eleven miles north of
Rutherfordton lived Silas Yves.
ton (colored, with his wife Ga
white woman) and four chill
dred.
Soon after dark Wednesday
evening, three men appeard at
Weston's house, fired a shot
through the door at Weston's
wife, then broke open the door,
rushed in and commenced an
indiscriminate firing on the
whole family.
One of the rufians shot
down three children, another
shot Weston thrice, and a
third cut his throat. They
then pulled the woman from
her retreat under the bed,
stabbed her in the breast and
stomach and cut her throat
Thinking them all dead, the
ruffians then set fire to the
house and left.
The woman, still sensible,
after the murderers left, drag
ged herself from the house, car
rying with her one of the chill
dren, which was still living
The woman went to a neigh
boris and reported the facts.
What may seem remarkable,
in the terrible excitement ol
the moment, and suffering
from her terrible wounds, she
knew the murderers and stated
distinctly the part that each
performed, mentioning the
names; also the positions oi
the bodies of her murdered
husband and children, which
were found to be as she sta
ted.
The accused - Govan and
Columbus Adair, and Martin
Bainard-were pursued, ar
rested and placed in Jail,
where they await trial.
As soon as the murder was
heard Of, the Radical press,
with their usual disregard fol
truth. commenced the howl OF
"another damnable Ku.KluX
outrage"
But unfortunately for the
manufacturers of political cap.
ital, the parties were all Grad
icaIs of the straightest Sect
and the honest, justice loving
Radical papers let the matter
drop.
The following is the letter
of our correspondent, accompa-
nying the account of murder
ED. HERALD The perpe'
traitors and the victims Of the
above outrage are well known
to me; and by letters from my
relatives, who reside near the
scene of the crime, / learn some
facts connected with the case
not mentioned in the above re-
port. A week before they
committed the murder these
desperadoes told Weston and
others that the Ku.Klux would
kill him unless he left the State.
And had it not been for the
woman's extraordinary tenaci-
ty of life the Conservatives of
the neighborhood would have
been charged with, and proba-
bly, punished for the diabolical
deed. Within ten days prece-
ding this crime, the Radicals
of the county, these murderers
included, sent a messenger to
Washington with a petition for
troops to arrest and punish
Ku-Klux. The Adairs were
only l6 to II years of age in
1861, but by the time the war
closed they were notorious as
horse-thieves and bush.whack-
ers, all the name and "for the
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
To Remove Ink spots from
Linen.

Saturate the spot with lard,
and expose for day in the
hot sun; then wash and boil
without soap, Fruit stains
should also be washed without
soap.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE,

For scalds or Burns.
Take raw onions and pound
or mash as fine as possible, and
apply at once; it will give i'm
mediate relief.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
Securing Drops for Removing spots,
Grease, etc., from Linen or any
Other substances.

Take Of spirits of turpentine
and essence Of lemons, Of each
one ounce. The essence must
be newly made, or it will leave
a circle round the spot. ;.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
FUN FLASHES!

~ ~ CI1AOAAGS1s
John Brown wishes to know
If, by paying 50 for the works
Of Burns, he can get Scott free.
"Tndustry must prosper" as
a husband said when holding
the baby while his wife chop.
ped wood.
Who was the only man who
was never spanked in his child
hood /? Adam, because he
was born grown up.
An old sailor said a few days
ago II began the world with
nothing, and | have held my
own ever since"
A pious old Pittsburger gets
close to the 'toot'lights when
the Black Crook is on, be-
cause Ibis hearing is bad.'
A Boston newspaper an
nounces that druggists wild
ow in that neighborhood had
placed upon his tombstone the
epitaph, "His pilgrimage is
over .f..st
A reporter who attended a
banquet in New York conclu.
ded his description with a can
did statement that lit is not
distinctly remembered by any.
body present who made the
last speech
A contemplative genius es-
Inmates that if Brigham Young
wore an additional weed on his
hat every time he lost a wife or
a mother-in-law, he would now
be wearing a hat just twenty
seven miles high.
George, asked a teacher of a
Sunday-school scholar, who
above all others shall you wish
to see when you get to heaven?
With a face frightening with
anticipation, the little fellow
shouted, ''Gerliah -
Mr.. Jones, said Mrs. Jones
with an air of triumph, don't
YOU think marriage is a means
Of grace ?
Well, yes, growled Jones
| suppose anything is a means
or grace that breaks down
pride and leads to repentance
Sandy-"Eh; mon ! but he
cad me a leer y
Mac-"That's nsething, my
laddie. He cad me waul
names than that. You maur
just bear it,
dang it, mon q! but
he proved it."
In the Second Justices
Court yesterday, an attorney
was examining a surety touch
ing his qualifications as bonds
man.
"You have property, you
say p
ayes"
"Did you make it youtself?"
"Partly."
"Are you married ?"
ayes"
did d, your wife bring you any
thing p
"Yes."
"What?"
"Tbree children, sir."-N. O. Pic
dyune!
A country squire in Massa-
chusetts was called in by a
colored family to make a few
remarks at the funeral of their
son, in the absence Of the only
clergyman in the place. The
weeping friends were seated
about the room, when he arose
and said :
cts pretty bad /; butt if l
was you l wouldn't take on so.
It's all for the best. S'pose
he'd lived and grown up to be
"a fat, healthy boy--why he'd
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

rB-Sce advertisement of DIR Butts Dspen-
pary, headed Book for the Inllon--NARRIAGB
GUIDE-in another column! 1t should DE read
N,,, ,,llt
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31
THE BRIGHT SIDE.

We take pleasure In commencing THE BRIGHT
SIDE TO the notice of our readers rs one the
prctticst, sprightliest and most valuable Of the
publications for young people with which We
are acquainted. See advertisement. PLY
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

For Pure Drugs and Medicines
20 to Siason's.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-05-31

The artists adiep TO his pic-
ture-You he haugedl
The New York herald., 1871-03-20
UyrayTlCIDE.
Another Plea for the Fouudlins hsytam--A
Mother Throws Her Child into Is Sink--
CarOner,s Invcsti igutiOn.

Another Piea for thc FouudlinS hsytam--A
Mother Throws Her Child into sink-
Car0ncr's csfigati0n. .
IN the OF Honora Johnson alias Mrs. Hunt
the woman arrested az TAO Washington street, on
Saturday afternoon, on the charge OF throwing her
infant chlld into the sink, Coroner Hermann yeser-
day commenced an investigation.
Alice Powers deposed that the prisoner had
been in her employ domestic for ten
weeks. ana had only been SIX months In
something wrong with Mrs. Hunt, who peremptory
denied being the mother Of babe, but 50 satisfied
10 the contrary the witness that she Went to the
sinE with a Mrs. Hasson. and On making search,
discovered the legs or n enid sticking up ana
caused the remains TO he removed; Mrs. Hunt was
then lold by The witness That ii was a great shame
she had thrown her child into The priyy, 10 which
she made no reply.
0flcer Murphy, of the Twenty-seyenth precinct,
who arrested Mrs. Hunt, deposed that she denied 10
him being the mother OF d child, but. at the same
time confessed that she had thrown something
into the sink, and II it was baby IL was only SIX
months old; bur on taking her 10 the Coroners office
she said the child was seven months Old.
Dr. john Beach made a p0st-mortem examination
on the body. winch showed that was fully deyel-
oped ana
HAD BEEN horn ALIVE
In the Doctors opinion death was caused by sur
location The investigation s not vet concluded
In the meantime the prisoner Is under the care Of
MISS Foster, Matron OF the City Prison. Mrs. Hunt
says she Js q respectable married woman, ana that
her husband is soon expected 10 arrive from Ire
land.
The New York herald., 1871-03-20
POST OFFICE TRlEyEaY,

For some time Henry Brown, an employe OF the
Hoboken Ferry Company, has been in the habit OF
sending sums OF money to his mother who resides
in Piciou, n. =. About two months ago he sent her
two letters in succession containing some twelve
dollars of Canadian money but the remiJtances
never reached their destination. or course the sum
does not appear large except to poor, aged wo-
man who has no other means of subsistence. Brown
made known the case 10 the Postmaster AT Hoboken
whose sole response, Brown alleges, was, "How
do know whether you ever seut that letter or
notf' Brown, VINO earns his money very hard, de-
termined to bring The matter neore the public and
expose the system of theyery which seems to exist
somewhere between HODoKen and Nova Scotia.
The New York herald., 1871-03-20
PROBABLY MGRs KIDD"

Janaica's Gold Ficid-Co.tinmed Weld of
Doubloons-Supposcd 10 be "British Co0ld.'
More OF the Spanish douboons nave been found in
the woods OF Mr.. Van Slcken, In Jamaica, L. where
some men are engaged in unearthing the roots Of
trees. One of them bears date 17l2. Many years
ago an Old negro who lived in the vicinity, tena-
ciousy concnded that a box OF gold had been buried
In the woods during tho occupation of the island by
the British troops III the Revolutionary war. Owing
to his advanced years people called him simpletOn
but some did dig IN the ded very where the
doubloons haye been found. The dirt IS now passed
through a sieve, so that none viii he lost.
The New York herald., 1871-03-20

Cathedral, this Monday moruing at nalrpast ten
O'Clock. The friends OF the family are invited to
attend without further notice.
| RIANHARD.--0n Saturday March 49, at New
Brighton, :. l.. WILLIAM Ri.NHARp, aged II years.
funeral, at Christ church. New Brighton on tuesday
morning, at halrpast ten O'Clock. Boat leaves pier
~ NORM river. at nali-past nins o'clock,
hiLtf.-On Saturday morning. March is, at ten
O'clock JOHN RILEY native oil Dergarphan, parish
W W Druinane, county Cayan Ireland in The '3d year
His relatives aud friends are respectfully invited
10 20 attend lhe funeral from his late residence, 46l
one O'Clock precisely
: scuLLy.-ln mis- city, on Saturday March Is,
CATnARIHE tfe beloved wife of John Scnlly, of ST.
hierals, Kings county, ireland, M the 32d year OF
her age.
Friends end acquainhnces are invited Ia attend
rue iuheral, f0m ner late residence, No. n James
street, thus Monday afternoon, at two O'clock.
SHELDoN.--ln this city, on Friday March IT.
OF his age.
Funeral at Panesvllle Ohio
SMiTH.-in Bl0oklyn SUNDAY, March 10 ED
WARD SMITH, In the 3olh year OF MS age.
The relatives and friends of the family are re.
spectiniiy invited to attend The iuneral on Tuesday
afternoon, at two O'Clock, from ms late residence,
$50 Classon avenue.
spElsAN-on SUNDAY, March 10. ANNA srELM.N,
aged Us years.
FRIENDS of the family are invited 10 attend the fl-
neral services at the residence OF her son-inlaw,
Robert Douglas, No. 100 Guernsey street Grcennont
L. J.. on Tuesday afternoon. at one O'Clock
VAII---At New Market, n. j., on Thursday even
ing, March 10, ELIZABETH c., daughter OF william
The relatives and frienGs Of the family are respect
fnlly invited to attend the funeral, iom The rest
uence OF her father, at haipast twelve O'Clock, and
at the Baptist church al one O'Clock this lMonday)
AFTERNOON. Carriages VIII he In attendance al the
Dunellen station TO meet the TO-, A. M. train from
New York.
WoRrENDYKE.--On Sunday, March 10, after short
and severe illness, MARY JANE, eldest daughter of
her age.
The funeral services Will be held Tuesday after
noon, at one O'Clock, at The Palisades Methodist
uOrmerly
Guy. Relatives and friends are nvi ed 10 attend
hIMMERMANN.--ln Brooklyn, on Saturday morn
lng March i8, after a short Illness Mrs. A. ZIMMER-
MANN, widow, late of Rinteln Germany.
The relatives and trends OF the family are respccr-
Iuiy invited 10 attend the funeral, FROM 2j2 Eleventh
street, between Firth and Sixth avenues BROOKLYN
lnlS lMOndayl attetnO0n. at tlree o'clunk
The New York herald., 1871-03-20

us q lAlf;s S. Paul, b5,k 5sA: do. preferred 71S
s7ai Wabash, sax n b5; Ohio and Mississippi, 47A
s77s; Union Pacific, 201s 29s; Columbus Chi
cago and Indiana Central, 2ls4 a2I76.
RAILWAY EARNINGS.
The following table shows the earnings on twelve
principal roads from January 10 March Of The
current year
The New York herald., 1871-03-20
LATEST rRlcEs or GovEENMENTs.

The following were 'he closing street prices saur-
DAY evening for the government list:-Unitcd states
currency skies, ll4a ll49a do slXes, 1851 regis-
tered li52 49, DO do, coupon, 1854 i16; DO five
twentles registered May and November, ll2lf
u2id DO 10, 1852, coupon, do, n2& a ll2gs: do
DO, 1864 do. do, ll2& a il2t3; DO. do, 1855 do.
do, l12ss Ii22i 90. do, registered, January and
Iuiy, III lIlh; 90. DO, 1865, coupon. DO, III
IlIjs; 10. DO. 1867, do. DO, III l1l1<: do. do
1865 40. do, illls ill2s; do ten-fories, regis
tered, losJk 1os75; do do, coupon. lo9 a lO9's.
CLOSING STREET PRICES or STOCKS.
The following were the quotations at the close OF
street business On the Sidewalk IN 'front.' OF the
stock Exchange saturday affenoon:-Western
Union Telegraph. - /. 51af; Pacific Mail, 43]s 4Ss.
New York Central. consolidated, 9s's 9s15: New
lork Central scrip, 95l. e5's Erie 2o3: 2oss Iiar
lem, 10 q i2o1s: Reading, Iol& a lo2 Lake shore,
ssa ass *; Ptisburg iI2ll lI21S; Northwestern,
-. . 50; do. preferred, Sa'. 99.; Rock Island,