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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27
ESCAPE OF TWO PRISON
EtS FROM THE COUN.
TX JAIL.
COuglrenour Visits his Family
and Returns to the Hotel
de Hunter.

hasI rrluay evening our
quiet citizens were aroused by
the ringing Of the Court House
bell, and soon it was in every
body's mouth that Coughen-
hour and Barney Ankrom had
broken Jail. The alarm was
given by Pat. Gormley and
Rulandus Brown, two fellow
prisoners, who had the oppor-
tunity, but did net 60 out. A
crowd soon collected at the
Jail. Immediate measures were
taken for pursuit; but first oil
all the energies oil all the Off
GERS concentrated on one OBJ
ject--lo "lell Milt. Bay In
this one thing at least, We
think, they showed good jude-
ment. Members Of the Ham
den company were soon en- the
track. Sheriff Booth was in
Gallia county at the time the
prisoners broke jail, and was
soon notified ot the fact by
persons in pursuit OF the es-
capped prisoners. Every per-
son appeared 10 think Cough
enhour would break for home,
and the party that had gone
there, headed by Sheriff Booth
captured him nesr his house
about 2 o'clock on Sunday
morning, Coughenhour walk
ing almost directly upon Booth
who was lying concealed in
the woods. Aakrom is still al
large.
The prisoners made there
escape by raising up a large
stone in the Assr of the .mair
hall, crawling along under the
floor, which is raised up about
two feet from tine ground, untl,
they came TO the foundation o.
the building, where by tunnel.
ing about eighteen inches they
were free.
This escape reveals to the
public what was perhaps
known to the officers before, al
though they have made no ef-
fort we believe to have it rem
elied-that the Jail lis mere
shell with only the appearance
of solidiiy; OF as Coughenhoul
says, "Any man that could gel
out of a rotten hog pen, car
get out Of that jail;" and, refer.
ring to the hole, which hat
been repaired, 81 can 80 out o.
there easier than ever" The
part Of the Jail now used tc
confine criminals should be re
modelled throughout, for it i:
not only insecure, bat an II
ventilated. unhealthy hole, no
fit to be occupied by a human
being, no matter how heinou'
the crime they may be charged
with, much less persons COM
mitted for minor offences.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27
-VICTORY!VICTORYl
.ia' '-- SEA AWARDED TO
Aliens L ing Balsam.

~ CossUNrrIoE.-For the cure OF this distress
Ing disease, there has been no medicIUe yet
discovered that can show more evidence Of
real merit tha1 Aliens Lung Balsain. This
nnequsied expecto rant for curing coneunip
ton, aud all diseases leading 10 H., Iurh ~ al.
feenons OF the throat, lung. an,i all 'll seases
Of the puilnonar, organs, Is introduced TO the
suffering public alter Its merits for the positi,
cure of such diseases have been fully tested
The formula by which tits prepared Is referred
10 by the leading medicine journals rs being
equal u any prescription th It can be made up
for such diseases hy the medical faculty. The
Balsam 10 consequently. recommended by
physicians who have become acquainted wit h
its great success.
IA an Erpcctorant IL has no Equal
Those who are afflicted with a couph or with
consumption. read the following letter from a
prominent merchant of Marine CITY Michigan.
MAINE CRY, July 2sth, 1870
J. N: d hARaIs Co.-l,ear Sirs:-I he Aliens
Lung Balsam has arrived. I would not hk .
to be without II for IL saved nv Iife. took a
bad cold and acongh, and finally conal,n,p lion
was seated upon me. was in very bsd
state. tired everything that was recon
msnjed and spent great deal of money ann
got no help. had Aliens Lung Balsam Tor
sale, hut knew nothing of its merits did
n9t IKE 70 take u without showing somsthlnx
agent mlIed on me told him could not seIl
medicine knew nothing about. lie urged
me to try It myself. did so, and to my Rrate-
ful surprise the first bottle stopped my cough
and before Che third bottls wat taken my lung.
were well. and can now speak knowingly To
my frieniis anG customers Of the good quali-
tier OF AiIen's Lung Halsam. -. y,
Iremain respectfully.
l.. C, CoTTREI.L.
Aliens Lung Balsam contains no opium. II
10 safs for the most de. icate to take.
in. HARRIS 4 CO.
H~sold BY Medicine l'ealers Generally
FUR SALEBY
9sorfs W. 6isson and is. strong, Macarthur,
u .. wilcox Bro. and u G., Wilson; Ham
aeni d. u. Bishsp sen, WjlkesviDe,
wsn 1m ~ {,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

- " ALkkR fFoprletor. II. MCDONALD a. nfuRRild
and Gsn ~ u, Ssn Ffansseo. CAL ahd ~ Conf-
msrss 81 NY.
VincCil: Ditters aro not avile Fancy Hrlnh
Made Of Poor Rum, Whiskey, Proor SpE
rits and Refuse Liquors doctorcd, spiced and
sweetencd TO please the taste, called "Tonlcs,'
"Appetizcrs,' "Restorers," &C., thai lead tht
tlppler on to drunkenness and ruin. but are tru,
Medicine, made from the Native Roots and HerbI
ofCalifornia, free from all A Aicoh ellie Stimu.
lants. They are the GREAT BLOOD PURL
FER and A LEE GIVING PRINCE.
PIE, perfect Renovator and Invigorator o
the System, carrying of all poisonous matter sni
restoring the blood to . healthy condition. Nc
person can take these Differs according to direo
tlons and remain long unwell, provided her boneI
arc not destroyed BY mineral poison or othe,
means, and the vital organs wasted beyond III,
point ofrepair.
They are n Gentle Pursativs as well
ns n Tonic, possessing also, the peculiar meriI
Of acting as powerful agent In relieving Con
gcstion or Inflammation OF the Liver. and all th,
vlsccral Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether
In young or old, married or single, at the dawn oi
womanhood or at the turn ofllfe, these Tonic Bis
ters have no equal.
For 1nhammatsry and Chrenie Rheu.
matfsm and Cant. DxsurpsIn ar Indive.,
tIon. IsilIou.. Rcmittrns ara Inte,m,t.
tent Fevcrs, Diseases OF tho Blood, Ii.
vcr, Kidneys, and Bladder, these Ditteri
have been most successful. euch DI.ea .e. ar,
,,H .,,.. r. Wv
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HS rA " 'A' "'ss''''
nWS.vps,, nm v,vn,or.u,cvr MA
ache Pain IN she soaders. cSusSs IiS,,ne"s s.S ~
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

8. j. Eichelstein, Importer and
Dealer IN wiHeI Liquors, c'gars, etc. Cham
pagas, Sparkling catawba and Ale always on
haad, Pig Iron Corner Front street. Ports
mouth. o. All orders promptly hIlsd.
ma 20 1870 iy
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

The following is a list Of the
names Of thu pupils promoted
from the Grammar School 10
the Hugh School. The figures
opposite each pupils aame
show the average grade on ex
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27
Prolific.

A. W. Brown has a year old
pullet that has her second
brood of chickens since March
1st-21 in all.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27
BLooMINGToNOLL. NURSERY.

10th year. GOO acres. Is Greenhouses.
Largest Assortment-al sizes. Hest stockl
Low prlcea Wouad you know what, when,
h)w to plant Fruit, shade. evergreeu trees
root gratis, seedlings, Usage plants, apple
seed, Early Rose Potatoes, shrubs, roses,
greenhouse and garden plants, &c, &c. Flow
er and vegetable seedsl FInest theslcollpctiv
Sorts and qualities. Send Ia cent. Tor new
Illustrated descriptive catalOg0e-9O ,ages.
Send stump, each, for Catalogues ef seeds, Hith
plain dreclons--Gt pages; bedding and gar
den plants-32 pqges and wholesale price list
% pages. Address, +. K. PHOENIX, Bloom
inyton, ILLINOIS,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

FARMERS report a most ex
cellent prospect for a large
wheat crop in this county.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

THE following is list OF the
pupils promoted from the In.
termediate Department to the
Grammar School. April 21s,,
1871. The figures opposite
each name show the average
grade on examination.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

A vUiD QUACkS. A victim OF earlylndIscre-
Alton, causing ne ryous debility, premature
ue''Hy, &C., having tried IN vain every adver-
tIsed remedy, has simple means cf selfcure
which he will send free TO his fellow sufie ,ers
Address IN. FUTILE. rs Nassau ct. New
York. l5feb
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

LEWIS CLARK, an old and
highly respected citizen Of
Swan township dropped dead
in his field while ploughing,
last Monday. He started out
10 his work In the morning in
his usual good health, and fail
ing to answer the call to din~
ner, his wife became alarmed,
and started in search Of him,
and found him lying dead in
the furrow behind his plow.
DR.. RanPslls was called to ex.
anime the body and gave as
his opinion that he had died Of
heart disease, and so suddenly
that life was extinct before he
fell to the ground. Mr.. Clark
was seventy two years of age
and one of the best citizens Of
the county-a kind, generous,
public.spirited man. He was
a member of the Macarthur
Christian Church, we believe.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27
Howard Sanitary Aid AssOcia-
tiOn.

For the Relief and Cure OF the Erring and Un'
fortunate on Principles Of Christian
Philanthropy.
Essays on the Errors Of Youth, and the fol-
lies 4fIRe. iu relation TO Marriage and Social
Evils, wSh sanitary aid for the afflicted
Sent free, Ia Sealed envelopes. Address,
v0wARD ASSOCIATION, Box P, PiAladsl
phia, Pa.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

AIIAlEGAR, how made in 10 hours, without
vIvdrugs. Particulars 10 cents. +. Sage,
Cromwell, Conn.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

BEN. O. GIBBoXL was in town
yesterday.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

On Sunday last at the Graves
school house, four miles below
Allensville, Rev. MoMasters,
Universalist minister of Mari.
eta. preached the funeral dis
course Of Mr. JOHN Clark. The
house was excessively crowd
ed and a large coneourse re-
mained outside. The Rev.
gentleman preached, standing
in the doorway .s.gf<to,j.e
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27
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DIED..
BIRTHS.

In Clinton t2- on the Goth inst, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Ward, daughter.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27

Mrs. J. u. Far will address
the Female Missionary Society,
at Wilkesville, this evening.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27
FRAGRANT SAP0LIENE

Buy the Apple Parer, UOrer and slicer
Price s.. co.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27
FOR BY
Consumption Conquered

An Extraordinary Remedy wishout an Equal
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-04-27
THE SCENERY

Along the ronte between Athens and Columbus
II hrantih.l; the road Ia In the finest condition
OF Any in the State; and ths scas0n-
"MiddIe o. the Mayv
will be the pleasantest OF the year, when tho
c conntrys looking fine. All can have most
delightful time. Make prepa ratious ior the
One lay Trirl
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
A Brave Hunter.
The Yankton Dakotian thus describes a
famous hunter of that region:

The Yanxton Dakotan thus describes a
famous hunter of that region
Louis Kelly is, perhaps, the most daring
and successful Indian hunter in the Great
West. He travels alone, fights alone, wears
a complete suit of buckskin, and wears a
turban around his head when out on the
prairie. He is said to be graduate of a
college and halls from Virginia or South
Carolina. 1t is thought he was rebel Off
Ger. He is about twenty-five years of age
handsome, well-formed, and muscular.
The Indians dread him as much as they
ever did Kit Carson or Daniel Boone. He
never misses his mark. An Indian is as good
as dead the moment he draws sight on him.
He will travel weeks at time through hos
tile Indians and never express thought of
danger. Kelly is now on trip to the head
waters of the Yellowstone, country never
yet visited by any white man. He is alone
He has been known to dare dozen Indi-
ans on the open prairie and fight them ina
body No Indian will ever get within reach
Of his deadly rifle.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
An Important Claim.

The heirs of Lazarus j. Powell, who died
in Philadelphia about 1850 or 1851, without
making will, or leaving any instructions
as to what disposition should be made of
his vast property, said to amount to two
million dollars, have turned up and are
about instituting inquiries relative to what
steps are necessary to recover the property.
The heirs are all residents of the Southern
States, and are prepared to offer incontes-
table proofs Of their rights. 1t was only
recently that they learned of the death of
Mr.. Powell.
Mr.. P.lwas an old bachelor and q very
singular man, devoting all his time to bust
ness, and never making any attempt to
open correspondence with his kinsman.
1t is understood that at the time of his
death the courts advertised for the heirs to
come forward and present their claims, but
they failing to do so, the property was es-
cheated to the State of Pennsylvania.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
The New York Troubles.

The New York Times of the Cd inst,
says that the committee Of Seventy have
commenced work in thorough earnest, and
exciting times may, in consequence, be ex-
pected in the courts this week. Together
with tho suits commenced ON Saturday
against Ingersoll and Bollar, to compel
them to answer certain charges of fraud
against the city, processes are out against
Garvey, Keyser and James w. Smith, the
awning maker, to force them to come for
ward to answer charges of similar nature.
The object of the present suit is twofold.
First to make them. give back whatever
money they received which may be consd-
eredin excess of fair pay for the work done
and the material supplied, and second, if
their claims were dishonest, and they did
not receive the amounts of their claims, to
compel them to tell who caused their claims
to be made out dishonesty, and who re-
ceived the money. The defendants will be
required to bring all their own books and
accounts into the Supreme Court chambers,
so that they may be compared with the
ler's Office. If any of them attempt to flee
the city till these proceedings are termin-
ated they will be arrested immediatly.
On Wednesday last Mayor Hall was ar
rested charged with malfeasance in office,
and held to answer the charge. An APP
praisment of the cabinet work done by
Ingersol e. Co., in the court house has been
made and the appraisers state 1924, 700, as
very liberal price. The amount charged
in the city accounts as paid for the work is
one and a half millions of dollars. Mr..
Ingersol says his account was made out for
the correct amount and then assigned to
some politician as he could not get his pay
and the over charges were made by the per-
son to whom he assigned the account.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
An Extraordinary Theft.

Last Sunday morning passenger train,
on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad was
detained at North Vernon, waiting for con-
nections. While waiting the engineer left
his engine for moment. The fireman was
in his cab asleep, and the engineer, who
was standing on the platform some yards
distant, was astonished to see the train
move suddenly, without q warning note
from the bell or whistle, and in few mo
ments was tearing down the road at the top
of its speed. A crazy man had observed
the engineer when he left the engine and
quietly took his place at the throttle valve,
and he opened her out wide and left her
drive. The fireman. awakened by the mo-
ton of the train, saw at a glance the con-
dition of affairs, and pounced upon the
madman secured him, and took the train
back to North Vernon, where the lunatic
was placed in Jail When questioned as
to the cause Of his strange conduct, the
amateur engineer said he had wanted
locomotive for long time, and he thought
that was the best chance he could ever have.
The train was crowded with people, and
but for the presence of mind of the fire.
man, the consequences would have been
frightful.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
The Wealth of the Kerst one State.

The total number of acres of improved
land in Pennsylvania, by the census of last
year, is found to be II, 515, 9GJ of unimprov-
ed 0,47S,235 The present cash value of
farms is 81, ,O43, 4s1, 5s9. Value of farming
implements and machinery, $35, O5S, 1876,
while the total estimated value of all farm
products for the year preceding that in
which the census was taken was $1S3, 946,-
027. The total amount of wages paid in
the productions of agriculture, including
the value of board, was $23, 1S1, ,944. These
last two items are the results of the new
inquiries which were placed in the sched-
ules by the amendments to the law, and
bear upon questions which have heretofore
been involved in great doubt. Statisti-
clans and political economists have endeav-
ored to achieve approximate estimates of
these facts, but their figures have been ar
bitrary, forced and necessarily wide of the
mark. The results achieved by this CEN
sus win furnish the first reliable data ON
these heads. 4A.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
Two BOYS Burned 10 Death.

The Edwardsville, H., Intelligencer'
says About ten o'clock on Monday night
of last week, a fire broke out at the dwell
ing house Of Mr.. John Brown, half mile
east of Michel Station, in the bottom. The
family had all retired. Brown and his
wife and four small children sleeping on
the first floor, and his two sons, aged nine
and ten, years. occupying a room above
with a hired man. H.1.
The flames had gained such headway that
the ordinary means of escape was cut off.
The man raised the window and jumped,
telling the boys to follow. They hesitated
till their shirts were burned off, then the
oldest jumped to the ground. The young
est one crawled to the window sill and held
on till the flesh burned from his fingers,
and then dropped Both the boys died the
next day.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
An Ivory Mine.

San Francisco hopes for great trade in
ivory, late vessel from Alaska having
brought cargo of fossil ivory from that
icy domain. SO far as explored, the banks
of the streams of Alaska abound in fossil
ivory. The marshes adjacent are full of
bones and tusks Of ancient elephants, many
sticking out of the mud like stumps. A
member of tho Alaska fur company af-
firms that there is ivory enough ON the
Yukon river to supply the commerce of the
world for 100 years. Whether this ivory
region extends across the North American
continent or is confined to the country be-
tween the Pacific and the mountain range
is not yet determined. y
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
Mysterio Is Murder.

On the 4th, inst, Geo. w. Darrow an
overseer on the Tiff farm near Buffalo while
riding home in q buggy, was murdered by
some unknown person, who fred several
shots from a revolver apparently through
the back curtain of the vehicle. The as
sassin was so close to his victim that tho
powder burned the curtain. DaTow was
highly esteemed by all his acquaintances
and the cause of his murder is a mystery,
as the money and valuables on his person
we're undisturbed. aslra rHrL Bob .fl.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
The Pnhlic Debt.

The decrease of the National Debt dur
ing September, is $13, $4,000 For this
rapid decrease the Government officials
claim to be entitled to the warmest praise.
But after all what credit is due to this or
any other administration for paying off a
debt when the money wrung from an
overtaxed community comes pouring into
the National Treasury in perfect flood, or
at the rate of four hundred millions year
How in the name of common sense could
the Secretary help paying off the debt with
this flood pouring in upon him, unless he
deliberately threw the money into the
ocean? When this reduction of the
debt can be made without the present
staggering load of taxation, there will be
some credit due, and the working class,
the merchants and the manufacturers, with
out regard to party, will unite in rendering
all the praise that could be desired.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
Horrible Murder in New Jersey.

On Saturday morning, the Both ult., be-
tween and o'clock, a little place called
Branchville, in Frankford township, away
up amid the hills of Sussex county N. j.,
terrible tragedy was enacted. An old
resident of the place, about seventy-five
years of age, named Henry Wyker, had
some trouble with his wife, nearly as old
as himself. 1t eliminated in a frightful
domestic row. In the wildness of his fury
the old man seized an AK and literally
hacked his wife to pieces
After he had completed this dreadful act,
he procured gun and discharged it at
himself He dropped on the floor and died
almost instantly. Singular to relate, the
horribly mutilated Mrs. Wyker lived some
time after her husband
The prime cause of the trouble is not
known. The widest excitement prevails
throughout Sussex county regarding the
matter. A coroners jury was at once
summoned. Old Wyker was well known,
and stood well in the community.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
Cancelled Postage stamns.

The Post Office Department is almost
daily in receipt Of letters from various parts
of the country, making inquiry as to the
truth Of a current newspaper statement
that the government win pay $500 to the
collector of one million cancelled postage
stamps. Of course this statement is utter
ly without foundation, and it was doubtless
started by designing persons to induce the
collection Of quantities of defaced stamps
with the expectation of picking them up in
large lots at trifing cost after collectors
have ascertained the futility of the origi-
nal expectation of selling them to the gov
ernment. aniaroI .mt.t 4.li.a
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
a simple hallway Precantlon.

To prevent a Revere disaster on their
line, the managers Of the Fitchburg Rail-
road, in Massachusetts,, have provided
their station-masters and fagmen with six
minute "hour-glasses." When a train
passes, the glass is turned, and if train
approaches before the sand has run out, a
red flag is displayed and the train is stop
ped. AS soon as the sand has run out the
glass is turned again, and if train comes
before the sand is down, two flags, red and
white, are shown, which indicate "pro-
ceed with caution kfterward, white
flag shows the track is clear
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10

AN important step has now been taken
by the U. S. Court in Utah. A warrant has
been issued for the arrest of Brigham
Young on the charge of Licentiousness
and Adultery. The authorities are deter
mined to bring him to trial and his convic-
tion would do much towards breaking up
this adulterous nest, which has so long
been reproach to the nation. In the trial
no person will be accepted as a juror who
favors polygamy.