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Senator Nye'S Last.

Scene in far Western State A VII
lage composed mostly of rude mining
huts called "houses," cottages" 'tav-
erns,' etc, though really they were but
"shanties An old man sick on his bed.
A friend, Gov j. W. Nye, seeing that
his end was close at hand, showed him
many kind attentions, and endeavored to
ease his sutferingsin every possible way.
One day, when it was quite evident that
the poor patient could last only few
hours, the Governor said to him:
"Davis,it is undoubtedly best that you
should know the truth; you are very
sick man, and will, in all probability, live
but a very short time. Are your affairs
in the condition that you wonld wish to
have them? g? l should be glad TO do any
thing for you, you know"
Yes, they're all right"
"Wcll, would you like me to write to
any Of your folks East? 2"
mo, not now-after it is over"
would you like me to call in min
ister?'
The sick man, by great effort of will
over a weak and shattered body, drew
himself up in bed, so as to be in a sit
ting posture, and sternly, most soberly,
end earnestly said:
"Why, Governor, what should I want
a minister for? L neUer Uoted anything
but tie Democratic tichet in my lJe!'
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From the n Y. Sun, Radical. ]
Face The Figures,

The vote for Willers, regular Demo
cratic candidate for Secretary of State,
was, in this city, 1894 The vote for
Ledwith Tammany candidate for Judge
of the Supreme Court. was 46,156. This
shows that 37,l5S Democrats in this
city who voted for the Rochester State
ticket would not vote for Ledwith.
What became of the votes of these
37,15S Democrats? Scribner, Republi-
can candidate for Secretary of State.
received in this city 54,132 votes Bar
rett received for Judge of the Supreme
Court $3.50 votes, or 81, ,l48 more
votes than Scribner Where did Barrett
get this excess of votes over Scribner ?
OF course from the Democrats who vo.
ted for Willers, but would not vote for
Ledwith.
Shandey, Tammany candidate for
Register, received in this city 54,427
votes, or 2S,S67 less than were given
for Willers, Democratic candidate for
Secretary of State Sigel, received for
Register Sl.753 votes, or 20,326 more
votes than Scribner, Republican candi-
date for Secretary of State, obtained
From whom did Sigel get these extra
votes over those given to Scrlner? OF
course from those 2S,SS7 Democrats
who voted for Willers, but who refused
to vote for Shandley.
We might take the figures given for
all tho candidates in this CITY at the re-
cent election, and show similar results.
Indeed, we might work out the problem
throughout the entire State, and the
product would be Of corresponding
character
And yet, in the face of these figures,
there are great many fools who claim
the result of the election in this city and
in the State as Republican triumph,
while there are others who are stupid
enough to claim it as verdict in favor
of Grants denomination.
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A Vaccination Party,

According to the Philadelphia Post, a
gentleman of that city has lately given
a vaccination party. Instead of cooks
and walters, the services of two or three
capable physicians were secured, and
in the place of ice cream. vaccine virus
of the first quality was provided. When
the supper hour arrived. the guests seat
ted themselves, and the doctors went
around the room supplying their wants
The question asked by the disciple of
Esculapius was, (Which viii you have,
madame, the infant virus or that from
the cow:'' And then the presiding med
ical butler was requested to furnish five
infants and three original cows or
'stwo COWS here and eight infants
grandfathers pedigree with one of
them," and SO until every one was serv
ed. Party calls were made for q COM
parison of arms.
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The SNush ilssSES.

At the close Of the year 1865 General
Grant made a tour OF inspection in the
South, to ascertain the condition of af
fairs, and, as he says, "to learn. as far
as possible, tue feelings and intentions
OF the citizens of those States toward
the General Government" On the 18th
of December he submitted his report to
the President, in which he said:
am satisfied that the mass of think
ing men of the South accept the pres
sent situation Of affairs in good faith
The questions which have heretofore
divided the sentiments Of the people of
the two sections-savery and States
rights, or the right of State to secede
from the Union-they regard as having
been settled forever by the highest tri-
bunal--arms-that man can resort to.
| was pleased to learn from tie leading
men whom met that they not only ac-
cepted the decision arrived at as final.
but, now that the smoke of battle has
cleared away, and time has been given
for reflection, that this decision has been
a fortunate one for the whole country,
they receiving like benefits from it with
those who opposed them in the field
and in council.
There is such universal acquiescence
in the authority of the General Gov
ernment throughout the portions of the
country visited by me that the mere
presence of military force, without
regard to number, is sufficient to main
tain order
The late slave seems to be imbned
with the idea that the property of his
late master should by right belong to
him, or at least should have no protec-
ton from this colored soldier There
is danger of collisions being brought on
by such causes.
My observations lead me to the con,
cusion that the citizens of the South
crn States are anxious to return to self.
government within the Union as soon
as possible; that while reconstructing
they want and require protection from
the Government; that they are in ear
nest in wishing to do what they think is
required by the Government, not hu,
initiating to them rs citizens, and that if
such a course was pointed out they
would pursue it in good faith. 1t is to
be regretted that there cannot be a
greater commingling at this time be-
tween the citizens of the two sections,
and particularly of those intrusted with
the law making power
If the condition of affairs described
in this report has changed since theE,
who is responsible? The control of
the Southern States was taken out of
the hands of President Johnson and
given to General Grant as Commander
in-Chief; afterwards he became Presi-
dent, and ever since has had complete
control
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From the n. Y. Sun, Radical
Facts tobe Considered.

Although the taxes of South Carroll
ma have been raised under carpet bag
rule from S4U0,0 900 year to more than
four times that; though the advcnturers
in the plundering ring who have had the
handling OF the State funds have sud
denly risen from poverty to great wealth.
there is not dollar at this TIME. in the
State Treasury. The State officers have
robbed the treasury SO freely that they
are no longer able to provide for the
ordinary expenses OF the Government.
Under these circumstances notice has
been given that the taxes for 1871, due
in 1872, must be paid before the 18th
of January next, thus requiring this
outraged people to pay within twelve
months and fourteen days the taxes for
two whole years, amounting to $4,095,,
047.
1t is to maintain the power Of these
plunderers, who are all Jealous foI
Grants denomination, that nine coun
ties in South Carolina have suddenly
been placed under martial law on the
preteXt of suppressing the Ku-Klux
| while it is notorious that no disturbances
have occurred in any of them fol
months. and that the civil courts are in
uninterrupted operation in all of them
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BOutWelrs Financial Policy &,
SxyinGfe,

boutwell, has paid $4,000, 900 pre-
MUM, of the taxpayers money, on
S240,000,000 of bonds purchased. AT
that rate what will it cost to buy the re-
naming S2,OOo,00O,OO0?
The fmsy excuse for the boutwell,
policy-that it is eXtingnishing the debt
and strengthening the public Credits
sham, and longer continuance of that
policy is crime. @
In the purchase Of S246,000.00o of
bonds, Mr.. Boutwell, paid over S29,-
100000 of premium. With that amount
added to the $780, 100000 locked up in
the Treasury, and the s273, 100000 sent
to Europe to buy bonds, he would have
had over s4O0,O00,0O0 of coin to redeem
the S357,00G,000 of legal tenders, which
would have strengthened the public
credit by adding over $40, 100000 to
their purchasing power, and saved, for
all time, the payment Of premiums in
the purchase or redemption Of the Gov
ernmcnt bonds. = &E5s%,
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Remarkable Flights of Carrier
Pigeons,

We take the following from the New
ark Courier of Nov. 10: We noticed a
short time ago the wonderful flight Of
the carrier pigeon Tempest We have
now to record the still more extraordi
nary time of two other birds sent home
The following notes were found on them
on their arrival:
DEAR FATHER--September Is, 1871,
latitude q deg. 10 min. north Longitude
70 deg. 80 min. west i ,004 statute miles
from Montclair, N. j.. l will let the
male bird Tornado go with this note at
exactly nine o'clock A. NJ New York
time 1 let the bird Tempest go on the
10th She rose up about 500 yards high,
and then made one tremendous plunge
to the north, and was out Of sight about
as quick as flash of lightning
HARRY c. BLEEcKER.
DEAR FATHER-September 81, 1871,
latitude % north, longitude SO west,
1896 statute miles from Montcair, n.
J ] will let the old bird Typhoon go
with this note at exactly s o'clock A..
NJ, New York time. He is a powerful
bird, but he has fearful job on hand.
He must go through it or perish. All
well. HARRY G. BLEECKER.
The bird Tornado arrived at Mont
clair the same day, at minutes past
o'clock P NJ making over 1876 miles an
hour. Typhoon arrived the same day at
81 minutes past O'Clock 2. NJ ,and fell
dead on his arrival, but he brought the
note in the unprecedented time Of 202
miles an hour.
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st. Louis has direct trade with TO-
600 miles Of navigable rivers. Her cap.
ital invested in river interests is $6,000,.
600.
The Chicago Post says there have
been All babies born in that city since
the fre-3ll of them females. Hail to
the New Shecargo.
Fires are burning in the bottom lands
between the Elm and Wabash Rivers,
Illinois, seven miles northeast of Fair
field. The woods have been burning for
a week or more, but no destruction OF
farms or houses has been reported.
The vintage of California is so abun.
dant that there is difficulty in obtaining
casks to hold it. Los Angeles County
alone, where there was partial failure
of the yield, produces 100000 gallons
The largest single contract for railroad
construction ever made in the United
States was by w. D. Mann of the Mobile
and Northwestern Railroad, for the en-
tire line from Mobile to Helena, Arkan
sas, to lie completed December 81, 1873
In Germany the BARRIERS have struck
for FIVE CENTS for hair cutting, and two
and half cent. for shaving. They are
now receiving three and half cents and
one and half cents respectively.
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iuchcs in height. wei butt, with CON.
pact frame and sturdy and muscular
limbs. His mask of white muslin Was
partially torn, and disclosed his eyes !;
his thick, straight, large nose; his heavy,
black, shoe brush mustache; the slight
glimpse caught of his face left the i'm
preston that he was little pock- mark.
ed. He resembled, very much, Andrew
Stone, of Charleston; but il was not
him. He wore a small, tigLt-ftting cap.
a gray jacket, gray pants, and a pair of
boots, in the tops of which the legs of
his pants we're stuffed.
HOW MANY WERE THERE?
The number of lynchers has been va
riously estimated at from twenty-five to
one hundred men. a gentleman, who
took the pains to count them, states
that there were exactly thirty three in
the ranks as they marched up to the Jail,
but there were probably some pickets
out, who would swell the number to
forty or fifty. The disposition is natu-
rally to eSsgserate in case of this
kind. Fifty is probably a liberal esti-
mate.
We have reliable information that the
mob was composed of men mostly from
near Henryville and Otisco, and por'
ton Of them from Charleston. &
LATER-INTERvIEw WITH KU-KLUx.
An interview with one of the mas
kers, since the above was written, sets
at rest some points in the affair which
we're in doubt There were fifty of the
masked men in Charleston, ,and one hun
dred when the party all gathered at the
banging. The negroes all made q con.
fession corroborating the first confes-
sion made by Johnson. Squire. Fay lor
acknowledged that he had done the
bloody and brutal work, while Davis
held the light and Johnson kept watch
Davis confession was to the same pur-
port. Squire Taylor also diVulged the
fact that his son John had murdered q
crippled negro named Jack, some two
years since, by shooting him through
the window of house in Charleston,
where Jack was staying. This murder
created some excitement at the time,
and the crime was charged on other
parties.
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nov2Std.
MASTER CCMMIssICNERs SALE.
John A. Schwarts
Geo. H. Feltner " al.

DY virtue of a mandate to me directed
ID from the court of common pleas Of Mon.
roe county, Ohio, will sffsr for sale at the
front door of the court house, in the town Of
Woodsfeld. between the hours Of 10 o'clock
a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m. on 0ac4y5 $50
Saturday,the 3Oth day of December, 1871,
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:
Beginning opposite the northeast corner Of
lot number sixty-six in the town of Woods.
field. thence east same course as alley on
south side of alley, sixteen poles; thence
south parallel with street sixteen poles to .
corner at line of W. 7. Morris; thence With
said line to street; thence with said street
northwardly to place of beginning ,excepi the
following premises sold by James Patterson
to C. B. Jones, April 10, 1862 Beginning at
southwest corner of N Koehler's; thence With
first line and that of said Koehlers soutk
sixty ght and one-half degrees east sixteen
perches to corner between Amos aud Koshler;
thence south twenty -one and ono halt de-
grees west with said first line four psrchss to
stake; thence west parallel with frst line to
the street. thence north to beginning, CON-
tanning same amount as two town lots; also,
excepting the free and perpetual use Of the
lane or alley on the south side of the Jones
lot, where the same now is; the said premises
being numbered as out lot number ffty-two.
Appraised at ST. 900.
JOHN P. SPRIG Is,
nov2Sw5. Mas. Com. y. C. q
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The Grand Jury Find No one to
Blame.

CHICAGO. November 16.-The Even
ing Journal has it from trustworthy au
thority that the grand jury, now in ses
sion, has had the matter of the death
of Col. Grosvenor under investigation,
and after careful and thorough exam
ination of all the facts bearing upon the
case, to-day reached the unanimous con,
clusion that there was 70 good ground
for an indictment, either against young
Treat, who did the shooting, Mayor
Mason, Gen. Sheridan, or other militia
ry or civil officers under whose orders
the city was guarded and patrolled at
the time of the homicide.
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Carpet-Bas Robbery D own south.

An example of the way in which the
people of Georgia have been feeced un-
der BULLocK's administration is afforded
in the history Of what is called the opera
house job. Soon after the war, joint
stock company began the erection Of an
opera house in Atlanta, but, funds run
ming short, the work was stopped when
the house was about half completed
The property was then sold at auction,
and was purchased by KINBALL, Cover
nor BULLoCK's friend, for $50, ,000 About
$4,000 was spent on it by KTNBALL-
money borrowed nom the State Treas
ury, it is generally believed-sfter which
it was offered to the State for the pur-
pose Of capitol At the price Of $3.50,
900. The Legislature refused to buy it
at this price, but the next Legislature
bought it and paid s3SO,OOO for it. The
extra $4,000 was added to the pricein
order to cover the cost Of the votes me-
cessary to make sure Of the sale.
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TMP RighI SnicIf

The Chicago Tribune, one of the
ahlest Rad'cll papers in the United
States, has this to say OF the Bayonet-
Gatling Gun Dungeon policy OF the
GRANT Administration towards the peo-
PIE of the Southern States:
There has been no justification what
ever. since 1865, for any political dis
flanchisement in the Southern STATES II
the people of Illinois had been cursed
hv such governments as have existed in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Gcor-
gia, Louisiana and Texas, and perhaps
other States, there would have been Il
popular revolt het're this tina. Bu!-
locks tlight and IInlden's impeachment
ought to he supplemented lay The resig
nation of all the other scaliawags hold
ing State or national offices.
The duty of Congress to the suffer
ing people of all those States is 10 re-
peal all laws in any way restraining the
people in the choice Of their own Oil
GERS and governments. Until this is
done, there will be no peace If Repub-
lican ascendency in those States can only
I've maintained by the fOreihie protection
Of fraud and robbery, then it would be
better for the Republican party to lose
its CONTROL in these localities The reign
Of the carpet-haggers ought to be
brought 10 close as speedily as posi-
ble"
Yet editors, of county printing, like
the proprietor of the Marietta Register,
fairly howl when an exposure is made of
the yillainy of the GRANT Administra-
ton in the South. We are glad there
are some honest editors in the Radical
party who refuse tosent'urse the Bayo-
net rule Of GRANT and his n,inions.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
A. R. Bridgemau
James Martin ct al.

DY virtue of an order Of sale to me directed
ID from the court of common pleas of Non.
roe county, Ohio, will offer for bale At tho
font door of the court house, in the town, Of
Woodsfeld, between the hours of 10 O'Clock
a. m. aud o'clock p. m. on
Saturday, the 18th day of January, 1871,
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:
The west half of 10. number seventsen.an
the west half of lot number twenty five, in
the town Of Sardis. se
Appraised, first lot at $67 90.
second I" so co.
GEORGE CALDWELL,
nov2Sw5. Sheriff n. C. @.
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SHERlFF'S SALE.
George W. Griffith
Elizabeth Griffith ct al.

DY virtue of an order of sale to me dirsoted
from the court of common pleas Of Mon.
Zoe county, Ohio, will offer for sale at the
front door of the court house in the town oil
Woodsfeld, between the hours of 10 O'Clock
a. m. aud O'Clock p. m, on
Saturday, the 18Th day of January, 1871,
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe county. Ohio, to wit:
The south half of the northwest quarter u
section eleven, township FIVE and range i've.
Appraised at 1866 81.
GEORGE CALDWELL,
nov2Sw5, Sheriff NJ. C. o.
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More Hazing al the Naval Acad-
envy.

Five out of fifteen cadets at the Ma
val Academy at Annapolis, who have
been convicted Of hszing, are shortly to
be dismissed. The practices of which
these cadets have been guilty are of the
most outrageous and diseraccfuI char
acter In one case q victim was COM
PEELED to drink the contents of mug
containing mixture of castor oil, mu
cilsgc, ink, tooth powder, and box of
quinine pills. Another victim was held
by the heels out of the upper story VIM
dow of bull ding Yet another victim
was compelled to kneel down before the
Herndon monument, and was compelled
to offer prayer for the President, the
American Eagle, The Star Spangled Ban
ner, and his prosecutors. Such practi-
ces as these deserve a greater punish
mept than mere dismissal
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wThe Overland Ghina .AaH reports
the arrival aud departure of 129 vessels,
of which but four bore the flag of the
United States, the Others being distribu-
ted among the various nationalities as
follows: Great Britain, 35; Germany,
81; France, 20; Spain, 20; Holland, 2;
and Denmark, Portugaas Peru, and San
Salvador, l each. This is good illus
tration of the present condition Of
American shipping as the result of pro
tection;' and teaches its own lesson
without further commeat0a 4 IL -.
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MASTER COMMISSIONERS SALE.
Samuel Danford
VS..
Andrew j. Lloyd.

DY virtue of mandate to me directed
ID from the court Of common pleas of Mon.
roe county, Ohio, will offer for sale at the
front door of the court house in ths town of
Woodsfeld, between the hours of 10 o'cloc
q. m. and o'clock p. m, on
Saturday, the 30h day of December, 1871,
the following described real estate, situate In
Monroe county, Ohio. to wit:
Out lot number two in Beall's addition 70
the town of Beallsviil, ,eit being the west pxrs
of said lot number two, and described a fsi.
l,ws: Beginning at the northwest corner Of
said lot number two, running south one hum
dred and forty. one feet: thence east fifty two
feet; thence north one hundred aud forty ysVns
feet; thence west ffty-two feet to the place Of
beginning.
Also, the undivided half of the lanyard
situate on the east part Of lot number two.
Appraised. first piece, at $500.
I" second :" 500. 1870 fa
JOHN P. SPRIGGS.
nov2Sw5. Mas. Com. n. C. O.
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A Large Aquarium.

The London Crystal Palace aquarium
is four hundred feet long and seventy
feet broad, and the total capacity of all
the tanks is 100000 gallons of water
weighing a million pounds. OF sea.
anemones alone there are already in the
aquarium over three thousand speci-
mems These lower-like animals, being
deprived in their captivity of the ocean
currents which bring them their food,
have to be fed at frequent intervals, each
having given to it morsel of food suit
ed to its size.
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New Weather Indicator.

An apparatus which seems to combine
the offices of barometer and hygrome-
Ter has lately been patented in England
Pieces Of sized paper are prepared with
a strong solution of salt Of cobalt,
with little chloride Of sodium and gum
arabic. This paper in very dry at
mosphere will be of bright blue color,
but will indicate moisture in the air by
changes and gradations between blue
and pink. To read the effects, disk
or slip of paper correspondingly color
ed in sections and marked to show the
various changes between very dry and
very moist atmosphere is placed in
iuxtaposition Herewith.
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HThe Tribune thinks it would be
advisable for us to copy the Belgian
system, which prohibits either export
or import from moving except in Bel
eian hulls. Suppose we tried this !;
wouldn't half our remaining trade GO at
once to Canada? Or, il that could be
prevented, would not the 70 per cent
extra cost of American freights and
shipping have to be paid by the produ-
GER alone? At that rate what profit
would the farmer aud planter get from
corn and cotton shipped to Liverpool
Twelve millions Of pounds Of wool
have been exported from California du-
ring the past nine months.
In order that the daughters of British
poslmasters may be made thoroughly
conversant with the use Of telegraphic
instruments, apartments have been fitted
up in the general telegraph office, Lon
don, where they will be instructed
Hon. C. L Vallandigham's estate set
ties up much more fayorably than it was
generally supposed among his friends it
would. 1t has been found to be worth
over 100000, which goes to his son
Chuilex