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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-02


After | returned home from
the army l had a few hundred
dollars, and had my family tol'
erably we'll fixed, but this state
OF happiness was not to be en-
Ijoyed by me. was e ed
for a thing | had never heard
anything about until | heard
Lee was arrested. Because
had been in prison he suppos"
ed he could do as he had done
twice before-send me to the
Penitentiary and crawl out
himself; but this time he got
in the wrong Court. His own
guilty look was enough to
condemn him in the eyes and
minds of the people, but of
course not in the statute law
of the United States. There
was no hesitation on the part
of the Judge in releasing me;
he seemed to do 1t with a free
good will. took passage in
company with my witnesses
on the steam packet Fleet
wood and arrived home on the
night of the 18th. This suit,
though acquitted, cost me about
four hundred dollars. | was
reduced to the old level again
poverty stricken and dis
couraged. If what had spent
had been obtained dishonesty
| should not have thought SO
hard OF the loss. But this was
not the case; it was earned by
the sweat of my brow; yes, 1t
was earned on the hard fought
battle fields of Tennessee and
other places, while carrying
the stars and stripes of our
glorious Union. When | was
discharged from the Peniten.
tiary, the 23d OF September,
1854, l had just served four
years and over, an innocent
man. | came out o triendless
man; | had nothing TO induce
me to go IN the army, | had
served four long and dreary
years for the crimes of others,
with suffering family at home
who had passed thro' four long
and dreary winters, thinly clad
and poorly provisloned. Inow
longed for my end to come,
but | wanted to die an honor
able death. This was The only
inducement | had to enlist in
the army. | was placed in one
OF the most dangerous and per.
ilous positions in the army;
but my time had not yet come.
l was to be scourgcd more.
This is the way | made every
dollar | had at that time, but |
had to be robbed Of it as it
were by this man Lee, whose
bad name and character do not
rest upon my word alone, but
can he testified to by half of
the citizens of Gallia county.
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0 LOUISVILLE
AND THE SOUTH
Via Ohio & Mississippi r. R.

The completion of the L.ouis vile d. vision
of thls'road ana the splendid equipment for
passenger travel makes this the
BEST ROUTE TO LOUISVILLE
And all Points South and Southeast. 3thrungh
trains daily, with direct connections from the
East for Louisville without change OF carsl
This IS the only road whose trains leave Gin
cinnati and pass nsers are j|,livertd at depots.
hotels and residences in Louisville FREE.
Ask for tickets viz Ohio Il NJ ssissippi, and
tax no others. Through tickets can be pur-
chased at all TIE principal ticket Offices of
cannectIng lines, and in Cincinnati ut the gem
eral Offices OF the company, ll9 Vine Street,
BroadSay, corner Front Street, Main Street,
corner levee, and at the Depot, foot Of NILS
Gen.Pass&Ticket Ag't Gen 5up't,
~. Louis st. Louis.
EDWARD GALLUP, Contracting Passenger
Agent, ll9 Vine Street, Cincinnati,O o. fpb2t
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The distance from Cincinnati
to Baltimore, via the M. & Q,
and B. & o. roads, is $50 miles.
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& MAGAZINES

The Cincinnati Dailies. New York
Ledger. New York Weekly. Saturday
Night. Saturday Star Journal. West
crn World, Ear2er's Weekly, Month
ly and Bazaar. Scientific American,
Clipper, Galaxy Atlantic, Scribner's,
Appleton's journal, and all of the
leading periodicals for sale By the sim
gle copy or furnished regularly to
subscribers, at publishers lowest
rates, in advance of the mail.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
GALLlPOLIS.

O'hP'J wv NSsVAO oNN VI WV
window, striking Miss Alice
Delatombe upon the head, in
ficting a severe wound and
completely prostrating her,
Court adjourned on the 18th.
MARIETTA.
VIM. Atkins9n's house, Big
Run, was entered by a burg
lar, and Mr.. A. was overpower-
ed and robbed OF Sl9.-The
disappearance of John NJ.
Woodbridge is still a mystery.
On Wednesday, 18th inst, a
little daughter of Benz. Hide.
brand, of Fearing township,
a.ged 5 years, was accidentally
cut in the bowels, making a
wound four inches long, sew
ering the whole integuments,
and laying open the bowels.
She stood too near her brother,
who was chopping wood.
CHILLICoTHE.
No Gazette received last
week. If we were disposed to
be cruel, or to joke our good
natured old friend, we would
have to write a long article
about the unpleasantness OF
being left without the proper
butter and egg quotations.
Send it regularly, Colonel; We
don't like to he without It,
Mrs. Delilah Ryan, living in
Union township, is claimed by
a nephew TO be 10 years old,
having been born in Frederick
county, Virginia, near Win
chester, in 1760.--A railroad
down the valley is still talked
Old. A. Reynolds stole $40
from the money drawer at the
National Hotel. Geo. Baker
arrested him about SIX miles
from town. $50 of the money
was recovered.-Necktie so.
Gals are the rage.-New de-
pot is to he occupied this week.
Steam was raised at the new
agricultural works last week.
A piano factory is to be built
neutrality-suspicious. Slocum,
a lunatic, has been confined in
Jail five years.-New buildings
are going up rapidly The fol.
lowing is the vote for Postmas.
ter 0. Wood 42S, NJ. Kenne-
dy 3S5, B. p. HoomeS 90, j. ?.
Jack 10, Eliza lilden ~, G. P.
Lloyd 10.
JACKSON.
The Agricultural Society has
bought the grounds on which
they have heretofore held their
fairs. Price, $4,000, the county
paying 1900 oft. 100
persons have joined the Bah
list Church, Liberty township,
and sixty or seventy he We join
ed the NJ. E. Church in Jack
son.
ATHENS.
A stone has been found on the
farm of A. W. Wolfe on which
is cut "1795, D. Boon, April 2"
believed to be a genuine relic of
olden times.--The celebration of
the 22d was a success.--The
"Short Line Co., down the
Hooking, has elected its officers.
BENZ. Morgan, an inmate of the
County Infrmary,aged III years
and s months, died on the 21st
ult.
IRONTON.
James Ross and wife sued J.
E. Pemberton and wife for SLAM
der and received. verdict for ST.
500 damages; also a verdict for
$1,000 against Henry Wilson,
Jr., in the same matter.--Sarah
K. Midday got a verdict of $700
against P. Blankinsnap for dam
ages resulting from sale of liq,
uor to her husband. A number
Of similar suits are to be heard,
among them one against Thos.
Evans, by the wife of Daniel
Lewis, whose horrible death by
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-02
LIFE OF
RUDOLPH C0UGHEN0UR,
BEING AN
AUT0BIOGRAPHIOAL SKETCH

CONTINUED
On the 10Th and 10th came
the battle of Nashville, in
which the rebels were routed.
l carried the %regimental flag
of the 1S3di in this engagement.
My companion, who carried the
national flag, was wounded,
when | took his flag also, and
came out safe. After the bat
tie | was promoted to Fourth
Sergeant, and went with my
regiment to North Carolina
The war was about closed (;
nothing further of lmpOr lance
occurring, and the summer of
1865 I was mustered out with
the regiment.
Inow had myself and fami-
ly in comfortable circumstan-
ces, but 1t was destined to be
of short duration.
On or about the 2Sth day of
April, VIM. Lee crossed over
from the Ohio side at Middle
port, Meigs county, to West
Columbia, Mason county, West
Virginia, and passed a one
hundred dollar counterfeit bill
to Captain Thomas Mason, a
merchant in that place. lie
took a few dollars worth of
goods and the balance in good
NOR ey. Capt. Mason diScov.
cred that the bill was counter
felt, and returned it to Lee, he
promising to make the amount
good to Mason. lie did not
make any effort to replace the
money, however, but tried to
pass the money again, until
finally the United States Mar
shall in Gallipolis arrested him
and took him to the United
States Court of the Southern
District of Ohio, held at Gin
cinnati. While the Marshal
was taking him down on boa.d
the steamboat he questioned
Lee concerning the bill, want.
ing him to tell where ne got
it. He told HIM he got it oil
a man by the name of Thomp
son but after he got down 10
Cincinnati, he then said he got
it of me, and swore out a war.
rant against me. | was ar
rested by the same Marshal
that arrested Lee, and taken
before Judge Halliday, of Gin
cinnati. The trial was set for
the 18Th Of June. Lee and |
were both in Jail until that
time, when we were brought to
trial. VIM. Lee was the first
witness. lie testified that /
had given him the bill; that he
had given me smaller bills for
1t and had taken it for genuine.
When cross-questioned he
said he had formerly been on
bad terms with me; had talked
with the U. S. Marshal when
arrested, but had been drink.
ing and did not know what he
said.
Mr.. Richardson testified that
Lee had told him when coming
down on the boat that a Mr..
Thompson had given him the
bill; that he wanted Thompson
to take it back, but he refused.
After Lee got down to the city
he said Rudolph Coughenour
gave him the bill; have no
personal acquaintance with
Lee, but from reports in the
country where he lives he
could not believe him under
oath,-never heard one man
speak well Of him.
Mr.. Lemuel Perry, a lawyer
of Gallipolis, identified the bill
as one Lee had shown him in
Gallirolis, and inquired of him
if it was genuine. Sent him to
the bank, where, after eXamin
alton, it was pronounced coun-
terfelt. Had known Lee since
1851; had been Prosecuting At
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-02

"fNh NV NAAASA faS
communication, and with the
railroad system of the Atlantic
and Pacific States, as cad not
fail to bring to it, in addition
to its local business, a large
and increasing share of the
carrying trade between ocean
and ocean. AT Duluth one
arm meets the commerce OF
the Lakes and the st. Law>
renee; at st. Paul the other
eastern arm connects with the
commerce of the Mississippi
river and Its tributaries, and
with the railroads of the CEN
trail and eastern States, con-
centrating at Chicago. These
two arms will unite in Western
Minnesota. From the point of
junction a third branch will
extend to Pembina on the
British border, and the trunk
line will traverse central Da,
kota, and follow the now ia,
nous Yellowstone valley thro'
Montana. Near the boundary
of Idaho the road will again
branch-One arm following
down the valley of tie Colum.
bia to tide water at Portland,
Oregon; the other striking di-
rectly across the Cascade range
to the main terminus on Puget
Sound. A North and South
branch will also connect the
Puget Sound terminus with
that at Portland. AT the lat
ter point connection is made
with the coast lines of road
now building southwark thrO'
Oregon and California. Both
at Portland and Puget Sound
the road will tap the coastwise
and foreign trade of the Pacific
Ocean.
The chief advantages pecu-
liar to the Northern Pacific
route are believed to be these:
1t reduces the distance be-
tween the Lakes and the Pa
cific Ocean some 600 miles. 1t
lessons the distance between
New York and the Pacific by
water and rail TO the same ex~
tent. 1t lessons the distance
between London and Chinese
ports by the trans-continental
route at least 1,400 miles. 1t
traverses a belt of States and
Territories admirably adapted
by fertility OF soil, mildness of
temperature, and equal distri,
button OF moisture, to profta-
BILE agriculture. Its elevation
in the mountain region is 5000
feet less than that of other
lines, resulting in a diminished
snowfall, a mild climate, and
tar easier gradients. At con,
venient intervals it i~ntersects
numerous navigable streamS-
such as the Columbia, the Cow.
litz, the Yellowstone, the Mis-
souri,, the Red, and the Missis.
sippi-w which drain a vast re-
gion, and will serve as feeders
to the road. 1t will partake Of
the character of an interna.
tional route, permanently con-
trolling the carrying trade of
British America, and rendering
the important colonies north
of the boundary, and west of
Lake Superior, commercially
tributary to our Northwestern
States.
Already it is stated that set
tiers are rapidly crowding to
the line of the Northern Pacific
Road in the New Northwest,
and Judging from what is
known of the plans adopted
for promoting the settlement
and development, through en-
igration and colonization, of
the belt Of States and Terrific.
ries tributary to the line
there would seem to be no
"
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What Can T 10 to I'm
prove the Old Place
this Spring?

There is nothing that af-
fords as large a return for
the money invested as a
clean cheerful
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-03-02

Stationery, Blank Books,
School Books, Pencils, Pens
Ink, Mucilage, Cigars, To-
bacco, Fine Candies,- THE
Largest StocE and Lowest
Prices.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-07

An UNwAHRANTED ExToRTIoN.-The
people Of Cincinnati are In the straits for
coal, The river, the medium through
which they arc accustomed to draw sup.
plies, has been so long closed that the
stock on hand Is nearly exhausted. The
price at last accounts was up to 60 cents.
The great demand and high price have
stimulated shipments by rail; and within
"a few days considerable quantities have
gone forward from the mines at Newburg
and CIarkSburg, over tho Baltimore &
Ohio and Marietta & Cincinnati roads.
Now, we hear that even this source
of supply Is nearly cut off by the
action Of tho Marietta Il Cincinnati
road, whose authorities, eager to make
the most out the necessities Of the people
Of Cincinnati, have added IS per ton to
tue tarifl heretofore charged for the Trans.
porhtion Of coal. This at present prices
isnearly prohlbitory, and discriminates at
once against our West Virginia mines and
against tho people of Cincinnati; and II
the latter want coal over that route they
will have to raise the price above the oil.
ready rulnous figures. Seeing that the
cost Of carrying coal over tho NJ. & G.
road cannot have increased any in so short
atime, this increase of tariffs pure cxtor
tiOn
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WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. @,

|
The President has appointed William
Prescott Smith and John w. Davis Com
missioners from Maryland to the Centen.
ial celebration Of Independence. .r
The United States Supreme Court To,
day granted leave to the State of Ken.
lucky to file a petition OF mandamus to
compel tho Secretary Of the Treasury 10
issue q warrant for $525, ,259, the amount
alleged to be due on account of war
claims, The motion will be argued on the
nth inst.
The Commissioner Of Patents to-day
dissolved the interference of b. Il. W.
Nichols, of Canton, Ohio. in the case OF
Richard A Jackson, OF Alliance, Ohio, for
q patent converting cast iron into steel.
Superintendent Hoag reports that Big
Mouth, the famous Arapahoe chief, says
he Is convinced OF the advantage his peO,
pie has derived from the whites, Ho sees
that the whites will soon cover the whole
land II the Indians do not go in the
white mans path they will be swept
away. Ho Is therefore determined 10
learn To cultivate the soil
In the Supreme Court the junction
Railroad Company against the Bank Of
Ashland the decision below wNs affirmed.
Bartle & Co. against elise, opinion be-
low affirmed.
United States against Burns. In this
case the Court Of Claims gave the plain.
tiff judgment for the use by the Govern.
ment of the Sibley tent, the plaintiff be.
ing part owner of the contract. The De.
partment refuse to pay on the ground
that II would be in violation of the regu-
lations. This court rules that the Sibley
contract is valid, and not within tho pro.
hibition regulation, Judgment affirmed.
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Elections To-day.

To-day elections will be held in New
York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia
Mississippi, Arkansas, Nebraska, WiscOn
Bin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Massachu
sets. The chief interest centres in New
York City, where an intense struggle i
in progress between the honest men o
both parties and the thieves Of Tammany,
The excitement Is so high, there is SO
much at stake, and the thieves are so des'
perate in their efforts to save themselves
that there is ApprehensiOns Of collisions
and bloodshed. Business will be suspend
cd, and thousands OF the better class who
have not taken part in elections hereto.
fore will be at the polls to-day. Ample
preparations have been made to employ
both police and military, If needed to en-
force law and order, but It Is not un-
likely some blood will stain the pave.
ments Of the Metropolis before sundown
this evening.
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Sheridan's Usurpation at Chichgo.-
The Plea of Necessity Illustrated,

ST. LOUIS, Nov. CA special from
Springfield, Illinois, says: "Thc defense
of Gen. Sherldan's military occupation Of
Chicago seems to rest on the plea of ne.
cessity. II Is not generally known yet
whether 1t Is true that the Adutant Gen.
crnl of this State, an able and experienced
soldier, reached Chicago the day after the
fire wit y 450 picked men, well armed, un.
der orders from Gov. Palmer TO enforce
the laws and preserve order, and that un.
der the advice and direction of Gen. Sher-
idan and Mayor Mason he returned home
with his men because there was no neces.
slly for either. Alter this the regiment Of
which Gov. Palmer complains was organ.
lied and called into service"
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BY TELEG GRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT,
Exclusively 70 the InteIlIgCncer.
(Dy the Western Union Line
Once Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe sts.)
CHICAGO.
Test Insurance CaSe-...TO.DaV'S
EIectiOn...B Suspended.

CHICAGO, Nov. "a petition in
bankruptcy has been filed in the U. S. Cir.
cult Court in this city, asking that the
Manhattan Insurance Company of New
York, bc declared bankrupt, and on us
assignee appointed TO take charge Of It's
assets Tor the benefit of its creditors, This
has been done 10 test the question as 10
whether foreign corporation doing bust
ness in this State, is Amenabe to the bank
rupt courts Of this state. This Is done
under the authority OF the Oct OF the Gen.
eral Assembly, passed march II, 1869, in
which 1t is enacted that an insurance com.
pany incorporated or organized under the
laws Of any other State desiring to do bust.
ness in this State must first appoint an at.
tOrney in this State on whom process Of
law can be served and filed in the office
of the State Auditor 1t Is claimed un.
der this act that any foreign insurance
company that should come into this
State 10 do business, should be amenable
to the laws of this State, TO the same eX.
tentas private citizens, and the creditors OF
such company should not bG Obliged to
apply to tho judicial power of any other
State for the enforcement Of their rights
or claims Tho Manhattan Insurance
Company in entering this State to do
business, complied with the statues re.
lerred 10 by appointing an agent, who
still resides in tho city Of Chicago, upon
whom service can be had II process Is
issued by any court in the county.
There Is deep interest manifested In
the result of the election 10 be held TO-
morrow. There will be comparatively n
large vote cast.
The Board OF Trade to-day resolved TO
adjourn over until Wednesday, and no
transactions by that body will take place,
The Mayor has also issued prOClamA.
tlon recommending the closing OF oil
classes of business during the day.
DR.. G. V. Dyer, an old and well known
citizen, was arrested to day ut the suit Of
Thomas j. Sutherland, a lawyer, who
charges that Dr. Dyer on Saturday last,
with force Of arms, made on assault upon
him, and then and there did beat him
violently upon the head and face with
large and heavy cane. Damages twenty
five thousand dollars.
The Shelter Committee Of the Aid So.
cicty report that $3.50 persons have made
application for temporary houses, and
4,178 have been granted. '"1
james WarraCk has been appointed
British Consul ior Chicago, The Consu.
late was abolished several years ago, but
has been again revived.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Saturday afternoon, near Plymouth,
Ind, David Teller, well known farmer,
discovered two strange men asleep in his
hAy stack and two strange horses near by.
Surprising the men To be horse thieves,
he procured the assistance ol his neigh.
bOrs and attempted to arrest them. The
men attempted to escape. One man
named Henry Cook was shot dead. His
Comrade ran away wounded, but effected
his escape Cook hns had the reputation
Of thief for several years. u.
The Methodist Churches OF Roches-
ter yesterday raised 1900 for the Chica.
60 MethOlists. ...
Neatly block of frame buildings in
East st. Louis were burned yesterday A.
NJ. Loss about $4,000; insured for about
$4,000, mostly in inSolvent companies.
"A meeting Of the stockholders Of the
!. G. & L. Railroad was held Yesterday at
the Company's dept at indianapolis, for
the election Of directors, and 10 pass upon
a proposed scheme for the reorganization
OF the Company, and whether In carrying
out the said plan they will consent to IN
adjudication In bankruptcy.
The residence of Hon. William Field
ing, Past Grand Master of Free and Ac'
cepted Masons, at Sidney, Ohio, was burn
ed at 0 o'clock yesterday morning
The General Council Of the Lutheran
Church Of North America is now in ses-
sion at Rochester, N y. All the Synods
nre TpDresented . I...' '
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LITTLE ROCK.

LITTLE Rock, Nov. 0.-The State Medi
cal Association convened to-day, and
elected John Holcomb, OF Pine Bluff
President for the ensuing year.
The Police Committee Of the City Coun.
Gil had n meeting tonight, and each mem
Der decided to take charge Of one ward al
the election tomorrow. Forty special
police have been sworn in by each. The U
s. Post here has received instructions
IRON Washington to sustain the city au
thorities in preserving the peace.
The Conference Of the NJ. b. Church
South, Is still in session, but will adjourn
tomorrow. ~
The Grand Lodge of Masons convened
tonight Grand master, w. W. Williams
delivered his address to an unusually large
assemblage, y1Nss9 yi!i, ,tlli,G p
A torchlight procession takes place TO-
night by the Brooks Republicans, Fears
Of trouble are still apprehended,
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GEORGIA.
The Legislature CeHShres Governor
Bullock.


ATLANTA, Ca, November 0.-Both
branches of the Legislature adopted the
following resolutions:
Res0lrcd, That Rufus B. Bullock, late
Governor of this State, who has resigned
his office and left the State under cirCum.
stances creating grave suspicion that he
Is guilty orhigh crimes and misdemeanors,
and has, in charging In letter bearing
date Of October 23d, 1871, addressed his
political friends and the people Of Geor.
gia, that the majority OF the House Of
Representatives had pledged themselves
to vote for articles ofimpeachment against
him without an investigation; that the
Senate had determined upon sufii-
cient number Of Republican Senators to
secure his conviction withOFS regard to
the truth and validity Of Me charges
which detained this General Assembly;
charges which arc untrue, and the state.
ment in the same letter TO the effect that
the people Of Georgia have recently dc.
nouhced or ignored the Constitution of
the United States, Is false and defamatory
to the people of this State. On the con.
trary We assert that the people Of this
State do now, rs they did six months
ago when, according to the letter, said
Rufus B. Bullock, they were peaccably
disposed 10 acquiesCe In the result Of the
war rather than entertain any hostility
toward the United States, nor deny any
person within the limits Of the State
the equal protection Of its laws