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The New York herald., 1871-03-18
RUNNING NoTEs-PoLiTICAL AND GENERAL.


Sumner Is already announced as a candidate for
the Presidency.
The republican Chief Justice Mason, Of Nebraska.
has delivered opinion against negroes sitting as
Jurors Ia that state the ground that jury duty Is
burden and not a privilege. The great trouble
among white people hereabouts Is 10 get rid OF the
bureen-not 10 be saddled with 1t.
Under the head OF "A Ticket that VIII Win," the
Mount Vernon (Oh.o) Banner pronounces for the fol.
lowing democratic nominations:-Goyernor George
II. Pendleton; Lieutenant Governor, General Thomas
Ewing, Jr.; Attorney General, John McSweeny; Au-
ditor, Jonas Smith
The Cincinnati Gazette entertains hard feelings
against senator Cameron when 1t says the descent
tlrom sumner TO Cameron lis so great that the
public mind VIII dwell wholly on the loss OF char.
acter and will pass over any that may exist
for making change in the head OF this committee.n
Colonel Forney Is lecturing on tue Centennial
Fourth OF July, ls7e.n
The Philadelphia Press complains OF the way the
democrats In the Senate propose to gcrrymander
the state. Did 1t suppose 1t would SO gsrrymander
1t as TO please the republicans
Rhode Island elects State officers April s. 1t Will
follow In the wake OF New Hampshire, and Are The
next popgun OF this years. campaign.
Daniel DoughertJ OF Philadelphia. Is lecturing on
"Oratory.n He Is Just the man to do Ii
The New York herald., 1871-03-18
THE FRExCH RELIEF FUND.


Contributions still pour in with creditable speed
this deserving fund.- and it may be reasonably hoped
that many thousand of unhappy French families
will have cause to remember the substantial and
timely sympathy and kindness OF the Ameri-
can people. In our own first immortal
revolution french blood was freely, gallantly,
cheerfully shed to rescue American citi.
Zens from dtsgracelul and dishonorable
bondage; and in nearly century of peaceful years
that have rolled by since, Frenchmen and Ameri.
cans, IN despite Of every prejudice Of race and re.
llgion, have been more than friends-have been
almost brethren. And now, when France has been
plunged, whether or not by the shameful folly OF her
rulers makes no matter. into the saddest and
deepest afiiction she has ever known since that
awful Reign Of Terror, 1t is but simple humanity FOR
all who can spare from their abundance o loaf Of
bread to feed her starving children, or cloak to
cover their nakedness, 10 gladly open their hand
not as an optional charity bestowed upon those who
are deservedly needy from their own wees or idle
ness, but as duty which, II we believe In good
God, we must acknowledge as binding upon us to
SuccOr all of His creatures who suffer, not from their
own lack OF industry or foresight, but simply from
the blind nd malice OF adverse circumstances.
by Mile o. Bouss0n since we last noticed this de-
serving fund
Contributions Of clothing from Miss Ida Cleve-
land. 104 new and u used articles; Mrs. Lippe. 125
articles; Mrs. j. G. Chlpron 140 articles; Mrs. Hen
rietta Gleyre, SO articles and i've pounds Of knitting
Tenn. Mrs. w. G. Russell, SO articles and hospital
linen; Rev. Eugene Cogneville ll6 bushels OF oats
IS bushels OF wheat and 81 bushels OF corn; ID. A.
Young, 10 packing cases and $40 so in money. Bar
rett, Nephew Co., dyers, have also forwarded
number OF unclaimed garments.
Mile. Bouss0n, SAYS that she mas now ten cases OF
clothlng and one OF shoes waiting for shipment. Her
untiring efforts have thus Ear met with prompt re-
sponsc and is to be hoped she may be as success
ful hereafter. Mr. Charles Lanier acknowledges,
also, the following money conrributions:-Total
amount received by the Chamber OF Commerce
committee, s107,572 81; by Produce Exchange
committee, $15,905. Grand total, $l23,417 81.
The New York herald., 1871-03-18
syETO BY THE GOVERNOR.

ALBANY, N. Y, March II.
The following message was sent to the Assembly
to-day
To THE AssEMBLY.--I return, without my sigma
tuie, the Assembly bill No. 49, entitled "An act 10
provide for the appointment Of an additional clerk
Tor each OF the district courts In the city of New
York; The act not only provides for the appoint
mcnt OF an additional clerk by each Of the justices OF
the several district courts in the city or New York but
II fixes the compensation OF the clerk and directs the
Board OF Supervisors TO raise by tax the amount
necessary to pay the salaries OF the appolntees.
There are niue district courts In the city OF New
York. The expense OF maintaining these courts In
connection with the police courts Is at least
$780, 900. There Is no valid reason for increasing
this expense; 1t should rather be dimlnishe d. fach
district court, In addition to the justice, who re.
ceives liberal salary has clerk. whose salary is
$4,000 per annum; stenographer. who receives
~, 500 per annum; two attendants. anitor and IN
Interpreter each Of whom RECEIVE about $1,000 per
The New York herald., 1871-03-18
H0UsE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WAsHINGToN, March IL, ls7;

EXPENSES FOR ooSTEsTISG SEAT IN THE HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. GETz, tde) of Pa, resolution was
paying of the contingent fund 5Oo John r.
Reading, in view of his contest for seat in the Foyhrst
Congress-.
PROTECTION OF SOUTHERN LoYALIsrs.
Mr. BUTLER, Of Mass, asked for unanimous consent to
have printed bis bin Tor the protection of the lives and pro-
Objection the democratic side OF House.
THE NATgnALzATIoS or sEAMEN
extending provisions Of ac, Of 1861 to aliens
ose s ono se
place them on the same footing as TO NATURALIZATION apd ct
Sf Tenn wanted the bill to 90 to the
not ss on 5s''oiSa s ought S
i 'ssa a: s9ssi
III @ s s''s;'s s admitted le s:x a: H.%s
S9 v91a g .Si Soans Ss
Speaker ,ss gentleman had not rid Of he principles
Mr. MArsARp conceded the truth of Mr. COY, remark,
hat he was native American, and Longer young II
that wa, what the gentleman meant by being Amer-
Mr.. Cox explained that he Southern American
MI MArrXED. resuuing said there was no analor, be-
The latter were scattered globe dGrns IL. e o
their enlistment and therefore never BY
home AD' pace At
don having beretooe the House, and
that sailors should have the same rights and privileges
The joint resolution wa, passed sy-yeas lss nsys
namely Messrs. Clarke Mercur, Morpnis, Prnde, Wal
dron Wallace, Walls of Florida and Williams Of Indiana
ooNTRAoTs ron INTERNAL nEvEsuE STAMPS
On molten Of Mr.. KELLY the House too up the bill au
thorlzng and empowering the Commissioned Of Interns
Revenue with the approval Of the Secretary of the Treasury
10 the FORM character and device OF the stamps
required by internal laws be provided by
tract or otherwise. Tbe bill was passed
BEINsJATEAErT or An oFFICEH IN THe NAVY.
Mr. SooyifLD (rep) OF Pa, called up the Senate bin civ
Ing X. H. Lamson leave withdraw his resignation as
lieutenant the navy and offered amendmeDt authorz
Ing the President nominate him 10 be Lieutenant ih
was agreed 10 and the bill passed.
REeULAR oRDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr. BUTLER OF Mass, demanded the regular order o,
resolutions This gentleman desired 10 introduce bis bill or
OF the lives and property OF loyal citizens
DAVIS that the House take the joint resolu
on OF the Senate just receyed providing for committee
10 Investigate the subject OF Southern outrages. -
The srKAKER replied that nothing In order but the
calling the States for bills and resouous commencing
sith Mab--
The New York herald., 1871-03-18
THE SEVENTH WARD TWEED CLUB.

meeting OF the William NJ Tweed Club was held
last evening at the residence OF Mr. Thomas Shiels,
and a large amount OF business was transacted.
The Committee on Club House reported that they
had purchased the mouse No. los East Broadway,
and as soon as possible would put IL IN condition Tor
The reception OF the members and the inspection
OF their friends. 1t Is the intention OF the members
To ht the place up III q manner that VIII compare
favorably with any club house In the city.
Fifty additional members were elected az the
meeting, and the greatest interest was manifested
by the members Tor the success OF the CLUB anu LOT
placing 1t on an equal footing with any other In the
country. The president, Mr. Thomas Shlels, Is ur-
lrlhR In his Efforts and by his energy mas cohtri'
buted not u little to its success thus iar.
The New York herald., 1871-03-18

annum. Il Is we'll known to all those VINO are con.
versant with the business or the courts that In s
Of them this clerical and other force s sufficient and
more than sufiiciept for the business which
appertans to them. This bill, therefore, Il signed
~, would authorize the appointment OF nine unne.
cessary 0ficers, each OF whom would receive $4,000
per annum, and it would add S54 900 annually to
the taxes OF New York city. II bills like this are
permitted to become laws, efforts OF the authOr
Ties 70 reduce expenditures ana taxes can be sue
cesslul cannot, therefore, give 1t my approval.
\. JOHN I. HOFFMAN,.
The New York herald., 1871-03-18

Pending !9e motion Mr.. HOLMAN, (dcn.) Of Ind, had
moved the House 10 adjourn.
Mr. GARFIELD (rep.j OF Ohio appealed TO Mr. Butler not
10 object 10 the taking up OF b for printing prem
nary report.
Mr. DAWES asked his colleague whether he would give
way that he might ask 70 have a report printed
Mr. BUTLER replied, mo"
Mr. FARNewoRTH. (rep) OF Ill, then expressed the hope
that the House would adjourn.
The question taken the motion 10 adjourn and de-
cidei in the afirmative-yeas 49, nays 81.
Tho House. in accordance with decision, then
adjourned till Monday next
The New York herald., 1871-03-18
RAILROAD COLLISIONS.

Destruction Of Two Locomotives and n
Freisht Train the New York Central
Railroad.
ROCHESTER,, March II, 1871.
There was collision on the New York Central
Railroad IN Centre square, in this CRY, this
morning between a freight train and single
locomotive. The result was the demolition OF
two locomotives, the complete destruction of SIX
freight cars, freight damaged, and brakeman
named Doyle from Buffalo, severely II not fatally In
Jured. The Buffalo branch or the road Is obstructed
and trains win be able pass before noon. The
passengers and baggage are transferred. The wreck
TOOK nre, but tile nameS were eXtnguIshed before
much damage was done. The loss to the company
is very heavy.
The New York herald., 1871-03-18
SmRsh-Up on the Camden and AmbOy Rail.
rOad-Many Persons Injured.

PHILADELPHIA, hdTCu IL, 1911.
This morning an accident occurred on the Cam
den and Amboy Railroad, near Camden A train
was thrown on the track and the locomotive upset
by misplaced switch and another train cOlllded
with the overturned engine. Three hundred feet OF
the track were torn up several cars demolished and
many persons bruised, but none seriously hurt, ex-
cept brakeman, who had a foot crushed.
The New York herald., 1871-03-18

THE RACE COURSE AT LEXINGTON, KY.-The trot.
ting track at Lexington was measured on Friday
last by Mr.. P0stethwat formerly the City Engineer
ana was found to be fully seventeen feet over ll
More trotting horses will bo trained. It is sad this
season than ever before, and great many exciting
contests are expected on this tracks
The New York herald., 1871-03-18

WHEELING, w. Va. March IL, 1871.
An express train on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road ran over a cow near Grafton this forenoon,
when the whole train was thrown from the track,
with the except on OF the engine No one was III
jured The damage is said to be considerable to
the railroad company. The train was delayed some
hours.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-07-06
Report Of Geological Survey Of
Marion Ccunfy--COmtinued.
by W. T.. FOX, GEoLoGIsT.

EDITOR VOTER:
We visited the noted Bell bank,
and exploredit through and through.
Mr.. A. G. Bell works this bank, and
resides on the same land, it being the
$. w. of the S. l.. ! Of Section a,
rs, q. This land is underIaid with
II magnificent quality of coal, at one
end Of which, Mr.. Bell has his bank.
An entry has been run in 200 feet,
mouth of entry being 81 feet high
and A feet wide at bottom, 3 feet at
top. After running I'm n short dis
lance, the entries are from 4 to ) feet
in hight. Ten rooms have been
worked ut this bank. This bank il
well worked for IA country bank that
is, the work IL done well--entries
and rooms we'll done. This coal is
the strongest bituminous coal, take
ii all in all, that we have seen in the
County. We may, however, see the
same elsewhere before we shall get
through. Mr.. Bell mined from this
bank, and sold, some eight thousand
bushels of coal last winter. IL is IN
excellent gas coal, there being some
camel properties mixed with it.
This bed or vein Of coal, including ii
seam of sulphur, slate and carbonate
OF baryta, is A feet thick. The inn
purities will without doubt run out,
"a the high body of the land is penp
trated, and the bed of coal become
much thicker. At one point of this
land Is fine bed Of excellent fire.
clay, already proven 3 feet in thick
ness, aud don't know how much
thicker, but there must DO large
quantity of it. This land is some 8
miles south Of west from Knoxville.
The same body OF coal land that
Bell is working also extends along,
and the coal would necessarily un-
derlie, the east half Of the northwest
| of the Same Section, and the S. f..
! Of the s. W. OF Section Is, owned
by Bryant Brown. Coal has also
been proven on this land by entry.
1t is the third vein. But in order to
prove tho heavy body OF the coal
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-07-06

cut up with faults, washes, breaks,
creeps, hollows, valleys, sloughs, &C.,
&C., but this we find to a greater or
lesser extent in all collaborating
districts.
\ fault is sudden interruption Of
the continuity of strata in the same
place, accompanied by a crack or
assure, where a stream of water has
once run. In order to explain this
fully, it must be done while on the
ground where the fault exists, the
party ,rishingto know being present.
A wash, SO called by miners, is
where river, or tributary to a river,
or creek, has once run, which has
since become dry, being filled with
clay, sand, gravel, pieces of coal,
sulphur, or more properly, pyrites OF
iron, with aliuvium of every de-
scription intermingled, running to a
great depth, cutting out coal beds
and leaving nothing but an admix-
ture which has washed in long after
/ the coal was cut out. These are the
miners great curse. We can also
explain these washes more fully to
any one on the ground where q coal
bank is being work. d--for a person
would have to see q wash under
ground before he could fully compre-
bend it. All we can do here is to
give short explanation. Creeps
are sinks or depressions, generally
filled with water, but when dry at
the top are soft and watery to a great
depth. Whenever they exist in the
coal region, no body of coal can ever
be struck in them. SlOughs and
Dogs generally exist in close proXim-
ity to creeps. a break is depres-
sion of the earth's crust, at some
time, where q hill has been divided
and literally broken in two, breaking
/ off the coal and all other substances,
or otherwise dividing il. These
breaks are very important and inter-
es:ing points in Geology; and we
would like to write whole report
on breaks alone, had we the time 10
spare. But as it is, we MUST be as
brief as possible.
/ A roll or hog-back is conglomer-
ated mass of clay, sand, gravel, soap
stone, all mixed with coal, sulphur,
and being all iammed and pressed
into a large roll, the clayey and soap
stoney substances predominating. 70
cut into one of these rolls would
remind you Of bar soap. 1t will
shave of with n knife, similar to a
bar OF hard soap. Whenever the
miner comes in contact with OF these
rolls, his spirit sinks plumb into his
boots, so to speak. They are caused
by water principally, and by great
pressure.
III be continnrd)
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-07-06

! On Ire opening Of the war he Welt
into the service s. Captain Of co. T.
18th Iowa Infantry, and was severely
wounded 1T Shiloh. During that
sarnr1er he was nominated by the
Republicans for Distric. Judge and
elected. Re-igning his commission,
he entered on the JrdgesliiP in Jan.
1863, and was reelected. In $50 ne
vas chosen to fill the Wright vacancy
on the Supreme Bench Of the state.
He is in every way worthy Of the
position TO which he will now he
chosen for SIX years, and in which he
viii distinguish himself and make a
mos. honorable and enduring repu-
tation. He is a member OF the
Presbyterian Church.
sUP'T OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Col. Alonzo Abernethy is native
Of Huron County, Ohio, where he
was born in 1897. Worked on his
fathers farm in summer and attend
cd school in winter, receiving CON-
mon school education. In 1854, with
his fathers family, he removed to
Fayettc County. Iowa, and made
this his home until 1863. Being dis
satisfied with his educational attain
ments, he started 10 Burlington Uni
vcrsity in 1876, and aftera full course
in that Institution, he went to the
University Of Chicago. During the
last year Of his course there the war
broke out. In August, 1861, he left
school and enlisted in the Fayette
County Company Of the 9th Iowa
Infantry. Here he carried his mus
ket and knapsack till the battle Of
Pea Ridge, when he was severely
wounded in the right leg, and lay in
the hospital for five months. After
that time he rcjoined the Regiment |
at Helena, Arkansas, and served |
continuously till the close OF the war
---re-enlisting with the Regiment.
Having received promotion from
time to time, he had the pleasure Of
returning as commander Of the Reg
iment, and being mustered out as its
Lieutenant Colonel, after a continu-
Gus service of three years and ten
months in the heaviest Of the war.
After this he once more returned to |
his studies, but in October, 1865, he
was chosen member Of the Elev- |
enth General Assembly, being only !
twenty-eight years old, and one Of
the youngest members Of the Legis-
lature. Married in 1868, he removed |
to Crawford County in 1869, and be-
gan farming. While thus engaged,
he was chosen in 1870 as Principal of
the University Of Des Moincs, po-
sition ne now holds. A practical |
educator, and an enthusiast in the
cause, he is represented as possessing
in an eminent degree all the high |
qualifications necessary to Fl success
ful execution of the duties of the im-
portant office Of Superintendent of
Public Instruction. Col. Abernethy
is Baptist.
Thus it will be seen that each Of
the Republican candidates this year,
except DR.. Bulls, WIS Il soldier, and
that each Is q member OF one Of the
great Religious Denominations.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-07-06


underlying this land, shafts must be
sunk, and the coal worked thercfrom.
1t will not do to work by the entry
plan along here, as the great expense
attending it would soon make rich
man poor. But shafts can be sunk
TO good advantage here, where the
heavy body Of the coal can be tapped
at once. The same bed Of coal which
Bell is working (it being the second
vein must also exist under this land
of Browns, where his house stands,
and in very large quantities-there
being no interruption in the land.
But at the point where Mr.. Brown
and other parties have run entries,
the same quality Of coal that Bell is
working viii. not be found. Neither,
III my judgment, will it be found
under that part Of the land.
The third vein Of coal, which Mr..
Brown has run in on, ut its outcrop
| is . feet inches thick. 1t must run
| to all Of 4 or s feet in thickness after
penetrating the body Of the hill.
There are i'm my judgment from 3 to
beds Of coal underlying this land.
Am positive as to 3, and have good
reason to judge of the Others. This
land through here is also fine, tillable
land, being very productive for corn,
wheat, oats, barley, rye, &c. Roofing
over second vein Of coal here is sand
rock and slate; over third bed, n.y.
draulic slate rock and soapstone.
Also under the n. w. ! OF the y.
w. / OF Section n, adjoining Browns
land, owned by T.. l.. Wines, the
same body of coal exists that under
lies the western portion of Browns
land. A good coal bank could be
opened close to the main travelled
road, by sinking ashaft, which would
have to he mined in this way. This
is a fine piece Of coal land.
Also examined several coal banks
from TO 5 miles up the Whitebreast
from Browns and Bells. Here the
banks of Whitebreast have been
wofu!ly cut up, by Tom, Dick and
Harry, in getting out coal. No sys-
tenn has been adopted, but entries
have been run in in most any way,
so they could get ont few bushels
of coal for Immediate use, after (which
the places would cave in. Here are,
however, large deposits of coal.
And if we owned this land along
here, we should mine the coal by
shaft altogether.
On Section 26, on the banks of the
Whitebreast, Mr.. Il. "A. King has q
splendid piece Of coal land, which
will have to be mined by shaft. This
land lies high and commanding, and
must bear heavy deposits Of coal.
There must be 4 or > separate beds OF
coal here, 3 Of which it will pay to
work. There are splendid points
here for sinking shafts. We also
find along this section of the White
breast, considerable quantities OF
hydraulic lime rock. This rock, ii
ground up and properly prepared,
would make good ceinentfor cisterns
and cellars. Building rock along
this portion of the County is very
scarce. The coal seems to be the
principal feature of this Section, with
the exception of the tillal,le lands.
1t is Indeed i beautiful farming
country aaTo be sure, the country is
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-07-06
S.H.HUNT, Nj. D.,
HYCIENIC PHYSICIAN.
Hn0Grilie, I0un.

OFFICE and Resider &c IN Robinson Street,
Three Blocks East Of Public Square.
Particular attention given TO Chroni, Arec.
tions Of long aiding. All ferns of Disease
Treated Successfully BY the use Of Hyyisa,e
agencies afeae.
Fifteen years. successful practice Of the
IIygienic system in the treatment Of ali forms
Of Di,ease. acute and chronic, hae convinced
me OF its Saptriorifg orer al otter .aetho,is
Il SzD- Calls from City and Country promptly
responded to. (ju)
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-12
THE New York World holds out very

TIE New York World holds out very
small encouragement for the success OF
its party in 1872 when it says that
"Thc difference Is high rs heaven and
deep rs hell which divides tho Ropub-
lican from the Democrat" The New
York Times thus comments thereon:
Considering that the Democracy have
got to recruit largely from the Repub-
Iican ranks in order to elect their can
didate. such an announcement looks
like abandoning the contest before It
commences. If heaven Is as high, or
hell as deep, rs Is generally supposed,
there will be no possibility, by any
known means of locomotion, for a Re-
publican and a Democrat to get to-
oether between now and the next
Presidential election. Perhaps the
World intends to suggest to its party,
In view Of the hopelcssness Of the sit
uation, that II would be better not to
nominate n candidate at all. This, we
admit, would be wise counsel, and a,
good deal more honorable than to NOM
inate u man and then sell him out, or
ask him to withdraw on the eve of
the election, al" the World did in 1865,