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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25


two in the California Senate.
The anniversary of the downfall of the
Empire was celebrated in France,
A CoSvESrIoS OF Mcthodists is called
in Syracuse for the 9th of December.
The stcam-tug Osprey has been lost
of Dundee. Six persons were drowned.
@. G. Bowen announces himself rs a
candidate for Governor of South Caro-.
lima.
FATAL cases Of cholera have occurred
at Dantzic, Elbiug, Altoona, Coblentz,
LEIPZIG, and Vienna
Two men were suiTocated by foul air
arising from blast at the bottom Of n
well in Hudson City, Nj.
TWELVE vessels have been wrecked at
Hong Kong by typhoon, and five
vessels at the Bahamas by hurricane.
THE official returns Of the vote for
Governor in Maine give Perham 1902 ;
Tlimball, 39,7si. Majority for Perham,
9,Sls.
ArEERIBLT railway accident occurred
in northern France. Ten persons were
instantly killed and an immense number
injured.
IT is stated that since the annexation
of Stasbourg to Germany, $4,000 of the
inhabitants of that city have emigrated
to Fnncc and America.
Wpsrppx woman who corcIessIv
wrapped a pic in some poisoned hy.pa.
nor nearly caused the death of the poor
ncighbor whom she charitably wished to
crafty,
Ara moo,;r, If tbo Roor1 of Trrstoes
and 0yarsccrs of Rnwioin CoIIcgc
Brunswick Me Gen, Chamberlain nc.
ceptcd tbc office of President. rendered
him last JuIv
,1,,, nr,.,,r ,tob;o,r rrrdorod n
~, a nH Iii " ~, Sorn,;nL Tonm hooorsn
s sSo~ rSr1 5, ~ 10 NARY lin tbongh be
Ind a wife living fine murderer after.
wards committed suicide.
- ,n,.orn u,o Cor,r,rn;s. la
h"LmIH a" ~, sno S".;..ns,n ~
iotp i'' F s in ~ =" t Jrun1;at,,
ny'r" a. W po,;t a" AMI sSId mniicino
to officers of the Versailles army.
o. w. =, r.,i.;.. L..
uoI' "MiiM n, ,,o,' y, 'S Gaaa,, r.
i Ds.a ~, H. 81 Sa. J" ~ e.. III
DE, w H 49, " ,.sno,i, :, TTn;ti1
Eta ,h'I Nia,.%ol ~ d;.oh nrgo ~ Jntios
Of the Office.
Two bodies supposcd TO bo Of the mon
who robbed the Southern Express Mes.
scnger ON the train near Moscow, some
weeks moo. are rcported TO have been
fonnd hinged. near New Madrid No,
few dnvs 400,
Tur French Government are ut Il loss
IN know how TO dispose of their Com
mnnist prisoners. They have 10000
of thcm. npI think that L will be nee.
cssory 10 discharge 1880 Of them on
account of inability TO try them.
Tnr ,,,;,1 ,r;o1o; coorgo vordorrooI
an n cbarre Of numbering his partner nj
NIanistce, Mich, three wears ago. closed
Inv The nc1uittoI of the prisoner On
t6e first trial he was found guilty, and
on tbe second trial the iury disagreed.
a DISPATCH from !, Ifuinplh1eu, atoWh OIL
East hnssla, 90 miles IRON holnigsGerg'
says 'uat III Tue SlliliI NlLlpge oi Ih' no
Lo.a T Saa Ill. hdon 20 o U 10
,hcIo ' Az ~ nL:, .orU,rotod Fots,r''
''o'V'"' ~ VI "''''" ~ '"' ""''" '"'''''
The bark Ermandine has capsizel in
gale near the English coast, and all on
board were lost: The brig Peacock cap
sized of Shields, and the entire crew
persisted. A fishing schooner fonndered
in Pcntland Firth, and five persons were
drowned.
NOTICE is given from the Treasury
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PAssMORE d RUFFIN,
Agents and Managers,

We the underigued citizens Of Memphis take plsa,-
In stating that are personally acquainted With
MesNfs. pASSMORE RuFFlN, the managers Of the
Memphis RIAL ESTATE DisTniBuTioS which Is to take
0murud them gentlemen Of pfobity and capacity 10
whOss representations our people place implicit ne
ltAncr.--,IOitS JOHNSON, Mayor of Memphis W. ~.
RANDOLPH, City Attorney FELIX ". RoBERIsoS, City
TAI Collector l., Il. RICHARDS CITY Register LEoS
Tn0UspALr, Secretary Chamber Of Commerce Of Mem.
phis T.. a. COLE Clerk and Master In Chaneefy W
VI. MCIEAS State and County TA1 Collector r. D.
DOrLE, Clerk Second Circuit touTt A, WOppwARD
Bank
am acquainted with the reputation Of the above
named gentlemen Messrs PAssN1RE RuFTIS and
consider them shove Isuroaeh j. q, BLEcKLET Chair
man County Court The above special endorsement 3D.
dcd 10 that Of our business m N and citizens generally
with the press l. frapactfuy submitted 10 our patrons
PhSSMORE Il RUFFIN.
MrMTHIs Tenn
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MILLIONS bear Testimony TO their
wonderful Curative Effects
They arc not vile Fancy Drink, Made Of Peer
Rum, WhIskcy, Proof Spirits and Refuse
IIauors doetored, csd and iaeetened TO please tho
taste called "Tonies, "AppctzrTs "llestorrFN Se''
thAtrad the tippler on to drunkenne" and rnontAFo
,yps Medicine made from the native Roots and lietos
Of California. free from all Alcoholic stlmu-
Inut,, Thsy arc the GREAT BLOOD PURE
PIER and A LIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE
perfect Rcpoyator and lnygorator OF the system,
carving Of all sonous matter and restoring thehIod
to healthy condition No person can take these w
ter. according to directions and remain long uhNsu
provided their bonCs arc not destroyed BY mineral
poi,on or other HeanS and tho vital organs wasted
beyond the point Of repair.
They nrc n Gentle PurgntlVc ns well nsn
Tonic possessing also, the peculiar merit Of aes'hR
A, powerful agent In relieving Congestion or lniatn'
nation Of the Liver, and A. the visesrai Organs
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, inyoungor
DID, married or single, at the dawn Of womanhood orat
tho turn Of life. these Tonic Biticrt have no equal
For IuinmmntorY aud Chronic lthrumR-
tIsm and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indigestion
UIIIou., RcniIttrnt and Intermittent Fee
ycrs, Diseases Of tho blood, Liver, Kid
neys and BLADDER, these Filters have been H''ti
successful Such DlErnses arc eauscdby Nltintrd
Hood, which ,grncTaly prOiuerd b. deraneemt
Of the Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA on INDIGESTION, Hea,
ache Pain In the shOullel, Coughs, TEh,ne" O
Chest, Dizziness, sour Fluctuations Of the stnu
Dad Taste In the Mouth, bilious Attacks, paloliat
the Heart, InnamuAiion Of the Lungs, Pain .Rli
rlons Of the KldnsyI, and hundred other painful
toms, ars the oaIphnEi Of Dyspepsia.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25

He Cor Ir-There is a story OF m
English tourist who entered a restaurant,
and by few scraps Of French was able
to order n dinner. He wished some
mushrooms-vcry delicious aud large,
Not knowing the name, he demanded 0
sheet Of paper and pencil and skctchod
one. The waiter understood him in
second, disappeared for ten minutes, and
returned with splendid-umbrolla
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25

A BABY TURS-OUT.-A pony eight
hands high, phnton covered by can.
opy not much larger than a gentleman's
pocket handkerchief, a footman OF nine
summers and small Of his agc, thor.
oughly livcricd, and wearing the pre-.
scribcd high hat and silver buckle, is
the latest novelty seen on a fashionable
New York avenue. This establishment
is the property of nm infant who has ac-
quircd the mature age Of four and n half
years, and who exhibits more glee than
grace when driving, but nevertheless is
very pretty to look upon.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25

ElrRAHROAD BONDS.-Whcthcr
you wish to buy or sell, write to CHARLES
W. HAssLEE, No. Z Wall ST.. New York.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25

A leading oculist lately charged
patient 81 900 for taking out IN
eye, Rather stOOp,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25

SINGULAR Law Sur. "A queer lawsuit
has arisen near Oshkosh, Wis, between
n couple Of Germans, growing out Of the
late storm. II seems that such WIS the
force of the gale that whole shocks Of
wheat were taken up bodily and carried
into m adjoining field. The owner Of
the field claims the wheat by right Of
possession, while the loser Of the wheat
claims he is short q number Of shocks,
Neither one knows definitely the number
of shocks he had standing in the field
prior to the storm, but tho loser thinks
he has not rs many by six or eight, and
sues for that amount.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25

ORIGINAL INDIAN PHOTOG
~ Of some y the Noted Indian Chiefs u Tho PLANE
Sent 10 any address on Igepiti OF 20 Ct hy
Ia WARRI,N, Mnse6t,h, Kan,As
state, County and IlsAl Asr1ts wanted for tho h.,
- selling book " The season. Beautiful Ph6t6rraDhe
ilutrAtI9ls ", SHAVER Pubs sub Ag'L, OGDEN.
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RUPTURE

Relieved and cured By Dr.. shsnnAns Patent Appliance
Ard Compound. Olieo 6gI broadway, n, Y. Send ne,
for book with PHOTOGRAPHIC Of before and
after cure with llsn Ward Beeehefs case, letters and
portrait Beware Of tfayenF lmposors Who pretend II
have been assistants u nr SITTRtfAS,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25

knox, OTTER, MINK, ALL ANIMALS from the
y smallest to Bear and Deer can be Trapped Boys !
read the Now Ealr'gol Hunters Guide and TrApp6f's
Cdmpani0n,' Tells all about d" HUNTING, FIsIiSo 4
TRAfTISd," How to make Traps. Boats and Snarns
Aln trapping secrets e tan futs all eolors and kinds
Nearly 100 pages II the only cheap book Of the kind
'''lH HUNTER a CO., Publisher, IIInsialc. n. II.
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Accents! Read This!

WYE WILL PAT AGENTS A SALARY
W OF $50 per week and expenses, or allow a
large commission 10 sell new wonderful Inventions.
Address, u. WAGNER 4 Co. Marhall, Mich.
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CANNING FRUGT. Just ut this season
when so much fruit is canned for winter
use, the newspapers abound with direc-
tons for putting up the fruit securely.
We know many ladies are troubled with
the air bubbles which are often seen in
the glass Jars after they arc sealed up.
An exchange gives some useful hints on
this and othcrpoints, and We clip para
graph:
lin regard to the air bubbles which
often form while the bottle is filling
little care will obviate the difficulty. In
putting the fruit into the bottle do not
pour in sucha way as to close the whole
mouth Of the bottle, because that pro.
vents the escape of the mir but rather
let the fruit slide gently down the side
of the bottle. 1t can be done just rs
quickly this way rs the other The Sc
cret OF having bottled fruit keep is to
have perfectly nir.tight cover, aud to
be suro that the fruit perfectly boils all
throughout before putting II into the
bottles, and then to DO quick about put
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-11

nc> Some of the thrilling episodes of
the fighting of the 9th before Paris are
skctched by the New York Worlds cor
respondent: Between the Arc lie Tri-
omphc, where am writing. and the
enccinfe are crowds of women awaiting
the wounded its they arc brought III. and
recognizing, ut every moment, the man
gled body Of q son, a brother, q lover OF
u husband. AS the battalions OF rein
torcements march down the avenue to
the gates and emerge therefrom TO take
part in the action, they are followed by
crowds Of these poor women as far as the
cncst,ite. Every few moments Il shell
from valcrica or Courbevoie falls among
thom, but Parisimfs arc accustomed now
to these 6om.JonS, and pay little heed TO
them. was told this morning that all
the priests in Paris were either in prison
or in hiding, but have seen dozens OF
them to day in the midst Of the fighting,
succoring the wounded and shriTing the
diving. The incessant rattle OF the mus
kerry, the growing OF the mitrailicurs,
the roar of the cannon, the shock OF the
bursting shells, the shouts of the soldiers,
the clainor of the drums, the moans,
shrieks, prayers and i1nprecations OF the
frenzied women, all make up scene that
fascinatcs, but horriiies me. With ithe
reinforccments that are now passing are
marching some of tho members Of tho
Commune, wearing their red soaris OF
office, and haranguing the soldiers as
thew 20.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-11

STRANGE WORDS From a STRANGE
0uAgTER.-In the course Of all article de-
preciatine yitll much earrestness the pro-
posed measures then before Congress, for
The suppression of the so-called kR klux
outrages at the South, the Boston :idre1i-
ser, the leading Radical organ of Massa-
chusetts, declares that :,
"The South ,nust be reconstructed, If
at all, by its natural lcaders-the men OF
brains. character and inilucnce-most Of
whom of course were i'll the late war
This IS sound policy. This opinion is held
by VI hundreds Of uilpreiadiced people-oll
army officers and citizcns-whQ haEe liyed
and owned plantations in the South, or
have Travelled there. The present state OF
things is very bad We have been trying
70 create al unnatural state of affairs and
the result is failure, so long as only, the
Intelligent int men are disfranchised, and the
ignorant and vicious are permitted to cop
t trol matters All accounts agree that the
hostility is not.fclt toward certain obnox-
ious black and white people. No, it is Ger
tainly too much to expect very active
public sentiment against the .ku Klux, if
nothing better is promised than the gro
tesoue strayestiesof governments which we
have t seen in many Of the States: Let US
try a new remedy, and give brains and
character, and decency chance First OF
all let us stop this wretched Congressional
fooling foe with great communities as if they
we're babies or idiots. By attempting to
subject whole States to the control Of lg-
norant blacks and whites, who are both
ignorant and vicious, we invite the very
o9utrages of which we complain. The coun-
try is sick of the whole thing" e9
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Tennessee. we are told. is losing

Tennessee, we are told, is losing a
large portion OF her colored popula-
ton. The blacks do not emigrate
North; but turn their faces to the
Gulf. They find that they must labor
TO live, and that the cotton fields offer
the best rewards for their labor
The North is not congenial to the
negroes, therefore many. that came
among us at the close Of the war
already have returned to tie South.
White laboris moving mo Tennessee,
and the colored people are retiring
before the wave. There IS no oppres-
sion, but simply al inclination to fol-
low natural instincts. They desire
to return to their old friends, and to
The scenes Of happier days. The de-
lusivc dream bori. OF liberty is broiS-
on, and now that they find they must
work. they prefer 70 work for those
who understand them AMI who sym
.pathiza with them. Tie Northern
white man does not understand the
negro. because he has ha' little. asso-
c;aIion with him, while the Southern
white man does understand him
thoroughly; and, moreover, is dis
posed to deal kindly with him.
Present indications strengthen the
opinion that the cotton region will
become the favored future home OF or!
vast colored population.--7 7@gt, Fe1o
and Farm.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-11

CHINESE LABOR IN GorTox Mills
An experiment. with Chinese labor in the
manufacture Of cotton goods has been
tried at Baton Rogue la, which proml-
ses to lead to important results The Su-
perintendent of the Stsse Penitentiary in
thar city. Nj, S. L...5pes, finding that
the demand fol the cotton goods manufac
turcd by the convict labor under his di
rection exceeds the eisupply, conceived the
idea of doubling the production of the
.penitentiary workshops by employing Chi
ncsc to work the looms at night He
accordingly secured force Of one hundred
and sixty Chinese, lately employed in
building one OF the. Alabama railroads,
and set ihCm to work, and the ease andra-
pidily with which they learned the bust
ness surprised even the originator of. the
idea. lie reports that they became expert
in three weeks, and that they are now
fully as good as any yorkmcn in this
branch 6f industry whom he has ever
seen. They are cxcecdiagly diligent, al
wavsappear.to byabsoTbed in their en-
ploymcnt, and seem to prefer working at
the looms and spinning machines to any
other form OF employment They are
paid twenty-five dollars asmonth in gold,
and even at these wages Mr., James consid-
crs them quite as cheap as convict labor.
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MWhnt the South ASKS. |"

The Savannah Republican, staunch
Democratic paper, expresses itself thus;
"But the Jacobin programme is to
fight the next Presid dental contest only
on sectional issues; to revive, if they
can, the questions that divided the North
and the South III the late unhappy strife.
binding the unsuspecting people Of the
North to their misdeeds. But, in order
to accomplish their purpose they have
been compelled, in advance, to prescribe
a platform for the Democrats rs well as
for themselves. In no other way could
they get up the antagonism that is their
only hope. The negro is the ever ready
subject, and Morton and ColfaX have
even, thus early, thrust him into the
foreground, and assigned to the rcspec-
tive parties the suitable positions. I'm
fortunately, they have .beicd the South,
and, as consequence, the whole Demo-
cratic party, in making this ISSUE and
they will ANONYMOUSLY fail. The South
has no negro issue to make in the COM
ing contest. All her views are national
and conservative. We think we know
the temper and opinions of her people on
that question, and, at the risk OF note
of dissent from few extremists, we now
take occasion to embody them in the fol-
lowing propositions, which, we believe,
will meet the cordial assent of ninety
nine out of every hundred Democrats in
the South
/. We regard African slavery rs abol-
ishcd, finally and forever.
2. Equal civil rights to every class OF
American citizens, without distinction.
8. While we hold that Republican gov
erulnents to be wise and safe, must rest
upon the virtue and intelligence of the
people, and view with serious apprehcn-
Sion the incorporation Of Il large servilc
class of unlettered persons, wholly un-
fitted by previous education, habit or ;ls-
sociation for an intelligent use Of the
elective franchise, with the voting popu-
lation of the Union; yet, us suffrage will
out distinction of race, color, or previous
condition, has become cngralted upon all
the constitutions, State as well rs Federal,
we accept the change as law, and, repu
dating all responsibility therefor, will
give it fair trial, leaving To the future to
determine, by the light Of experience,
whether continuance Of the system
shall, or shall not, be safest and best for
the country.
These propositions, III our Judgment,
embrace tho views of the great body OF
intelligent Southern mon on the nugro
question, and if the Jacobin leaders can
make anything by taking issue with
them, they are welcome to the victory"
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From the Cincinnati Enquirer. q
The Sword has DeaGeEed the Spirit
of Liberty,

Itwould appear from the Washing
to- kilograms that ''-.ator Sherman,
Of Ohio, became " luerlally aroused
over the Force Bill. Z" Ele declared, ;
says the telegram, that if it became
necessary that war must come, let it
come rig hit speedily; and be rejoiced
that the Bill empowered the Presi-
dent to protect the loyal people of the
South from scourge and murder"
Rest easy and quiet Mr.. Sherman.
There will be no war. The people
have got far beyond that point
Were you and your Republican col
seagues in Congress to proclaim an
Empire to-day, and declare General
Grant Emperor, with succession in
his family, there would be no war
The people would accept the situation
as one Of the fruits of the late fra
ternal strife, just as readily as they
will be quiescent under the Force Bill
you have just passed. We're it other
wise, did the American people have
the same ideas about constitutional
liberty, and the danger OF the cen
tralized power, and were fired by the
same spirit that animated them on
these and like subjects twenty years
ago, aye, twelve years ago, they
would, ere this, have had the watch
fires OF liberty lighted Oil every hill
top and in every valley of the land,
and if one Of you escaped unhung
for thirty days, it would be owing to
your facility for leaving the country,
or to their remarkable forbearance.
By the Bill you were so excited
over, and which you have just passed,
you haze virtually proclaimed that
popular government, as tried here in
America, is a failure, and acting un-
der that conviction, you have substi-
tuted military force for tie civil law.
You have authorized one inan, he who
wields the sword and controls the
purse, to suspend the VII: Of Habeas
Corpus when and where iie pleases;
proclaim martial law wheu and where
it is agreeable to his will, and to en-
ploy the whole military power OF the
country to carry into force his orders.
Dcspotism needs no greater authority |
than that. Despotism ne.er had any
greater power. And net a public |
has been called 10 protest, to
remonalrate, to denounce. The indil-
ference OF the people is too profound |
for anything of even so mild a nature
as protest, remonstrance, denunclation.
Why, then, talk Of war?
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without the Newspaper.
Nothing presents sadder comment

Nothing presents a sadder commenta-
ry upon the present unhealthy condition
ofour once loved and prosperous country
than the large number of families, both
in the city and country, but more espe-
cially IN the latter, that subscribe toSno
paper of any kind. Hundreds and thou
sands of families are thus growing up in
utter ignorance of what is daily transpir-
ing in tho world around them-ignorant
of the mighty events of to-day.
But who can tell the vast amount of in
jury that is, being inflicted upon the rising
generaticn-thosa who are5to take our
places in the busy world at no distant
day-growing-up without any knowledge
of the present, the past, or any study
OF the future; and this ignorance, too,
being imbued into them by the sanction
of those who should, and doubtless do,
know better, did they only think of the
injurious effects of their insane course
Let the head Of every familythink Of this
and place in the hands Of those for whom
he is responsible the means Of acquiring
a thorough knowledge of the moving
panorama in which we enact our parts.
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Plundered and Bayoneted.


It is estimated ddrjt that; bet more' than two
hundred millions ot aollaEs 9ea az have been
stolen from the Southern States by the
carpet-bag officials, who have been put in
control there BY coordination Of Gov
ernment bayonets and d1native savagery.-
This vast sum hasIbeen,saken;fr from.a pbo-
pie impoverished by allang and unsuccess-
ful war, and in some quarters actually IN
want for food and ,raiment. The last dol
lar has been wrung the man in mod
crate circumstances, and The, last penny
from the man in rags, r and al to swell the
gotten Gains Of adventures from an
other section The extent Of the stealing
in South, Carolina illustrates the fact
The Republican Comptroller of that State
officially reports that5hs taxes to- be. col
lected this wear are moreithan ten.fold ihe
largest tax Of any one year before the war,
alt6ourh the assessed value OF the property
forming the basis Of taxaton si n IS less By one
third than it was at that time; In other
words, while the value Of the property
of the white people ofsthe State is reduced
from $4S9, 100000 Htot $lS9,oo0,0OO the
amount raised by, taxation is increased
from 100000, whichiayas the amount
of the levy in 1860, te5$4, 100000. This
is what South Carolina staggers under
and because there are isome few of the
miserable, who have besn driven by des-
peration to commit acts, Of violence, the
President Of the UnitedStates has issued
q proclamation pronouneing the State to
be in condition Of ..insurrection," and
commanding the +" insurgents :, to disperse
to their respective abodes- within twenty
days. Our fathers were i'll insurrection
against the British crown for wrongs far
less than those under which the Carolini-
ans sufer-and those We're days too when
loyalty was popular and sorcreig,s power.
was supreme and equally despotic and ar
bitrary.-Cohtm6,ts (O.CraSis.