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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-11

County Sunday School Convention
The Fayette County Sunday School
Union Convention will be held at Washing
ton c, H.. Tuesday, May %, 1871, in the
Presbyterian Church. at 10 O'Clock A. N.
PROGRAMME.
Morning.-1st, Religious Exercises, Sing
ing and Prayer; I'd, Reading Minutes; Sd,
Election of Officers; 4th, Reports of Schools;
9Th, Miscellaneous Business; 9Th, Singing;
7th, Essay-"Lesson Papers in the Sabbath
SCHOOL, by Rev. w. Kidder; 8th, Discus
sion on the above Essay. Adjournment.
Afternoon, IL P. Mist, Essay-"His-
tory of Sabbath Schools by Rev. c. F.
Dean; I'd, Discussion on the above Essay;
Sd, Essay-"True Design of the Sunday
SCHOOL, by Rev. John Woods; 4th, Ques-
ton Box Opened-Answers by the Con-
vention; 5th, Essay-"The Sabbath School
Teachers Encouragement by Rev. T. H.
Hall, of Stanton.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-11
STEAM SHIP WISCONSIN.
GA life on the ocean wave
a home on the rolling deep" &c.

BY this, pur track upon the Ocean
can be traced and our rate of speed
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CRURCEH DERECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH-Corner East and North Sts
Rev. W. Kidder Pastor Services every Sabbath
at lO1z A and P. N Sunday School at A N
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening
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ANY KIND OF

NJ Guiding Made to Order.
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CORNICE,

With Il inch pIancin 10 inch freeze crown mould.
per It.
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CASINOS

77-77-@1-
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AN ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF
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'In a strange land,
Such things, however trifling, reach the
heart."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-03-17

: y l.
|, TIE NATHAN MURDER.-Ncw Y orlS
papers report that the real murderer
Of Mr. Nathan istatSlengthS known,
and he is now an inmate of a prison
bin New York. His name is Wm.
Forester. Tho Times says he is a
man who has been atswar with the
law from his Iboyhood, and who is
Eloadcd with innumcrable Grim cs. He
has been an inmate of many jaiIs, on
ly-to slip from them with a facility
that proved his dextclity in eluding
the punishment due, Iris acts. When
Ehe committed the Nathan murder he
was an escaped convict from the ILL.,
nois prison at Joliet, owing thirteen
years service and since that. crime
| he has committed another, which is
almost it's exact parallel in every res
pect, except that the brutal assault
did not end in death, and he owes the
State where. it, was done >imprison-
ment for life. A man utterly with
out conscience, reckless, daring, dcsti,
tuto of those accomplishments which
have made burglary fine art, he
was fitted by his character and expe.
, riences to commit the deed which ap-
palled the city last July, and the
elude, ever since that time, the most
strenuous eXertions ever mado to cap
'turc = criminal. ...'. -
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SANTO DOMINGO.
Movements of the Commission Feeling
-. on Annexation -,-'s...'a L"

A letter received It Santiago do
Cuba, from Puerto Plata, dated, tho
9Th, sayssstbe. Santo Dpmhgq2Com-
ltn there for Mon e Cristi
on the 9th, Saccompaniedz by. Baez.
The official belief in Puerto, Plata is
that the annexation scheme will bo
carried Notwithstanding there is a
Strong opprsitiQn to Baez. Threats
have been made to burn the town
if it is anncxen, and already two
houses have been set on fire. Guards
patrol the town at night constantly.
Partisans of Cabral predict q gen.
eral revolution, and there is much
excitement in the island. 1t is re-
ported that tha condition of.:Baez is
critical. The annexation party, how
ever, remained firm. - 49,, -.
An attempt to assassinate, Earring.
ton, British Consul at Puerto Plata,
failed. " $500 -.'
|, Adviccs from Hayti to tho 1st have
been received at Havana. The Amer.
lean Consul at Cape 11ayticn had
Informed the HaYtien Commander
that the Dominican General Luperon
had crossed the Haytien frontier to
| join the revolution against Baez. The
Consul reminded i the Commander
that interference with Dominican
affairs should be the policy of the
Haytien Government. Tho Com.
mander promised to look into the
matter.
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DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
Mrs. G. G. Bowen.

CARD FROM MRS. S. pETIGRU BOWEN
Editor National Republican Th,
attention of. the public is respectfully
and earnestly called to the following
facts. and questions: p,
A man named Mackey, not q resi-
dent of this place, arrested Mr.. Bowen
of South Carolina, on charge o.
bigamy. The United States distric,
attorney, Fisher, required and insist
edupon bail of $4,000 in real estate
Mackey was himself arrested within
the same day, on the charge of suborn.
ing witnesses, upon the affidavit oi
emo George M. Smith, and was re.
leased on his own recognjzance in
the sum of $1,000. Last Friday was
set for the investigation Of. these
charges against the said Mackey, and
when Mr.. Smith and the other wit
ncsses appeared, they were Informed
that Mackcy was in Georgia getting
witnesses to appear against Mr.. Bow.
en- in March. -. - : * =.
I desire to know if the district at-
torncy is appointed to expound and
enforce the law, or if he has the lib
erty to use it as it suits his interests
Mackey, although of low Birth,
without credit or character il his
native city, and without visible means,
has unlimited command Of money.
Who supplies this money :? And, to
what atpurposo is it applied? !?
- -, S.PEIIGRU Bowen !
Washington, D. c., March l, 1871.
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CONFERENCE.

We learn that at the instance .oi
Gov. Scott, a number ofpromineht
citizens from various portions Of the
State met him, on Monday, evening
last, for the purpose Of a free and can
did conference as to the best means
of promoting peace in the State. We
are not able to state definitely. the
details Of the conference. But we
learn that the gentlemen in consulta.
ton expressed themselves very can.
didly and fully as to the caused Of the
difficulties that have occurred: After
doing this, it was left to the Governor
to act upon tho information given
and to take such acting action as
might be based upon the views and
facts presented by the citizens
brought into consultation. 1t will be
seen whether anything of benefit to
The State and of advantage to the
public interest shall result from this
conference. We hopc, Of course, that
good may come of it. That the dis
ease under which the body polite is
suffering is serious and dcep-seated, is
obvious. A feeling Of the gravcst
discomfort pervades the State, and VIC
fell sure that no superficial remedies
will avail arght in bringing about q
condition of things that shall bs con
ducive to the moral and material in
terests of South Carolina.
As to this conference, we arc salts
fed that tho citizens invited to con
fer with the governor did we'll to res
pond to the Observation-Disclosures.
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The Condition Of France.

The London Times, of the 18th,
concludes an article. on France as
follows:
The next six months, even if the
blessing Of peace should be durably
realized, will assuredly place in q
light transcending that of all previous
experience the unspeakable calamities
of war. Never before have We had
it's horrors brought so close to us, or
on so terrible q scale, and the sequel
with all its incalculablc miscries, is
still to cor1e. Half France is left
with nothing but its soil, and tina,
soil is without.sced. Towns, villages,
homesteads have been ransackcd OF
burned and ruined. Woods have
been cut down, bridges demolished
roads destroyed, and, worst Of all.
agriculture and trade everywhere
suspended. 1t is hard to say how
the population lives, or expects to
live. The proprietor receives nc
rents, the laborcr finds no work
money has been swept off. by the
Germans, and industry. from want Of
custom and communication together
is fairly at an end. How is all that
shattered fabric of social and com
mercial life to be restored once more
When France returns again to the
possession ;of Frenchmcnl what viii
ensues? War and, its .:ravages will
cease, but the effects Of the. storm
will rcmain, and q spectacle will be
presented such. as was mover wit
messed in Europe since: tho days Of
| the French revolution. Fortunately
half France has been spared from the
direct results of the contest, and the
sympalhics Of Europe will come
actively, in, ?. aid. We learn
from Mr.. .Capper's letters, what per
haps was not sufficiently understood
how much has /, already been done
| by Germany and Switzerland, anc
certainly the subscribers to the wal
victims fund will have reason to re
feet with satisfaction on the worl
their contributions have achieved. /
is only to be hoped that at least W.
now know the worst Of the war itself
and the speedy rc-establisbmcnt 0
peace may limit. the evil to the di
mensions we can discern already
There is scope enough and to. spar
Flor all'the energies of even interna
tional intercourse. l,'j. = -
| --.., .r 3.
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The Future of Cotton.

A writer in the Jou,nal, Of Commerce
thus concludes a long article, in which
he gives his reasons for thinking that
cotton will not appreciate in price, as
we'll as some sound advice to the plan
ters: ,.,.gt2...1Ei
ut Is not apparent to the writer, how,
even with a 5000, 900 bale crop this year,
we can look for any marked increase in
price. Stocks have been, and are, accu-
mulating in India. Crops in Egypt and
South America are reported rs promis-
ing we'll. The consumption of our best
customers on continental Europe is se-
riously crippled. European politicians
openly admit theirinability much longer
to avoid q war over the Eastern question.
And that some of these reasons, or all of
them, are operating in the same
direction on the minds of others,
is made apparent by the course pursued
by the spinners of England. They pro-
baby look as closely after their own in
Iterest as any other class Of people in the
world And, as rule. they act In con-
cert. No channel Of information Is clos
ed to them, no means left unemployed to
secure it. Among them we find Cabinet
ministers, foreign ambassadors, mem
bers of Parliament, &c. ,Sand perhaps no
lother industry in the world has great
er proportion of its thinking members
! travelling abroad, in one capacity and
lanother each, contributing his quota to
the general stock of information. Now
if they believed iii higher prices we
would, see them putting nway heavy
stocks of raw and manufactured goods
for future use. On tho contrary, we find
them working barely& enough. Of spin.
dies to supply their current trade, keep
ing their stocks of raw and manufactur.
ed goods down to minimum, and al.
lowing the capital Of the eonsignees 81
our cotton,in Liverpool and hondens te
bear the burden Of i carrying It. 1T Il
faif tlIereforeto conclude that as q class
they believe inflow! prices in the imme'
dlate future. II IA ma aEa
speculation, without the requisite expe'
rience, and Without deNotin9 to- the bu
siness that care pnd economy SO neces.
sary to successS except7durhg periods o
inflated values, will either have to -inenc
their ways or betake Hlenselvesto athei
pursuits. Those who make planting
cotton the business: of their lives vii
endeavor by economy of resources, in
creased cxertions, lower rates Of wages
a judicious use Of manures and strict at
tention to their business to makeup TO
low prices, by increasing the amoun
Ethey will haye,for sale. And it, doe
tseem to me that such asoourse will be il
the end more benefieiaI, than a.pursil
ance of the loose wayaof doing things
through expectations-delusive, Ifear o
70 return toShighpriees. q
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THE H1on CoMM1ssroN.-The Lon
don Times expresses misgivings as to
us tosthe result Of the labors of the
High Commission, unless tho Ameri-
can Commissioners and government
show a fairer appreciation of the
question than American Senators.
the Times says: "England. repudiates
tho assumption Of her, responsibility
for the depredations Of the Alabama,
until it is declared by an impartial
arbitrator" Speaking of the ccssion
of territory, the Times says IF it is
mooted, the English Commissioner
will take care it is. not mentioned
twice. England will only abandon
her claims upon the expressed wish
Of the colonists, or through war;" It
represents this as the opinion Of the
government, and adds that instruc-
tions in{ harmony. with, the, views
therein expressed on the Alabama
Claims have been sent to the British
Membc Of the commission at Wash
ington. ....-,..- r.,
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THE COLORED CONGRESsMEN.
Pen Pictures from the New York Tri
buDe.

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune, speaking of
the colorcd members Of the Forty.
second Congress, says:
Mr.. Rainoy's personal appearance
has been described before. Having
held seat in the last Congress, he
is we'll known to the habitucs Of the
galleries, and is credited with good
looks and manners BY majority of
them. He is a teacher by profession,
man of excellent education, and
evidently possessed Of q proper share
Of selfrespcct and confidence. Ills
colleagues, DeLargo and Elliott, are
both mon of more distinct types. The
first has q dark, olive-hucd complex
ion, oval face, well.formed features,
and moderate stature. lie has the
broad Southern pronunciation, and,
if not looking, it might readily be
supposed that one was listening to on
oll-school Palmetto representative.
On his mothers side Mr.. DeLarge is
of Haytiar descent. He also writes
himself a teacher. Since the war
closed he has been an active Rcpub-
-lican politician, serving in the State
Legislature. Elliott, his colleague, is
credited with considerable ability, cs.
pecially as parliamentariau and
speaker. Ho appears to be full
blooded negro. His face is dull and
heavy in re7ose, but lights up well
when engaged in conversation. In
manner .us well as in ability, South
Carolina's 'colored Representatives
appear to be fully the equals Of those
by whom they are surrounded. The
Alabama representative, Mr.. Turner,
is large man athletic and finely pro-
portioned.. He is of q deep brown
complexien, and will not be mistaken
for other than what he is-a mulatto
He also writes himselfa teacher. Mr..
Wall, from. Florida, is by birth q
man, of mixed blood, brown
complexion, tail and slender. lie ap-
pears tobe young man of fine intel
ligence, and certainly bears himself
with modesty. lie is teacher also,
and has been so engaged for several
years under the direction Of the Bu-
reau. DeLarge and Turner have
both been slaves. Rainey and Wall
were born free, and contradictory
statements are made as tc Mr. Elliott.
1t is claimed by South Carolina Re-
publicans that Mr.. Elliott will prob
ably take the leading position among
the five colored representatives now
in Congress.
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READ :. THIS
AND
COMPLY. \ 4!

| 4 IL persons indebted to us ars
n most earnestly requested to
pay. before the 18th of, this month
About that time one Of our house
will be going toNew York for Spring
Goods, and TO the purchase Of Stock
money is indispensable. Those in.
dcbted to us should feel themselves
bound by every consideration Of ius.
itice, honesty, and even Of policy. to
pay without further delay Why.
hold longer to Cotton? Has K i'm
proved any in the last six moaths9
!s there theslightest probability it viii
improve, with crop Of four million
eases and afstock now in Liyerpoos
two and half times 2 as large as il,
was this time last yeaf2 And even
grant there B . likelihood of better:
prices is there any reason or Justice,
in keeping the merchant ont of the
money duo him for. goods sold last
year, not upon the faith Of prospec.
tive high prices Of cotton, but soieIv
and .simplysupon the faith Of individe
ual honestly Our cause is just. No
argl9eRt is needed. !. We trust that
this appeal may not fall listlessly mp
on the ears cf those whom we have
befrieuded. Come and pay usl
Come each and every one indebted to-
ny ,aG 3! s.Isfti. rEE sfS
..--.,. .t3,i ) 'i,{l1 :s.5 LaEI -
White, Smith & White,
March 3. 1871 45-tf -
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TICKET AGENTS CONVENTION IN
SAvANNAH.-A Convention of Rail
Road TickekAgents, is ,tomeet in So
vannah, on Tuesday, The 2sth instant
when it is expected aegerysrail road!
Pof any great length: viii be:represent;
Jed in making ssah.A adjustn nent <ot
Through and way rates of freight.
The matter is now giving the Legisla:
ture of Mississippi, 1ndiape, Virginia
and other States, great trouble. The
Memphis Appeaksayse;- - 8 ~ 81 .5l y q: s.
4 "Mr. D. II. Elliott, General South,
ern Agent Of the KaBsasSP Pacifc Rail-
way, is at the Overton, from whom
we learn grand Southern excursion
to Denver, Colorado, and the Rocky
Mountains, is on the tapis for tbs
summer. The prclininaries will be
arranged at the General Ticket
Agents Conventions Ito Be held at -Sa.
'vannah, Georgia. March 28th.--~Colo.
mel Mclean mag call and answer in
person the invitation! exts nded to our
Revolutionary Fathers toavixit jthe
Rocky Noun htains on the 4th, Of July
=
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Humors on the New Congress-:

-s-,sS
~AWashington- correspondent Of the
New York Herald says s-,....a
When the drawing for seats took
place insthe House last Saturday Ben
Butlerdid not happen to be pl esent.
All the best seats were OF course,
selected upon that occesion, and But,
Ter had }totaka q taekseati Thisdld
not suit him, and today he was on
the lookout for q more eligible posi-
ton. Among the fortunate, ones at
the drawing on Saturday were the
negro members from South. Carolina,
DeLarge and Rainey. They selected
kscats near Gen. Banks, on the left OF
the spcakerG9 about half way up the
hall, in a commanding position. In
scanninglthe han, Buffers eye rested
| tupoa the seat occupied by DeLargc
| Iio Immediately eovetedit, and going
| to the negro, asked him if he had any
Iohiections to exchange seats. The
negro, seeing it was Butler who ,ad'
dressed him, modestIy inquired: -
~Where is your seat, M;;ssa But
|lerga %i@ u%;c,2 1"A aA1gTI8S q?
"Back there" said Ben, pointing te
|; a seat away in the rear.
tsWeti, Ill see aboat| saidssstln adl!
negro. * :, =, ~ : -. ~
| In the meantime Sergeant-at-Arm:
tOrdway, who is very persuasive WITH
the negroes went to eDeLarge, anc
succeeded in, inducing him to change
seats With Butler. Ginnery Twitch
eli. another Massachusetts membor
WIN WI, had been unlucly in drawing
seat. seeing the success Of Butlerwitl
ono of the negroes, concluded h
would try similar game with tn
other. lie immediatcl y started to
Rainey, the othor lucky colore'
brother from South Carolina, an'
asked him if he had any objection
to take q seat o little further back
Rainey was o member of the las
House, and coming in late in tn!
session, had been assigned a back seat
! Unlike DeLarge, he had had som
experience, and he had no disposition
to repeat it. rf,
i "Mr. Twitchell," he said, Il woul'
rather sit here" ~
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! BUFFERS BUNcoMBE.-Before, the,
adjournment Of the House, ohs tRe.
18th, General Butler insisted upon no
final aTournment urtiT provision has
been made fol protection fer ths peo-
pie Of the Southern States. He want
cd no other legislatioa,asbptsthe House
would be f;rBeSfe itself and false to
the country, and false to the Censtitu-
tion, if it., adjourned without doing
something to, afford protection IT. 10y
al men in the South. To- show the
necessity for such legisl alton, Mr..
Butler sent to the clerks desk, and
asked TO have read q letter from Gov.
ernor Scott, relative to tho optrages in
South Carolina. The reading Of the
letter wac objected to by the Demo,
Gratis, ,.-. '.'- 81. rartis.a-.. -.
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2. WAR ON HAMBURG.

At an election heldih Hamburg, a
few days ago, the table veteran
Prince Rivers the ebony Murat Of
tho Carolina force-and other notori-
Gus war men, were elected to office by
an overwhelming majority. This it,
self was a bad sign; but, as with the
avowcd pupose of bringing matters
to % crisis, our own City Council, just
about that time, had the temerity;to
pass an ordinance requiring foot pas
scngcrs across the city bridge to pay
K. This at once prccipitated mat
.ters. "a large proportion ,of the foot
passengers across the bridge are i'm.
pecupious celored'rvagabonds from
Aamburg, and asnlay 81. imagip cd,
it made, the hot blood of zchivaous
Mieans boil with eriridighatiop to
think that when they wished to reach
the gin mills Of Augusta they SWoah
either have to swim the, raging SaY9n-
Fnah, or else pay over to q rebel city
government the nickels won, by- hon
est industry at draw.poker .or, tie
string game. They at once determihl:
cd; upon s:repisals, and on yesterday
Prince Rivers issued a dreadful edict
and posted it on the Hamburg side o1
the bridge, to the effect that any Au
gusta cow which wondered Unto .his
dominions would: be arrested and not
released until a tribute Of tye dollars
was rendered, It is also said, that
they. threaten to levy toll on Their
side of the bridge, and mulct every
XII Klux that passes, Affairs seem
rapidly approaching acfisis, and We
had better begin to prepare for war
p, G.. can. furnish navy, aud the
other wards an army, which, VIZ
think, will be more than sufficient t.
crush the naughty Rivers in thu
event that he proclaims hostilities
If war does come, we will never stol
until tho Hamburg government i
ovcrthrown, and our victorious force
have entered the enemy's capital il
trinmph, and then we will annex tn
little burg and keep it straight.-Au
gusta Chronicle and Sentinel,
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"Well, you see" said Ginnery, with
a smile that was child-like and bland,
you won't have much occasion to ad-
dress the speaker, and one of those
seats back there will suit just as we'll
for writing letters. You know our
State has always stood up for the
rights of the colored people,"
"Thanl1 you," said Rainey, 81 think
I would rather sit here, if it's all the
same"
Ginncry went away laboring under
the impression that a few weeks in
the House has a wonderful effect on q
negro.
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THE BOWEN BIGAMY CASE.
David Dudley Field, the Eminent New
York Lawyer, Offers his Services to
Defend C. C.. Bowen--A Gard from
Mrs. s. Petigru Bowen. =

The following letter and card are
published:
New York, February %, 1871.
My Dear Mrs. Bowen: Your appeal
met my eye last evening, and I has
ten to answer it by saying that you
may count on me do everything in
my power for you or Mr.. Bowen
Tell me what can do?
Are there not lawyers in Washing
ton who will volunteer to defend your
husband from persecution ? Are there
not other gentlemen who will interest
themselves to defeat prosecutor and
slandcrer ? - " Il;
OF course I know nothing of the
merits of your husbands ease, but so
for as he has rights to be defended,
he shall not want a defender, for am
at your service.
Your friend,
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
Mrs. G. G. Bowen.