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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-13

For forms Of proposal guarantee. and certih
cate and also for instructions as 10 the conditions
TO he embraced in the contract, &C., see adyer-
tscment IN pamphlet form Of September 80, 1870,
and of this dae, inviting proposals for mail SER
vice in the State, to be found at the principal
postoffices ts-et %ieA 9
Bids should be sent in sealed envelopes, super
scribed, "Man Proposals, State of Virginia" and
addressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster
General. slsd JOHN A. j. CRESW ELL,
Sc 4-law4w a -f Postmaster General.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
The ku kiux Testimony.

"The two Thousand pages of testimo-
ny taken by the Ku Klux Committee have
been. stereotyped at the Government
printing Office, and the plates carefully
preserved for the purpose of printing ad
tional copies as they are wanted. This
testimony. it is said, will be used as cam
paign document, although most of ithas
been con!radicted by men of high stand
ing, and who are well qualified to Judge of
the true condition of affairs in the South"
- Warrington Telegram, August27
The Radical leaders are afraid to meet
the Democrats upon the financial, tariff
and reform issues; they prefer an appeal
70 mems passions, rather than to their So
Der judgments.
The Ku Klux report male up Of the
evidence of perjured villains, the murder
ers of Union soldiers, and thieves, will do
no injury to the Democracy, but will re-
bound and knock the life out of its infa-
nous authors.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
Pennsylvania Politics.

George Alfred Townsend, writing to
the Chicago Tribune, gives the follow
ing delectable account of some of the
enormities of Radicalism in Pennsylya-
MIA:
A Mr. George o. Evans, State agent
to collect Pennsylvania claims against
the General Government, is said to have
turned up to be defaulter in the sum
of 1921, ,046 The man was small
side street merchant when the war broke
out, but securing, through the influence
of Pennsylvania politicians, large con-
tracts for military equipments, gimp,
buttons, flags, ETC., at Washington, he
rose to be large merchant, erected a
stately warehouse, and embarked in a
wholesale way, in oil speculations. Com
ing out Of the war with diminished
gains, he tried in all agile ways to re.
cover his footing, and figured of late in
Kansas and Colorado land companies.
At last Governor Geary created, through
the legislative manipulation, an Office
for Evans benefit. He collected Penn
sllvania money to the amount of nearly
two millions of dollars, and as the act
under which he was appointed prescri-
bed that :he commissions for collecting
such moneys should not be ''above ten
per cent" the ignorant Legislature sup
posing that only few tens of thousands
were due, Evans, without authority, sub
tracted ten per cent. from all Govern
ment claims, inclusive of $1,900,0OO
collected long before his agency CON-
menced. He kept back his accounts.
made no report of his collections, and,
only when the newspapers stirred up
the question, led by the Evening Tele-
graph-a new journal or the independ-
dent plan-did Evans and the State au-
thorities boldly urge that, the commiss-
ions amounted to two hundred and nine
ty-one thousand dollars. Evans is a
quick, vivacious little man, OF more
movement than gravity. The proba-
bilities are that several of the leading
State functionaries have been using this
money Tor purposes of speculation
This discovery will seriously impair the
probabilities of Republican victory in
the November election, and it is said to
be the precursor of two other gigantic
frauds soon to be made known in the
tariff State, The Republican ticket
nominated in Philadelphia is one of the
most corrupt and mendacious ever put
forward by either party, yet it is sup
ported by two-thirds of the press which
began by denouncing it.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
A chance for old Maids.

A correspondent writing from La
Corna, W. T., says:
l sincerely wish that many hundreds
of old maids and widows, who cannot
get husbands at home, would come out
here where they could speedily get
choice of good, honest, hardworking
men, who could make them comfortable
and Independent. There are really
think, FIVE men here for one woman ~
In fact, very many men have been com
PEELED to live with native Indian women
who to my eye are perfect frights, and
worse in their conduct than appearance,
although that is bad enough. Emigrants
desirous of coming here would do well
Immediately after their arrival in Cali
fornia to inquire for lumber ships going
to the Sound, on which they can be
conveyed much cheaper than by steam
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
Police and Bayonet the People.

The Radical Governor Of Texas, DA
Wis. has just issued an election proclama-
tion, Which forbids persons remaining
about the polls,and places the polls under
charge of police appointed by him.
The Galveston Bulletin says:
"Documents similar to the official cir.
cular might be expected in autocratic
Russia or the FIJI Islands, but in a free
Republic, such as the United States is pre-
sumtd to be, we never expected to see it,"
Pshaw! That's the policy of the
GRANT Administration, and it is support
ed by the leaders of. the party Their
watchwordis "guard the polls with police
and bayoaets-by so doing We can over
awe the People and retain power"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

The quarrels Of tue two Republican
factions in the State of New York is
bringing to light some Of the mysteries
Of the Presidential campaign of 1868.
1t was very evident to those who Lad
been long in politics, and consequently,
been compelled to watch the currents
Of public opinion, that the public sen
timent OF the country in 1868 was more
favorable 10 the Democracy than to
Radicalism. And the conviction of in
telligent men Of both parties WAS that
the chances of success were with the
Democrats, Utwithstanuing some ad
verse circumstances connected with the
nomination of the Democratic Presiden
tai ticket To show how the current
was changed in favor Of Grant, we re-
fer the reader to recent statement made
by George w Palmer, leading Repub
iican of Tie State Of New York. MIR.
Palmer was formerly Commissary- Gen
eral Of that State, and more recently
he'd The office of Appraiser.
a communication to the New York
Evening Post, signed IA Republican,"
severely criticised Senator Fenton and
his friends Mr.. Palmer replies, and in
the course Of his communication says ::
"Jn 1868, Hon. E. D. Washburne, now
Minister to France, came to this city to
enlist the efforts of the Republicans in
the canvass then in progress for Cen
eral Grants election.
"The ratification meeting in Pennsyl-
vania had been failure. Mr.. Wash
burne desired money should be raised. for
the purpose Of carrying the Aaiae, IN
diana and Pennsylvania elections an
September and October. he applied to
Nr. Grinne1L THROUGH w H 0 S E
GREAT PERSONAL EFFORTS S140-
eco WAS PROCURED AND USED IN
THAT CAMPAIGN.
Mr. Washburne and General Grant
have since admitted that thts aid acaS
deci$ice Of the Presidential contest
FOR THIS, and his eTtenSire reputation
and popularity, MR. GRINNELL WAS
APPOINTED COLLECTOR FOR THE
PORT OF NEW YORK"
So, without the electioneering fund OF
one hundred and forty thousand dollars
raised by Moses Grinnell at the instance
of Hon. E. d. Washburne, General
Grant would not have been elected Pres
ident in 1868. Indiana, Maine and
Pennsylvania were carried at their State
elections for the Republicans by the ust
of the Grinnell fund. And Grant ac
knowle6ged the services rendered him
by Grinnell and Washburne by appoint
ing the former Collector of the Port o.
New York, and the latter Minister tt
France! 1t is we'll enough for the peo
pie 10 know how some things are done
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
"ou,side Of the Constl.utlon.,

Sherman says that tive (the Repub-
licans) never violated the Constitution,
construed in the spirit of its trainers"
Who organized military commissions
for the trial of citizeEs not in the mill
tary or naval service2 Who establish
ed test oaths, which the Supreme Court
declared to be unconstitutional, as they
likewise did the military commissions?
The fact is, that from the time of the
Republican ascendency in 1861, nearly
all Of their laws have been notoriously
opposed to the Constitution, and such
of them as are not dead by their sub
ject matter will be declared void by the
Courts whenever they are brought be
fore them. The Republican party is
one whose whole policy has been out
side of the Constitution.-Cin. Eng.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
[from the Ohio Statesman
That One Per Cent.

The Washington correspondent OF a
paper gives US the following
account Of the progress of the civil SER
vice reform movement to ''gouge" one
per cent on their salaries, from the
clerks, for the benefit Of the Radical
Committee here in Columbus
''The Ohio Republican Associations
in this city, which has membership Of
three hundred gentlemen, principally
clerks in the departments, is taking an
active interest in the campaign in your
State A member of the organization
made the tour of the Patent Office to.
day soliciting subscriptions for election
purposes. The male clerks came down
pretty generously, but the female clerks
promptly answered, Not a cent Ono
responded, You don't allow us to votei
and when you do, we will take the usual
ten days, 60 home, vote. and bear our
share of the expenses
"Soliciting subscriptions is good
The way it is done is as follows: A, the
clerk, is handed a card by B, the solic-
itor, with a statement of AS salary, and
the amount Of the one per cent, contri-
button expected. II A forks over, well
and good; but if he fails, his name goes
on blacklist and his official head off
his shoulders. But it is an outrage on
Mr. Harrison's finer feelings and the de-,
votion of the Radical party to civil ser
vice reform, that the female clerks don't
contribute Their not voting is no ex-
cuse, for most of the masculine clerks
vote twice-once in Washington and
then at their former homes in Ohio
This feminine exemption is unfair. The
double voting clerks should be left off,
if any one is dead headed.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
Rich for a Moment.

An English magazine, the "Friendly
Visitor" recently published the follow
ing: 5 Isg5a -QBtt2
''The ship Britannia, which struck on
the rocks off the coast of Brazil, had
on board large quantity of Spanish
dollars as freight They were packed
in barrels, and as soon as the ship struck
a number of these barrels were brought
on deck, in the hope that some of them
might be saved: but soon it was dis
covered that the vessel was sinking SO
very fast that the only hope for the crew
was in taking at once to the boats, The
last boat was about to push of, when a
midshipman rushed back to see if any
body was on board. To his surprise,
there sat man on deck, with q hatch-
ct in his hand, with which he had bro
ken open several of the casks, the con
tents of which he was now heaping up
about him.
What are you doingT shouted the
youth. Escape for Your. life Don't
you know the ship is fast going to
pieces 2 The ship may said the man;
i have lived poor wretch all my life,
and am determined TO die rich In
!! vain the other called him madman, an
IDIOT. He was answered only By -four.
.ish of the hatchet and satisfied nod
toward the glittering heaps. 4 tell you
| the ship can't hold together another mo-
mcn:n screamed the midshipman, look
ing back at him from the vessels edge.
Quick, you can be savedp Not with
out leaving my gold'' roared back the
man, glaring wildly at him. go your
ways The boat.Ioad would wait no
longer, and he was left to his fate.- In
few moments no ship was to be seen;
only the great dark waves of the ocean,
rolling sullenly over the poor rich sail
or and his poldp
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
The Story of James T. Anderson of
EOvya--A Living Head on Dead
BGdy--VVriiing aud Learning TO
Paint with his Mouth.

In Iowa resides James L. Anderson,
aged 26. Three years ago he died from
his neck downward His head, howev-
er, is alive, and more vigorous and ac
tive than before the body which it once
governed ceased to be vital. At the age
of two James's father died, and his
mother soon married again. AT the
age Of three he was tossed several times
by an angry cow. Shortly afterward,
while be was eating bread and milk, a
rattlesnake joined him, and when the
two had finished, his snakeship made
his bow and retired. At five years old
horse ran away with him, and made
for stable, across the entrance of which
was lar. The horse rushed in under
the bar, and his mother seized him just
in time to save his life He grew up
active and and strong, and was fond OF
sports. He, beeamea good gymnast
James. at the time. of an accident that
left him with a.dead body and living
head, was a fine, handsome Young man.
He weighed two hundred pounds. and
there was not $snperfpous ounce OF
flesh on his body. /
One afternoon, when ON visit TO an
uncle at Glenwood, Iowa, he was exer
cising on pole placed from one tree,to
another in the back yard. He bad or
a pair Of CATERS, tipped with patent
leather. He swung down from the pole
by his feet; the leather slipped, and he
fell. He struck his neck just where il
joins the shoulders. He was bewildered
but perfectly conscious. His body fell
as though smashed to jelly. He ex
perienced a horrible lingling; and wher
the doctor came he told him not te
touch him, as his body was broken tc
pieces. His neck was broken, infam
nation set in, and all thought his enc
was come To the surprise of all, in :
| few days he began to mend. He wa:
shortly after removed to his stepfather's
house, where he still resides.
Time hung heavily on his hands, anC
he resolved to learn to write with hi:
mouth. He accomplished this, and, a:
he says in letter to Mr.. j. X, Nutting
he soon wrote tolerably good mouth
He is now trying to paint, and hopes by
this means to earn something for his
support. He has been, and still is, ten
derly cared for by his sister, herself {
cripple, and speaks in the highest terms
of his step father, who, though poo
man, has shown him every kindness.
His worst enemies are the flies which
buzz about his face. He holds leafJ
twig in his mouth, however, and man
ages to twirl it about in wonderful
way and drive off his tormentors. This
case is without a parallel, except that O.
John Carter of England, who was in
jured in similar way, and who became
a famous painter
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
BOILER DISASTER. i.
Boiler of Steamer Ocean Wave
Eapa0des.
TWO Hundred ExCurssOnisis on
Board.
Seventy Persons Killed and
Wounded.

MOBILE, ALA. August 2S The low
pressure steamer Ocean Wave exploded
her boiler at half past FIVE O'Clock Sun;
day afternoon, at the wharf at Point
Clear There were about two hundred
excursionists on board, fifty to sixty Of
whom were killed and wounded. A
portion of the bodies were brought to
this city by the steamers Fountain and
Annie last night. The others will be
brought here to-day.
Efforts are being made for the recoy:
cry of the bodies drowned. The cause
of the disaster has not been ascertained,
and an investigation will be made. Out
of seven persons, comprising one Gre
ole family, six were killed The Cap
tain, Engineer and Pilot were killed.
Only three officers escaped.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
An Alliance Between Prussia,
Austria and Italy.

BERLIN, August 2S-The Prussian
Cross Gazette confirms the report that
second meeting of the German and
Austrian Emperors has been arranged,
and states it will take place probably on
the 7th of September at Salzburg. The
Emperor Francis Joseph viii be accom-
panied by Won Beust A firm basis was
laid at Gastein for relations whereby
Germany and Austria are to assume
joint attitude. Italy has unconditional.
ly agreed to the same policy, and COM
munications have passed between the
three Governments looking to the es-
adjustment of complete understand
ing. ,ss
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
Federal IntcrmeddicrS,

The Meigs County Telegraph With a
degree of candor that is creditahle 10 il
rehukes Federal appoinlees for their
persistent efforts to run the Republican
partv in their own Interests. From its
we'll written and wcll-lmcd article on thc
subject we make the following extract
"They the federal officials seem to
think it is incumbent OH them to run the
party machinery more than the business
of their offices, and hence we find them
ever present at conventions, oiling dele
gates, and attempting to set things Hp
in the interest of themselves and friends
The universally of this practice is most
extraordinary 1t would seem that Il
man can not even be appointed to the
position of whisky gau9cr without at
once becoming possessed of the idea
that in him is invested tic sovereign
right to run the party III his own inter-
est, and dispose of every office within
the gift of the people as to him may
seem good A notable instance of this
sort of interference, aud the evil effects
that alc certain to follow after such con
duct, has Just occurred in Louisiana,
where United States Marshal attempt
ed to run State Convention iii tic iu-
tercsts of the President, but only sue
ceeded in dividing the party. He pro-
| less2d to fear an attack on the COnven-
ton, had it called to meet in the United
States Custom House, and then upon The
| plea of protecting government property
called in the aid Of United States troops
and had them stationed about and i'll the
building, and compelled the delegates to
the Convention to procure passes in or.
der to get in
So far, so good And now Mr.. Ttle
graph answer with the same candor and
fairness Is it not bcsctting sin of this
administration that its appointecs are Sc
lected, i'll too many instances, with spe-
cial view to their ability to run conven-
tons and ''set things up in the interest
of themselves and friends 2 Is it moi
a lameutable fact that the President has
aided and encouraged his appointees in
controlling the party in the interest of
| himself and few favorites Has not
GRANT,by his example,and by the mean:
he is employing to secure reelection
contributed more than any other living
man to the pollution of his party?
Don't try to kill the serpent by hitting
it on the tail the scripture injunction is
to bruise its head.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
Italy.

New YORK, August 29.-Foreign ad-
vices received by mail report the Pope
as having recently spoken as follows
concerning the course of the Prussian
Government toward the German Cath
olics: Il had expected the German
Catholics would be treated with greater
justice. do not conceal from you that
hoped so able diplomatist as Prince
Bismarck would not have provoked dis
cord in the new Empire. All the wars
that are undertaken against the Chulch
are always converted to her ultimate
gain. They have always reinforced
her; have made her numbers more com
pact; have fortified them in their faith"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
Butler PrODOuncedsa Liar and a
BlaCkguard.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, August 4.-The
following despatch was received from
General Hawley, after General Butler
had closed, but before the audience had
dispersed. The chairman refused to al
low it to be read:
Hartford, August 24.-If Butler
said / was dism sse0 or removed from
my command, Or was ever rebuked for
my conduct as an officer, | beg some
friend to read this despatch, in which
say the charge is an infamous falsehood,
and the man who uttered it liar and a
blackguard. The last written commu-
nication from Butler concerning my
conduct was copy sent me of his. rec.
ommendation for promotion.
j. + HAwLEY.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05

E@ There is an extract going the
rounds of the Republican press, pur-
porting to be remarks of General Nc
Cook on the tariff question, taken from
campaign speech. 1t is proper to say
that it is base forgery; that General
McCook never uttered word of the
nonsense attributed to him in the ex-
tract in question. The Republican press
could be in better business than in cir
cuIating it.--Cin. Enq.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05

Eg Col. GEO. w. MCCooK, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, is rapidly
recovering his health at his home in Stcu-
benville, Ohio. The severe labors of the
campaign compelled him to rest for few
weeks. He will commence speaking
again some time during this month.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
The san Domingo Navy.

The United States steamer Swatara
was at Caloora Bay, and the NantaSket,
Captain Carpenter at SANTANA"
The above news i. from San Domingo,
August IA.
The present Administration, without a
shadow OF law to sustain 1t, keeps the war
vessels of the United States engaged in
supporting the cause Of BAEz, the Presi-
dental usurper of San Domingo.
The People pay the bills for this un-
warranted assumption Of power upon the
part of GIANT.
How long will they continue TO support
the party that swindles them?
UThe barbarous practice of brand
ingdescrters, on the hip, with the letter
d, is still Observed in the United States
army. A little humanity to soldiers
would prevent desertion.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
a<of VIM II. Seward the Paris co

EgOf VIM H. Seward the Paris cor
respondent of the New York Herald
says:
physically, however, Mr.. Seward is
not what he was. He is partially par
alyzed and drawn up, and this, together
with the terrible mutilation wrought by
Payne, the assas sin, have given him an
air of greater distress than he really
suffers. / have seen Mr. Stewards la
test specimens of handwriting, and l
can say that old age has at least taught
him the great accomplishment of wri-
ting badly"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05

E The Athens Messenger OCCASION
ally makes dismal attempt to discuss
the tariff question. 1t has got no fur
ther along than to pirate about the apau-
per labor of Europe" |
That wretched o.ap-trap was long ago
abandoned by statesmen to politicians,
by politicians to demagogues, by dema,
gogues to drivelers, and by drivelers to
the Athens Messenger.
That papers readers need a law to
protect them from the pauper ideas OF
its tariff articles.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
EgOur supply of teas from Chin

EgOur supply of teas from China
are now coming largely over the Pacific
Railroad from San Francisco. On the
22d of August 100000 pounds arrived
in that city, from China, Cor the Atlantic
States. The teas are fresher, they ar
rive in one e-fourth the time they can by
the old route, and it is not surprising
that revolution in the transportation
is the result. San Francisco, and not
New York, promises soon to be the
great tea market of the country
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
Alleged ku.kluxe ers Acquitted.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, August 2S.-Gen,
cambridge McRea and Colonel Jacob
Frolich, who left the State during the
militia troubles in 1869, for whom Gov
ernor Clayton offered reward of $500
each, and who were indicted in the
White County Circuit Court on the
charge of Ku kluxing, and returned a
short time ago and gave bond, were
tried on Saturday last at Searcy The
Jury returned verdict from the box CT
not guilty, and the defendants were re-
leased.