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New-York tribune., 1871-12-15

ANOTHER CHANGE IN THE CABINET.
RESIGNATION OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL AKERMAN
JUDGE @. Ii. WILLIAMS APPOINTED TO THE
POSITION.
lBY TBLBoRAPH TO THE TRIBUSHl
WARRINGTON, Thursday, Dec. IA. 1871.
Ex-senator George Fl. Williams, whose name was
to-day sent to the Senate for the position Of Attor
neyGeneral in place of Mr.. Akermsn, resigned, was
confirmed within five minutes after the nomination
was read, compliment frequently paid to an ex-
Senator appointed to Office. Judge Williams sur
renders very large and lucrative practice before
the Supreme Court to accept Of this Office. Tho
appoin tment came to him entirely solicited and un
expected, and he was not informed Of the matter
until the President had settled upon his selection
The appointment is regarded here by Senator's with
whom Judge Williams served for six years, as the
best and strongest one that could be made. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Akermans name will soon be
sent in for the United States Court for tho Southern
District of Florida.
The following is the correspondence between Mr.
Akerman and President Grant:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 1871.
TO the PresdentESI: I hereby resign the Office Of
ton to take effect in accordance with the wish which
you verbally to me sSSay On the 10Th Gay
DEPARTMENT OF justice, wAsHIsoroN Dec 49, 1871.
TO the Rendent-Dear Sir: In rendering the accom-
panying resignation Of the Office Of Attorney General,
permit to express grateful Of the Kindness
which have uniformly received from you during my
service in the office, and NY ardent wishes for the
tnued success OF your Administration. Very respect
fully, A. T. AKERMAN.
REILLY OF THE PREsIDENT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WARRINGTON, d. C., Dec. -, 1871
Hon. A. T. AKHRNAN, Attorney General.
My DEAR SIR: In accepting your resignation az At
torney General, take effect the 10th Of January
permit to the assurances Of my high regards
Tor You personally and my appreciation Of the Jealous
application which you have brought to the office which
you have hOnorably filed. refer with pride to
the uniform harmony which has constantly existed not
only between u.s. but also between yourself and on
cues in the Cabinet, all Of whom, know unto with
me In hearty wishes for your future prosperity health
and happiness Your personal note. accompanying your
letter OF resignation Is gratefully received as token OF
reciprocity Of kind sentiment which shaI. ever apySc-
ciate. Ver3 respectfully.
Y. s. GIASH.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
THE SOUTH CAROLINA KU.KLUx TRIALS.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec 14.-In the Ku-Klux
trial today the Court chiefly occupied hearing
witnesses for the Defense who testified ths alarm and
excitement among all cssses In York County caused
BY the organization OF negro militia. The Grand Jury
day found true bills against several more Of the
alleged cOuspirxtOrs OF York County.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
EXPRESS ROBBERS ARRESTED.

MEMrHrs, Dec. 14.-A private dispatch from
Allen nkcrton states that, after severe night, Two OF
the tu who robbed the express car on the Msbie and
Ohio Railroad some two months ago. were captured
Monday last near veroua Missouri by detectives Dur
INK tue part months the Southern Express Company
has had number Of detectves on the track ior tnese
men Que VI the robbers Ia still at large.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
SLIGHT CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

LONDON, Thursday, Dec IA, 1871.
TNere has been slight change for the oetter N
>ae condition of the Prince Of Wales The compai%
DIV. ouiet of yesterday evening and the resi- on,
t.insd last night have proved beneficial to the roS
sufferer. ~.
THe following are the official bulletins given TO the
,nhasc up to this hour 2p. m).
'a.vnsMoHAx Dec 1k-EigM O. m.-1he frnce
..rt durue the night There is some abatement OF the
sraver synptom1" n ~. ,..,
.,.nnu, a. the morning. The gain Of last night main
No. tLty .. m.-No further change has been re-
,ortaa in the Princes condition. Hopes Of his re-
rovery are freely expressed and the public feeling
is more confident.
IT,, oclock o. m.-An official bulletin Just received
from, Sandringham announces that the Prince Of
Wales has passed q quiet afternoon and evening.
The symptoms have remained unchanged since
'n'in' LONDON, Thursday. Dec. 1s-t'co o'clock a. M
The musicians in attendance upon the Prince OF
wales at Sandringham issued bulletin at a. m,
stating that His Royal HighnesS had been very un-
quiet since 10 o'clock last night.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
GERMANY.

EFFECTS OF PRESIDENT THIERs's MESSAGE.
BERLIN, Thursday Dec IA. 1871
The Proriazial Correspondents regards the
message OF President Theirs to the Assembly fresh
pledge Of the pacific intentions Of the French Govern
ment.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
THE MORMON TRIALS.

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 14.-JOhn Breaslre,
the charged with being Of the murderers
Old RobinsoD IsCC, arrested this morning and
New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
WASHINGTON.

ANOTHER CHANGE IN THE CABINET.
RESIGNATION OF ATTORNEY AKERMAN
JUDGE @. Ii. WILLIAMS APPOINTED TO THE
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08

The contesting of seats in the
House Of Representatives, has
been brisk during the present
Congress. Mr.. Dawes says that
this class of contestants have
received $4,000, during the
Congress in question, and be-
sides that another expense Of
$4,000 has been incurred in
connection with these cases.
Is there any better business
than this? Why don't all the
bummers turn carpet baggers {;
go down South, run independ.
emily for Congress, and then
contest" the seats Of the win.
ming parties 7 They gre sure
to make q handsome pile, and
have nothing to lose.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
Artesian Wells.

An artesian well is simply a
boring made down through
different strata of the surface OF
the earth, to reach water of a
desired quality, which by hy-
drostatic pressure reaches the
surface and will overflow, or
even gush out, with q force
proportional to the diAfeaence
of level of the different parts of
the waterbearing strata. The
water from the well, bored --at
Grenelle, Paris, 1900 feet, or
a third of mile in depth, rises
eighty feet above the surface.
The yield from that we'll is
ninety cubic feet per minute,
and the temperature Of the wa
ter is go Fahrenheit. The
deepest artesian well that has
ever been bored Is at St. Louis,
1881 feet, or nearly thirds
of mile deep. 1t was a fail
ure, however, as the water OBJ
tanned would not rise to the
surface. In Algiers and Ara
bia they have been bored with
great success, and under an
enlightened government, might
render habitable no small por-
ton of these arid wastes; and
possibly q series Of artesian
wells might diminish the per-
lis Of the passage Of the Great
Sahara.
We have mentioned in a for
mer article that an artesian
well Of salt water has been
bored with success at Lincoln,
the capital of Nebraska. Ar.
tesian wells have also been
sunk for tie purpose Of obtain
ing warm water. 1t is well as
certained, that in the interior
of our earth there is a source
of heat which may be reached
by deep artesian borings, SO as
to bring warm water to the
surface. Tins Won Bruck-
mann, Of Wurtemburg, heated
a paper factory at Heilbronn,
by water from a deep artesian
well; and by the same means
prevented the freezing Of the
water in winter around the
wheels of the mills.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
MARfHUR VINToN COUNTY OHIO WEDNESDAY MARCH iS1t
A Sensible Juror.

On q late trial before the
Superior Court of New York
city, afterthe Judge had charg.
ed the Jury, and considerable
time had been spent in trying
to get His Honor to charge this
and not to charge that, and the
merits ofthe case getting into
confusion worse eofifounded, a
juryman could stand it no lon
ger. II protest." he called out
to the Judge, "against this sort
Of talking. 1t is only bewild-
ering the jury, and if Kept up
will get us in such a muddle
that we won't know anything
about the caseill Is. 3aa AA.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
Curious Development!

The late election In Georgia
elected the curious information
that no less than five hundred
negroes were born in one month
in a single county Of that State
in l849, while it does not show
a solitary picaninny born later
in the year,
The fact that those born III
that particular month were
barely old enough to vote may
possibly have had something
to do with this. Not that We
would think of impeaching the
varacity of FIVE hundred color.
ed citizens. 1t. simply shows
the foresight of the parents:
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08

Louisville has a new Demo-
cratic journal called the Louis
vile Daily Ledger, which is
sues its seventh number to-day.
The Ledger is very handsome
ly printed, neatly made up,
and evidently conducted with
ability. The new paper is
supposed to have been estab-
lished especially to rival the
Courier.Journal, but we observe
that the latter kindly welcomes
the Ledger to the journalistic
circle Of Louisville. "A soft
answer turneth away wrath"
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
A Man Drowhad While Be-
ing Baptized 1ua

A few weeks since DR.. A.
P. Pownall, of Sand Hill, KY,
after a brief courtship was
married to Miss Mary ]. Viii
son. Shortly after his marriage
DR.. Pownall united with the
Christian Church, and Sunday
last was appointed as the day
of his baptism, having reques-
ted his pastor, Rev. J. B. Hough
to perform the rite. At the
appointed hour a large number
Of persons had assembled on the
banks of Crooked Greek, the
place chosen for the immersion.
After singing and prayer the
Rev. Mr.. Hough entered the
water, leading the Doctor. -
They were obliged to proceed
some distance from the shore In
order to reach a sufficient
depth, but suddenly both were
seen to go down. They soon
arose to the surface, and the
minister regained the bank !;
but the Doctor being unable to
swim, was sweptby the current
under a flood-gate only q short
distance below. Every exer-
ton was made to save him, but
in vain. The body was soon
after found and brought to
shore, amid the most heart
rending screams fromhis young
wife and friends. Everything
possible was done to resuscitate
the Doctor, but alas the vital
spark had flown.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
Read the Fact

The Democratic delegation
in Congress, have agreed that
they will not support the bills
pending to grant immense sub.
sides to incorporate steam ship
lines. We are glad of it.
This protective policy is a fraud
and an iniquity I'll any way il
can be looked at. We are glad
to see Democrats in Congress
keeping on the right side Of the
record.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
Toasts and Sentiments.
J. W. BOWEN.

TOasts and Sentiments.
May the honest heart never
know distress.
May care ever be a stranger
where virtue resides.
May hemp bind all those
whom honor cannot.
May our prudence secure us
friends, but enable us to live
without their assistance.
May sentiment never be sac.
rifced by the tongue of deceit.
May our happiness be sin.
cere, and our joys lasting.
May the smiles of conjugal
felicity compensate the frowns
of fortune.
May the tear of sensibility
never cease to flow.
May the road of preferment
be found by none but those
who deserve it.
May the liberal hand find
free access to the purse of plen.
ty.
May the impulse Of gener.
osity never be checked by the
power Of necessity,
May we always forget when
we forgive an injury.
May the feeling heart possess
the fortune the miser abuses.
May we draw upon content
for the deficiencies of fortune.
May hope be thy physician
when calamity is the disease.
May the single be married
and the married happy.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
Tie American Artisan

! ~ z
Is q weekly journal devoted
to the interests of Artisans and
Manufacturers, N Inventors and
Patentees. 1t contains numer-
GUS original engravings and dis.
criptions ,ofpsw machinery; no.
tices Of all the latest discover
les; instructions in arts apd
trades; reliable recipes fol
use in the field, the work shop
and the household; practical
rules for mechanics and advice
to farmers; descriptions of re!
markable Inventions tecently
.patcfted in the United States
and and Eqropej weekly articles on
"Our Works and SHOPS and
Others pibiished-with por..
'traits---under the heading Of
Sketches of Distinguished In
ventors, Mechanics and Manu-
factdrers;;" !" the whoie forming
an Encyclopedia Of general in,
formation on topics connected
with the Industrial Arts; the
progress Of Invention, etcs3
/, Bach rumber'of the Amcri.
can Artisan will contain read.
ing matter, in which che prog
ress of the Arts and Sciences is
recorded in familiar language;
of dry technicalities and obtruse
words and phrases. In this
journal IS published regularly
the official list of atl Patents
issued weekly from the United
States Patent Office. Twenty4
six numbers make a halfyearly
volume Of handsome and cons
venient size. /
Terms cfshbscrripption1.;- The
publishers Of the Americatt
Artisan, in order to place Their
journal in the hands Of every
Mechanic, Manufacturer and In
yentor, furnish it at the exI
tremely low price of 81 90 per
annum or 81 90 for six months.
Specimen copies sent free. Ad-
dress, Brown, C0oMBs & Co.,
publishers, "American Arti-
SAN" 1S9 Broadway, New
York.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08

It is we'll known that al
countries become, tRickly popu.
lated the climate gets to be
milder. The engineer of the
Kennebec and, Portland fafls
road estimated in 1876 that its
trains would be able TO run on
average only two hundred days
in the year on account of the
severity Of the winters In that
section; but there has never
been d really serious detention
the year round, and this win
ter there has hardly besn oc-
casion to Use the snow plow at
all.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08

Sour looks and cross words
fall more heavily upon the
hearts Of the home ones than
they would upon strangers ;
but a perverted pride ana self
respect impel people TO be
pleasant and kind to outsiders
when they are ugly as ,brutes
at home. True pride Induces
kind treatment and encourage
merit to those who are helpless.
ly dependent upon you. The
smiles and pleasantries Of life
are not wasted when dispensed
in the home circle.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08

Young men who go to see
young ladies have adopted a
novel method of obtaining
kisses. They assert on the ai-
thority of scientific writers,
that the concussion produced
by a kiss will cause the flame
Of a gas jet to flicker, and
easily induce the damsel to ex-
pertinent in the interest Of SCI
ence. The first kiss or two the
parties watch the fame to see
it flicker, but soon become so
interested in the experiment as
to let it it flicker if it wants to.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08

' A man in Cairo, ILL.,, after
witnessing the performance Of
a tight-rope artist, said it was
easy enough to walk q rope if
a man had the nerve. He said
he had the nerve, so he fast
ened a, clothes-line from the
top of the barn to the chimney
Of the house, took a hoe
handle to balance himself, and
started. 1t wasn't forty.eight
hours after that before the
family out riding in carriages,
dressed in mourning.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08

Gen. Magruder, the distin,
guished confederate General,
Who delivered a lecture in this
city, about two years ago, died
recently in Texas. He was a
gallant soldier, an accomplished
gentleman, and his death will
be mourned by many friends
in all sections Of the country.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
ROBERT N. SPRY,
Notary Public, Scioto CC

NOIoIJ uutiSj bCiobo w.
On motion Fl, s. Bundy was ap-
pointed Chairman and VIM. Shober
Secretary. The Directors then pro-
ceeded to the election of a Presi
dent by ballot;
1st Ballot, II. S. Bundy received
4 votes, VIM. H. Langley 8.
II. S. Bundy declined to serve,
and thoreupon u second ballot was
taken with the following results
W. Fl. Langley received 6 votes,
VIM. Shober / vote, resulting in the
election of W. II. Langley for Pres
ident,
On motion It was resolved to
elect a Vice President and II. S.
Bundy received4 4 votes, ]. ]. Cul-
bertson l vote, T. B. Davis l vote,
resulting in the election of Fl. s.
Bundy for Vice President.
E. Deletombe was elected Treas
urer for the Company by a unani-
nous vote, also VIM. Shober was
elected Secretary for the Company
by a unanimous vote.
ReSoZued, That the President, W.
II. Langley, and r. B. Davis, con-
tinue to secure subscriptions to the
capital stock of the Gallipolis, Nc
Arthur & Columbus Railroad Com
pany as heretofore. Carried.
1t is further ordered that the
President procure q competent en-
gineer to make the preliminary
surveys and probable estimates for
the Road.
On motion the Board of Directors
adjourned to meet subject to the call
of the President and Secretary.
IL. s. .BUNDY, Chr'm.
WIN. SHoBER, Sec'y.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08

An old man living near Cres-
son was victimized by the New
York sawdust men to the tune
ofabout seventy.fve dollars re-
Gently. He paid the price Of
ffty.fonr bushels Of wheat for
a quarter Of a peck Of sawdust.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08


The Ohio House of Repre-
sentatives last week passed a
bill to prevent the great and
growing evil from allowing
school boards and teachers the
power of changing text books
every ninety days, or oftener.
This bill, which will probably
become a law, provides that
text books can only be changed
once in three years, and then
it requires d two-thirds vote of
the board to make the change.
While the bill was under dis.
cussion, the member from Fay
ette stated that in one district
in his county the text books
were changed. twice in three
weeks! These sudden changes
do not grow out of the necessi.
ties of the scholars, but the
greed Of outsiders, lwho re.
ceive a commission upon the
books that are sold.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
The unpopularity of Queen

The unpopularity of Queen
Victoria in England is an old
story. Why it is, can not be
made SO plain. But it cer-
tainly is and has been any time
these eight or ten years. The
Queen has shown herself q most
circumspect sovereign and vir.
tuous woman. But she has
failed somehow to satisfy the
demands Of her subjects, and
the disfavor with which she is
regarded is not confined to a
party.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
A bad catch--colds.
A watchwRorid-tick.

4r - 'NNSSh W OANA bANAAs
/. Something to boot-a foot
Cure for d bFain. on fire
blow it out.
An ass-he who assents tc
everything.
The Millerite's motto-ge
up, brother.
Of what trade are the beesi
Comb-makers.
. a shocking trade--making
electric machines '..g .
Doing d roaring business
keeping O wild beast show.
A character, like a kettle
once mended, always wants
mending. I
There is nothing like a short.
hand reporter to take a man
down. .
What chemical instrument
is like q cutting reply? The
retort. r
Chicago calls its founding
hospital a refuge for anony,
nous humanity.
Printers who don'tspell stat.
ue with three is are In de.
mand in the West.
1t is a mistake to suppose
that the sun is supported III the
skies by its beams.
Mental abstraction--stealing
the ideas of others and fancy.
ing them your own.
Why is a person deep in
thought like q soldier in campi
Because he is in tent
The President favors ole
Jamaca as well as San Domin
go. Both are warming.
An Irish editor congratu.
lates himself that half the lies
told about him are not true.
Why do draughtsmen like
cold weather? Because they
can draw round the fire.
When friendship is warmest,
be careful how you entertain
it. Remember it has a cold
shoulder
A chime in Milwaukee is
inscribed: In memory Of Min
ME J. Hodge-weight 724
pounds.
Sarcastic-Dick Yates rec.
ommending a bill the other
day to the sober reflection of
Of the Senate.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08

J. BENZ. StiMer, Of Wallace,
Kansas, formerly Of Holidays
burg, a ashort time ago, shot an
antelope which weighed one
hundred and seventy pounds,
dressed: He says they run in
herds of twenty thousand.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08
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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-03-08

Hon. John r. Wilson's bill
for ceding the unsold lands in
the Virginia Military district
to the State of Ohio has passed
both Houses Of Congress. 1t
provides that any person, who
at the time of the passage of
this act, is a bonafide settler
on any portion Of said land,
may hold not exceeding one
hundred and sixty so occupied
by him by his pre-empting the
same in such a a manner as the
Legislature of the State of
Ohio may direct.