davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-12-28

l, r. a. ROBINSON. Cashier of the First Ma
tlOnal Bank at Washington Ohio, do solemnly
that the above statement is true to the best
OF my knowledge and belief.
r. A. ROBINSON, Cashier.
STATE OF OHIO,
FAYETTE COUNTY IS.
CSrrect-AtteSt:
DANIEL MCLEAN,
ALLEN HEGLER, Directors.
F l. NITTERHOUSE,)
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21st day
of December, 1871.
MANFRED WILLARD, Notary Public
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-12-28

pEPORT of the condition of the
IL First National Bank at trWashingtOn, in the
State OF Ohio, at the close of business, December
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-12-28
Washington 1zou.e--UP stairs,
Fayette Co. Agricultural Society.

Is prepared to fill all orders in her line in the best
style on short notice. Ladies are requested to
call. Nov, %, II. 1tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
Alice and Phoebe Cary.
from the New York World.

From the New York World.
The friends of the Cary sisters
will be panied, though not sur
priscd, to learn that Phoebe Cary
died in Newport, II. L., on Monday
night. From a touching sketch of
her elder sister, written by her but
few weeks ago for paper called
the Ludies' Repository, we gather
some particulars other early life
The sisters were the daughters of
Robert and Elizabeth Cary. The
father was farmer. His place,
which had been reclaimed from the
original wilderness, was about eight
miles north of Cincinnati, and lying
in the Miami Valley. Here Alice
was born in 1920, and Phoebe five
years later. They grew up simple
country girls. They owed most Of
their early education to their mother
who appears to have been woman
of unusual intelligence. They saw
few books or newspapers, but wan
dcring as they did daily amid the
picturesque scenes of the Mama
Valley, acquired that familiarity
with and tondncss for nature which
showed themselves so pleasantly in
their writings in after years.
Before they had ripened into
womanhood they were contributing
poems and sketches to one of the
Cincinnati weekly papers. Their
literary efforts attracted the notice
of DR.. Bailey, of the NotionoI Era,
published at Washington, and they
were invited to write for his columns.
The first money Alice earned with
her pcn-Sl0-camo from that
journal. In 1850 the sisters ven
turcd upon their first volume, col
lection Of their poetical writings,
gathered from various sources,
which they ehristened "Pocms of
Alice and Phnbe Cary" 1t was
published by a Philadelphia house.
OF the contents about one third
were furnished by the Younger
sister.
In the summer following thev re-
solved upon the bold step of coming
to Now York, "after the manner Of
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

Buenos Ayrcs has been nearly
depopulated by pestilence. The
fearful rayages Of the plague al
most bcggar description. 10000
people have fled from it leaving
them all behind. and of the 10000
remaining 1000 were prostrated
and most Of them death stricken.
One cemetery alone, we are told,
opened its gates to over twenty-five
thousand victims of the plague, and
was finally closed and strewed with
a layer of lime, having not single
inch Of unoccupied space. Which
is lesson to us whose awful warn
ings cannot be unheeded without
unspcakable peril. No one can go
through some of the streets of our
city with eyes and nostrilS open,
without wondering at the miracle
Of mercy which keeps the plague
from our filthy ways and fostering
population. And all for the want
Of those simple sanitary regula-
tons which add as much to com
fort and beauty as to health, and
actually costs less than the un-
cleanliness which breeds disease
and invites pestilence. And what
is true of this city, is, alas, too true
of most others. Our people have
vet to master the art of living to-
gether, though they show a Won
dertul proficiency i'll the art of dy-
ing together.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

According to the R,X .NuU
Gu-ett~, few occurrences of late
years have affected society so pro
foundlv as the early rising Of the
Emperor of Brazil. At an hour
when all honest people are bed
his Imperial Majesty is on the ram
page over London and its suburbs.
incredible rs it may appear, he was
actually up and moving at six o'clock
on Monday morning. Not five per
cent. Of the whole population of
London ever saw the sun rise, un-
less it was before going to bed: nor
would it be just to blame them for
this neglect of duty. No doubt it
is a magnificent sight to see the
first streaks Of dawn appear in the
east, and then to watch the sun
come forth on the wrong side Of the
sky like giant to run his course;
but the truth is that if Londoners
paid the sun the compliment of get
ting up to welcome his arrival, the
chances are a hundred to one they
would be disappointed. Whether
the fault rests with the sun or the
atmosphere above that metropolis,
we will not presume to say; but it
is fact that he generally remains,
like the people he shines for, in re-
tircmcnt during the early part OF
the day, and seldom condcscends to
enter an appearance before
lunchcon-time. If our English
cousins often fail to see things in
their true light, it is doubtless in
consequence of this want Of sun
shine, and much must be pardoned
to 4 people who never witness sun
rise.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

minister was elected to the United
States Senate for the uncxpircd term
of Senator Soule, and was reelected
for six years. He was chairman of
the committee on banks, and q
member of the committee on naval
affairs and forci gn relations. In the
Senate, Slidcll never essayed to lee
turc the members in the naughty
tones of his colleague, Mason. With
fair talent for intrigue, an assidu-
ity that never tired, and a patience
that worked through all obstacles,
ne was content to be 81 y, cautious
and unscrupulous traitor. He and
Mason hated Douglas with the in
tensity Of fiends. They took every
pains to thwart him, and they toiIcd
night and day to dcpose him from
the leadership Of the democratic
party. They were deep in the plot
which prevented his nomination to
the presidency, and were the chief
instigators Of the cabaI which broke
up the Charleston convention, put
two democratic candidates in the
field, and by thus securing the elec-
ton of Lincoln, supplied a pretcxt
for attempting to destroy the Union.
In the excited conflicts of the Sen
ate, Immediately before the war,
Slidell exhibited virulent hostility
to the Union cause, and in the eau
Gus Of December, 1860, he was more
fiercely opposed to delay and com
promise than Mason or Jefferson
Davis When the rebel govern
ment was organized, Slidell and
Mason were sent to Europe to in
triguc for recognition. While on
their way from ST. Thomas, in the
British steamship Trent, that vessel
was boarded by Capt. Wilkes Of the
United States frigatc san .acinto,
and the rebel ministers were arrest
ed and conveyed to Fort Warren,
Boston. They were, however, re-
leased, and sailed for England, Jan.
|, 1862. Slidcll was formally ac-
credited to France, and actively III
trigucd with Napoleon III. in favor
OF the rebel government. But his
efforts proved fruitlcss, and on the
triumphant close Of the war the
would-bc minister sunk into obscu-
rity.-,HpriugfeM RepubHcon.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

just as hard and just as sudden at
last. Then | put soft blanket
over Orlando, and sat in my sewing
chair all night. Oh, how heavily
he breathcd. And | had as you
may fancy, the most dreadful fears.
He might have killed himself by
his over-application to business, for
all that l knew. The perfect ones
go first, it is said.
Oh, how differently should have
felt had anything happened to my
dear Orlando. lie has not had SO
cxhausting 4 day since, and l think
sees the folly of oyer-work; though
if courts will keep open so late,
what can poor lawyers do? l think
it is very inconsiderate Of the judge.
| wonder whether he has wife
the mean old thing.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

WAS NOT ORDAINED IET.-The
author of Woods Handbook for
Justices, etc, is now and has been
for many years 4 Justice of the
Peace in this State. His decisions
on all occasions are very pointed,
and in some eases rather sarcastic,
as would seem from the following
little sample. \ few days ago 4
couple appeared before the Squire
to have the few words said that
would make them one, and the JUS
tice richer by Il wedding fee. The
man was apparently sixty years of
age and the girl about eighteen.
Having stated their mission and
produced the license, the Squire,
after looking first at one and then
at the other, and then at the license,
broke out thus: "Scc here, old tel-
low; it YOU want to get this child
ehristened You must 90 to Il minis
ter. rs | am not ordained vet. y
IMton JournaI.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
Ginx' Baby in a Nutshell.

| Ginx Baby In Nutshell.
"Who is Ginx?" "Ginx was the
father of the thirteenth baby. Ginx
was poor, and becoming impatient
at Mrs. Ginx' increasing babies, af-
ter she had had the twelfth, declar-
ed he would throw the thirteenth
off of Westminster bridge. Did
he do it? No; but he discovered
the infant after Mrs. Ginx had sue
ccedcd in hiding it away for several
days, seized it and started for the
bridge, and"
"Thrcw it IMP
"No, the police stopped him.
Ginx cXpostulated, said he didn't
want the - baby, that he had
twelve already at home; that he was
a poor man, and had no use for the
18th Ginx. Then a Catholic nun
came along and offered to feed it
and save its life"
"And never bring it back?" asked
Ginx.
"Never."
"'He's yours, to have and to
holdn" and then Ginx ran back to
his wife and wretched twelve chill
dren, q hoppy man.
"What then?" But Bernstein
started up Brooks "Silver Slipper"
galop, the bellies rushed to the hop
room, and | had to lean forward to
catch the story.
"Thcn," said she, whispering
loud, "the tug commenced. The
baby was baptized. Glnx' wife had
to go and nurse the baby twice a
day. Father Cozen wanted to-and
did-make the sigh of the cross up
on Mrs. Ginx before the baby was
allowed to nurse. Mrs. Ginx told
this to a Protestant friend"
"Sign of the cross, Mrs. Ginx.
Oh, horror-thcy are making II
proselyte of the baby-those afro
cious Catholicsr' said the friend.
"Then the Protestant clergy got
hold of the scandal. The Protest
ant papers riotcd over the matter.
The clergy went to Il lawyer. The
Catholics have forcibly destained 4
Protestant baby, and are trying to
make Il Catholic Of him-what shall
we do?' they asked.
"Bring an action" said lawyer
Meddle, s'an action of hcubcas cor
pus."
"The ease went to court. Thous-
ands of pounds was spent. The
newspapers talked about the 'Ginx
Baby case The 'Ginx Baby funds
were collected, the lawyers took the
money, and the baby was surren-
dcrcd to the Protestants. Soon the
baby fund was exhausted; its nurse
in vain demanded pay for nursing
him; and finally, one day, she left
the poor baby on club house door
step to starve. Another humane
religious society took it, after the
Aims House had said they would
not have it. Another religious con-
trovcrsy cnsued. The baby was al
ways poor, half-starved, neglected,
while everybody was fighting over
his religion"
"What became of him:"
"Wcll, after fifteen years of kicks
and cold neglect, of ignorance and
starvation-while all the world and
the newspapers were talking about
how the Catholics had torcibly de-
strained Protestant child from its
doting parents-the poor, neglected,
sorrowfiul, ignorant boy went one
dark night, with not even flicker
cring star to see his act, went and
jumped"
"Of Westminster Bridge?"
"The same, and at the very place
where the policeman caught Ginx
fifteen years before, as he held the
little innocent cause of all the
trouble over the rolling flood"
will tell the story of Robert Jack
son, our head waiter, tomorrow.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

MEssRs. B, II. BENNETT & Son, sue
cessors to Bennett, Eldridge II Co., Gro
GERS, Burr's frame building, Chatham St,
wish to call the attention of the public to
the fact that they have on hand and are
constantly receiving large and well Sc
lected stock of Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
Wooden, Stone and Earthcn Ware, which
they offer at the lowest possible living
prices.
Selling exclusively for CASH, they are
not obliged as others are, in fixing prices
to add a certain per cent for interest on
the money which must lie idle, and for
losses by bad debts, consequently they
are confident that their prices, the stock
through, will average from ten to fifteen
per cent. less than can be afforded by
those who pursue the credit system. No
pains will be spared by them to procure
the best quality of goods, and to keep on
hand at all times complete assortment.
Their Teas in quality are unsurpassed
and are offered as low as it is possible to
sell good article.
A full line of Sugars at bottom prices
Coflees warranted to suit both in quality
and price.
In Syrups, Tobaccos, Table Cutlery,
Crockery, Glass Ware and in short,
throughout the entire stock, they are sat
isfied that they can offer special induce
ments to those who pay down for goods
All are invited to call and examine
their stock, and to buy if suited, as they
do not wish to sell unless they can give
perfect satisfaction,
Cash paid for Produce.
35-tf b. IT, BENNETT & Son.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

door with the children to hear him,
and then | go to bed 50 happy, for
| know nothing can happen to US
when we are 50 near him!"
Wiping q tear from her eye, the
friend said: ''Let me go with you!'
and right in the middle Of the Ian
GERS, these Warm-soulcd women,
with their children, walked to the
Clarendon to sit in the next room
and hear the evening family prayer
OF good old Richard Suydam, Of
West Thirty-siXth street!
l have learned that Mr.. Suydam
has educated three ministers, and
started great many poor but wor-
thy young men in business. He is
very wealthy, but spends only one
third of his income, deyoting the
rest to charity.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

The Cherokee Times says: at
is said upon good authority that
John I. Blair is not altogether
pleased at the way taxes are being
piled up on his lands and town lots
in these Northwestern counties. In
some townships where he owns half
the land the taxes this year will be
one dollar per acre. The Home
steaders are just going for the old
Mna-yradber-and yet he is not
happy"
We should be exceedingly glad if
any measure proper in itself could
be brought to bear upon the Iowa
Railroad Land Companies to induce
them to dispose Of their lands at
such reasonable rates as to induce
settlement. Two millions Of acres
of land are in their possession
much Of it among the best land of
the State-land that would be eager
ly sought after by settlers if not
held at unreasonable prices. Not
only the interests of the sections
where these lands lie demands that
a policy of speedy settlement should
be adopted by their owners, but the
general interest of the State, and
the success of the Railroad compa-
nies, are equally y involved. Itseems
to us that the most foolish policy
conceivable for those interested in
the railroads would be to hold their
lands at figure calculated to re-
tard their settlement and develop
ment. Every quartcr-section Of
land bearing crops would, in two
or three years, furnish the railroad
company to which it now belongs
more profit in transportation of its
produce than can accrue from any
possible rise in the value of the
land. 1t is apparent, therefore, that
the railroad companies would be
even the gamer by giving these
lands away, if thereby they could
procure their settlement and dcvel-
opmcnt two or three years in ad-
vance of any other policy. Mr..
Blair and his friends, owning the
railroads along which these lands
lie, ought to have adopted the most
liberal Of policies i'll the disposition
of lands. In not doing 50 they
stand in their own light as we'll rs
in the way Of the progress Of the
western part of the State. We trust
that they may be made to see the
righteousness Of such a course,
and shall not be sorry if their bill
of taxes, properly levied, shall tend
to that cnd.-Dubuque Times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
A Christian at Saratoga.

Correspondence of the Commercial Advertiser.
One of the sweetest, prettlest in
cidcnts Of our watering-place life is
enacted daily at the Ciarendon.-
While the thoughtless watering
place throng sways in and out of
the great dining room, and the end
less clatter Of tongues and cutlery
seem to drown every holy thought,
ver-haircd old gentleman walks
slowly in ut the head Of his Chris
tian family and takes his seat at tho
head of the table. Instantly the
laughing faces of table full of
diners assume revcrential look
The knives and forks rest silently
on the table, and the beautiful, sill
vcr-frosted Christian, with clasped
hands, modcstly murmurs prayer
of thanks-a sweet bencdiction to
God. The scene lasts but mo-
mcnt, but all day long that hallow-
ed prayer Of the Christ-child seems
to hoat in the air, guiding, protect
ing, and consccrating the thought
less army Of wayward souls. |
could not find ont who this brave
old Christian was; but last night
his name came all at once. n love
" woman, with her beautiful chill
dren, arose early from her seat at
the Congress Hall hop, to return to
the Clarendon.
"Why do you 80 so early, Mrs.
Clarke" asked fashionable lady
friend.
ooh, you will laugh at me if | tell
you-now, really, my dear, won't
you?"
= "No, unless you mako mo-" ro-
nlied her friend. And then she
leaned forward and whispered:
"Wcll, my dear, you know that |
stop at the Clarendon. My room is
next to that dear, good old mans,
and he does pray SO beautifully ey-
crv night that ] knecl down hy his
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

Journalism is making a rapid adj
vance III Russia. Fifteen years ago
there were only five newspapers in
tho empire, leaving out the Baltic
provinces. At the present time the
periodical publications. of Russia
reach the number of three hundred.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

Charles Fenno Hoffman, the poet
and novelist of the last generation,
is still an inmate of an insane asy-
lum in Pennsylvania, and will prob
ably never recover his reason,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

Mr.. Home, the celebrated me-
dium, has been honored with an
examination by party of scien
fists in London, and we learn from
a popular science review that the
sitting satisfied the most skeptical
of the Importance of further inves
tigation. Mr.. Crookes, an editor of
the Rerie~, and Mr.. SerIeant Cox,
both testify to having witnessed
the most extraordinary phenomena
at the sitting, and were convinced
that the wonders were performed
by some power or powers apart
from the volition of Mr.. Home.
Some of the tests were SO carefully
scrutinized and severe that they
put the matter of jugglcry out of
the question. But whether the phe-
nomena in question were caused by
psychic force, is a question for fur
ther experiments to determine. If
there is such force, proceeding
directly from the nervous system of
specially constituted persons, and
is exerted independently of the
muscular system, its discovery will
have a scientific value of the great
est moment; but must be remark
able force indeed that possesses SO
many of the attributes of intelli-
gcncc as the phenomena Of spirit
uallsm present.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

JonN SL1DELL, formerly minister
to France Of the so-called contcdcr-
ate states, and who has just died in
England, though he has resided
principally in Paris since the close
of our civil war,-came Of an old
New York family. In 1894, John
Slidcll, grandfather Of the deceased,
had a soap factory at No. so Broad
way, and had three brothers, who
were engaged in different trades.
John Slidell, the deceased, was born
at No. 60 Broadway i'll 1895 and i'll
1917 engaged in mercantile bust
ness with James McCrea, but after
about three years the firm failed.
John was as wild as any of the
''First ward boys" of his day, and
one of his escapadcs led to Il duel
with Stephen Price, the manager of
the Park thcatcr. They fought. and
Slidell shot his antagonist, intlict
ing i severe wound. The failure
of the firm and the scandal Of this
duel induced him to 90 to New Or
leans to better his fortunes. An
anecdotc is told of this part of his
career. Slidell had Travelled extern
sively in Europe. After his return
he met Il New \ ork belle, to whom
he WAS rather attentive He told
her Of many places he had visited.
"Did you go to Greece" she asked.
"No; why do you ask replied SH-
dell. "Oh--nothing-only that it
would have been very natural that
YOU should have visited Greece TO
renew early associations. lie had
no more to say. In New Orleans
Slidell established himself asa law
yer, and became prominent in Lou
isiana politics. President Jackson
made Inn United States district at,
torney, and. after serving several
sessions in tho state Legislature he
was sent to Congress in 1913. In
the succeeding year he was an act
i've accomplice in the notorious
Plauuemine election frauds, which
carried Louisiana for Polk, who
soon rewarded this venal service by
sending Slidcll as minister to MeNi-
co. This mission proved trult!ess,
and war soon broke ont between the
two countries, In 1853, the ex-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

Dr.. H. H. HUNT. NJ. =.
nFFICE and Residence Corner Of Court and
~ Blank SITS, north of Catholic Church. 41-H
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
ID, d. HOLDRIDGE
=. n. HUNT.

r licensed AUCTIONEER. Independence. To-
wa. Will sell Real Estate and Personal Prop
erty of every description. Satisfaction Guaran-
eecI
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-15
OUR TAGGART.

Ne 0sssh fer sstOhsa Ys sng aoA Csaa.
eth Dsek-uew che Pssphss % asssh .
ed the Doctor.
Ever since the appointment OF John r.
Taggsrt, formerly Of tho city, assessor Of
Internal Revenue for the territory Of
Utah, he has not lost an opportunity 70
make himself offensive To the Mormons.
About two years ago. he assessed the con.
tributions 10 the Mormon church - the
property Of Brigham Young. amounting
to several millions Of dollars, and the col
lector seized the private proprty Of Brig
ham for its payment. But Brigham ap
pealed from the assessment Of Taggsrt to
the Revenue Department At Washington,
and an order VAS Issued, directing the
collector to release the property oil the
great High Priest. Since tho decision
the Mormon priest, and hi. bishops, have
been laughing at Taggart.