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New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-11-21

II we owe anything to the Revolutionary
fathers, many Of the boldest and most per.
slstent of them were sons of Boston. The
sister colonies at that time were prompt
gratefully to recognize the obligation. 1t is
enough here to say that Boston, BY her
fidelity to freedom, risked not only her po-
litical but her material existence her COM
Portable homes, her well-filled warehouses,
ner growing commerce, and the lives of her
inhabitants. How much she suffered, and
how nobly she recovered herself under the
auspices of hardly acquired liberty, it is
unnecessary to relate. 1t was the culmina-
ton under the House of Hanover of the
efforts of the House of Stuart to destroy the
commerce of the colony.
But the city was destined to suffer in the
same way under the policy of her own ma
tional government. Once more, through the
policy of the embargo, the non-intercourse
act, and the war with England, her COM
merce, which had grown great and lucrative,
was well nigh ruined. It was then that John
Randolph warned the Administration " that
they were treading in the footsteps of Lord
North" The allusion was significant.
For the last half century, however, the
career of Boston has been one of almost I'M
interrupted prosperity. Still the commercial
progress Of the city has been more than once
ooiouoiy interrupted Dy tne pOHcy, or ratner
by the want of policy of the Government,
and Boston might perhaps reasonably COM
plain that she would have been vastly more
successful and infinitely less embarrassed if
she had only been let alone. She has, how
ever, always yielded to the legislation of the
General Government. If her trade was
ruined, she turned her attention to manu-
features; if her manufactures were seriously
meddled with, she returned to trade. The
activity and industry and intelligence of her
people has succumbed to no check. She has
gradually absorbed surrounding municipali-
ties, thus increasing her wealth and popula-
ton, using the railway system of New Eng
land to the best advantage. She has never
yet surrendered finally either to war, to
tyranny, to Federal blunders, to monetary
commissions, or to any of the influences which
retard the growth of municipalities. Gradu-
ally, in all that becomes a metropolis, she
has steadily advanced, wise in her patronage
of learning and arts, strong in the orderly
and thrifty character of her population,
always exercising wholesome influence
over the whole land, and giving character to
new States in which she sees her own pros
perity and greatness renewed.-Nep York
Tribune.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-11-21

Fort SCOTT, KANSAS, Nov. ii, 1872.
To tie Editor Of the Ner National Era: f +
Now that the campaign has closed, having
ended in the complete triumph of the princi-
pies of the Republican party, and believing
that your paper has contributed largely to
that contamination so devoutly to be Wisbed,
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-11-21

Near La Crosse, Wisconsin, the other
day, Wales E. Gile, visiting his grand
fathers, was shot and killed by an exuberant
cousin, who pointed an "empty pistol" at
him.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-11-21
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-01
NO. 40.

tom of the canoe, and l saw it quiver--
only slight spasmodic movement-and
all was still.
All that night 1 sat there at my watch,
and steered my canoe. had my second
pistol ready, for l knew not surely that
the wretch was dead. He might be wait
ing to catch me off my guard, and then
shoot me. But the night passed slowly
and drearily away, and when the morning
broke the form moved not. Then step
ped forward and found that Gustus Karl
was dead. He had fallen with his knife
true to his aim, for it struck very near to
where my heart must have been and the
point was driven so far into the solid wood
that had to work hard to pull it out, and
harder still to unclasp the marble fingers
that were closed with dying madness about
the handle.
Swiftly flowed the tide, and ere the sun
sank again to rest had reached Logans-
port The authorities knew the face of
Gustus Karl at once, and when told them
my story they poured a thousand thanks
upon my head. A purse was raised, and
the offered reward put with it, and tender
ed to me. / took the simple reward from
the generous citizens, while the remainder
1 directed should be distributed among
those who had suffered most from the Wa
bash robbers depredations.
found Knapp sick and miserable. He
was burning with fever, and the doctors
had shut him up in room where we'll
man must soon have suffocated.
Water--water give me water ~ he
gasped.
Haven't you had any ?" l asked.
He told me no. threw open the win
dows-sent for pail of ice water. And
was on the point of administering it when
the OLD doctor came in. He held up his
hands in horror, and told me it would kill
the sick man. But forced him back, and
Knapp drank the faithful beverage. He
drank deeply and slept. The perspiration
poured from him like rain, and when he
woke again his skin was moist, and his
fever was turned. In three days he sat in
his saddle by my side, and together we
started for Little River. At Walton's
settlement found my horse fully recovered
and when l offered to pay for his keeping
the host would take nothing. The story
of my adventure on the river had reached
there ahead of me, and this was the land
lords gratitude.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-01
Adventure with a Robber !!

TN the summer Of 49,, was engaged
h with q young man named Lyman
Knapp, in locating land lots along the
Wabash, in Indiana. l had gone out partly
for my health, and partly to accommodate
one who had ever been noble friend to
me, and who had purchased a,great deal
of Government land. At Davenport he
was taken sick and after watching with
him for a week, in hopes that he would
soon recover, found that he had a settled
fever, and, as the physicians said that he
would not probably be able to move under
a month, determined to push on alone.
So obtained good nurse, and having
seen that my friend would have everything
necessary to his comfort that money could
procure, left him.
AS good fortune would have it, found a
party of six men bound on the very route l
was going, and waited one day for the
sake of their company. AT length we set
out, and three pack horses to carry our
luggage, and soon found had lost moth
ing by waiting, for my companions were
agreeable and entertaining. They were 60
ing on to st. Josephs, where they already had
land located, and where they had mills
upon the river, intending to get out lumber
during the remainder Of the season.
On the third day from Logansport we
reached Walton's settlement on the Little
River; having left the Wabash on the NOR
ming of that day. 1t was well on into the
evening when we reached the little log
built inn of the settlement, and we were
glad enough of the shelter, for, ere we were
fairly under cover, the rain began to fall in
big drops, and thicltly too. And more still
had | to be thankful for. Ny horse began
to show a lameness in one of his hind legs,
and when leaped from my saddle found
that his foot panied him much, as could
tell by the manner in which he lifted il
from the ground. ! ordered the hostler to
bathe it in cold water, and then went into
the house, where we found good substan-
tial supper, and comfortable quarters foI
the night--that is, comfortable quarters foi
that section at that time.
ADOut Uoh v clociA, JusO aibor hhu IeLlr
ed, and just as was falling into a grateful
browse, was startled by the shouts Of
men and the barking of dogs directly un
der my mindow. AS the noise continued, ]
arose and threw on my clothes and wen
down.
"What is itg" asked CT the landlord
who stood in the doorway.
"Ah don't you know, strangers ?" saiS
the host, turning. "You've heard Of Gus
tus Karl, perhaps ~
Who in the West at that time had no
heard of him-the most reckless and muir
derous robber that ever cursed a country
told the host / had heard of him often.
"Well,' he resumed, 'the william wa
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-01
The Future.

When failing health, or cross event,
Or dull monotony of days,
Has brought me into discomfort,
That darkens round me like a haze,
/ find it wholesome to recall
Those chiefest goods my life has known
Those whitest days, that frightened all
The checkered seasons that are flown.
No year has passed but gave me some;
o unborn years, nor one Of you
So from the past l learn-shall come
Without much precious tribute due.
can be patient, since amid
The days that seem so ovrcast,
Such future golden hours are hid
And those see amid the past.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-01
Canine SagacIty.


We know of no more singular case of
canine sagacity, says the Hartford Times,
than one that was related to us few days
since. The gentleman who owned the dog
lived at the time the occurrence happened,
in SOuthington. 1t was good while ago.
His dog, a fox hound, was bit in the nose
by red adder. This is snake whose ven-
omous quality is only inferior to that of
the rattlesnake. 1t will always kill a man.
The dog, though bitten, continued to as
sail the snake, and succeeded in killing
him. To the surprise of his owner, who
witnessed the combat, the dog then turned
and fled with his best speed towards home,
the house being two miles distant. The
people at the house saw him come rushing
up the road and plunge into the open Gel
lar-way.
There they found him energetically paw
ing up the moist earth of the cellar bottom,
into the hole thus made he stuck his nose,
and then, and holding it there, he paved
more dirt around his head so as to bury his
nose and face out of sight.
They could not call or coax him away;
and there he staid-so far as the family
were observers of him-for two days, with
his nose and face buried in the moist ground
in the cellar. Then he came forth all well.
How did that dog know that that singu-
lar treatment would save him.
% Bud Dodington was one day walking
down Bond street, London, when bor-
rowing acquaintance rushed from the op-
posite side Of way, and expressed great
delight at meeting him, "for," said he
al am wonderfully in want of guinea"
Dodington WINGED, and taking out his
purse showed that he had no more than
half a guinea.
ga thousand thanks p exclaimed the
prosecutor half forcing the coin from be-
meath the owners fingers, "that will do
very well for the present" When they
had parted the impudent borrower turned
back to Dodington, saying:
By-the-bye, when will you pay me that
half guinea ?'
"Pay you what do you mean9'
Why, intended to borrow guinea OF
you, and have only got half but I'm not
in any hurry for the other. Name your
own time only pray keep it,"
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
Good News.

We are pleased to announce
to the readers of the Macarthur
Enquirer that the New York
World, last week, in publish
ing a call for q meeting of the
Democratic State Committee,
at Albany, April 18th, arrang-
ing to choose delegates to the
Democratic National Conven-
tion, remarks that the Demo-
Gratis look with no favor on the
so called passive policy, 'and
their trusted representatives
will presently put the ordinary
party machinery in an efficient
situation. The Democratic
party, it urges, invites cooper
alton, and will meet all honest
allies in a liberal spirit, but
has never, for a moment, had'a
thought of dissolving its organi-
zation or relaxing its party
discipline.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10

Some kind and thoughtful
friend directed the publishers
of the New York Tribune to
send us a copy of that great
Radical journal. We put in a
postion of last Sunday in read
ing it. It contains many good
and bad things. Every body
knows that it was strongly in
favor Of the election Of Grant
for President. Nobody but
Grant would satisfy the cele-
brated Greeley of that journal.
In the copy Of that paper we
find this paragraph, which we
want the Republican readers
of this paper to carefully read:
Boston must have a singul-
arly managed Post Office. A
gentleman writes to The Cour-
Ter that, having occasion to
post a 'too.late" letter, he en-
tered the mailing department,
and there 'found the clerks en-
gagged in the edifying amuse-
ment Of chucking bundles Of
papers, empty mail.bags, and
the like, at one of their num-
ber who was clearly intoxicat-
ed, and was vainly' trying to
sort papers in way that was
anything but creditable to the
management of the Office. =
The writer adds that this may
account for some of the lost
parcels of which Boston pub
fishers justly complain"
The reader can now see how
business is conducted under
this Administration. Those
persons whom we often hear
of the nonarrival
IF mail natter can now see the
cause of the delay. No one
IAN say the Tribune lies about
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
"Our DO-NOthing Legis-
lature.',

This is the heading the
Cleveland Herald, a leading
Republican paper, puts to an
editorial, in which it says:
If the Ohio legislature were
agents of any good business
man, or any efficient corpora.
tion, they would be discharged
from the employ of such man
or company before the sun sets.
The neglect of public interest
by our Legislature, is simply
shameful. Despite the regular
vacation every three weeks,
the members absent themselves
on the slightest excuse or with
out any excuse. The members
are fierce enough to secure
their positions at nominating
convention and election day,
but once in position they are
not willing to attend to the
public business when it, in the
least, interferes with their pri-
vate pursuits.
AS the Legislature is Re.
publican, of course the respon.
,ibility is on that party, and
We can assure the Republican
members Of the Legislature
hat the Republican masses are
lisgusted with this sort of
management. Messrs. Legis-
ators either do something or
'djourn.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
Making Fortunes.

Poor toilers of the earth,
poor hard,handed people who
brave the sun and storm to
wiring from the bosom of the
earth the means to keep body
and soul together, we pity you.
You do not know how to make
fortunes. Read this, form an
editorial in the New York Sun,
and learn I:
Congress last year appropri-
ated $500,000 for live oak and
other timber. This was a
chance which could not be neg
lected, and one Sam Brown, a
virtuous patriotof Washington,
was sent down to the Atchafa-
laya country by Robson to
cut the timber on the govern
ment lands, He will get the
$500, 900, making, of course, a
proper division with Robson
and Cattell; while it is estima
ted by experienced persons
that his whole expenditure for
cutting and transporting the
timber will not exceed $780,
900. This will make three
hundred thousand dollars
which the secretary of the
navy will have stolen out of
the public treasury, and divid.
ed with Cattell, Brown, and
any other person who may
have forced himself int associa-
ton with this band of robbers.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10


There is a dam difficulty be-
tween Illlonis and Indiana, 1t
began more than twenty years
ago.
Senator Wilson wrote to Mr..
Horace Greeley inquiring the
most approved method of cult.
waiting beets. The philoso-
piers was short, but to the
point: 'Persist in your efforts
to have. Grant renominated."
A fire in an Indiana town
was put out a few days ago by
a troop of boys who lombard
ed 1t furiously with snow-balls.
This SNOWFALL brigade consti-
tuted the only fire department
which the town had, and it is
not likely to be efficient in the
month Of August.
A farmer residing near Utica,
N. Y, while being run away
with by a pair of frightened
horses, shouted, 81 leave my
wife $4,000; no time to make
a will" He is still alive, but
badly bruised.
A piece of soiled waste pa.
per calling itself the New York
Republican says "We wish
President Grant no such doubt.
full compliment as a nomination
in 1.-The Cincinnati Convention. 7"
Those grapes are doubtless
sour, and they hang altogether
too high. Otherwise the Grant
ring would be sure to take
them, as they are in a habit of
saking every thing they can
lay their hands on.
Three men in Pittsburgh
drank half gallon of raw
whisky Friday night. Two Of
them are alive.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
DEMOCRATS OF VINTON
COUNTY!

We are now about to enter
a most important campaign
and it is the duty OF every
Democrat in the county to be
up and doing. Lay plans Tor
the organization of Democratic
clubs in every school district
Work of this kind has a strong
tendency to thoroughly unite
the strength of the party and
if the party is to succeed in the
political campaign of the pres
ent year, an organization OF
this sort must be strictly adj
hered to.
Come out to your school
houses, and earnestly talk the
matter over, compare notes, in
terchange opinions, and be-
come distinctly understood by
one another on all important
questions. There is work for
all, no matter how humble each
may consider his position in
the party ranks, and that work
must be performed with vigor
and cheerfullness. 1t is un-
necessary to await the action of
the County or State Conven-
tion before the Democracy as
semble in their respective To-
calities to perfect their primary
organizations.
Let personal ambition be
laid aside, and all members of
the party be prepared to assist
in placing good men forward
as candidates, and then yield
them a cordial support. If this
course be persued, we have
no fears that when the battle
is over, and the smoke cleared
from, the field, but we shall
hear of the Democratic major
ity in Vinton county being far
up into the hundreds.
Democrats, weigh this mat
ter well, ere you take the step,
and when the step is taken, let
each one buckle on his armor
and be prepared for the work.
Let us lose no time Sub
scribe for and read Democratic
papers Keep posted F!
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
How are YOU, SambO !

J, Madison Bell, one of the
Toledo negroes, was made by
the late Radical State Conven-
tion a delegate to the Grant
Convention at Philadelphia
AS the Radicals have discover.
ed that they can't run the
machine" without the assist
ance of the niggers, they place
meht in front in some places.
How proud they must feel Of
their Sambo delegate !
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
More VilIainy.

The New York Sun, always
the first in dragging to the
light the rascalities of the
Grant administration, devotes
five columns Of closely printed
matter to an exposure of vail
ainies in the Mint at Philadel-
phia. In its issne of last Mon
day it says:
1t is scarcely necessary to
call the attention of our read
ers to the facts respecting the
robbery of the United States
by officials of the Mint at Phil.
of which we publish
a summary in another column.
These facts have been ascertain
ed by a patient and difficult
investigation but if Congress,
will take the matter in hand
in earnest, as it should do with.
out delay, there is every reason
to believe that the disclosures
which we now lay before the
public will be far outdone.--
How corrupt, how rotten, how
full Of dishonesty and robbery
every department of the Fed
eral government appears to
have become since the admins.
tation passed into the hands Of
Ulysses S. Grant I!
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
Dead men tell no tales: if

they did, anathemas against the depicting
lancet,the drastic purge, and the sallivants Of
materia medica, would arise from every grave
yard. The motto of modern medical science is
Preserve and regulate, not destroy" and no
remedy of our day is so entirely in harmony
with this philanthropic logic as DR.. Walkers
Vegetable Vinegar Bitters. In this powerful,
yet harmless restorative, dyspepsia, bilious
complaints, and all diseases OF the the stomach,
liver bowels and nerves, encounter an irresis-
table antldote. 13-4t
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
The POssum or Passive
POliCy.

AS the election in Connecticut,
on the 1st inst, resulted in the
defeat of the Democracy, we
are in hopes the passive or
possum policy advocates will
remain quiet in all future time.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10


The Democrats of Cincinnati
carried that city by from 1000
to 5000 majority on Monday,
the 1st inst. The many friends
of Alfred Yaple, Esq, will be
pleased to learn that he has
been elected one of the Judges
of the Superior Court of that
city by 5000 majority. Mr..
Yaple formely resided in Eagle
Township, in this county,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
Columbus.

The result Of the election in
Columbus-that once Demo-
cratic strongAold-is not graft.
flying to Democrats. Bowen,
the Democratic candidate for
Civil Engineer, and Nevins, OF
the Statesman, the Democratic
candidate for Water Works
Trustee, are beaten, and the
Republicans have mads a gain
Of three Councilmen.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10

So plastered and smeared
over with frauds and corrup-
tions is Grants administration
that they require the services
of fifteen epmwittees from the
House Of Representatives
alone, to investigate them.
Hon. Samuel Galloway, of
Columbus, died on Friday
evening. Mr.. Galloway has Of
late years taken an active part
in politics, and was a few years
ago nominated for Lieutenant.
Governor on the Republican
State ticket, but withdrew be-
fore the oyening of the canvass.
He was an ardent Republican,
a man of great social qualities
and an effective stumper.
A bad state of affairs pre-.
walls in Mexico. Person and
property is only safe under
military protection, and agri-
cultural industry is ruined. VI
An attempt has been made
TO assassilate that remarkable
young man, the Mikado Of Ja-
pan. He has been progressing
90 rapidly Of late, and the con-
iervatives are doubtless alarm.
ID.
General Humphrey Marshall
lied at his residence in Louis
lille, on the 2Sth Of March, Of
pneumonia and bronchitis. J
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10

The Supreme Council Of
Scotch Rite Masons will meet
at Louisville May 10th, instead
of San Francisco.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10
The Columbus Ohio States

man of Friday last, says:
'The Legislature met at
eight O'Clock this morning, and
was in session a few seconds
The members who didn't get
off yesterday were SO anxious
to vamose that the usual
prayers were omitted. Bust
ness will be resumed next
Wednesday,"