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The New York herald., 1872-04-24
The Democracy AloOf and not Re-
spOnsible.
from the Washington Patriot (anti-admnistra-

spOnsible.
From the Washington Patriot (anti-administra-
tiOn), April 23).
1t may now be assumed as certain that the
Cmcinnatti Convention will be great success as a
popular assembage and that many States
win be represented by prominent and influential
Republicans who have heretofore been
recognized as leaders In that party. There
Ia also little doubt that the original
plan OF this movement restricting 1t to a confer
ence with certain declarations and then proposing
an adjournment until action at Philadelphia, has
been entirely abandoned. The public demanded
something more than barren formality, and the
idea has expanded under that influence, into i'm
posing proportions. Out OF this mass meeting a
convention OF delegates will be organized to nomi
nate candidates for the two highest offices Of the
republic. Individual democrats have, un-
dOubtedly In the discussion OF this now engrossng
subject, expressed their preferences among can
didates and doubtless maintained them with
whatever reasons they saw At to urge. These
opinions have been sought by liberal republicans
from various parts of the country who intend
going to Cincinnati for practical purpose In order
to shape their action; bn that any combinations
haze been MADE, are Intended, to schich demo-
Gratis erpect to be parties Is entirely untrue
In euerv shape and torra They stand wholly uncom
mitted and perfectly free to act after the liberals
shall have marked out their course.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07
Religious and Educational.

In France there are now 800 Protes-
tant Sunday Schools.
The total number of churches in New
York city has increased, since 1910, from
iii to 322.
of the 1000 school children of Mil
waukee, 2,7G1 are of German parentage,
and 3, 1856 are studying German.
The Roman Catholic Church in Po-
land is without Bishop. They were all
banished to Siberia after the late Polish
rebellion.
-Four Seniors and six Sophomores at
Yale College have been indefinitely sus-
pended for -balling persons passing
the college ground.
The General Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, to be held in
May next, will be the first one to which
lay delegates have been admitted.
Henry Ward Beecher says that his
people, during the past year, contributed
more than $3.50, 600 for charitable and re-
giOus purposes at home and abroad.
The statistics show that in twelve
years the number of pupils in average
Cincinnati has increased from IL, 537 to
1874.
The citizens of Ogdensburgh, N Y,
having refused to vote the money required
for schools, the Board of Education has
determined to close the public schools at
the end of the present term, dispensing
with the usual spring term.
There are AIT Baptist churches in
London, with membership of p, 426.
The average gain of these churches during
the last year has been about "a members
per church. Sittings are furnished by
these churches for about GO, 900 persons.
The present number of native preach
ers in China is four hundred, and the
membership seven thousand DIR. Martin
now in Pekin, writes if men of suitable
qualification could be found, hundreds
of important posts might be occupied at
once.
"A lady school teacher in Utica, Wis,
whose school house stands back stones
throw from the railroad track, not wish
ing to dwarf the spirit of curiosity"
inherent in all youngsters, allows the
sch Dol five minutes recess as every train
Of cars passes the door. .
Sarah A. Smith, of Oak Grove, Mimi,
was elected lay delegate to the Mime
sofa Lay Electoral Conference of the NJ
+. Church, but was refused admittance
to the General Conference, which is to
meet at Brooklyn next May.
Rev. Asa Billiard has taken the
trouble to refute the famous saying with
regard to ministers sons and deacons
daughters. He finds in 44S ministers and
deacons' families in Massachusetts and
Connecticut, 2,l01 children above fifteen
years of age, and of these he says Ala
are professedly religious, SO are in the
ministry or preparing for it, and only "a
are dissipated
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07

Chinese laborers, imported by capitalists in
large numbers for servile use, is an evil en-
failing want and its attendant train OF mis-
ery and crime on all classes OF the American
people, and should be prohibited by lcgisla-
ton.
s. That we ask for the enactment OF law
by which all mechanics and day laborers EN-
ployed by or on behalf of the Government,
whether directly or indirectly, through per
sons, firms or corporations contracting with
the State shall conform to the reduced
standard of eight hours day recently
adopted by Congress for National employees,
and also for an amendment to the acts OF IN.
corporation for cities and towns by which all
laborcrs and mechanics employed at their
expense shall conform 10 the same nuhhuer
of hours.
g. That the protection of life, liberty and
property are the three cardinal principles OF
government, and the first two more sacred
than the latter; therefore the money neces-
sary for prosecuting wars should, as II IS re-
paid, be assessed and collected from the
wealth of the country, and not entalled as
burden for posterity.
10. That it is the duty of the Government
to exercise its power over railroads and
telegraph corporations, and that they shall
not, in any case, be privileged to exact such
rates Of freight transportation or charges,
by whatsoever name, as may bear unduly or
unequally upon clLHcT pTOuuCCi VI YIN
sumner.
H. That, as both history and experience
teach us that power ever seeks to perpetuate
itself by any and by all means at its com.
mand, aAd that its prolonged possession III
the hands of one person is always dangerous
to the liberties of the people; and believing,
too, that the spirit of our organic laws and
the stability of our institutions are best
obeyed on the one hand and secured on the
other by regular constitutional change III
the Chief Executive of the country at each
quadrennial election; therefore we are in Ia
vor of limiting the occupancy OF the fresi
dental chair to one term.
H. That fitness, and not political or per.
sonal considerations, should be the only rec
ommendation to public Office, either appoint
i've or elective, and any or all laws looking to
the establishment of this principle are heart
lily approved.
-. That we deem it expedient for Con
gress to revise the Patent laws so as to give
labor more fully the benefit of its own inven
tions.
H. That we demand the subsection of the
military to the civil authority, and the con
finement of its operation to National pur
poses alone.
10. That we are in favor of granting gen
eral amnesty, and restoring the Union at
once Oh the basis of equality OF rights and
privileges to all, the impartial administration
Of justice being the only true bond OF union
to bind the States together and reconcile the
people to the government.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07
Platform Of the National Labor Re.
form Party.

The following is the platform adopted
at the recent National Convention at Co
lumbus, o., of the Labor Reform party
We hold that all political power is inherent
| in the people, and free government founded
| on their authority and established for their
benefit that all citizens are equal in political
| rights, and entitled to the largest religious
and political liberty compatible with the
| good order Of society, as also the use and
enjoyment of the fruits of their labor and
| talents, and no man, or set of men, are en-.
| titled to special cmoluments, privileges, or
immunities from the Government and any
| laws destructive of these fundamental prn-
ciples, without moral binding force, should
be repealed and, believing that all evils re-
| sulting from unjust legislation, now affecting
the industrial classes, can be removed by the
| adoption OF the principles contained in the
| following declarations; therefore,
Resolsed, That it is the duty of the Govern
ment to establish just standard of distribu-
ton OF capital and labor, by providing pure
ly national circulating medium, founded on
the faith and resources of the Nation, issued
directly to the people without the interven-
ton of any system Of banking corporations,
which money shall be legal tender in the
payment of all debts, public and private, and
interchangeable at the option of the holder
for Government bonds, bearing rate of in
terest not to exceed 75-1O0 per cent, sub
ject to future legislation by Congress.
2. That the National debt should be paid
in good faith, according to the original
agreement, at the earliest option of the Gov
vernment, without mortgaging the property
OF the people, or the future earnings Of la
Dor, to enrich few capitalists at home and
abroad.
3. That the people demand that the bur-
dens OF the Government should be so adjust
ed as to bear equally on all classes and inter
ests, and that the exemption from taxation
Of Government bonds bearing extortionate
rates of interest, is a violation of all Just
principles of the Revenue law.
4. That the enlightened spirit of the age
demands the abolition of the system of con-
tract labor in our prisons and other reforma-
tory institutions.
S. That the public lands of the United
States belong to the people, and should not
be sold to individuals nor granted to corpor-
atoms, but should be held as o sacred trust
for the benefit of the people, and should be
granted free of cost to landless settlers only
in amounts not exceeding 100 acres.
9. That Congress should modify the tariff
so as to admit free such articles Of common
use as We can neither produce nor grow, and
lay duties for revenue mainly upon articles
Of luxury and upon such articles of manu-
facts1re as 1--WE having the raw material in
ABUNDANCE will assist in further developing
the resources Of the country.
z. That the presence in the country of
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07
Incidents and Accidents.

Three children of p. Flanagan, OF
Fremont, n. Y, were burned to death
the other morning, by the destruction OF
the shanty they lived in.
in New York city the other morning,
an Octogenarian named Margaret Wat
son, while indulging in her habit OF
smoking in bed, set the bed on fire and
was burned to death.
Mrs. G. d. CARLY, of Mechanicsburg,
Ind, recently burned herself and child
MORALLY, by kindling fire in a stove
with coal oil. The can exploded in her
hands.
"A son of Mr.. Burnett. of Alton, ILL.,,
died few days ago of conclusion of the
brain, from having run his head against
a pane of glass which stunned and crt
him.
The Darling family, of Dubuque,
Iowa, or what was left of them, were re-
moved few days ago to the hospital
Seven members had already died of
smallpox.
"A poor fellow whose remains were
picked up at Quincy, Ill several days
ago, has been three times identified, and
each time the Identification has turned
out to be mistake.
One of the city prisoners at Lafay-
cite, Ind, whose time had expired, insist
ed on taking the place and filing out the
unexpired term of fellow-sufferer who
was not in very good health.
MIR. Lyon, of Columbus, Wis, got his
false teeth in his throat the other night,
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07
Sample Clerk Wanted in Drug Store.

Jem B. is a wag. A joke to Jem is
both food and raiment, and wherever
there is an opening for fun he "goes
into" it.
Jem was recently in a drug store, when
a.. youth, apparently fresh from the
'sYhountings," entered the store and at
once accOsted Jem, stating that he was IN
search of job.
"What kind of job" inquired the
wag.
''Oh! Almost anything. l want to get
kind of genteel job; Pm tired o farm
in, an kin turn my hand to almost any
thing"
''Well, we want mana good, strong,
healthy man as sample clerk
whats the wages?"
"Wages are good; we pay $1,000 to
man in that situation"
whats Teller got to do!"
"Oh! merely to test medicines, mats
all. 1t requires stout man, one OF goou
constitutions; and after he gets used TO IL
he doesn't mind it. You see, We are very
particular about the quality Of our medi-
cines, and before we sell any we test every
parcel. You would be required to take,
say, six or seven ounces OF castor Oh
some days, with a few doses OF rheu-
barb, aloes, croton oil, and similar prepa-
rations. Some days yor would not DC
required to test anything; but, as gen,
eral thing, you can count upen-say from
six to ten doses of something daily. AS
to the work, that does not amount 70
much; the testing department simply
would be the principal labor required Vi
you; and, as said before, it requires q
person of very healthy organization u
endure it. But you look hearty, anu !
guess you would suit us. That young
man pointing to very pale faced, SIM,
looking youth, who happened to be pre-.
emit has filled the post the past two weeHs,
but he is hardly stout enough TO stana II. ~,
we should like to have you take rign'
hold if you are ready; and, if you say So
we'll begin to-day. Here is new DATE,
of castor oil just come in. I'll 60 anu
draw an ounce" =.
Here Verdant, who had been gazing
tently upon the slim youth, interrup'eu
him with:
"N-no, I guess not-not to-day, any
how. I'll go down and see my aunt; anu
ef 'clude to come, I'll come up ter'nno''
rer and let yer know"
He has not yet turned up.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07

"A physician in St. Catharines' 1 ns,
has made an innovation which has dnVsn
his copracttioners of the healing ars - m
most crazy. He has offered TO take cna, sv
of the health of the town, or OF Is n'a' =
families as chose to bargain with nun,
the rate of five dollars per family ~
annuU.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07
"A venerable Madagascar Chief Ia,

"A venerable Madagascar Chief has
made a wonderful discovery. "What, /"
he has asked his countrymen, edo the
Vagah Europeans) want with our India
rubber? Why, to make big ships! When
they have got plenty they will make great
India-rubber ships, and come to Madagas-
car to take it, and when our soldiers at
Tamatave fire guns at them, the balls will
strike the rubber ships. and rebound and
kill our own men. We are fools to sell
them rubber; and this, l say to you all,
don't do"
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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07
Rosie fairly laughed aloud.

'Poor old thing!' she said; "what a
queer tumble of strong mindedness and
sentimentality! But, Phil, you never
loved herr"
Never, darling, never; and l should
have given the same answer Much
obliged, but otherwise disposed of even
il this precious epistle had not come too
late. She would have bought me with
gold: little sorceress, you bought me with
smiles and bushes and priceless love.
Heaven be praised for that Scotch baro-
net, for really believe he came to the
rescue just in time; and, thanks to him, I
have lost an heiress and won Rose bud. Z"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13
A tnnchinr incident is rcnorted

A touching incident is reported from
Chattanooga. An utter stranger called on a
respectable farmer last week and asked him
if his house had not been robbed during the
war. The farmer replied that it had. H."
said the stranger, "was one of the maraud-
ing party that did it. L took little silver
locEet." "That locket," said the farmer,
bursting into tears, chad been worn by my
dear dead child" "IIere it is" replied the
stranger, visibly affected 81 am rich; let
ME make restitution here are twenty dollars
for your little SON." lie gave the farmer a
fifty dollar bill and received thirty dollars in
change. He then yrung the farmers hand
warmly and left. The farmer has since
dried his tears and loaded his shot gun. The
fifty dollar bill was bad
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13
CHANGES IN THE BANKRUPT LAW

CHANGES IN THE BANKRUPT LAM
Congress, Tuesday, passed bill amendatory
Of the bankrupt law 1t allows all exempt
ions allo&el by any State law Oh the lst of
January, 1871. 1t also Cxempts widow s
dover, or other estate in Gu thereof, if the
State law SO provides; also life insur-
ancc to tie amount of $4,000. The time
during which bankrupts may be discharged
upon payment of fifty per cent. Of their in
dcbtedncss is extended until July l, 1873;
judgments obtained against persons or prop
erty before petitions in bankruptcy are filed
are to be first and fully satisfied. Changes
in the methods of appointing registers, in
the matter Of marshals' fees, and other less
important particulars, are also made.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13

Az ACT to re-charter the town of Frog Level.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State OF
South Carolina now met and sitting in Gene
raj Assembly and by the authority OF the
same:
That the persons residing within the area
of square, each side whereofis one e. mile,
and the centre whereof is the public well IN
the village Of Frog Level, county OF Newbcr'
nv. arc hereby created body corporate, un'
der the name of the Town Of Frog Level
with the officers the same in number. and
having the same powers and privileges, and
subject in every respect to the provisions ot
the charter granted to the town OF Manning
BY an act approved the 9th day of March
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13

In recent debate, a member Of the Cali
fornia Legislature exclaimed: "Thc honor
able gentleman frons Calaveras county is un-
dol.btelly person Of great abilities-a man
of many taients-a natural born genius; but
there is one thing that defy him TO do, and
that is, 10 ute the bottom Of a .tiy'ngTa"
uittou SmuAmy kjS nose.?
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13

Mr.. Jefferson used to relate. with much
mcrriment that the final signing of the De-
claration of Independence was fastened by
an absurdly trivial cause. Near the hall in
which the debates were then held was a
livery stable, from which flies came into the
open window, and assailcd the silkstockinS-
cd legs Of honorable members. Handker-
chief in hand they iashcd the flies with such
vigor as they could command on July after
noon, but the annoyance became at length so
extreme as to render them impatient cf de-
lay, and they made haste to bring the
momentous business to concluslon.-James
Parton.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13

Masonic BApTIsM.-A Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore SIN, of Wednes-
day, writes as follows:
The novel ceremony of Masonic baptism
was performedat Masonic Temple last night
by Albert Pike, Esq, and other prominent
Scottish Rite Masons, upon two children,
sons Of DR.. Joseph Nairn and Mr.. e. B. Nc
Grotty. DR.. Nairn's child, an infant, was
borne on a cushion covered with blue silk,
and the ceremony was made impressive by
lighted candles, burning incense, formalities
and paraphenalia Of the exalted degrees of
the order, and there was large attendance.
Prayer, singing, etc., served as an introduc-
tory, when the children, their godmothlrs
and others were admitted. Water, oil, and
salt were used in the ceremony. the left
hands of the children being dipped in a bowl
Of perfumed water, as a sign of fdedication to
the cause Of virture and truth a delta was
made on their head with the forcfngcr dip
ped in oil. as the symbol of wisdom, power
and love of God; and salt was placed in
their mouths, as the seal of the Arabic VOW,
which sanctifes an enemy with whom one
has tasted salt Finally the children were
invested with lambskin aprons and Masonic
jewels, and their Mason baptism was pro-
nounccd complete.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13

AT a school exhibition. which came off a
short time since, one Of the little boys who
had a'grudge against his pedagogue, on ac,
count ola recent fogging, is said to have de,
liTcred this pointed Grafton:
30, Lord of love
Look from above
On us poor little scholars:
We've had foil
. To teach our school
And paid him fifty dollars"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13
JOINT RESOLUTION to relieve R. Vamphil
Treasurer of Marion County, ofuncollccte

JOINT Resolution to relieve r. Famrhlll,
Treasurer of Marion County, ofuncollccted
taxes for the year 1868.
Whereas, the books and papers of the
Treasurer, r. Vamphill, of Marion county,
we're destroyed by fire on the 18th day of
February, 1870, at the town of Marion, and
whereas he has no record left Of the parties
delinquent, therefore.
BE it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State Of South Car
olina now met and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority of the same: :.
That r. Vamphill be and is hereby reliev;;
cd from responsibility, for the uncollceted
taxes for 1865 in Marion county, amounting
to s5.664.G6 on account of the State, and
So .215,O2 on account of the county. The
Auditor of the State, and the Treasurer OF
the State, and the County Commissioners OF
Marion county arc hereby authorized and dl:
rccted to give him full acquittance and re-
lease therefor.
Approved March 4, 1872.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13

All Transient Advertisements will'be charged.
OyE DoILARper Square for the first and SEVEN,
rY-flvx CENTS per Square for each subsequent
insertion.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13

HORRIBLE BUTCHERY BY A HUSBAND
In Saginaw, Michigan, on Tuesday last a
German woman named Boese arose from her
bed between the hours of three and four for
the purpose of going out to do some washing,
when her husband seized hatchct and made
murderous assault upon the woman, stri-
king her over the left eye, forcing that or
gan out upon her cheek, and following up
his attack with blows upon other portions of
the head and person until the woman fell
senscless to the floor. Thinking he had de-
spatched her Bocse then seized butcher
knife with the blade fully ten inches long
and plunged it into his stomach just below
the breast bone, and by pressing :dawn on
the knife, by apparently four separate cuts,
each one from an inch to an inch and half
in length, made horrible ncision in his ab-
domen, through which his bowels protuded
to great extent.
His two little boys in the meantime had
commenced screaming, "You have killed
motherw eyes," said the demon, and I
will kill you too," at which the boys fed
the house. Boese, Notwithstanding the ter
rible wounds he had inflicted on himself,
next rushed from the house with the hatch
in one hand and knife in the other. lie re-
turned in. a few moments, however, and was
found by neighbors Upon his knees, covered
with blood from head to foot, his bowels
dragging the floor. Upon being intcrroga-
ted as to his conduct he replied, have kill
ed her," and with gasp he fell dead. The
wife, although fcarfully hacked, is not re-
garded as dangerously injured. Insanity
caused the mischief