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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-16

Man as a Barometer aad Thermsmeter
Science has failed to invent any apparatus as
sensitive to atmospheric changes as the human
frame. It 10 therefore Of vital importance to
guard It against the effect Of variations In the
weather, aud experience has demonstrated that
DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs Is the best
medicine for this purpose at present known.
II taken as . protection against the disturbing
influence OF sudden alterations Of heat and cold,
1t will certainly prevent the bowel complaint,
fevers, bilious disorders, rheumatic affections,
and throat diseases, arising from these causes.
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-16
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Departures.

IT woopIuyy . MINORS LaI.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
National Prohibition Mass
Convention.
Black for President and John
Russell for Vice President.

The National Prohibition
Mass Convention assembled at
Columbus on Thursday morn
ing. About twelve States
were represented in the Con-
vention.
Hon. A. B. Clare of Penn
sylvania was chosen permanent
President of the Convention,
delivering a short speech on
taking the chair.
Hon j. T. Stewart, late
Prohibition candidate for
Governor of Ohio, delivered
an eloquent address of wei.
come, enlarging on the history
and growth of the Prohibition
party.
A very lengthy platform was
adopted. i
There were three or four
female delegates in the Con.
vention among whom were
Mrs. Swisshelm and Mrs. Gof.
A Committee consisting of
one member from each State,
Mrs. Golf among the number,
was appointed to select candi'
dates for President and Vice
President. The Committee
reported the follow ticket:
President-James Black,
Of Pennsylvania.
For Vice PresideRt-John
Russell, of Michigan,
Three cheers were given for
the candidates.
At the request of Mrs. Goff,
the doxology was sung,
Many speeches were made
before the convention.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
Another Adjournment.

On Friday morning both
branches of the Legislature
again adjourned until yester-
day, Most of the members
left for home Friday morning.
No important business has
been transacted in the Senate
since the SEVENTEEN
RADICAL REVOLUTION
ISIS voted DR.. Kemp, the
Democratic member from the
Montgomery and Preble dis
trict, out Of his seat, SO that
they can carry out their scheme
of re.districting the State in
such a manner that the Demo.
Gratis can only elect two of the
twenty Congressman. On Sat.
urday and Monday the Legisla.
ture was not in session, but a
thousand dollars for each were
drawn from the taxpayers not
withstanding, The people can
see what ~ expensive institu-
ton this Rump Legislature is.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28

A series of experiments, in.
stituted to test the average loss
in weight by drying, shows that
corn loses about one.fifth, and
wheat one-fourteenth by the
process. FROM this the state
ment is made that farmers will
make more money by selling
unshelled corn in the fall at
seventy.five cents than the fol.
lowing summer at one dollar a
bushel, and that wheat at $l.32
in December is equal to $3.50
for the same wheat in the June
following. This estimate is
made on the basis of interest
at seven per cent. and takes no
account Of the loss from the
depredations Of vermin.. These
facts are worthy of eonsidera-
tion.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
The Earth to be Washed
Out by Another Flood.

A brisk Frenchman, named
Adhemar, has just demonstra-
ted that deluges sweeping over
the earth are as natural as the
rising and the falling of the
ocean tide, and informs us that
another has made great pro-
gress in preparation since No
abs, and may be expected to
wash us out in seven thousand
years.
The theory of Mr.. Adhemar
is based upon the fact that the
earth, besides spinning on its
axis, has an oscillat ory motion;
in other words, it "wabblcs"
like a top. N ow it takes TWEEN,
ty-one thousand years to com.
plete the "wabble." " During
one.half of that time one pole
is more under the sun than the
other. Necessarily, ice accu
mulates at the colder end.
When that end gets around
to the sun there will be a thaw,
that is a food, which will sweep
from one pole to the other, with
the interesting dramatic accom-,
paniments Of ''lightning, thun-
der, terrific earthquakes and
volcanic eruptious vomiting
forth flames and stones thou
sands Of feet. Lfgh."
The ruin to be produced by
this deluge is graphically de-
scribed, but we have little
interest in it, inasmuch as no
body will be left to see it,
except, as Mr.. Walker tells us,
"a few families escaping to the
higher table lands and noun
tain ranges of the earth may
survive, only to fall back
almost Immediately into a state
Of torpid barbariSm."
Now, between the fire below
and the water above, the scien
lists have got us into a dilem.
ma. If we do not freeze or
burn, or ling, one of these
days, it will be unaccountable,
for science has determined that
we will vitably have a future
of some decided sort, though
science is very contradictory as
to the character Of it.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
The Prohibition State Con
VentiOn.

The State Prohibition Mass
Convention met at Columbus
ON Friday morning last.
j. A. Spencer of Cleveland,
was chosen permanent Presi.
dent; B. G. Mason Of Lucas
county, for Vice President;
and P. O'Conner DR.. Merrill
and J. A. Kelsey Secretaries.
The nominations made on
the day previous by the
National Prohibition Conven.
tion were confirmed. Mr..
Spencer made a short address
on taking the chair.
The following State Ticket
was placed in nomination:
Secretary of State-Ferdi-
nand Schumacher Of Summit
county.
Supreme Judge-CharIes L.
Fish, of Cuyahoga county.
Board of Public. Works
Milton Kennedy of Scioto
county.
A Presidential Electoral
Ticket was nominated, consist
ing of one person for each
Congressional District, and
two for the State at large.
The Elector for this (the 11th)
district, is Moses Muller of
Gallia county.
A State Central Committee
was then appointed when the
Convention adjourned.
If we can find room in the
the next issue of this paper we
will publish the full proceed
ings of the convention, togeth.
er with the names of the Elec-
tors for the State.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28

Governor Clayton, of Ar
kansas, in order to accomplish
some personal end of his own,
gave the certificate Of election
to Congress, in the Second
District in that State, to Ed
wards (Democrat), who receiv.
ed 8,211 votes, instead of to
Bo1es (Republican), who had
1884 votes. The House has
properly corrected the fraud,
by giving Boles the seat, both
parties concurrfng. But in
Texas, where Clark Republi.
canl, had 1,500 less votes than
Giddings DemocratI, the GER
tificate was given to Clark, by
a Governor as corrupt and rsck
less as Clayton, a different rule
has been applied, and Clark is
permitted in violation Of the
pIainest principles of honesty,
to hold the place given him by
rascality. The reason of the
difference is that Clark is u Re.
publican. :, ..,..
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28

tits n fact worthy of note
and reflection, says the Indian
apolis Sentinel, that when Gen.
Morgan, Of Ohio, presented his
constitutional amendment to
the House, making naturalized
citizens eligible to the Presi.
dency, all the colored members
voted against it. 1t is a curious
feature of our government, at
the present time, that a negro
is eligible to tire highest Office,
while the most intelligent white
man in the world is shut out il
he happened to be born in a
foreign country.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28

A bill is now pending in
Congress, introduced by Hoar,
of Mass, which sets apart the
proceeds from the sale of pub
lie lands for the support of
common schools, but no State
is to have one dollar of it, un-
less it surrenders its public
lie school system to the Nation.
al education bureau. This, of
course, is a scheme to force ne
gro children in white schools
all over the country. Here is
an effort to rob the States of
all control of their local insti-
tutions, and centralize in Con-
gress all power; as well as to
force a social amalgamation Of
the two races.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
Columbus.

The Capitol of our State
was highly honored last week.
One State and two National
Conventions were held there.
And besides the conventions.
that notorious but extremely
witty lunatic George Francis
Tlain, who thinks he will be
the next President, lectured
there on Thursday night.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28

We attended the meeting Of
the Democratic State Central
Committee at Thurman Hall, ,at
Columbus, at 2 o'clock on
Thursday afternoon last. No
time was fixed for holding the
State Convention. The Com.
mittee will meet again on
Thursday, June 18th, at which
time day and place for hold
ing the Convention will be
determined on, and we shall
not object if the next State
convention IS held at Cleye-
land or Cincinnati.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
THE
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THE GREAT
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The Exponent OF Constitutional Government,
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and the Abolition Of al Unnecessary
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We shall oppose unjust and oppressive Tar!
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TO pay enormous tribute to the anufacturihg
East; and shall demand such fodllcati0ns Of
the Internal Revenue Laws rs viii encourage
industry and relieve labor
The Weekly Enquirer will not only be true
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The Market Reports will be prepared with
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Its News Department wi1l contain n carefully
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its Correspondence will include letters from
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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28

A committee was then ap.
pointed to inform the nominees
of the action of the Conven.
ton. A National Executive
Committee was selected.
The Convention adjourned,
subject to the call of the Ma
tional Executive Committee.
We arrived in Columbus on
Thursday morning about 10
o'clock, and the Radicals,
whom we heard conversing
upon the subject, were ridicul-
ing the convention and it's
members. They could talk
onlyin a sneering manner about
the convention. After the
Convention had made the nom.
inations,the disposition to sneer
at the Labor Reformers ceased.
The noble work of the Con.
vention should be respected
by all classes of citizens, except
Grants bankers, bondholders,
office,holders and sleek thieves,
who despise the laboring men.
The delegates of this con.
vention represented almost one
million voters, about ttwo-thirds
of whom are organized into
associations and labor unions.
On Friday a telegram was
received from Judge Davis,
accepting the nomination.
Here is the dispatch:
''wAsHINGTos, D. O., Februarys9, 1877.
~. JE Chamberlain, Prssidsni Naiionsi Labor
Reform Convention.
"Be pleased to thsnk the Convention for the
unexpected honor which they have conferred
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
EVERYBODY INVITED TO CALL AND SEE GOODS.

On Saturday, week ago,
Hon, Geo. H. Pendleton fell
at his residence and sprained
his ankle so that he will be
unable to leave his room for
several months. He met with
a similar accident to the same
ankle about two years ago.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28

President be postponed until
May nth. The motion was
lost by an overwhelming ma
jority. A number of gentle
men were then placed in noml-
nation, among whom were:
John w. Geary of Pennsyl-
vania; j. M. Palmer of Illinois;
Joel Parker of New Jersey;
David Davis of Illinois; q. W.
Julian of Indiana; Joel Parker
of New Jersey; Wendell Phil
lips of Massachusetts; and some
others. Balloting was then
proceeded with. On the third
formal ballot Judge David
Davis was declared the nomi,
nee-receiving 20l votes, the
entire electoral vote of Ohio
being cast for him. Only 10
votes were cast for other can
didates on this ballot. His
nomination was made unani-
nous with three long and loud
cheers.
The President of the Con-
vention was instructed to Inn
mediately send a telegram to
Judge Davis, informing him OF
his nomination.
Nominations for Vice Presi.
dent were next in order. Joel
Parker of New Jersey, e. M.
Chamberlain of Massachusetts,,
A. M. West of Mississippi,
Thomas Ewing of Ohio, and
W. G. Bryan of Tennessee,
were nominated.
An informal ballot was had,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28

FRESH Garden, Flower, Tree and Shrub,
Evergreen, Fruit and Herb Seeds, Prepaid
by Mail. A complete and Judscious as
sortmcnt. % sorts OF either class sI.OO. The
six classes t16e' packets) for $500. Also, an
immense stock OF one year grated Fruit Trees,
Small Fruits, Fruit stocks, Young Fruit,
Ornam entail and Eyergreen Seedlings, Bulbs,
Roses, Vines House and Border Plants, &C.,
&C., the most complets assortment IN Amer
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any address, also trade list, gratis. Seeds on
com mission. Agents wanted
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Established I8d2. att
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28

1t is fact of more than OF
dinary significance that, in all
the States, Federal office
holders are in the constant
habit of interfering with State
legislation. Under all the
PRESIDENTS up to Lincoln, such
actions on the part Of men hold
ing Office under the general
government would have been
followed by instant dismissal.
Federal Office holers were never
seen at the State capital when
the Legislatures were in ses-
sion. But now, it seems a
portion of their business to pull
an oar in all matters of State
legislation,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
The National Labor Reform
Convention at Columbus.
Candidates for President and Vice
President Placed in Nomination.


lumbus, at 10 o'clock, on Wed
nesday morning last, the 2lst
The assemblage of delegate
and spectators was quite large
and a general enthusiastic in
terest was manifested. A. M
Puett, of Indiana, Chairman O
the National Executive Com
mittee, called the Convention
to order. John Siney Of Penn
sylvania, was elected temporary
Chairman. On taking the
chair, he returned thanks tc
the Convention. A. @. Cam.
eron of Illinois, was made tenn
porary Secretary. A Commit
tee on Credentials was appoint
ed, when the Convention took
n recess for half an hour. At
1870 the Convention was call.
ed to order, when the Commit
tee on Credentials reported the
names of gentlemen who had
been selected to represent the
States of Connecticut, Illinois,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New
York, Ohio, West Virginia,
New Jersey, Kansas, Iowa,
Nebraska, Maine, Arkansas,
Missouri and Mississippi, in
the Convention. The Conven-
tion adjourned until 2 o'clock
P. M.
w hen the Convention re-
assembled in the afternoon,
three committees were appoin.
ted, viz: Committee on Per-
manent Organization, Platform
and Finance. The committees
were composed of one member
from each of the States repre-.
sented in the Convention.
The Committee on Perma-
nent Organization reported
the name of e. M. Chamber
lain of Massachusetts,, for Pres
ident of the Convention, and
A. G. Cameron of Illinois, for
Secretary. The names of Vice
Presidents and Assistant Sec
retaries were also reported. A
Committee was then appointed
to conduct the President to
the Chair. On his appearance
on the platform, Mr.. Chamber
lain was introduced as the
champion Of the workingmen
of Massachusetts, and recently
their candidate for Governor.
He returned thanks for the
honor conferred, and made a
short speech, in which he re-
ferred to the effects of the
trade on the lives and health
of the workingmen. We will
publish the speech in full next
week. His remarks were re-
ceived with hearty demonstra.
tions. At their conclusion an
effort to 60 into an informal
ballot on President did not
succeed, and the Convention
adjourned till 10 o'clock on
Thursday morning, when the
Committee on Platform report
ed. As the Platform is quite
lengthy we defer its publica.
tion until next week. Consid-
erable time was occupied in
discussing the Platform. At I
o'clock the Convention ad-
journed until 2.
When the Convention reas.
sembled the Committee on
Finance reported in favor of
assessing one dollar for each
electoral vote, the amount thus
to be raised TO be applied to
defraying the expenses of the
Convention, and any balance
remaining, to be used in print.
ing pamphlets.
A delegate from Kansas,
who favored an alliance with
the Liberal Republicans at the
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
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II gives prices, terms, descriptions. wheYc exploring
tickets are sold, mud how to reach the lands County
Land Commissioner Iowa r. n. Laud Co., Cedar
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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
resulting as follows:

On the first formal ballot
Parker was nominated, the re-
suit being as follows:
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-02-28
ERsIr.EfsSY OR FITS.
Ayers Cathartic Pills,

For the relief anif
cure OF all derunge-
nents In the stonis
ach, liver, and bowt
els. They are q milte
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Being purely vegc'
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- L.. al.ats. a...a aI.N
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-04

for smoking is Grants most Objectionable habit.
Ii they choose to solaee themselves with the
weed in another form, let them do so.
But the World repeats its warning in another
shape. ''If Messrs. Sumner, Greeley, Bowles
and our respectable friend Of the Hartford Post
prefer a Grant triumph in Connecticut, we tell
them plainly that the jig is up" Ii the dance
is ended nothing remains but TO pay for the
music. 1t will take long time to settle all the
bills.
Once more. 'eWithin twenty days after jew
elrs election there will have ceased to be any
vigorous opposition 10 Grant from the liberal
republican journals or leaders, and no earnest
man will care straw what the Cincinnati con
Yeation does or iosbears to do" The time men
toned in this prediction has not yet expired
and we wait without impotence for its fulfill
ment.
Finally the same journal, impressing its lesson
by iteration upon unwilling learners, SAYS
"The opportunity to make the Cincinnati con
yention powerful and formidable, was offered to
the liberal republicans in Connecticut and lost.
They have forfeited this proud, commanding
position, by sheer political cowardice and the
Cincinnati convention will be of as little conse-
quence as the Cleveland convention was in 1864 "
With the Worlds conclusion here we have no
fault to find; but it was never in thepower of
anybody to make the convention anything more
or better than a tender to the democratic party,
nor to give it any real Importance in that capac
ity. Whatever value of that kind it might have
had, it has lost quite as much through the
Worlds superservieeable meddling, as from any
other cause. The parties concerned may weep
over that or quarrel over it, as they choose: it
is no concern of ours.