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The discussions we're held within closed doors. The Council agreed
desired authority. ITO be continued
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22
A Row in the State Senate.

The proceedings of the State Senate
yesterday were enlivened by a bolt of
the Democratic members. For time
the excitement was unsurpassed by
anything ever witnessed in the Cham
Der, and good deal of language that
can not be considered strictly parlia-
mentary was indulged to relieve the
feelings of the excited members
The contested election case from the
Third District, with the nature of
which our readers are sufficiently ac-
quainted, was under discussion. Mr..
Holden moved to postpone it's further
consideration until the first Wedfes.
day in March. Mr.. Wales insisted
the motion was out of order. The
President sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Jenner appealed from this decs-
ion. Mr.. Brinsmade objected to Mr..
Kemp's voting on the appeal. The
President directed that his name
should not be called in taking the
vote. An appeal was also taken from
this ruling. The President explained
that this was according to a rule of the
Senate, which denied the right to vote
to party interested.
The question was argued, the ex
citement growing in the meantime to
a white heat. Mr.. Hunt finally called
the previous question. The President
again instructing the clerk not to call
Mr.. Kemp's name, Mr.. Putnam seized
his hat and made for the door, the
other Democratic Senators following.
Kemp took his departure leisurely.
Gage had gone off with Morris for the
day, and both were beyondsth the reach
of the Sergeant alarms. SO the Sen
ate was without quorum.
The Democratic Senators went into
caucus. They do not seem to have
been quite clear as to the proper course
to pursue. They decided, however,
not to be revolutionary. They tried
negotiation with the Republicans, but
to no effect. Finally four of the Demo-
Gratis resumed their seats, and the ques
ton being whether Kemp was entitled
to his seat, Wright, Democratic, voted
aye, and seventeen Republicans no.
| The vote was then taken on the reso-
luton reported by the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, the seven
teen Republicans voting in the affirma
tive, and Wright, Democratic in the
negative.
Thereupon the President proceeded
to administer the oath to Sayler, the
successful contestant, amid tremen-
dous uproar.- Commercial Of SatWr-
dag.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22

Serious Charge of Receiving StO-
len GOOds--TObey Strauss in
Trouble.
Tobias Strauss keeps a pawnbrok-
ing establishment on the north side of
Sixth street, between Main and Wal
nut streets. It is, perhaps, unneces
sary to remark that Tobias has been
suspected of receiving stolen goods.
knowing them to be stolen. Suffice
| it to say, so far as that goes, that he
was arrested yesterday, on a warrant
sworn out by L, c. Weir, agent of the
Adams Express Company, charging
him with that crime to the extent of
six thousand dollars worth of goods,
for which that company was and is re-
sponsible. The information upon
which this course was taken was given
by the young man Trimble, who was
shot and captured near Morrowtown
on the Little Miami Railroad, while
attempting to rob jewelry trunk in a
through car of the Adams Express
Company not long since.
Trimble, who was not seriously in
jured, was taken to the Good Samari
tan Hospital and well cared for Know
ing that he was completely in the pow
er of the company, he told all he knew,
or so much as to give the company a
good leverage for further work in re-
covering property and bringing the
criminals to Justice. 1t appears that
he and those associated with him had
stolen about seven thousand dollars
worth of fine jewelry, fresh from the
shops, from these through cars. About
one thousand dollars worth of this
was recovered from a pawnbroker in
Pittsburg, where another arrest was
made. Strauss, in this city, was
pointed out as the ''fence" who had
taken nearly four thousand dollars
worth ofthe goods, at about ten per
cent of their value. Mr. Strauss was
called upon and desired to restore the
goods, the company promising him
that he should not lose what be had
advanced. He consulted a lawyer,
who conferred with the Adams attor-
ney, and finally this compromise was
agreed upon. A package, purporting
to contain all the jewelry that Mr..
Strauss had received, was handed to
HAt- W Gil Inc aIIICIeS GuuS T0GuEueu
were shown to Trimble, who immedi-
ately declared that that was not much
more than half Of what he had pawned
with Strauss. A demand for the rest
of the goods being then made, Strauss
| declared that he had received no more
and would give no more. On Trim
ble's assertion that this was false the
arrest was made, Strauss clerk, David
Evans, being taken in with him. They
gave bail last night in the sum of six
thousand dollars Cins Commercial
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22

- The Democratic members of the
Senate and House, after the vote Civ
ing the seat in the Senate (held by DR..
Kemp) to Mr.. Sayler, met in the Sen
ate Chamber and organized, with Sen
ator Thompson, of Franklin, in the
Chair, and Mr.. Green, of Perry, Sec
retary, and passed the following res
olutions:
Reso1red, The Democratic mem
hers of the Senate refuse to recognize
MIR SayIer as a member of this body,
will not vote on any bill or PROPOSE
tion be may submit, and will raise a
point Of order as to his right to vote
every time bis name is called.
ResoIced, That Lieut. Gov. Mueller,
hy his ruling to-day, has disgraced
the high Office Ire holds, and deserves
the contempt and execration of all
honorable men.
After having been absent from the
Chamber a while, a number Of the
Senator's returned, but none except
Senator White took their seats. They
remained in the lobbies, but as there
was q quorum present, The vote or
the main question was taken, and re
suited in yeas II, nays, (White) 1. 81
Mr.. Sayler was admitted to his sea
ny one majority, and the Lieutenant
Governor was not required to vote OIL
the final question at all.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22
. The Cincinnati ENQUIRER advi,

- The Cincinnati Enquirer advises
the Democratic Legislators to fight the
election Of Sayler. 1t says he has no
right to the seat, and advises that no
amount of exertion should be spared
to eject him from a seat in the Senate.
Our German Lieutenant Governer re-
ceives from the Enquirer afull measure
of the wrath of that Organ. But his
German equilibrium does not seem to
be much disturbed by opprobrious
language, and terms applied to him for
the unterrified manner in which he dis
charged his duties amid terrific storm
of partizan wrath and fury.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22
A Doctor Roasted Alive.


CHICAGO, Feb. 16 "A terrible acci-
dent happened at Allison's mill, in
Elkhorn Greek, about twelve miles
north of Sterling, H., on Monday
last. A lot of grain waa stored in the
upper portion of the mill. On the day
named the force of the high wind
caused the timber on. which the. grain
rested to give way, and the entire lot
was precipitated to the floor below.
Four persons were sitting by the
stove. The stove was broken and the
mill set on fire. Three of the four
persons escaped, but DIR. William X
Palmer was caught by the timber in
such a manner as to fasten him will
his head and neck exposed and the
rest of his body covered with wheat
In that position he was literally roast
ed alive. Every possible effort wal
made to rescue him, but in vain.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22
The ''Inte1ligent jury Once
More.

There seems some reason to hope
that in two States at least the farce of
calling over the names of a hundred
men before selecting jury who have
not formed an opinion" ON case, is
about at an end. New York has seen
the folly of this old time regulation
for number of years, and now we
hear of an act introduced into the AL
bany Legislature instituting medifi-
cation in the qualifications of Jurors,
aud providing that men may not be
rejected on the mere ground of having
expressed an opinion relative to case
provided the incipient juror can de-
clare under oath his ability to render
an impartial verdict according to the
evidence. The regulation as it now
exists is relic of the olden time, be-
fore men read daily newspapers over
their morning coffee, and when it was
possible at any time to gather jury of
yeomen who had heard little or moth
! ing of murder in the adjoining coun-
ty or township. To insist in these
days that juror shall have formed no
| Judgment whatever on a case which
has been on every tongue and in ev-
cry newspaper for month succeeding
the crime, is to reduce the jury to a
pack of numskulls whose ideas of JUS
tice are very likely to by on par with
their general intelligence. 1t may be
safely assumed as a rule that the man
! who in this day of the world does
not read newspaper, is not a man
upon whose judgment the issue of life
or death ought to be hung. 1t was one
of these bull necked, heavy jawed ju-
ries that acquitted Mcfarland, and il
is not unnatural that with such Grim
inal as Stokes awaiting trial, New
York should want change in her ju-
ry system. Ohio has reached the
same conclusion, and on Thursday last
Mr. Berry of Butler county introduced
into the House Of Representatives {
bill containing substantially the same
provisions as the one already under
discussion at Albany. The reform
has long been needed, and it is to bC
hoped that New York and Ohio will
give it fair test Cleveland Leader
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22

VIC see it intimated that the
President: will be highly pleased with
all office holders under the Admins
tration who stay at home and attend
to their official duties instead of at
tending the presidential election at
Philadelphia. We sincerely hope they
will stay at home and let tile conven-
ton be controlled exclusively by del
egates selected by the people from
among the masses. Whenever office
holders, even If they are but few, take
an active part, or any part at all in
the nominating convention, the oppo-
site party are sure to charge that ii
was an office holders convention, and
that the, nOmin nations were made by
the Presidents official tools, and not
by the free voice of the people who
have no interests but the general good
OF the people and the country to sub
serve. These charges never fail tt
have their inauence, and we hope tC
see a policy adopted that will defen
this resort for political capital.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22
To the River.

On Tuesday of last week, we accept
ed an invitation from our friend Col
S. N. Yeoman, to take buggy rid c
to Ripley, on the Ohio River, a dis.
tance of 90 miles. We scarcely need
say that the trip was not as pleasant as
the heart could wish, for it commenced
raining, and rained and showed near
" the whole day, and at evening be
came very cold, and remained so until
we reached home on Thursday. Our
friend the Col, who has energy and
goaheadtiveness equal to railroad
steam engine, was on a prospecting
trip talking up the proposed Co.
lumbus & Maysville Railroad, in view
of certain prospects of competent par
ties taking hold of the enterprise, if
suitable encouragement is given to it
by the people along the line. We can
only say at this writing, that the peo-
pie at the different points where we
saw them, seem to be willing to do all
in their power to facilitate the build
ing of the road, as soon as parties can
be found to take hold of it with them
to insure the making of the road. They
are not insensible of the great impor-
tance this road would be to the whole
country through which it would pass
and only seem to be waiting for
something to turn up'' that will jus
tify the belief that with their aid the
road will be constructed.
1t seems to us that this is the best
unoccupied route in the State for the
investment of means in this kind OF
improvement. 1t passes down the
center of fertile country, full of ag-
ricultural productions, without the
means of easy transit to market. No
section of the State peeds railroad
facilities more than that between Co.
lumbus and Ripley, and we hope that
negotiations are gong on and ener-
getic movements being made along
the line that will insure its completion
at an early date.
While at Hillsboro, we called on
Brother BOardman, of the Highland
News, who we found in good spirits,
and in the enjoyment of full confidence
that he will hear the snort of the iron
horse on the Southern Ohio Railroad
on his way from Huntington to Day.
ton, before the lapse of many months
So mote it be.
In Ripley we met Brother T. Sniffin
of the Ripley Bee, and regret that We
had only time for a brief interview
with the live and humorous manager
of the Bee hive. Ripley ought tc
have a railroad, and all the anticipa
tions for that little city, nestled among
the Ellis on the banks of the beautiful
Ohio, so magnifcently portrayed
by Brother Sniffin in his last weeks Be,
will be realized. Go to work dowr
there. The object is worthy of thu
best efforts of all along the line ant
at each end of the line. Ripley seems
to be a place of business, has som,
beautiful buildings, especially th'
Methodist and the Presbyterian church
es, which are highly creditable to The
morality and enterprise of this thrifty
little river city,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22

The Supreme Court of this State
has sustained the law of the State au-
thorizing wives and other injured par
ties, to sue and collect from whisky
dealers, for damages sustained by the
sale of intoxicating liquors. A good
many cases, we understand, have been
postponed in order to learn what the
opinion of the Supreme Court wonld
be on the law. Now look out!
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22
: The Snringfield corresnondent O

- The Springfield correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Gazette, under date OF
the 10Th. writes as follows:
The Deputy Collector of Revenue,
e. P. Torbert, this morning seized the
cigar mandatory of William Helfrich
and the retail store of Adam Wolf
The charge is putting cigars in boxes
that had been once used, and thus de.
fraudfng the government out of the
stamp duty.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22
: The sayler-Kemp Case.

The SayIer-Ikemp Case.
This case has caused great deal
Of excitement in the Senate of our
State Legislature The cause of this
case is this: At the late State cleo
ton for Senator in the Montgomery
and Prebble Senatorial District, DIR.
Kemp was the Democratic candidate.
3 and MIR. Sayler the Republican candi-
date. The Soldiers Home is located
in Montgomery county, where several
hundred soldiers reside who were
wounded and rendered unable physi-
.cally TO make living for themselves.
These soldiers, or large majority of
them, desired to vote for Mr.. Sayler,
the Republican candidate, but were
not allowed to do Sc by the Demo
cratic Board of Election. They did,
however, hold a separate election, and
gave their votes to Mr.. Sayler. thus
showing how their votes would have
stood if they had been allowed to vote
at the regular or legal. election. This
vote would have elected Mr.. Sayler
by several hundred. and that is Just
why their votes were rejected by the
Democratic Board.
'i It will be remembered that at the
Congressional election one year previ-
Gus, when Hon. r. Z. Schenck, Repub-
lican, and Hon. L. Campbell, Demo
erat, we're candidates, these same men
who had been wounded and disabled
for life, ,were denied the rightto vote,
and in consequence of this refusal to
let them exercise their right of suf-
frage, Campbell, the Democratic can
tlidate, was elected The case was ia
ken to the SUPP cme Court, and the
Court decided that in consequence. of
the grounds upon which the Soldiers
Home was located having been ceded
. to the United States they were not prop
erly citizens of the State, or were not
entitled to the right Of suffrage within
the State But at the next or last
session of Congress retrocession
act was passed, ceding back
jurisdiction over the territory,
to.the, State otsOhio, thus restoring to
these disabled patriots the right to
vote in the county of which they were
30 all intents, citizens. But the Dem
tDcratic Board of Election disregard
cd this law, and again refused to allow
these men who had hazarded their
lives and been made cripplcs for life.
the privileges of free men-the right
to have a voice in selecting the law
makers for this. Government. And
The only excuse they offer for prohib-
iting these soldiers from voting, is
that our State has not by Legislative
enactments accepted the retrocession
act of Congress. This is a poor, mis-
erable subterfuge for the exerc Sc of a
Aagrant outrage upon men who have
proved their loyalty to their country
by their valor upon the bloody field
ofstrife in its defense against foe
who had sworn to destroy our Gov
ernment. To deny to men like these
the right to participate in the choice
of rulers, is an act that might be ex-
pected of men who are unwilling to
acknowledge fealty to our Govern
ment, but not of men who are loyal to
the core, not of men who love to serve
the true interests of their country
more than the temporary prosperity
of a mere political organization.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22

John H. Lewis, foreman in the stone
yard of Singer, Tralcott & Co., Chi
cago, committed suicide by blowing
his brains out with revolver He
was young man of most excellent
reputation, having been in the employ
of the firm for twenty years. He was
married to a beautiful and estimble
young lady about week since. He
left letter in which he foreshadowed
the deed, but gave no reason therefor
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22

The tourist will soon find the Yos-
emite Valley an easily accessible
place. Next season visitors will be
carried by rail within eight miles of
the vallep, either by the Mariposa OF
Coulterville route The horseback
ride is reduced to two and half miles
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22
A work of Mercy,

$15OO 600 in 5000 Cash Prizes is to
be distributed, Legally, March 2Sth,
1872, at Omaha, in aid of the Sick and
Des titnte, at Mercy Hospital This
enterprise is endorsed by the Govern
or and best business men of Nebraska.
The Tickets are So each, or two for
SIS. For full particulars, address Pat
tee & Gardiner, Business Managers,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22

We find this advertisement in the
Philadelphia Ledger: 1.-The best cure
for smallpox found in the Bible-read
Jer. 18th chap. 7th verse Bic. 6; Elk
lac. 1921 Rev. 18c. A ; 16c, 2-lO; 7c
3; lac. 8.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22

The English complain that our lit
tie bill is high! So were the Joint
Commissioners-they were all High
Commissioners, but nobody thought
the worse of them. And how about
Reverdy johnson, whom the English
all admired? Wasn't he a little
well, no matter about that! High
time it was forgotten Boston Tran.
script.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22

The South Bend, Indiana Union,
of the 7th inst, says the ice in the st.
Joseph river at that place, is more
than three feet thick.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22

Every good act is a flower which
will beautify our final home.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


As have determined to settle in Washington,
desire the people of Washington and Fayette
County in general to know that am prepared to
Contract for all kinds of buildings, from the
smallest Cottage to the most elaborate specimen
of Architecture. Special attention given to the
remodeling of old Houses. Plans and Specifca-
tiOns furnished at short notice. Having the ex-
business, feel satisfied that l can give entire
satifaction to all who will favor me with a call.
DON'T fail to call on me. 1t will be to your in
terest. Work done either by the day or contract.
Enquire for me at DAHL & GETz's. 14-3m.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-02

power They will ill Mr.. Greeley's cabinet;
they will be his ministers abroad and his ad-
vlsers and political associates ut homes
What reason have we 10 entertain suspicion
or dlstrust2" The Democratic party Of the
North argue 10 the same way. at IL we
who will elect Mr.. Greeley II be shall be
elected. Without us he could not to-day
carry ward IN any city in the Union. OF
course his administration will be, Democratic.
We shall have a Democratic cabinet. We
shall have Democratic collectors, assessors,
and postmasters; Democratic Judges and at
torneys; the whole machinery Of the Govern
ment will be In our hands, and we can do
with Il Just as we please. We do not care
what he may say or do, we will run the Gov
ernmenL" We do not think we have in the
least exaggerated the expectations Of the
Northern and Southern wings Of the Demo-
cratic party. II Mr.. Greeley shall be elected,
they expect that he will do for them all that
Democratic President could possibly do.
But Just here Mr.. Sumner steps In with his
veto and proclamation TO the colorcd people
The Democratic party Is not to obtain any
share Of the favors Of the new admlulstra-
don. The meu Of Cincinnati arc TO be
Entrusted with the Government The de.
voted consistent Republicans" who are
among Mr.. Greeleys immediate supporters, /"
and not the Democracy, arc to come into
power, and therefore, in the opinion of Mr.,
Sumner tho toiored men ought to support
Mr., Greeley. II Mr.. Sumner is authorized to
spsak for NJ. Greeley in this matter hrs
words are Of the utmost Importance as fore
shadowing tho policy Of his administration
In case he should be elected. II Mr.. Greeley
will do exactly what Mr.. Sumner promises he
will do-appolnt only Republicans to Office,
consistent, unswerying, devoted Republicans
the campaign assumes an aspect altogether
different from that which 1t has hitherto
worn. Under the altered condition Of affairs
the canvass becomes peculiarly interesting TO
the Democracy. But II Mr.. Sumner Is merely
evolving out OF his inner consciousness cab
met and policy for Mr.. Greeley to catch
the colored vote for his candidate, we sub.
nit that he ought TO be frank enough 10 say
so. II Mr.. Greeley will carry out the pro-
gramme that the Democrats hope he will, II
Is evident that Mr.. Sumner, II he believes
what be writes, will be terribly disappointed,
aud that the colored race, II II should vote 10
put Mr.. Greeley In power, will be cheated
II, on the other hand Mr.. Greeley should dc
what Mr.. Sumner youcheS he will do It Il
evident that the Democrats OF the North and
the Lost cause. party in the South will b
cheated. Tho fact Is, Mr.. Greeley Is playing
a dark an treacherous game, and we shal
be mistaken II he Is not detected before No
yember.