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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-05-23
Marrled Man.

There's an expression in tho
face Of a good married man
who has a good wife that bachs
elors can not have. 1t is indie
scribable. He Is "a little near
er the angels than the prettif
est young fellow liying g. sYoa
can see that his broad breast
is a pillow for somebody's
head, and that little fingers
pull his whiskers 1t is only
erratic ones that leaves you ils
doubt The good one can pro
tect all the unprotected fei
males and makes himself gem
orally agreeable to the ladies'
and yet never leayeIa doabtoq
any mind that there is a pre-;
cious little woman at home
worth all tho world 10, him.;
&chGnge. ,., .,i,,..,. ..,. n.
Very true, And there's all
expression on the face Of 4
man that has a bad wife, and
sometimes thele are scratches!
1t is indescribable. He is just d
little nearer hell than any man
living, and knows how it is
himself. You can see that his
Sife's hands have been in his
hair, and the traces of finger
nails are on his cheeks. He
his a cast down, forlorh totn-
t nance, and when he goes III
t. get a drink to cheer him up,
b, looks fearftllt around, IN
ayining his wife is somewhere
in the vicinity with a broom
stick. There's no mistaking
him, The only time he IS hap
py is when he is drunk; then
he feels valiant, and he says
'he has to get drunk to Keep
anywhere near even with his
wife," Then there are other
married men who have wives
who are a great deal to- good
for them, They are careless,
selfish fellows who take no in:
terest whatever in their wives,
but frequent billiard saloons as
much as they did before thes
were married. These men
ought never to have married
at all; they were intended fot
old bachelors. On the whole
we agree with our cotemporrat.
ry that a good married mali
with a good wife Is about ai
happy as man can we'll be-
ErchGnge. 70 lgar Er,.GT
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-05-23
and then with wild abandon
Say Q Glory Hallilujerum, ~
Say o Glory Hallilujerum,
SIM saw my Judy last,
Been to my secret prayers.


The minority report of the
French Arms Investigating
committee completely exoner.
ates the Government and its
employees of1all charges ol
culpabillty or negligence in
the matter of the sales of arms.
The report states "there is no
evidence that any person, ex.
cept one, received any pay or
commission from the sale, and
he was not connected with any
department of the govern
ment.' In other words, the
French Government employed
an agent, secretly, 10 purchase
arms and ammunition Of this
country, and that agent was
the only person who charged a
commission for the work done
for his employers. There is
also no evidence that our Gov,
ernment officers had any con-
necticn directly or indirectly,
within their knowledge, with
any of the French agents, and
the whole charge thus con.
temptibly falls to the ground:
Mr.. Carl Schurz will have to
trump up some new charge
against the administration, as
all his past efforts have proved
futile. Mr.. Horace Greeley,
who lent prompt aid to the
tricksters who inadgurated the
series of base cslumnies
against the President, has at
last secured his reward. II
will prove D vain and empty
victory. - -'''
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-05-23
s q ~ CHORUS. b a9.n t-
Hope l may join dat ban, -olf5.
Hope l may join dat ban,
o Lord, hope / may Join dat ban. !
CHORUS.

q
Hope may join dat ban, -o.fe.
Hope / may Join dat BAN,
. Lord, hope may join dat ban
Hope may join dat ban.
Take de bride, and dust away, Using 8
oLOrd, hope I may join dat ban.'
II don't know what this
means, but imagine that
"Bride" is ''religion," "Dusl
away" may be equivalent to the
Western expression "get up
and dust," ,""get away."l ''
ChOrus-Hope / may ioin, &c.
10 dey had a great pray ober in Jor.
O dey had a great pray Ober dar in
o dey had a great long pray ober dar
In Jordan,
y Lord hope may join dat ban'
Chorns Hope may join, sc. =.
30 meetin' commences early in the
" norma, Using 8 timesl III.
Hope may join dat ban,
Ca0rus-Hope l may join, &c.
They waited. 1t was time
Tor another sermon. | did my
best. l took Tor my theme the
first steps of the christian life.
and tried to show them what
they We're, for | appreciated
the sincerity of their devotion,
if nothing more. .,.y.rr..o s.it
i was we'll paid, for there
came a spontaneous burst of
John carry de news, Using 8 times, 4
We meet you at de welcome day.
1t was sung three or four
times over, then 2 lali .5l.
Shake hands, shake hanGs, shake
r. hands ... ~. H.. ....
De army has crossed over.
At the first "shake hands
the women came forward into
the middle of the aisle, The
men followed suit, and quickly
formed two circles, the men on
the outer the women within
The women took the initiative.
AS each verse was begun the
"sister" within seized the brud-
der" without by the right hand
and shook time TO the music.
AS the music was evidently in
in "six four" measure, the mo-
ton was peculiar. The hands
went up and down with a sue
cession Of long and short jerks,
so energetic that they made
the whole body shake, espe-
cially the knees. At the clos
ing words of each verse the
entire double circle made a
"curtsy" "way down." and
dashed off to the next to be-
gin the next verse. o..
They swung around The cir
Gle and set up another "spirit-
ual' with the energy of SO
many wild spirits. as8 .
o, Judy, SEN for me Using timesI
An 1 want to go.
SEN for me my true believer Using 8
times. .. ......'-..,
An l want to go.
and then with wild abandon
Say Q Glory Hallilujerum, .E %.
Say 0 Glory Hallilujerum,
i. SIM saw my Judy last, %.
Been to my secret prayers. s..
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-05-23
IcOrrespondsnes lB1'lon Journdl
A COL0RED MEETING IN
FLORIDA.

to the colored nsetingl" 80.
"You go right down dar, fru
de woods dar, cone along, chill
dren, l show you. and the lit
tie troop OF Eve curly heads
came trotting af.er. "Dem's
um," pointing down through
the pines where | could family
make out a building of some
Of some sort ras g.sr
A church In The wilderness.
Sure here it was
Eight or ten negroes, men
and women, lwafe leaning
against the fence, "waitin' for
de preacher" they said. -
/ concluded 10 wait too, and
began to make notes of the
scene and scenery ~
Here was the church in the
midst of a growth Of pines; in
shape square; tnounted on
blocks to secure freedom from
dampness, affording a shady
place for such pigs as might
prefer artificial 10 natural
shelter. (I merely judge this
to be the case from the indiV-
putable evidence before me-
The structure of logs, not very
large ones, two men could lift
any of them; the floor was we'll
laid OF yellow pine, which SO
much aboundS; the chinks
were covered on The inside
with battens; the roof was
we'll made of rafters and COW
cred with shingles; there
was no chimney, for there was
need of none; the windows
were a square hole Of about
foot in size; there were FIVE,
two on either side, and one at
the end over the preachers
desk,meantto to correspond prob
ably to the rose window, or st.
Catharine's wheel in larger
places. Just without the door
was a large Mexican saddle;
beneath it a brown mating;
beneath that a lot of shaggy
hair from which depended four
legs. l am not joking, l con
fess my inability 10 discover
the semblance of a horse until
| came close to 1t, yet it had
been ridden there by the larg-
est man of the crowd. 1t was
scarcely bigger than a donkey
and forlorn bey description
And this a type Of dozens of
sorry creatures called horses
hereabouts. They are worse
then the bones which tourists
sometimes ride up in the New
Hampshire Mountains.
"What dat you doin' sahs"
said a darkey, touching his hat,
as he saw me busy with pencil
and note book. -
20 there is a newspaper up
North where l live, and l am
going to write them a letter
and tell them all about you
and your church." ,-
"Dat's good sah," said he be-
ginning to grin and rub his
hands, and was ready immedi-
ately to furnish any informa-
ton.
@What time does the service
begina 618 We 3bJcn
"De meetin you mean sahs"
EYES,"
at gently begin bout leven,
but de preacher amt done
come yet"
"Mr. Parker is de reg'lar
preacher, but he's done got de
rheumatic. Las Sunday we's
got two preachers, butdis Sun
day we done hain't got none.'
I had walked two miles for
the purpose of hearing negroes
sing In the wild and plaintive
style so peculiar to the race,
and concerning which | had so
often heard.
aSee here, if he don't come,T
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-05-23

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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-05-23
Brown one of the men led me

up 20 the pulpit.
81 kno' de Lor' he sem us q
preacher" said q big woman,
wipins her apron across her
eyes.
They came in, twenty-five OF
thirty Of them, and took theil
seats, the men on one side Of
the house, the women on the
other. Onthe mems side was
an array Of black wooley heads
on the women's side an array
Of different cOlored turbans,
some OF them very pretty and
all Of them becoming.
One Of the women struck up
what l afterward learned was a
/
spiritual song, though | don't
understand yet what that Is,
in which all joined. The
words l could not make out,
but the music made amends for
the deficiency. The time was
perfect, and the mingling of all
voices in singing what | sup
pose they meant to be parts,
although il was but variations
OF the main part or air was lot
to be hastily forgotten.
1t was scarcely under way
when tie presiding genius of
the place, the big man who
rode the lean and hungry horse,
and wore a yellow neck lie
went over to the woman's side,
and whispered in the ear of the
principle singer on that side,
"Let the "gemmen begin"
The "gemman" begun.
l told them they must do
the singing and l would do
the preaching, and forthwith
launched out into a sermon,
concerning which is notnec
ary here to make an abslrac'.
Atlts close hymn was "lined
out" by the genius already not
ed. Al the last verse all rose.
AS a closing refrain the two
final lines were repeated.
The hymn was long one,
and they were warmed up.
Instantly O. woman's voice
sung in prolonged tones. "My
Lord" Then, beginning again,
I
joined by all voices, she singing
the first two words of every
line as solo in the midst Of q
melody made by the others
dwelling on the last syllables
of the preceding lines, sung as
follows:
My Lord ne bull my dwellin' house,
M Lord he bull my dwellin' fOuse,
My Lord ne bull my dwellin' house,
Be doubt dc hollerin' men.
gave it precisely as it was
rendered. I afterward inquired
and learned that the last line
meant "Without a hammer and
nail" gag .V
Don't laugh. l have not
laughed to day. Those black
faces, white teeth and turbaned
forms that began to and fro,
had nothing more in them to
laugh at than the witch scene
has to the reader of Shakes
peare.
Here is the balance of the
Spiritual: .
''They Jews, he crucified our Savior
(sing 3 times,)
And buried him in sepichul.
Seplcnul Woulu n nOle I'm, lSlng
times,) ...
And neither the iron bar,
He risen, an he went to Gsllilee, tsing
3 times)- 4-rr,-
Sinner You welcome in. '..ifi f
Brother, John, he's writin', (sing 8
timeS,) HSF . W .
He's writin' down my name. i'''- "
Sis Mary, she's a comir' lsing 8 times,H
Brother John, dun you write no
more.
If you don't follow our Savi.ur, Tsing
8 times
You don't see his face no more
spiritual No. 2 followed
without the interval of I a
breath by a man whose chin
rested on his shirt bosom, and
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-05-23
Remedy For UatarrIl.

AedeNty EVr5 OitIarIHs ~,
Take half half a teacuplofo blood
warm water and disselYe suis
ficient salt in it so tha, It dan
be plainly tasted Then pour in
the palm OF the hand and snuff
into the nostrils. Two appi-
cations a daysyill soon pro.
duce good results. 5lgJoo =
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-05-23
TO Freshen tiilt.: aiai'

'h'l2A TO Freshen Gilt, e'"'o
Alum and common saif;6f
each one ounce, purified nitfs;
two 0dnces; water, one Quarter
of apine This much impto1sg
the 'colorOf glltarticles, it 'bsd
ing laid over with q brush Cd
a wSc0ssIs sdI IsSF speaks 81
awi6d thataiust tsat down lSa, on
its hind legs and howlsd. ''N'''o
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-18
Personal Intelligence.

Lieutenant General p. II. Sheridan, and Colonel
George r. Forsyth, OF his stan, are at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
Congressman G. w. Kendall, or Nevada, was at
the st. Nicholas Hotel for short time yesterday.
Colonel James c. Ward, OF Tennessee, Is stopping
at the New York HOTEL
Colonel G. Webster Of chicago is quartered at the
Grand Central Hotel.
James w. Tucker. the banker OF Paris, France,
Is dOmiced Mt the Brevoort House.
Colonel Rush C. Hawkins has returned to the st.
James Hotel from Albany.
Congressman Cakes Ames, OF Massachusetts, Is
stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General J. H. Farlsworth. member OF Congress
from Illinois, is among yesterdays arrivals at the
Metropolitan Hotel.
General Z. Jardine, Of New Jersey, Is at the Eve
rett House. General Jardine, while leading mis- com.
mand in charge upon the mob, during the riots OF
july 1868, received q wound that has crippled him
for life.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-18
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.

At last we have something to represent to us
what the Louvre Is to Paris ana the National Gal.
lery to London. To the vast body OF the public
who cannot afford to visit Europe the Metrop0li-
tan Museum OF Art Will supply q means OF
becoming acquainted with the works OF the
great artists OF past ages. OF course.
the principal value OF such collection as has been
brought together Fifth avenue is to the student,
for he will he able to study from his nrst step
In art the manner and excellence OF the different
schools. Nor Will the effect be less happy on the
body Of art patrons by teaching them to set the
proper value Oh merely meretricious modern work,
which Is popular Just nOw but Will certainly sink
IN time to It's proper level. Considering the
many difficulties to be contended with In gathering
together good works by celebrated artists, we con-
TESS that we we're pleasantly surprised at the sue
cess which has attended the rst efforts TO establish
o representative metropolitan art gallery. The
works have been carefully selected and a
really large proportion are OF great
merit while even the inferior paintings
are of importance as illustrating the
periods of art. so far as VIC. saw the earliest
EXAMPLES did not reach FARTHER back than the four
teenth century; but from that period forward tue
schools have been pretty Well represented. How
ever none the Dutch painters, can be considered
as at all adequately represented. This Is doubt,
owing to the fact that the collection was originally
mauc IN Belgium. Examples or the French aud
English schools very rage the latter. we believe,
being confined 10 portrait by Reynolds; but this
defect WILL doubt, be remedied In time In fact.
the whole OF the collection was not ina position To
he shown last ngnt, but only enough to satisfy the
artist ami the press that the work had been UNDER
taken seriously and carried out with intelligence.
The Legislature has already passed law auSlorz-
ing the Department OF Public Works to raise half
million dollars to erect O suitable building
In Central Park and we have no DOUBT That by the
time II has been completed the trustees Will have
largely added to the present collection, which, so
far l4s IL goes ~ most satisfactory. The reception
a
Peasant aualr, and even the most inveterate
.Erumbers had TO admit that they were agreeably
surprised by the number and quality OF the works.
! About one hundred and thirty thousand dollars
were expended Oh the colect0uL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-18

LOWRY AND HIS BAND OF BRIGANDs. We
publish to-day an account Of the most daring
exploits in robbery ever recorded of this ruff
fianly band. Providing themselves with neces-
sary tools from neighboring carriage factory
and stealing horse and dray from a livery
stable, Lowry and his men entered the Offices
of the only banker in Lumberton, North Caro-
lima, quietly placed the safe and its contents
on the dray; then drove to the Sherif's
Office and did likewise, subsequently taking
their departure. The Deputy Sheriff followed
the next day but his force was too weak to
capture the gang, and they retreated with
about twenty-five thousand dollars in money
and goods. Thirty-fve thousand dollars re-
ward was offered some time ago by the State
government for the bodies of these men, dead
or alive. Are there no poor officers in North
Carolina who could unite and either take or
extaCmiaate these terEQrs OF their Slater
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-18

CONGRESS YEsTERDAY-THE LEGISLATIVE
HALLS DESERTED. Senate closed its
weeks work, or rather talk, by taking holi-
day yesterday. The Speaker and all but a
score of members followed the example of the
Senate, and kept away from the Capitol. The
House, however, went through the form of
having an open session, in which half dozen
speeches, or essays, on various topics were
rehearsed to empty benches and galleries and
to become part of the Globe collection of Con-
gressional oratory, and then to be distributed
as free mail matter among the constituents Of
the members who participated in this dismal
farce.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-18
Il r IPLE SHE T
CONTENTS OF TO.DAY,S HERALD.

PAGE. ~~~>~>"~>~-~">~"~~~
1-Advertisementa
!-AdvertisemenIs,
Sire State Capital: Reform in All It's Aspects
and the Prospects OF the Charter; Br0oklyns
L0itiCal IrlCulatlons Avord, OF 0nondaga,
tle Ierwiger Investigating Committee;
New YORK Civ Colonel Denounced as Coward;
Bllls introduced, Reported and Passed; WASH
ington The President and The New York
Custom House Frauds; The North Carolina
mission; Defence OF New York Harbor: "Vic''
woodruff In Rage Literary Chit Chat-New
pan ais tons RecelvedTMeetng OF the Nine
THE Presidents Opportunty'-Fishin
Bouniies-Canadlan Visitors In st. Louis.
4-Reigl0us Intelligence: Religious Programme
LOT To-Day; HERALD Religious Correspond.
ence; Renglous Notes, Personal and General;
fourth Street synagogue; Proposed Creation
OF Cardinals-The Ghost Of Lafayette: A Dice
IRON iron tne Mires AGAINST Churcniy Assertions;
professor Morse; Revival or an Old Know.
, nothing controversy I
ate Fees OF HIS Commissioners; $1,000 for a
Weeks work=Proceedngs IN the Courts
Capture OF a Noted Newark Burglar-Penn.
sylvania Law-The Great Western Storm
Marine Acknowledging Of the Fire Com.
mlss sn3a So, by Accldent-rhe Veterans
hanging-Hoboken News-Marrages and
Deaths.
mental Railroads.Their Progress and lnnu-
ence Upon s the Go1n!r5psrsonai In;e
Amusement Announcements.
s-Cable Teleorams from France. Germany
Spain, England, India, Cuba and the West
Misunderstanding the snow Bockade-Bri-
gands In the S0uth-EiOpement OF a
Young Lady OF Seventeen-Between Life
and Death: Seven Persons Plunged into the
lev Waters OF Black Lake-Anairs in Utah
Weather Report-A Philadelphia Chemist dies
in the 1o0mbs-Miscellaneou kilograms
Business Notices.
S-workmen's Troubles The Contemplated
General strike; The Eight Hour Law To BE
Rigidly EnfOrced-Suicide by Taking Poison
Advertisements.
acknowledgements.
hottie Board OF Audit Meeting of the Board
Yesterday; City creditors Getting FESTIVE and
Demanding Payment; An Important Exhibit;
List of Claims Dsallowed by the Board; Mr..
Tweed and Judge Fowler Not To BE Paid;
Report OF the Board Of AppOrtionment-Thc
Municipal Railroad Commlttee-Shipplng In
telligence- Advertisements.
1l-Advertisementa.
Observation-Disclosures.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-18
Sewer Gas and Contagious Diseases.

A short time ago the HERALD pointed out
the danger of contagious disease resulting
from the pneumatic diffusion of sewer gas in
our houses. The late report Of the City SAM
tary Inspector on spotted fever and other con-
tagia fully sustains our view that this evil
must be remedied In the construction of mod
ern dwelling houses before we can ever hope
to escape the scourge Of the pestilence. In
the five cases on one floor cited by DIR. Nor
ris it is remarkable and conclusive fact that
each case commenced with an attack in the
night, when ventilation was closed and the
foul exhalation from the sewer pipes was
free to infuse its poison into the sleeping vic
tins. Nor is this danger confined to the
abodes of the poor and those enfeebled by
hard toll and insufficient or unwholesome food,
but insinuates itself into our most luxurious
chambers and attacks all classes Every varia-
ton of the atmospheric level and every strong
wind that blows serves to watt the germs of
disease and death into the pipes which CON-
municate with our bathrooms and bedrooms
and, as the HERALD has before shown its
readers, their houses are in direct connec-
ton by the common sewer with the
foulest and most fetid nests of contagion in
the most abandoned parts of the city. The
Health Officer says :-"Experience has con-
vinced myself, as we'll as the corps Of health
inspectors, that to these direct causes may be
attributed by far the larger proportion Of
typhoid and other fevers of sthenic and
asthenic character, and that contagious dis
eases here find their most active factors" II
| is we'll known to scientific men that gases
and odors move through other gaseous bodies
and air without mixing or becoming diluted,
so that Coleridge wittily said be detected in
the city of Cologne hundred distinct smells,
I and it is because of their immiscibility that
poisonous sewer gases are peculiarly danger
Gus; and it is almost idle to employ an army
of scavengers to clean the streets when we
take no precaution against the enemy within
doors. It may be hard ever TO teach our
architects and house builders their technical
duties; but, to use the words of the Sanitary
Inspector, ''house drainage, tight-jointed
pipes, efficient traps in waste and sewer pipes,
with free outlet for gases by continuous
open-mouthed sewer pipe, beyond and above
the roofs of houses, are much greater neces-
sites than the thousand and one so-called
improvements in the furnishing and equippinl
of hotels and private residences.