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The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

In letter to the Alta California Of the
22d ult., Grace Greenwood takes a long
farewell of San Francisco, evidently re-
GREETING to sever the pleasant associations
that have been formed during her visit
TO the Pacific coast. OF her late trip to
the Yosemite, she says: "I thought
after having seen Swiss mountains and
Italian skies, had beheld the utmost OF
ear,h's subl,mity, encountered the clear
est and fairest Of Heavens sunlight. but
come from the dazzling and awful
Sierras, from the radiant valley, a wiser
and browner woman. 1t is the trip OF
all others to take the concsit out Of
travellers"
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10
The Missouri Republican.

1t is with pleasure We note the success
OF the Missouri Republican, which hs,
long been not only q leading political
journal Of the West, but one Of the bes,
news mediums 10 the whole country
We learn through this paper that its nov
building. claimed to be the handsome
printing Office in the world, is fast ap
preaching completion. A, soon Is the
new quarters are inhabited, the proprie
tors will increase their means Of working
OH the large and increasing editions, and
amsng their presses will have one Of the
celebrated walter" or London Times
presses and q new Bullock psrfeeting
press. These presses are wonderful
pieces of mechanism. They print both
sides Of the sheet at one operation, and
at the rate Of $4,000 an hour, or about
81 papers every second. While printing,
the paper, which is an endless sheet
cut into four mile lengths and tightly
rolled upon reels, travels through the
machine at the rate of nearly 1000 feet
per minute, and . reel Of four miles Of
paper is thus printed and cut in less than
twenty five minutes. The Bullocks 10
Of recent invention, and shows to what
perfection the "art preservstive' is sp.
preaching At this time only six Of
them have been constructed, tbu,o used
BY the London Times and Edinburg
Scotsman.
The projectors are also receiving new
type, and expect soon to present the Re
publican in an entirely new dress, and on
a quarto sheet as large as any Of tho Now
York daiies, The quarto form seems to
be growing 10 favor among newspaper
men. 1t gives the reader eight pages
smaller in size, and somewhat easier to
manage than the four large cumbersome
pages like those used by the Republican
at present; but whether they are as salts
factory to the business man and adver.
tiser Of the city We believe has no, yet
been thoroughly established. Under its
present management, however, the sue
cess that has crowned the Republicans
I ast will certainly follow its future
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

SUICIDE OLA MoTHER-SHE DRowNs
HERSELF AND TWO CHILDREN Mrs
Maria Springer, wiie Of VIM. Springer
Of Holstein. Warren county, committed
suicide and drowned her two infant chlI.
dren, ou Friday evening last, the 2sth
ulto. We have merely learned the bare
facts, and give them as told one Of our
citizens, by the Sheriff Of Warren, on
Monday. Mrs. Springer walked out
upon q log over a small pond, near
Holstein, and with child under each
arm, plunged into tho pond where tho
water was only three feet deep, drowning
herself and her two little boys. Search
was made that night and the bodies found
at half past 3 o'clock on Saturday morn.
ing, in water not over IS inches deep.
The mother still tightly held an infant
under each arm-cold in death. Mrs.
Springer was highly respected, shs was
the daughter Of Or. Ruge Of Holsteiu.
We hear Of no cause bsing assigned, save
insanity, for her rash and unnatural act
The bodies were buried in the same coffin
on SUNDAY Iast.-Montgomery County
Leader.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

The Truckes Republican says: Ere.
mont's park is about five miles from
Summit station. A hunter who visited
this mountain informs us that the snow
on the north side is about fifty feet deep
in places and about as solid as q good
macadamized road. There 10 no proba.
bility that the snow on this mountain will
disappear this season,
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

North Carolina has on old citizen aged
los. His mind il so sound that he
recollects occurrences which other peo.
plo have been studying the histories to
find out about for threo generations.
The old fellow has eight children, the
oldest 50, and the baby 67 years old.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

ALLIANCE, OHIO, July 5.-The new
coal mines, two miles moth Of Limavillc,
Ohio, on the Cincinnati and Indianapolis
railroad, took fire about p NJ. Wednes
day, There we're twenty men and ore
boy IN the mine at the time. Eleven
men escaped and nine men and one boy
we're smothered to death. Up to II
o clock this forenoon seven bodies have
been recovered The FIRE has subsided.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

The first number of q new ST. Louis
paper, the Globe, was to have been Issued
to day, the 10Th. Messrs. Mckee and
Houser, formerly of the Democrat, are
the publishers.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

The Louisville Courier j rnal says
"Ths Missouri Democrat, the leading
Grant Republican organ in st. Loais, is
in constant ferment. 1t raves Of the
inconsistency Of Palmer, abuses Schurz
in eighteen paragraphs, and weeps over
Mr. Greeley's "mistakes." 1t ought to
call itself the Misery Democrat"
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

A correspondent Of the St. Paul Pho.
neer makes the astounding stateHApt that
nearly all the postmastsrs in Sherburne
county are going to vote for Greeley.
The Pioneer should be more ciscres, than
to let such cat out Of the bag Now
every one of those postma.ters will lose
their positions if they don't.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

The New York World says that the Balti
more convention will be just as much a
packed affair as that at Philadslhia, and
quite as unworthy of confidence" The
Democratic party will, no doubt, re-
elprocate the cordial support which the
World is giving it.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

The vexed conundrum propounded by
Hamlet in his solioquy as to who would
fardes bear p has at last been solved in
q satisfactory manner. The widow Of a
man named Fardels, hung for horse steal
ing in Texas, has Just given birth TO
twins.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

The circulation of the New York news
papers foots up 92 GAO for Grant, and 353.
265 for Greeley.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10
The New York World is at last wheel

The New York World is at last wheel
ing around to the supper. of Greeley. A
few days ago it published card for a
boilers meeting at Baltimore, in case
Horace Greeley should be nominated, but
says "wo take no stock in this disorgan-
izing movement. So long as there re.
mainsd the slightest chance Of defeating
Mr.. Greeley At Baltimore, we spared no
effort. We thought it, and still think it
. nomination unit to be made; but We
had our say, and inding our strenuous
efforts and those Of the sblsst Democratic
journals Of the country, all in vain, We
submit to the inevitable with such grace
a. We may, and decline to take any part
in vain attempt to stem tho current.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

Two nstalments of the state debt, o!
$50 900 each, fall due this month, on
July 9 and July 2s, and will be promptly
met
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

Twenty four newspapers in Kansas
support Greeley and Brown,
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-10

Go and see THE SANYEAHS, the Great
Eng'ish Gymnasts, in their great acts, single and
double Trapeze, Flying Leaps, Feats of Strength
on the Flying Rings.
Go and see the EQUESTRIAN STARS,
over Thirty in number.
kead the descriptive programmes and daily
mediums, and observe the huge pictorial bills
Tor particulars of this Worlds Fair.
Gn- Museum and Menagere in SEPARATE
from the Circus. One ticket
admits to both tents.
An Orchestral and Cornet Band, equal
TO the most elaborate, led by the celebrated Prof
Lederhaus.
Doors open at and ! p. m.
ADMISSION 30 cents, children under 0 years
OF age 25 cents.
r. A. OLDER, Proprietor and General Direc.
tor. '
W.R. MeLANE, Manager.
>; BRADY, Assistant Manager and Receiver
of Tickets.
FRANK STEVENS, Treasurer.
ROBERT W. FRYER, Equestrian Director.
Prof. LEDERHAUS. Musical Director.
). NJ CHANDLER, GenIt Agent.
E.A. ALEXANDER, Asst.
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SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
Important Action Of the City Council Of
Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, February 2.-The
board OF cOuncilmen today, by q
vote OF twenty-nine yeas 10 eight
nays, adopted tbs following import.
ant resolution touching the charter of
the Cincinnati Southern railway
passed by the Kentucky legislature:
WHEREAS, The charter for the Gin
ciDnati Southern railway, recently
granted by the Kentucky legislature,
imposes such eXactiOns, limitations
and burthens as to render it impOs-
sible and unWiss for the city of Gin
cinnati to build and operate 8 foad
under its unjust and illegal provisions,
therefore,
ResOlUed, That the trustees of said
Southern railway are hereby requested
by the common council of Cincinnati
to regret said charter arrangements,
which the Ohio river Improvement
convention, to convene here on the
10th of February are perfecting.
The Joint committees today elected
Abner l.. Frazer permanent chair
man, Captain H. 81. Tatem secretary,
a full list of subcommittee, and
agreed on the form of invitation to be
extended to chambers of commerce,
boards Of trade, municipal organiza-
tiOns, bOstmen's associations and in
surance companies.
The various plans suggested for the
temporary and permanent improve
ment OF the Ohio river, and thorough
system of water-gauges, lights and
buoys for the improvement and safety
Of commerce, win be discussed. A
plan for a permanent organization to
attend TO these matters, as well as ap-
peals to congress for aid, will be con-
sidsFed.
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Southern Cultures" seem to as worthy o.
especial commendation out of q mass oI
other articles, all of which are good. We
would like to place copy of this excel
lent periodical in every farm and home
in our country, and to this end, by special
arrangement, persons wishing to sub
scribe for the Farm and Home and DAILY
APPEAL can obtain them for $12 80, or
the Farm and Home and WEEKLY AP.
PEAL for one year for So 80.
We have received from The publishers,
"a Bond street, New York, the prospectus
OF 1.-THE Fine Arts, [" an illustrated journal
OF the polite world, which will be COM
menced on March l, 1879. It will be de-
voted to art In all it's branches, bat more
especially to the polite arts, which en-
brace the whole field of intellectual cul-
ture, and the re6nements of social life,
It il believed that the wonderful progress
our country has made in the knowledge
and ioYe of art, creates q demand for a
journal of this character, which has never
before bsen undertaken in America. Our
mtlliOnaires, our merchant and mechanic
circles are evlncing taste and Hberality
In the patronage or arts which cannot be
excelled In any other part Of the world I;
and it will be the aim of the publishers of
this iournsl not only to offer medium Of
polite culture, but also to herald the as
tOnlsnlng sOVAEces We are making IN ali
the useful and decorative arts. The Illus
trstions viii be In the best style that
American genius can produce. And es-
pecial pains viii be taken in all art crit
icisms, snd notices OF public and private
picture galleries, to render due and i'm
Psrtial Justice not only TO our American
artists, but also to the American patrons
OF art. The "Fine Arts" will contain six
teen octave pages, published monthly, at
s. year, or 81 so fer three months. Sin
gle number, fifty cents.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

TIE FRKKMAsoN for January is at
hand, with table Of contents that cannot
fail TO interest members Of the "gentle
craft" It Is published every month at
st. Louis by Grunley and Byington at
one dollar and hfty cents year.
TIE WKsTKRN INsuRANoK REVIEW In,
a its name implies, altogether devoted to
Ere and life insurance. A good pubsica-
ton Of les class, We are glad TO know
that it has met with perfect success.
Three collars per snnum. h. Z. Aldwich,
publisher, st. Louis.
Likeness OF THE GRAND DUKE --The
Southern Farm and Home for February
haa made It's appearance just in time 70
introduce to US the Grand Duke Alexis
q few hours ahead of his arrival In Mem
phls by the admirable likeness of bis
Imperial HiEhness, which Is the frontis-
piece for this month. The present is IN
every respect g fTst-rate number. There
is not q single article out of the dfty-1our
or Ave papers which 1t contains that Is
not worth more than the subscription for
a wear. There Is another letter from that
sensible, practical fellow, John Plow-
handles on Southern manufactures,
which should be read in every household.
Captain MontRomery's Leaks on
Farm ana HOY 70 Stop Thena," Mrs,
I1nsthrush's letter on domestic Mat
tersii and An article on abandoned
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CORRUPTION.
Notes frem the Dirty Nest Of the New IOrk
Tammsnyites

NEW YORK, February 2.-The Tri-
bune says that it is understood that
Tweed, Connolly and Garyin have re-
Gently had conference for the pur.
pose of efiecting a compromise OF the
suits against them by the attorney
general; that their agents have as
certained that the State would be will
ing to accept in settlement OF the
board Of audit claims OF six millions
two-third of that amount, but as
criminals not to be assured that other
prosecutions would not be commenced
against them. No conclusion was
reached. The report is belieVd to be
unfounded. j. Mcbride Davidson,
OF the ring OF safe manufacturers,
Wss to have given evidence before the
Grand iurgthis week, buthe was
tam pered with and fed south.
In the investigation Of the printing
frauds at Albany, Parsons OF the State
printers testif1es 70 having given one
Ed. Phelps ten thousand dollars for
Iobky services. 1t had been the habit,
he said, to give to clerks a per cent
age on all work carried to the firm,
and ia this way TerWiliger's per cent
age was paul. Lesaiuleas Nnetnet he
read the proof OF not. The charge
that TerWiliger had altered the bills
was not substsntiated.
Ata meeting of the Greeley Repub-
l;oa,, General committee fast event ng
! ~ Tesn7uiio; was offered, but referred
II = comnitt.se. requesting that the
common council impeach Mayor Hall.
Judge Barnett to-day aecsoe1 tnsI
Judge Barnard being sa eoFpOsste
member Of the Tammany society had
no jurisdiction and that his injunction
against said society was void.
The Brooklyn committee Of hfty
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HUNG.
ExeoVtlOB Of Edward Lea, eOIOred, at
BroWnsyilIs, Yesterday.

Special to the Appeal
BROWNSVILLE, February Ed
ward Lea, a colOred man, who was
tried and convicted at the last No
vember term OF the Circuit court OF
Haywood county for the murder OF
Elias E King, white, on the third OF
November last, was hung at this
place at l2:30, pm. Sheriff John l..
Sherman, In the presence OF large
crowd Of eager spectators of both races
executed the sentence of the law, and
the murderer eXpiated his dreadful
crime upon the galloWs. The religious
ceremonies usual upon such occasions
were conducted by minister of his
own color, and everything passed OF
quietly. He exhibited q most aston
fshing GOODNESS and nerve in passing
through the death ordeal snd ex-
pressed himself as ready to try the
realities of that bourne from whence
no traYellers returns This Is the
Grst public capital execution In this
county since the year 1850. The
Grand Duke passed few minutes
after the bo0y had been cut down and
removed from the gallows.
ANOTHER " "ooLoRED GONE.
CHARLESTON, February 2.-Samuel
White, colored, was hanged here To-
day for the murder Of Fidea last sum.
mer. His sceomplice, q negro named
Balden, had his sentence commuted
to imprisonment for life when under
the galloWs.
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FARcIcAL.
The Congressional investigation Of the
Radleai lmbrUglis at New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, February 2.-Sena,
tor Campbell testified that he did not
know of any Senator having been in
fiueneed in his acts by personal inter
est or peculiarly motives. he had
heard such charges made, but did not
know Of them himself. He admitted
that he had stock In the Massachusetts,
Land Company, but he bought it; that
he was senator, maiOr-general OF
militia and a land commissioner,
He did not think that he violated
his oath as sc atOr in keeping other
positions. [NOte-The pay Of a SEN
atOr is $1,000, nsjlr general, 5000, and
the land commissioner his ices. Mar
shal Packard was next called, and
being questioned about the cause of
the differences between the federal au-
thOritiss and the government, he pro
duced 4 list Of Charges against the
groveTnor. Some of the commits
siOners objected to the reading of them
unless submitted under oath. Mr..
Packard stated that all he could
swear TO was that he believed them
to be true. The charges were read
thirteen In all. In substance they
charge the governor with bribery,
corruption in Office, etc, and with
having used the registration and
election laws in his own interest,
ia order thus 10 return such
men elected as he wished, and with
cOrruDting the member5 CT the legis.
lature by bribery. After each charge
the names of the witnesses who would
testify were given.
After the reading, Mr. Packard
stated that he verify believed the
Governor has been guilty Of gross
misdemeanOr and derelictiOn OF duty,
and IL the committee would sUmmOn
those witnesses, and examine them,
they would become as firmly con-
WINGED and as well satisfied as we are
that the charges are well sustained,
and that we have good cause to be
antagonistic TO the Governor. Mr..
Packard was before the committee
four hours.
The congressional committee were
in session six hours and several wit
nesses were examined. The evidence is
very strong against the governor and
members of the legislature, showing
violence, etc. Carr, one of the War
moth leaders in the house, testified
that schisms in the Republican party
originated between the governor and
lieutenant-governor Dunn that the
Federal officials afterwards sided
with Dunn. Carr had not remained
in De5otO parish, which he repre-
scented, over three months, all told,
and had not been there since he was
elected in 1870. During the inve5ti-
CATION it has been shown that there
are many members Of the legislature
who have never resided In the par
ishes they pretend to represent,
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WEEK 8 OPERATIONS.
DIED.

5WINGLEY-At his residence, lO4 Court
street, February 2, 1871, a LFRED L. SWIHGLEY
In the thirty fourth year or his age
HIs friends are respectfully invited to at
tend his funeral this (SATURDAYl morning
Sd INST, at 10 o'clock. Carriages VIII be in at
tendance at the residence and at st. Peters
Church.
REHOE-In this city, February lst, at 7
O'Clock pm, In the fOrtieth year Of his age,
WILLIAM KEHOE. ex-Chief Of the Fire De-
partment.
His friends and acquaintance are respect.
fully invited TO attend his funeral, from the
First Methodist Church, corner Poplar and
Second streets, Tomorrow SUNDAY AFTER
noon, at o'clock. Services by Rev. DR.. slater.
KEHOE-The members OF the OLD VoLUN-
TEER FIRE DKPARrMEST are invited to meet
the Fire Department at Engineheuse No. 1,
corner Second and Adams streets, SUNDAY
afternoon, at l O'Clock, to attend the funeral
of their late Chief, WILLIAM KEHoE.
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SALT LAKE.
Mass -HeetIag Of the Saists-Thsir Be-
serves and Speschss.

SALT LAKE, February "A mass
meeting of the citizens was held this
afternoon in Masonic hall, to consider
a dispatch from Washington that the
Gentiles condemned the decision of
Chief Justice Mexican in refusing bail
for prisoners charged with murder.
d. 7. Walker, of Walker Bros, was
chairman. and L. @. Gould and John
Chislett secretaries. Over three hum
dred persons were present. ResOlu-
tiOns were adopted that all GentiIes
and liberal citizens have abiding con-
fidence in the honesty, integrity and
ability OF Judge James B. Mexican, and
believe him to be faithful, impartial
and incOrrnptible judge, governed by
conscientious sense of duty beyond
all other considerations; whose whole
course in Utah has been an honor to
the administration and pride to all
laW-abiding citizens. Also that the
refusal of Judge Mexican to admit
those accused of murder-sOme the
most atrOeiOus-reeeives hearty COM
mendatiOn, and that such refusal Is
fully approved by the sO-called Gen
tile people OF Utah. 1t was ordered
that these resolutions be Immediately
telegraphed to the president o. the
United States. 1t was also resolved
that tbs president be requested to ap-
point q successor to United States At
torney George G. Bates. The greatest
uuanimity prevailed, the resolutions
being adopted by acclsDation.
A large number OF the leading cit
izsns waited on Judge Mexican this
evening and extended their cOngratu-
lations. A dispatch from Washing
ton to the effect that prominent Cen
tiles condemned Judge Mexican was
received here with surprise and in
dignation, and sffidavits were made |
to-day seriously compromising the
official integrity of United states At !
tOrney- General Bates.
Two roughs had q quarrel at the |
Revere house last night. Rich |
ard Garrison shot John Dood, inflict- |
ing q mortal wound. The cause was |
q woman.
At masquerade ball last night q |
tremendous row occurred. The pO-
lice were beat of, but returned with |
shot guns, made arrests and stopped |
the performance.
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have been refused their written state
ment in the court Of record by Judge
Walsh, but the latter invites them to
spend a few weeks with him to see
the workings of the court for them
selves.
Its rumored that the grand jury
have found indictments against Harry
Genett Fields, A. J. Miller and other
ringists for frauds in the city.
Several bankers, including Bel
mont. were examined to-day by the
grand jury relative TO ring frauds.
ALBANY, February 2.-In the As
sembly Mr.. AIvord presented a
memorial from the New York Bar
association making charges against
certain judicial officers in New York
and asking for an investigation.
Judges Barnard and Cardozo are
mentioned as among those against
whom charges are made. The memo
rial was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee and power given them to go
to New York to investigate.
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MISSOURI
casOss Of Democratic AsmbsFs Of the leg
Islsture.

ST. LOUIS, February "A Jefferson
Oitv special SAYS thst the Democratic
caucus there last night took no def
mite action In regard to what course
should be pursued in the house re
specting the governors veto. A
general discussion vas had, and mo-
fion was made postpORing the consld-
GRAFTON of the veto bill until Ihe 1rst
of March, but it failed, and the caucus
adjourned until Monday next. The
Liberal Republicans Of the house also
held caucus, and by vote Of fifteen
to three il was decided 10 sustain the
governors veto. 1t also agreed to a
Destponement Of any action ia the
house until the 10TH instant. to give
the committee OF ways and means
fine 70 perfect plan fer the funding
81 the State indebtedness.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

MCCOAs-The friends and acquaintance OF
J. ]. and e. @, and the late D. McComb and
families, are respectively invited to attend
ths funeral OF their mother, Mrs. ANN
McCoMB, from the residence Of Mrs.. Mary A.
MeComb, No. $40 Adams street, to morrow
SUNDAY afternoon, at27S O'Clock. Services
By Rev. DR.. stesdman. Carriages at resi-
dsnce and at Holst's.