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The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

Tho Clarksvile Sentinel and Pike
County Post afec.ionatcly call each
other the "Slccpy Sentinel and the
"Univcrsal Post" 1t strikes us that
"Slecpy Sentinel is not very appro-
pirate name, for the Sentinel is one of
the liveliest and most widc-awakc ex
changes we receive.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

A 6ne wall picture for Sl.50 at Col.
lier's. Cal! soon.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

Pictures won't be SO cheap much
longer at Golfers.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

Hpve your pictures takea tAls month,
While you caS get four for City cents AZ
Golfers. -..
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

IF you want nico Bill Heads, Letter
Heads, Monthly Statements, Envelopes
or Cards printed, in plain, fancy or bronze
colors, equal ia appearance nnd as low in
prices as any city work, call at the Herald
Office and have IL done. We have just
purchased new type and material for this
quality. of work.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

Coiliog is @aking pictures ~ esposi.
tor prices.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

This brings us down to 1910, at which
time Col. 7. G. HUT was made secretary.
He has filed this Office, the most impor.
tant Of the society since then, and has
never failed to attend but two annual
meeting during the succeeding thirty two
years. The following members who
signed the compact since 1910 are dead ::
Edward j. Peers, Eleazor Block. Talbot
Bragg, Sr., Talbot Bragg, Jr.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

DR.. w. w. 3rkhead will be absent
from his Office next week, busipess calling
him to st. Louis.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

since passeo ITOm the stage OF octl0n
Seth Allen, Edward Cottlc, Jr.
Emanuel Block, James Robinson,
Otis Peck, Francis Parker,
Zadock Woods, Il. II. Voolfolk,
j. N. Robbins, Jonathan Riggs,
Lee F. 7 Cottle, John Chandler,
Benjamin Cottlc, John Snethen,
Sherman COttle, j. rutland,
Horace B. Wing, William Skinner,
e. Collard, Lewis Duncan,
Elisha Perkins, John M. Hopkins,
Terah Farnsworth, N. Simonds,
j. D. Beaucamp, S. E. Lewis,
Hugh A. Skinner, John W. Mckee,
Coonrod Yeator, j. A. Voolfolk,
John s. Besscr, Andrew Cottle,
Rufus Fullerton, N. Voolfolk.
Orvni b. Cottle. T. G. HUT.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

COUNTY OFFICERS.
Circsit Clerk..... .~.r.. ~...."WN. COLBERT.
rs. T. ISaRAN.
',ountv Court Justiccs...... A. X WILSON.
@. W. MARTIN.
prob.te Judge. ..,,,, ...........S. II. MoxLxY.
County Clerks. ".". "%',...F. o. VAxH.
Sheriff ..... ...". ...."...tfED. WING.
I'M. D. l.. VERDrER.
'DePoy enor"s''''''''' '''''''' %. WING.
Treasurcr. .........J. X. CANNON.
sssss.or ..fsfAJAH MYERS.
,Public Adniioistrator.. .."...."".E. q. sIrroS.
County Surveyor. ...:"" ..""".J. U DOWNING.
School Comm ssion er. ..".".. W 49, PENN :NaToN
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04
Troy Social Library.

The tfmc-honUred aanAaa meeting Of
the members Of Troy Social Library con
vened last Monday evening to eject off
GERS and attend to other business Of the
Society. II. N. Bonsls, Esq, vas elected
president, Col. T. @. HUT secretary,
Col. g. W. Parker treasurer, T. d Fisher
librarian, and Mr.. john Mcdonald, Dr..
w. 8. HUT and T. D. Fisher censors for
the ensuing year.
This is ono of the oldest associations
of our town, it being organized on the
6rst Monday Of January, 1921. During
the intervening City ons-years its mcm-
bers have manifested their interest in the
noble enterprise by their regular annual
meetings. The proceedings of these
meetings as far back as 1880 are in pos
session Of the Society, the minutes of the
nine years preceding that date having,
as we learn by an affidavit Of the then
secretary, Mr.. Francis Parker, been "lost
or mislaid by the late secretary" So that
they could not be found.
The preamble.to tho Compact or Con.
st,tution," by which the Society was then
and is now governed, reads thus:
"As knowledge is o divine luminary
to snlighten our path and dirsct our
steps in the pursuit of happiness-thc
ultimate desire Of all men and when
great and valuable privileges may be re
ceived from the use Of books in which we
find recorded almost all the learning and
wisdom Of the most wise and literary men,
from the beginning Of the world to the
present day; and also considering the
advantages arising from the public aud
social Libraries under proper regulations,
therefore we, tho subscribers, in view Of
tho promised objects, aud to obtain the
same, do hereby mutually agree to form
ourselves into society by the namo Of
the Troy Social Library!'"
To this compact are subscribed the
names Of some Of the early settlers of
Troy. We publish below the names of
the first signsrs, most Of whom have long
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Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06

Early in last month some few of us were con-
Sidering the issues of the coming municipal
election, and decided we could best reach the
end we were seeking by issuing call for all
citizens to meet in Mechanics hall and take
counsel for the best interests of the city.
The call was made. We met on the evening
of the 4th. The meeting was organized. The
call was read, aad Immediately a motion was
put and carried to proceed to ballot for a candi-
date for mayor, and "all went merry as a mar
riage bell,' as it had been well prepared for the
cOnsummation so admirably reached.
So hasty result placed me in a false position.
| was at the meeting prepared to give a clear
statement of my views, part of which desire
you to publish, as there was no opportunity to
present them at that time and my temperance
friends have misconstrucd my motives in my
action there. The best interest of the city is
the best interest of every individual citizen, and
we are here assembled 10 discuss measures
which will best maintain and promote that in
terest. Ii you or | seek success in any business,
we use our best Judgment in securing the best
means to that end. II we find Il man yerSed in
the line we are pursuing, we ask not what mis-
opinions are on any other subject, but engage
HIM with all his skill to advance our object,
provided he is honest and true.
So let us actin our public duties, and for this
cause are we here tonight. The end we seek is
the administration OF our city government in
its varioRs branches with the most iudcious
and economic skill.
To best do this let us ignore all party politics.
subordinate all our prejudces, and, standing on
the broad platform of individual rights and in
dividual merits, choose officers best fitted for
the performance of the dHty the Office demands.
The best qualifications are purity, integrity
temperance in all things, large knowledge of
men and means, with good executive ability
Especially would have them temperate in that
one thing that runs rampant i'll our midst,
whose altar is at the corner OF every street,
whose Janus face looks out at every window,
whose worshppers throng our highways and
our byways, and whose debauched victims its
seeming supporters and its strongest arm the
city government turns over TO the tender mer-
cies Of our iailS, our hospitals and our aims
houses The hour has come when Indifference
on this great question is Il crime Lift up your
eyes and behold in alarm how it fastens itself
on every industry, and how boldly it stalks
abroad since you have endeaYored to make it
respectable by the sanction Of the law, and en-
dorsed ii by your twenty-eight yeas. The time
has come when every man VINO loves his fellow
man should use his every nAuen e to turn back
the tide Of increasing evils which are sapping
and undermining lhc very foundations of SOci-
ETY. by cOrTupting all the sources of life.
If the mighty works which have been done in
Worcester had been done in Tyreiand Sidon, they
would have repented long ago in Sackcloth and
ashes, and unless we repent it will be more toll
cradle for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day Of
judgment than for us. 7, X. EARLE
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 5.-Thc democratic
and liberal republican senators have agreed TO
name Schurz as the minority representative on
the foreign relations committee Thurman on
the judiciary, and Bayard ON the finance, Cas-
Serly, Trumbull and FentOn retiring from these
committees respectively. The majority leave
only one vacancy on each of them to be filed
as heretofore, by the opposition.
The republican caucus will meet to morrow
and ratily the report Of its own committee
together with those of the minority selection,
and the list will then be submitted to open SEN
ate for adoption.
Mr.. Edmunds will become chairman of the
judiciary committee, vice Trumbul; Hamlin
chairman of the morning committee, vice Rice !;
and Carpenter chairman of the committee on
contingent expenses, vice Fenton. Mr. Casserly
goes off the foreign relations voluntarily, to
allow SchuIZ to remain. Mr.. FentOn is nOmi-
mated by the opposition for the place on COM
mittee on territories; and Trumbull who is de-
posed by the majority from the chairmanshp
of the judiciary committee, is named by the
opposition to represent them on the privileges
and elections committees, vice Thurman, who
goes off that committee but remains in the
judiciary. Mr.. Casserly is to be a member of
the committee oni Pacific railways. Thurman
will be made chairman of the committee on pri-
yaie land claims, and CasseTy (dem) of the
committee on engrossed bills. Window succeeds
Carpenter as chairman of the committee on en-
rolled bills. Pratt will probably succeed Ed
mundS as chairman of the committee on pen
sio0s, and Morton becomes chair man of the
committee on privileges and elections.
Secretary Boutwell, was before the committee
on ways and means today, and informed them
that unless the house took action in expressing
disapproval Of his funding operations under
the late syndicate, he would proceed in a like
manner to negotiate the remainder of the loans.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06

New YORK, Dec. 5-Tweed's case before
Judge lngraham was resumed this morning, on
the motion to quash the indictments, the argu-
ments against the motion being made by coun-
sci for the prosecution.
The trial Of Judge Curtis by the state senate
is proceeding to-day at Albany.
A case was up in the United States circuit
court to-day in which Judge Freedman sues to
recover S161, paid to the collector Of the ninth
internal revenue district as tax on his salary
as Judge of the superior court Of this city. The
claim is based on a decision of the United States
supreme court that salaries paid out Of the state
treasury are not taxable; decision reserved.
The investigation into the disaster to the
steamer Missouri has been resumed.
In the Tweed case, to-day, the time was occu-
pied by arguments on technical points.
Judge Leonard has granted an order giving
Mrs King, wife OF the man who shot O'Neil,
possession of her childrea.
Judge Leonard has issued a mandamus against
Controller Green TO show cause why he should
not issue bonds for 100000 for the dock de.
partmCut,
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06

san FRANCISCO, Dec. 5-Messrs Harpep-
ding, Rubery, and Maurice Dore have testified
before the executive committee of the mining
company investigating the diamond swndle
HarpeIding said he went to London in 1871 g.,
and thence to Paris He started for home in
April, 1872, in company with Rubery, Hill,
Lent and Fargo They held a consultation with
MIR. Barlow in New York about diamond fields
and it was decided that party should 20 FROM
Denver to the fields Slack and Arnold went,
taking Janin as an expert. Arnold got lost,
but was finally found. At Diamond Mesa, near
the Dome mountains, in three minutes Harpen-
ding picked up large number of diamonds
lhey staked the ground and returned to San
Francisco, leaving Rubery in the field. Jann
mad thousand shares, which he sold to Lent
and Harpending for $4,000. The total value
of shares sold here was SS2O,OO0 One man,
whose name is withheld, makes a clean breast
OF the swlndle, and names all the parties CON
eeraed. The matter will 20 to the grand Jury
to day.
Lent will shortly present TO the diamond ex-
ecutiYe committee full account of the ransac.
mons OF himself, Harpending, Ralston, McClel-
Ian and others, from the first to last, with Ar
mold, Slack and Janin, 10 is understood that
the name OF the man who made the confession
oil the swindle is Cooper Of this city. The gems
were purchased in Europe, and displayed here.
Arnold, SLACK and Cooper realized $50, ,000 with
winch they bought more gems in Europe and
salted the ground with them, aud then took
Janin TO the place and picked up diamonds for
him. The latter's first report was made, and on
the strength Of that Lent Harpending and 9TH
ers invested in the stock. Detectives are on the
lookout for the swindlers.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06
Electoral Voting.

DEs MONIES, IA, Dec. 5.-The presidential
electors of this state met yesterday and cast
their votes for Grant and Wilson.
SPRIEGFIELD, LII, Dec. The presidential
electors of Illinois met here yesterday and cast
their votes for Grant and Wilson.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ga dispatch from Jefferson
City last night, stating that the presidential
electors adjourned without voting, was a mis-.
take. A ballot was taken at late hour with
the following result: For president-B. Gratz
Brown 8, Thomas A. Hendricks 6, David Davis
/. For vice presdent-B. Gratz Brown 6, Geo.
W. Julian 5, John NJ. Palmer 3, William S.
Groesbeek 1.
TOPEKA, Ks, Dec. 5. The Kansas presideu-
tial electors yesterday cast the state vote for
Grant and Wilson.
LITTLE ROCK, Dec. 5.-The Greeley electors
of this state assembled last night; and, claim
ing to be elected, cast the vote Of the state for
b. Gratz Brown for president and N =. Banks
for vice president. They did this after being
officially informed by the governor that ON i
canvass Of votes the Grant electors were elected
They charge THAT the latter result was reached
by fraud. They passed appropriate resou.
tons on the death Of Mr. Greeley Both par
ties in this state claim the election OF their
ticket, and will endeavor to install themselves
in
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06

Editor Daily Spy:-Wc were glad to read in
your issue of last Thursday report of Prof.
Agassiz' lecture and opinions concerning the
development theory. viii you permit word
further upon this subject, not as being feature
which Prof. Agassiz does not understand far
better than ourselves, but because it did not
chance to be stated in that report.
Mr.. Darwin's system of philosophy,-ifit it be
entitled to that name,-s the most consummate
sophistry Of the science Of modern times. In
some parts, holding to the sCmbance of a foun-
dation, it, nevertheless, at a slight touch, falls
like n row OF bricks when the first is made to
lose lis balance. Mr.. Darwin himself is Il man
of genius and of great research; but his theory
is justly considered unscientific.
There are at least two grand objections to his
theory, which he fails, and must ever fail, to
surmount: l. There is not, and never has been,
found any distinct connecting link between one
definite species and the next one above or below
it. Throughout all ages thus far, the horse has
remained the same animal as in the day that
"his kind" walked forth from the ark, and even
where a "cross" is made between that species
and any other, or between any two, it is the in
eyitabe result that, if allowed to run free again
and mingle at will with its own family, it S 1oner
or later but nevertheless certainty, returns to
its original type. 2. No link is found to con:
meet the brute with human kind, or in other
words, to unite the two great branches of his
theory, which, not Joined together, destroy the
theological effort of his scheme, display its utter
unscientitic nature and render it worthy not
only to be accepted but even to be for mo-
ment entertained. Unfortunately for Mr. Dar-
win, he is obliged TO leap this mighty chasm by
a mere supposition, which, as Prof Agassiz has
said, science never accepts.
Not long slEce our community was somewhat
awakened by lively discussion on this subject.
Much error was scattered abroad. We are,
therefore, glad to notice that Prof. Harris X.
Greene is again to treat the question in his
faithful method Of investigation, next Tues
day evening, at Y. NJ, Q, A. hall, Pearl street.
We hope large number may be present, espe-
cially of those who have formed no definite
opinion upon this somewhat popular theory.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06
UOrcester Daily snn.
EETE NEWA.


The State Guard will hold their third social
assembly at Armory hall this evening
meeting of Rising Star lodge l. O. of G 7.
is advertised this morning
Harper's Weekly, which is coming to look
Iike the old time pictorial, has been received at
Hollands this week
The City Guards entertained themselves and
their friends with very pleasant dancing party
at Armory hall last evening.
The total receipts at the recent ball by the
members of Niagara hose No. were 1929.
After deducins all expenses, the company have
a profit of S140
Mr. Abraham Firth, formerly assistant super
inten lent Of the Boston and Albany railroad,
has accepted the office of superintendent of the
Union freight railway company of Boston.
The sidewalks about town are in dangerous
condition, and if the covering of ice and snow
is allowed to remain, suits against the city for
compensation for broken bones may be expected
Mrs, Laura Cuppy Smith is announced to de-
liver lecture in Horticultural hail this evening
on "Man in the Pulpit, Woman in the Cell;
the Truth against the World"
Mr.. Horace Wyman, alderman from ward
8, has declined the denomination rendered him
by the republican convention. The committee
appointed to fill vacancies in the ticket will
meet at Major Harow's office, No. 3 post office
building, this evening.
The ward caucuses to nominate candidates
for the common council, school board,
assistant assessor and ward officers to be sup.
ported on the citizens ticket will be held this
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06
The Alabama Legislatures.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 5-Committees
representing both branches OF the Alabama leg-
lslature are here. That representing Governor
Lewis and the court house body to-day asked an
interview of the president, and were answered
that he preferred that they should first confer
with the attorney general They will couse-
quently confer with Judge Williams tomorrow.
Ihe committee representing the capitol branch
VIII make statement OF their case Saturday.
While the attorney general will give full atten.
ton toseyery matter presented by these commit
tees, he will not render any opinion or take any
action thereon, and the fixed purpose OF the gov
ernment is not to interfere in the condition of
the political affairs in Alabama, unless some
thing should arise under the constitution of the
United States which shall render necessary the
intervention of federal authority.
kAMoNTGoMERY, Ala, Dec. 5.-The capitol
body balloted for senator without result
The court house body did nothing. One of its
members, Mr.. Bennett died during the night.
Senator Spencer left this morning for Wash
ingtOn.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06

Mr.. George +. Miller, one of Prof TyndalR.
assistants, died in Philadelphia on Saturday OIL
typhoid fever, at the age of 20 years
Hans Christian Andersen. the author il Sd
riously i'll.
Horatio Seymour has accepted an invitation
to preside over the national prison reform con-
gress in Baltimore on the 21st Of January.
Rev, George Hepworth was formally installed
as pastor Of the Church Of Disciples in New
York, last night.
Mrs Cleveland, sister OF Mr. Greeley, passed
the worst night OF her illness Wednesday night
The combined fortunes Of MIR. Greeley daugh-
tiers are stated at $4,000 or more.
The Reformed church national synod, at Gin
einnati, yesterday suspended from the ministry
and from the church Rev. Henry Knepper OF
Illinois, on the ground that he married after Oh.
tanning divorce, which, though legal, was not
procured on scrptural grounds.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06

Rogers, the murderer Of Officer Donohue, will
be hung in New York to-day, the governor de-
cliniug to make anY respite
1t is rumOred in San Francisco that the Pacific
Mail company has bought It the Webb Aus
tralian steamers.
The famous Stanton ruby, which was repre-
Sented 10 be worth $3.50, 900 was tested in San
Francisco Yesterday by lapIdaries and proved
to be soft garnet worth about S1O0.
{, Bennett was fatally shot at COrsicanna
Texas, by policeman Wednesday night, who
in turn was killed next morning while attempt
lug to escape.
Full details Of the great diamond frauds by
mail show hat Cdlilornans lost two million dol
| lars and New Workers seven hundred and 6fty
| thousand dollars.
The steamer Magnolia, from Pensacola, brings
l6 officers and 225 men OF the third artillery from
| Tortugas, under command of Gen. Ayres.
| lncendiariSm has OF late been frequent in
| Brooklyn, and the police commissioners offer q
reward of $500 for the detection, arrest and con-
| yicton Of any person foHnd guilty Of that crime
| in the city.
a New York jeweller, stopping at Kuhn's
| hotel Chicago, had his trunk robbed of $4,000
| worth OF watches, Wednesday night, while eating
his supper The thief put his booty into car.
pet bag and coolly walked down the stairs, paid
his bill at the clerks office and departed
The steamship Maine, which arrived at South
ampton yesterday, reports having spoken on
the 3Oth ult. the steamship City of Bristol, from
New York for Liverpool. She was laying to at
| Tue lLues WITHOUT steam, ana upon beng asked
| if she required assistance, answered "no."
The Philadelphia police made raid Wednes-
day night upon the gambling establishment at
IS South Ninth street and captured thirteen
men and all the paraphernalia on the premises
The dealer fired al policeman ard escaped with
u dealing box and cloth
jury was obtained in Memphis, Tenn, yes
terday, in the case of Gen. j. W. S. Brown,
charged with killing Capt Theodore Adams
last spring, for scducing his daughter. The case
Will probably occupy the remainder of the week
KinSer, hatbreed Sioux convicted of MUIR
der at Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced yes
terday, by Chief Justice Fisher, to be hung the
ID of January
The coroner's Jury in the case of James Bur
nett, killed at Washington, Wednesday, by of.
fccr Auldridge, returned a verdict that the shot
was fired by the officer in the persJerhance OF
his duty and in Self-defence.
Barney Wood the murderer of Mr.. Cheese
man, will be executed to-day in Washington.
The prisoner is in condition Of complete col
lapse, and it is feared will have to be carried on
| a chair to the sCaffold
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06
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Two lines for one week sIooi three lines sl.25;
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line each insertion Business notices IS cents as
.ias Obituary notices. resolutions, &c, l5cents pc
Legal advertisements so0 per square for rst iHsei ttI
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Special positions in the paper, and special sty.es
display viii be charged extra rates Cuts and dorb.
column Advertisement allowed onlyto a limited sxteDt
2nddouble rates charged for the whole space occpeu
IN WEEKLY sPY-First insertion sl0Q per squarel
esehsUhsequent insertion 80 eents months $500; On
year $3.50.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06
Meeting of the Centennial Commission.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Sat the meeting of
the centennial commission to-day, Commission.
er Gobright of the District of Columbia, intro.
duced resolution which, on invitation, he
explained, having in view the suggestion 10 the
proper authority that on or before the 4th of
July, 1876, the coin OF the United States bear
such device aud inscription as will recognize
the great event then to be commemorated. The
proposition had the unanimous approval of the
commission.
A long discussion took place in relation TO the
place for the centennial buildings, but it does
not seem probable that they will be ready in
time to present to congress before the termina.
ton Of the present CONGRESS