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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-26

llth, from Dr. GurnVyI Jonu STUART hllI
attending physician, from which 1t ap-
pesrs he was in fair health and good
spirits, up to the time Of his attack Of the
erYsipeles, which rapidly ran It's fatal
course In the short space OF four days.
This disease is endemic in the low lying
CLAW ground about AVignon. He knew
the sItuNtion was not healthy but put
chased the house and grounds only be-
cause they were close to the cemetery
where his wife was buried fifteen years
ago, and in order that he might spend
much Of his time as possible near her
tomb. The house, moreover, was densely
surrounded by trees which he would
not allow 10 be touched lest the
nightingales that abounding In the
neighbOrhood should quit the spot. The
avenue, under the shade OF which he
composed and studied, was filled with
these birds. Mr.. Mills suffered but little,
except In swallowing, and from the heat
and weight Of the enormous swelling
which was over his face and neck, yet ho
learned the fatal nature Of the attack with
calmness and resignation. His expressed
desire was that he might not outlive his
mental faculties, or suffer from long
wasting. He was gratified, for his great
intellect remained clear 10 the last mo.
ment. His wish that his funeral might be
quiet and simple was attended to by hlI
loving step. daughter with devoted solicit
tude. The funeral took place in the SIM
lplest fashion, the French doctor, Protest
ant pastor and myself alone being present
with tho family. Prayer was offered at
the grave, and a most touching address
was given by the pastor. The tomb G
his wife was opened, and he was placed
by her he loved so well,
A Halifax letter on the interment oftht
bodies Of the passengers Of the steamship
Atlantic says: "The graves or trenche
In many cases are scarcely deep enough
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23
The Cred6S MObsEea..

The New York Herald, which
has hitherto steadily and persist
emily supported the Administers
ton, seems to be getting restless
over the corruption unearthed
by the Investigations now going
on in Washington. In its issue
of the 9th inst, we find the fol,
lowing:
The investigation into the Gre.
dit Mobilier corruption did not
present any interesting features
yesterday. The opening of the
doors of the committee room ap-
pears to have deprived the exam
ination of much of its spicy char
acter. Meanwhile the inculpated
members and heir friends are
endeavoring to avail themselves
of the plea that in the "placing"
Of stock Cakes Ames never at
tempted to influence or bribe
any member, but intended his
generous friendship only as a
"pure business transaction" A
burglar does not carry his jim
mics, skeleton keys and dark
lantern exposed TO public view,
but hides them away in his pock-
cts under his coat. A person
who sets about placing" money
or it's equivalent among Con
greesmen "where it will do the
most good" does not proclaim to
the world that lie is buying cor
rupt votes, but assumes an air of
innocence and talks about "busi>
ness transactions"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23

The bloody riot on Prince Ed
ward Island, where the rioters
asserted that no British were
wanted there, is a deeper and
stronger indication of the strength
of the annexation movement than
a thousand stump speeches or
Newspaper articles. The United
States does not need Canada, and
the day of annextion is probably
distant. But that it will come,
and come peaceabIy, is morally
certain.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23
Too Internally Common.

1t is not denied that the Presi-
Dental election was carried by
the colored vote, but the Repub-
lican managers are very slow
about recognizing the claims OF
the colored brethren to Office
since the election. AS the Gov
ernor of a New England State
said after having been interview
cd in the lobby of the Republl-
can National Convention-bEa
forward sort of a darby delegate
who wanted an office right off,
"Well, these colored delegates
seem to be very respectable men
some of them are very intelli-
gent and make good speeches
but" after q reflective pause,
''they'r re all niggers."
The Administrationlsts are
quite ready to recognize the col
ored citizens as intelligent and
SO on up to the point of the of
fees. Then he becomes a "nig-
ger" The Pennsylvania Repub-
licans have played the same game
until the organ of the colored
people, Our National irogress,
protests that it is getting too in
formally common" We quote
from that journal:
"We and the colored people of
the State of Pennsylvania feel
chagrined at being 80 sought for
during the trou bles of the late
canvass, aud being now SO forget
fully thrust aside.
"Scnators and representatives
say it was an oversight was
not thought of in time. All we
have to say ia, that these over
sights ire too internally common
aud that the csucnses of each
House OF the necessity in this
case in time sufficient to remedy
the difficulty.
"The colored voters are now in
consultation over all such mat
tiers, and they have nearly come
to the conclusion that TO radi-
cally remedy these things, hold
ing as they do the balance of
power in the county and State.
they must 'sttike out for them
selves"
Nothing could be more proper.
In South Carolina, where they
are in a majority, they have al
struck out for themselves,
and the resnlt is they get Offices
ard good prices. In Pennsylva-
MIA, where every white Republi.
gets either an office or a
the colored people r ov.
CROOKED. The thing to do is to
go for EN- with the balance of
power. This thing is getting
''too internally common"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23
Distinguished Bead o.
rs 99.

The following are among the
distinguished dead of last year:
Among our pro. ession are the
names OF James Gordon Bennett,
of New York the Herald" and
Horace Greeley, of the New York
Tribune" The army has lost
Major General Meade, Major
General Halleck, and General
Anderson. France Iaments Field
Marshal Torey, who.defeated the
Anstrians On the historic field of
Montecello, and England Field
Marshal Sir George Pollock, Con-
stable efthe Tower, a veteran of
the Indian wars, and General
Pennefather, another soldier of
renown. The ranks of statesman
ship have been thinned by the
deaths of William FL. Seward, ex-
Postmasters General Randall,
Senators Grimes, of Iowa, Davis
of Kentucky, and Walker, of
Wisconsin; President Juarez, of
Mexico; Earl Mayor, Governor
General of India; Joseph Mazzini,
the italian revolutionists; the
Duke of Persigny; Sir Henry Bull
wer; Lord Lousdale, and the
Duke of Bedford. Among the
eminent divines who have died
during the year are Archbishop
Spalding, of Baltimore, Bishop
Mc(1ill of Richmond, and Rev.
DR.. Seabury, of New York, at
one time the leading mind of the
Episcopal Church. Thus the
most distinguished as we'll as the
unknown of the earth pass away,
while Others FIJI their places only
in their turn to be written on the
neurology roll of some future
years.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23

He'll is exciting a good deal Of
interest at the present time. The
Methodists in New York City are
discussing its horrors, and a won
derful report comes from Belgium
to the effect that hell has broken
loose in that Industrious little
kingdom and deluged the coun-
try with fire and lava. A fsure
in Arkansas is said to be vomit-
ing forth blue flames and brim-
stone, and the Cleveland Herald
tells of a mountain, three miles
from cambridge, Ross couny,
Ohio, which issues a constant
stream ofsmoke, while on its sum-
nit and general surface the veg
citation has withered and died, as
if blasted by a whirlwind of fire.
Religious people in that vicinity
declare that the genuine old-fash-
toned hell is about to reveal its
elf to an unbelieving world.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23

The temperance party in the
Ohio Legislature one day laet
week, took snap judgment on
the Anti.Adair law men and
took a vote upon a modification
of that notorious measure and
defeated it. Of the thirty~two
opponents of the law only four
were Republicans, and of its fifty
friends all belong to that organi.
cation. We noticed that our Re
preventative, Miller, voted against
any modification. The Germans
are almost, if not quite, to a man
opposed to the passage of pro
hibitory liquor laws, and are
especially incensed against that
known as the Adair Law. The
Cincinnati Enquirer says it was
upon that issue that Judge Green
received nine thousand majority
for Judge of the Supreme Court
of Ohio in that county last fall,
and had the same efforts been
made elsewhere he would lave
been elected by a large majority.
T~wo-ffths of the Germans still
continue to vote the Republican
ticket, but in the face of such
votes as were recently given in
the Legislature at Columbus they
will soon be as scarce as white
blackblrds.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23

The taxes of OHIO for State
purposes were $2,754,0OO in 1855
the last year of complete Demo>
cratic ascendency in the State
Government. Last year they
were $4,414, 900. The entire tax
es, State and local, were less than
nine millions in 1856, but they
are now over twenty-three mill
ions. Why should our State
taxes almost double and treble
in sixteen years? It is because
the people have kept in power
wasteful and corrupt Admins
trations, simply for the reason
that they were called Republi-
can. Elr1<
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
ROM DAILY EsQ'n OF WEDNESDAY,, DEC. 12rH
n otice Of Lease Of Preble
County Fair Grounds.

Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived by VIM. c. Drookins,
Treasurer of said society until
February 1st., 1873, until 10
o'clock, A. NJ, for renting of said
Grounds for one year from said
day. Term and conditions shown
by Lease in said Treasures hands
right reserved to reject any or
all bids. EXECUTIVE COM.
By order of the Board.
Jan. %, 1S73.-w2.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23
The credit .Mo6aIicr.

timory given before the commit
tee which is investigating the
Credit Mobilier must be struck
with the fiat contradictions, eva
sions, lodges, convenient memo
~, and artful subteriuges of sever
al ofthe principal witnesses. who
are personally most implicated.
Al the original allegations WHICH
were SO emphatically denied
when the Congressional and Pres
idential elections were pending,
have been substautiated to the
letter and more, and that too by
some of the very parties who
were go vehement in denounciug
them as false. So much is proved,
and hen the letters and the evil
dence are put side by side, the ex
hibition IS we'll calculated to des-
troy confidence in several of the
distinguished individuals whofig-
ure SO remarkably in this affair.
Mir. CAKES AMEs treats his
transactions with members of
Congress ae matters of private
business, not affecting their leg
islatIve functions or obligations.
~
He claims to have soldthem stock
in the Credit Mobilier; and yet
in no single instance was the stock
issued in the names Of the pur-
chasers. If the sale was honest
and fair, why this concealment?
He was their trustee, and yet is
unable to say whether he paid
dividends or not, how much or
when, or whether he still holds
any stock in that fduciary capac-
ity. Hundreds of thousands of
dollars were involved, and yet
there is not even a memorandum
to show the nature and extent of
the pretented subscriptions. Had
any of the members died, there
was no evidence tojustify a claim
of recovery for this stock, if the
statements of AMEs and ALLEY
are true. Is that a business way
of dealing in stocks? Do men pay
in money aud take no vouchers,
as is alleged in nearly all these
cases?
Again, how does it come to
pass that when exposure. vas par
made and more threatened,
all these members of Congress,
with perhaps one DR. two excep.
should have stampeded like
herd of buffaloes, and attempt
ed to escape CONVICTION by sham
sales of their stock to AMEs2
Does not that fact speak vol
umes? After pocketing the enor-
nous dividends, and paying for
their shares at the par value by
q deduction from them, they be
came suddenly v%irtuous when in
vestigation was threatened or
rendered inevitable, but not an
hour before.
The labored attempt to break
the force of Col. McCoMB's testi-
mony by assailing his character
IS one of the worst features of
revolving case. Supposipg
t to be as bad as represented,
does that relive the corrupt con-
'p1rators of their infamy as ira
1ers in legislation and venal job
,ers seeking to enrich themselves
lpon the bounty which was ap-
9r%opriated to a national enter
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23

The Holmes County Farmer
says General Ewing is likely to
be the next Democratic candi-
date for Governor in Ohio. This
can be said in the Generals fav-
or, he is a gentleman of a high
order of ability, of spotless in
tegrity, of purity of character,
and of superior executive capae>
ity. The last Democratic Gov
ernor of Ohio was a resident of
Lancaster. It would BE note
worthy if the next Democratic
Governor should come from that
place.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23

Gen. Grants second Inaugural
ton is to be made the occasion
of q grand military display
These occurrences, in the better
aud purer days of the Republic,
used to be purely ciriz. Are we
drifting toward military despo-
tism2
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23
Constitutional C0eCeA .
ton.

An act has passed in the Ohio
Legislature, providing for the
election of Members to the Con-
stitutional Convention at the
April election, the Convention to
meet at Colun bus on the second
Tuesday in May; aud providing
further, that said body When or
ganized may adjourn TO any 9th
er time and place within the
State.
The voters of Preble will be
called upon to come out in their
strength at the spring election.
ss in addition to the.usual towns
ship officers to be chosen, our
ticket will contain a Common
Pleas Judge candidate, and a
candidate for Member of the
Constitutional Convention, max
Ing the election of the first i'm
portance.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23

The effort of the Post Office
Department to maintain the
practice of charging double for
letters not fully prepaid meets
with no favor with the press OF
the country.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23

The Democratic members of
the Indiana Legislature have is
sued an address to the people of
that State in which they denounce
the Apportionment act recently
passed, as unjust and illegal.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-23

The bill of the proprietors of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, shows
that President Grant and bis par
ty punished nineteen dollars
worth of wine on the day of Mr..
Greeley's funeral.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-02-20
New Railroad.

A line of three feet guage railroad Is
now in course of construction from st.
Louis TO Cairo, and will be completed in
a few months. This is an air line indie
pendent road. 1t is proposed to extend
this line from Cairo, via JOhnsonville
and Pulaski, to Huntsville, Ala, thence
to Gadsden, so as to get into connection
at that point with the entire system. of
Georgia roads. This line, if completed,
would be an air line road from St. Lou
is, through the finest country in the
world, into Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina and Florida, and traversing-
the best agricultural region of Tennes-
see. At Johnsonville it would cross
the great N. & N. w. Road, at Pulaski
the L. & N. & G. S. r. R., leading from
Louisville to Montgomery, and at
Huntsville the NJ. s. c. r. R., which
will be a line in the Great Southern At
lantic and Pacific line. At Gadsden it
would make connection with roads
leading to the Gulf and Atlantic coasts,
and with all the important commercial
centres of the Southern and South East
ern States.
The advantages of this line alone to
Giles county would be incalculable. 1t
would afford facilities of travel and
commerce to those parts of the county
now shut out from market. It would
enter the county near its northwest cor
ner and pass diagonally through to a
point near its southeast corner. This
line alone would be worth million of
dollars to tbs county the moment of its
completion, and its further advantages
could not be estimated in figures. But
when we consider that another line is
contemplated-that is, the extension OF
/ the Cincinnati and Cumberland Road,
from Gallatin, via lebanon, Murfrees-
bOro, Lewisburg, crossing the n. & d.
Railroad at Pulaski and taking Florence
Ala, in its line, and thence passing
through the immense and inexhausti-
BILE coal and iron regions of the noun
tains lying south of the Tennessee river
in the direction of TuscalOOsa--it does
not require either figures or speculation
to satisfy any man that Pulaski would
become a railroad centre that would ell
evate her In less than ten years to the
dignity of the most fourishing inland
city in the whole South. All that is
needed to insure the location and build
ing of these roads, so as to make Puias-
Ii railroad centre, is for the people to
rouse up from their lethargy, and en-
courage these enterprises and contribute
to them. Let us go to work at once.
Let the people assemble at the court
house on the Ist Monday in March and
take immediate action and get into COM
munication with the leading spirits OF
these projected lines, and let new inn
petus be given to the movement for the
location and construction of the Mem
phis and Knoxville Railroad through
Giles county. Other combinations are
forming, and If we do not act promptly
and earnestly we viii lose the Opportu.
/ ,,sfx-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-02-20
To Our Patrons.


When we adopted our present system
of getting up the outside pages of our
paper, it was not our Intention to make
it permanent, as we then stated, unless
our patrons desired it, for We did not
like the plan ourself, and adopted it
very reluctantly and under a pressure
of circumstances. Our intention has
been and still is to return to the old
plan just as soon as possible. Our edi-
ton is so large that it is an immense
job to print both sides of our paper up
on hand press. We have long intend
ed to buy a faster press, and few
months ago thought by this time it
would have been in operation. We
have been sOrely disappointed in get
ting the means with which to buy II,
but still hope to do soon. The money
is owing to us, and is due and ought to
be paid, but it seems that people think
printers have no use forsuch stuff. I'm
der these circumstances we know our
friends will bear with us patiently un-
til we can collect together a few hun
bred dollars to make things all right
again.
The above explanation is ELECTED by
such letters as the following:
Mr.. MCCoRD We want the CITIZEN
like it t0dS. When we get the mail, the
CITIZEN is read first. We like what
your correspondents say; we like your
editOrials-a feast of fat things and q
perfect antidote for bad feelings. Then
there comes the cream of your ex-
changes; for it seems as if you knew
just what everybody wanted to read.
We want four pages instead of two in
the 10TH DISTRICT.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-02-20
DO WE WAIT IT9
A Great System OF Railroads
to Concentrate at Pulaski.

There arc two systems Of railroads IN
Alabama projected with the view OF de-
velOping her great mineral wealth, one
looking to Florence and the other to
Huntsville. The projectors Of both
systems are looking to Pulaski for con-
nectiOn with the great northern and
eastern routes, while the Cincinnati
and Cumberland road, via kurfreesbOro
and Lewisburg, wants to make this a
terminus. The people everywhere
along these routes, including also the
Memphis and Knoxville road, are in
earnest, and look with surprise at our
indifference here upon their efforts to
make us great railroad centre.
Never did people come SO near hav-
ing greatness thrust upon them without
a single effort on their part, and almost
without their own knowledge. Flor
ence wants to meet the CINCINNATI and
Cumberland road here to make the cen
Meeting line bstween Cincinnati and
the cities south. Huntsville seeks a
connection here to link the Tennessee
and Warrior Railroad, which extends
its arms to the Atlantic and the Gulf.
with st. Louis, the great central city OF
the Union, on the one hand, and the
great eastern manufacturing cities on
the other, while Memphis and Knox
vile want to clasp hands across Pulaski
and place her upon the line of the great
Southern Pacific, which reaches from
seaboard to seaboard. And yet our peO-
pie, even our 'live men," seem to be
sleeping. The Cincinnati road has been
located as far as MurfreesborO, and
tax voted by Marshall county to, bring
it with sixteen miles OF Pulaski. The
Huntsville people have taken the initEa-
tory step TO effect survey of the route
to this place. The Florence people are
standing ready TO build their road to
the State line, and are begging us to
meet them, while the Memphis and
Knoxville road is actually being built
from Memphis in this direction.
Now the question is, do we want
these rOa6s? If so, we must begin to
take some action. This Is an age Of
progress andquick work. There are no
Rip Van Wrinkles outside of Pulaski,
and if the "Old Rips here don't wake
up they will soon find themselves
fianked. In view Of the vast advan-
tages to be gained by aiding literally
in the completion of this magnificent
system of roads, cannot the wealthy
county of Giles afford to raise say one
million of dollars, to be paid in twenty
or thirty years, and Pulaski her two
hundred thousand, besides her quote of
the county tax? We might raise amIll
lion and a half this way without. feeling
the burden. We invite discussion upon
this subject. We want our people to
think of the vast wealth that will be
poured into oar laps by these enter
prises if properly succOred. Wake up,
wake up, the world is moving of and
leaving you behind
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-02-20
The Concert.

An old lady from Cobb county, Geor-
gy, whose face looks like the gable end
of bad luck and whose melodramatic
tones ring sweetly on the ear like the
festive notes of an antiquated trombone
after being wrapped around a lamppost,
accompanied by her lovely daughter,
whose checks vie with tallow-dip and
whose lips seemed made to MARBLE the
strain that ripples from her swan-like
throat with rustling like the sound of
soapsuds going down a rat hole, or else
TO suck the juice from a chunk of raw
bacon, gave a concert and charades at
AntOinette Hall last Friday night. The
selections were from Coolers Sand
Mountain Opera and were rendered in
that peculiar style which gave to Sut
Lovingood's daddy the euphonious char
acteristic of a "nat'ral born durn fool. -
The "dyerlOgs" must have been written
by George Francis Train just after he
went crazy, though evidently revised by
President Grant, from the fewness of
the words used, and were interspersed
ever and anon with snatches of song
that JeeliRgly reminded one of Il wheel
barrow CREASED in I776-sometimess sub
dued to a pensive sweetness that steals
gently upon the nerves like the sound of
many files sharpening many saws. The
Pulaski Cornet Band and Orchestra
were employed at intervals in bringing
the entranced audience down to the re-
alities and letting them take a fresh
start, and they succeeded admirably, for
after the third act the audience saw the
danger they were in of being carried
away and started to thin out, and they
kept thinning out until by the time the
fourth act was over there were none left
but the band and orchestra. The thing
then broke up in row, and the train
happening along about that time took
the troupe aboard and landed them al
Lynnville, where they were billed for
Saturday night.