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The New York herald., 1876-07-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

Cincinnati Con,mercid-''The individual who
charges that President Grant has been moved by Pc
culiar considerations to break up the republican
party and arrange for democratic may not
have the subtle sort Of an Imagination after all'
Cleveland (Ohio) Fia,ndeaIer:-.william NJ Tweed
honored and respected, and he numbered as
many friends among the leading republicans as demo-
Gratis"
Kansas City "Hcncciorth, reform is the all
absorbing of the campaign, and propose to
spell always with initial capital, because thero
ought to be- and is supposed to be, an immense
amount OF capital IN it,
Rome tN. W Corier:-"Tldcn Hendricks Re-
FORM Victoryl'
ST. LOUIS Republican :-'To say that the democratic
party has presented to the American people
cepionable tckc, is the iaintes of faint praise No
ticket thoroughly good in all the elements which
make up political! goodness has been presented since
Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton offered their
united names to the democracy OF seventy years ago
1t represents the best brain ana body of the East and
West
Hartford Courdnt 1.-THE people in earnest this
year. whether the politicians not. Those who
imagine that the injection OF the customary lptrap
INTO the party platform all that necessary
cure popular support very much mistaken. The
reform parsn.ps of 1876 not be butercd by fine
phrases. :"
Albany Argus THE past history of the country
shows that tho people have failed to overthrow
existing evil They certainly will not fail to
the evil outgrowth of the war; ani drive from
power those who have shamelcssy abused their "
Wheeling tya) Re0ister:-"Wiih Samuel J. Tildcn as
President there Will be no Beknaps nor Dcanos in the
Cabinet ScEencks Will not degrade dishonor us
abroad; Boss Shepherds will not rule at homo.
There will be no whiskev rings in the West; the in.
famous rule OF the carpc,-baggcrs will to end
in the South We shall have Tom Murphys in tho
North, and no 5u,lcrism in the East
Newark (N. J.) Courier:--''Whe Tidcn talks hard
money Hendricks loses opportunity to dandlc the
rag baby on his patriotic knee"
Philadelphia Press;"It is not reform that the dem
party asks. 1t is restoration. And restoration
in the very shapc-more odious, dangerous
more calamtous than that of Charles II. y
Memphis Aroianchs:''In politics perhaps the China
man will soon usurp the place so long kcld by our
African brother. All right. Anything to change the
issues
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ROUND LAKE CAMP MEETING.

BREAKING UP OF THE cAMr-THE SPIRITUAL
RESULTS As FAR AS HEARD OF RATHER
sMALL-YEsTERDAYs SERVICES WHAT THE
METHODIST NIsIsrEns THINK OF TIE RE-
PUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC TICKETS.
Round LAKE, July g. 1s76
A heavy rain, commencing while the service OF song
in progress last evening and lasting during the
entire night, whiIo IL had little apparent eject in
dampcnng the ardor of The faithful gathered IN front
of the stand singing the songs Of Zion, gave every
thing generally wet aud sloppy appearance this
ing, and somewhat mtgatcd the regrets gen rally fet
al the breaking up Al TINS writing most OF the tents
are down, aud the express wagons moving toward
the station, followed by dcmurc, sanity LOOKING
women with bcdragelcd skirts, to use term vogue
here leading pecvish children, whose mussy garments
brings to tIo laces OF their mammas deprccatory
preston the passcr-by ganccs at them Here and
there, gathered ound tho debris tabernacle
OF prayer, groups o and women, hudalcd
close together and singing, 81 Love Tell the story"
- | Have Been Redeemed" and other iavorc melodies
Of The Moody and Sankey order, often accompanied
expressions of cctasy which indicate how deeply the
feelings moved. Even as wri,e by one, with
lingering Kiss among the sisters anda sigh OF regret
us intensity not less caress, all around they begin
drop away, with the coming OF the within the
hour the grounds viii resume their purely watering
remain uninterrupted Ia their croquct, their rides
through the country ana sans upon the lake
JHE SERVICES
OF The meeting closed TINS morning with singing and
speaking meeting IN front OF the stand. which
rkablc only the entire absence OF that powerful
emotion. tnat in,cusc excitement. to speak
after the manner OF mcn--that xiorio1s out
rushing OF the Holy Spirit IN the ycrnac0lsr OF
the SAINTS, which for many years "a coucunitant
OF the occasion However the speaking excellent
singing lovc.y, tho latter lcd by local celeb
ritz namca Mrs skinner whose sweet anu powerful
has added much to the interest o the meeting
and marrcd by crvcnt individual, with great strength
Of lungs aud knowledge oil muse, VINO insisted
sharing the honors with her II to the unmpassioncd
spectator thing more tnan another observable
II the generally combailve character OF the ad-
dresses Following the lrvariable icon
''thc sp'rt ol God In my hoart' the
trumpet tones, threatening, promising calling tor
vigorous onslaught on the powers oi darkness Not
much about love- hope anu charity. and good deal
about battle, conflict, lhe enemy and victory. Finally
Shall We Gather the Eivcrf
was sung. and with the bencdicon tho nrst camp
meeting OF the season here closed lis sessions
rHr RKsuL1s
As fntmsed In previous letter neither IN point OF
numbers OF souls has the meeting boon
q success Olihc latter moro inan nvc SIX ars
reported, and even this number there seems be
some doubt As IN all such meetings the religious
people have had senson OF great enjoyment and thor
sous have been strengthened er thor march toward
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the heavenly Jerusalem True this is much, and on tb
occasion II covers the sum TO bc recorded

the heavenly Jerusalem True this is much and on tb
occasion II covers the sum 10 bc recorded
POLITICS.
II would seem somewhat inconguous to iutro iucso
secular subject as politics into the report OF ctp
meeting, and yet through the presence OF numbdof
clereymcn OF the Church south the matter TO she
extent has been brought TO the front These gcr,e-
men have preached from the stand aud he
IN the main created pleasing impression ID
YET as ever, there ure no discussions 30
difficult TO reconcile religious dissensions and wpe
love and fraternity as sentiments havo been erefd
with impassioned responses from the multiiuddn
front oil the stand any practical movement towardt
uniting the churches is sure to meet with some hIh
at the very outset. The Mclhoaist cergymen OF 10
North are almost to a man republicans aud at hort
are among the most bitter political partisans IN 10
country. True, from policy OF proprie,
they say little upon the subject IN public but To y,
port the ticket aud the party 10 with them regds
duty As class, they regard all the democr;ai
papers as proane publications. winch they wouldp
sooner receive IN their houses than the works OF I'd
Paine. As consequence they Obtain all their Ides
OF political matters, OF the principles and works
their own and the opposite party from partsh
journals the truth fulncss oil which they never que
ton And so 1t Is that the democrat Is reckoneds
among the ungotly destined, and very properly ~ !
Cast Lto ouier darkness
whose fervcnt pieiy and impassioned appeals ha
caused HIM 10 be received with much warmth when
private conversation, 'there is not asinge respec
able republican IN the whole SOUTH Now, HI
listeners knew several very respectable coorcd clergy
men and several others who II not respected IN III
South, were, least respectable from the NortherI
standpoint, there tacIt war At once. scpse q
proprety restrained any outbreak but the hands thu
were approaching each other the bloody chas
were quickly Withdrawn.
What do you think of Mr. Tildcn gn said the South
erner soon AFTER Now was the time Tor the Northern
cr's revenge
II think he is a miserable trickster," was tn
response. ana no doubt he did
Such Is tue feeling sure To be manifest wheneve
the subject is broached, and 1t may safely DC prophe
sled that the reconciliation between the Methoiis
Episcopal Church North aud South viii not take pac
until alter The coming election.
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SHOT DEAD.
From the East Saginaw (Nich.) Courier.

LuDrNGroN June %, 1876.
l. u Foster was murdered by robbcr about three
O'Clock this morning. The villain entered Mr. Fosters
residence and had pretty wen ranacscd the premises
when Mrs Foster, seeing light in another room,
awoke her husband, who sprang from the bed and pur
sued the robber out into The yard when he turned and
shot Foster. killing him almost instantly. Mr. Foster
was one OF our best citzcns and thorough business
man. representing large lumber interests. The greatest
cxciiemcnt prevails and every effort is beng madc TO
capture the murderer who escaped.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

THE Legislature adjourned from the
23d to the 2Sth, but the members were
SO slow in returning that they were not
ready to resume their regular work be-
fore the Sd of January. Had they adj
journed for the holidays and met
promptly at the expiration of the spec
flied time the people would have been
satisfied but an adjournment of that
kind would have deprived them of their
pay and would have saved the State
from fifteen to twenty thousand dolls
lars. One of our delegates endeavored
to secure the passage of resolution
adjolwning over the holidays but the
majority of the Legislature were of an
other disposition. twill be difficult
for the present body to convince the
people that they are really in favor
of retrenchment and reform, so long as
they are unwilling toreceive pay only
for the time they are engaged in the
service of the State
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DEATH OF VENERABLE FATHER BEoEM.

New York, December 29.-The Rev
Henry Boehn, better known as Father
Boehm, the oldest preacher of the NJ.
E. Church IN this country, and proDa.
bly the oldest clergyman in the world,
died yesterday at the residence of his
granddaughter, near Richmond, State
island. On the 9Th of last June the
one hundret;th anniversary Of his birth
was celebrated at Jersey City by the
Newark Conference, when Mr. Boehm
submitted an outline Of his own life and
labor in the Methodist Church, and adj
dresses were made by other clergymen.
The exc tement of the occasion prostra>
ted him, and though he rallied he was
again seized with illness on the 18th of
this month while attempting to preach
IN the village church at Richmond, Sta
ten Island. He was born in Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania. He joined the
Methodist Church in 1877 and on JAM
uary 6, 1900, he was licensed to preach
and was appointed to travel Dorchester
eircnit, on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land. Four months after he attended
the General Conference of 1900 in Bal
timore, and was present at the ordina~
ton of Bishop Richard Whatcoat in
Light Street Church. In 1904, in cons
paw with VIM. Colbert, he travelled the
Anamessex circuit, receiving great num-
bers of converts into the church, He
served in the ministry in Maryland,
Delaware and Pennsylvania: was chos~
en- by Bishop Asbury as his travelling
companion in the spring OF lSOS, and
travelled until 1878, when the Bishop
appointed Father Boehm presiding ell
der of the Schuylkill district, composing
the whole territory from Washington
to Stroudsburg between the Susquehan
ma and the Delaware. The journeys of
the two were made on horseback, and
in o :e visit through the territory OF In~
diana but six habitations were found in
thirty-six miles. He first saw the Hud
son river in 1907, and At Elizabethport
saw a steamboat forthe first time. For
mnra ..!.an thirty Father Boehm has
been in the New Jersey Conference,and
as early as l742 was on the list Of sus
pernumeary preachers lie will be bu-
red On Friday.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06
.e'aE s0uTg CAROLINA JUICES.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 20. The
largest aud most enthusiastic public
meeting held ir Charleston since the
war took place this evening in response
to call to sustain the action of Gov.
ernor Chamberlain in refusing CONS
missions to Whipper and Moses. The
assem- blage was largely composed OF
substantial business men of the city.
George w. Williams, the wealthiest
merchant in the State, presided. The
resolutions, which were presented by
General Jas. Conner, were adopted
amid great cheering. The preamble
says:
'Fhe action of the Legislature in
electing as judges w. j. Whipper and
F. J. Moses, Jr, men whose proper
places in court house is the criminals
dock, is an insult to every honest citizen
aud a violation of every safeguard
which the law affofJs to life, liberty
and property We deprecate all ap-
peals. to passion and prejudice, but it
behooyes us to speak plainly. The
attempt to place infamy and corruption
in the seat of justice violates the primal
instincts of civilized humanity, and to
that we will not submit.
The rightfo justice and good gov
eminent is ole which we dare not re-
linquish. With no hostility to the
colored people of the State, mindful of
the good conduct of those who have
not been misled by evil counsels, we
are determined to preserve to them
every right and privilege guaranteed
oy the constitution and laws of the
country, but the avowed purpose that
there shall not be equality, but doms
inalion of their race over the property
and rights of the white people of the
State will be resisted to the last, and
under no circumstances shall it pre-
vail ~
The resolutions protest against The
elevation of Moses and Whipper to
the bench, and avow the determination
to resist to the end, and while tenders
ing to Gov. Chamberlain grateful
thanks for the bold and statesmanlike
struggle he has made in the cause of
j reform, in the economical administra.
ton of the government, in the preser-
walton Of the public faith, in the eqnal
administration of justice and in the
maintenance of the public peace, pledge
him steadfast support for the accom-,
plishment Of these ends. Speeches
were delivered by number of leading
citizens, all reiterating the unalterablc
purpose never to allow Whippar or
| Moses to occupy the bench.
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WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.



Tn view Of the decreased value of
real estate under the late assessment of
lands, the provision Of sufficient reye~
nae to meet theocurrent expenses of
tie State government and interest upon
the public debt will be one of the.
most important duties of the present
Legislature. To increase the taxes
upon real estate. is not practicable.
Merchants and manufacturers now pay
their full share. Special subjects Of
taxation have been so closely sought
heretofore that few remain. In view
Of these facts we cannot see what the
Legislature will do unless it adopt the
suggestion of the Governor and i'm
pose a tax upon whisky. A tax of
thirty cents per gallon, it is estimated
will yield a revenue OF 100000 per
year,-an item. worth the attention OF
the General Assembly An objection
to the effect that tax upon whisky
would discriminate against our own
manufacturers has been urged, but such
need not be the case. 1t is not pro
posed to tax the manufacturers, but the
retailers, the men who derive a heavy
profit from selling liquor by the drink
or in small quantities. The tax shonld
be placed upon all liquors sold by re
tail in the State, whether they were
manufactured at home or elsewhere. =
If the imposition of the tax shoul cause
a decrease in the sale, it would abate a
nuisance to that extent If it should
not cause decrease in the sale,it would
greatly increase the revenue, thus &C
complshing the object in view. Some
are of the opinion that it would be an
unjust and discriminating tax. The
injustice we cannot see. For a series
of years every interest in the Com
monwealth has been taxed to support
the whisky traffic. The tax has been
indirect, but not less oppressive on that
account.
The time has now come for every
interest protected by State laws to pay
its fair proportion of State expenses,
and we are Of the opinion that a due
regard for the interests of their cons
stituents will impel the present Legis<
lature to place alcoholic drinks upon the
list ofsubjects of special taxation. 1t
is an experiment worth the trial. If it
should not prove a success, we would
be in no worse condition; il it should
prove successful, the State, with a
reasonable tax upon her property,
would be enabled to meet her current
expenses and the interest upon the
public debt Her full credit would be
restored and a feeling of confidence in
ultimate prosperity of the State would
encourage all classes. aef
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Mrs. Rachel Gordon and three child
rem, aged u, 10 and 8 years were
burned to death in their dwelling, 1G
miles north of Rising Sun, Ind, Satur-
day. A fire at Greece City, Pa, Tues
day night, destroyed the residence of
David Morrison, and his wife and
child were burned to death The
lovingston block, a large tenement
house, and several adjoining buildings
were burned, loss $4,000 Also at
Pittsfeld, Mass, the barn of o. Per-
kins, with one hundred and twenty
FIVE tons of hay, eight oxen, eight
cows, three horses, number Of hogs
and large quantity o. farming I'M
Elements; at Eliot, Ne, the Eliot
Academy, loss $4,000, and at Cam
bridgeport, Mass, the barrel factory
Of Jaynes & Co., loss $4,000. E. G.
Southwick 81 Co.'S dry goods store at
Northamston, Mass; loss $4,000.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

The Lynchburg News says = We
hope that Gov. Letoher will carry on
The campaign be has instituted in the
Legislature against the dogs, and pros
ecute vigorous and exterminating
warfare. His practical mind fully COM
prehends the value of sheep-raising to
Virginia, and the assume stupidity of
permitting such nuisance as dogs to
stand IN the way OF a profitable indus
try, If any man in the Legislature
has the iron will and tenacity of pur-
pose to push through this much needed
reform, it is John Letcher. We hope
he will be backed up by every sensible
and honest man in the Legislature, and
achieve glorious victory.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

SAMUEL Coors, Ese.-We regret to
learn that this gentleman was stricken
down at Broadway on one day of last
week with paralysis, but we are glad to
say that he has nearly recovered. He
had been to Harrisonburg, and possibly
over exerted himself Mr. Coots is one
of the oldest, if not the oldest citizen in
Rockingham, that has represented the
county in the Legislature. Genial in
his manners, christian in his deport-
mcnt, with his soul brimful Of merri.
ment, he could not grow old, and his
society IS still sought by the young peo-
pie, as when years he dispensed, at his
home at Oakland, an elegant and gem
erous hospitality. buckingham Reg
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EEEcHER SUED BY MO .LIJN

The NeH York Times of yesterday
gives the following particulars in re-
gard to suit which was instituted in
Brooklyn on Monday by Mr.. Frank
Moulton, against the Rev. Henry w ard
Beecher:
Mr.. Frank Moulton yesterday lnstl.
tuted, through his counsel, Gen Roger
A. Pryor, civil suit in the Supreme
Court, Brooklyn, for $4,000 damages
against Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
The papers were served on Mr. Beecher
personally at his residence last even,
ing, by clerk of Gen. Pryor's. The
complaint sets forth the cause of ac-
ton as malicious prosecution of Mr..
Moulton by lir. Beecner, the speeih :
cation beng that on October 8, 1874,
he procured Mr. Moulton's indictment
Oh a charge OF criminal libel. and press
ed the suit so lar as to have him
arrested and held to bail Mr. Wins
low was then the district attorney, and
was succeed by Mr. Britton. Further,
the specification shows that on October
%, 1875, Mr.. Britton being then dis
trict attorney, entered notte proseqmi,
against the expressed wish of Mr.
Moulton. Only single question will
be at issue in the coming suit. This
will be the truth or falsity of Mr..
Moulton's allegation that Mr. Beecher
had committed adultery with Mrs.
ilton. For the determination of this
question Mrs. Triton will be vital
witness, and will certainly be called,
us well as a number of others whose
testimony was excluded on the great
trial. On the other hand, the ques,
ton of Mrs, Tiltons characterinot being
in any way at issue, the testimony of
a large number of the witnesses pro-
duced at the Tilton-Beecher trial will
not be competent. The trial will
therefore be brief one, and it is anti
cipa5ed that it will not occupy over
two weeks time. e'H a
The case coming on in the Supreme
Court in Brooklyn, it will be tried by
either Judge Barnard, Judge Gilbert,
OIL. Judge Pratt, they being the judges
of that court, and it is probable the
case will come to trial early in March.
1t is stated to be entitely within the
option of the plaintiff rotort in kind on
Mr.. Beecher by having him arrested
and held to bail, but MIR. Moulton has
determined to waive this right.
The papers in the case were sworn to
yesterday afternoon by M. Moulton
and served Oh Mr.. Beecher shortly be
fore O'Clock last evening, so that
when he went to the meeting at Ply
mouth Church he carried with him
knowledge of the case, which was not,
however. impaired to the church.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

A terrific tornado passed twelve
miles east Of Hickman, Kentucky,
sweeping down whole forests IN its
pathway. Twelve dwellings and barns
were blown down and the inmates
barely escaped with their lives. AT
May6eld two persons were crushed to
death under their houses At another
point man named Checks and lady
named Miss Searcy were killed; and
l.cr sister badly crippled.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

Nettie Smith and Ann Conlin, aged
nine and eleven years respectively,
while attempting to cross the ice at
North Andover, Mass, were drowned
by the ice giving away.
Moses A. Wood, of Cambridge,
Mass, encountered two burglars in his
house early Sunday morning He
erasped one of them, who stabbed him
three times, and the other shot him in
the abdomen. They then made their
escape. Mr.. Woods is fatally injured: