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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28
In War Time.

Strange that on Memorial week, we
should come across, and by accident too,
this old letter, the type Of many others
passing between school girl friends at that
time in our history, but so suggestive Of
the almost universal experience, we give
II as an illustration also Of how history
repeats itself. 1t is dated Chicago May
1856. An only brother released from
prison at Andersonville came as far as St.
Louis, but was not able to travel farther,
and his father went after him. The letter
tells the rest.
awhile at the breakfast table Saturday
morning the bell rang and in walked our
soldier boy. He is very much changed,
reduced TO a mere skeleton by the starva-
tion and cruelty in prison, and is weak as
child but we feel as If he must get well
and strong again with our care. 1t seems
TO me life of gratitude and thanks will
be the least we eau offer to the good
Father for his life. What times these are
in our history. We have all been passing
"under the cloud and through the sea-"
Nothing else could possibly have SO
deeply wounded the affections Of the
people as the death Of that good man
Pres. Lincoln. Did 1t not seem too cruel
that he should have TO endure so much
anxiety and care for us and not be permit
ted to share the joys of the people? What
an honored. old age his would have been |!
l was down town Monday TO see the
procession. The elegant funeral car was
drawn by ten black horses, a colored
man walking at the head of each. Gen.
Hooker, whom was more anxious to see
than any other Of the distinguished men,
has noble face, and seated upon his own
war horse with his head uncovered, and
surrounded by his staff officers, nearly all
very young men, formed rare picture
Tuesday morning with Col. S. and wife,
who are staying with us, took the first car
down, to see the remains Of the martyred
President. Tie crowd had not gathered
and we went through twice. l never
looked upon countenance that seemed
SO perfectly at rest in death. A week age
Sunday l heard Schuyler Colfax pro
nounce aeulogY upon our late President
Lincoln.
feel since my brothers return tina
heieatter l will never listen to anything
that approaches sympathy with those who
have plunged nation into deepest mourn
ing How many households in the land
mourn today for friends that have died
not on the battle field, but in prison cell
and gasping 10 the last moment "bread
bread!." / can never forget the agony oi
knowing that my poor brother has gone
for days with not a morsel to eat, and how
when the guard would eat potatoes the
boys would stagger up and clutch hungri
ly for every morsel Of the skins thrown
down. Brother seems little like himself
We cannot get his mind yet away from
the prison life, he is constantly recalling
the dreadful experiences that occurred
while there.
Have read the first chapters of "oul
Mutual Friend" enough to see thai
Dickens still delights in taking dowr
popular errors and serving them up TO his
readers. If he was in America how
Shoddy and Petroleum would suffer. In
this book are "Podsanps and Veneering'
and Twemlows, or as odd characters il
odd names.n
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28

NornrEe has been shown to make II nee
essary. that the Republican party should
knock out It's brains, or should abandon iis
right to irs own win in the choice cfa Presi.
dent. To say that the party win acquiesce
in any nomination Is no argument for set
ting aside its will. In the right order the
majority Is no. required 70 resign Its
choice. The slaughter Of the party chiefs,
and the nomination o. one who was not
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28
The Season Of Doubt

Strange may nevertheless true that to every
comes during the Of year. regular Seasons OF
doubt" present the male members of the human family
doubling the probability rather possibility OF having any
Spring ALL which Summer will tread the heels of Winter
however, human predictions to the contrary Natures
regular and well timed Believing this have placed
on sae in store line of
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28

THE Delaware (o) Gazette, ofThurs-
day, says: Rev, F. s. Hoyt, recent editor
of the Western Christian Advocate, will
be candidate for the Presidency OF the
college, in case Of the resignation Of DIR.
Payne, which seems probable.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28

Ladies should remember, beautiful
complexion results from using Acker's
Blood Elixir. Sold by Wooster q Adams
at 81. G.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28
An Eve TO Business.

II. G. Starr & Co., the druggists, are
always wideawake to business and spare
no pains TO secure the best Of every article
in their line. They have secured the
agency for Kemp's Balsm for Consumption
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, and all
affections of the throat and lungs. Sold
on a positive guarantee Price 5Oc tIial
bottle free.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28

The largest and finest assortment even shown in Wellington
Come and Fancy Patent Rockers and Easy Chairs
bamboo and willow; Camp and Office Chairs for ladies' gem
emen and children Stands Brackets and Toilets Foot Rests
and Ottoans Wall Pockets and fancy Goods at lowest prices
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28

ACKER's BLOOD ELIXIR guaranteed /;
will cure all kinds Of blood poisoning,
inherited or contracted. Wooster q
Adams.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28
State Ticket.

State Ticket.
For Secretary OF State,
JAMES. S. ROBINSON,
OF Hardin county.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
w. w. JOHNSON,
OF Lawrence county
For Member of the Board ofPublic Works
CA. FLICKlNGER.
OF Defiance county.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28

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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28
CLOTHING

fitted the Of the year called Spring Our display
tensve unique and tasteful In Boys and Chdrn Clothing
the Latest Styles and Patterns and particularly desire all
Mothers bring their Boys around and try Of Our Clothing
em before making their purchases We don't desire to give goods
away but emphaa declare that you value received in
every instance that you money you will trade with
u.s. We also have elegant line of
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-28

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prHfs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12

With all the light that is before us, we
do not hesitate to express the opinion that
the Kentucky idea would lose Virginia to
the Democracy this year, ana bring us once
more under the domination OF william
Malone, to make our condition tenfold
worse than il was before that petty tyrant
was overthrOwn. II Democrats choose,
deliberately, to throw away their chances
of national victory, let them do so. We
can stand that, as we have for years past.
But we have no patience with the course
Of Virginia representatives, whose deyo-
ion 70 an An idea that has nothing practi-
cal in il for the present time tends to re-
mand Virginia tothe condition from which
she was delivered so recently. Our feeling
is that if Virginia can be kept under good
and honest government the rest may go, II
the Democrats in Congress so will it,
L,nchburg VirginiQn.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12

The subcommittee OF the Judiciary
Committee OF the House Of Representatives
has shaken red flag in The face OF the
Greenbacker bull. IL has proposed the
following amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution
.sThe Legislative powers granted TO Con-
,,ress nv the constitution shall not be con-
strued TO include the power 10 pass any
law making anything but gold anG silver
coin a tender in payment OF debts except
after declaration OF war, or in case OF re.
bellion or invasion, when the public safety
may demand It,"
The words "when the public safety may
demand il were Intended to strengthen
the amendment, but they will have the
contrary effect. They ought to be stricken
out. They win be cons rued by unScrupu-
lous men rs ii the word "or" Immediately
preceded them. Certainly the Constitution
needs amendment in this respect. The last
decision OF the Supreme Court Of the United
States on the point which is the subject Of
the proposed amendment affirns the power
Of Congress to confscate private property
10 is ~ effect that Congress could by law
have made the greenbacks which on tht
4th Of yrly, 1863, were worth In gold but AZ
cents OF their face value, legal tender ioi
private debts contracted when greenbaeks
were at par with gold.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12
The school Bill.

We confess that we have been somewhat
dubious. not ~ TO the constitutlonality OF
Mr.. BLArR's bill 70 extend pecun'ary a'd
n the public schools OF the several States,
hut AZ 10 whether the Jndoubted benefits
that would result from its passage would
or would not he more than countcrbal-
anced by drawbacks. The debates in the
Senate were highly interesting. The
speeches on the one side and the
other left no constitutional question I'M
touched. We have refrained from AL
discussion OF the bill, though we
have said that the opinion OF the able
Democratic lawyers in the Senate who pro-
nounced IL constitutional ought TO settle
that question. That is to say, when sucn
men after 4 thorough investigation OF the
question declare the 5ill constitutional, IL
Is n mere waste OF time 10 raise that point
against il. Sach profound constitutional
LAWYERS AZ J. l.. NJ. CURRY, LII. d., Of Viz
ginia: Senator GARLAND, OF Arkansas;
senators LAMAR and GEORGE. OF Missls-
sippi; Senators BRowS and CoLQUITT, Oh
Georgia: Senator'S VANCE and RANSOM, OF
North Carolina; Senator HAMPTON, OF
South Carolina; and Senator JONES' OF
Florida. say /; is constitutional. Most oil
them made able speeches in the senate
whilst the bill was pending.
The Nashville american, the leading
Democratic paper in Tennessee, is de-
cidcdly in favor OF the bill. II says:
MILLIONS FOR EDUcATIOS.-Th education bin
which passed the Senate on Monday IS beglnnlhg
10 awaken in all parts of the country an lnterest
rommensnrate with its importance. Indeed. in It's
seope. and In IFS probable effects upon society
nothing comparable 70 II has Deen enaeteu Nv NOh-
"a Ear ne he South is concerned IL Is an absorb
inc nu,.slioT, aud unleS better reasons can DE gwen
In thc House when AZ stan come up theIc than
wcrr given In the Senate hy those opposing ", We
shall al lea expect 20 see Oug southern represent
atiyes voting almost solidy Tor the mn IL tehuFds
to the South largely over MY mlili8ns od a5n "
for educational purposes; for of the 6,259 voo
litera'e, i'm the United states the southern states
have 4,74ll rs. and, under the bill seyenty-seyen
million dollars is 70 be distributed according 10
We make no point on = member Of Congress
whose constitutional scruples do not allow hlm 10
vote for this measure tnrther tia 20 sly te n
Welding member We say unyielding, Tor, WINE
In the esrly history ~ the country there Were wv
well,dehned views on the subject, the policy ana
practice Of the Government have about settied inc
question.
Yes, Government lands given away TO
the western States, though they had been
purchased with money collected from the
taxpayers OF the whole country, have for
half century and more produced the fund
out OF which those States have paid for
their public schools. Millions and millions
Of collars have thus been put into their
treasures. But let tie South ask for aid
for her schools, and at once such legisla-
ton becomes unconstitutional!
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12

A NEW RAILROAD MIR. BLAiNE.-Mr.
BLAINE and others have applied to the Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth OF West Vir-
eiuIa for charter under which they pro-
pose to construct railroad from Winches-
ter, Va, by the most practicable route ctd
Mooredeld, in Hardy county. W. Va, to
Davis. station on the West Virginia Cen
trail and Pittsburgh road, about fifty miles
south OF Piedmont, to reach the coal-helds
OF the Upper Potomac.
This road would be short cut from the
Potomac river to the coal-felds mentioned.
and could hardly fail to build up Alexau-
dria, which is OF course 10 be the real east
ern terminus.
Senators GoRHAM, CAMDEN, BAYARD, and
MCPHERSON, and ex-senator HENRY G.
DAVIS, are among the corporators.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12
DEATHS.

Died, in Richmond, Va, Thursday, April 10,
1884. at $40 y. VI, IDA LEVY. only daughter
of TEaddeus and Helena A. Snllens; aged two
wears three months and twenty.three days.
sad and silent Is the household,
Cold In death our darling lies,
She has left IN certify mansion
For a mansion In the skies.
Cold and silent IS The Young heart,
Pale the lbs we loved to kiss,
And upon her lovely features
Linger still the smiles we miss.
Darling. thou art gone TO rest;
Thine Is an early tomb;
ButJesu. Summoned thee awav,
Thy saviour chilled thee home.
Farewell, little IDA LEVY, thou hast left us:
Angels claim thee as their Ow
Up In Heaven We hone 10 meet thee
When lfe's weary days have flown.
The funeral will take place al IL o'clock SAT-
URDAY. April 9th. from the residence OF her
parents, No. 507 MosOy street. Friends and ac-
quainiances are respectfully invited 10 attend
without further notice.
Ded, Thursday, April 10. 1884, at the resi-
dence Of his son, Mr. Charli IS Y. Mahon, on Ne
huntsville turnpike near Nenabe street, Mr..
THOMAS w. MAIION, In the elghiy-Hrst year
OF his are
Ills funeral will take place from the residence
SUNDAY AFTERNOON at o'clock. Friends
Of the family arc respectfully Invited 20 attend.
Died.in Manchester. April ! 0, lsS4, EsTELLE,
infant daughter of W. 4 and Mary Davidson
aged two years two months and ten DAYS.
Her funeral will take place from her fathers
residence. No. 2lS Fourteenth street THIS tsat-
urdayl EVENING ats O'Clock. Friends aud ae-
quainiances are Invited TO attend.
Died. "a Williamsburg. Va. on the 9th Of April
Governor JOHN NJ. GREGORY, In the eighfiett
year OF his age.
His funeral will take place from the Monumental
church TO-DAY saturday. at IL o'clock. MS
friends are invited TO attended.
Died. at Blenheim, his home, IN Hanover coun-
", ON Tuesday the 9Th OF April, DIR. THOMAS L.
GREGORY. In the hfty-fourth year OF his ace
leaving u wife and children 10 mourn his untimely
end. Beloved as friend, and physician Of UNI
common ability.
Died, at his home, on FALLS plantation, Wednes.
day, 9Th instant. JOSEPH BROOKS, faithful SER
want Of The late Alfred T. Harris; aged about
eighty four year.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12
EXPLOSIVES IN CANADA.
A Mysterious Man from Chicago Tracing ont
Plots i'm Cuawa.


An Ottawa telegram says: The reason
why additional guards have been placed in
the Parliament buildings has ut length
transpired. A few weeks ago man from
Chicago. styling himself DR.. Cosse, wrote
TO Sir John Macdonald informing him that
he knew Of plot which bad been matured
in the United States TO blow up the Parlia-
ment buildings with dynamite. Shortly
after this he had an interview with the
Premier, in the course OF which he re-
heated this assertion. Sir John Macdon-
aid told him that he was welcome to go
ahead with his detective business, II he
pleased, but that he could not expect to
receive any remuneration until events
proved the truth OF his story and he had
accomplished what he promised.
The Dominion police were then instruct
ed NOT only to exercise extra vigilance in
watching public buildings, but also TO
keep a sharp eye on the movements OF Dr'
Cosse. Ever since his arrival here Dr.
Cosse has been staying at the principal
hotels, and seems to be well provided WIN
money. He has been closely Swallowed 10y
the police. but so far they have discovered
nothing suspicious in his behavior.
Detective Fahey, OF Montreal, and a
number OF Dominion Government detec-
tives are at present i'm Europe on mission
entrusted to them by the British Govern
ment in connection with the recent dyna-
mite outrages. As the perpetrators are be-
lieved to he in Paris, the detectives had
been sent there to shadow suspects"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12
The Tobacco Tax.

Our Charleston contemporary concludes
an article of some length with the follow
ing paragraph. II is commenting upon one
OF ours:
1.-THE repeal OF the tobacco tax, as we
have said again and again, is not advocated
for the benefit OF the people at large, or
even for the benefit OF the consumers, but
for the benefit OF tobacco-growers and
manufacturers, who expect to put in their
pockets nearly the whole OF the millions
which now 20 into the Treasury III the
shape OF internal-revSnue taxes"
We doubt IL there is State in the Union
where the majority of the voters do not
use tobacco IN some form. The Demo-
erats OF Pennsylvania come out boldly for
fbe abolition Of the tax on tobacco. They
are not afraid 10 make that issue even in
northern State. Ii all other questions
could be subordinated 10 the one question
OF removing the tax from tobacco, there is
hardly State in the Union which would
not, so we believe, be carried by the oppo-
nents OF this odlous tax. And il the
Democrats OF Virginia were as unreal
sonable on this subject as WATrERsoN and
his followers are on the tariff question, the
National Democratic party would soon be
divided into two inharmoniouS factions.
How the tax could be abolished and TO-
bacco in its various forms continue to sell
as high as it now does is problem which
our Charleston contemporary could solve,
do doubt, as easily as it could explain how
a high tariff in this country tends to re-
duce the American laborer to the level OF
the European laborer.
The tax on manufactured tobacco is eight
cents per pound-at least as much as the
planter gets for an average article OF to-
bacco. Yet the Government, it is con-
tended, may thus add 100 per cent. TO the
price, and yet the number OF consumers
remain the same! II no tobacco were
grown in the United States, and our Gov
eminent were to lay tariff OF 100 per
cent. upon all imported tobacco, the NelcS
aud Courier would no doubt be prepared
10 show that a high tariff had not only Oc-
casioned diminished consumption, but had
unjustidably and unnecessarily drawn an
immense amount of money out OF the peck
cts Of the people. surely it makes vast
difference whether the tax is upon articles
grown by our own people or upon articles
brought into the country.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12

The result OF the municipal elections in
Ohio "A few days ago should acteS warn
ing to the Democrats to cease their wrang-
ling over the tariff and let the business in
terests OF the country have some rest from
the constant apprehensions under which
they have labored since this useless agita-
ton was begun. The report OF "unac'
countable Republican gains " in different
parts of the state are very easily accounted
for il one will only reflect upon what has
been going on at Washington since on
cress met in December. The further state
ment that the Germans returned to the Re-
pubsican party in large numbers shows
how easily those thrifty, business people
are alarmed at policy which threatens to
uusettle values and derange the business
interests of the country.-Ddnuile Regis
fer
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12

To the House OF Representative Don't
trust WILLIAM L. CHANDLER, nor any man
that had hand in stealing the vote OF
Florida in 1876, with six millions Of dollars,
nor one million OF dollars, wherewith to
build steel cruisers. The United States
Government. needs no steel cruisers. Its
strength. its wealth, its high credit, its i'm
mense revenues, and the fact that it put
two millions of men into the army during
the war between the States, guarantee that
no Power will attack the United States.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12

Randall is undoubtedly the choice OF the
Democrats of Pennsylvania for President,
but there is not enough of them to help
their favorite in the November contest
Norfolk Ledger.
The present Governor OF Pennsylvania
is Democrat. and he was elected by forty
thousand majority. We do not expect
that Mr.. RANDALL will be the nominee OF
the Chicago Democratic Convention; but
we are by no means sure that he couldn't
carry Pennsylvania il he should be nomi-
mated. On the contrary, we are inclined
TO believe that he would carry it easily.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12

"All elections shall be by ballot, and all
persons entitled to vote shall be eligible to
any Office within the gift OF the people ex-
eept as restricted by this Constitution"
Thus speaks the Constitution; and the
Portsmouth Enterprise well says that the
offices to which all voters are eligible are
evidently Offices filed by elections by bal
lot--tbat Is, elections by the people. The
slectoraI-commission boards were moi elect
ed by ballot.
Again: The constitutional provision
above quoted negatives the idea that toe
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12

twentieth paragraph Of tho Bill Of Rights
was intended to declare that all citizens
are eligible to all offices. II such language
as this twentieth paragraph contains over
rides the constitutional provision quoted
above. IL oyerrides all constitutional pro-
visions fixing qualifications for Office. Read
the opinion Of the Supreme Court OF the
United states in the siaughter-bouse eases,
aud learn what the "privileges and imm'i-
mites y OF n citizen are.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12
Tgr JEANETTE EXPEDITION.
what One or the Survivors Says ABOUT = '''
and Treatment.


A Wheeling (west va.) telegram says
Il. w. Spencer, macbinlst, ana one " .nJ
survivors OF the Inflated Jeannette, arIneu
In this city this morning. Speaking OF .9c
management OF the expedition, ne saiu
{" have spent twenty-six years IN cruis.ns
about the Arctic ocean. ana nave .ahe"
part In three exploring expeui.Iohs,
but the Jeanette was the poorest
equipped vessel ever set ioot lu'
The stores we took aboard ut san fran.
cisco we're frightful. Az an example, gu.
OF $50 barrels OF sugar-cured mans nVt
three were &c TO cat; they were awe WIN
rottenness, and the steward could not s.ay
in the galley while cooking Them Inc
-four. too, was moldy and full OF weeVils
and utterly unfit for food. l sometimes
think somebody must have made lat
thing out OF the contract for food, TOT al
though Bennett and the Government
poured ont money like water, We
did no. have enough good food to keep
up our strength, and consequently most
OF us brOSe down and .edied aiter
reaching the Siberian coast. In iact,
the Government treated us badly all along
but OF course the facts will never get out:
Why, at st Petersburg, on the homeWMu
journey, we had to sign orders for our pay
before the American Minister would give
us transportation to Liverpool, and there
we had to sign more orders before we
could get passage to America. | have not
drawn The rest of my pay yet, nor can |
get it until my time expires next fall. we
had far better treatment from the Esqul-
maux than from the Government at Wash
in
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12

The Philadelphia Press says: "The
twelye-year-old son Of the Attorney-Gene
raj OF Kentucky, having fired load OF
bird-shot into one Of his companions, is
ready to 90 into training for a political ca
reer." II is evident that the twelye-year-
old son Of the Attorney-General Of Ken
lucky was not trained in Philadelphia
public school, or he would have used re-
xnivor
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-12

Deacon RICHARD SMITH, OF the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette, hoists his UNI
brella against the stings and arrows OF out
rageous photographers and continues to
abuse the South. The Deacon still has
faith in the Cincinnati parri-shooters.