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I ' One ivinn re, 1 ek 1 .oo-f ne nquare lmo,2.a) YeiiiL'.i dvertlwmiMit8 SliK) por colunm, and f MwinftrllnnulA rutlttl for lefiH HTlfUie.1 ' Foft Pkesident of' the United States,' .,' GEOEGE H.' .PENDLETON,' Bnblect to the decision of the Democratic Nar Democratic State Ticket. . I . For Beoretary of Btate, t , . . TKeina 'Hiklwrl, of Logan, , , .-, .' ! For Snpreme Judge,' ' ' 1 William E,rinok, of Perry. -., ' For Member Board Public Works, ' Artln HngHBS, oi OuyahogM '" ' 'Tot School Commliisloner,'''' fiamnel J. Klrkwood, of Senecfc For Clerk of Supreme Court, ' John M. VTehh, of Mahoning. ' " , This, DqmpcWttic 'iftiopal,. Com mittee met in Washington City i on the 22J inst;, and' fixed on New York City as. the place, ' and 4th of July as the time, for the holding ot the, Demoeratio' National Conven tion. , ' wii . i The contested election case of H. M. Onder donk against H. C. Jones has ended. The Sen ate htm decided that Mr Onderdonk Is entitled to the neat. Next week we. will publish the Report of the Committee. . ' TfiB Bondholder is the petted and privileged favorite of the Govern ment. Ha. pays no taxes. The soldier has to pny taxes. Tho Vin ton Record' is highly pleased with the potted and privileged favorites. The Vinton lkcord is in Ikvor of golden bounties being paid to bond holders instead of soldiers.","?,, j " 'It is & fact that' tho yutmltecbrdy a Mongrel sheet, is in favor of rags for" the soldiers- and gold for the bondholders. "' . The IIoll Rump, at Washington, do a great doal for tho, bondholder, and nothing for tho tax-pnying sol dier? That is' indorsed 'by tho' in ton Record. ' Old Mackxev's African Standard is bragging about Grant being the strongest man in the. Radical party. Wo sdpposo his breath is tho'stroug est part about him at times. , ' 8omb l'anatio' wrote a long "moss'' of the 'most extreme nonsense for last week's Vinton Record about the Onderdonk vs. Jones contest caso. It amounts to nothing destitute of truth and common sense, as usual. What Next ! Tho VintoJ Record is now charging that thero are nig. gors who-vote thoUomocratjc tick et, T Its worries itself considerably about 'tho "disobedient niggers' We know of no niggers ' who vote tho Democratic ticket : neither does the Record ; but let the poor thing say ao. because it has nothing else to say4-just now. i Last fall- it' went ,;hcad.ovor, heols"".fbr niggor suff rage; j6v it' whipes bocause some body has been telling it, niggers vote the, Dcrnocratio ticket. " It , was grieved becauso the nigger couldn't veto now It is grieved bocatise it eayj ho can vote,' . , j.nr3B'rica uonaholders in onr midst bought their bonds at forty conta in' greenbacks on the dollar, and draw about 17 per cent, in gold por year interest on that forty cents in greenbacks, which, in tbreeycars nets him about 100 per cent, on tho original,' investment.-... Tho poor man, the hard working farmer, the poor soldier, and oven the poor womauj pay that, 17 per cent, to the bondholder ! while tho .bondholders and th Vinton Record laugh at the : i ' ... Tns situation of affairs t Wsehlnrton ks not ebsDged, but thers U'less exoita- mentr Th sase f Gen.' Thomss, who was arrested, at th Ins lane sf Stanton for an alleged violation' of ths tennre-of- ofuos bill, came up bsfors Jadgs Cartter on Thursday morning n'd fh oaes dis- uuuii examination. eult has line bsen, brsught agatnn" gtanlon for ths falsa imprisonment of Thomas dam. ages claimed. SlSO.OOO.' iTbs oommittee of ieyett appointed hj ths House to' prepare articles of Impeachment against President JohnsenhaT reported Un-articles of imf peaohment. ' W publish . partioulara In another part of this paper. ' . .Ths reader's attention hTdirected to political column on i the fourth page.., ".::;?';, . '.., : Tai opinion Is pretty generally enter, tained among the legal fraternity that the reeenstraetion laws will be decided by the Supreme Court to b unconstitutional-. noil tnd vold." -'" '-' " ': ' ' ,.,.-U. l,?.. Kff. - I ' i. -."Wl Democratic State Ticket. What the Rump Hell has Done. ' ; The Rum Congress, at Washing ton, has made it ' a I'crirhihal 'offence to accept an ' offlc from 'the Presi 4wt,pJ?n p.r-,Mt.ed .States., Jn spealting- of this; the" Ohio' "States man saysj,.'. . k, . ,.') ...i: !. .. 1 Never before in the history of the world was theo a rnan arcstid for accepting' an appointment "from high Goyernriient functiopary. This was done at Washington on Satur day.,- General (Lorenzo t Thomas, for accepting from 'President JohiK son the, ai)pointmeri(j of Secretary or W8r,aa interim, was arrested -on a Warrant' sued 'out "before Chief Justice, Carter,',." of , the .Supremo Uourt ot , tno JJistnct ot tolumbia, and was held to bail in the sum of five thousand dollars for his appear ance this morning Bt 10 o'clock be fore ' one of the Judges of that Court; This flrresV, strange, as H may appear,,i$ not in" violation of a law., There ' fs- a' law called the " ion ura of office BUI,!', passed, by uongress lor tne. purpose ot divest ing tho President of all control over his Secretaries ahd subordinates.' This law is cloarlf in violation of 4t, " nLi!4.5i!. 1 '-p.- "il. . TT- . J Statos, inasmuch as that instrument, wnilo it . holus. tue - President re sponsible for tho faithful discharge of his Executive duties, confers up on him authority over his Cabinet thd right to select, iduspend or re move, as ne may consider the public good to require, Section 9 of the Tenure of..OfScev.Bill provides that "if. any person shall, contrary to the provisions of this-act, accept any appointment In any office, or snail hold or exorcise, or 'attempt to hold or fcxerciso, any such office or employment, "he ehaH ,bd deomed, and js hereby.declared iso be, guijty of a high misdemeanor, and upon trial and conviction thereof, he shall be punished therofor by a fino not exceeding1 ten thousand dollars', or by imprisonment not exceeding five yeiiys, or. botli said punishments, in the discretion of tho Courf." "; ,., ; ,Thia till became a" law; March 2, 1867, and was passed over the veto pi ine I'resiuent v i"or seventy-eight years the Government' under 'the present Constitution fi-om the 4th pf March, 789, to the" 2d of March, 18C7'- was, administered 'wtyh'o'ut euch.a law, or without any dqpartr, raen,t of the , Government suffering In consequonce of the non-existenco Of such law. At times party feeling an exceedingly highland the Prcs dent was unsupported by a inajori-! y irt eitliei' brahch'or Congress"; iut that body did not transceud the imits of the Constitution so far as to presume upon tho enactment of a aw thatiwould make tho President a tmro cypher in the Government. That usurpation was reserved for a Conr resS that came into power upon tt. U!U J!j'...i'jl tho high-soundino;' pretension of bo ing in tavor of Froe Speech and Freo Press, and of taking th Gov ernment back, in the form of its ad ministration, to its primitive sim plicity and austere virtue. 1 ' A'crime to accept office from tho President ! Alas, for Constitutional Liberty in tho United States.,' ' , ; j I j Tub old Black Sheep who ediis fhe African "Standard, at Jackson, 0., says '"it is ' bad. policy to run Grant for President.''. We think,it isthebost thinp; vou Africans can do." You t-un' Andy1' Johnson and eloctod him, . and ow ie is ,"run iiirig" you against the Wall. If he should "make treason odious", by hanging about , twolve. of the de stroj-crs of the peace and prosperity of tho' i country, wo think it would bo good "policy." t-Only two. or threo years ago the' Standard was declaring that it was treasopable to talk against tho acts of the Presi dent ; now it is calling the President all kinds of names and crying for impoachmont. - ' Ax old Republican editor at least wo Buppose turn to be old the other day picked up an exchange, after having adjusted his spectacles, and theroin road. that President Johnson had made a short speech to the ' Committee from ; Baltimore, which had prosented him with the resolutions of the Council of that city, indorsing his political course, and earnestly .inviting him to visit that city, and then exclaimed,:- "Why, bless me,- the. President is still talking about the Constitution! Don't Aa know that the Constitution ceased i to have any efficacy whon the' Republican party ' came "into power? Don't As know that, for years before our party came into powor we claimed that there was 'a higher Iawlthan the Constitution to which we owod allegiance, and we are now only acting out that idea." This old reprobate,) we guesi, was about right. The Republican party is paying no heed to the Constitu tion. Statesman. - ' ' " - - ."Wl are i gratified to learn thnt it is the purpose of the Congressional Election Committee to report that Gen. Georsre W; Mortran. from thu 18th Ohio Congressional District,' is entitled to his seat." Such a report will certainly be in accordance with right.'. It seems to us that, the case Should long ago, have- been disposed bf in this, way. OAw Statesman, as. . .- ,, tuiei was severe snow storm on Monday, 1 r.1 j.i I , Democratic State Ticket. What the Rump Hell has Done. LOCAL MATTERS. t'.TM Z?jr-ur frQit' boils he not bea ........ wtor'ycTi1 r" Maxi ot snr faf&iers hare bee atklag Maple 8ugi;f for (BfVftaf "dajrf "jja 'J i To . AiuiDS "heHim Myii thi. : ii I i CbnreH,' si Psgetown'ws destroied "by fire hff, Sunajt ,'pight, VC"',.'" i .I - ) ;m , ' ii nni .i 1 1 in ii I ti'i' .. . : Owiko loWie) sever wlnter,Tnsny fsim. e'ri'fe yoqiplainlng of mraitjr'ofi fes'd for tbeia tUtfi. v.r i s m-.n, ,.. ., .1 - I 'a- i, ii lir ijLu ' i At Jaokion, oa Saturday week kgo,' t man nairietl Do?id Masriijg arrested foi barint tbres wites." ' M ' '.! i t-i,-.. .',Thos wishing1 (o advertise," will ,btaf U mind, thai this paper, has the laigesi cir culation 'f' any pajer'' published la this OOUDlyu. ii-. c .: .- -r- i ....p kiI I ' -r-i ,. i ill i , . tm II - i i ' I " Tnl Transfer of the cSf" shops anl ins foundry from ' Franois Jones' '.' English Province will Increase the fslueWf eal' estate in MoArthur. ', , - ,rn .. V, -.; u, ,.,., ..ii. ! .nanijii iii,.,i.i, i'. . .-Tin Treasurer of Brown- township was not robbed.' s we' stated last wsskU' fclr. Thomas Weed, of Brown, informs us- that the Trea9urerKof ' SLarr township, . Hocking sounly, was robbsd, (-..- j . i ..i .. iJ :-. , . ,Jr,.. i. , VI ..a- TM Athena Mutenaer Bays that a Mr William FoUer, of that place, was In the famous Dorr Rebellion, Jn Rhode Island".! Our unole, Mr. Simon JloffiU, foreierly of Newport, R.'J bdt now or Minneapolis', Minn., was also is 'that terrible rebellion. , h ,i ' I " 1 mmmit Ii ii i r Miss R. H. DavidsoU delivered a lectnre on Friday evening last; on' the true posi tion and relations of woman, whioh we heard, and with whioVMJ '.present were well pleased. ; She presented a great many truths which struck 'home with , ' ..... in " loroe. , ,., i, I i . i i .; 'iM-m il M .11 ' i I '. 8o!ii people wonder why this I6wn can uut aaora Deiier iao wains ,aud straet orossingiii - We- esa'l teli; unless it is be cause the Iowa councilmen think it would ooet a few dollars. 'The erossio'gs are in a miserable 'contllon almost ojarigerom to pass over during a dnrsl night. ' " 1 un' -i in .1 t Wihave reooived a pumberif 'ths JVlw 'Eiijland J foit OJtei'getiri, 'publiajitei weekly by W. M. Kendall, no. 88 Conrross street, Bo'sibd,, Mass.', at il.4o' per , year It. is a very uTalanbloiJournal-the only one 'of the kfud published In tka TXnk'ei) JStates, and,. w advise our readers te send for it. ' ' ' ""' ' ' ' ' ' We call the atteniion of the pnblio lo the advertisement of Messrs, ' .Pllom t Bro., in this paper, who have opened a Produce; ProVislonta J roeery 6tore,s at Henry Richman's jJdj stand, -on Mqin street, where they will car the highest 'market prioe in cash for, qutter," eggs, dried .fruit, i flaxseed, beeswax, chickens, and tveiy thing else that farmers and others may hare for sale. 9 and see them. 8o wise men, jnsl from ih'a . land " of Judea, are " weeping, and Walling, and jgnashing their ; teeth "' becauso we .pub. liehed, two weeks ago, a, number of anil- .Christ resolutions which were passed by t number of M. E. Church Ceoferenoes and commented pretty strongly upon the same1' We don't care what' wise or.dogrlijed men may say about our- comments. We are prepared to back up by proo(what ire said, As an instance, for the present, we refer .ihSj Wiee men to the, case, of Revi Mr Ur-r-v who lived oa the Big Hill In the British' , Province, whose flattering voice was silenced not among females bnt In the M. E. Church pulpits, by a Conference, for paying .miduight visits to young wo men's bed-rooms, 1 Howl away, ye hj'no'- oruesi we can and.. enough to 'Bore! any Ax" tliaf Lord Heseltino'e ttoSe-rag oao steal. . V. v. .. . W learn that Thompson, on of the scribbler's for, the welcome visitor tp every family eirols," (see prospeotn of Headline's anti-tax sheet,) made, little1 speeoh to his Sunday 8chool children, last fall, after, we had , charged, him , with writing tno slang above the signature of 'feter; Plumful,' Jn which he told them that he had never written anything for any paper that he wes ashamed of, The innooent children had read in the Enqui rtr that Peter Plumfdl): was their 8unday School . Superintendent, and they all thought it was very wicked for him to write such bad language and then come to Sunday School and pretend to be good. So Thompson sd the braien impudence to get up before the Almighty, and talk i suoh a deceitful way that they thought he didn't write the bad language attributed to him, Thompson, 'you. deoeived ' those ohildren; and we would advise parent to take their children away frem a Sunday School , that it under the supervision or suoh a hypocrite. ' " 1 " '1 ' " ' ' " itm- ' " ' ' ' Thompson's Sunday School paper, print ed in the British Previaoe, and sometimes before the, 'ringing of th bell; for Sunday School, aay that , Wm. Baughman, with gas, and Egbert Bowen," through ignorance 1 busted np " the English pound. Well, Thompson, if gai anA Ignqranoe destroyed the English Pound, can you tell your readsrs what defeated lord Beaeltln for Railroad; pjreotpr.T ; An4 ,'irht , ls,J, lie cause of the transfer which is to be made of (he,. Car Shops from 'tis Provino te Chilllcothe T , Has ;gak m. Ignorance ,nyr thing to do with; thateh ? Perhap it wa tfit Idumbrbrate ' ignoransl , lord Heseltlne that def sated hit fof Director j and the poor quality or gas with which he supplied the Ratlroad Ceihat ia saasing th transfer of Ihe Car Shop. Bob, on had UtUr employ Baughman and Bowen la gM and. play. Ignoramn for th Pro. Inee, or it will loon- b eold for Tate, er uirui obiv, unices jon could get It ill exempt from taxation, M ysu alxeady 4. ' $' it i '-vi -..u..- 1 inilr.. I ji 'x-.' t ai.i ll-.nlL,Vrf i4 I ..tw.1 i V' .,(. w . nil Wilirfr i oi,. riii 11 .i. ijti l 4m ttiu. -4lh Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad. , j i 1 II Is believed ' that the election! of the new Board of Diraclors1 of tl Marietta i Cincinnati BajUoad, at ChiUioothe, Ohio, on the 19th olt-,ud placing the road un der the vlrluoil ioUol of th popular CiUimore,- .Ohio' Railroal Co., , will greatly .benefit Southern. Ohio. There are many" advantage to b derived by the Important change;' anil (he Cincinnati Gateltt thus speaks of th arrangement, as relate to that city : Mhi election Is part of ft railroad move ment vt great importance toihis city. It implies the control of the Marietta i Cin cinnati Railroad by- the Baltimore Ohio Company, 'in connection with the Cineia nati, Indianapolis & Lofnyette Railroads, forming through .ooDnoction end run ning arraaKsment for carrying freight to and from Baltimore and alt part of the Wcbi! without change of-oar. It implies the immediate completion of the bridge over the Ohio river" at Parersburg, and the putting of the Marietta Cincinnati Kailraad tnt-4ret-ek rxiadition, and furnishing it an equipment for the pres ent wants and the increase of business that will speedily follow this arrangement. , It will be, the creation of, a great thor oughfare from the seaboard through Cin cinnati to (he heart of th Wast. It is the' must 'important railroad event that has happened te onr city for 'many years. It Is reasonable, to suppose that the power of thi great route , will extend its con nections to all parte of the. West, North west and Southwest," It future business comprehends a large direct trade between the West and, Europe,, by the new line of steamers from Baltimore, at whose wharf tar road' will deliver and reeeive freight, saving' the high charge and long delays of thr port ef New 'York.' ;'" , '"- 1 This direct import trade will be further facilitated by1 the measure now before Congress to permit imported goods to be shipped '. direct 'to the great eitlee of the West., By this, and the, saving of port charges, goods can be placed In .the store of the 'importer1 of Cincinnati at as low price A in New . York., Among (he west ern conneolious, whish this,' gnat route will reach out to, ,thcr is eine which has great possibilities at a small allay, by the .completion of the MartinMille road, fonneoling the Cincinnati IJianapolis road with Vinoennes and. Cairo, .and taking La another great route to the His. sissippu., W look upon this mute as se curing a great business through this place, and an holding sut still greater prospect for us in ihe; VVestera, and floutliern ooq nectine,,"thati with 4ts growing 'power M will be continually reaohiag forJ "j.. v iTus .Court ;o( .Common' Plea r Convenes ntxt week.- We shall be pleased many of Onr friends s ce 'Call to see as on us. We would be especially pleasi (b ess the many t. who- have' i received the - Dent- eratit Rnquittt for the past year, and have negieoiea ,ip lursnsn ny ViUD'iqaiitjg oil',' in. the shape of , greeabackf where with we may i" oil the maehine." I-., i"') )'" ''.i;.. .i -''i - -w, i ii RriAKtHO of the 'benefit t be 'derived b the'eleotioiibf ."new Bonrd oil Dlreci ors of the Marietta Clnoiniati Eallrtiad And the road bow being tinder tie oon'.ro' of the Baltimore Ohio Railroad Co", the Chilllcothe Adcertuer of last week says : i' For ChiUioothe, it iinplie that the shops of the Company which were wrong fully transferred to ZaleBkl lo build up the interests of Sn Enirlish eomoanf. will be again located here. , Lord Beseltine, who was again a candidate for direotor,; was defeated, which 1 sign meant of that event. - We alio hope thab our gaeatest need, a decent depot bnllling, will alsa ioiiow speemiy., upon tne Heels or tbis change." ,. . ... . .( .',".., The Stockholders of (he M. & C. R. R. all deserv vt of Ibankl for defeating the British Lord who re ins and rules supreme over in. the Province, ' We are glad the British tyrant has. been silenced by the Railroad Co. j and we now hope the Zaleski Co, will next lake hs oase in hand, and wipe him and the Sunday School Su perintendent and the filthy sheet they say they print for"family olrolos" which Is filled s with bad ..reading,' , and , sent to two or three dosen persohs along th Big Creei,' entirely out pf ihe'ommunliyl 1 he aristocratic tyrant ia doing ao good Over tier; most otl the iucleye and Irish naturally despise, hii. A very few people however who wee aooldentally laduced to go there and ate so much for flour, poor meat Sorgum molasses; rent, Jia ; that they can't, raise snough' mean to get away with, and think they are- commpel. lad to worship the tyrant selling jul enough bread and sorgum molasses to live on. We pity thoee who are compelled to lire under a, BriUsh tyrant ia that way 4 such domineering should nbt be tolerated In thi face country. The American pec pie gave the British a first-class ' "trim. ming" in the Bevolutionary War, about seventy year go, and they hould not be permitted, at thi latt day, to oome Into th i-,' 'V .. '.' '...in;.- , :-.,,.. ., ,. ' "Free and happy land of America' 1 ' 1 and exeroise i mor authority than any American espelally on the Big Creek The people of Vinton county can get along without a British Lord, who trie to dodge paying, his proportion of th ; taxe. '. Ths Buckeyes and Irish pay taxes oa all their property according to law-even on their own lots: ! t .'-. . :.-.-v .-. . ',., , ,Tbe ear shops should not remain there for th aole purpose of enrlohlng a Brit. ish Co., and encourage them In domineer' ing over Irish and Buckeyes. We leaf that the shops will, soon be removed to ChiUioothe or Parkersburg, and that the Foundry will be removed to Chilllcothei i-! So long as Zaleski is ruled by the "Lord Ole Mister "Peter. Plumful," and the KChief Pig Driver," Just l long U wil) amount to nothing. , Those thr ee "dead oocka la the pit." don't believ thi, bnt it tm 4- ' Ik. L.a J . I, !-. 1 1 . w ui uu iiauu-wrivmg is upon me wall I "A house divided against . itself can't lUnd"" that' Is, a house occupied by Buokeyea, . Irish, . and British the British must retreat. "A there will soon be a transfer of th railway shops, we snpposs thsr will also be a transferor th ruler of die Proviso hU ttrm f "of to paving almost exprired.' ' Uii '" ,;-' - h. : i " " , " AS ihe beginning bt March was Uka' k Hon to end . Mil be like a iamb, t.,ii . IIl'! 11 ii e'liuiij btmmiaj wa l.mu-nl ui 1 . t.M vhU x.lr Jtt sui Mill ui a CiunTS, of Books A (JiudsHes Wagon andCarriage Bhojln this plaoe, is good blacksmith." The wprtlhe tti cute is exoellent, anii Is a erU $ Amew sau luccaamim,,, m xrpnworj on we wagonsi mad at that shop cannot be ex eelled tnywhere.' Mri Books also know bow w do the bett of4work oh wagons. carriage, do. , . , ... , , Abopt one-fourth of the paper printed on. dcr the superintendence of the moral Hcaeli tine, of last week, Is filled with, reading thnt would even be too low tor the most obi cene noon or paT ever printed, and.'circu. latedatmldnlKht Several tM,mnn .' oi led onr attention to It, saying; '"Why has the English paper got so nlthyt Why, ie 1"u' "nar4aeseiune would allow snch stuff to be published to his uiw: th. send to his friends In Englandt What doe he ui iwesne want people to respect him iu)r reaaing wicn a pa.pert" We don't know what he expecta, but suppose ho endorsee aU Uie paper contains, from the fact that we no tice that the prospectus of his paper plainly states that "it ahaU be a welcome visitor to ev- rcie, giving entertaining and In. struct! ve reading, designed for the family flre slde." The obscene articles In the last paper maybe very "enterUinlng and Instructive" And Ha tit .,1 ..l .. , . . l . . ' . .. -""w""' " every ramllr clr- tZlZ re ? Md """'Kneo for the family fireside" only, but we are very sure that there are many "family etrcles;that never "wet oome" such "entertaining and instructive ''"- nweranensea to favor the pnbll eatlon of a moral paper, one that should con tain no obscene advertisement, bat now he has changed his mind, and "giving! enter taini andimitrtictlve. rending" to "fcmilydn. cle", Francis J. Hemline, Manning DW 7TTtlCa' -Director of the M. A C, Railroad, are ypn ashamed t , .--.a ,1 Statement of Facts. Editor ttrquiHEH: ' ' - naving heard report within the last few day that seriously reflect upon th character, of a ,;"promineni lady member ot we rresbyteriau Choroh," la her eapaotty as Treasurer ef the "Mil H). ty," I deem it iny duty as a member of mat Dooieiy to offer through your column toe roiiovinr hiniA.. . ,l. Hon: -In the fall of i860, the ladie. of . " a rviiwi ui ina orcftni.. me rresbyterlau eongregation thought it ndvisabl. to do something toward r: pairing th Church in mch way at would dd to it comforts and appearance, by getting thing that th gentlemen perhaps would deem unnecessary, and be nnwill in f t pay for, -by th Usual method Of subscription. After deoiding against a eewing sooiety.'U was proposed by Mr. Hewitt; that, a thew , succeeded well in Logan with a "Mil Sootety,'' w should try th same iere.-' Thi wa flnUly egreed apon, ' Cone'eauently" there wa notice given from the j'ulpit, by Mr. tfar r (then , Paster,) that there would be e meeting of, the Mies at Ur. Wolf for th purpose of erganixing'-V Kite So. elety.'" Thi meeting Twa Id on the tS'h Jay f Ocf.;i8(ll' rWr. pre.' ent Mrs. Bodge, Mr. Hewitt, Mr. Now. ton, Mr. Harris, Mr. Maeksy, Mr. Am brose, Mrs. I. M. Rannells, Mr.' Lant; Mr. French, Mrs. MoBeth, Mrs. Bingham Mrs. Wolf, and myself: Mrs. Harris was oalled to the chair. After some discus sion, it was determined to have but one offioer-a Tressurer-whose duty it should be to preside at all meetibgs 'and 'taki charge of the fund. coUecU'Ma, D. Dodge was selected to fill, that office.- The eubjeot of membership wa taken up and after a good deal of discussion it was deoided that instead of paying a fee of fifty cents, as was first proposed, that ,ny lady having a meeting of th Sooiety at her house would be considered a n.inv ber, . II was ths express understanding at the time, and hag ever been since, thai the money colleoted wa to be used for the benefit of the Church, It wa to be used only in tuch manner a the ladie them, selve ahould designate. Th enbjact of refreshments came np, and It was decided that Ihe lady (jiving the meeting should be the judge as to What should be furl nlshed. ' This, however, ' after , a pretty thorough trial was found to be rather ex, pensive, and it wa determined at a sub: sequent, meeting to restrict it to oa onp of ooffee and one1 piece of oake to each person.' The meetings of (he Society were all held in towa until the. summer of 1862; when it was appointed at Ur. Sheri wood' the first .meeting held in the country. , It then met in .regular orden. every two weeks, at Messrs. Dillon', Mil ler', Aikin', Hay', and Lyons'. . Th next meeting was In town,. a were all those Md tA 'the'; winter of 1862 03, t't a meeting held t Dr.'.Wolf'Maroii; 1863 Mr. Dodge resigned her position s Treasurr, pn acoount of il) health, and Mrs. Wolf was appointed to fill her plaoe. Up to this time there tad, been eighty seven dollar reeelved and eighty-nine dollar expended, leaving th. Society in debt, At a meeting at Mr. Mahala Brown', February 5, 1868, at which a majority of th member were present for th purpose of eettling the finances of the Society, it was found that from the tlm of Mr. , Wolfs. aocepUnce of the Treasnrership, up to Oot; 10, 186T, the last regular meeting, the receipts from all source amounted to $350 21 j! expendi tures,: $318.21, leaving a balance of $40, which, was loaned to , Mr. Sherwood by the Treasurer, and yet remain in his hands.. Th accounts of Mrs. Wolf were coepted and approved,' and the ladiee present united in indorsing and luataia ing her in declining to settle with any ether than th Booiety'of whioh she was anoffloerv-; Their right lo settle thoir'own affair has never been questioned aatil very recently, and they do not- new feel disposed ie submit to any interfereno. I will say in conclusion that there Is no charge In Mrs. Wolf account for aerv Ice rendered by herself,! or for . walks mad, a ha keen alleged, the acconnls of the Society are open for the Inspection of any ene who may fee. Jait enough Statement of Facts. MARY E. MALONE. Business Notices. it .,, JDflt Aiv. Oold Jbo "goneipj' rather; 4hlghj butDan Win Broe.lil eonduno to aalljgooda t tht'old prlcMi Asron Will, on of th Arm, Who ha bad more "experienocj ln'seleeting goods than any merchant in Vin'ton csunty sino th war hating to (elect and iny fsrjtwo aonses spent the past week la th oily, selecting' g. desirable assbr'tmsnljof goods rcr the pring.trade. Th Be,stock just opentd is very beantiul seme of th ve7 nnest styles everjbronght to thi market In fact, Aaron ItJiororighly understands what i wanted in this market ' These good were all purchased at the very bot tom prioes, anl we mean no Umkf when we say they wiU sell -more goods ef mora superior quklity for less money than were ever sold in Vlntonjcoonly. Be sure and go to Dan Will 4 Bros, before going elsewhere. lU IK, , . . .. lit, kind of Notion at Pearc'e Fam- ny uwoery. , Be inland ask'for.Bread mis piece the best kept in town. . GiiAt Exoiiniairt ur ZAUssr. .n.. people of Zaleski and violnity are ' like people' every where ; when they disoover that they can buy a fine lot of the latest styles of goods at vry low nrloes. th lwaye go to th place and buy. nearly every, thing they see. The well known House of Will ft Co," ofl Zaleski. has l.t been filled with a superior assortment of Good, whioh were selected in the oily by Aaron Will, one of the firm, who know. Just what is needed in that market for the Sprlng'trade. They are now ; efferini greater Inducements than any otherHor.se; ana ir you wish to save money Just go and ouy in latest style of goods. MoJNw Goona.-J. A. Fslton i now In th eitypnrchasing a new and complete lot or good for the spring trade, whioh wtu arrive this .week. , It will be the finest stock of goods ver broueht lo this plaoe some of tho latest and most beauti ful styles. ; Go and see him before making purohase elsewhere. He will be prepared to undersell every other House. ... , If yon want any eatables "while attend ing Court, go to G. V7. Pearoe' Family Grocery,, ; fi,,, . . t' . . .. , Rilioiob Notim Rev. A, B. Boilers and . Rev, Mr. Moore, of the rhrlmUn Union Church, will hold a meeting at the Court Houss, commencing on the 14Ch of this month. Let all , those who wish to hear the word of God' rre&Ahd . the meeting; ' ' Cass PAtb'rou Suiholis S. Gobts b Co, of . the Hamden Foundry, want ev-LlVojadfilnglf--s .wWethey will pay cash. Apply immediately. - Foa? Fin Perfumery, go to Slsson's Drug Store. . .i , ; , , , , - Biawks. We have just printed a lot of Blanks for Justices of the Peace Sum monses, Subpoenas, Exeoutions, Ao.; and, also, all kinds of Blank Deed. All for sal at th lowest rate. For Pur Drug and Medicine, go to Slsson' Dru,-j Store. ' ' Toe wo : men entering Smith' Mer cantile College, Portsmouth, Ohio, early In January will be oompetent to keep Book practioally by spring. Now i the time to- prepare fof business nnder the direction of a practical Business Man.-. The College Is rpen Day and Evening, and the comse is mors thorough than any other. Merchantile College ia the United States.. Students oan enter at anv time. No Class System. Call at the flnl ilka A nr Address E. W. SMITH, Principal. The nicest Candies are kept at Pearce's ' 8x "advertisement of H. P," Ambrose, manufacturer of Saddles, Harnes, Collars, Bridles, &o, in thi paper. He is fully prepared to magp to order any -article on Shot! notice and In the most workman-like manner, of" the best material.." All work warranted to be as represented. Go and exanine work and prices before ffoinir elsewhere. ' ' , 'w .. .!.; i:- ij t ' '-.! s ; T yon want Une TobaW'tlnd' Clirars, and nice Pipes, go to Q. W. Pearceli Foinlly Grocery,- 1 . ... . ! i Th Indestrnetibls Pen the very best in use for sal at 8trohg' Drug Store. ' The best Cheese is kept at Pcarce's Family Grocery. Also, Fresh Bread of all kinds. : Fo Ayer Mcdioine. call at Swson's Drug Store ' ' ' . , . , Cvwt roa Nkdraioia. Ladies will find that Turner' Neuralgia Pill is the only sure our for Neuralia, and Next Ache. Fof sal at Slsson's Drug Stor. . Ton may have your money refunded II "Barrett' Vegetable Hair Restorative'1 does not perform all that is promised for it In the advertisement. If vou do not also pronounce It the best preparation in the market you will reoeive th amount of your purchase money. - ? Riad This. Costar' Celebrated Bock thorn Salve," for ' cut,: burn, bruises, wounds, boils, ring-worm, chapped band, itch, and almost everything else, only 26 cent a box ; th Universal Corn Solvent, for Corns, &e, (sur ear,) only 25 cents a box f the Celerbrated Bishop Pills a universal dinner pill for headache, cos tiveness, chills, fever, &c, only 23 cent a box; th Pectoral Cough Remedy, for coughs,, told, hoarseness, tor throat, broaoial affections, fto., 'y IS cent a box ; and th preparation, of Bitter Sweet and Orange uioeeom, for beautifying the complexion, t oftn and beaatfy the skin., remove fracklea. vlmales. erdctiona. e,l only $1 bottle i all the Vest tern. die yet introduced, and for sal at Sia - oil Druf BtoM, Go tad get om new. i.i riu.fjkin,.i & i-.rf t.i .1,..- U"r y "-i. . j iit-.i . , U Pianos ron Silk.- Any persoa wishing lo purchase ja spleudieV Piano,-will laava from one hundred, to pqs buuJrej'end fifty dol'ar by Calling at Ibis efiice. Wa can furnish them at greatly reduced rates! The nicest Candies are kept at Pearce's Go to Pearce's Grocery for fresh Caller and Crackers, and the very of BREAD. Dtisit. Dr. J. Dnnlap, Dsntlst, having had thirty-sevfln years' exoeriene in Lis prefessioa, a now psrmanenlJy lo oated at Mo Arthur, and ia at present bet. ter prepared to perform all operation pertaining to Dentistry, and ia th most spproved manner. " ' Call at the Hulbsrt House; The very beet Liquors of all kinds for medic lnal purposeeCare kept at G. W. Pearoe's Fam. UyGrocery. .r v ,., IV air Gold Pi. Morten' telebrated Gold Pen's at New Tork prices 50 cent and upwards for sale at Billlnghursf Pic ture Gallery. ' . ii-um.t,' 3 School Books for sale at SIsson'i'at half prioe. . MARRIAGES. On thn ?7ih nf iri.r....M iua t Brine, Mr. Beirnniln V. Coulter and MlMn Ciry Ullom, both of VhiKn oounty. ..,., McArthur Market. Reported by JT. K. "Win, Dealer In Dry Goods. 1 nppie-. ureen, per nu. ts Butter, -.- so Beans. IMntiKi Apples, ITxied,- ' 100 iewx,. j ,) 2S Coffee, . Ma.lO C'sndles, Klh, whit; 8(,to Cnm. '' 71) Chickens, ' i- 120 Flour. ter hbl..-. iS.ftO Ird. -.'' I..! Molaa8ee,Sorup C0ci.C0 Oatu, 88(440 Salt, per bbl'!-. S.lO Sunar, . i 1 la li MARIETTA & CINCINNATI R. R. TIME TABLE. TRAINS GOING WEST. Leaves Belpre . , I.e-ree Marietta Ma. 10i. FxruT.u. S16..M. 11 IK .. 10.64 Leaves Athens Learea Zaleski Leave MoArthur Leaves Hamden Leaves Chilllcothe Leaves Blaachesler Leave Loveland Arrives (,'iacinnutf 1 1.16 r.w.' 10H " 116 1H " ,,lilA. . )2.'f6. .3t .U7 1 W t OS; 60 ! 7.0. 7.4S it - :I tsaivs eeiss smut. Zxraua. .i6r.. Leaves Clnerhnati . Arrive Love land Arrives Bltncheete Arrives Clilllioothe Arrives Hamden Arrives MoArthur ' Arrives Zaleaki Milt. - f. 10 A.M.' T.8I ..-1 : 1 is f i , , ,. 0.GS V TIB I- .8 11.18 " 13.39 A. h, l.6t " la, 61," ; .isr" 1 v 13.12 r.a, -i ll.SXI Arrives Athens ' Arrive Marietta .. 1 I X.1 1.64 4.05 Arrive Halpra . i ,j 4.4T A la (.00 W. W. PEABODY. Master Transportation. J0. 0.F. ' i i.t;yt T. ,.-! McArthnr Lodge No. SM Kimh, every Tuesday eventnar. 7..o2 -.h .i?7 lost Friday evenina ofenoh n,n,, i mortf.li. E.L.HAWI.See'y. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. pRODUCJ: AND ,! -i ' PROVISION STORE. " ' i.v.vtioif.'9'''' - ; TJIiI,02-r wnitpay the emarket price la Cash tor . C.OU2TT E Y PRODU 0 E. Bring on your : SUTTER, EGOS, t CHICKEN?, DRIED TEACHES' " . ; t '4 DRIED APPLES, BEAN8, ; ' . ..." I in i BEESWAX, .: . I ' ''." 1 '' ' 'j ,'..t ..; FLAXSEED,- -: "onions,- I:". ' POTATOES," . '. '.r J i""'f '."j RAGS, ! .)... J Oranyothernrtlcleyonmnyhavetpdisposeof. We also have a fresh and 'cbmpto stotk-'br T Alt ILT : GEOCEBIESfl : .'ct ".'.1 n'( l-wnos Give us a null una rA- . . March5,186g'ra ' l, , ,UIiL0M BR0- JARTHTB MARBLE W0BXB - 'o. i.-'n., i 't viv ' it ; :- i .f.,t,;t . ; ' .. . . . .- - : -.; t . ,, i Beg leave to Inform the oltiseas of TthtoaW adjomingcounUes that h. pvepaVd to SSni(I i MONUMENT i i-l .,.,t : - : . ". ; i I i- llO GRAVESTONES. ; i. w BUREAU TOPS, - ; , -: 1 r.t . in i. . . : mh ' ' : ' TABLE TOPS, Ao. -' "T'-'U .11, illfl Ike latest and most Apprevtd Style, . i All Work neatly aaj jromptly eiecutedj All my bf!o are mnci .'1. .. other dhopa. Peraoos about purchiaiag w, n. prices'9' uupectioa of my .iock and . u . J ti.w. ;lil . Shop-In Malaaa's Bnildlsg, en Main Street. Feb. 87,1868 tf ,, i '' "Yihtbdi M -'. a ii iij. rs,:.( LtUi ."'I i J-.lf V; '1)000 JIe.v and yoMEs' j PoaaeMlna good character and energy, W. verene and uiteUij;ence to act a canvas-era for a series ef , ..... , ;,. .... NEW EN G B A V I N G S , " Five Beautiful Ideal American ; ram,; ..v.;.- Engraval o svoks is Paris bv the moat eminent Lithographers In the world. Then flieea, which an most beautiful and poetlo ooecephoaai a, ileaigned to tvpifyth beat Meat tv pea of Amen, ean Womanhood, repreaentlng their charities, devotion. sympthioe, attachments and huroi-m. The lithography is ia (he bigrteal etyl of the art, and Is such as has rarely been Muatedi -d cannot be eroelled. The portraa have reealved mqaalllad)ate rom Ilie moat eminent eritio au4 pormtaent newapapar oith country, and ttsej Moild 4urn annwknii I For partloujai an W.piive elreolar,;4- ia ia iae n - jT . r 44 Main Streel.Si.rinKtlald, Mais; march.lM-w ' .-.i , i rt,...,-..f .', .n, iv jf::-."t t 'A I'.-O t . tt imii -'