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JOSEPH A. XSU.Y, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
U'COZTCSLSYILLE, OHIO :
Friday, - - April i, isto.
PARAGRAPHS.
Local and Political.
BY A CONTRIBUTOR.
Tha Bondholders have a scheme
now pending in Congress providm;
lor the funding of SI ,200,000,000 ol
the present fire-ttventy Bonds.
The above amount of five-twenty
lion da are - now payable in green
backs, and the interest thereon,
eemi.annua!Iy in gold.
This scheme has passed the Uni
ted Statea Senate, and, it is said,
- will paBS the Houso also. Let an
then look into and examiuo some of
the more striking features of this
scheme cf the Bondholded Aristoc
racy to plunder the people, and
show it to be a bill of abomina
tions. In tho first place, the bill propos
es to issue new Bonds to tho am
ount of 400,000,000, payable m
gold at any lime after ten and with
in forty years from date, bearing
interest at the rate of five per cent:
per annum, in gold.
The bill furt a er proposes to is6uc
another bateh of Bonds to the am
ount of $400,000,000, at 4h per cent,
payable in coin in fifteen or forty
years.
The bill again proposes to issue
another batch of Bonds to the am
ount of $400,000,000, at 4 per cent,
interest payable in coin in twenty
or forty years.
For these new issue of Bonds, the
pcheme proposes to take up 1,200
millions dollars of the five-twenty
Bonds. The tax-payers of the coun
try would like to know what is
to be made by this proposed fund
ing Scheme. The principal is tot
to bo made less, but the interest is
something less. The one is paya
ble in greenbacks, the other in gold.
The fourth section of the law de
clares "that the Bonds and the an
nual meow herein authorized by
this act. shall bo exempt from all
taxation by or under National,
State, Municipal or Local authori
ty." The old five-twenty Bonds to
be called in and exchanged lor these
new Bondrf are liable to taxation by
the Government of the United
States. If those Bonds were taxed,
as the Government has a right to
tax them, and to the same extent as
other property, the tax would, at
two per cent., the average of taxa
tion in Ohio, amounts to twenty
four millions of dollars per annum.
This right of taxation the scheme
proposes to give awy. Nothing is
made hero, but a great loss is in
volved to the Treasury of the Gov
ernment and an increased burthen
to the amount of twenty-four mil
lions of dellars is annually added to
the other taxable property of the
country. For as you exempt val
nestotbat amount from taxation,
and at the rate of two per cent., the
uiiexempted wealth and properly
of the country must make up the
deficiency.
Again, the 1,200 million of dol
lars of the present Bonds are re
deemable in greenbacks, or legal
tenders, or in gold, at the rate the
the legal tenders were worth at tho
time the Bonds were purchased.
This was it tho rate of not more
than fifty cents on the dollar, and
much of them were bought with
greenbacks at forty cents on the
dollar. "We can now discharge an
indebtedness of 1,200 million of dol
lars, under the existing contract, by
a payment of 600 million of dollars
in gold. Under t he proposed scheme
it will require dolhr for dollar in
t-oin to do it. Here, then is a loss
to the tax payers of 600 milliova of
dollars.
The five-twenty Bonds are now
or will be payable in a year or two.
Let the Government now call in
400 millions of them, and issue le
gal tenders in their place, thus sav
ing 24 millions in interest annual
ly. In three or four years hence
redeem another 400 million of dol
lars in the same manner, and in a
6bort liino, say within the next ten
years, tho lust Bond could b'e ob
tained at oae-third tho prico thej
will cost under the landing scheme
as now proposed.
Tho bill further provides, that
for the payment of thn principal
and interest of the debt, 150,000,
000, derived from a gold tariff upon
foreign imports, shall be tet apart
and aunually appropriated. Jn
thin particular feature of the scheme,
it will be Been, that it is a bribe to
the high tariff monopolists. The
tariff must Le kept up as high as
ever in order to obtain the 150 mil
lion of dollars. The tariff taxis
now an average cf fifty per cent, on
all our foreign trade bringing to
the consumer botli the foreign and
domeatfe article at an increased
cost, to that amount. Thus it is
that the high- tariff robber and the
Bond robber unito botrt their .Rep
resentatives in Congress and agree
to p'ander the people. The Bond
ed debt necesrarily demands high
tariff taxation, and we may add,
that out of this bonded debt grows J
this National Banking system, an
other gigantic scheme, invented to
rob the people of what little of their
liberties they now have left to
them ; for money is power, and in
timo will become more powerfa!
han tho people, and will rulo ant
govern us, instead of a Government
nstiluted and guarded by our-e!-os.
Thcfo arc briefly tho main fea
tures of this scheme, invented and
about to be fastened upon the peo
plo by the corrupt tools of the mo
neycd power of tho country. Let
it come, as from present appearan
ces it must come, . and there will
ilu-n bo but ono alternative left the
people, and that is to repudiate ev
ery dollar of tho debt., principal,
and interest. Tho Bondholders
have already received from the
Government, in interest and exemp
tion from taxation, a greater sum
than they loaned it Still they are
not satisfied. Bat if tbey will not
now take their principal according
to the face of the Bond, but will
drmand a sum twice the anount
by ih em paid out, let them go with
out a red cent. It is better these
Bondholders should loose a 6mall
sum than the people should loose u
greater ono.
Let ns look a little further into
this system, and seo bow it piles it
self up, and soo how tho labor of
the country will be taxed lOEUstain
it.
If tho Government, instead of
funding 400 million of dollars of
the fivo-twenty Bonds now about
duo and payable, should issue that
amount of legal tenders and take
up h cerrespondmg amount of the
five-twenties, there would be in the
space often years, a saving of 200
million of dollars, in the amount of
interest proposed by the funding
project. The legal tenders thus is
sued would become a circulating
medium among the people without
interest, and at this time, and as
long as they lasted, would bo a
great relief to tho country.
The 400 million of dollars worth
of gold interest bearing Bonds
would be cancelled, and iu their
stead wo would have that amount
of greenbacks upon which no inter
est would be payable.
If the reader will go back and
examine the provisions of ihis pro
posed funding system, be will Bee
that tho first 400 million of dollars
is made redeemable in coin, at any
time after ten and within forty
years, and bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent, per annum,
payable semi annually in com.
Now, lot any one set down and
mako his calculation on 400 million
of public debt, running forty years
at five per cent, annual interest,
and see the enormous dnin there
will po upon the industry of the
country in that length of time.
Tho circulation will show that at
the end of forty years, the Govern
ment will be required to pay the
principal, 400 millions, and in that
time have paid on that sum. in in
terest alone, the enormous sum of
800 million of dollms. All this
great sum of money will be taken
from tho pockets of the taxable
and laboring people of the country
and put into the pockets of an es
tablished and permanent aristocra
cy, who, all this time, fail tocon
tributo one cent to the payment of
taxes for all various purposes as
sessed and collected. At the end
of ten years it will amount in prin
cipal and interest to to COO million
of dollars ; at the end of twenty
years, to 800 million of dollars, you
double the original sum ; at the end
of thirty years, 1000 million of dol
lars, and at the expiration of forty
years, to 1,200 million cf dol
lars ihe present amount of the
wholo of the five-twenty Bonds.
Then 400 millions being one-third
of the wholo of the five-twenty
Bonds, funded as proposed, will, at
the expiration of foity year, equal
the whole indebtedness and that
payable in gold coin ; whereas, the
contract as it exists, calls only for
legal tenders, tho kind of money
every man, sido from the Bond
holder, is bound to receive.
Next Monday, April 4th, is tho
day appointed for the Township
Elections. Also, at the same lime
an election will bo held for Corpo
ration Officers lor the Tillage of
McConnelsviIle.
Under the law passed by the Le
gislature, all the officers of the Cor
poration are elected lo serve two
years, except three of the six Conn
cilmen, who are elected for one
year.
From present appearances there
will be some lit.e strife among the
citizens to determine who shall
hold these oflue. There will be
three Tickets in the field, contend
ing for the spoils and honors.
The Temperaneo party being so
ber took time by the forelock, and
a few of them met in caucus on last
Friday evening, and put in nomin
ation what they call Simon-pure
Temperance men for the several
oCkcs of Township and Corpora
tion. To sweeten the dose, they
were about to administer tc the bo
dy politic, tbey put on their Tick
ets, here and thuro, the names of
some good Domocrats, and at tho
.- j .
time saying to the Kepubliduus and
Democrats, you muet adopt our
Tickets or go to the wall.
Some cf the Republican leaders
becoming alarmed at this unlooked
for demonstration, on the part of
he Prohibitionists, met in caucus
la6t Saturday evening, and threw
out tha little Democratic leven
they found in tho Temperance Tic
kets and adopted tho residue of tho
Tickets by that party dictated.
The great Radical party herea
bouts are completely demoralized,
and seem to know no better policy
than lo be dictated to by a mere
faction. They 6eem to be at the
mercy and under the control of a
party, that at the late Governor's
election, could command in this
Township only nineteen votes, all
told. We predict that there are
many Rpubrcuns who will not
tamely submit to this kind of dic
tation, coming, as it does, from men
of doubtful political purity, and
will, on the day of election, showto
the world that they are not yet to
be bought and sold like cattle in
the market.
Wo 6uppoRC the Democrats, un
der the present existing state of af
fairs, will present to the free and
independent voters straight tickets,
unpledged and untrammelled by
any outside pressuro. We hope
they will present their best men,
and call upon all men to rally to
their support, with the promise that
with such men at tho head of af
fairs tho interest, wcllfare, good or
der and happiness of the Township
and Corporation communities will
be looked after with as little ex
pense and trouble as possible.
"'An Eagle, in his towering flight of
space,
Was hawked at, by a mousing owl,
and Killed.''
Tho poor, disturbed, distracted,
disconsolate and disintegrated Ra
dical parly of this Township and
Village, is, just now, in a bad fix.
They are beset on the one siJe with
cold water, and on tho other with
the ardent. They know not which
way to turn. They desire to em
brace and unbibo tho one, whilst
they wish to cajolo and conciliato
tho other, both, however, to bousid
to accomplish ulterior purposes.
The Radicals, 'il e olhor human
beings, claim to bo free agents, lo
do or, not to do. just as they please.
Yet they hesitate to embrace cor
dially either of these elements.
They fear that by handling su :h
tools they must bo cut both wajs
They are, unforhinalely, between
two elements, water on the one
band and fire on the other. If
they prefer and tako the one, po
litical death and destruction awaits
them at the hand of the other. Wo
pity their situation, and hope they
may successfully escnpo the dilem
ma into which they are unwilling
ly placed. We would here say,
that in our opinion, there h no call
or necessity for Radicals to go off
plowing in the political fields with
such cattle, when it is known that
Sambo is the coming man, and
from whom much political strength
is confidently expected. It is in
deed humiliating for such a great,
powerful and proud party, as that
of the Radicals, to bo put to such
straights, and be compelled to suo
cumb, to suoh "mousing" politicians.
MORE CURRENCY NEEDED.
The Platform of the Coming
Party.
The Laws of Trade should regulate
the currency, and each bondholder
should have the option of selling back
.to ihe Government his bond, receiving
therefor currency. The currency
should be redeemable at the pleasure
of the holder in Government Bonds.
Practically there is less currency in
circulation now (1870) than there was
ten years ago. Ten years is but a very
short time, yet what has it produced ?
1 he country, by the adoption of the
blacks as citizens, has increased its
free population 5,000,000. These five
millions of people now need more mo
ney than they did ten years ago. Mo
ney is now spent for articles that, be
fore their liberation, they know noth
ing about.
The population of the country has
also augmented by its natural in
crease. Emigration has brought twice as ma
ny people to our shores in the ten
years bounded by lSGO&nd 1870, as du
ring any previous ten years.
During this decade new territoryhas
been gained, with a new popu'ation.
Civil war has brought us, what from
a'l time it has brought to other na
tions, namely, extravagance in thought
and expenditure. Every citizen re
quires nearly double the money to
bear his yearly expenses now that he
did in 1800.
There is twice the number of miles
of railroads in process of construction
in 1870 that there was in 186n, and
other improvements in the same pro
portion. When we take these things into
consideration, we can now plainly see
how the people at least double the
sum of money that they did ten years
ago:
Why do they require this increase
of money ? Let us see. Let us anal
yze the currency, show what is curren
cy, and what of the so-called currency
is not a circulating medium. I he Sec
retary of the Treasury designates as
currency
1. Gold and siller ;
2. Compound interest notes ; i
3. Certificates of indebtedness :'
4. "Greenbacks ;"
5. National Bank notes ; and
6. Fostal currency.
Gold and silver are not currency, do
not circulate, but are articles of mer
chandise, like iron or copper.
Compound interest notes do not cir
culate.
"Certificates of Indebtedness" are
called currency, but they are not. The
most of our citizens never see them.
"Greenbacks" of the lower denomi
nations do circulate, but those of de
nominations above five or ten dollars
do not, but are used on'y as a reserve
for banks.
Deduct all these, and tho circula
tion proper is reduced actually to
Costal currency, Greenback of a de
nomination lees than ten dol'ars, and
National Bank notes. After the fore
going deduction, we find that the cir
culation is oxe hundred and ninety
eight millions less than it was in I860,
whilst the popu'ation has actually in
creased ten millions, as th next cen
tury will show;
Owing to increased improvements
and multiplication of artificial wants,
caused by a higher, state of civilization
and from a wider range of territory,
the demands of the people for a circu
lating medium have more than dou
bled. Is there a remedy for this ?
The theory of the United States
Government is that the people rule.
The practice is that they arc more com
pletely ruled than any other people on
earth in their money matters. They
(the people) elect some one to be their
President. He is expected to select
an honest man who will hold the com
mon purse, lie does so. Being una
ble to find any man who is the posses -sor
himself of much money, or who has
ever handled money to any extent, ho
selects a gentleman who certainly is
honest, for he has for years held office
under tho Government, at a salary of
$3,000, when no one outside of Gov
ernment employ would be willing to
devote as much ability and time for
less than ten or fifteen thousand per
annum. "Well done, good and faith
ful servant, thou i-halt have thy re
ward ! Lo ! these many years batt
thou served me for $3,000 per year,
now I will promote thee to a place
where thy salary sha 1 be $8,000 per
year, and where thy expenses will be
$25,000 ; but as thou hast made many
sacrifices, I beseech thee to make this.
I make thee from this day, hence
forth, Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States of America. My solemn
admonition to you is, that you con
tia.it the currency, though thereby you
may cause many houses to tumble into
bankruptcy, and ruin tens of thous
ands of people. You may even lend
your assistance to any cliques that may
conspire to the same end. Above all
things, do your duty in such a manner
as to obtain and retain political power,
looking forward, not to the real wants
of the peo;le, but to the prospects for
Presidential nomination and to elec-
lion." '
Where is the remedy fcr the finan-'
cial sufferings of the people ? Is it to
be found in the autocratic action or
policy of the Secretary of the Treasu-;
ry ? Is it to be sought for among mere
politicians? By no means. The rem
edy is in tho people. The tax payers
and money users and bondholders
should determine how much currency
is needed. The people must decide
upon the increase and decrease of the
currency. When the people exercise
their power, then will the laws of
trade regulate the finances of the
country, and again will the country be
prosperous.
It is impossible for one man or one
set of men to know tho amount of
money needed by the country at large.
To that end each individual should
have the power to increase the cur
rency or diminish it, as he may in his
judgment seo "fit, it being so regulated
that if ho increases the currency he by
so doing decreases tho interest-bearing
debt. To that end let Congress pass a
law by vfnich there shall be a new is
sue of Greenbacks, to the same am
ount as our present interest-bearing
debt our present interest-bearing
debt is two thousand millions then
order the Secretary of tho Treasury to
print, as called for, two thousand mil
lions of new Greenbacks ; this new cur.
rency not to be issued except in cx
change for Government Bonds, of a
date prior to tho passage of the act.
Let each National Bank be allowed to
call for its quota of the new currency,
and givosecurity therefor. And when
ever the holder of any Government
Bond presents such Bond to the Trea
sury or any National Bank, for the
purpose of selling such Bond, then the
Government, through its agent, is to
become tho purchaser, and to pay for
the same in the new currency, paying
a premium to the seller of the Bond,
the same as wou'd be paid by a private
banker, at the time of purchase. Of
course there must be an established
rate of premium, i. e , a limit at which
the Government will purchase its interest-bearing
Bonds. The effect of
this would be, that every one who
owns a Government Bond, and is com
palled to part with the same, for the
purpose of obtaining currency, would,
if he believed ihat more currency was
needed, sell his Bond back to the Gov
ernment, and thus put in circulation
more money.
Is there not a danger of the currer
cy being inflated by this means ?
Certainly ; and to avoid that danger,
we propose as a remedy that all cur
rency issues of the Gevernment shall
bredeenied at the pleasure of the
holder, in sums of one hundred or
more dollars, by a new Bond which
th; bill creates ; this new Bond to run
for 99 year?, bearing interest at 4 1-2
per cent.; principal and interest to be
paid in gold, the maturity, to be 99
years from dale of issue. The result of
such an act would be, that when the
people of a section of country needed
more currency they would take their
Bonds and sell them to the Govern
ment for currency. And when the cur
rency was redundant, the holders
thereof would convert i into these
new Bonds. These 4 1-2 per cont.
Bonds should be free cf taxation, and
tho income from them also. This
would render them attractive, and
woulld be paying the holders of them a
fair rate of interest.
It is proper that the Government
should ever se'l gold ? We think not.
All persons in legitimate trade have
felt the evil influence of "go'd sales."
These can be avoided by not collecting
any more gold than is absolutely ne
cessary. Let the Secretary of the Trea
sury estimate each year, or each quart
er of a year, how much gold will be
needed ; then let a careful estimate be
made ot how much gold will be col
lected, and allow the difference to be
paid in currency. It is better for the
Treasury of the United States to buy
one hundred millions of gold per year
than for it to sell five millions.
The sale deranges. Tho purchase
has no effect. Make it imperative on
the Secretary of tho Treasury to carry
out this law. and to cancel every interest-bearing
B .nd as soon as it rr aches
the Treasury. Within three years wo
will have changed the larger portion
of the Debt from 6 to 4 1-2 per cent
We will, by giving to the people plenty
of currency, create new prosperity.
We will have taken away from the
moneyed few the power to make arti
ficial stringency in the money market,
and thereby to check trade, and all
improvements.
Most States have laws by which sev
en per cent, is tho highest rate of in
terest allowed. By such a bill he will
have relieved the General Government
from the charge of being a law breaker,
which it is now, in offering, virtually,
nine per cent., which is breaking down
the laws of interest as regulated by
States.
A SCENE AT THE DOOR OF
THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
From the Ohio Statesman.
J
j
A correspondent of the Philadel
phia Press relates the following in
cident as occurring tho day the ne
gro Senator Revels, of Mississippi,
made his speech :
"After the Sonate was packed
with humanity, it happened that
two colored bishops arrived from
far away. What could be donw for
Pishop Paino of Ohio, and Rishop
Brown ot Virginia, when thero as
not standing room fr a fraction of
nothing at all ? Should theso men
come so far, even in sight of the
beloved fruit, and then seo it hang
as high as the forbidden grapes ?
In the dilemma, cards were sent iu
to Senator Sumner, and he hastily
came to the rescue. Thero was
room on the Senate floor, ard the
onlj room to bo found within the
chamber. Rut the law prescribes
who shall have the honor of stand
:ng on this anointed place, and un
fortunately for the two men it did
not include bishops. But it has of
ten happened that Senators shut
their eyes when going into danger
ous places, and lead their friends
whilhcr-cever they chooeo. Eve
rybody knows that Senator Sum
ner is a stickler for law and eti
quette, but when has his noble
heart refused to hear tho colored
man's ery ? Two bishop, and
Senator Sumner said "come in !"
But an obstruction camo from an
unexpected source. A doorkeeper
interposed the savage arm of the
law. Senator Sumner bowed his
bead, and retired to the gloomy
fastness of his den, and left the
bishop to perish outsido in the
cold. But the stony heart of the
doorkeeper was touched. lie wan
ted to oblige tho bishops, and at
the same time keep within tho let
ter of the law ; so he went to the
Vice President, and laid tho whole
matter before him. Without hesi
tation, Schnylcr Colfax shou!dored
the responsibility of tho wholo pro
ceeding, and the doorkeeper, with
fie Vice President's help, broko the
obnoxious law, and tho two bishops
cime ont triumphant."
If theso beloved "bishops" had
been white, they would have b.een
loft out in tho cold by the immorN
al Schuyler, in whose Slate a ne
gro has not even the right to visit.
Schuyler would havo showed his
love for the darkey better, had he
used his endeavors to change the
Constitution of Indiana, so as to al
low the negro to become an inhabi
tant, beforo ho took the responsi
bility of overruling the laws of the
body of which he is a presiding of
ficer, to allow them scats on the
floor of tho Senate
PITY POOR COLFAX.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Apparently weary of wielding
the Vice President's scepter, Schuy
ler Colfax has slipped out of the
honored chair to a lower seat, and
a Senator occupies his place. If a
public man wants to be buried a
live, ho can accomplish it by gett
ing himself elected hcir-apparenv
to t!io Executive.. The Vice Presi
dent of tho United States never has
a chance to read his name in tho
newspapers, and by the timo his
four years are up tho dear public
havo forgotten him. Oh, the hor
ror of riding tho topmost wave of
popularity, and then suddenly find
ing oneself plumped out of sight,
actually buried under a mountain
of greatness. If the President would
only dio But who ever knew a
President to commit suicide, though
he Is perfectly aware that another
man htfs been actually prepared to
take his place, and that the people
of this country will not suffer for
tho want of a President ? The ac
tual reason why the great body of
American women are against wo
men suffrage is because they fear
that some time in the course cf
their natural lives they will be call
ed on to act as Vice President.
Schuyler Colfax was seen reading
a newt-paper at the foot of his
tnrone, and if be gets any comfort
out of his position it must consist
in holding the gavel suspended ov
er the heads of the shining lights
of the country. And yet there is
no chance of bringing these Sena
tors to order as in the case of the
unruly members of the House.
Tho Senators are always in order ;
there is no chance of enjoyment for
Schnylcr Colfax, except to crawl
out of his seat and rtad a newspa
per.. And what docs ho find in that
newnpapcr ? Oh. sorrow and con
sternation ! Dawes is ravishing
j tho Ep.st with economical delights,
i a:id Logan is cleansing the Augean
stables ol tue liouso in which ini
quity has herded ever since the Re
publican party began. There are
two positions which are alike, so
far as the country :s concerned, tho
Vico Presidency of tho United
States and that of a country school
master.
THOMAS D. CARR.
HIS MURDEROUS RECORD.
Thomas D. Carr was executed by
hanging, at St. Clairsville, Belmont
county, on Thursday, the 24th ul
timo. We take tho following from
the Barncsville Enterprise of that
dato :
While near Raleigh, North Caro
lina, the soldiers learned that a Fe
deral soldier had been hung by
somo Confederates, in the cellar of
a prominent citizen, and they im
mediately organized a band of fif
teen and started without orders, to
burn it. Arriving at tho house,
they found a rich planter's resi
dence, where wealth had been ex
pended to furnish and make ele
gu t all the apartments. Ho said
they searched through tho fine
roms and halls ot -the mansion but
could find no men. There were on
ly women, who were left by their
rebel friends tho sole occupants.
They at length descended into the
Cellar, and there, in all its ghastli
ness, found the dead boay suspen
ded to a sleeper. It was clothed in
"Union Blue !" They went imme
diately np and questioned the in
mates about it and they disclaimed
all knowledge of the affair. Tho
soldiers eel fire to the bunding, fir
ing every room simnltareously to
as to savo timo. Tbey then waited
to see it burn ; the women came
out, when they found that the drrs
of a lovely young girl of seventeen
summers was on fire. They exting
uished the fire and saved her from a
terrible death, on y to let her meet it in
a more shocking and horrible way.
They outraged hor person in the n.ost
brutal and revolting manner, which
resulted in her death after a few I n jt
ering hours of dreadful pain They
went away and left her lying on the
grass in the orchard, without a single
friend or attendant. The rest had
fled. Car heard of her dcuth the n xt
day, when he remarked, "the m mi that
done that ought to be hung :"' ami to
day, one of " the principal actors tret
hang ! Does not retribution surely
como ? Does not vengeance strike as
with a thunder bolt the wicked and
cruel hearted ? Retribution, earthly
or divine, solves the most mysterious
problems of wrong and outrage, and
with a strong hand marks the offend
er, even in the end of life !
When at Salisbury, he became inti
mate with a pretty girl, aad Alexand
er McGinnis, of an Iowa Regiment,
was quite friendly with her also, which
made Carr very angry and jealous. He
met McGinnis at the house one day,
and struck hini on the. neck with a
pair of brass knuckles, knocking him
senseless and beat and stamped him
until he died. The disappearance of
McGinnis created tho rumor that wa3
afloat shortly after the murder of Lou
isa Fox, that he had killed two men
in Iowa. Carr was never in that State,
and this makes clear that report of his
Iowa murders.
While at Co'umbia, South Carolina,
prison, a boy named Edwin Barringer
attempted to join the Confederate ar
my. Carr found it out and assisted by
two comrades, strangled tho young
man in the prisoners room.
Ho freqU ;ntly deserted his command
and on one occasi n he was sentenced
to be shot for this crime ai d was cm
ployed to dig his own grave. Even
then ho was indifferent to death as he
has been since his conviction in this
county. A petition was Bent to the
President, and Carr was pardoned.
At Nashville he shot a negro thro'
the head, the ball entering behind the
ear and c mingout of the forehead. -It
is not known what induced him to
commit this murder.
In Salisbury, Ko th Carolina, he was
sent to arrest another soldier, who in
sulted Carr by his language. In order
to wreak his vengeance. Carr gave him
opportunity to escape, watoh'n him
closely all the whi'o, and as he attemp
ted to run, immediately shot him
through the back.
At Petersburgh, Virginia, he was
one of the gang of eleven that stamp
ed a sutler to death in his own shop.
Afterwards, while on a vessel to be ex
changed, he attacked a colored waiter
who refused to give him food, disabled
the man and threw him overboard.
ITe killed a street car conductor in
Baltimore beennse he was not allowed
to ride free. These, with a number
ofothers, in all constituting fifteen
murders, the last of which wa that of
Miss Fox. tho details of which our
readers are familliar with, make up
Carr's dreadful criminal record.
Ts reply to a young writer who wish
ed to know which magazine would give
him the highest position quickest, a
contemporary answered, 'a powder
magazine, if you contribute afitry article'
NEW
MEAT SH0P!
Having jnst pat new and beanlifal re-
F airs upon my room, on the Tublic Square,
am now prepared to accommodate my
customers with the choicest meats- 1 am
determined not ta be undersold or excelled
in the quantity or quality of meat sold
Thankful for past favors I still solicit a
share of the puMie patronage. The high
cash price paid for hides.
Those who are indebted to me on eld ac
count are requested to call and settle, as I
w;sh te square up my books and will here
after do only a Cash business.
A.J. GKAY.
April :9-Iy.
Mr. Sumner observed tn soma nftho
leading members of the Woman's Suf
frage Convention, in Washington, that
he never yet declared for or against
women suffrape. "I know you have
not," said Miss Anthony ; have
watched you as a cat watches a slv
mouse
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XAsmcrrRERs or
Cook & Heating Stoves,
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Thipvvarc.
ITaye constantly on hand, manufactured to
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Trimmings, 4c.
Blacksmitliing.
Manufacturers of Water Tweers, Mandrills,
Swedges, tc, for Blacksmiths.
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M COXNELSV1LLE, n.
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D. II. MORTLEY & CO S.,
CASH PRICE LIST OF GROCERIES ! !
8g3-COHHECTEI WEEKLY -1
TENTHOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF
GROCERIES
TO BE SOLD!
REGARDLESS OF EVERYTHING,
EXCEPT
THE MOKEY.
LOOK AT THE PRICKS.
COFFEE.
Best Rio Coffee, 4 rounds for $1 00
Prime Rio Coffee, 4 1-2 lbs. for $1 00
Good RioCoffeee, 5 lbs for l 00
Government Java, per pound, 30
Roasted Coffee per pound, 25
SUGAR.
9 lbs. Good K". Orleans Sugar for $1 CO
8 lbs. Fair N. O. Sugar, for $1 00
7 1-2 Iba. Choice N. Orleans Sugar, 00
7 lbs. choice Demarara, ?1 00
7 lbs. Best White N. O. Sugar for $1 CO
6 lbs. Crushed Sugar for $1 CO
6 lbs. Pulverized White Sugar for fl CO
8?IA11 other kinds in proportion.
TEAS.
Best Young Hyson, sold all over
the country for J2 per lb. fl 50
Extra Young FTyson,
Good Young Hyson,
Best Black Tea,
11 35
$1 20
1 CO
MOLASSES
Fine Quality of Syrup, per gal., $1 00
New Orleans Molasses per gal., 80
Sorghum Molasses, per gal., 50
TOBACCO.
nest Richmond niatkla-
vjr I'onnd, per lb. 8
Best Klchniond IJIack ."Va
ry, liulveiv & qrs. per lb. SO
Extra Richmond blk. IVa-
vy, halve! & qrs. per lb. 15
Good Richmond blk. a-
vy, halves &. qrs. per lb. GO
Golden Flake per lb. $1 OO
Rest bright fives per lb.
Ilrl?ht Xavr per lb. HO
5?5u- Louisville and Kentucky
brands, rood, sound and war
ranted, sold In proportion
with the above prices.
LIQUORS.
IfSUFure Rye, Bourbon, & Corn Whis
kis; Tale and French Brandies ; Hol
land Gin ; Pure Imported Port Wine;
Blackberry Brandy ; Cherry Wine, Ac,
which we warrant equal, if nnt super
ior, to any sold in the market; and
which we se 1 for Medical purposes,
and only in strict accordance with the
S'.ate Liquor Laws.
SUNDRIES.
Carbon Oil per gal., 35
Pare English Soda, 12 lbs. for f 1 CO
Sifted Tepper IGrainJ per lb., 40
Cod Fish per lb., 10
Best quality of Brooms each, 30
Five two-pound can Tomatoes, 1 00
Four two-pound can Peaches, 1 CO
12 lbs. Carolina Rice for 1 00
flarris Sugar Cured Drid Beef,
per lb.,
20
One dozen of No. 1 XXX Flint
Glass Chimneys for 1 00
English Currants, 5 lbe. for 1 CO
Cranberries per quart, 10
13 bars Star Soap for 1 00
20 bars Rosin Soap for 1 00
ALL GOODS SOLD ARE
WARRANTED ! !
Or the money refunded.
5fCash paid for Butter, Eggs, and all
kinds of Produce Everybo
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ii Crcdi i !
$10,000!
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JicCONNELSYILLE, O.
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