iamb f J, W. I Pdklliher VOL 5. BOWEKi I nd Proprieieri j M'ARTHUR, VIFfOil (JOUNTY; OHIO: WEDNESDAY; DEOEMBEB 61871; ; ;.---riraMBr-.-.J.ftW.:-,.M-:L--rffr: ! the 1 J. W. EOWEH, Editor, Arthur. Dec. Ctll, 1871. t milter. Terms of Subscription. K. . 4. r,.. II fto't On ci. 8 moe..tl 00 . A months ... 7 Oue eoiir, 4 mot., Ml ifntnldUhlntherKf 111 nh. of Tw.ntv ' i . f i ! ' i . .! Off The Ptmooratio titUjUirtr eroulatue FKKB OF POSTAOK within tin limits of Vinton Countf. V failure M ttdtlfjr Jiieontlnuenee t the Mil of tee. i inbierlVsil fori will be taken u knew uJi'MHiit lubicrlpi'oii , . Advertising Rates. -The up oeeiipleit bt ft (life 6T thli (Nunpaf ell I .hull eou.Ulue lijuere. ,... J .e eqaare.nne wek 81 09 Oneiqnere.8 ekSl Or, ,S eh a.lHlur,.I lnrtlu ;''"'" .i".V:"i.! 411 advertising for k eh.rter period tliee three h mtlie, eharjed et the above rales. . Loml Artrilm.nle-1 00 pef square f;r rst luortion; sndW oeiili persgeare for eeoh eflailioaal lner.lou. .,,,...,., Jinle kid Figure tot ov (pi.i........ "ne qur Two squires, rbree iqiieree, Four iqu ires, Blieqiikiei, A eoluntii, f $00 100 T 0 0 00 10 00 14 O0 IK on ft mu. I 5 00 too too li no 90 cm tioo i UOL, f 100 10 00 lioo 1(00 turn 11 00 44 00 f-i ftuimnn, fjiia column. 8H M 400 ttOOO All Mile due on nt Inm-rlli f eclverllirt it. Illl. with rejuUr trtvertUere t ke bjld q""1". ku.lneu Nitlce.-IO eonte llnel iLrrl.K N" I-Mi-k00or.llnjto-trellb-erllt ofthe pirtioe, IJth Hlo"ffof'Bunky TVlvek or jfatbuid-todU pryiirly klertliere entlllml U quarterly l)"l"- 4(lertlement niit ntlierwlel ordered, will be en Mn.i ttrttrl HrJefed ilieionlluuod, kiid nrred keeord- '"-I'lirlnni eiiil Ohnrl'elile Hotleee-free. Railway Time. Marietta & Cincinnati Rail Road. Marietta & Cincinnati Rail Road. TIME TABLE. tin and fter Nov. 19 . 187; Ti-elil villi run follows; : s : :o : :a : 3 I: 3 . : a o o c3 "I ss. 3h i a t-1-1- -a j -I u ci ; i h h - ?i 21 to m 1 5 Oi to a is' o t i. o s H K ill it ' . e Mill a 3 9 3S?t; jo " -t . a a Ml'ell mi : : : : : : I::::::::::: ; J! f eioMio'Kiio' d t- r-1"' ' ai o 52 8et3?2E3 iiieiitiiii i m iff ffi .w :j ;::::: ; . e . i-a ::!::; : ! H i !si PJI e 3 : lis CINCINNATI EXPffBsS O'lft ritii fil?f. All otherTralnntlnlly. xnent Hnnily. CIr?CINNATI EXPRESS EAST mukok no Hop between Hniadon aud Athonn. Portsmouth Branch. Halt. Actommodullan, 1.45 p.m. 6:0o A. N. Dep. Hnindnn . , Jncknon Ar'T. PerUmmith Imp. I'ortHini.oiU Ar v. Jacknon llamden 4.40 " ill A. M. l'i.15 P.M. S.t4 io.;o " J2-WP. M. 8-.S0 " 6.10 " 7.00 Trains Connect at Loveland. rerall pnlute on the Mltlo Miami Ilitllroad, and at the ihillanapoll. A Cincinnati Rnllrond Juno lion for all poiuta Wt; W. Wi PEA BODY, IfutUr tf TrannporUttli. fn Trains Connect at Loveland. "BEE LINE." Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway. cVn and after MONDAY, May 9ftth. 171, Ex rnm TruhH will iiavi COLUMHUA aud tjai5SriJNKaiiilARKivatpoliit named be low, aa follower . . , Statlnna. Coin iu hue.... Creetllne Cleveland.,., IlilOam .1:301)111 No. a. No.. 4ilQ p m tropin J:45 p m :lpm 8:4Am 7:05 a m 3:00 pm 11:90 pm 8:80 pm tTsh p in 1 15am 11 25 a in I 40 p m 6 25p m 8 15 p m No.. 2:35 am 4 :M) a in 7:80am 8:00 pin 4 :40 p m 8:05 pm 1:50 a in 11:00 am 6:40am "TifTm 8 45 pro J 40 am 700 am . . 8:4Sp ra .10:80pm, Miaaara Fallf . . . .7 :00 a in Huiralo Rocheetor 1:.')C)am Albany :4ft am Hotton tpm New York CUy. .8:l)0pni CreNtllna J2"tf p m PltMl.urg f3S pm llarrlehurg 7 IS a m Baltimore 10 40 a in Wan hi niton .... 1 10 p m Flilliuliirplila ., II t5a m CreHtlinu TTTaop in Chicago 1110pm rm-t Wayne .... 5 80a ra 116am 1196am 7 4ip in Blm 790 am 600pm flfcjyrNo leavirrg Oilumiuie at 4:10 p. m. hae a Through Cnreia Delaware forSprlnjifleld, reaelilngHprlngfleld wltlioiitnhangeat7:10nm. Train No. on the Onlumhna A Hocking Val ley Hiyilrodcirrrrfrt-.tw.HWNoATralu. Through Tlcketa fnrealaa't Athens. fASSENGKR TKAIN returning rry at Columbus at 12:86 a. in, 11:15 k. m. and :50 a. m. jtFalaoe Say and Sleeping; Cars OH AH Tralne. ,"No6"lK4'lngOolmnbueat J:85 a (n, on Huniiy. runs through without detention, by both Erie anil New York Onntral Rallwave, arriving at Now York on Monday mornfng'ot For nai'Moular InfoiTn'atlon In regard to tkroiigh tinketa, time, onnnentlona, etc., to all pelnU Kaatj, Went, North and South, apply to r address B. K()KIA OoliiinirtmOhiir. ' X. S. FLINT, tten. Hnnerlntendenl.. JAMEBPATTKRHON, Oen. Ageat, Columbus, O. faneagcr Agent, Columbus, Railway Time. Columbus & Hocking Valley Railroad. Columbus & Hocking Valley Railroad. TIME TABLE Took Effect on Sunday, May 28, at 12 M. hrougk Car . From OOMJMBUSWk Athene) t8 POETSM0OTH Oter the Ooltuobok 4 Hocllnj 7Uey and tfartr.t & Cliffnntil Eall Roada QcitiB Eaat. Ooins Waet. No. 1. No. Si No. 2 MATE. A.M. No. 4 l.IAVl. A.M. foliuiilMH,. . . 8 60 royeport(.., . Wiucheeler.. 840 P. M. 8 351 489 6e2 Athene 6:95 P. M 2:95 NelkU,tme 7:00 .IImb 8:W Lancaster .10 15 Sugar Grore 10 BH lftlH 11 06 5 431 iiajraenvuio . lxiran 7:81 8:S0 8.68 6:40 Sugar Orove:00 Havdenv lie 91'i NpfaMiivlllev ll 6 6 42 ijnneaktor ..buy 8a Ina Atheni,...j..l 10 t IB' lOrnieDnrt . Wincheitr.8:5a ConirrtD'uk...:45 PwtanioMtli witlitaeYT4Tfirrt MfiAfr": Ihur atat. 9:62p. m. i anf Car M the P. U. IliriHI t.hnRiU A. Sf. Train milk through to Train from Portamouth' Sot Columltt arrivek at ilcAnhurat 19:30 p. U. ClnteiTQiiiiectlimk made at I.ancJvster for Or eltil;e. Zitnraville.ilndJill.uolntfi en the Cin cinnati el Muskingum Valley Railway. . Direct connoutinn made atColumlnif for Day ton, Bprinirftrld, Inrtinnapollk, Chicago, and all pomtk Wert:a(kO, for Cleveland, BulfnJo, Pltte burg, Philadelphia, New York, aud all potnti Ennl. , Connertlouk made at Logan by both Tflfh'k with kll Trtrt$ for Straitsyllla and nil pMutk outhoStra-fttyllle BrarJ:b. J. VT. DOHERTT, Superintendent. k. A. l)u.l.,Oen'ITtoket Ag t: KANSAS & MlSSOUrl. -VIA.- OHIO AMD MISSISSIPPI RAILWAY. O EXPEESS TRAINS DAILY Q O BUN THBOUCrH FROM O liiciMtiiijiJliofCaK! THE OHIO& MISSISSIPPI OlTIiY EOAD Owned and operated by one Company from Cin cinnati to St. Louie, therefore paeaengera are CHE of being carried through without change "f '""r US A VOIDING the possibility incident tq other fputek (which are made tipbYieyeraf Hli'ori roaae) of mieiiiig counectioue, and sulijectlng their paeaeugere to disagreeable cliaugei. Families ahd Otfcfrt Seeiing Homes in the rich yaltey a afrrf (Hi iff fertile prairlea of Wcetern Miteonri, Kaniai, Nehraeka, Colorado, or tliemure diejtaitt State of CalifoVrlia, will con sult th'lrown interest by calling o'n or addrees ing the uniloraigueil, Oontmctlng Agent, aa a long reiideiire in the weatern country ha fa miliarised hlui with the beet Kfcalitiei. Thla Route la St zflilee ShStm iftan via Indianaolia. TUKOlCilf XlCKlJr Can be piirchaned at a)M?t Principal Ticket Ofllcenof iofin'eCtiug Liuea, and in Cincinnati at the Oouei al Offlcee of the Company, 111) Tine SI reel, Broadway, Corner Iront Street, Main Street, COrner Leivee. and at De pot Foot of Milr Sweet. Contracting- ai aenger Agent, 119 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio. FOR LOUISVILLE And The SOUTEC!!! VIA. OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILWAY. The completion of the Loulirilre DMelon of thle rondand the aplendldequipra'e'tft torpask- enger travel innkes tun tne BEST ROUTE TO LOUISVILLE AND ALL POINTS Sottfl. and SoUtfieTftt. 3 TIIIl UOG 11 TItA INS VMly. With Direct Connection from the Esff for Louisville Without Changs of Cars! Tli h h the only rotol whoee tralne leave Cln rinnntf afiil uueengc're delivered at depute, hotolk or realdencea In Louisrllle FRLrJ. Ask for Tickets via Ohio A Miss., and take no others. THROUGH TICKETS C'nn bo ptrfohaaed at alt the Principal Ticket Offices of CONNECTING LINES. AHD IN CINCIKK ATI, At the General Offleei of the Company 110 VliVE STRtJET, Broadway, Corner Front Street, Main fit., tMT Levee, and at the D'fH foot of Mill Street. Edward Gallup, Contracting Paeeewaer ent, 110 Vine St., Clnciiiimtl, Ohio. ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO. SHORT LINE ROUTE. SHORT LINE ROUTE. 1871 Spring & Summer Arrangements '71 Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette RAILROAD. The Great Through Mnl?a Ad't'xpriPason- irLlue to Ht. I.oult, Kai Kanaka City, St.' Joseph, ircnv.r, in i iihiuw. .i rl. Kan.ae and Colorado. an frnnoisoo. and all points in Uitauu- Th. hnriMt ami onlv direct ronte to Indian. apulle. Lafayette, Terre Haute, Cambridge City, prlngfleld, Peoria, Burlington, Chlnago, M 11 wnukee, St. Paul, and all polnWin the. North Trie Indianapolla, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad, with I til connections, now nfTers paae engers more facilities in Through Coach and leeplng Car Service than than any other line from Cincinnati, having the advantage nl Thduugh Dairy Care from Cincinnati to At. Louie, Knnans City, St. Joaeph, Peoria, Burlington, Chicago, Omaha, and all Intermediate Oolnte, presenting to Oolnnlata and Famllieaeiich com lorta and aocommodatlons ai are afforded by no other ronte. Through Ticket and Beggwge Cheeks to all points. - , Trafns leave Clncinnatf tf:Wi. m.i :f9 r. Mi 6:00 p. M., and 100 P.M. Tickets can he obtained at No. 1 rtnrnal nouae.jyrtrrt Third and Vine; Puhlle Larnllng, cornet Mil In and Kivori alio, at Depot, corner Plum and Pearl Btreets. Cincinnati, tf. Ke sure to purchase tlnkets via jiidlanapolla, Olnoluuati and Lafayelte KaiTroed', ft. H. L. Nol., It TIcketAg't. Indianapolla O. F.MooR,p .Cincinnati. for All Who Read1, We. can without heslt.lfr(.'eomftrirld AL DKN' READY 11O0IC RINDKRaa thwbeet we have aver seen for the rumour e Intended. Ita great onnvenlonce, perfect adaptation lo ao many wantTrtri Ira very ln price will certain ly bring It intoi-orunioM, If not UnlVenial use, tieirlvcHUoilicjiU. 15 1 Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette RAILROAD. RAILROAD MATTERS. OFFICE OF THE GALLIPOLIS, McARTHUR AND COLUMBUS R. R. Co., GALLIPOLIS, Nov. 27, 1871. TOtrlk Editor bfthe McArtbur Kniili-cr' ! As the time for the aniiUal fpfeeting of the gfockholfleis of the Gallipolis, McArthor rflfid Columbus Railroad Company, for the" election of Directors ahd the transaction of other bflsinesa, is near at hand, I have thought it advisatfle throtfgh the columns of your paper, to eall the attentioh ot subscrib ers to the capital stock of said Company to a few 8ection9 of the railroad iw ot uaio, ana to the by-laws of aaid li. R. jDampauyr of which I herewith send you ft copy i Yours respectfully W. H. LANGLEY. In art act passod Hay 1st, 185, to croatoahd regnlt failftfad ttfm panies in tbeSute of Ohio, may be found tiro falltfrving sections, viz ; Section 6. Att instalment of rive dollars on each share 01 stock shall be pityubiV Hi tUffle of mak ing the eflb'8t'f'ij)titfrf, mid the resi due thereof shall be paid in stich instalments,' and at sUch times and places,- and to such i8 may bo re qttired by the directors of such com pany." (Notb. In Henry and cfthers vs. the Vermillion stnd Anhlrtrtd Rail road Company, 17 Ohio .Reports, 187, it wui held that a trill in chan cery in the form of a creditor's bill, would lie against a stockholder Of an incorporated company to sub ject unpaid subscriptions of stock ( and that the BtocKHOiacr mignt ue prac'ceded against in this way, TUOt'QH THEY OMMITTED TO PAY AT TBI TIMES OP SUBSCRIPTION Trffc r'lVK tH CENT rilOjtJkEU BY THE CHAP TER. (It will bo noticed that Ihff law doeir not tray' that ttie five dollars p6r share shall be paid al the time of making the subscription, htrt that it shall be payable at thftttime, thus ifrakirfg (ha amount dno and payable when tho company culls for "Sei. 9 Thai tho persons named in said Certificate of int'otpifration, or any throe of them, shall be au thorifjed to order books to be open ed for' f'6'c'eiv'ing 8irberiptions to the capita! stock of said company, at such time or times ffrrd at such place or places as they may deem expedi ent, after having givcri at least thirty dayff' rrfrtiee,- in a newspaper published or gonentlfy Circulated in one or more Counties vfhero books arotobtf 6pcnod,of the timo und placo of opefifng books, und so soon as ten (10) per centum on tho capi tal stock shall bo subscribed, they may give like notierer for tho stock holder? to' tlibct at 6uch timo and place as they may designate, for the purpose of choosing seven directors, who shall continue in office until the time fixed lor the annffai e'fee' tion, and until their Successors are chosen and qualified, at tho lime and place appointed, directors shall bo chosen1 bf trtiHot, by such of the stockholders as shall attend for' that purpose, either in person or by law ful proxies eaeh share shall entitle the owner" to' 6'ne voto, and . plu rality of votos shall be ..n'occssnry for n choico, but after the first elec tion of directors no person shall vote on any share on which any instal ment is due and unpaid. The por sons named in such certificate ffrnll be inspector of such olection, and shall certify what persons are elect ed diro'ctoTrj, an'dl appoint tbe time and place' for holding their first meeting, amaiorily of said directors shall form a board, make by-laws, and transact all business of tho cor poration; ft rrew eloction shall be annually held for' directors', at such timo and placo as the stockholders, at thefr first meeting, shall deter mine, or as the by-laws of the cor poration may retire, and! the di rectors chosen at any election, shall, so soon thereafter as may bo con venient, ohooso cfno of their num ber to bo president, and shall ap point a secretary and troasurer ol the corporatio'n. Tho diroctors, boforo entering on their dtttfeff, shall each take an cathr of aulrmation faithfully to discharge his dutics,and they shall from time to time, make such dividends of the profits of said compary, as they may think proper. Gallipolis, McArthur and Columbus Railroad Co. By-Laws. 1. The principal office of the Company email be kept in the city of .Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio,, until otherwise ordered. 2. The Directors i)rall meet, until otherwise ordered at the principal office of tbe Company, in Gallipolis. 3: 'Tli rprrnliar rnAetinrra, nf the Board! of Directors ffiall be held at the principal of fice of the1 Company on thtf first and third Saturdays of each month, commencing at nine (clock a m. ipcciof inceting" of the Board ttiaV he called l.V thd rresiUent. or.lfl ins absettKe Or, inabitilyi by any Iwtt Of the direttfi s. ilotirje of which shall he mailed . to the address of each director,! by the Secretary Of the, lioard Jive dajs prrjviotis to such Special meeting, llife pilid Hotie'eto con tain the substance of the object of snch srtBriial meetiht?. 4. An annual meeting of the Stockholders shall be held at the principal - office of the Company on the Ord Wednes day of January,- commencing at nine (9) o'clock in the fore noon; and the iVgsidmi.iihall presenc tosaia raeeun?. on te half of the Board of I?rector"s, a report of the affairs dttd con dition of the Ccrttipany for the year preceding the first day of Jrtfltiary.- 5. The annual meeting of Directors halt be held at the same place, on the same day, commencing at nine (.9) o'clock p m:, under the supervision1 of three Judges of lilechon, who shall be SStoc'kholder and be appointed by the directors and two t'lerks, to be appointed by the directors. Said Judges and Clerks to" be severally sworn before entering upon theif respective dtltiesi The result of the election shall be reported to the Secretary of the Company immediately af ter the close of tbe election, and the Secretary shall, imme diately after tbe receipt of stich report, give notice to each per son returned as elected, of his election, and of the time and place of meeting of the direc tors for the" organisation of the Board. If any Director, elec ted find notified as aforesaid shall not,- within fil'teef! days after such election and notice, take and file in theofiice of the Company the onth required by law, his place ns director Shall be deemed vacant, and the Board shall appoint a director from the Stockholders to fill the vacancy. 0. The officers of the Com pany shall consist of a Presi dent, a V ice President, a -mas: urer, (and an Assistant Treas urer, if needed), a Secretary, an Engineer, and such other officers as the Board ot Duec tors may from time to time es tablivlf. They shall be elected by the Board annually, or at such other times as the Bo'ard may deem necessary, to fill va cancies, the concurring vote of a majority of all the Directors being necessary to a Choice, Any of said officers may be ie- moved for good and sufficient cause, at any meeting of the Board, after twenty days no tice ot snort lutended removal .shall have been given to tbe of ficer Dronosed to be removed. by the concurring vote of two-thirds ot all tuo directors. Provided, the Board, -when in their' opinion the continued services of ah Engineer, or the services of any other attache, (except the five first named of ficers), are not needed, may re move ally or any such, at any meeting' of the Board, without previous notice, by the concur l ing vote of a majority of the Boards and all Engineers, Assistant Engineers, Clerk?, laborers or attache?,-or what ever kind, shall be employed with that understanding. 7. The salaries and com pensation to be allowed to (he ofiicers and other employees of the Company shall be fixed by tho Board of Directors, and every officer and employee of the Company shall bo held as accepting: and holding his place subject to the exercise of this power by the Board and as entitled, during his services, to receive such salary and com pensation as may be" allowed by the Board, from timo to time. Provided, That fifteen day notice shall boglven when the salary and compensation of any employee is proposed! to be reuueeU before he is required to accept such", reduction. S. The President shall' pre side at the meetings of the lioaftl; aid have tt general su peTtision Of the whole businf 3s atfaifs.bf the Company He shall see that persons in the employment of, the Ctmipahy do their Auljf Recording to the requirement of; the Charter, the By-Laws arid of toe Board of Directors, and. shall from time to time repwli to the Board delinrchcief, if any, in the" of ficers and employees, with such suggestions : as he tfilay i deem essential to prdnibte the . best ihtefests of the Company; '. ' 9. There shall be a general Executive andFinant'eCom-- mittee, to Consist of the Presi dent and two directors to be appointed by the Board", tvhose duty it shall be to examine monthly, or oftener and re- port half-yearly,- and oftener if they deem it necessary,- to the Board of Directors, up'ofl all disbursements fof the Com any, and transact such other lusiness as the interests of the Company may require between the sessions of the Board; This Committee shall keep a record of their acts iti a book kept fot that purpose, which shall be laid before tfla director at. the meetings of the Board. All bills for expenditures shall be approved by this Committee before payment. 10. It shall be the duty of the lrea-suref; who shall be re quired to give bond in mcb sum as the Board may direct, with sureties to be approved by the Board; to receive and receipt for the money of the Company fis deposited, and to pay out the same off checks drawn by the Secretary until the wors of construction shall have commenced on the road, after which no money sfiall be paid out by the -ireasurer ex cept on checks signed by the Secretary and countersigned by the Chairman ot tbe Execu tive and Finance Committee. Lie shall furnish each Monday to the Eiectftive aud Finance Committee, a rtM i . 1st. ine amount ot monpy received the preceding week, and from what source received. 2nd. The amount disbursed the preceding week, and for what paid. 11. An Assistant Treasurer may be appointed by the direc tors to receive, take charge of, receipt for, a fid disburse all funds received from subscrip tions or otherwise provided on the line of the Koad north of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, for disbursement on that part of the Road lying be tween the said Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad and Logan, the same to be disbursed in such manner and at such times as the directors may direct, with the approval of the" Exec utive and Finance Committee; and such Assistant Treasurer may be required to give bond in such sum as tbe board may direct, with sureties to be ap proved by tbe board. . ll The Secretary shall be required to give bond in such sum as the board may require, with sureties to bo approved by the board, conditioned for the faithful performance' of the duties of his office, and that he will fully account for, and pay over to tho Treasurer all mon eys that he may receive accord ing to the requirements of the Charter and by-laws, and the orders of the directors, and said bond shall bo renewed, and new or additional sureties given if required, at any time the board of director may so or der. He shall collect or cause to be collected all moneys due the Company, and shall deposit them with the Treasurer as re ceived, taking bis receipt there for. He shall keep or cause to be kept tho books of the Com pany in a plain,, neat ' manner, and make a fair and accurate record of the proceedings of the board and of all meetings ot , the 1 Stockholders, which record shall be kept at the of rice " of ' the Comfany, He hall iss tie check Ml the Treas- urer; fignea oj mmseit ior an disbursements as , directed by by the hoard of directors; or by the Chairman of the Eiecu live i ahd Finance' Committee (retaining the vtnitliers) until sdeh time as the work of con struction on the Itoad shall have comhieuced, and thereaf ter all checks drawn Cm the Treasurer shallbe" sigHed by the Secretary and countersign ed by the Chairman of the Ex ecutive and Finance dtfmmittee; and as soon as i convenient, there shall hS K Stamp seal pro'carf-forthe' Company7" It shall be his ddty to examine, audit; and classify each and every item of expenditure, and see that the means of the Gompany are faithfully applied and flilly accounted for. He shall furnish each Monday to the Executive and Finance Committee; 1st; The" amount of niohey received the preceding week and from whom received. 2nd.- Amount of money de-" posited with the Treasurer dur ing the preceding week. 3d.- -Amortint of checks drawn oil the Treasurer, and tbe pur pose for which drawn. 13. . The Engineer shall hold his office at the pleasure of the board. He shall have the superintendence of the sur veys and construction of the Road, with power to employ a proper and sufficient corps of assistants: subject to the ap proval of tbe board, to assist him in the surveys, location, and construction of the time, report to the board sfich information,- plans,, surveys, maps, profiles, and estimate as may ba required by the board of direc tors or the President, and shall carry into execution all such orders or instructions as shall be given to him: ffofn time to time by the President or tbe board relative to the construc tion of the Road, bridges; de pots,- etc', dnd said engineer shall make accurate estimates of the work done or material furnished for Construction by contractors and other persons upon the Road, and he shall certify to the President or to the directors,- the epenes for his assistants, and all incident al expenses incurred by him, together with the vouchers therefor; all estimates for work done upon the Roftd or for material furnished, shall be certified by the Engineer to the President or directors, and such estimates shall show the amount of all previous esti mates, the amount of deduction or per cent, to' be retained, and the sum to be paid to the con tractors on such estimates'. The Engineer shall keep regular accounts with. each .contractor and of all work performed upon the ronte,- or material furnished, and of all estimates made and reported to the President or director., and all the incidental and contingent expenses in curred under his direction. 14. The Clerks or Assistants in the differant departments shall be selected by their several heads, subject to the pproval of the Board ot the Executiveand fttttthce commit tee. " 15. All elections of officers shall be by ballot. lb. Any memweT of the Board may require the yeas and nays upon any questions, which, when so required,, shall be takeu aud entered ott the record. 17. No motion to be' consid ered by the Board tin til it has been seconded. . i 18 Any member may require,- and have any motion that may be offered reduced to writing before being con sidered by the Board, and the same placed on the -record, after being acted upon. 19. The journal of the last prevfotfs meeting shall always be read at tlier commencement of each, session of - the Board, and if needed,- bo amended, akaTCB,a-kl (appro'led ahd signed.- 20. Interest at the, fate, of seven per ."cent. -Mr annum " shall be .paid iti sUttky 6fl all ' instalhvefiw-'rj : advancements of mtme'y' ;pfoperty:; lhat ;i shall have been paid in 6u'ac-" count of sbstfiptiofi'farfitockl! of the Company, from tlife time . of such payment until tbe.f bad shall , be c'ompieteid;: or fct)ia-i A raence joying ; dividends Jft monei er ior wiiicu interest .cer-' r tiitcates .shall be issue'd w .J .I.J .... an negotiable, , and nlahy - be: sur'rthdfered' iti snms of 'fifty M dollars andjjeitificates of -UwA--'substituted therefor; ; ' 21. , Certificates of stock: shall be iWed to each StC'ck holder for . the niiriiife'f bt j shares he or she may" hftve' in ' the .Company, nroti fall pay ment thereof; which certificates1 shall be signed by tbe Pres?-' detit and countersigned by the' Secretary, and shall have the' coropprate seal of the Company; find be. registered in a bpcls kept by the Secretary for' thai purpose; Stock may be' assign. ed by transfer on the books of the Company,- bttt while any part of fiuC'h stock remairt3 fan- . paid no transfer shall be made on the books of the Company, unless authorised by the board of dlrefctorr. If transfers are' made after full payment, for mer certificates (if any) shall be surrendered and new certi ficates issued.- 33. After the hoad is k running order it shall be the duty of the Superintendent to '; ; have a specific understanding , with the section hahdsto have and take a Care that fires be extinguished; caused by fire from the locomotive destroying fences aftd other property, as may be within their reach, but not to neglect any work that might endanger nearing trains. 2$. No amendments or alterations shall be made in these By-laws, except said amendments ot alteration, have been! redo'ced to writings and in substance submitted to the Board at a pevions regular meeting. . 21. These By-laws shall ' take effect from the date of their adoption. Gallipolis; 0., August 5tb. 1871. Railroad Co. By-Laws. Only An Idea. Bulwef says poverty is only and idea in nine cases otrt of fen. Some men with ten thonssfid dollars a year suffer nrfcf e for want of means than others with five hundred dol lars. The . reason is, the rich man has artificial wants. His income is" ten thousand dol lars a year, and he srlffera enough in being dun'n'cd for unpaid debts to kill a sensitive man. A man who earns a dollar a day and does not go in debt is the happiest of the two. Very few people who hare never been rich will be lieve this : but it is true. There are thousands and thousands with princely incowes who never know a minute's peace. Thero is really more happi ness among , the workingmen in the world, than among those who are called rich. The New York Sun says "No man who has been either a briber of br rbe-taker can be run for President in 1872, un less his party hanker alter tho t fate vrhich has just ewerfcaJtem , the Tammany robbers i'rv jfffew York. Rough ort Grant.. As an incentive to remanm in the State, ther authorities1 of Wisconsin fmrnisfti three thou sand feet of lumber free ei ex. i penso, to every family .losing.. j property by tho recent fires, , '. who will remiildon theif own , lot, , .vii I.-.,- ; Pittsburgh is so bloeked , up ,, with freight on tfcconnt of the -low water iff the river that sev-1 eral Ohio raflf owls have refused to receive freight for. that city t for -the space of thirty days. ; The fiver ts now rising.