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TEES VINDICATOR THE VOL. 2. RUTHERFORDTON, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 26, 1869. NO. 18. WES WESTERN VINDICATOR. Honda? OTorninir, July 20, 1869. Advertising Kates: One Square, ten linos SI 00 Anch Ruli.4V(ut'nt insertion 6 lf&- Liberal rates to monthly and yearly advertisers. I i mo I 2mo i 3 mm fi mos 1 1 yor One square. Two itquares, Three four " 4 column, 1 :: $ i 50 $ 3 7i $ 5 00 $ 7 00 : 10 00 4 (K 5 so 7 W id 1X1 l. (KJ 20 00 6 UO 8 (JO 10 00 14 00 21 oo 30 00 8 00 11 50 12 00 17 00 2 00 35 00 12 00 1H 00 10 NI 20 00 23 CO 30 00 60 00 20 00 33 00 40 CO M 00 yo oo ; Two Dollars per year in advance. CI.lTIi KATES: Ten Subscribers, : : $17 50; Twenty " : : 30 00 Agents for the Vindicator. The following gentlemen are author ised agents for the Westeux Vindi cator : Capt. W. I). Jones, Patterson, '. C. Tiooy fc Urotiikr. Charlotte, L. M. Loo ax, Shelby, S. S. I toss, Limestone Springs, S. C. (i. 1). Carrier, Traveling Agent. II. I). C. HoiiER-rs, Stocksville, N. C. o:i?icj.ita I,. Manual Labor against Law, aicdicine, anil Ditinity. CIIiltGE TO THE JtKY 1V JIDOE STEUXE. Rtliortod expressly for tho Vindicator. Gkntlemex of the Jukt : The Plairi tilF, Manual Labor, has brought this suit against the Defendants, Law, Med icine, and Divinity, in order to try his title to ami recover tho services of a lurgo class of persons held by the de fendants, culled pettifoggers, quack doctors aud sleepy preachers. It is an actiou of trover. Trover, in general use, means simply finding ; but it is a technical term and its legal s'g nifieance is much more comprehensive than its general. In law it means finding and converting tho thing found to the use of tho finder. The word is of French origin, retained in English law only to mystify the uninitiated. In former times, all the acts of Parlia ment and all the English law-book, were written either in French or bad Latin for that solo purpose Instead of murmuring, then, that this aud some other words and phrases are still used for so unworthy an object, we should eonratulato ourselves that there aro so few, showing clearly that the time is not lar distant when all such barbarities will bo compelled to give place to pure English, aud one can read tho law without stumbling over these obstructions. Tho gist of the action lies in the conversion or the appropriating by tho finder to his own use tho thing found; for the mere finding of a thing which has boen lost or stolen is not actiona ble. Indeed the finding is understood to be a fiction, allowable in this action, in order to make it available in all cases whore a party seeks to recover properly which he claims, but which is in another's possession and uso. Tho present plaiutiff, Mami.il Labor, had j his option either to uso this form of action or to suo out that famous writ of habeas corpus. In that case he would havo claimed tho bodies of tho persons set forth in tho pleadings as pettifog gers, quack doctors, aud sleepy preach ers. But you will observe at a glance that bis remedy, even if ho had been suc cessful, would not have been complete ; for, owing to the character of the per sons whose services aro claimed, it would be quite possible to have their bodies without having their services, fa thins rather to be avoided than eought) so that he would havo been compelled, perhaps, to resort to the va grant acts in order to enforce their ser vices. But in this action of trover, ho claims their sorvices, and if successful, wiU recover not only their services but their bodies also, as incidental. All this shows how nice and subtle a science is the law, and yet how potent is it when properly administered for the redress of wrongs giving the successful party even more of justice than he specially claims. The issue which you are to decide, gentlemen of the jury, is this: Do the servicos of that class of persons called pettifoggers, quack doctors, and sleepy preachers, of right belong to the plain till, Manual Labor ? There is no de nial on the part of the defendants that they hold a class of persons such as aro described ; nor is it denied that it is a very numerous class. Mr. Law admits that at least three-fourths of all those nominally in his service are petti foggers. Mcdicino allows that one- half of his employees como under tho head of quack doctors ; and Mr. Divin ity thinks that about two-thirds of i servants are of the dull or sleepy sort. If you should find a verdict foi the plaintiff you will take these figures as expressing the quantum or amount which ho ought to recover, unless you are of opinion (with the court) that they. are manifestly too small, in w hich case you wiH increase them fld Itletum. The plaintiff founds his claim upon a very ancient law, so ancient, indeed, that it has almost been forgotten by modern nations; but it is one of those j Mr. Arts. lie testifies that his depart unchangable laws enacted in the coun- ! ment also is divided into a very great sels of Heaven, binding on every indi- number of brauches. in some ouo of vidual of the human race without re- i rrnrri tn color or condition. It is tins : 'Every individual is commanded to employ his talents in that field of labor , in which they can accomplish the great est amount of good." This is a duty each one owes to himself, to his coun- i try, to the world, and to God. None , are above, none are beneath its provis ions. Apply this law, gentlemen of the jury, to tho case in hand, and the ques- : t!ou becomes simplified and practicable. Would tho services of the persons spec- ; lfied be more usefully employed in the fields of M mual Labor than they are in the fields of Law, Medicine, and Divinity ? Two very important witnesses have been introduced by the plaiutiff to prove the affirmative : Mr. Agriculture and Mr. Mechanic Arts, venerable per sons, who have long stood at the head of the two principal departments of in dustry carried on by Manual Labor. There has been no attempt made to im peach their testimony, and the court takes the liberty to remark that duriug all the years of its professional service, it has never seen any witness give moro unequivocal, artless, and sensible testi mony than they have given, nor any witness whose dignified aud gentleman ly deportment was so entirely unexcep tionable to the c- urt. Mr. Agriculture testifies that his de partment, including tho various sub divisions, is of almost unlimited extent, afforrlins; amplo ecoprj for tlio til'ul employment of all the persons whose services are claimed ; that the dispro portion between producers and non, ro ducers is tho principal cause of tho starvation prices, now paid for flour, grain, fruit, vegetables and other nec- essaries of life, which disproportion would be greatly lossened if the servi ces claimed were transferred from the defendants to the plaintiff; that the various sub-divisions of his department afford fields whero not only the muscles and sinews, but the variety of tastes and talents which pettifoggers, quacks and sleepy preachers may be supposed to possess, could be most advantageous ly employed; that the exercise requir ed iu his business, directed aa it should be by careful attention and judgment, is highly conducive to the health of body aud soundness of mind of each individual engaged; that this pursu't is eminently productive of solid peace, comfort, and independence, compared with which, the honors and emoluments even of a successful professional career, are in his opinion but dross. Mr. Legality, tho counsel for the de fendants in his cross examination, took occasion to ask the witness two or three questions w hich the court thinks should be characterized as captious not to use a harsher term. For instance, 44 if Cain was not the first husbandman, we have any account of and what was his character as a peaceable and law abidintr citizen ?" The witness admitted that Cain was i IUU ursi UlilU 111 nuuui iiiavuijf euM directly as being la tiller of tbe ground," but that Abel, who 44 was a keeper of sheep," was also engaged in a branch of this department, aud that though Cain slew Abel, it appears that he did it if not in a fair fight at least, in the heat o passion, which showed less ma lignity ot heart than if he had murder ed him by slow degrees, w tl poi onous drugs, which he probably would have resorted to had he been a quack ; and had he been a pettifogger, he would likely have first cheated him out of his substance and then worried the life out of him with vexatious law-suits aud low tricks. Mr. Legality then asked, " what be came of old Noah, after he took it into his head to become a husbandman and planted a vineyard ?" The court, gen- ! tlemen of the jury, was shocked at the levity with which this grave, scriptural subject was treated, and felt compelled to interpose its authority, and therefore directed the witness not to answer; though, undoubtedly, if he had bee 1 permitted, considering hjs ready and most commendable familiarity with the scriptures, ns exhibited in his . previous answer, Mr. Legality would have been greatly w rsted. Your good sense, gentlemen of the jury, will show you at once that the insinuation conveyed in the question that Noah's accidental intoxication was the legiti mate result of his engaging in agricul tural pursuits is uncalled for and ab surd ; I may say, a monstrous non tcquitur. We will next notice the testimony of which it is hardly possible that tho ser vices claimed, however various th taste, skill, or talent of the classes may be, could not bo employed to great advan- tage ; that those of the piofessions who delighted in building air-castles, could be better engaged iu building sul'Stan- tial edifices und useful structures ; those lawyers who are lond of makiug long, w.ndy, or gassy Sj eeches, would be better employed in. making wind iustru- ments, mills, or gas-works, which would bo of great benefit to the eoun- try ; that tho quacks manufacture bread pills, apply ointments to stiffened joints and try to patch up bro ken or worn-out constitutions, would be much better employed in making loaves of bread, greasing machinery, and repairing broken furniture or worn out garments ; and the sleepy preach ers, instead of wasting their time in pounding away on the souls of men and women, might be profitably engng- j ed and find hating delight iu using their flat hammer on the soles of boots and shoes, aud their drowsy powers would find more constant and useful occupa tion in the conductorship of sleeping cars on the night trains. Both witnesses testify that under the present unequal division of labor their opeiatives are compelled to toil a great er u umber of hours in a day than is for their best interest, and that should the change be made, which is sough- by the plaintiff in this suit, all the work ! required to be done, could be accom plished" undwr"TTiO "TTgTiT-Tiour yini, ! by which the physical, intellectual, social, and moral condition of mankind would bo very greatly improved. Such in substance is tho plain, direct and positive testimony of these grave and truthful witnesses. On the other hand the counsel for the defendants argue that each individual has a natu ral right to enter that field of labor or that profession to which ho is most in clined, an argument such as we might reasonably expect Mr. Law would use, and even Mr. Medicine, but how Mr. Divinity could be drawn into its support is beyond the court's appre- hension. They further, say, that pettifoggers are of very great ad vantage to the legal profession ; in that ts;cy stir up a multitude of conten tions and law-suits ; that quacks sup ply what seems to be a great natural desire of the people, namely : to be humbugged, and tnat the dull or sleepy preachers manage thus to earn a iviug, when, if this means were taken from them, they doubtless wo Id become paupers. It canuot be denied, gentlemen of the jury, but that there is much truth in these propositions, and to what ex tent you will allow them to counterbal ance tho testimony which has been offered by tho -r1-" a diffi cult matter for you to dctcimiue, were it not for the legal rule that mere state ments of counsel cannot be taken as asfnioo oworu toetluaoiiy and you vi?l also remember that the mere utterance of a truth does not necessarily consti tute an argument, pro or con, became the truth uttered may have no applica tion to the question in hand. I he court, however, is not at liberty to ar gue the case on either side, or even to intimate an opinion as to the merits of the cause, or preference for either par tv. and though the court does not deny having its preference and even its strong K!na 4t. will indulsre the hope that no 'j - a, expression has been dropped by which the jury can infer which party has the court's sympathy. The New Yorkers keep up their pet over the success of Boston's Jubilee. One New York paper has it that Gil more is "insane," and that the "Peace Jubilee was the freak of a madman," and another asserts that he has become stone deaf, which is more probable. Prince Henri of Bourbon has mar ried Miss Payne, an American heiress. He has not renounced his position as " a candidate ior me oimmsu iuii ; ft cau(jiJate for the Spanish throne Be ii i Tic ; ti .n iitiica ot csavnie. cousiu wit ! Queei itaVella : L,V " t . All Act Entitled" An Act Concerning" To vriish ins " Passed April th, 1869. Sectiox 1. The (faieral Astemlly of Xorth Carolina do enact, That the Dis tricts reported by the Commissioners of the following counties of the State to the present sessio of the General Assembly, are hereby approved, and said Districts, in obeflience to Artiele seven, sections three land four of the Constitution, to wit: graven. Granville, Halifax, New Hanovef, Chatham, Cum berland, Davidson, Djjplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Guilford, Iredell, Johnston, Mecklenburg, Northhrnpton, Orange, Randoloh, Rockingham, Rowan, War ren, Wayne, Alauitnce, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, jAshe, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Bmiiasviek, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, CkMw11, Camden-, Carteret, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Currituck, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Greene, Harnett. Henderson, Haywood, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Le noir. Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Onslow, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Richmond, Ruth erford, Sampson. Stanley, Stokes, Sur ry, Transylvania, Tyrrell, Union. Wa tauga, Wilkes. Wilson, Yadkin, Yan cey and Caswell, shall have coiporate powers and shall be known as Town ships by the boundaries and by the name respectively designated in said reports ; but the said districts may be altered or divided, or new Townships may be erected by the County Com missioners in the manner specified in sub-division fifteen, section eight, of an act of the General Assembly, enti tled 44 Am act concerning the govern ment of counties," and ratified t e fourteenth day of August, Anno Dom ini, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. Sec. 2. Alb acts of proceedings by or against a Township, in its corporate capacity, shall be in the name cf the Board of Trustees of the Township. Sec. 3. The Board of Trustees of each Township shall consist of a Clerk and two Justices of the Peace, except as otherwise provided in this act iu re spect to Justices oi the Peace, in those Townships in which Cities and I owns are situated. Sec. 4. In every Township in which any City or Town is situated, or which may consist of a City or Town, the number of Justices of the Peace to be selected shall be two more than the number of Wards in such City or Town, or in case suth City or Town is not dividied into Wards, then one addi tion! Justice for each Jive hundred in habitant. Of if 1. . tlmn fW nun :red inhabitant, one additional Justico ; for the purpose of obtaining tho number of inhabtants in any such City or Town, the coiporate authorities shall have power to take a census thereof. Sec. f. The first election for Town ship Boards of Trustees, shall be held on the first Thursdry in August, eigh teen hundred and sxty-nine. Sec. G. Such tdecion shall be held in ail respects ujider lie rules and regu lations now preserved by law, at such place in each Tow ship as the County Commissioners mi 1 designate, and the return 1 hereof si II be made to the Board of Comm'si oners of each Coun ty, who shall declA-e the result of said election, and wit! n five days thereof, shall notify the arsons receiving the majority of votes a each Township, of their election. I " Sec T. The perans who are elected at such el ction nail appear, within fivo days after sence of notice, before the Cou:ity Comnksioners and qualify by taking and subcribing an oath of office, which oathohall bo filed with tho Cletk of th Board of Commis- doners. f Sec. 8. The Bord of Commissioners is authorized to dcide iu all cases of contested election subject to appeal to tho Superior Com of tho Comity. Sec I). Tho pons chosen at the first election undc tins act, shall con tinue iu their offi till tho first Thurs day in August, eibteenMhiun.iitrcsur; seventy-one, und wheu tUe n.suiar election 'for aid dicers bhall be held every tuo years teieafter. Sic. 10. At thoime aud the manner authorised by thiact for the election of Township Boats of Trustee-, there shall bo held an ection for one Con stable in each jwuship, who shall oive bond and seirity iu such reason- uble sum astne lara oi jrusiees iuuy deem sufficient. tbe no! less than five hundred dollars, ior more than two thousand ddlarsriid take the oath of office as now preribed by law. J-EC 11. The Bird of Trustees shall - . n . have power to puhaso aud to hold for the use of tho Touship, such real es tate as they may eem necessary, not to exce d one acrand to erect thereon a Township hou which shall be as 1 . . . i nar central in latum as may ue , and for the purse of buyiug suca property aud ei ting such building, they are authorial, if they deem it ex pedient, to lay anbollect a tax upon all the property in U Township, with the approval ofh majoriy of the qualified voters the Township, to be u-iven at an Cltion to be held for that purpose, uujr the directions of such Trustees. J Skc. 12. The Hrd shall have pow er to appoint itLwn meetings, and to adjourn from me to time. Stc 13. A mafty of the Trustees shall constitute tiuorum Sec 14. The Urd of Trustees shall have authority. Mhin their respective Tw.h;., ti, hWnr. Hlter. renair. or --j, , -..,- , i j; tn ucraii inn nnri ui uuujuuuuomguno, ..w.. Pttle ferrie3 5 aUd ard keef - I bridges, subject to sub-division eleven. eection eight of the before-recifed acts concerning the government of counties ; to lay off or discontinue cartways; to appoint overseers of highways ; to al low and contract for the building of toll bridges, and to license the erec tion of gates across highways. This authority shall be exercised under the rules, regulations, restrictions and pen alties, in all respects, presibed and mposed in chapter one hundred and one of the Revised Codo, upon the Justices of tho late County Courts. The Clerk of the Board shall perform the duties therein enjoined upon the Clerk of the late County Court ; and the Township Constable shall perform the duties imposed in said chapter on the Sheriff. Stc. 1 5. In all cases of the exercise of authority under the preceding sec tion, there may be an appeal by either party from the decision of the Town ship Board of Trustees to the . Board of Commissioners of the County, whose decision in the case shall be final ; and, on every appeal, the Clerk of the Board of Trustees shall trans mit to the Commissioners all the pa pers in the case, and the parties shall be allowed to be heard before the Commissioners de noto. Sec. 1C. The Township Board of Trustees shall assess the taxable prop erty of their Townships, and make re turn to the County Commissioners for revision, as may be prescribed by law. Sec 1 7. The Board of Trustees of each Township shall make out a writ ten report, upon the condition of the roads and bridges in their respective Townships, to the County Commission ers, at least ten days before regular terms of the Superior Courts of the County. Sec. 18. The Board of Trustees shall audit all accounts against the Township, as directed in bection ten of the act concerning the government of Counties ; and shall cause semi-annual publications of all accounts, so audited, to be posted at the Township house, or other place of meeting, if there be no Township house, and three other public places in the Township. Sec. 19. The Board of Trustees shall have power to lay and collect all taxes which may be required to defray the necessary expenses of the Town ship, and the Township Constable thall collect all taxes so laid and assessed. Sec. 20 The Clerk of the Board of Trustees shall record all the proceed ings of the Board, in a book to be pro vided for that purpose, and keep all its papers and hold them open to the ex amination of all persons, except on the Sabbath ; disburse all moneys belong ing to the Township, under the order of the Board, taking proper vouches therefor, and making quarterly returns to the Board, if required, of all his receipts and disbursements. Sec. 21. Each Justice of the Peace, who is a member of the Board, shall receive two dollars per diem for each day's attendance upon the meetings of the Joard ; and the Clerk shall receive the same per diem, with such addition al compensation for his duties as Clerk as the Board may allow. Sec. 22. The Commissioners of any county not included in this act, shall have power to designate their present election precincts, as Townships, for school and assessment purposes, until a proper survey is made and a report of the same is made to this body. Sec. 23. All laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are repealed, and this act shall have force from the day of its ratification. Katificd the 1 2th day of April, A. D., 1800. JO. W. TIOLDEN, Speaker House of Representatives. TOD R. CALDWELL, President of the Senate. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ) Office Secretary of State, Raleigh, April 2 "llary of , Henry J. McyHyntr?at the forego- n'triio fnnv nC t1ir nrlorinnl nr.t on file in this office. HENRY J. MENNINGER, Secretary of State. ' " wv- v ' e A Countless dumber of Snakes Rained Iown. From ihe Knoxvillc Press tnd Herald, 17th. Indian Grave Gap, Campbell county, Tenn., through which the Knoxville and Kentucky railroad is being built, was the scene, on Sunday afternoon, of a natural phenomenon, the like of which had never before been heard of bv the oldest inhabitant of that wild and picturesque portion of the State. About four oclock a heavy snow storm broke over that region and de luded the surrounding country. 1 he storm lasted nearly an hour. While at its height the gap was suddenly failed with a countless number of snakes, which were seen falling for nearly ten minutes. The snakes were the com mon ringed species and measured from five inches to two feet in length. The strangest part of the story is that the serpents were all found dead, and it was supposed that they were killed by the fall. The news of this freak of na ture soon spread among the farmers of the re ion ana created me mosi in tense excitement among them By evening the vicinity of the Gap was crowded with hundreds of people, drawn together to witness so novel a spectacle. Various surmises were in dulged in by the puzzled spectators . but the ceneral opinion was that the . . , : i tn vvi prions snnvpr was a. uicmuuiiivii . - 02ie d0U!F' TENNESSEE. Important Decision by the Court of Appeals Regis trars can be Removed by Senter-Miinicipal Imbrog lio at Nasbville Tlie Canvass-Senter Chances still Farther Improved. Nashville, July 8. A special to the Bam.er from Brownsville says: The Supreme Court reversed the de cision of Chancellor Smith, of Mem phis, who decided that the Governor had no power to remove registrars Even if such decision had not been rendered Senter would have been elec ted. As it is, he has now absolute control of the whole registration and election business, so that Stokes might as well be out of the race. The canvass is still going on brisk ly, each candidate confining himself mainly to wholesale abuse and denun ciation of the other. The epithets of liar and traitor are handled with the utmost vigor, aud still pistols and cof fee have been mentioned only once, and then 44in a Pickwickian sense." The Virginia election has enhanced Senter's strength if anything were wanting. Nashville, July 8 Governor Sen ter recently removed tha registrar of Knox county, and appointed G. W. Weaver to the place. Chancellor Temple has enjoined Weaver from serving. The motion to dissolve the injunc tion and dismiss Receiver Bass, so as to restore the eity government to the late authorities, was further argued be fore Chancellor East to-day. The ar gument was left unclosed. Memphis, July" 8. The Supreme Court at Brownsville to-day reversed the decision of the Chancery Court of this city, Boughner, recently appointed Registrar, from exercising the func tions of his office. This gives Gover nor Senter power to remove any Regis trar. In the United States District Court, to-day, in the suit of George Gill and others to recover the value of fifteen hundred bales of cotton, seized on board the steamer Decatur during the war, by government officials, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the claimants. The cotton at that time was worth about $1.2;. The case will probably go to the Supreme Court. Nashville. July th The candi dates for Governor spoke at Lebanon yesterday.and.lay over till Monday. Gov. Seuter is in Nashville, and will dispose of public business ueeding im mediate attention. He is sanguine of his election. He has recently appoint ed a number of new registrars, and will continue to make changes wliere ever necessary to secure full registra tion. Gen. Stokes went home from Lebanon, but will be here to-tuorrow evening. His friends report him in good health, and confident of success. Nashville, July 10. A large num ber of citizens o' all parties called on Governor Senter as a mirk of respect. Sheridan, register for this county, was removed to-day, and Ed. Mulloy appointed in his place. The Moryville Repullican, a Stokes paper, has changed its position and is now for Senter. The Rtpublican is owned by a colored man named Scott, who discharged his white editor and placed his own son in charge of the paper, hence the change. During the war Scott published the Colored Ten nessean, a weekly paper, in Nashville. The Stokes County Convention met here to-day and nominated candidates for Senator and Representatives. One of them is a colored man. The Governor Elect of Va. utGPbrcicfl vlovcrnor of the Old Do minion, is a native of Binghamton, New York, and is thirty-seven years of a"e. lie was educated at Hamilton college. New York, at which institu tion he graduated with honor in lh51. 1 Adopting the law as his profession, he practiced awhile at Ovvcgo. Mean while he took some interest and part in politics, earnestly espousing the democratic faith. He was frequently sent as a delegate to democratic State conventions, and was a leader among the young democracy. Not content with country practice, Mr. Walker re moved to Chicago, and soon acquired a large and lucrative business in bis profession. In 18(Jfi, just as the war was closing, Mr. Walker took up hi abode in Norfolk, Virginia, and in a short time became largely idtDtified with the commercial interests of Ins adopted city. He was elected presi dent of the Exchange National Bank, a position he still holds. Last year he went to Liverpool as a representative of the commercial men of Norfolk with a view to furthering their interests by way of direct trade. While abroad Mr. Walker visited Constantinople and other portions of the far East. In the election for members of the Constitu tional Convention of Virginia, Mr. Walker, then a recent re.ident of the ?Hate, was selected as the conservative republican candidate for the Norfolk district, but by the aid of iron-clad oaths and federal bayonets, his oppo Lent, the well-known Dr. Bayne (col ored radical) was elected. Mr. Wal ker is of brge frame, an inch or two over six feet in height, has a piercing black eye, and is called the handsom est man in Virginia. Those who know k -:u... i,,m r atkiiu . ..... ... tire :fcty. Su. i uiui utai auiiuure v MISSISSIPPI. The Yergrer Case Testi mony oF Defence Closed Rebut tins- Testimony. Jacksox, Miss., July 8. The coun sel for tbe prisoner announced to the Military Commission to-day that they had closed their case. They would have summoned Colonel Hodge, from Newport, Kentucky, and three other witnesses, all of whom were expected to testify to the prisoner's insanity, but it was thought that further testimony on this point was unnecessary, espe cially as it would be attended with delay. The Government called two wit nesses in rebuttal. Mr. Thos. Green, banker, testified that Col. Yerger had had banking transactions with him. Witness never suspected his insanity, and never heard it mentioned in the community. Had known him ten or fifteen years, and regarded him as a man of more than ordinary intelligence. Saw the difficulty with Col. Crane. Yerger was greatly excited, but never thought of such a thing as his being insane until it was introduced in evi dence before the commission. Saw Col. Yerger engaged in a difficulty a few years ago with Capt. Martin, oppo site the capitol. about the close of the war. After a shot or two the captain screened himself behind the pillars of the capitol. but Col. Yerger stood ex posed, cocked his pistol, and shot as fast as he could. He was quite cool, and called on his opponent to come out and fight fairly. Yerger was much less excited on that occasion than he was in the Crane difficulty. Angelo Mizza, keeper of one of the largest saloons in Jackson, had known Col. Yerger for twenty years. Knew him to drink; ihad seen him under the influence of liquor, but never drunk ; had never heard insanity imputed to him. The Government may probably close tha rebutting testimony on Friday. Jacksox, Miss., July 9. The new organ of the National Republican par ty made its appearance to-day. It hoists the . name of Judge Dent for Governor, and says it will be truly na tional in all its aims, yielding a a hearty and unqualified support to the admin istration of President Grant, and urg ing a strict adherence to the recon struction acts, and endeavor to bring about such wise and reasonable action on the part of the people of Mississippi as will place them in full accord with Congress and the nation, and will ad vocate universal suffrage and amnesty upon a basis of civil and political equality to all. Judge Dent's nomination on the Grant platform meets with warm ap probation and general applause. The Elections in 1869. The political parties in a number of Slates are busily preparing for elec tions to be held next fall. The can vass is already active in Tennessee and Texas, and in time other States will take their turn. The following are the States and Territories which hold elections this year and the prin cipal officers to be elected : Kentucky, Aug. 2 Treesurer and Legislature. Alabama, Aug. 2 Members of Con gress. Tennessee, Aug. 6 Governor, State officers and Legislature. Montina, August .10 Delegate to Con gross. Vermont, Sept. 7 Governor, State officers and Legislature. Maine, SeptMovcjfni-- Congress. Pennsylvania. Oct. 12 -Governor, Judge, and Legislature. Ohio, Oct. 13 Governor, State offi cers and Legislature. Iowa, Oct. 12 Governor State offi cers and Legislature. California, Oct. 20 Judges of Su preme Court. New York, flow 2 estate cii:ccrs, Judges and Legislatures. New Jersey, Nov. 2 Legislature. Massachusetts, Nov. '2 Governor, State officers and Legislature. Minnesota, Nov. 2 Slalo officers and Legislature. Wisconsin, Nov. 2 State officers and Legislature. Slississippi and Texas (dates not as certained Governor, State officers and Legislature. A Sunday school teacher at Minneap olis offered five cents a piece for all the potato bugs the children would bring him. ine nrst eveniug w for the missionary fund and he quit. The Quaker City, which sailed from New York last week on a supposes mu- bustering expedition, has been seen on tho Jersey coast, 44 standing off and on." People asic, - wua uws mean ?" A disease, supposed to be leprosy, has appeared among tho swine in the vicinity of Hamilton, Canada. It is the real article of Hebrew antiquity, and this is said to be its first manifes tation iu this country. Hon. Jack Hamilton, who aspires to be Governor of Texas, promises, in case of his election, not to pardon any fairly convicted criminals, wan buwi a pledge and a vigorous judiciary, half of Texas would soon be in jail. r
The Western Vindicator (Rutherfordton, N.C.)
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