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The Cartersville Semi-Weekly Express.
-published on every Tuesday and Friday Mornings
VOLUME X,
The Cartersville Express
, nublishod Semi-Weekly on every TUES-
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; H. SMITH & Cos., Editors and Prop’rs.
, town of (lartersville, Barlow County, Ga.
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Ih’otcssionnl Cards.
John W. Wollord,
ATTORNEY M LAW.
CABTEBBV ILLS GEORGIA.
Office over Pinkerton’s Drug Store. Oct. 17.
Vr. IVOEFORD, A. P. WOFFOKI).
Woifforil A r Wollord,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CARTERSVILL'S, GEORGIA.
June 23,1870.
It. W. XHurplicy,
'ATTTORNEY AT LAW,
CAITERSVILLE GEORGI A.
Will practice in the courts of the Cherokee
Circuit. Particular attention given to the col
lection of claims. Office with Col. Abda John
son. <**•l
- *l. Jones,
ATTORNEY AT LAW & REAL ESTATE AGENT,
CARTERS VILLK. GEORGIA.
Will attend promptly to all proffcssional l»twi
11(js<, entrusted to Ins care; also, to the buying
ttufl selling of Real Estate. dan 1.
Jcre. A. Howard,
Ordinary of Bartow County.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Jan 1,1870.
A. HI. Foote,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CAIITIUSVILLE GEORGIA.
( With Col. Warren Akin,)
Will practice in the courts of Bartow, Cobb,
polk, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield and ad
joining counties. March 30.
T. V. MILNER, O. H. MILNER.
Milner (V Milner,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE GEORGIA
Will attend promptly to business entrusted to
their care. Jan. 15.
Warren Akin,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,’
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Will practice in all the courts of the State.
Kant. 11. Fatillo,
Fashionable Tailor and Agent
for Sewing Machines,
WILT, attend promptly to the Cutting, Re
pairing, and Making Boys’ and Mens’
Clothing; also, Agent for the sale of the cele
brated Grover & Baker Sewing Machines. Of
fice over Stokely St Williams Store. Entrance
from the rear. feb 17.
W. It. !?loniH(‘as(le.
Jeweler and Watch and Clock
Repairer,
CARTERSVILLE GEORGIA.
Office in trout of A. A. Skinner St Co’s Store.
Kennesaw lionise.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
I s -iti 11 open to the traveling public as well as
summer visitors. Parties desiilng to make
arrangements for the season can be accommo
dated. Rooms neat and clean and especially
adapted for families. A flue large piazza has
been recently added to the comforts of the estab
lishment. FLETCHER & Fit EVER,
junclßwtf "Proprietors.
S. O’SHiELDS,
Fashionable Ta ilor 9
Cartersville, Georgia.
U \VE just received the latest European and
American styles-of Mens’ and Boys’ Cloth
ing, and is prepared to Cut and Making to or
der. Office upstairs in Liebman’s store, East
side of the Railroad. sept. 29.
l>r. J. A. Jackson,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
OFFIC E lif THE NE IF DR UO STORE.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Jau 4th, IS7I.
Wit. 0: BOWLER,
MANUFACTURER OFI,
AJNTD DEALER 11ST,
SINGLE AND DOUBLE
HARNESS,
Saddles,
COLLARS, LEATHER, &C.
KEiMiitim i»o\a:
With IKHItIkCSS AND €lisp;itc*ll.
Jfey''Bhof> (n West Main Street, near the old
Market House, CARTERSVILLE, GA.
feb 21-wly WM. O * BOWLER.
~“GEARSHOP,"
WJL HViBBL 'W
CXrT,SRBVILLE, GA.
M/ncfactureb, of Harness, Hri
dies, (Soar, etc., and Dealbb in
. ShddlPN Leather.
Repairing done on short notice. Work war
ranted to stand tiie test. Hides YV anted,
jail. 21,1871. -swly
xJltyfe.
Teeth drawn without pain, by the use oi nar
cotic spray. mch 9.
A. T. O WEN,
JEWELER,
Main Street, Cartersville, Ga.,
itcVn 1 »!^wi i ‘ ih i2. Bythir y ? ia hi * lil, « cheap as
ii . bought anywhere.
customers a ** atlu ° l ,ost > r *Jady to serve his
k tv dy thing waranted to giv'c sati-doetion.
READ
rT Is well known to
Doctors and to I.adies
that Women are subject
to numerous diseases pe
culiar to their sex—such
as Suppression of the
Men-es, W hites. Painful'
Monthly ‘Periods,’ Rhem
mutism oi'the Back anti
W ornb, I rregulaf Mt n--
struation, HeaioKhwe.
or Excessive ‘Flow,’ aim
Prolapsus Uterior Fall
ing or the Womb-
These diseases have set
dom been treated successfully. The profession
has sought dilligently for some remedy that wo Id
enable them to treat these diseases with succesS.
At last, that remedy has been discovered bv
one of the most skilful physicians in the State of
Georgia. The remedy is
Bradfield’s Female Regulator,
It is purelv vegetable, and is put up in Atlan
ta, by BRA DFIELD St 00.
It will purify the blood and strengthen the
system, relieve irritation of the kidneys, and is
a perfect specific for all the above diseases; as
certain a cure as Quinine is in Chills and Fevers.
For a history of diseases, and certificates of its
worderful euros, the reader is referred to the
wrapper around the bottle. Every bottle war
ranted to give satisfaction or money refunded.
LaGranok. Ga., March 23,1870.
BRADFTELD & CO., ATLANTA, GA.:
Dear Sirs: I take pleasure in stating that 1
have used, for the last twenty years, the medi
cine you arc putting up. known as OR. J. BRAD-
FiELD’S FEMALE REGULATOR, and con
sider it the best combination ever gotten to
gether for the diseases for which it is recom
mended. I have been familiar with the pre
scription both as a practitioner of medicine and
in domestic practice, and can honestly say that
I consider it a boon to suffering females, and
can but hope that every lady in our whole land,
who may be suffering in any way peculiar to
their sex, may he able to procure a bottle, that
their sufferings may not only he relieved, but.
that they may 1m restored to health & strength.
With my kindest regards, 1 am, respectfully,
W. B. FERRELL, M. D.
We, the undersigned Druggists, take pleasure
in commending to the trade, Dr..l. Bradfield’s
Female Regulator—bclicviug it to he aßood and
reliable remedy for the diseases for which he
recommends it. W. A. LANSDELL,
PEMBERTON. WILSON, TAYLOR St CO.
RED WINE Sc FOX,
W.C.LAWBHE, Atlanta, Ga.
W. ROOT & SON, Marietta, Ga,
ACTS With gentleness and thoroughness
. upon the Liver and General Circula
tion—keeps the Bowels in Natural Motion
and Cleanses the System from all impuri
tics. 11 — ——-I I Never
lails.f cit» , . , I'to Cure Li
v ® «•iDr, 0. S.rropbtrsi please m
a.n.ylj a | (form. Tov
pidi- 1 '**—y.v. Enlarg
ment. Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Loss of Ap
petite, Nausea, Sour Stomach, Heart Burn.
Debility, Low Spirits, Cold Feet and Hands,
Costiveness, Listlessness, Colic, Chronic
Diarrliea, and Chronic Chills and Fever.
Compouned in strict accordance with
skilltu! chemistry and scientific pharmacy, this
purely veg-|r —— 1 ■« letable
Compo un and I I has, after
the severe- II CELEBRATED II est test of
twen t y| | | lyears in -
cessant «een stvl
ed the Great Restorative and Recuperant
by the enlightened testimony of thousands us
ing it; so harmoniously adjusted that it keeps
the Liver in healthful action; and when the
directions are observed the process of waste
and replenishment in the human system con
tinues uninterruptedly to a ripe old age, and
man, like the patriarchs of old, drops into the
grave full of years, and without a struggle,
w henever) 1' > E A T ii
claims his * . tr ~ . I Ipreroga
tive.Adi*- Hjiver Mediome.itetedto
the most) | 1 idcllcate
tempo r ~. 1 "" —i.ien! &
robust constitution, it can he given with equal
safety and success to the young child, invalid
lady or strong man.
June 2,1571.
nn. o. s. mop hitt's
Anotlync Pain Kill It.
NEVER FAILING!
KILLS PAIN 1Y EVERT FORM.
(N URES Pains in the Pack. Cfirst, iTips or
j Limbs, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Coughs,
Colds, Bronahial Affections, Kidney Diseases,■Dys
pepsia. Liver Complaint ; Colie. Cholera, Cholera
Morbus, Pleurisy, Asthma, Heart Burn. Tooth
Ache, Base Ache, Ear Aehm, Head Ache, Sprains.
Bruises, Cuts, Contusions, Sores, Lacerated
Woitrals, Scalds, Bums, Chill Plains, Frost Bites,
Poisons, of all kinds, vegetable or animal. Os all
[| PA- IN KILL I TANARUS.! ||
3 ~—
tlic Remedies ever discovered for the relief of
Suffering humanity, this is the best Pain Medita
tor known to Medical Science. The cure is speedy
and permanent in the most inveterate diseases.
This is no humbug, hut a, grand medical discovery.
A Pain Killer containing no poison to inflame*
paralize or drive the inflammation upon an in
ternal organ. Its efficiency is truly wonderful
—Relief is Instantaneous. It is destined to
banish pains and aches, and bruises,
from the face of the earth,
may 6, 1871.
CERTIFICATES:
We, the undersigned, haved used Dr. Froph
itt’s Prcpaartions, and take pleasure in recom
mending them-to the public, as being all he
claims lor them:
Lol. It J Henderson, Covington, Ga.; O T Rog
ers, Covington, Ga.; O S Porter, Covington, Ga.;
Prof. J L Jones, Covington, Ga.; Rev. M"W Ar
nold, Georgia Conference; Rev. Y\ r W Gal in, Ga.
Conference; F M Swanson, Monticello, Ga.; Ro
bert Barnes, Jasper County, Ga.; AM Robinson,
Monticello, Ga.; James Wright, Putnam county,
a• "i A Westbrook, Putnam county, Ga.; Judge
JJ k loyd, Covington, Ga.; YY" L Bebee, “Cov
ington Enterprise,”; A II Zachyy, Conyers, Ga;
George Wallace, Atlanta, Ga. ;* Dick Lockett,
Davis county, Texas; YY r Hawk Whatley, Cus
seta, Texas; W C Roberts, Linden county, Tex
as; Tommy & Stewart, Atlanta. Ga; W A Lans
dell, Druggist, Atlanta, Ga; II F Maddox & Cos.;
Atlanta, Ga.; Uriah Stephens, Cartersville, Ga.;
A N Louis, Lojyndcs County, Ga.; Joseph Land,
Lowndes county, Ga.; Jas. Jefferson. Carters
ville, Ga.; W L Ellis, Dooly county, Ga.; AY A
korehand, Dooly county, Ga.;Jobn B. Davis
Newton Factory, Ga.: B F Bass, Lowndnes co.
Bridles,
GOWER, JONES & CO
MANUVACTUItEBS OF
And Dealers in
* CARRIAGES, BUGGIES,
Dr. ;F. M.
J olmson,
DENTIST:
Cartersville, Ga.
AND
1, 2 & 4 Horse Wagons.
MATERIALS, AC.
REPAIRING, of all kinds , DONE
WITH NEATNESS and DURABILI
TY.
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
feb. 7, 1871.w1y
tezT Suita of Clothes from $2,00 to
$4,00 at
Sattekfeild, Pybon & Cos.
CARTERSVILLE, BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA, JUNE 30, IS7I.
Schedule of* tlie
CARTERSVILLE A VAN-WERT R. R.
O N and after January 20th, 1971,'\lhe trains
LeaveTAYLOIHVIT.LE, at 9.W M.
“ STILESRQRO’, at 10. \. M.
“ FORREST HILL, at 10.25, A. M
Arriving at CARTERSVILLE, at 18,50. A M
Leave CARTERSVILLE, at 1. P. M.
Arrive a£ TAYLORSVILLE, at ... .3, P. M.
\ Hack will U)D he running from Cedartown
To Taylorsville via. Van Wert, connecting with
the trains. - , ~
An Extra train will !>e run Jo Cartersville and
Return to TaVlorsvillo, cvejry Fridav evening.
By order oi the President.'
D. W. K. PEACOCK, Sec’y. .
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE,
£ ATLANTIC It. It. CO.
ON and after 28th-instant, trains will run on
this Road as follows :
NJ&JIT PASSENGER T H. VIN-~OCTwA%p.
Leaves Atlanta, 6 3ff, p. m.
Arrives at Chattanoo'ga, 1 43, a. m.
DaY' PASSENGER TRAJN—OPTWard.
Leaves Atlanta, 8 15, a. m.
Arrives at Chattanooga 4 25, r. m.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN—INWARD.
Leaves Chattanooga 5 10, r. m.
Arrives at Atlanta 1 42, A. M.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN—INWARD.
Leaves Chattanooga 5 00, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta 1 38, p. M.
DALTON ACCOMMODATION.
Leaves Atlanta- 340, p. m.
Arrives at ll 58, p. x.
Leaves Dalton 3 25, a. m.
Arrives at Atlanta 10 20. a. k.
E. B. WALKER,
may 25,1871. Master of Transportation.
Lawshe & Haynes,
HAVE ON HAND AND are receiving
the finest stock of the
Very Latest Styles
of Diamond and Gold
JEWELRY,
in upper Georgia, selected, with eat care for
the
Fall and Winter Trade,
Watches,
ol the BEST MAKERS, of both Europe and A
meriea;
American ami French Clocks;
sterling and Coin Silver Ware;
and the best quality of
Silver Plated Goods,
at-prices to suit the times;
Gold, Silver and Steel
Spectacles,
to suit all ages.
Watches fm<l Jewelry
Repairsi) by Competent Workmen;
Also Clock and Watch Makers
Tools and Materials.
sept 13.-swly ATLANTA, GA.
W. H. GILBERT. A. BAXTER, T. W. BAXTER, Jr.
GILBERT&BAXTEE,
(SUCCESSORS TO W. 11. GILBERT A C 0.,)
Dealers In
haedwvee,
IBOS, STEEL, SAILS,
CLOVER & GRASS SEED.
AGENTS FOR SALE OF
COAL CREEKCO.iL.
Peruvian Criia.no.
And other Fertilizers.
Agricultural Implements,
Agricultural and Mill Machinery.
ALSO
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
For sale and Purchase'of
COTTON, WHEAT, COEN.
And all other
Country Produce, Cotton, Hay
AND OTHER PRODUCE SHIPPED ON
LIBERAL TERMS
GILBERT & BAXTER,
Cartersville Ga.
Jan. 19, 1871—ly.
JAS. w. strangeT,
Dealer In, and Manufacturer .Os
TOT WAKE, AXD
llouse-Furiiishing' Goods,
ALSO DEALER L\
First-Class Stoves At
The Lowest Cash l 9 rices.
WILL BAjtTER
FOR COUNTRY TRODUCE, RAGS,&C.
Cartersville, Jan. 20th, ’7l -ly.
s. Iff. PATTILLO, Agent
GROVER & BAKER’S CELEBRATED
BOTH THE
ELASTIC! AXfB SIIITTLE
OR
40I2KSTITEH,
SUITABLE FOR ANY KIND OF FAMI
LY SEWING- NONE BETTER-
Men and Boys’ Clothing
Made on the Most Reasonable Terms.
In fact, almost any description of
SEWING done
As Cheap sis t he Cheapest!
AND
IN THE BEST STYLE.
Lyman Chapman,
Brick and Sttfu©
Mason,
cartersville, ga.
]' prepared to do any of the above work
upon short notice and ut low figuers
EORGIA, B ARTOW COUNTY.—T. M. Stew-
Xart has applied for exemjrtion of personalty,
aiid I will pass upon the same at 10o’clock a. ii.,
on the 3rd day of July, 1871, at my office.
June 21st, 1871.
J. A. HOWARD, Ord’y B. C.
“Onward and Upward
SHARP &FLO YD,
Successors to Geo. SHARP, Jr.,
GA„
Wholesale And Retail Jewelers.
WeTkeep a Large and Varied 'Assortment of
FINE WATCHES, CLOCKS,
Dumn S.'S. JEWELRY,
AND
-
mm ssm mm,
A SPECIALTY.
We Manufaotuae Tea Sot-sT "Forks, Spoons.
Goblets, Cups, Knives, etc.
premiums 3for Agricultural
We are prepared to fill any order for Fairs at
short notice; also to give any information in
regard- to Premiums.
Orders by mail or in person, will receive;
prompt and careful attention. Wensk a com
parison of Stock, Prices and Workmanship with
any house in the State.
Watches and Jewelry carefully Repaired
and Warranted. Masonic Badges and Sunday
School" Badges made to order.
JAll Work Guaranteed.
ENGRAVING FREE'OF CHARGE.
SHARP & FLOYD.
May 23, swly.
CONSUMPTION,
Its Cure anil Its Preventive
BY J, H. SCHENCK, M. D
lA/fANY a human being has passed away,
'it 1 for whose death there was no other reason
than the neglect of knofru and indisputably
proven means pf cure. Those near and dear to
family and friends are sleeping the dreamless
slumber into which, had they calmly adopted
DR. JOSEPH H. SCHENCK’S SI3IFLE
TREATMENT.
and availed themselves of his wonderful effica
cious medicines, they would not have fallen.
Dr. Schenck has m his ewu case proved that
wherever sufficient vitality remains, that Vital
ity, by bis medicines and his directions lor
their use, is quickened into healthful vigor.
In this statement there is nothing presump
tuous. To the faith of the invalid is made no
representation that is not a thousand times
substantiated by living and visible works. The
theory of the cure by Ilr. Schenck’s medicines
is as simple as it is unfailing. Its philosophr
x-equires no argument. It is self-assuring, self
convincing.
The Seaweed Tonic and Mandrake Pills are
the first two weapons with which the citadel
of the malady is assailed. Two,thirds of the
.cases of consumption originate in dvspepsia
and a functionally disordered livei. With tills
condition the bronchial tubes “ sympathize”
with the stomach. They respond to the morbific
action of the liver. Here then comes the cul
minating result, aud the setting in, with all its
distressing symptoms, of
CONSUMPTION.
The Mandrake Pills are esmposed of one of
Nature’s noblest gifts—the Podophillnni Pelta
tum. They possess all the blood-searching,
alterative properties of calomel.
But unlike, calomel, they
“LEAVE NO STING BEHIND,”
The work of cure is now beginning. The
vitiated and mucous deposits in tlfe bowels and
in the alimentary canal are ejected. The liver,
like a clock, is wound up. It amuses from its
torpidity. The stomach acts responsively, and
the patient begins to feel that he is getting, at
last,
A SUPPLY OF GOOD BLOOD:
The Seaweed Tonic, in conjunction with the
Pills, permeates and assimilates with the food.
Chylineation is now progressing without its
previous tortures. Digestion becomes painless,
and the cure is seen to be at hand. There is no
more flatulence, no exacerbation ofthe stomach
An appetite sets in.
Now comes the groatest Blood Purifier ever
yet given by an indulgent father to suffering
man. Schenefs Pulmonic Syrup comes in to
perform its functions and to hasten and com
nlete the cure. It enters at once upon its work.
Nature cannot he cheated. It collects and
ripens tHe impaired portions of the lungs. Jn
the form of gatherings, it prepares them for
expectoration, and lo ! in a very short time the
malady is vanquished, the rotten throne that
it occupied is renovated and made new, and the
patient, in all the dignity, of regained vigor,
steps forth to enjoy the manhood or the woman
hood that was
GIVEN UP AS LOST.
The second thing is, the patie-nts must stav in
a warm room until they get well ; it is almost
impossible to prevent taking cold when the
lungs are diseased, but it must be prevented or
a cure cannot be effected. Fresh air and riding
out, especially lu this section of the country in
the winter season, are all wrong. Physicians
who recommend, that course lose patients, if
their lungs are badly diseased, and v et because
they are in the house they must not sit down
quiet; they must walk about the room as much
and as fast as the strength will bear, to get up a
good circulation of blood. The patients must
keep in good spirits—be determined to get well.
This lias a great dual to do with the appetite,
and is the great point to gain.
To despair of cure after such evidence of its
possibility in the worst cases, and moral cer
tainty in all others, is sinful. Dr. Schenck’s
personal statement to the Faculty of his owir
cure was in t-hese modest words :
Many years ago I was in the last stages of
consumptiop ; _ confined to my bed, and at one
time my physicians thought that I could not
live a week; then, like a drowning man catch
ing at straws, I heard of and obtained the pre
parations which I now offer to the fmlilic. and
they made a perfect cure of in -a. It seemed to
me that I could feel them penetrate my whole
system. They soon ripened the matter in-my
lungs,_ and I would spit up more than a pint of
offensive yellow matter every morniug for a
long time.
As soon as that began to subside my cough,
fevep.pain and night sweats all began to leave
me, and my appetite became so great that it
was with difficulty that I could keep from
eating too much. I soon gaiued my strength,
and have grown in flesh over since.”
‘‘l was weighed shortly after my recovery,”
added the Doctor, “then looking like a mere
skeleton; my weight was only ninety-seven
pounds ; my present weight is two hundred and
tweutv-five pounds, and for years I have
“ ENJOYED GOOD HEALTH.”
Dr. Schenck has discontinued Ins professional
visit to New York and Boston. H 7 or his "son,
Dr. J 11. Schenck, Jr., still continue to see
patients at (heir ftllice, No. 15 North Sixth street,
Philadelphia, every Saturday from 9 a. m., to 3
p. m. Those who wish a thorough examination
With the Respire meter will be charged five
dollars. The Kespiremeter declares the exact
condition of the lungs, and patients can readily
learn whether they are curable or not.
Tho directions for taking the medicine are
adapted t-o the intelligence even of a child
Follow these direetons, and kind nature will do
the rest, excepting that in some cases the Man
drake Pills are to be taken in increased doses ;
the three medicines need no other accompani
ments than the ample instructions that dc
accompany them. First create appetite. Os
returning health hunger is the nxi-st welcome
, symptom. When it comes, as it will come, let
the, despairing be of good cheer. Good blood at
once follows, the cough loosens, the night sweat
is abated. In a short time both of these morbid
symptoms are gone forever.
Dr. Schenck’s medicines arc constantly kept
in tens.of thousands of families. Asa laxui ive,
or purgative, tho Mandrake Pills are a standard
preparation; while the Pulmonic Syrup, as a
eurer of coughs and (’('lds, may he regarded as i.
prophylaeteric against consumption in any of
its forms. _ s
Price of the- Pulmonic Syrup and Seaweed
Tonic, $1.50 a bottle, or $7,50 a half dozen. Man
drake Pills, 25 cents a box. For sale by all
druggists and dealers.
JOHN F. HENRY,
EIGHT College Place, New York,
YVIIOLESALE AG RNT.
NOTICE.
A LL PERSONS who remained Loyal to the
J\ United States Government during the late
war, and who furnished te, or,had army supplies
taken, by the Federal soldiers, can learn some
thing to* their interest bv calling upon me bv
the 27th iust. ;rt my office in Cartersville.
W. L. GOODWIN,
Claim Agent.
Cartersville, June 22, *B7l.
Death ol C. L. VaUandighaui.
As soon as the news went abroad in
the village tbednbabitants began to as
semble about fne Jjebanon House and
anxiously inquirer tlie news from fatal
Room No. 15. All night long and
during the weary hours of the morn
ing the crowd remained in and about
the hotel, and even after the sad an
nouncement (at ten o’clock this morn
ing.) that the wounded statesman had
ceased to breathe, they lingered and
talked in whimpers of the tragedy, and
dwelt with sorrpwful interest upon ev
ery Jut ail of the terrible affair. It is
indeed surprising how popular Mr.
Yallandigham had become in the vil
lage.** 1 Coming here as he did, with his
anti-war odium upon him, and in the
capacity of chief attorney for one
whom the majority of the people be
lieved to be a desparate and depraved
murderer, Mr. Yallandigham was not
received with cordial favor, or welcom
ed as a guest who would do the town
honor or reflect credit upon the com
munity. Before, however, the first
week or the protracted trial had pass
ed, the ability and professional courte
sy of the lawyer had won the respect
of court and bar, and the gentlemanly
suavity and excellent social qualities
of the man had secured the kindly re
gard of all the citizens with whom he
came in contact. Believing firmly in
the innocence of his dient, McGehan,
he had entered into his defense with
all the ardor of his nature, and fought
his accusers'step by step until the close
of the evidence in the trial, and
never, until the fatal ball penetrated
his vitals, did he for a moment allow
his interest to slack, his watchfulness
to flag, or his enthusiasm to cool.
During the delivery of Mr. Follett’s
opening argument yesterday, Mr. Yal
landigham was busily engaged in
watching the case, taking notes, and in
the intervals preparing the great argu
ment that he firmly believed would be
one of the greatest efforts of his life,
and one that would not only add to
his fame as a great criminal lawyer,
but result in the refutation of the the
ory of the State, and the triumphant
acquital of his client. Mr. Vallandig
ham may have been too sanguine in
this, but that he did entertain such
opinions is abundantly evident from
what he said to Mr. Williamson and
other friends a few hours before the fa
tal shot was fired. Mr. Williamson
occupied the next seat on Mr. Yallan
digham’s right at the supper table last
evening, and was engaged in animated
conversation with him on the subject
of the prospects of the case, the theo
ries of the prosecution and defense, etc.
He seemed to be in the best of spirits
anti perfectly sanguine of victory. Up
on* Mr. Williamson’s stating that he
intended to go to his home at Love
land that night, Sir. Vallandigham
urged him to stay until the end of the
trial, and especially until after tho de
livery of his (Vallandigham’s) argu
ment. During doe afternoon and eve
ning he had repeated this invitation to
a number of acquaintances, ladies and
gentlemen of the town.
His unusually good spirits and light
heartedness were noticed by many of
his acquaintances. With a view to de
taining Mr. Williamson until Satur
day, he gave alialf promise to accom
pany that gentleman to his home in
Loveland and spend the Sabbath.—
“Frank Cozard,” said he “insists upon
my going with him, and I have partly
promised to do so, but my inclination
now is to go to Loveland, and spend
the Sabbath in visits to my good friends
Bloss, Powell and Tom Faxon.” ‘But.,’
added he, “you remain and hear my
argument, anyhow, and we’ll settle the
matter before it is time for you to start
for home to-morrow night.”
He continued to exhibit evidences
of good spirits and sanguine hope up
to within a short time before the trag
edy, when the receipt of a letter from
his wife, stating that she had been sum
moned to the death-bed of her broth
er, Hon. Juo. McMahon, at Cumber
land, Maryland, somewhat saddened
him.
Alas, how little did he, while mourn
ing his brother-in-law’s death, think
that that same faithful sister and loving
wife would within a few brief hours be
notified of the still greater bereave
ment of her husb. nd’s death ! Indeed,
the heart-crushing agony that this del
icate and affectionate woman is called
upon to suffer is one of the most pain
ful and touching of the features of this
remarkable tragedy.
She is described to me by those who
kn ew her well, as an exception ably af
fectionate and tender-hearted lady and
a wife, so solicitous of her husband’s
welfare that his slightest illness or
troubles of any kind rendered her
miserable. During the trying period
of his trial and banishment in 18(53,
she was almost distracted, anil the ef
fect of her continued anxiety left its
indellible impression upon her physi
cal health. It is the opinion of those
who are acquainted with her peculiar
temperament that the nows of her
husband’s sudden death will prove a
death blow.
The telegraph has informed us since
that she became distracted upon the
receipt of the terrible tidings, and that
in this condition started, under the
care of friends, for her desolated home
in Dayton. What a picture of agony
it is 1
A tender, fragile, loving woman
standing by the coffin by a beloved
brother, receiving the tidings of the
tragic death of her husband, whom but
a few days before she had left in the
full vigor of robust health. Cun any
in the annals of human suffi riug rival
the touching spectacle!
From your reporter in attendance
at the McGehan trial, who was in Mr.
YaUandiffham’s room almost continu
ally from tho time of the jjhootiug un
til the death struggle, I haw obtained
the following di tailed aycuuat of the
tragedy: %
BEFORE IT IIAIAENKD.
After taking supper, ho procured
from the landlord of the hotel a bit of
white, muslin cloth, perhaps a foot
square, for the purpose of testing to
his own satisfaction as to whether a
shot fired form a pistol in close prox
imity to it. would or would not leave a
m rk of powder upon it. Having pro
vided himself with this, and put it in his
pocket, he and Mr. MHiken and Mr.
Hume WeUt'out together on the south
edge of town, beyond the residence of
Gov. Mcßurney, and the trio become
a quartette.
TIIE PISTOL
which he took with him for this pur
pose is anew revolver which he had
purchased only a few days before com
ing to Lebanon. It is one of'Smith A
Wesson’s manufacture, with a four
inch barrel, aud five chambers, and
carries a ball of 32-100 of an inch cali
ber. It is a beautiful weapon, haud
soinely, though not elaborately orna
mented, and its owner little thought,
when so recently purchasing it, that it
would so soon be the instrument of his
untimely death.
HOW THE ACCIDENT CAME ABOUT.
Two shots were fired into the cloth,
and all were satisfied with the result
of the experiment, and started back to
the hotel.
Mr. Milliken, ever cautious and
theughtful, said:
‘Yah, there are thr e shots in your
pistol yet. You had better discharge
them.’
‘What for ? responded Mr. Valland
igham.
“To prevent any accident,” replied
the cautious attorney. “You might
shoot yourself.”
“No danger of that,” replied Mr.
Vallandingham, “I have carried and
practiced with pistols too long to be
afraid to have a loaded one in my
pocket.”
“You had better be careful, though,”
said Mr. Milliken.
“Never fear me,” was the reply.
They then slowly walked back to
ward the hotel, and, before they had
reached the hotel, separated.
Arriving at the Lebanon House
alone, Mr. Vallandigham was stopped
on his way up stairs by the landlord,
and a package that had been left for
him in his absence passed in his hands.
That parcel contained another revolver
—a weapon that had been exhibited at
the trial in court, and was not only
unloaded, but had had the chambers
removed. Proceeding to his room, he
unwrapped the parcel, and at the same
time taking his own weapon from his
pocket, laid tho two murderous instru
ments on the table, side by side.
A moment later, Mr. Scott. Symmes,
a young lawyer who had been connect
ed with the prosecution of the case,
passed the door.
“Symmes,” said he, “Follett is mis
taken. A man could easily shoot him
self as Meyers was shot. Come in and
I will show you how it’s done.”
Thus iuvited, Symmes entered the
room, but a moment later, seeing Judge
Pope coming up stairs, excused him
self on the ground that he was going
to Hamilton in the morning, and wish
ed to see the Judge before ho left.—
He passed out, and a moment or so af
terward Mr Mcßurney came into the
room. Mr. Vallandigham, still stand
ing by the table on which the pistols
lay, said:
“I’ll show you how Tom Myers shot
himself, Follett’s mistaken when he
says it can’t be done.” Saying this, he
took up one of the murderous instru
ments in his hand, put it into his pant
aloons pocket, and, slowly drawing it
out again, cocking it as he drew it
forth, he attempted to place it in the
exact position which he believed My
ers’ weapon to have assumed at the
moment the fatal bullet was sped on
its mission of death. Tho muzzle of
the weapon still within the lappel of
the pocket, he brought it to an angle
of about forty-five degrees.
“There, that’s the way Myers held
it, only lie getting up, not* standing
erect.” Saying this, he touched the trig
ger.
A sudden flash—the kulf-suppressed
sound of a shot—and Clement L.. Yal
landigham, with an expression of ago
ny, exclaimed, “My God, I’ve shot my
self,” and reeled toward the wall a
wounded and dying man —wounded
and dying by his own hands.
AFTERWARD.
This happened at tho hour of nine
o’clock, or perhaps five or ten minutes
earlier. In a second of time Mr. Mc-
Burney, terrified at the occurrence,
rushed out of the room and along the
hall to tLe appartrneut where the jury
was quartered. Rapping at the door,
he demanded that someone should
come into Mr. Vallandigliam’s room, as
he had shot himself. Mr. Tischnor,
the constable, having them in charge,
w'as momentarily absent, but several of
the ji ri rs hurried into the room.—
Meantime Mr. J. C. Babbitt, whose
room (No. 17) was only next door,
had heard tie sound, and, suspecting
its cause, also came in. He arrived
first, and found Mr. Vallandigham
alone, leaning against the wall. He
asked what had happened.
“I have foolishly sLot myself,” said
S. J /. Smith S' Cos., Pf'Opriftoi's.
the wounded man, ns he sank into a
chair. ‘'What folly it w;us to try such
an experiment. By mistake I took up
the wrong pistol.” Tur pistol had
dropped from his baud at the moment
lm fired, and was still lying on the
floor. The other one, empty and
harm lees*, lay on tho table.
A moment, later, three or four jurors
came in with Mr. Mcßurney, and found
Mr. Yallandigham, with clothes open
ed, fooling along his abdomen hi search
of the bullet. He remained thus em
ployed and explaining tho mistake be
had in axle for several minutes, when,
growing faint, he was laid on the tied.
lu the meantime messengers had
been dispatched for plnsieians, and the
intelligence got out into town; and in
stantly the streets were alive with per
sons hurrying to tho hotel to
ask Rio truth of tin? story they bail
heard. The halls were crowded, mid
the anxious—almost terror-stricken—
faces of the persons inquiring after the
nature of the wound aud the condition
of tho wounded man, made it apparent
to the most casual observer that an
occurrence of no ordinary
had just taken place.
Tne three reporters who wore at
tending tho trial for tho Cincinnati
morning papers were immediately on
tho scene, and upon learning tlie na
ture of the occurrence sped tho news
on the lightning’s wings to the jour
nals they represented. An hour later
the news of that occurrence was being
heralded under the waves of the broad
Atlantic to the people of the Old
World.
There was somo difficulty in finding
a physician. Three, five, ten* minutes*
elapsed after the departure of the mes
sengers before a medical man appear
ed. This, too, at a time of suspense—
a time when minutes became hours in
their duration; an occasion wheu timo
wus measured by tho heart’s milsations
of a wounded man. At length, bowov
er, Dr. Scoville arrived, and following
close after him came Dr. Drake. An
examination of the wound and harried
consultation followed, and the pros
trate man was informed that his inju
ries were of the most serious character,
though they hoped that they might not
prove fatal
“Has the ball been reached,” said he
to the physicians.,
“No, it has not,” was the answer.
“Has it entered a vital part ?”
“We cannot tell.”
Closing his mouth with that firmness
of purpose which so characterized him
in everything, ho expressed a wiau that
they would ascertain aud tell him the
worst feature that the case might pre
sent.
By tho time the second quarter af
ter nine had struck, the crowd of per
sons to the room of the wouuded man
was so great that guards had to be
placed at the foot of tut, stairs below
to refuse admittance to all but intimate
personal friends. Mr. Vallnndigbuui’d
condition was fast becoming worse,
and the medical men were unable to
reach the ball with any of their surgr
cal appliances. The family physician,
Dr. J. C. Reeves, of Dayton, was tele
graphed to come at once to his bed
side, while Dr. W. W. Dawson, of Cin
cinnati, had a similar summons sent to
him. The son, the law partner, ami
several of the immediate fri mbs of Mr.
V llandigham, were advised of his con
dition, and urged to come at once.—
His wife, who only a few hours before
had started to Baltimore to be present
at the burial of her brother, was tele
graphed to, although his exact cond -
tion was concealed from ber. Her©
was a case of life or death trembling
in tho ballance, and science seemed to
be powerless.
The patient at this time asked Mr.
M. S. Williamson to reinaift with him
and assist in moving him in his bed.
Others, too, who were associated with
him in his professional relations, were
requested to stay by his side aud help
to alleviate his suffering.
At ten o’clock a telegram came that
Dr. Reeves had started with the son of
the wounded man, and that they
would arrive by midnight. During
the next hour the symptoms did not
appear to change very materially.—
Frequent examfnations are made by
the phybici ms, the wound is probed,
the pulse is observed, the respiration
taken, and finally the wounded man is
informed that he is in* a very criticaf
condition, and that if he has anything
to say, or any arrangements to n ake,
he had better lose no time.*
‘ Only rid me of this pain in the
stomach, and I’ll be all right again,”
is the rejoinder. Tlie struggle of life
with death has begun. The might of
man begins to combat with that of the
destroyer of man.
From 11 to 12 o’clock frequent vom
itings* ensue and an increase of pain.—
Narcotics, which have been adminis
tered sparingly hitherto, are now
doubled in their doses, and a sort of
lethargy ensues. The hour of mid
night finds the wounded man compar
atively easy, but With accelerated pulse
aud frequent aud short breathings—
Soon after this he is moved to bis
right side, and a hemorrhage of blood
follows— hemorrhage which results iu
the loss of a half pint of blood, auctre
veals the terrible nature of the wound.
A little past one Dr. Reeves arrives,
accompanied by the son of the. unfor
tunate man. The family jihysician en
ters, and with a practised eye. famil
iar with his patient, a conclusion is soon
arrived at—ihe wounded man must
die.
Mr. Yttllandingham knew him an 1
greeted him cheerily.
“Doctor, is my wound as bad a&,
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