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BLOWING AT TIE KEyHoLE.-A Washing.
tonian tes us he had no idea that he was drunk.
ard, until one night he had been drinking very
freely, and on entering his house and finding no
light he inquired of his wife, who was in bed,
whether there was any fire and receiving an an
swer In the affirmative, he groped around until he
found the bellows, and went to blowing. After
exhaustng much time and patience, and not pro.
ducing either light or heat: he called upon his wife
for assistance, who when she arrived, found him
laboring away at the key hole of the door, through
which the moon shone, and which he had mistaken
for large coal of fire.
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A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TMAssACREp.-A
horrible massacre occurred in the city of Katmandoo
the capital of the kingdom of Nepaul, in Northern
India, last September. The Queen had favorIte,
one General Guggun Singh, whom the King caus-
ed to be murdered on the 18th of September, at 10
o'clock at night. Her majesty was so outra. ed at
the loss of her paamour, that she at once nstgated
the massacre of the prime minister. the members
of the Cabinet, the nobility, Council ofState, gen
erals and chefmen, to the number Of t,oo hu,dred
The King acne escaped, but his whereabouts was
Lot known A single nobleman only was saved,
and the Queen appointed him commander-n chief.
The Queen is the Kings second wife. The male
children by the first wife, who would have pre-
ceded herchildren in the government, were among
those slain or confined in dungeons. Nepaul is
powerful kingdom, having about three millions OF
inhabitants. The national religion Is Buddhism.
Most of the people are T'mtars, as may readily be
inferred from the conduct of the Queen.
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From the ST. Louis Union, Jan. 13.
Sante Fe.

The following is an extract from letter dated
at Santa Fe, on the 29th of November, and ad-
dressed by Mr.. John P. Hughes, to the editor OF
the Liberty Tribune.
81 have Just returned to Santa F'e, from the Gra'
zng encampment, which is about so miles from
here, in the mountains, on the Dividing Ridge OF
Table Land between the Rio Puerco and the Del
Norte. On this highland the grass is very fine and
nourishlng, and there is a beautiful lake of fresh
water near the camp-ground that is abundanty
sufficient for both IN and horses. The stock be-
longing to the I'd regiment will be wintered on the
Rio Mora, 100 miles TO the east ofthiS place-here
the cattle and other animals belonging to the gov
ernment will probably remain until the opening Of
spring. Mr.. Campbell, of South Western Missouri
has recently driven 900 head of cattle into the
Mora plains, where he will Craze the majority of
them during the winter; 500 head of government
cattle will be wintered in the Arkansas valley near
Fort Bent or Fort Pueblo.
"About 400 of the Mormon troops left this place
for California, under command of Colonel Cooke,
on Sunday, the 18th instant. The residue amount
ing TO about 100 men and % women were sent
back to Fort Pueblo, on the Arkansas, by order of
Colonel Doniphan, as the inclemency Of the season
rendered it impracticable for them all to complete
their march to the Pacific this winter. The Nor
mon battalion is composed oftiye companies, and
numbers 500 men, 25 women for laundresses, and
some boys and girls They are well drilled troops,
and were apparently in good condition when they
arrived here and also when they commenced their
march for California. The men composing the I'd
regiment under Colonel Price, and also the extra
battalion under Lieut.. Colonel Wilcox, have not
enjoyed as good health since their arrival here as
they did upon the march More than one man is
buried per day.
"The lst regiment will march against the Ma
vahoes forthwith. The lst battalion Is already on
the march, Captain MorIn's company frdm Platte
is ordered to proceed against the Apache In dians
on the head waters of the Rio Mora, They are
said to have killed one or two men, and driven
off some stock. The Indians are much more trou-
blesome here than the New Mexicans. They
sally forth from the gorges ofthe mountains, and
commit murder and carry on predatory warfare
on the plans and SO soon as an armed force sent
against them they fly back to their inaccessi ible
ret eats and lurk kino-places
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Stick to 1t.

In Luneberg county, Va, there re.
sided many years ago, one Squire Col.
Inns, who was, as they term it, "a good
llver," and in his immediate neighbor.
hood one jeff Green, who was a very
poor man. As the story goes, jeff had
been pressed for the necessaries OF lie
and had borro wed meat from Squire
Collins, and from all the neighbors, un-
der the promise that when he killed his
hog he would return the meat he bor-
rowed of them. He had borro wed
more than a hog from the Squire, and
as much as two hogs.from the others.
The morning Of the day that Jeff in
tended killing his hog he went over to
the Squire's, and says he to the squire.
. ou know that the time has come
round for me to kill my hog, and can't
pay you all, so come, as owe most
to you. to know what | must do?-
Now, the Squire possessed a good deal
oi cunning, and was not disposed to be
outmone-so he advised jeff to kill and
scold his hog, and to hang il up under
the peach tree in the yard, and then
get up about midnight and take away.
next morning to 90 round to those he
had borrowed of and tell them that he
killed and scalded his hog, and hung it
up in his yard under the peach tree.
and that some person had come there
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.Wesrs. Editors; For the information of your
juvenile readers, please publish the following:
The English language has 26 letters; the French
23; the Hebrew, Chadee, Syriac and Samaritan
% each; the Arabic 2s; the Persian 81; the Tur-
kish s3; the Georgian SO; the Coptic (Egyptian)
80; the Muscovite (Russian) 49,; the Greek "a; the
Latin %; the Sclavonia (Swedish) 81; Dutch &c;
Spanish 27; Italian 90; the Ethiopic and Tartarian
2O2 each; Bengalese 81; the Burmosk 10; the Chi
nese about 80 900, for each word is letter, char
acter, or heroglY Yphic.
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Legislative Reform.

\ What is the reason that nine-tenths
Of our special legislation cannot be dis.
pensed wilh1 This question must have
started itselfin the minds Of thousands
of the readers Of legislative reports.
Attend at our halls of lgislation and
YOU will find that great mass OF the
business is the pettioning for discussing
and passing bills for the special benefit
of this or that man. this or that church
town, engine company, bank, or some
equally foolish and useless act Of incor-
poratIon.
Were all this legislation necessary,
and could the desired object not be OBJ
tanned by some other more simple and
convenient process-were this pack Of
legislation among the absolute necessa-
ries, and had to be, for the welfare OF
the mass Of TIE people Of the State, or
even majority Of them, then might
we sit quietly in our arm chair, and dai-
ly do penance wading through the mass
oflegislative rubish Of the ongregated
wisdom of our State. Blu, what care
the people of Cleveland whe ther cer-
tain street in Columbus is called Mead
ow Lane or Washington Avenue?-
What great interest is it to the people
of Dayton that the churches and engine
companies in GAINESVILLE be incorpora-
ted by special act! Or what real ben
eft is it to the people oitheir own town
What advantage is it to the people OF
Toledo that weeks Of time and dollars
ofmoney are spent in incorporating a
dry dock company in Portsmouth, or
bank in SteubenviIle? Are the moss
of our people benefited by this special
legislaton-are they made richer by
having thousands of dollars Of taxes col
lected annually from them to pay for il?
!, Certainly general laws can be adopt
ed which will much better provide for
all these and similar cases. A law for
the benefit Of churches and all business
associations, engine companies, and
such like, and making it only necessary
that their articles of association be re-
corded in the county recorders office,
would be all sufficient. And letevery
town and township govern themselves
and make their own laws. There is a
great amount OF special Legislation for
particular counties which ought TO be
done by the people of those counties,
through their county officers. What
right have the people of the whole state
to interfere with the local matters Of
part? We would secure not only to
every county and town, but to every
individual, theright of self-government
only guarding that the exercise of this
right does not interfere with the iber-
ties of others. s.-Ohio Press.
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"Our own ONO, and the tlers of her SOIL"
PROSPECTUS OF THE
Ohio Cultivator--V o(. S-.1S47,

Devoted to The promotion of .dgriculfme; Horti
culture, and Domestic Industry.
Published at Columbus, Ohio, on the lat ant
18th Of each month, by M. b. BATEHAM, Editor
and Proprietor, assisted by very large number ol
practical and scientific ontributors-tarmers hor.
ticulturis!s, &C., and Illustrated ,oiM numerou.
ENGRAvINGs. ..
TERMS One Doilar per year, for single sub
scrIptions; or four copies when ordered together,
for three dollars; all payments made in advance;
all subscriptions to begin with the volume, and
none received for less than year. Letters with
subscriptions may be sent by mail at the risk aud
expense Of the editor.
The Cultvat0r has now become so well known
to the farmers and friends of agriculture IN Ohio,
that nothing need be said of its character or de-
sign Its pages will continue to dfliise intelli-
gence OF the utmost practical importance to farm.
ers, and all who are concerned in the cultivation
of the soil and the mind 1t will contain the latest
and most reliable intelligence respecting the crops
and the markets, both in this country and in Eu-
rope, SO as 10 aid the farmer in deciding at what
time and price to dispose of his productions. This
information alone will be worth, to most farmers,
many times the price of subscription, especially
now that the prices are SO much affected by for
eign intelligence.
The influence Of the paper, wherever il has been
generally read, is admitted to have been highly
salutay. 1t has begun to awaken aspirit OF inqui-
ry and improvement among the farmers, and 10
inspire them with more just and elevated concep-
tions of the character. duties and pleasures of their
noble occupation. AS evidence Of this, it may be
stated, that during the past year, Agricultural
Societies have been organized in twenty counties
of this Stae and there is reason to believe that as
many more will be formed duriug the year to come.
These associations, in connection with the State
Board of Agriculture, and the Guilty. AToR as
an organ for the diffusion Of intelligence, cannot
fail to exert such an influence on the minds and
the pracficeot the farming community, as will in
a few years place our GIANT STATE in that posi-
ton which she is by Nature designed to occupy
the first State of the Union in agricultural wealth
and lasting prosperity.
-. AT meeting of the Ohio State Board of Az
ricuIlure. Oct. 2S, 1876, the following resolution
was oferedby Col. John Johnston, of Miami, and
adopted: "Resolu,d, That the ex-
tended circulation Of the ONO CULTIv AToR is
highly conducive to the agricultural interests Of
the State; aud this Board do hereby earnestly CON-
mend the sameto the patronage Of the farmers and
friends Of Agriculture in Ohio"
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New Wholesale Dry Goods
Ii q u S r
TALLANV &DELk PLAIN,
WHEELING VA.

nj HAVE now received their Fall stock OF DRY
Ia E GOODS, EXCLUsIv ELY FOR wHoLEsAL-
IN C, and having purchased AFTER the decline in
prices consequent upon the recent Tariff meas.
uve, and otherwise with every advantage in their
favor, are prepared to job goods on elms advan-
tsgeous as the Eastern cities can offer.
The satisfaction given to their customers during
the last season has convinced them, that business
done on short profits for Cash, will be most accept
able, and induces them to believe that, with their
ample variety of goods and small per cebtage
charged, they will be enabled to supply all dealers
who call and examine, on satisfactory terms. 1t
may not be amss to enumerate SOME leading arti-
cles as an index TO their stock in general.
BROWN MUSLINS, Sheetngs and Shiriings, of
different qualities and widths, sold at Eastern
prices and cost of shipment.
BLEACHED GOODS. ofaIl varieties & prices do;
large supply of Prints, particularly dark.
WOOLENS-such as Satinets, Flannels, Kerseys.
Jeans, Linseys, low priced CaSsimeres and Cloths
at the reduced price.
Cashlneres, M de LANES, Alpacas, Coburgs, Me-
rinoes, Ginghams, and all ether descriptions of
Dress Goods. including the new style Calico,
Cashmere aud NJ. de Laine Robes.
Canton Flannels, Table Diapers, brown and bleach
ed Drills, Tickings, Checks, colored Cambrics,
paper do, Brown Hollands, Irish Linens Domes-
tic Ginghams, ,Tabby Velvets, plaid cloak Innings
WHITE GOODS-such as Laces, Cap Nets,
Swiss. Book and Jacconet Muslins, plain and
plaid Cambrics, new style Nets, Bishop Lawn,
Tarleton Muslius, and Long Lawns.
FANCY ARTICLES, including Bonnets, Rib
bons, Flowers, Silks, Shawls, Handkerchiefs, sc.
NOTIONS Pins, Needles, spool and skein Boss,
patent Threads, Hooks and Eyes, Cotton cord,
Dress Whaebones, corset Laces, Buttons of all
kinds, Suspenders, Gloves, Husiery. Nett Caps
and Mitts, Tapes Combs both dressing and ivory,
Umbrellas.
TAILORS' TRIMMINGS.-Best Canvass and
Padding, Sicias, silk and worsted Serges, best
blue sewing Silk, Twist and Thread, new style
Buttons, Bindings; and especially to sell to Tai
lors and others, extra French cloths and cas-.
simeres, new Vrstings. Tweeds, .sBEAvER
TwEEDs," a new article for overco ats; ligl
cloths for cloaks, blue Bsnketing, plaid Linseys.
So that there are few articles of DRY GOODS. |
not to be found in our stock
TALLANT & DELAPLAIN,
Opposite .NoiUOe House, Monroe Street,
WHEELING, Va,
~, -Yrv /, !
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Probate Notice.

NJOTICE is hereby given to all persons interest
10 ed. that final and partial settlement accounts
have been filed in the Office Of the Clerk OF the
Court of Common Pleas within and for the county
of Monroe and State of Ohio, by the executors,
administrators and guardian of the estates OF the
following named persons, to wit:
Thomas Griffith executor Of Daniel Griihth, de-
ceased, final .ati
John A. Davenport Executor oi Beal Manahan,
deceased, final.
Nathan Holliser Administrator of Arthur Carter,
deceased, final. -tr
Asa Blackledge Executor OF Richard Lambourn,
deceased, final
Morris Dantord Administrator of Samuel Danford,
deceased, partial.
jain Adams Administrator OF James Atkinson,
deceased, partial.
John Forshey Administrator OF Thdmas Forshey,
deceased, final.
James Irwin Guardian of Carrigan's Hers.
That the said accounts are now file in said office
subject to the inspection of all persons interested.
and are continued until the April term OF said court,
IS47, for final settlement and confirmation
nov 10 n36 WIN. OKEY, Clerk.
6sTATE OF OHIO, MONROE COUNTY, IS:
e In THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Vacation after October Term, A. D., 1876
Charles S. Twiss. a.-' ,,. n..
Elizabeth Twiss. J
The defendant will take notice that on the Sd
day of December, A. D., 1876, said complainant
filed in said court his bill or petition, praying for
a divorce from the bonds of matrmony existing
between SAID parties, for the following, to wit:
Adultery. Now, unless the said defendant shall
appear at the next term of said court, and answer
said bill at the said term, the same VIII be taken
pro confeSso and decree entered accordingly.
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NOTlCE.-Wbereas my husband, Samuel As
1 kins, did, sometime last spring, abscond and
leave number Of debts unpaid, and has ever since
then neglected to provide for his family; and where
as ! nave been compelled to pay . number of said
ueo.s' now TINS is to request all persons not to
trust or harbor said Samuel with the intention of
collecting any debts of his contracting from me.
- 90 ,on MARY ASKINS.
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GJ-The following beautiful verses are by on
of the Poets OF the yankee DOODLE" new pa
per published in New York:
.rN MON TEREY.
We were not many-we who stood
Before the iron sheet that day
Yetmany gallant spirit would
Give half his years il he could
Have been with US at Monterey.
Now here, now there, the shot il hailed
In deadly drifts of fry spray,
Yet not single soldier quaed,
When wounded comrads round them walled
Their dying shout at Monterey.
And on-still on our column kept
Through walls of flame its withering way:
Where fell the dead. the living slept;
Still charging on the guns which swept
The slippery streets Of Monterey.
The foe himself recoiled aghast,
When, striking where the strongest lay,
We swooped his danking batteries past,
And Drawing full their murderous blast,
D Stormed nome the tower OF Monterey
Our banners on the turrets wave,
And there our evening bugles play;
Where orange boughs above their grave
Keep green the memory OF the brave
Who fought and fell at Monterey.
We are not many we who press'd
Beside the brave who fell that day;
But who of us has not confessed
He'd rather share their warrior rest
Than not have been at Monterey?
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ONROE COUNTY, IS:

STATE OF OHIO, MONROE COUNTY, IS:
Tobias Haught and Elz- THE said defendants
abeh Haugh, adminstra- will take notice that on
torS oiPeter Haugh, ,d'cd the thirtieth day OF Oc-
vs. I, tober, A. d. eighteen
Alpheus Haught, Peter hundred and forty SIX,
Haught, Peter Eddy and Tobias Taught & Eliz.
Elizabeth Eddy his wife, abeh Haught the
Com Eddy and Sarah Ed administrators of Peter
DIV his wife, John Drum Haught, deceased filed
andNancy Drum his wife, their petition in the Of
Henry Barnard and Deli. flee of the Clerk of the
lah Barnard his vile, of court OF Common Pleas
Monroe county, Ohio, and OF Monroe county, u,
George Jobes and Esther representing, among o.
Jobes his wife, and James her things that the per-
Haught, Of Washington sonal property OF the
county, Ohio, and Evan said Peter Haught, de-
Tenant and Christena Te- ceased was insufficient
nant his wife, of Mouon- to pay the debts OF said
gahpla county, Virginia: Peter Haught, and that
said Peter Haught died seized in fee simple OF the
following real estate, TO wit: The East half of the
South West quarter, and the South halt OF the
North West quarter, Of Sectidn twenty-eight, IN
Tuwnship three of Range five, in Monroe comfy,
Ohio; in which premises the said Elizabeth Haught
the widow of the sad Peter Haught, is entitled to
dover The prayer of winch petition is, that said
Elizabeth Taught may have her dover estate in
said premises assigned to her, and that petitioners
may be authorized TO sell and convey so much OF
SAID real estate as will be sufficient to discharge the
debts OF said Peter lIaught's estate.
TOBIAS s. ELIZABETH HAUGHT,
Administrators Of Peter flaught, decd.
BY N. HoLLIsTER, their Atty. [nov
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StTATE OF OHIO, MONROE COUNTY, IS:
- CoURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Nov. 2l, 1876.

STATE OF OHIO, MONROE COUNTY, IS:
- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
John Drum and Nancy Will take notice that
Drum his WIFE a petition was filed
VS.: ~ s against them on the
Elizabeth Haught, Tobias 3Oth day of October,
Haught, Evan Haught, A. d. 1876, in the
Apheus Haught, james Court Of Common
Taught, Henry Barnard, Pleas Of Monroe coun-
and Deilah his wife; Coin ty, Ohio, by John
Eddy and Sally his wife; Drum and Nancy his
George Jobes and Esther wife; and is now pen.
his wife; Peter Eddy and ding, wherein the said
Elizabeth his wife; Enos John Drum and Nam
Tenant and Tena his wife, cy his wife demand
and Peter Haught. partition of the follow.
ing real estate to wit The east half of the south
west quarter, and the south hall Of the north west
quarter dissection twenty-elght, in township three,
and range FIVE, in Monroe county Ohio, and that
at the next term OF said court application will be
made by the said John Drum and Nancy his wife,
for an order that partition may be made of said
premises. N. HOLLISTER, Their Atty.
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Job Work neatly and expe-
htiously erecuted at tie office Of tho
"SPIRIT or 'DEMOCRACY,,,3
WoOdsfea, Ohio. 81
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\ TTACHMENT NOTICE. is here

A TIA CHMENT NOTICE.-No is here
"A BY given to all concerned, that on the twenty
seventh day of October, 1886, Bennett Coen Is
sued out Of the Court of Common Pleas OF Mon
roe county and State of Ohio. writ OF attach
ment against the lands, tenements, goods chattels'
rights. credits, monies, and effects of Thomas
Fletcher, an absent debtor, for the sum of $500
damages, which said writ was returned at the
October term of said court, 1916, served.
VIM OKEY, Clerk, Monroe G. P.
Nov. 21 1886 f..... -a
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BLANK DEEDS. JUSTICES BLAKs, &C.,
Or sale OF the office Of the Spirit sf Dsmoorsoy'
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NyHE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LIT.
ERARY MESSENGER AND REVIEW,
FOR lS47.-This is Monthly Magazine
devoted to every department of Literature and the
Fine Arts II is the union OF Slinms'" Southern
and Western Monthly .afagasine and Reuitw," Of
South Carolina, with the
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We are now opening our Fall stock,
comprising every description Of sewed and
pegged work. made in The best manner.
particularly for our retail trade, consisting
in part OF The following kinds:
GENTLEAlEN'S
Light fair stitch Philadelphia
Boots a. SIS SO to 6 90
Light sewed and pegged al 2 so 10 4 90
Water Proof sewed and
pcgged at 3 SO to q 90
Heavy sewed and pegged kip
and calf a. 2 90 to 3 90
Fine calf scwed and pegged
winter proof Boolees q, so 10 2 90
Fine calf and goa. sewed and
pegged Boolees at rs 10 2 25
Stout calf and kip scwed and
pcgged Bootees Mt IS 10 90
BOYS
Light Boots, various sizes al ] SO 10 2 so
. and stout Bootees at SO 10 25
LADIES'
Black and colored gaitcr Boot
ees. pumps and wel.s a, SO to I rs
Black and color'd gniter Shoes
pumps and wells at ESQ to 25
Seal and leather walking Bus
kns and Boots at SO 10 l 90
Best Philadelphia Slippers,
Ties and Buskin, welts al 70 10 90
Best color'd morocco and kid
Ties and Slippers at rs to l 90
Morocco, kid and leather Tics
and Slippers at 81 10 70
Prunclla Slippers and Buskin
walking at w TO OO
MISSES
Seal, leather and morocco Boot
crs and Buskins at 81 TO 81
Kid and French morocco Ties
and Buskins at so to 81
PrunelIa and cold. gambroons at so TO rs
Leather welt aud pump Boot
CHILDREN'S
Black and cold morocco and kid
Ties at 25 TO 62
Black md cold gaiter Bootees at 81 to rs