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ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
Nrw YnnK Inlu 90

NEW YORK, July ~.
The cholera was very fatal among the
Baltic fleet. Eighteen thousand of the
Anglo o-French army have joined Omer
Pacha, at Rutschunck. The Turks have
crossed the Danube.
1t is rumored that the whole Of Ger
many will shortly join the Prussia
Treaty.
The capture of the fortress Of Guier-
gevo by the Turks is confirmed.
The number of Turks that crossed the
Danube on the 9th, was 10000. They
were opposed by the Russians, but the
latter were defeated, with loss of 900
killed and wounded.
Accounts from Pennsylvania state that
Austria and Russia were concentrating
their forces on their respective frontiers.
A small Republican rising near Valen.
Gle, has been put down.
A telegraphic report from Stockholm,
dated July llth, says that all communi.
cation with Finland are forbidden, even
by the Swedish; and steamer has been
stopped and ordered back by the British
crulZers.
A letter from st. Petersburgh gives a
gloomy report of the situation Of the work.
Ing classes.
The Emperor Napoleon, reviewed the
troops destined for the Baltic at Bologne,
and addressed them in a brief and ener.
getic speech. They would embark on the
25th Of July.
It's rumored that the French army had
received check in Africa.
Omar Pacha had arrived at Silistria.-
The Dobrudscha was not yet evacuated.
The Anglo-French force encamped near
Varna, were ready to embark on their cam
paign.
A pitched battle between the Turks
and Russians at Rutchoik, was daily an.
ticipated
The Russians have completely closed
the Pennsylvania frontier.
The cholera continued to prevail at ST.
Petersburgh. On the lst of July there
were $50 cases in that city.
The cholera in its worst form broke out
on board the Australia emigrant ship vi.
rago, which put back to Liverpool, having
had fifty deaths.
The latest advices from Spain report
the insurgents intention of carrying on 8
protracted guerilla war.
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Our solemn warning given some weeks since,
against owners Of hogs has not been listened to with
that promptneS We had wot Of No, on the other
hand We have been more and more annoyed not on.
y with the coniouGded hogs, but tho COnSaued flsas
Dutch there was another wearc certain that some Of
the swine owners will have to fork" 10 consider.
able amount, provided we should scratch ourselves
entirely away We counted 20 hOgs on Main street
ono day last week Justthink, 90 hogs, with an av.
snge Of 1900 feas on each hog, makes $4,000 Of
these little black pests all upon one street. not count.
ing those on other streets, take pity Los owner. Oh
take pity.
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Administration DomOerat,

We notice this term has been of late
much used by the Enquirer, and yester-
day asked one Of our Democratic friends
to explain it. He replied: "Ant Admins
ration Democrat is one who believes in
Pierce, swears by Gushing and supports
Douglas. He has no conscience. no hon.
or, and no shame his only object is the
spoils, and for them he is always ready
to sacrifice principles, pledges, and pro-
fessions. In short here we interrupted
him by crying enough We thought it
was something to be avoided and now we
are satisfied we were right.-Cln. Sun
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Now, AND THEN-1he following ar.
ticle appeared in this paper on the last
Of Nav, 1911:
SHIP NEwS.- Arrived at this place, on
Sunday morning 96th inst, barge Cincin.
natl, Beetle commander. from Orleans.
with a cargo of sugar. hides, logwood
crates. &c, She sailed from New Or.
leans the Sd Of March, arrived at the Falls
the 9th Of May--68 days-remsined at
the Falls 8 days. and sailed from there On
the i7th inst, This is the first rigged
vessel that ever arrived al Cincinnati from
below. She is 100 feet hull. l6 beam;
Sloop fashion and burlhen IS tons. She
was warped over the Falls by ls men in
half day.
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Later frOm Texas and Mexico.

NEW ORLEANS July 70.
By an arrival from Corpus Christi. we
have later dates from Texas. Capt Van
Buren,, with party of twelve soldiers,
followed party oftwenty.fve Camanches
a distance of three hundred miles and at.
tackled and defeated them, killing several
Capt. Van Buren was shot through the
body, but the wound was not deemed
fatal.
By the arrival Of the ste amer Orizaba,
we have dates from Vera Cruz TO the 22d
inst, and from the city of Mexico to the
18th inst.
The revolution still continued.
Corn was scarce and the city of Tobac.
co was making provision to import corn
tree of duty.
There is nothing said about the death
OF Alvarez. An engagement between the
insurgents and the government troops WIS
reported, in which the former were de.
ieated.
!: was reported that conspiracy had
been discovered at Vera Cruz.
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SPECIAL NOTICES,

BENEFICIAL RESULTS Invariably fol.
low the administering of STABLER'S ANO.
DYNE CHERRY EXPECTORANT In cases
of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis Asthma, Group,
and Throat and Lung complaints generally. II
is not claimed that 1t will cure In all cases, but
none have come to our knowledge where It fail.
ed to give relief while at the same time thou
sands Of instances have occurred where Its Of
fectS have been so marked that they hav been
widely noticed and commended. The nIAR.
RHE CORDIAL, 1t is candidly believed, Is un.
equalled in diseases Of the bowels, and Its cura.
tive properties have been wonderfully expert.
enced in numerous cases, Therefore, YOU arc
advised to make trial of the "goOd medicines"
should you or your family require their aid,
See descriptive pamphlets, to be had gratis of
the agents. Price of Teach, only so cents per bot
tie, or six bottles for $3.50.
Z. H. STABLER & co., PRoPRIEToRs,
WHOLESALE DRuooIsrs, BALTIMORE.
JAMES d. G. MILLER, Agent for Jackson Co.,
WHOLESALE AGENTS.
JOHN D. PARK, Cincinnati; R. E. SELLERS,
PittSburg, J. H. PATTERSON & Co. Wheeling.
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AN INVALID BREADsTEAD, just patented
by G. D. Van Allen. has been shown us,
which seems to combine many convent.
ences and advantages not embraced in any
other with which we are acquainted
For instance. the under sheet may be
changed or the bed itself removed. with
out disturbing or discommoding the pa
tient recumbent thereon. He may be
raised half way or entirely to an upright
position, or may have his feet gently low
cred or raised from the level Of his body.
as fracture, or pain, or mere WEAKNESS,
may suggest while he is barely conscious
that movements being made. A swing
table places just above and before him
food or drink, or book or writing mate
rials, whenever he requires them. We
understood that the cost of this bed is
moderate, and when not needed for the
sick is good bed for the healthy. We
presume hospitals will soon be provided
with it, and that hotels, private mansions,
steamships, &c, will speedily follow
~ Y 7rib
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A Chan,ar os First Thinna.

The Oldest organized military compa.
ny in America, is the Ancient aud Hon.
orable Artillery Company of Boston. 1t
was chartered in 1858, under the name
Of "The Military company of Massachu.
setts." About l40 years ago the word
Honorable was applied to the Compa'
ny, and 1870 years ago the name Ancient
was added. The oldest printed election
sermon extant, was delivered before this
Corps, June 8, 1899.
The first American ship that circum.
navigated the world sailed from Boston
nearly seventy years ago. In 1899 cap.
tain Robert Gray, Of the ship Columbia,
Of Boston, discovered and sailed twenty
miles upon river on the Northwest coast
Of America, 10 which he gave the name
of his ship, which it now retains. This
was nineteen years before the company
was formed under the auspices of John
Jacob Astor, of New York, which found.
ed the first settlement ever made by civi.
lized man in that region.
The first priyateer fitted out in the Uni
led States during the Revolutionary War
sailed from Newburyport. and was own.
ed by Nathaniel Tracy, Esq. The ships
Of this gentleman captured ls0 sail,
amounting 10 % $50 tons, from the enc.
me during the war. These prizes with
their cargoes, were sold for three million
nine hundred and fifty thousand specie
dollars. OF this sum Mr.. Tracy devo.
ted $l.672,ll9 TO the army, and other
public demands. With these ships we're
taken 2 226 men, prisoners of war.
The "Stripes and Stars" as the Amer
lean ensign, were displayed Tor the first
time, in the river Thames. by Captain
Nicholas Johnson, Of Newburyport, com.
mander Of the ship Count de Grasse.
The first chime of bells in America
was presented 10 Christ Church, Boston,
one hundred and ten years ago. The
inscription upon the third tenor reads,
We are the first ring of bells cast for
the British Empire in North America, A.
D. 1744."
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Awful state of Affairs at Niagara.
New YoRK, July %.

We learn from the most reliable sour.
ces that the ravages Of cholera, at Mag.
ara, in the vicinity Of the suspension
bridge, on the Canada side, has been far
worse than is represented. Our infor.
mant visited the locality yesterday, and
found every person capable of moving
had deserted the vicinity, and found
several dead bodies unburried.
10 one shanty woman was found in
the last stages of the disease, and the
dead body OF her child, about seven years
old, lying by her side, in an advanced
state Of decoposition. In another house
two men were found one of them dead
and the other dying, without any assis-
tance. In another shanty were found
three unburried bodies, so much decayed
that no one could venture TO disturb
them, and the shanty was set fire 10 and
consumed them.
Our informant also states that several
bodies only partially consumed. have
been rooted up out of the ashes. and ca
ten by hogs
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The Wheeling bridge.

The new suspension bridge at Wheel.
ing was opened to public travel on the
eth, and the mail coaches and large
number of other vehicles as well as foot
passengers crossed during the day. The
Wheeling Intelligencer thus describes it /:
''As a temporary structure it will, it is
hoped, be adequate to the accommodation
Of the immense travel which seeks tran
sit across the river, though lacking many
of the convenences which will be proyi-
ded by the permanent bridge. Its, how
ever, infinitely superior to ferry, which
has been tried long enough to prove the
greatest nuisance that could be employed
on the river at this point
"The width of this new structure is ten
feet, and is divided into a single carriage
way. of six feet, and two footways, each
two feet in width. In order to prevent
collisions of vehicles, constant communi-
cation will be kept up between watchman
on each end of the bridge by means of
signals"
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BLooDsUoKERs The Washington cor
respondent of the New York Express
says:
Among the numerous abuses which
have taken root here under this extraor-
dinary administration, is that of the plu-
rality of offices held by one person. For
instance there are two clerks in depart.
ments, at a salary of SO, 900 a year each, ,
who receive in addition Sc day as clerks
of Senate Committees! And what is
more, neither of them has attended the
sessions of the Committees in the last
three months These persons who thus
draw $3,45O annually from the public
Treasury. are brawling politicians of
course. They are tools of Forney and
Paul r. George. and in other respects ex
ceptionable, although perhaps not more
abject and unworthy than the majority of
Office holders brought here by this ad
mini ,tration. A greater proportion Of
hang-dog countenances than are daily to
be seen in our streets, at 3 P. NJ, can not
be witnessed this side of Alsatia or St.
Giles. The mystery is to the old citizens,
how so large body Of these gentry hap
pened to be quartered upon Washington.
So many jolly red noses-so many shak.
ing knees-so many vacant faces, were
never before congregated in so small a
space within the memory of man. About
eighty Of them are full blooded Abolition.
lists ; and more than hundred rank Free
Sellers from the North and North west,
mainly Marcy's and McClelland's S impor.
tation. These, with the rantipole Disun.
ionists imported by Jefferson Davis, for !
a corps OF sufficient worthlesSness to break
down any administration.
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A SINGULAR CAsE.-The Bratteboro'

A SINGULAR CAsE.-The Bratteboro'
Eagle has an account OF an interesting
criminal case, which has just been settled
in Orleans county, Vt, Seven or or eight
wears since, won named Hannah
Parker was arrested tried and found gull
ty, Of the murder OF her infant. The
proof OF her guilt was conclusive, but
upon her trial some exceptions were re.
served for the consideration of the Su.
preme Court, and she was remanded TO
Jail TO awaitlheir action. In the Surpeme
Court the case was continued from term
10 term for six or seven years, she in the
meanwhile making the Jail her head quar-
ters, but having very wide range OF Jail
yard. The Supreme Court at the last
session reversed the former judgment,
and she was again brought up Tor trial -
The same witnesses were called at this
trial as the former. but, singular TO relate
the facts had taded entirely from their
memories. Even the witness to whom her
confession was made, was unable TO tes.
tiy positively that she admitted her gull.
Oh course "a reasonable doubt was raised
in the minds of the jury, and she was &C
Quilted.
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Special Dispatch to the New York Daily Times

WASHINGTON, Sunday, July 20.
A treaty has just been concluded by
Mr.. Marcy with the Russian Chagre here,
by which Russia and the United States
mutually bind themselves to perfect neu.
trality in the present war. II is UNDER
stood to 60 still further, and TO con cede
and establish as principal of natioanl
law the doctrine that free ships make free
goods, and that the property of neutralS,
unless contrabanded OF war, shall be re.
specled, even when on board an enemy's
vessel.
The treaty will be sent to the Senate.
and be ratified Immediately.
1t will be seen that Russia has taken a
long step in advance Of her neighbors,
England and France, who have refused
any permanent recognition of this doc
trine as a just principle, although they
have Sgnifed their intention oil recogni.
zing its observance as good policy during
the pending var. Mr.. Marcy certainly
las not been idle since he assumed the
Secrelary's portfolio. This last is moi the
least among the laurels he has won.
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MAR RRIED.

MARMED-On Sunday the SOth inst, by the Rev
R. ]. BaccuI, Mr.. HENRY c. HALE, and Miss TAcY
BUM, all Of Jackson county.
With the above announcement, we acknowledge
sporton Of the cake. It was excellent, Of course.
Hale Columbia happy land,
ofall the times call this grand;
With sweet wife and lots Of fun,
Amt it SO my dear Miss Bum.
The storm it gathered thick and fast,
But the crash did not long last.
The wind did raise and the clouds did sail,
And down came thundring such rOusing Hale
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Notice TO Bridge Builders.

TVNHERE will be let out to the lowest bidder,
IL on Saturday August 18th, A. D. 1854,
the building Of two certain Bridges across
Sym's Creek in Madison Township, Jackson
County Ohio One of said bridges to be built
near the residence Of Hickman Powers, and the
other, to be near the residence Of John Griffith
on said creek.
ALSO, ltte
Tolotout as aforesaid to the lowest bidder, on
Monday, August l4th, A D. 1854.
the building Of bridge across Pigeon Creek, IN
Washington Township, in said County near the
residence Of Edward 'Bysrs.
AND ALSO,
TO let out to the lowest bidder. on
Tuesday. August 18th A. ID. 1884;
the building of bridge across Given's run
Lick Township. Jackson County, near the res.
idence Of Alexander Grafton.
By order of the Commissioners
JOHN STEPHENSON, Aud. J,C.
July 27, 81, le-3w
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CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. - The
GalIipolis Journal refers to the fact that
it is time that arrangements we're being
made for the holding ofa Wing Congress.
ional Convention in this District. The
day designated by the above paper we
think is not suitable. 1t being Monday,
it would not be possible for the delegates
from the more distant parts of the District
to arrive in season for business. We
would say Thursday the 18th. and hope
tho papers in the District will acquiesce
As to the place of holding the Convention.
we have lite choice. Either Portsmouth
or Pikeion would suit US. Then lei it be
held on Thursday the 18th of September,
at either of the above named places
SciOto Gazcttc.
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Furniturei Furnitureii

We once heard man say that the only thing need.
ed to make house comfortable, was a--woMAS.--
Nov we are inclined to believe that II that CHIP
would call into Esq. HOwclls Furniture Depot aud
examine his splendid lot Of Bureaus, Tables. Sofas
Chairs ect, besides every other article Of Furniture
be would at once alter bis mind. The Esq. nose al.
most everybody, and everybody most knows the Esq.
so VIC advise all those in need ofany thing in his line
~ call and examine the ESquire's Large Stock,
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The Lancaster Gazette says: Gov. Me-
DILL, in a speech at that place a short
time since. said the Judges Of the United
States Supreme Court were a set of old
fogies; that they did not understand the
wants Of the people. and that our people
need not look beyond their own State for
justice in this matter of Bank taxation.
He counselled his fellow Democrats not
to recognize as binding any decision of
that tribunal in refereuce to the Banks,
&c.
Is i, possible that the governor of Ohio
has taken this position? Will his organ
the Statesman and Democrat please give
him lecture on the value OF the Union?
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The Living Stream.

During tho month OF June fny one
emigrant ships took their departure from
Liverpool, having on board 2l.767 pas.
sengers. OF these thirty tAo ships were
bound for the United States. having on
board 1896 passengers, composed oI
Q, le4 English, 3l9 Scotch and 9O49
Irish, aud the remainder, 1881. natives
OF other countries; chiefly Of Germans;
six ships for Canada. with 8 238 emigrans
one for New Brunswick, with 255 pas
Sengers on board; and twelve Tor Aus.
traIan colonies, Of an aggregate ton mage
Of 1899, tons, and with 4734 adult
passengers on board, of whom 9.O07 are
English, 1899 Scotch, 562 Irish, and
the remainder, 466, natives Of other
countries. The total emigration from
Liverpool! for all foreign ports during the
quarter ended June 80 was 81. ESQ. as
c'mpared with "a Gal in the correspon
ing quarter Of last year, showing an in
crease in the number of emgranis of g..
589. This isthe larges, number of emi.
grants who have sailed from that port du-
ring any preceding quarter.
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The Indian treaties confirmed on the
llth inst, cover nearly the whole Of the
contemplated State of Kansas, and com
prise about 10000 600 acres. The
price paid is roughly estimated at 90 cts.
per acre, but as other lands are assigned
The Indians for residence, the actual val
ue received by them is more. They
will not, as heretofore, receive very large
sums in hand, but portions of the consid
GRAFTON will consist of goods, stock, farm
ing materials, &c. The policy now OBJ
served toward the Indians, always acoep.
ting the objectionable crime of driving
them away from lands solemnly guaran.
tied 10 them, is liberal and humane.
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SINGULAR OCCURRENCE The following
is from the Centreville, Ind. Times:
Under the obituary head in to-day s
paper. will be found the death of Mr. ia.
cob Reese On the day of his death Mr..
Reese was engaged in seeding oats. and
towards evening was startled by a voice,
apparently at his elbow, saying, "you
may SOW, but you shall not reap |" He
looked around and seeing no one. he con
tinued his work Of seeding, attributing it
as he afterwards stated, to his own imag.
ination. Atevery step, however, the war
ming was repeated, and at last unable to
bear it, heproceeded home to his wife,
He was persuaded by her that it was only
his ina nation; and finding that he had
no fever and did not complain of unusual
indisposition, she induced him to return
to the field. There, however, the same
solemn warning voice attended him, at
every step-"You may SOW, but you shall
not reap!' and in state Of extreme az
itation. he again ceased work and went
home. He there took an early supper.
was shortly after attacked with swelling in
the throat, and before sunrise next morn
ing was corpse.
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sciOto & Hooking valley Rail Road .

g R Ross, Wholesale Grocer, Portsmouth, Of.
- ferS his large assortment of Groceries, &c.,
to Merchants and others of Jackson, and adioin.
ing counties, who may visit Portsmouth for sup.
plies. S.R Ross, will give prompt attention TO
the receipt of Goods and Groceries, arriving by
River, and forward them by the first train |; and
will also attend to the sale or forwarding Of Pro-
duce. Pig Iron, Grain, DC, arriving by cars
charges low.
70 Orders promptly filed, and letters Of in.
quiring, as to our market or other business, mat
ters, answered carefully. Address,
s. R. ROSS, Portsmouth.
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The venerable Ex-Governor Trimble
has taken the stump and is making speech
es along the line of the Hillsborough and
Parkersburg railroad, urging the neces.
sity of severing the false connection they
now have with the Marietta company
When such cool, calculating men as the
Governor take such a position, there
must be some foundation for it. We
never believed that SO unnatural coali-
ton of discordant elements and conflict
ing interests could be mixed up together.
IS. Y. Republican.
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01rA huge forgery case has been dis.
covered in London, equal in magnitude to
that of RoBT. SCHUYLER of New York
Forged dock warrants, TO the amount oil
80 ,000, 900 have been issued. and money
has been borrowed upon them. The hol.
ders find the securities worthless, and the
borrowers are among the missing Seve-
raj failures resulted from this operation
It will help prepare their minds for the
huge swindle in New York,
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a LARGE RATTLEsNAKE.--A rattle.
snake was killed on the farm Of Ephram
Bee. in Doddridge county, (Va') last
week. which measured five !eet ten inch.
es in length, seven inches in circumter.
ence, andlweighed nine. and three-fourth.
pounds. The tushes in his mouth from
which the venom is emitted measured
two and a halt inches, and there were
twen'y.three rst'les on his tell.
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@The Supreme Court of Ohio has
been in session tor three days in this city.
twas supposed the session would be pro
lracted Tor the disposition of causes, but
it will adjourn to-day sine die. All the
Judges were present except Judge Ran.
ney. There has been no decision upon
the constitutional merits the liquor law.
the question not coming before the court
at this term.-O. S. Journal.