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fThetyoung folks of the different
sabbath Schools, in this place. gave an
ssothes entertainment of Tableaux and
Music, on Christmas evening, iRthe NJ E.
Church, to .asFss aaS rdelishtsd audi
eacsl r : 81 ,el
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William T, Moore's Estate.
NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber
In, was, on the 22dday of November, 1865,
appointed Administrator on the estate of Will
liam T. Moore, deceased. aaisaT
nov29.' = 10 MATTHEW MOORE.
ForSale

fFHE undersigned offers for sale to any one
L wishing to buy, a fine -, FL.
A FINE CARDING MACHINE,
run by a steam engine of the first quality;
also, the lot of ground on which the same
stands. Also a comfortable ea9lN
DIV Ell NC H GU S E I.
For further particulars enquire at the resi-
dence of the subscriber, or q g s Algeo's
store in Brownsville, Monroe County, Ohio. .
Nov22. r. P. GRlER. :
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ssrEight co6vidts escaped irO5n the
sgsPissntIsF9t at Wheeling, Va, y T. ra l4
day evening, the 18th ult. They wanted
4Osenjoy sthe Christmas holidays Gov.
Bcfemauss66ers 5000 reward fdr their isp-
spEehensiop. % iai
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Sheriff Sale
Rebecca Foggin
sd bsa vs.. ias
Nathaniel Foggin.

BY virtue Of an executionto me directed from
the Court Of Common Pleas Of Monroe connr
~, Ohio, ] Will,offer for sale at public auction
At the front door of the Court House in the
town Of woodshsld, in said county, between
the hours Of 10 o'clock A. n and 4 O'clock
+: Ma en4o slsiRsesss 1sa sadfis u plee $ Z
Satnrdag, the 8 daycf Februarg 1885,
the following real estate to wit: All the in.
terest (of Nathaniel Feggih ih dot punber
c saspssya ohio 4 ~ SSSsVTTHH2'ia 'i HHss3i '3 r91'0s
,zasaYGEooM. gARaoTHERs,E
jan3.l Sheriff NJ. c. O.,
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Sale.

Notics issgisen that Nancy Rich, Exscutfiz
Of Andrew NJ Rich, viii sell al. public anc-
tien, onsths premises, on gaysgsY
Wedussday,ah TIC 31st ddyof January 1866,
the following described real, estate situate in
tie county of Monroe and State Of Ohio, tq
wit Fifteen acres,part of the west half Of sec
ton thirty. six in Township six and Range
six. 4 srfi 4taahh NANCY RICH.
jan3,s66. 9akIEa1 HdNAY8u
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To DE&0cRArs GENERALITY CO
temporary ttdthsaiiy sdEyg,T now Is the
time to pa!h true Democratic papers, in
every direction, fOy it is only 81 sewing
seed thatsgs may hope for a good harvest.
Democrats too often wait until just before
election, before they begin to circulate
hsiq apSssrss "a and that tine Is generally
too bite Abolition tares have sprung
up, and the goodsseds Will nab take root.
Reader, If you have a Deaocfati neigh.
ber,b one Who is j moderate Republican,
do not rest until you have induced him
to take a good Democratic paper.
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Master Commissioners Sale.

DY virtue of a mandate tome directed from
Dthe Court of Common Pleas of the coung
'ty of Monroe, in the. State.o of Ohio, Twill Of
fer for sale at public auction, at the front
door of the Court House in Woodsfsld, in
said county, between the hours. of ten o'clock
a. m. and 4 o'clock,p. m, on
Saturday, Me.27M day of january, 1866,
the following real estate situate in Monroe
county, Ohio, to wit: Lot No. Sc in the town
of Woodsfeld,
Ordered to be sold as the property Of Adam,
Morris and wife;Sat the suit of Simon. Hork=
.heimer. ...8e EDWARD SALISBURY,
fdec27.. Mas. Com. Monroe CountydrE
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n The following newly elected odn-
tyseficersh have entered upon the duties
tEsir several Offices: : e !, .
0 Joseph Myers4Sherif sp ) : - 5 "a
John RlSpriggs-ProsecutihgeA tor
hoy II osk ! os iel hos
Thomas Murphy-Commissioner..l :
Jesse Jackson-Inirmary Director.
John MuhlemannAGor6aeH or 70
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Examining Surgeon for Pensions

HAvING rscsiyedsihe aprointment of Ex-
IL amlning Surgeon for Pensions, l am
prepared to examine any interested, atmy Of
office, Main Street, Woodsfeld, Ohio.
Dec13m2.z 5sF ala SAMUEL GRIMSHAW,l
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Spanish Sheep. SD Il

r HAVE JUST RECEIVED A 2
small lot Of thres-quarterE NJ
and full blood ~ i9h4e1 S&5AhzzS$ss
Spanixh Bucks. = s. p.
selected from the best folds in .Washington
County, Pennsylsaaia, and vicinity, which
now offer for sale at - -
R E ASONABL E FIGURES,
for such gradesAguaranteeing the same
sound and healthy. The Sheep viii be for
examination or sale, at the town gefsH Gods
field, every Saturday until sold, and Che re-
manning part of the week may be seen on ny
premises one mile west Of town. 80
woodsaeld, Oct. II. AR. SHARP
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County Officers.

IA A ~ -
Probate Judge, W.T. SINCLAIR; Office in Court
House, Cup staitzJi6LWGF E1ad1-a
SAuditoEM. HosRrLER; Office in Court House,
Y(pP stairsa 90 sol
) Treasurer WIZ. Read; Office adjoining Court
House, down stairs) r. IN .st
Clerk Of Court, JERE WILLIAMS; office in
Court House. Cup stsirs0
Prosecuting Attorney 80. AMOS, once
sEAst side Of public square. az 81 sot
Recorder,D D. o. CosAoR; Office adjoining Court
House. (down stairs EHSi
{ Sheriff, Ono. W. CA-RRorHkss; Office in Court
iHonse, CUP stairs tas = 90 i9i
2 ACCOMPLISHMENTS, GRo. S. ALdsos BAREEr
EMksr. We F. BooTH; Office w~ithsAuditor.eI
Surveyor, q. S. SLOAN; ,Postefiee, Stafford.
If6rmary Directors, ELIiAn MCMAHON, JOS.
Meesk, MARTIN BAKER. = on aol
{ sCofenef goHS M~uHIEnAsx, Rsq. en- set
49, -
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REEVES AM B R OSIA
FOR f HAIR

The ORIGINAL, and GRNuINE AMbRosIA is pre-.
pared by ]. ALLEN REEVES and is the best
hair dressing and preservative now in use.
It Stops the Hair Falling Out.
causes it to grow thick and long and prevents
it from turning prematurely grey. It eradi-
Gates dandruff, oleanses, beauties and rem
ders the hair soft, glossy and curly. Buy it,
try it .and be convinced. Don't be pat of
with a spurious article. Ask for REEVES Am
brosia and take no other. For sale by Drug.
gists and dealers in Fancy Goods everywhere.
Price, IS cents per Bottles 90 per dozen.
Address i
20 REYES aMBRoSIA DEPOT.
62 Fulton Street, New York City.
Nov ,'65.ly.
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gtb .,9abGtisements
William Truax's Estate.

ENToTICB is hereby given thatthe subscriber
ElN has been appointed Administrator on the
estate Of VIM. Truax, decd.
jams. E,.sns7ha za6.la JOHN KEYSBR.9
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DANFoRD-DAEFeRpLDsoa Ts, by Rev.
AID. Nc Cormick, Mr.. Hiram Dsnford, of No
bic EpRntE OHIO ahd Mrs .Blisabsh Dansord,,
Of Beallsviile, Monroe County, Ohio.
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S q Oo,o OF

and conducts sits business or the most approved AM economical plan, taking risks onlyil
FIRST in@ = ssssr D .hr S properly aGpsyy, Farm rm buildings Building Private Dwellings I and tnerc Contents mi
slmnarh hazard. 1t is he thief aim of the Directors to do a safe, rather than a large bust
ness, as png a surer guaranty top ermanency and of greater ultimate SUGGEST their rul
is to Settle all losses promptly and fairly; and in soliciting patronage, 10 SO with the firm
conV1chon that the plan adopted by them, will make the Company permanent and sAet
its policy holders ant at cheaper rates than any ohrC Company in the State.
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I1EAlE kinds OF Produce ia
kenin exchange for this paper
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tThis PAPER Is issued kday Il two
ia advanes, in order that our employees
may enjoy the New Year holidays sOi
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
,ADXERTIsING

Has enlarged many a small business;
Has revived many adult bIsinessssi
ssHfs saved many = failing bqaipessii.,
Has preserved many a large. business,
Has created mshyyss heR busiddesssga.I
2 TRY YT. ssI on e.
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: 10 The County GommlssiouorsoEersfin
session last week. 81 ieis
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@ OFT LEASES for sale at this office

AbA We wish all our patrons a'happy
New Year. .GinsxH0T AIJks-K'
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5TInlrfI a5gE Hsta3 % JONI bt. N. i.
February %, ls65--ly-
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20

The COLLAPSE OF CRISoLIxE.-The
Round Table, in speaking of the
collapse in crinoline and the present
indications OF an approach to the style
Empire, says:
Fancy any one dancing a gallop in
long draperies, even If looped up to
the knee on one side; or skating in
the warmest possible modification of
the Huntress' costumel BY following
the Greeks pretty closely the beauties
of the Imperial Court succeeded in dis
playing their charms to the greatest
advantage; while those too prudent
or too plain to endure such scanty
covering only succeeded IN looking
like those members Of Noah's family
which the patient German toy-maker,
year after year, puts into his peren
tally interesting ark.
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20


According to the Philadelphia In
quirer, one of the duties of the United
States Treasurer is to insult people.
No one who has ever seen Mr.. Spinner
or noticed his vinegar aspect as por-
trayed on the Treasury issues, would
expect any of the graces from him /;
but conduct so brutal as that described
in the following story, told by party
friend, is suggestive Of slums as the
scenes amid which he acquired his
manners. The Inquirer's Washington
correspondent says:
The Rebel General Edward John
ston, just pardoned by the President
called upon General Spinner to-day,
and demanded four hundred dollars
back pay due him when he held his
commission as Major in the United
States army, and so suddenly went
South in 1861. General Spinner want
ed to know where all the United States
money was he had stolen, when the
ex-Rebel grew indignant and said that
he had only done what he thought was
right, and he did like to have the pc
culiar opinions Of the General thrust
at him that way. He soon, however,
beat hasty retreat, and when last seen
was going to appeal to the President
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20

The New York Evening Post has a
long letter on the origin and progress
of our pension system. From this
letter we learn that during the month
following the Declaration ofIndepen-
dence the first rudiment of the Pension
laws, which practically include land
bounties, appeared in resolutions of
the Continental Congress. 1t is re-
markable that the very earliest of all
was a resolution of August IA, l776,
granting lands to Hessians and others
in the service of the enemy who might
desert. The next was the earliest
proper Pension law-the resolution
of August 26, 1776, in which provis-
ion was promised for the support of
soldiers and seamen who might be dis
abled in service On the 10Th Sep
tember-just eleven years before the
Constitution was framed-the first
Bounty Land ordinance in favor of
our national soldiery was passed.
Subsequently, at various dates, the
numerous resolves were passed prom
ising half pay, etc, in consideration
of military service. In 1919 the Pen
sion Office was desk in the war Office.
Congress Immediately passed a law
creating the Office of Commissioner of
Pensions, and when the laws were
liberalized, the Pension Office was
placed under the supervision of the
Secretary of the Interior.
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20
n n..leI come 10 .Iudgmenl,

ILo, n Daniel como 90 1udgmenI
Gen. Thos. J. wood, the cOmmanl
der Of this Department-and very
good one he is-has turned expounder
Of very intricate questions Of law. In
his Report published among the doc
uments submitted to Congress with
the Presidents. message, he ventures
his opinion upon the constitutionality
of some Of the laws of Mississippi. He
says the statute prohibiting negroes
from bearing arms without special Ii
cense; the law prohibiting negroes
from purchasing,or leasing real es-
tate except in corporate towns or
cities, and the statute requiring all ne
groes to make contract on or before
the 10th day of January of each year,
aee>qnjust. oppressive and unconstitu'
tional So we have the General in
new role-judge of the constitutional
ity of the laws of the State of Missis-
sippi. In justice to our people, Gen.
Wood should have said the three laws
he pronounces unconstitutional, were
not enforced-that negroes are per
mitted to bear arms without any IL
cense, are permitted to lease real estate
beyond the limit of corporations, and
are not compelled to make contracts
on or before the first of January of
each year. Justice to our people de-
manded that this much should have
been said. We would remind the
General, too, that bill was reported
at the last session of the Legislature
covering the objections he points out.
No opposition was urged against it,
and the bill will undoubtedly become a
law in January. Gen. Woods report, |
together with that of Sickles and Sher
idan, draw forth considerable abuse
from the press The New York
Evening Post deyotes an article of
column and half in length to the
subject. Here are few choice SEN
tences which we commend to the Gen
erals attention;
The result is that justice is denied,
and the supreme law of the land viola
ted and despised in Mississippi with
impunity Have Northern men done
their duty in this case? They 1.-THE
are freemen, their faithful
ness is as well remembered by the
friends as well us the enemies of the
Union. 1t is the duty of the blacks
to defend themselves, to strike back
when they are struck, to show that
they will not he oppressed or wronged,
that they will have justice.
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20
GRE EEEELY CLARION,
LunatIo AsvIum.

We are requested by DIR. Cabaniss,
Superintendent, to state that this is.
stitution is now crowded to its utmost
capacity, and that for the present he
is unable 10 receive any more patients.
There are now one hSndred and fifty
bnder treatment larger number
than was ever before in the Asylum.
Parties who may have unfortunate
relatives to commit to the care Of this
excellent institution, would do well to
communicate with the Superintendent
before coming here. He will answer
them promptly, and give all necessary
information. Our exchanges through
out the State will please make a note
of this.
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20

NICARAGUA RoUTE.-The London
correspondence of the Richmond
Wing, has the following notice Of a
meeting to reopen this important
transit:
An influential meeting of merchants
and others was held yesterday in the
Law Association Rooms, Liverpool, In
connection with the movement for es-
tablishing inter oceanic communica-
ton between the Atlantic and the Pa
cihc, through Nicaragua, by which IL
is thought a saving of twelve days
will be made in the passage to Austria
liza, matter Of great Importance To-
British commerce. Captain Bedford
PIN, n gentleman who has devoted
muchltime and attention to the subject,
addressed the meeting at some length
In support of the scheme for estab-
fishing railway from Gordon Bay, on
the Atlantic coast, to Port Fealejo, on
the Pacific. The whole length Of the
line will be but 275 miles, and it pre-
sents, according to Capt. Piim, no
greater difficulties than had to be en-.
countered by the construction Of the
construction of the great Northern
Railway between London and Darling
ton. The land has been conceded by
the Nicaraguan and Mosquitian Gov
ernments, on the terms Of ninety
nine years lease, and the sum required
is estimated at one million of pounds
sterling This scheme would shorten
the distance between Great Britain and
British Columbia by 1000 miles, and
generally to North western America
by from 6000 to 1000 miles.
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20

ny mos. ). N,aEoaaIEaAx.

ny TiIos :. MGEoGRIKGAS
'TiAshlstorie scenes Of Ireland speak volumes
fof tamej
HcT rVgsd shrines are monuments Of savage
AIt|en's shamei
Her ivy ihpntled turrets and her castles girt
WITH Hfrcn,
Proclaim Is ancient chiyalry when styled
/ the Oeean QueeH
Her pillar'd domes of learning are leyeled in
the dustt
Her basket-hilted elaymore is erusted Ger
with rusti
IIor deseerated temples in their grandeur
cant be seen.
But her ruins still proclaim ber to be once
an OceaH Quecn
The heathercd hills OF Ireland are spattered
DER with blood:
Her fame like April's blossom, is blasted in
the bud
The Saxon saw the "sunburst" lit up with
gory's sheen,
Aud tho jealous robber pluudercd and de
spoiled our Ocean Queen
He mot US not as manly men are wont to
With eraft and cruel trcaehery he drench'd
MS In our woe
Else had he met Us face to face. our weapons.
sharp and keon,
Would still assertdear Ern's right to reigrN
as OCEAN Queen
Dismantled are the homesteads Of our patri.
otic sires;
Quenched upon the holy hills ARE Freedoms
sacred fires;
But Freedoms tlag will hntter still above
the ruined sosfiN
And Ireland will once again be styled the
OcoaH QHoeHs
Erin's glorious snnbnrst has never set been
fuTled.
itsIgrcen and golden folds have waved su.
perbly through the world;
On European battlc-nelds and here our fiag
has been.
The pride of hoacst Iriskmal who love their
Ocean QuecH
The pluuderer of nations, the pirate of the
seas.
still lauuts his blood-stained banner above
us in the breeze,
Despair not Celts we'll tear Il downl-wem
vent our olden spleen
Against the monarch wretch who stripped
and soourged our 0eeaH Qaeea
Wen drag the torn slandard dawn, and In its
stead we'll ralsn
Old Ireland's spldndId Aanburst before ths
worlds gaze;
And Erins buried battle-fIaga win then no
longer screen
The clothed guilt of thosd who fdiled to
crush our Ocean Queen
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20
The exhibitions of spite manifesto,


The exhibitions of spite manifested
by Congress against the President are
very contemplate indeed. Sumner
makes proposition to take all the
negotiations in relation to Mexico out
of the hands of the Executive and
transfer them to Congress for its ac-
ton. Another radical wishes to take
from the President the appointing
power and vest it in the Supreme
Court or somewhere else. When it is
remembered the constitution confers
certains powers on the President which
no Congress can divest him of, Yam.
kee puerility and acrimony becomes
apparent.
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20
CHAP. CXLIv.-AN ACT to establish a
Land Office In the Territory of Idaho.

Be II enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
reseRtatires Of the United States Of ABlerioa IN
Congress assembled, That the public lands
within the Territory Of Idaho 10 which the
Indian title is or shall be extinguished shall
constitute new land district, TO be called
the Idaho district, to be located at Boise
City. Ada county and the President is here
by authorized to appoint, by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate, register
and receiver Of public moneys for said dis
trict, who shall be required to reside at the
place at which said Office shallbe located and
they shall have the same powers, perform
the same duties, and be entitled 10 the same
compensation as are or may be prescribed by
law in relation to land offices Of the United
States in other Territories.
Approved, June "a, 1886.
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20

How TO HIRE FREEDMEN.-The Pic
ayune, noticing the calls for meetings
of planters in Mississippi and else
where to consult as to the best sort OF
contracts to make with freedmen
makes this suggestion:
We ask them to take the usual free
State plan with men of all colors
"Pll hire you by the month or week
at so much, feed you alone so long as
you stay with me, and discharge you
whenever you fail to do good work
pay you cash down at the end of your
month"
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20

A MEDAL FOR GENERAL Thomas
1t will be remembered that in Dec,
1865, the Tennessee Legislature voted
to that gallant soldier, General George
H. Thomas, gold medal, for his EN-
inent services to his country. This
medal has been prepared, and is re-
garded as one of the most artistic and
successful medals yet produced. On
the face is bass relief of General
Thomas, around which are the words,
"To Major General Thomas, from the
State of Tennessee. On the reverse
is the State Capitol at Nashville; be-
meath which is the line, by joint res
olution, adopted November 2, 1865.
Encircling the top is General Thomas
expressive reply to the anxious inquiry
whether Nashville could be held
against the rebels: 81 will hold the
town till we starve. Exchange
Tennessee should vote the gallant
Thomas another medal for his late
order forbidding the wearing of the
grey at the burial Of the noble young
Kentuckian, Roger Hanson. He GER
tainly deserves some mark for this en-
inent service to the harmless dead.
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20


The sense of the following was SO
entirely destroyed by TIE manner in
which it appeared yesterday, that We
are compelled to republish it
Excessive Rents.
While in Vicksburg recently, we
heard very general complaint from
the merchants. concerning the enor.
nous rents they are compelled to pay
for eligible stores From three hun.
dred to five hundred dollars per
month are the ruling figures Now
this would indicate, what is really
true, that vicksburg is an excellent
commercial point; but its merchants
must certainly operate to great disad-
vantagein competing with other mar
kets, when they are obliged to pay
such excessive rents. 1t must be
heavy" house that can stand say
S45O per month for an ordinary sized
store-one that before the war would
have rented for about one-fourth that
sum. But there seems to be mania
for high rents. Landlords were never
so greedy, and tenants never so poorly
able to pay. These unreasonable rents,
it is true, temporarily enhances the
value of real property, but they ope,
rate, in other respects, prejudicial to
the interests of the community A
grasping, illiberal disposition on the
part of landlords, will retard the
growth and prosperity of any city.
Business men, with limited capital,
will neither invest nor locate where
such spirit is manifest among proper
ty owners. Unless a different policy |
the eminous words, "to let,
will soon be seen on many door.
We warn you, gentlemen; the old
saying is a true one" covetousness
bursts the bag"
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20

GEN. BANKS THREATENED.-During
Thad. Stevens speech at the reception
banquet in Washington, Monday night
a member of the Baltimore Council
used words to which Gen. Banks took
exceptions and mildly expostulated.
The Baltimorean, a little the worse for
liquor, thereupon proclaimed his in
tention of whipping the General in
true plug-ugly style, and probably
would have succeeded if Hon n. p.
Dole, ex- Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs, had not interfered and caused the
srest tsof the belligerent parties
The weekly clarion., 1866-12-20
CHAP. CxLIII.-AN ACT in Amend

CHAP. CXLIII.-AN ACT in Amendment
of an Act to promote the Progress Of the
Useful Arts, and the Acts in Amendment
Of and in Addition thereto.
BE II enacted BY the Senate and House Of Rep
reseHtdtires of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That upon appealing for
the first time the decision Of the primary ex-
aminel to the examinersn-chief in the
patent office, the appellant shall pay fec Of
ten dollars into the patent Office, TO the credit
of the patent fund; and no appeal from the
primary examiner to the xaminers-in-chief
shall hereafter be allowed until the appel
ant shall pay said fee.
Approved, June %, 1866