Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-06-25

are uneaualled IN the United atates For these ad-
vantages, much credit is due 70 the nrm Of Geo. \
O. W. Sherwood, 105 Madison street. who are not
only great nnnuinEtulega ol hnhaale falnttnpa and
apparatua, but are the only publiah5rs OF schoof
books In the northwest, They 40 iour times tne
Che Carpenter School, recently furnished by them,
d q model Of excellence, and tonpeient judges say
II has no rival In tho whole counify The series OF
Edwards and Webb's Analy ytical Readefs pAhlished
by Mesns, Sherwood are achnovieaged 70 be the
best in use, and rapidly taking the place Of all
othdrs, being equalled in hale only by sherwood's
series of Charts and Spelling Books, which accom-
pany them The Chicago Board Of Education re-
Gently introduced the entire bcries into, all our
schools, and State superlntendents, prlncipas and
teachers, all over the west, are endorsing them
"a word 10 the wise Is sufficient"
The democrats have made arrangements by which
all arties wishing 10 attend their National Corven.
ton, in New York. can obtain tickets from this
point and back for twenty dollars the return ticket
70 be good until the 18th Of July It "a expected
that large outside delegations will attend.
Our police force Is becoming utterly useless for
the prevention Of crime, though the most noted
desperadoes are we'll known 10 the guardians of
the peace" Burglaries are becoming as common
az divorce sgits Can anything more be said
Here is an instance of the manner in which opera
tons are performed A night or two since gem
tleman was awakened by a ring at his front door,
Going down in his night clothes and opening the
door four men with revolvers walked into the hail.
and presenting him with their compliments, advis-
ed the owner Of the night clothes to keep renarka-
bly, Quiet While two stood guard over him, the
others then went through the house, taking every
thing Of value. As they retired, the burglars pO-
litely wished the gentleman good night, and urged
him to take something warm before retiring He
Acknowledges that he felt rather chilled by their
cool proceedings, and may, have followed the ad-
vice, Atany rate when he had sufficiently recov.
obi IN uiva
not 10 be found
The McCormicks, Of reaper andmower notoriety,
have got into quarrel among themselves, and the
public thus learns that the assets Of the firm are
nearly S4,O00,000 The private property Of Its
members will amount to double that sum-
sad, strange history came 10 light in the Police
Court yesterday, when Bridget Thompson, young
lunatic who had been found wandering about the
Streets was called up before the Judge. Three
years ago. when but eighteen, she married an old
man Of sixty, named Thompson It was not amar@
riage Of love on her part but Thompson had money
and abe had none AS a matter Of course they
lived unhappily together, and she proved false to
the marriage VOW On one occasion, when she re-
fused TO submit TO his embraces, he demanded the
return of q large amount OF money, which had been
placed IN her hands for safe keeping. she taunt-
ingly told him II had been given 10 her lover when
the old man jumped from his bed and blew out his
brains, will had been made, by which all of
Thonpson's property was left TO the young wife.
With this (which was considerably she commenced
life Of gaiety and dissipation, and has gone from
bad 10 worse, until yesterday abe was brought to
the Armory, a raying maniac, pursued, as she
thinks, by the ghost Of her dead husband who u
continually lniportuning her for money money!"
The day before her arrest abe drew the last Of he
ill!gotten wealth--6ve hundred dollars-from III
bank and had actually thrown the greater portion
of II at the feet Of the dreaded appariHon, When
left alone her crea and moans are terrible, Dearly,
but perhaps justly, has abe paid for her freedom
and temporary wealth. NAIHpo.