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wEDsTER,s MEETINGS.

Notwithstanding that the Democratic
candidate for the House of Delegates, had
notified the people for some three weeks
by notice in his "organ" and by hand bill,
that he would address the voters Of Cooper
Township, at Lctart Falls, on Monday
night of last week, and Notwithstanding
that he [Webstcrl was, at Lctart nearly
oil of Monday, when the time of meeting
arrived. no one went to light up the room
and the candidate had it to do himself,
and after waiting about an hour for the
people to assemble, he blew out the lights
and retired in disgust. There was not a
man, or woman, or child, that came out
to hear him. Webster says the Democra-
cy is dead in that section.
At New Haven, next night he had 90
Of an audience, - Of whom were Repub-
cans.
AT Hartford City, Wednesday night, he
had meeting of4O persons, "a of whom
were Republicans. Here he promised
that If the people would elect Democrats
to Office, these Salt Furnaces would be en-
abled to control million dollars capital.
He intimatcd that Democratic Congress
would give that sum to them in green
backs.
At Mason City Thursday night, he met
with Tomlinson, and both made speech.
Here they devoted nearly all their time to
believing niger aud by appeals to tho
passions and prcdjudices Of the people
Here they had an audience Of about 70
persons about half Of whom were boys.
Abolition, Friday night, Webster had
an audience of some 80 persons, He is
reported to US as having made pretty
speech; but tue people could not tell from
it, what party be represented.
Saturday night, at West Columbia, 10
closed his appointments. Here he had an
audience of 40 persons. where he and
Judge Simpson harrangued them until
many withdrew in disgust. When tho
meeting closed there were but six persons
i'll tic house.
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A KU-KLUx OUTRAGE /!
An, Attempt 10 Assassinate Senator
Wiley at Mason City.
1T rs JUSTIFIED BY SOME OF THE
POINT PLEASANT DEMOCRATS.

We learn from bIr. Patrick, that 4 the
meeting Monday night at Mason City,
while Senator Wiley was addressing the
audience, some Ku Klux scoundrcl throw
a rock through ono oGthe Windows q the
building at Senator Wiley. and struck
him on the head. Notwithstanding this
liabolical attempt to break up u meeting,
the Senator proceeded and finish his
speech. Who but an out-lawcd assassin
would justify such proceedings. Yet as
We understand, tho Democratic candidate
for Prosecuting Attorney was heard to ut
ter hard things against the Senator looking
toward justification Of the outrageous as
sault. Arc the people Of this county ready
and willing to place in power party that
is composed Of such men as this Mason
City OUTLAW, and wOuld.be assassn?--
But what more can be expected from q
party, when their papers aud stump speak
crs appeal only to the lowest and bascst
passions and predjudices ofmeu, and thus
incite them to be nurdcrers and assassins.
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face Of the President Of the Copven,;,s
our worthy citizen, John v. Ratblaool
ESQ.,, who is one Of onr weallhiest o;t;,. .''
and has many q dollar sailed dom 3
5-2O's; and he Is none the worse for H.. !,
and declaim so elosuently aea;b., '4 3
"bIoated bond-holder.n One reason y, ~
wheat was less to-day than it was in ~ l
was owing to radical rule. he t,lSa;;
about John Cinnamon, the Patagopianss' N
in fact he talked upon every known mi
ject;-Come to think Of it we believe ~ i.
did not mention Confucius, Xerses Nc =
Mrs. Partington; nor. did he tell us aboS ~.
the fall Adam. but undoubtedly the rsS;
Gals we're to blame for il. Our advice Womb
be: Take the young chap home to bis man NV
ma, give him a dose Of bone-set and a h. -
sling. soak his feet, spank him and nut him.
to bed. We have known Of lots Of cs.sa
where young men have been spoiled h.
being allowed to roam away from tbs Z.
fuence Of "pa and ma" five bad ;nL
to waste on this blackguafd, we would si ,a
his pedigree for the especial perus,i If
democrats. A resident Of our city kn,"
him well in Pomeroy, twelve years sgo
Then he was loud-mouthed abolitioni.t'
a ranting red Republican. After Nd ~
ganisation Of tue Republican party h
Joined that and bored them for an ofise m
to 1868. But as the Republican patty
make sense and intelligence prequisites f5r
holding Office, he never succeeded IN
quilting them into formal acknowledge.
meut Of bis brilliant qualities. Becoming
disguised with the uugratcfulness ofrepubs
licans, hc escaped from Ohio to Mason
City, and in '6S became a bowling demo.
crat, hoping to obtain an Office from that
accommodating party. He will remain .
democrat until they hint to him that his
services are no longer required. If The
Democracy Of Parkersburg will bring to
our city speakers who have sense enough
not to indulge in tho billingsgato Of pot
house politicians, it will always afford US
pleasure to make a public acknowledge.
ment of such speakers courtesics, and deal
only with the political sentiments they
offer; but when such blackguards as this
popiniay arc inflicted on tho community,
We shall take special delight in scOrchiug
them.
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

Mr. EytlilSrs y n "a
The Institute has come and gone; and
in somerespdcts We look uI|Onit a u iaii.
ure; and in sthers as sdccass In The
frst placoS@e considcait4E failutegin its
organization, as there was too much "ben-
zinc" about the headquarters, which was
apparent to every intelligent and obsorv-
ing teacher, present, as we'll as to the citi-
Gems who attended, for the remark was in
almost everybody's mouth, on the street
and in the room, that the heads Of the
departments had been imbibing too freely,
and that they would not attend an IGsti-
tute, however grand and sublime its OBJ
ject, when their olafactories were coutinu-
ally being insulted by the perfumes of
w6iskey, whenever they approached those
who had control of and conducted the ex-
ercises. We find no serious fault with
them for the course they have taken for
we look upon it as an insult to the morals
of the people and disgrace TO the impor-
tant aud responsible profession of the
teacher. A few more such operations of
that kind will so disgust the moral and re-
ligious sense of the people against the
whole system, as to cause reyulsion in
their minds, SO that they had rather see
the whole scheme perish out, than that in
temperance should be encouraged and re-
ceivc inspiration from those who set them
selves up as lights to guide our children
through the dark mazes of this life, into
the light Of truth aud moral rectitude, aud
they are right.
Again. 1t was failure in this, that
the man whom this county placed. at the
head Of our schools, left the Institute on
the third day altogether, and was not seen
thereafter. The County Superintendent
is by law, the head and front Of the public
schools in the county, and he should be
the last man to leave the field. It does
appear that the whole affair was political
scheme, either to prejudice the people
against free schools or to throw out the
impression that Democrats were friends of
free schools, (for every officer was Dem
ocrat.) This is the way it looks to US
from our standpoint. and we wish it to be
understood that We don't stand alone.
In other respects, we are glad to say,
We think there was good done. There
were many questions of interest to teach
ers and parents, ably discussed, and no
doubt, all who attended, will say that'they
were moro or less benefited by the exer-
cises; and whilst We regret the unfortunate
circumstances above alluded to, we are glad
that We had fair attendance from the citi-
zons. We hope that hereafter we will DO
able to conduct our Institute without tho
use Of rum. TEACHER.
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Notice

7 S hereby given 70 all interested that Depo
i siliuns Of witnesses will be taken at iba
dwelling. house Of James Ewing. in Graham
Township. Mason County, West Virginia, be.
fore Lewis Bdmgarner Justice Of the Peace
in said Township, on the 2Ilth day Of October,
1870, between the hours Of 8 A. NJ. and 6 r.
NJ. of said day, the general nature ard object
of which will be to show that certain deed
10 the North East quarter of Sc, 81, tn. 81,
Range 81 West, in Charlton County, Missouri
purporting 10 have been executed by james
Ewing 10 Joseph Watson, on the 3Olh day Of
July, 1879, is a forgery. The taking Of said
dispositions il not completed on said day, iOG
continued from day to day, till finished.
CHARLES W. BENTON,
REBECCA Il. BICKF0RD,
DANIEL l.. MARKER,
RUFUS o. KENDALL.
CrIno,bor 90 18TH 1ty
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at all. I could have had Anything | had
desired in the Republican ranks ofmy
District. I could again, il desired it,
be sent back to the State Senate Of which
honorable body / am member. The
Republican party forced the XIV Amend.
mcnt on the people. their representatives
proved rccreaut. What right had Con
gross to lcgislate on this subject Tho
next thing, Congress will appoint your
Constables aud Justices. ItOld them SO
when was a member Of tho State Senate,
Another reason left the party was ofits
corruption, fraud and dishonesty. When
/ was in the State Senate, Committee
was appointed to investigate tho frauds Of
the Board Of Directors Of the Peniicutiary.
Your humble servant was Chairman Of tho
Committee. Here the speaker referred
four several times to Napoleon II (wbo
never wore crown nor saw diadem.
Now follow citizens let this be white
mans government, in tho name Of the i'm
mortal Lincoln, s'of white mon and for
white md. . SEban4-I and- thn Thousand
bravo boys fought for this country, it was
for tic Union party and it vas for the
Union party / was sent to the State Sem
ate, Of which honorable body am now
member
General Mi.cher replied IN an half hour
speech, in which be SO completely skinned
Phelps that it made every Democrat pres
Ont hang his head in shame.
Mr.. Guthrie then closed Tue meeting in
very effective speech of about half an
hour.
Tho meeting Friday night at Mason
City, was largely attended. Phelps open
cd the debate, by appealing to passion and
predjudicc, and in telling Why he was
Democrat, in the style above quoted.
Gen. Witchcr came forward, and not.
withstanding the co@adly and upgcntle-
manly attempt Of some drunken Demo.
Gratis TO cry him down, he proceeded and
refutcd every argument that Mr.. Phelps
had advanced, and gave him such flag
citation that be left the room. So badly
was he was used up, that Saturday morn
ing be mounted his horse and struck for
his home. positively refusing to meet the
General at his other appointments.
VIM. n. Tomliusen, Esq, followed
Gen. Witchcr. Hc has o reputation as
all our readers know, of following niger
ofoncr and louder than any man in Amer
lea. But on this occasion, it is q remark
able fact, he never said "nigger" once.
Hc was followed by Mr.. Guthrie in q
very pleasant and convincing speech.
Abolition Saturday night, there was
splendid turnout. The meeting was adj
dressed by Gen. Witcher and Z. A. Guth-
rio, Esq. AS a correspondent gives an
count Of this meeting, we will not review
the speeches.
The Republicans Of Cooper. Graham,
aud waggcner, arc up and doing, They
arc determined to roll up big Republican
majOritios on the Fourth Thursday in next
October.
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From the State Journal of September 22I
THAT SPEECH.


The "NIasou County BlacEguard,'
yclepcd ono "Simpson," made speech a
the Court House, in this city, on the &C.
casion Of the Democratic Convention, held
here on Saturday last. We have moi
much to say concerning the speech or the
speaker, but VIC fell deep commiseratiou
for our democratic friends, who were SC
egrcgiously sold by this pot house black.
guard. He did not present single mark
Of gentleman about him. With face
like full moon, head like sweitzer
cheese, mouth like that Of the Fingal
Cave. voice like the buzziug of riehO.
chet shot, arms like weavers beam, feet
like the Bunker Hill Monument and hir-
suite locks like an old hay NOW, this genius
spoke bis piece before the Convention. He
commenced With a most disgraceful aud
uugentlemanly attack upon Col. Swan
He INDUCED in auathema and blackguard-
ism against Republicans with the same
volubility that sophmore would use in
Arranging his periods aud his latin quota
lions. His dulcet tones died away in
Swan" like cadence upon this point, and
be proceeded to discuss the Fifteenth am
endment. He read tho certificates of one
or two rebels down in Nicholas county
about Gov. Stevenson. He was heavy on
the Flick Amendment, but thought that
the Charleston platform was much better
for the disfranchised. What glorious
discoyery!! What do the Charleston
Republican, the Parkersburg Gazette, the
Cabell County Press, and other papers
say about this? He attempted to dissect
the Republican platform. but like buug-
ling carpenter who had not learned his
trade, he cut of his own toes.
Upon finances be was clear and brilliant.
We would suggest that Secretary Bout.
we'll send for the young man at once. He
talked glibly about finances, greenbacks,
taxes, bonds, &c., but exhibited about as
much sense as newborn babe would in
making astronomical observations. He
tore his hair and sawed the air in wild
defamation against National banks, and
especially against the old United States
Bank of 1880, that must have been q
sweet morsel to about half tho democrats
present, who were once old-line-whigs.-
The boy should have been better posted by
the getters up Of the concern.
Ask, he said, if the cursed protective
tariff has been repealed2-auOther dab at
old.lino.whigs. He once favored free ter.
ritory, free labor aud the like-implyiug
that he was opposed to both now. It was
amusing to see him shake his fist in the
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Webster vent up to fllhis appointments
buoyant and hopeful. He returned very
much depressed in spirits. Hefpds there
Is no life in the Democracy n-that part Of
The county. He secs that Democrats in
Point Pleasant, had been counting too
high. BE secs before him CertaiRsdsioat
to the whole Democratic ticket 10 Mason
County.
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LEWIS BALLARD,
Sheriff Of Monroe County.
QUESTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE

QUESTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE.
Mr.. Editor
Why did the Board of Supervisors at
their last meeting, take the road tax off Of
land aud other property, and make an Or
der compelling the poor man to work SIX
days on the road, in a year? Reason
nine Democratic landowners on tho Board
Of Supervisors.
If the Democracy arc so much in favor
of FREQ schools, why did We not have them
before the Republican party came into
power?
Why is it, that in every school district
where there is a majority Of Democrats
they have as little school as possible. For
instance, the district above New Haven,
has not had two months school in the past
year7 NJ.
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The State Superintendent Of Schools in.
forms the Kanawha Journal that the fund
distributable to schools this year will be
in round numbers 1888, 600 as against
$4,000 last yOar-an increase Of
SSS, 900 or IS per cont. Such orc the
effects IF "Ralical rule"
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EQUALITY!
M. Editor.

Nr. EIlt0E
The only man in town that has drank at
public bar with a ''nigger," in the past
twelve months, is a Democrat. He did
SO at Paul Yolicrt's Saturday night, and
was knocked down a few minutes after
This is what call social negro equality.
What do you callit2 A.
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DRY GOODS,
I1IEsT VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.

Hon. ] T. HoFE, Prcs't Board Of Regents
G @ SrURoEs, Sec'y p..t.s.,
ALEX MARTIN. D. D., President, ana F'"'e''
tr of Mental and Moral Philosophy. ,....
FS Lyon, A. M, Vice President f ps'S
or of Eng. Literature, and Princlp' FfeP!
Dept; :, p.,to..or If Astropo
my and Physics. ,po.
lessor of Mathematics Of military Tactics =
] ] SrEyESsoS, A. NJ, Phi. D. Professor VI
Chemistry aud Natural History ..... and
FW WooD, Phi, D., Professor Of AnciUH' S"'
Modern Languages. :. tho Pre-.
o W MILLER, A. NJ, Assistant 10 'he f''
paratory Department.
DB PurINroN, Tutor. ..,.., of INA
Geo NJ. HAGANs, Esq, Superintendent u -
Grounds and Buildings. phrsioIo.
HUGH W Brook, NJ. B., Lecturer on fhyS'V'V
gy and Hygiene. :. Civil and
Hon. JoHN A Ollie, Lecturer Oh w.
Constitutional Law.
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WNTER TERN LIST Monday ~ W"s.h
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CoMMESoEMESr, Sd Wednesday In 'u"''
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weeks.
BoARpINa-Not to exceed 81 per wceA'
rFSend stamp for Catalogue.
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DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
ouR Free SCHOOLS AND ROADS

OCh CnGn SSAOO4SS &A@'
Mr. Editor
Wherever this party has the control Of
our public schools they always conduct
them in such manner as to render them
odious and thereby destroy their prestige
among the people. We understand that
in a certain township in this county, they
are pursuing policy of this kind. They
saw We must have four months school, but
We have lust SO much money and We can
not have four months school only by redu-
cling the wages Of the teacher to tue very
/ lowest figure, and then compel him to
board among the scholars. These rich
Democrats refuse to send to school, and as
a result Of this, tho teacher is never invl-
ted to come to their houses, and il he docs
20, perhaps he gets the cold shoulder and
what is the result? Why no good teacher
Of ony capability or manhood will teach in
any such ueighborhood. They will seek
employment where teachers arc respected
as hey ought to be, and quacks and in
competent teachers are put into these
schools. Then what follows? Why sir,
the people become Disguised and gro"
dissatisfied, and thousand complaints arc
coming in from every point Of the com
pass. They look upon it as a humbug
aud farce, and long to be relieved from
| it. And all because Of this Democratic
policy. The object Of tho Democracy is to
render the schools odious that they may
get rid Of them.
THE ROADS.
Tile policy of this party Oh this question,
| is, if possible, still worse. fu the first
place the Democratic Board Of Supervi-
sors have made no levy for roads, but have
said that every man shall work so many
days to keep them up. So you see that
tho poor man who has neither wagon,
horse, or mule, is compelled to do just as
much to keep up these public highways.
as the rich, landed aristocrat, who. could
not possibly carry on his business at oil,
unless there were good roads in the county.
A good road on some of these big farms is
worth to tho farmer two or three hundred
dollars q year, aud yet he does no more to
keep them up than the poor man, who
is tenant on lis lands, and who carries
his corn to and from the mill on his back.
But this is Democracy. They make the
poor man poorer, and the rich man richer
How do you like that, ye poor men of Ma
son county, who are thinking Of voting tho
Democratic ticket Stop and think before
you vote for men who would rivet the
chains of slavery upon you and your chill.
dren after you. Beware of what yeu do.
Vote with that party that proposcst to make
the property pay the taxes.
There is no reason under heaven why a
man who may not be worth a hundred
dollars and who has no use for road only
as pedestrian, should contribute as much
to keep it up, as the man who hauls o
thousand bushels Of wheat and two thous-
and bushels Of corn and potatoes to mark
ct, and has hundred tons Of hay to sell,
GO. But the Democratic policy is that 10
must. Whatytickct docs the landed aris-
tocracy of this county rote2 Echo, IN
nineteen cases out Of twenty, they vote
the Democratic ticket. Poor man beware.
w.
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He SPEAKS HIS PIECE
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STATE OF WEsr YlnG1SsA, SIS.
Monroe County 4

I, William A. Ballard, Assessor Of tho
Che Second District of Monroe County,
for the years 1s67sand, 1868, do hereby
certify that in making theAnnual Assess
ment Of my District, 10 the Spring Of 1857.
I called on Mr.. Frank Hereford for list
Of his property for assessment, when he
told me that be was q resident Of tho State
of California, and not of the State of West
Virginia, and claimed that had no right
to assess him, which I did not during NY
term Of Office.
Given under my hand this Goth day of
August, 1870.
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he is interviewed by the Assessor OF
Monroe County In 1867 and 1855.
DENIES HIS CITIZENSHIP AND
CLAIMS CALIFORNIA PRO
lection.
conllat Mink q pagiag a TM 1sla
1--WE cordially invite all good citizens (and
tax.payersj whether Democrats, Con-
servatiyes or Republicans. to
unite with us in giyingpub-
licity to the facts here
in enumerated"

The Democracy in their Platform, ask
for a prompt collection Of the large bal
ance IL the hands oftbe delinquent Sher-
ifs, when an exhibit from the State Audit
ors books show that thirty-oue Democratic
SheriHs, since 1861, arc defaulters to the
amount Of $50, 04O.7s, aud that seven Of
them whose Indebtedness amount to $l4,-
534 10, were delegates to their State Con-
yention, and voted for this Platform
One Of them, the Chairman Of the Boone
County Delegation, (E. r. Bias, has
never paid one cent, aud to day owes the
State $9,119.55.
Maj. Hereford, their candidate for Con-
gross, has great deal to say on the stump
about Carpet-baggcrs, and high taxes, and
from the certificates below given, it will
be seen that he is not only Carpet
Dagger" but has never paid one cent of
taxes in the State for six years past
Facts and figures won't lie, here they arc:
WEsT Va, County OF Monroe, ro-wrr:
I, Lewis Galloway, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors of Monroe County, in tho
State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that l
have made careful examination of the
land aud property books on file in my
Office, for tho years, 1865, 1866. 1867,
1869, and 1870, aud 1 do not God the
name of Frank Hereford on any Of said
books; aud 1 further certify that said
Hereford is not assessed, upon either of
said books with any property whatever.
Given under my hand. this 18th day of
LEWIS GALLOWAY.
Clerk Of thessBoard of Supervisors,
Monroe County,
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WIN. A. BALLARD.

1, John Hunter, hereby certify that I
have been Assessor Of the Second District,
of Monroe County, for the years 1869 and
1870, and that in the year 1860, l called
at the reputed home Of Mr.. Hereford, to
get list of his taxable property. and was
informed by Mrs. Fowler, with whom Mr..
Hereford boards, ,chcn IN this county, that
be was gone to Califoraia on business
For tue year 1870, called at the same
place, and did not End him at home.
Given under my hand, August Goth
1870. JOHN HUNTER.
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nInkIeY Knitter,

For Family Use. Price $50, Knits .I EyS9iF.
THING, uses only ONE needle, simple, Eei TUits
Circular aud sample stocking sent Ia asa,s It,
ten pairs per day. A child can opera" :"
AGENTS WANTED. Address "a.
niSAttf NN'' Bath, Aaiar'
jussIy ORIG BRoADwAYfS. 4
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I, Lewis Ballard, do hereby certify that
l have been Sheriff of Monroe County,
since the first of August, 1865, to the
present time, and that have not collected
any taxes from Frank Hereford Esq, nor
has he been assessed with any tax, for
State, County or Township purposes in
this County, since l have been Sheriff.
Given under my hand, this 9th day Of
4' LEWIS BALLARD,
. NJ N