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Tne Sudden Fad OF Two Texas
DeSperadOes--A Dying Man Kills
His ASSaIIant,

From the jefferson, Texas. Radical, April 81
One Of The most remarkable personal
renconters ever recorded in the annals
of this city occurred on Tuesday last.
resulting in the instant death of the no.
tUrious William L. Rose and of the
equally notorious Jesse Robinson
Rose shot Robinson fatally through the
body and then ran. The dead man (as
it were) pursued, without needing the
icy hand of death upon his vi,als, or
the dread eternity upon whose very
brink he reeled, and with his last agonies
of exertion emptied his revolver at his
enemy, inficting wounds which proved
instantly fatal after which he himself al
most instantly expired.
Since this event, this community
breathes treer, as many citizens of jeff.
erson were constantly apprehensive of
violence from one or the other of these
men. Several suits brought against
them in the name Of the State of Texas
will abate on account of their death
Several of these indictments we're for
assault with intent to commit murder
1t is a curious coincidence that Rose
and Robinson were both convicted Of
murder by Military Commissioners and
sentenced to death. The findings in the
case of Robinson were disapproved by
General Reynolds and he was set at lib
erty. The finding in the case of Rose
were either not acted on by General
Reynolds, or else President Grant dodg-
ed the responsibility of ordering the ex-
ecution Of the sentence.
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Belmont Comfy Items.

From the Barnesville Enterprise, April 27.l
The WHEAT.-The wheat in this Sec
ton of country looks splendid. The
breadth sown last fall is fully equal to the
year previous Without future mislaps
injurc it we shall have full average har.
vest
The Presbyterians Of Bellaire are going
TO commence the erection of a fne church
in few days-the proposals now being
in print. 1t is expected to be the incest
church in Eastern Ohio. The building is
to be 1l0x66.
CHICKEN CHOLERA This disease is ac-
tive among the chickens Of this neigh
borhood, After being attacked the fowl
becomes dull and inactive, weak in the
eyes,and generally dies within forty light
hours. There are many remedies. The
"Pouiterer' Friend" chloride of potash,
and oak bark tea. mixed in the feed are as
good as any. Using all these, the fowls
that are not bad may be saved, while the
disease will be pre-, ented from spreading
DEATH OF LIEUTENANT MAcKALL 1t
is with great regret that we announce the
death of this promising young officer,
which occurred at Santa Fe. New Mexico.
on the night of the Goth of April His
father Benjamin Macllall, Esq, received a
telegram on Thursday afternoon, ,announ-
cling the sad event. No particulars were
given, but it is surmised that the cause
was hemorrhage Of the lungs, to which,
since an accident at West Point. he was
occasionally liable On receipt of the
news the family tclegraphed directions to
send the body home, hut this was impos-
sibte, owing to the difficulties of the route
and other causes
Lieut. Mackall was born al Barnesville,
in 1914, and graduated with honor at
West Point in 1869, having been included
in the "first five," or substantially at the
head of his class At the time of his
death he was Chief Engineer Of the De
partment of New Mexico, and would in all
probability have obtained high position
in the army if his life had been spared
He was dutiful son an affectionate
brother, and an enduring friend He was
the pride and hope of his family which in
their bereavement receive the sYmpathies
of our community. .sia
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Negroes are hard headed in Bra
zil. A South American correspondent
of the Boston Advertiser writes: '.The
negro "totes" everything on his head,
from small paper parcel to grand pi-
ano, and, on this ''head," a lady spend
ing the hot months in Tijuca ordered
her piano sent out from the city, dis
tance about twelve miles, supposing it
would be sent by team. But on the day
appointed eight negroes made their ap-
pearance at Whites Hotel, in Tijuca,
with the said piano riding aloft on their
woolly heads, having brought it the en-.
tire distance, including the mountain
road of three miles heavy "up-grade," +"
without once stopping for rest on the
way. Before setting it down these jolly
negroes paraded it about the yard, with
a sing song march, to show that they
were not in the least done up by their
performance"
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Couldn't Learn.

Millard Fillmore and Horatio Sey
mour tried to learn to play poker and
various other games, in order to take a
hand in with the famous old set have
been describing, but they both failed
Seymour took lessons regularly in old
sledge from an expert, but could never
master the game. He was equally un-
successful in his efforts to learn to drink
liquor. He never could swallow a
phlegm,cutter without choking. He
sometimes affected to toss cock tail
like a regular, but he always maGe wry
face after it, and his eyes involuntarily
paid the cngulfed liquor the manly trib-
ute of tear, as he felt the cocktail get
ting home on his inards and making q
turmoil in his cistern. Fillmore was
even duller than Sey He couldn't
learn the names of the cards. In try
ing case once in the Superior Court in
Buffalo, his opponent, John Talcott,
called him the right bower of his clients
case. At this Fillmore, who thought
Talcott was calling him opprobious
names, arose and said: "May it please
the Court, my learned friend calls me a
'right bowerr | should like to have
him explain what he means "Very
well, your nor" responded Talcott
- will gratl., my learned friends curl
osity A right bower is the greatest
knave in the pack" That settled Fill
more The audience cheered, the jury
gave Talcott a verdict, and Fillmore
went home and redoubled his exertion:
to learn the mysteries of euchre, witt
his characteristic i'll success.-AlJons
Letter.
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FASHION, ITEMS.

Half high shoes will be more en- regale
for summer wear than high laced or but
toned boots.
UnCarved ivory fans and ivory glove
stretchers are considered suitable gifts
for bride to receive. .>--
The Jockey Club bow, fastened with
bow string to the collar button, is the
last style announced in gentlemen's era
watts.
The latest style of collars for gentle
men is narrow and turned over, worn
low in the neck. The stouter the person
the lower can the collar be worm.
Fashionables, both ladies and gentle
men, now affect the Tennyson reversible
cuff. Its distinguishing feature is a
notched d-off edge below the sleeve but
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-05-02
An Arkansas Governor.


A Chautauqua county correspondent
reveals some particulars Of the early life
Of Ozro A. Hadley, the new Radical
Governor of Arkansas, vice Clayton -
Having committed crime which rem
dered him liable to arrest. Hadley esca,
ped, in 1855, from the sheriff of Chau-
tauqua county, and thus evading justice
fled with his family to Rochester, MINI.
Here he disgraced'a a girl, and was a Sec
ond time compelled to beat hasty re,
treat. From Minnesota he went to Ar
kansas, and up to the present he has fig-
ured somewhat conspicuously in that
State. We now see him elected Gov
ernor by some legerdemain trick in Ar
kansas politics" issa +
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The Legal Tender Act.

WASHINGTON April 25.-The Tribune's
correspondent telegraphs from here the
following important intelligence: The
decision of the Supreme Court on the
cases involving the constitutionalitv of
the legal tender act of 1852, concern
ing which there has been so much inter
est, will be made known in open court
on Monday next, in presence Of full
bench. The opinions, however-for
there will be two-wll not be delivered
until the meeting of tie court at the
next term, in order that the judges may
have time to perfect them. On account
of the magnitude of the cases, involv-
ing such important consequences, it is
thought this decision will be final, as the
court will probably hereafter refuse to
consider the points involved, inasmuch
as a full bench will now participate in
the judgment The court will decide
not only as to the liability of the con-
tracts made before the passage of this
act, but of those made since. 1t is pos
itively ascertained that it viii reverse
the decision of the court in previous
cases by deciding that the legal tender
act is constitutional, and that contracts
made before the war may be fulfilled by
payment of greenbacks. In this decis-
ion the court will stand as follows: For
affirming the constitutionality of the act
Justices Miller, Davis, Swayne, Brad
ley and Strong. Against-Chiet JUS
tice Chase, Justices Nelson, Clifford and
Field. AS to the const;tutionality of the
act,as applicable to contracts made since
its passage, there is some doubt as to
how the court will stand, although it is
certain the legality of the act will be
affirmed as in other cases, and perhaps
by large number Of judges. The court
On Monday will announce several other
cases, and will then end the term by an
adjournment till December.
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GEA correspondent of the New
York Herald has had an interview with
Governor Wimot, of the British Pos
sessions of New Brunswick. Among
ether things which he said the following
is noticeable: @
II tell you again, if ever there was a
growing feeling of annexation in the
British Provinces, such unstatesnlanlike
politicians as General Grant and Gener.
al Butler have delayed it quarter Of a
century, if, in fact, they have not de-
stroyed it altogether and forever. We
will let them know that We can stand on
our own bottom We are building up a
good and profitable foreign trade, and
can live without our good neighbors in
the United States so long as they are
victims of unprincipled politicians.
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| FROM the Washington City Patriot, 2ad ult.l
INTIMIDATION.
How Marines and Navy.yard
W0rkmen Were Prevented from
Voting their Sentiments

One of the means employed hy the
Administration to carry-t the election for
the Radical party on Thursday was to
stop the liberty of the United States
Marines, at the Marine barracks, be
cause, after canvass, it was ascertain
ed that, out of fifty of them WHO were
registered, forty would, if allowed to
vote at all, cast their ballots for Mr.
Merrick. After the polls were closed,
at seven o'clock, sundry squads of these
men were permitted to come outside and
stroll through the city, to convey the
impression to the public that they had
been out of the barracks all day.
Another dodge was the dismissal on
Tuesday and Wednesday Of number
Of the best workmen in the Navy Yard
who were known to favor Merrick, in
order to intimidate other mechanics
there who were understood to favor
Merricks election. One OF the best
mechanics in the yard being thus sum-
marily dismissed, when there was abun-
dance of work for him, took the liberty
Of inquiring why he was dismissed, and
received the following reply: "Never
mind about that. If you want to know
why you are discharged, ask the Secre-
tary of the Navy. He knows why
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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that a petition
~ will be presented to the Commissioners
of Monroe county at their next session, to be
held on the first Monday of June, AID. 1871,
praying for the establishment Of a county
road along the following described route in
said county to wit; Beginning at u stake
marked "B" at the line between the couu.
ties Of Monroe and Noble on the line of lands
owned by George Morton and jacob Ncvay,
being the proposed termination of county
road 'in Noble county, thence passing east
near the house in which James McVay is now
living; from thence the st practicable
route to the lands of Elizabsth Hughes then ce
across. said Hughes lands by or near said
Mrs. Hughes house and to intersect the State
ro ad leading from SummeI6eld. Noble coun
ty, to Newport, Washington county.
ma2w5. PETITIONER.
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~Some of the Radical papers ma

GS-Some of the Radical papers make
the claim that President Grant, in his
present swing around the circle. has
gone to st. Louis merely on private bu-
siness. The more incautious New York
Tribune blurts out the truth, however,
in placing the telegraphic narrative of
the Presidents movements under the
head of 'Political." The Tribune in
this matter deals fairly. Grant may
have private affairs that need bis atten-
ton in st. Louis, but, at the same time,
he is making political business of his
jaunt. In proof of which witness Nor
toms speech at Indianapolis on the oc-
casion of the Presidents arrival there,
wherein he defended the Administration,
and abused the Democratic party,
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An Apology as Is an Apology,

The following apology is published
in Topeka, Kansas, paper:
GAN ApoLoGr-Some time last win
ter DR.. S. E. Sheldon ordered me to
make him a fine shingle breasted frock
coat,to be worth S45. l made the coat,
and it was perfect fit; but he left it on
my hands, because lie wanted a 'swal-
uw-tail' instead. whereby suffered a
loss of $40. This spring lie ordered Of
me q business suit, and endeavorcd to
again leave coat on my hands. l told
him to leave me the whole suit or pay
me for it, He refused, and / kicked him
ont of my shop at eight O'Clock on the
morning of March 81, 1871. He has
since, however, paid me, ana requested
an apology, which l now make, and
state that had he paid me for my work
as requested. would not have kicked
him out of my shop as above mention
ed. j. V. HART"
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Locomotives Fighting for a Rail-
road Track.

CHICAGO, April 25.-The war at Peo-
ria, Ill between the Chicago, Rock Is
land. and Pacific and Peoria and Rock
Island railroad companies was very ex-
citing last evening. Both parties dis
puted the others right to run trains. on
a certain track, and the Peoria and Rock
Island determined, about four o'clock,
to force passage with a train coupled
to five engines. The Chicago, Rock Is.
land, and Pacific opposed the passage
with three engines hitched together, and
both parties butted against each other
for more than an hour, the Mayor retu-
sing to interfere, when finally the Peo-
ria and Rock Island cleared the track
and shot its train ahead
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(N{o 90bertis
CuAs..G; i. Di-A. -ditc..
Glle 1ollar at'eeklu SUN

y Scwspapc- of tie Present Times.
Ia:ordcd for People Now on Earth.
llc'adl:g Farmers. McchaHic, Merchants, Pro
f"ss onal Men, Workers. Thinkers, and al Mar.
Et OF Honest Fons. and the Wivc', Soas. aad
i)aI.iItc:s OF all suc1
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KU.KLUX In PENNSYLVANIA.
Unparalleled stTs cities =. T u G
white CameiiaS'' :OuidOne by
the "Biack Diamonds"

PITrsBURG, Pa, April 24-The Com
mcrcial special says: "On Saturday
night at IL O'Clock, three men entered
the house of an old man named Murrcn.
near Bedford, Pa, and while ore held
him down by sitting on his head, the
others threw Goals of fire on his legs,
compelling him TO tell where his money
was concealed. They obtained S75,
and tying the old man, set fire to the
house lie released himself and extin-
gnished the fire. No arrests have been
made"
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How Old are You!

There is good deal of amusement in
the following magic table of figures
Hand it TO young lady and request her
to tell you in which column or columns
her age is contained, add together the
figures at the Top of the columns in
which her age is to be found, and you
have the great secret. Thus, suppose
her age to be seventeen, you will find
that number in the first and fifth col
umns, and first figures of these two col
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Dvyelling-h0uSc and Two Chill
dren Burned.

CLEVELAND, April pa Cleveland
Herald special from Conneaut, Ohio,
says: This morning the dwelling-house
of b. C. Foster,at the depot,was burned.
Foster and his wife barely escaped. Two
children perished in the flames. Jennie,
aged four years, was burned to cinder ;
and Lloyd, aged twelve years, leaped
from an upper window, and was SO bad
ly burned that he died in a few
hOurs"
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Paper Wheels.

Paper is used for car wheels now On
the Chicago and North western Railroad
the Pullman Car Compan, have wheels
with steel tires and cast-iron hubs, into
which paper is introduced in the way of
filling under the tires for the purpose of
deaaeniEg the sound and diminishing
the force of concassion These paper
wheels, as they are called, have been
running regularly since July last, and
are still in good order.
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watches and Jewe,ry.

If you desire to purchase a watch,
jewelry, or have clocks, watches and
jewelry repaired, call at F. REEFS, jew
eler, at LANGEL's old place, West side of
Public Square. Mr. REEF is good
workman, and will guarantee satisfaction
to all who may give him their patronage.
His card appears in this issue.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-05-02

GARGLE FOR SORE THROAT Strong
sage tea, J pint; strained honey Common
salt and strong vinegar, tablespoonful
of each; Cayenne pepper, pulverized, l
teaspoon; steep the Cayenne
with sage; strain, mix and bottle for use,
Gargle from four to a dozen times daily,
according to the severity of the case.
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Legal Notice.

MINERVA BARTALEUS, who resides in the
Il State Of Michigan, will take notice that
Hugh B. Hill, Administrator of Minerva Nc.
Way, deceased, Oh the ist day of April, ,lS7l,
filed his petition in the Probate Court Of
Monroe county, Ohio, alleging that there is no
personal estate TO pay the debts of said dece-
dent, aud the charges of administering her
estate, that she died seized in fee simple Of
the following premises, to wit: Lot number
fifty eight in the town of Woodsfisld in said
Monroe county; the prayer of said petition is
for the sale of said premises for the payment
of the debts and charges aforesaid; said petit
tion will be for hearing on the 9th day of
May, 1871, or as seoh thereafter as leave can
be obtained. HUGH HILL
Admir- OF Minerva McVay.
JERE. WILLIAMS; Atty. apr4w4.
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Letter From j. II. spriggs, Esq.
WooDsFlmD, Ono, April 30, 1871.

ooDsFlFLD, Ono, April 20, 1871.
MEssRs. EDITORS: have been inform
ell by several responsible persons that q
man holding an honorable official posi-
ton in this County, has of late been say
ing, both publicly and privately, "that
the reason the law in relation to the sale
of Intoxicating liquors was not enforced
was on account of the failure of the Of
ficcrs of the Court to do their duty, and
that he intended to have an Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney appointed to at
tend to that, at the next term of Court.
Since my election to the office of Pros
ecuting Attorney, there has been Seven
teen Grand Juries, composed of two
hundred and fifty-tive men, selected from
the townships, and supposed to be men
of high moral worth. These men to-
gether with myself are by this statement.
indirectly Cat least) charged with NOR
al perjury-by a disregard of our sworn
duties. That have not interfered with
or controlled the Grand Jury, l appeal
to each one of them. And that have
prosecuted every indictment successfully
and collected the full amount of fine and
costs l appeal to the records of the
Court.
If the man uttering these falsehoods
has the intelligence of mule, he knows
the statement is false; and he is base
malicious slanderer and wiIful and de-
liherate falsitier Yet, gentlemen. the
man who uttered this vile and malicious
slander,is always ready to meet on with
a bland hypocritical smile, and YOU kaow
L have always been yor friend.
| would not have written this COM
munication, but for the reason that the
official position occupied by the man
Publishing the same, might induce some
to believe that it was true.
j. Z. SPRIGGs.
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sHEvery Democrat in Monroe Coun-
ty should vote intelligently for candi-
dates for the nomination to county off
ces. To do this, is,subscribe for tho SPIRIT,
read over the announcements (which will
be published, discuss the qualifications Of
the different candidates, decide upon
your men and vote for them. This
course will save Democrats valuable
time, which would otherwise be lost by
candidates electioneering them.
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A Reverend Radical Officer In.
diCted.

CINCINNATI, April 25.-The Rev NJ
P. Cadets has been again indicted by
the United States grand jury for neg
lect Of duty while assessor of the inter
nal revenue of the Second District, for
receiving presents and bribes, and for
Offering bribe to his assistant to induce
him to allow Gaddis to commit frauds
IN office.
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EFThe Coachman's collar, dickey
and scarf, all attached to each other,and
made so ingeniously as to he instantly
donned after the horses are harnessed
and the carriage at the door, is the latest
invention of the distinguished Capen,--
The Lester Wallack Smoking Jacket is
also one of Capen's designs.
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kEFashion gossip has it that in pas
sing a,lady on the street, the hat,should
be raised, during the present season,
with the left hand, the little finger and
thumb to be placed under the rim. The
bow for May is little to the left side,
and not quite as low as formerly.
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nrTbe prettiest French sets of cuffs

:. Ep The prettiest French sets Of cuffs
and collars for breakfast wear are impor-
ted with one. two and three rerers to the
collars, and with an outside simulated
chemisette attached to the band, extend
ing to point down the corsage almost
to the waist The embroidery on them
is done in a manner to give shaded ap-
pearance to the leaves and piumes. The
Tennyson notch is given to the cuffs
They range in price from $40 to $50.
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inc ,Ieetlng Of the Commlt.ee.

The Democrats of Monroe County ex-
rect the Democratic County Central
Committee, in session to-day, the ID
inst, to decide in favor of a Popular
Vote Convention. They expect the Com
mitteemen from the different townships
to represent the views Of the Democracy
of their townships, whether they favor
those views or not. One man representa-
tion, the Democracy Of Monroe County
arc opposed to.
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r Il l. f G r A p II [ G .
THE TRIAL OF LAURA ID. FAIR.
She is Found Guilty OF Murder.

SAN Francisco, April 26.-The jlry
in the case of Laura d. Fair for the
murder of A. p. Crittenden remained
ont forty minutes and returned verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree.
The prisoner appeared somewhat paler
than usual when taken from the Court
room, otherwise she was unmoved. 1t
may not be improper to say now that
this verdict, until within the last week.
was not generally believed possible,
nearly every body expecting the trial to
prove perfect farce, and ending in the
acquittal of the prisoner, or the dsa-
greement of the jury. Nine -tenths of
the community regard the verdict as a
just and proper vindication of the law,
and rebuke to the doctrines put forth
by the defense in the case.