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A Danbury, LConn., gentleman came
home late one night His wife, who
was in bed, heard an unusual noise be-
low, and going down, found her lord on
his knees in front of her hest set of
furs. He had his gun in his hand, and
a look of intense anxiety upon his face.
The instant the door opened he hastily
exclaimed: "Sh-sh, ole woman, don't
scare 'em"t "Scare what,you old fool p
murmured his wife. "Moths" he hys.
terically whispered, "I'm goin' for them,
ole woman the first moth what shows
his head out of them furs will get his
limbs shattered, or Pm -" Sick at
heart and humiliated beyond descrip-
ton, the miserable woman dragged her.
self back to bed
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SHERIFF'S SALE. j,
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u Henry Ford & ysq f.;
a7t 'r vs.! I'D HJa tas II
j. H Markey ct al. 1,.,

DY virtueof an order of sale to me directed
from the court of common pleas of Mon
roe county. Ohio, will offer for sale, at the
front door of the court house, in the town Of
Woodsfsld. between the, hours Of 10 o'clock
a. m. and 4 o'clock p. M, on 3; .<'Tifi,!
Saturday. the 29th day of June. 1872,
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:
The south half of the southwest quarter,
and the southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter, and the west half of the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter, and also i've
acres off the south side OF the northwest
quarter of the southeast quarter, all in sec
tion seven. township six and range seven, con-
tanning in all one hundred and forty five
acres, more or less, except one acre more
or less. cut off the west end of the alb owe
south half of the southwest quarter, situate
on the road leading from Stafford to Lebanon,
sold 20 Peter Kelley.
Apr aissd at $500. gYHl
GEORGE CALDWELL,
ma2Sw5. Sheriff N. CO.
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Woods Prize Mower.

Is too widely known to need any detailed
description, but we desire to call atten.
ton to the peculiar features which char
acterize and recommend it,
TO the natural inquiry What adran
tage has Woods Mower" over others?
We Answer.
First-The driving wheels are placed
the right distance apart, TO run in the
track made for them by the track clearer,
and thus avoid running over the cut crop.
Sccond-The supporting and fitting
the entire frame upon the main axle-the
pivoting the tongue at its rear end to the
main axle, by cast iron connection,
which supports the driver on a spring
seat. This seat is so placed, that the dri,
ver's weight balances entirely the weight
of the tongue, so that there is no pres
sure on the horses neck 1t being in the
rear of the cutters, affords safe and easy
seat, enables the driver to watch their op-
erations, and prevents the possibility Of
being thrown into the cutters.
Thnd-Tle hinge connection between
the finger-bar with its cutting apparatus
and the main frame .aE.t s.a
This elastic connection serves efectu-
ally, whenever the finger bar is driven
against solid obstruction, to save the
machine from breakage-lhe bar and its
connection being sufficiently strong to
stop the strongest team, and elastic
enough to fly back to its original posi-
ton, when the strain is removed--a fea
ture that can be found in no other ma
chine We would add, that the bar t.
Woods Mower has broader joint tn al
any jointed bar Mower made. This join
will stand years of use aOithout scearing
so as to allow the outer end of the bar tt
set back out of line-a difficulty so com
mon to Mowers with less width of joint
Foarth-The simplicity fof it's con
struction by dispensing with all needles
machinery and traps, and using the fewes
possible pieces-less, we believe, thai
any other Mower It's simplicity avoid
friction and insures durability. 2f"m
% FJth-The mode of gearing peculia
I to Woods Mower will start the knit
quicker, when the Machine is drawn for
ward, thar those geared to the axle, as i
the Buckeye class. Hence no necessity
except ineNtreme cases, for backing be
fore starting, to get up motion. :,ac, a.,
Id P. SoHuMAcHER, Agent, Woodfeld
Ohio. ......,.- ...,..
Send to him for circular. my2Sw3,
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Hon Geo. II. pendieton,s Position,

A positive declaration of the position
Of Hon. GEORGE H. PENDLEroN has been
reported by member of the Illinois
Democratic delegation,and it can be sta.
ted that he uneqniyocally advocates the
acceptance Of Mr.. GREELEY blythe Dem
ocratic Convention Mr. PENDLEToN
considers that the Democratic party has
been placed in position, by q tacit ad-
herence to the Cincinnati Convention,
whereby all chance of electing a Demo-
cratic ticket has been destroyed. He
therefore favors the acceptance of GREE
LEY, and says that between GRANT and
GREELEY there can be no hesitation as
to the duty of Democrats. In consider
ing the objections raised to GREELEY as
toshis past record, he argues that they
are ridiculous, and he asks "whether the
same objections will not apply to all
Radicals named at Cincinnati It's not
the past which is to be taken into ac.
count, but the future conduct of the can.
didate designated to represent the Libe.
raj movement. If an unohjectionable
record is desired, a straight out Demo.
crat should have been advocated from
the beginning. But" he saws, ''it is moi
consistent to indorse one Radical and
refuse to support another The opposi
ton to GREELEY is placed" he says, "ir
two classes-frst, those who are not sui
fciently clear in political sagacity to SEE
that there is no chance for a Democrat
and second, those who secretly desire
the re election of GRANT. The feeling:
of the times, adds Mr.. PENDLEToN
"should be aboee personality, and al
should strire to secure good and e6fcien
government" .s
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The Defeat Of the ku kluX Civil
Rights and Enforcement Bills.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The House
this afternoon passed its judgment upon
three of the worst measures pending
this session, and in q manner which is
significant and unmistakable. The Ku.
Kux, Civil Rights and Enforcement
Bills were all offered to the House in
succession, and all virtually and decis.
lively rejected. On the first there was
positive majority of fourteen votes
against it, while on the other two, al
though larger Inajorities were recorded
in their favor they were still far below
the requisite twothirds. In the present
situation of each ofthe bills a two thirds
vote is necessary for its SUCCESS, there
fore the action ofzthe House, is q strong
indication that each one must ultimate,
| ly fail. ~ 4'''i '7a'''' 'f"+7.N ad. nrEl
The Interest Of the House and gale
ries eentered upon the HI KluX Bill
which was called up by Judge Holland
Chairmaniof the House branch of the
committee which investigated the order
in the Southern States last summer
Both sides expected that some Repub
licans would join-tle Democrats in yo
ting against the continuance Of the
Presidents authority to suspend habeas
compass. but how many and whether
enough to defeat the bill was altogether
uncertain. When the roll call was com
pleted, it was found that twenty -thre,
Republicans had voted with the entire
body of Democrats against the bill, ant
it was freely stated on the. floor. tina
twenty more Republican votes could
have been secured on the same side haC
it been necessary J,at r.sy e.. ,sa
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Partial Amnesty atLast.


An amnesty hill passed the U. S Sen
ate last week, which makes amnesty uni
vcrsal, with the following exceptions:
l., Senators and Representatives of
the Thirty sixth and Thir,y-sevenlh
Congresses.
,. Officers in the Judicial, military ,and
naval service.
B. Heads Of Departments,
1. Foreign Ministers.
General amnesty is, therefore, at last
an accomplished fact. The bill is not
what it ought to have hecn, for it should
have embraced all, making amnesty uni
versal. Nevertheless we congratulate
the Southern people and the whole coun-
try that an aroused public opinion
against further prescription, against
maintaining longer disabilities which
should long since have ceased has finally
driven Radical Senate to cut the cords
that bound down the Southern people
even to the extent that it has done.
! To Tie Rodical Party zoe gire no credit
Maf general amnesty has at last succeed.
Ell. From first to last they haze fought
u tctth an tu,eqadlled malero1eace, and q
Jerocioms temper. They resisted it as
long as it could be resisted, and have
granted it in the end simply because of
the pressure of public opinion, and be,
cause of the craven fear that if they
stood out longer against it it.would seri.
lously damage them as party. Their
feelings towards the South are still the
same, and they are feelings of proscrip-
ton, intolerance, bigotrY, and bitterness,
They gloated for years over the thought
that they held the Southern people in a
political bondage; that they had them
where they could, whenever thev chose
put upon them heavy hand, and that
to their lips they had the power, and
never lacked the will, to put any cup
even the bitterest, and to say that i,
should not pass from them. ., e.
! Seven years ago the war ceased, be-
cause of which sweeping Southern disa
blities were imposed. From that time
to this the Radical party have not ceased
J. to harrass the Southern people to inflic,
? upon them every species of punishment
which an internal ingenuity could devise
! to pour upon them unneasured and un
deserved opprotrium; to count them as
sliens and outlaws; to stigmatize then
! as 'rebels," long after the rebellion wa:
past and should have been forgotten
and to threaten them with the faggot ant
the gibbet. Such reign of distemper
such unbroken and unrelieved years O
impassioned pursuit OF defeated ant
PROSTATE enemy; such flame of hatred
kept burning without intermission OF
, the altar Of the nation against nearly
! one-haIf Of its own people; such reluc
tance at last that the distemper should b
cured, the pursuit cease, the fame di'
out, is marvel in our land, and will
hardly an example in any other = i0as
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-06-04

Congressman Beck, of Kentucky, has
again, upon the floor of the House,
openly charged that the War and Navy
Departments have expended within the
last four years, one hundred and thirty
eight millions Of dollars, without any
authority of law, and mainly for polit-
ical purposes, and the charge was not
directly denied. Butler, Banks, Dawes,
Dickey and other Radicals took part in
the debate, but none of them dared to
give the charges of Mr.. Beck direct
denial. He has again and again made
this charge, and it has never yet been
denied in direct terms. II can not be.
The figures show that the. charge is true
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Signal service:River Reports.

We are authorized to say that the
statement made a few days since in some
of the Western papers, to the effect that
the valuable 'river" reports Of the Sig.
nal Bureau were to be discontinued af-
ter the 1st of June, is incorrect So
far from being discontinued, they are to
be improved on that date, so as to make
them of even greater value to the ship
ping interests than at present.-Wasl.
in0ton CitU Patriot
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The mississippi Democracy for
1f go ~ Horace.

JACKSON, May 27.-The Democratic
Executive Committee of Mississippi in
session to-day, called a State Conven-
ton to meet on the 26th of June. No
official expression was given as to what
action the Convention shall take, but it
is ascertained that all the members of
the committee are opposed to third
ticket by the Baltimore Convention, and
arc in favor of Greeley and Brown.
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The Latest Confidence Dodge.

The following bait for fools is being
distributed broadcast over the country !:
~ ''NEw YORK, May %, 1872.
"DEAR SIR-I write you in reference
to matter that may be of interest to
you.a My cousin has full charge of the
Government Printing office at Washing
ton, where all the revenue stamps are
printed he has furnished me with all
the stamps that / have used in my cigar
business for the last year. l find that l
can get through him all that l want
He tells me that there is no possible
way for any one to tell how many he
prints. Now, if you will agree to say
nothing to any one about this matter, l
will furnish you with all the stamps you
want; l will charge you only twenty
dollars for each one hundred dollars
worth. You can send the money to me
bY mail for whatever amount you need.
Remember mum is the word. g9
Respectfully, @
Thomas D. TnoRP,
737 Broadway, New York City.
To 2. NEwBURGH."
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HOW MARSEILLES WAS SAVED
GalIan,y of United states Sailors.

The achievement of the United States
squadron at NIarscillcs, France, is caus
in. a good deal of comment abroad.-I
That city and thousand merchant
slips were actually saved from destruc
tion by the discipline, skill and intro
pidtv Of the officers and men
The squadron, consisting Of the Wa
hash. Congress, Brooklyn. Plymouth.
Shenandoah, Juniata. and Wachuscttc,
under the command Of Admiral Alden,
lay in the Napoleon Basin, amid innu
merable merchantmen of every descrip
tion and from every nation. Shortly
after midnight an explosion startled the
city. followed hv fire and dense clouds
of heavy smoke, which issued from an
Italian ship just arrived from Philadel-
phia with a cargo of petroleum. The
nature of the danger soon became evi.
dent, and it seemed impossible to pre-
vent the spreading of the fire from ship
to ship, rs they lay in such mass, and
Il general conflaoraton seemed immi-
nent, for the houses extend down to the
wharf on every side No city of France
has the means to eXtinguish a great fire,
and hence the people gathered. contem-
plating the scene ini panic stricken.fa fas
cinatrd horror.
Presently weli-manned boat came
from the part of the basin illuminated by
the blaze. and pulled directly toward the
burning ship. This was soon followed
by another, then third, ten, twenty,
all tile boats of the American squadron.
a moment later men were seen ON the
deck of the burning ship. The silence
of the people on the shore was such
that they could hear, through the smoth-
cred roar and crackle of the fire, the
word of command and blows of axes.
The people were thinking of the hun
dreds of barrels OF petroleum. below,
and its possible escape on shore, and
communications to other ships, perhaps
others with petroleum, and in imagina
tion conceived the whole surface of the
basin covered with blazing oil. Pres
emily the burning vessel began to settle
She had been scuttled, and her cargo
was now under water, the deck being
level with the surface. Tile danger
from the escape of burning petroleum
was still imminent, when line Of boats,
lashcd together stem and stern, was
seen pulling away, and as the file
Strengthened out the burning ship moved
also, and was slowly towed out to the
bay ty over two hundred well manned
oars. 1t twas only then that an immense
cheer broke from the thousands of peo-
pie who felt .inexpressible gratitude for
the salvation of the city.
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f SHERIFF'S SALE.
. ."'g - se rH
VIM, Lamping & Co.
VS..
Evan Haney. '

ny virtue of an execution to me directed
II from. the court of common pleas Of Mon-
roe county, Ohio, will offer for sale, at the
front door of the court house, in the town of
Woodsfeld. between the hours of 10 o'clock
a. m. and o'clock p. m, on
Saturday, the 18th day of June, 1872,
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe county, Ohio, to w.t. ? 80 -; -
The north half Of the northeast quarter OF
section nineteen, township four of range six,
containing eighty acres. ...s
Appraised at $l,4o0.
A' 4 g! GEORGE CALDWELL,
myl4wb. Sheriff M. C. O.
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Labor SO cents, carriage 30 cents.
Permit delivered to Milford May s,

Permit delivered to Milford May s,
1872, 4 As P. NJ. '.'l
"Received payment. LEEr 4 Co." :
Here the fellows Leet Il Co. exposed
and acknowledgement to owe their
business wholly to the Presidents favor
believed for time to have been driv-
en- from their fat place, and the Presi,
dent praised for his Roman virtue in
discarding them. Here they are! They
could not hold the General order basi-
ness for single day without the ex-
press favor of the President. But the
pretended reformation Of the Custom
house proves sham. There has been
q paltry juggle, which the people are
expected to believe in as demonstra.
ton of austere righteousness. We find
in New York and New Orleans family
likeness in pretenses Of reform that are
Thoroughly deceptive. While Leet con-
tinues to enjoy his private pudding
Casey, the brother in-law whose resig
nation, we were told the other day, had
been accepted, still sticks.
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Attachment.

John 1BendeI plaintiff, Before John Tishsr
against ~. P, of Ohio town.
Jacob Schmuoker, def't, ship, Monroe coun
ty, Ohio: On the 10th day of May, 1872, said
Justice issued an order of attachment in the
above action for the sum of $275. This
cause is set for hearing on Thursday, the eth
day Of June. 1872 JOHN BENDEL.
ma2Sw3 ~
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The Voice OF Pennsylvania Dem.
OCratS.
from the New York Express. |

Judge Asa Packer of Pa, is decided
that the Democratic party should in
dorse the Cincinnati platform and make
no nomination. He said recently: "If
the Convention at Baltimore will do
this Mr. Greeley will be triumphantiy
elected, and the country will have an
honest man in the chair of State, while
peace and quiet will once more prevail. y
The same letter says that among other
Democrats in Dauphin county, Pa, who
have expressed themselves in favor OF
Mr.. Greeley, is Judge Brodhead, ex-
Speaker of the State Senate.
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Massa chusettS Democrats
Greeley.
4 for

SPRINGFIELD, May 24-The Tenth
District Democratic Convention at Ches-
ter to day ratified the Cincinnati Cen.
vention and platform with great cnthu-
siasm. Senator William L. Smith OF
this city, and J. N. Durham of Pitts
field, both Greeley men, were elected
delegates to the Baltimore Convention
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Attachment.

Henry Maier, plaintiff J Before John fisher
gus-. against 4Ja.,-s ZIP. Of Ohio town
Jacob schmucker. deft. ship. Monroe coun
ty, Ohio: On the 10 III day Of May, 1879, ssit
Justice Issued an order of attachment in .h,
above action for the sum Of, $500, This
cause is set for hearing on Thursday, the 27tl
day of June, 1872. HENRY MAIER.
ma27w3. 1N ''is1
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One More Democrat.

CINCINNATI, May 27.-The Enquirer
publishes letter from the Hon. Thom.
as L. Jones, eX.United States Senator
from kentucky, in which he advocates
the endorsement Of Greeley and Brown
by the Demodratic Convention at Bal
timore. He says not to do this would
be unwise, if not, in the present condi
ton Of affairs, unpatriotic.
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Attachment.

Samuel Rufener, plaintiff. ! Before John
against Muhleman, ]. P.
Jacob schmucker, def't. of Ohio township,
Monroe county, Ohio: On the 10th day Of
May, A. D. 1872, said Justice issued an order
of attachment in the above action for the
sum of Sl92. This cause is set for hearing
on Thursday. the 9th day of June., 1872.
ma28w3. SAMUEL RUFRNER.
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Attachment.
GOTTLIRB SCHOTT.

Samuel Regsegsr, plaintiff, Before John
against fisher, ]. P. of
Jacob schmucker, deft. Ohio township,
Monroe county Ohio: On the 10th day of May,
1879, said Justice issued an order'of attach.
ment in the above action for the sum of
S295. This cause is set for hearing on Thurs
day, the 9th day of June, 1879. !, al., II
ma2sw3. 1hi y5 SAMUEL RBGSEliER.
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Notice Of VIII.

NOTICE is hereby given that the las. will
~ and testament of Samuel Staufef, late
of Switzerland township, Monroe county, Ohio,
together with the record thereof, was destroy.
ed by fire on the 18th day of June. 1867, and
that duly certified copy thereof was admitted
to record in my Office on the. 22d day Of May,
1872, and recorded therein. ,...., =.
.'..r.'.o.,s r. o. CASTLE,
60. ma2Sw3. 1ss ProbatsJudge NJ. C. O.
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DY virtue of an ORDER of sale to me di
Monroe county, Ohio, | will offer for sale al
the front door of the oouit house,in the town
of Woodsfeld, between the hours of ter
o'clock m. and four o'clock p. m, on
J Saturday, the 9Th day Of July. 1872.
the following described real estate, situate IL
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:
Lot No. 80 in the town of Calais, Monro,
county, Ohio.
Appraised at 500 90.
aa1a. .Hs p !Ha GEORGE CALDWELL, .
june4w5. s-Hszt sheriff Nj. G. o
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Attachment e

dottlieb schott, plaintiff, | Before John Tish'
against er, ]. P.1of Ohio
Jacob Schumacher, deft, township, Monroe
county, Ohio: On the 10th day of May, 1879,
said Justice issued an order of attachment in
the above action for the sum of $500. This
cause is set for hearing on Thursday, the 9th
day of June, 1872.
ma2Sw3 GOTTLlKB SCHOTT.
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.sz Gs-Mr, THoNAs Cook. OF Bridge,
/. sport. Belment County. died of heart
VI tl;sease, on the gstli ult, while reading
-, newspaper. He appeared in good
> health few moments before his death
i a wife and three children mourn his de-
Mise.
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FOUR!

FOUR! FOUR
Complete and comprehensive shows united-T
Monster geological Accumulation and Eqnewy
trian Exhibition. Extensive Museum of Living
and Inanimate Curiosities. Gigantic Menagerieg
of Living Wild Animals, Colossal Egyptian,
Caravan, and the best Circus in America.
Our menagerie contains the greateet number
of Rare Wild animals ever collected under on e.
management. Among the vast and valuable
collection may be. found the recently imported
War Elephant, julius Cesar! Drove of Cam
els and Dromedaries South American Hippo
potamus' the finest den Of Asiatic and African
Lions in America, pair of Bengal ,Figers, thes
great four.herned Obera, the only one ever on
exhibition in America. Den of Performing
! Hyenas. trogf svt,,,s
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The Hartford Times cries out Justify
for "change" and "an end Of horse
craftsmanship and bullpuppery."
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5ilEE Tile Lower House Of Congress as
constituted by the apportiohment bill
has 293 members; being So more than
are in the present Congress Forty three
h,wefe provided early in the session by q
general act and, few days since, a sup
Elemental superintendent bill was passed
giving one additional member to New
o oHumpshire, New York, Vermont and
s1other States, These are.to be elected as
,'Cb 'Cobnagressmen 81 at largely their respective
States as a 81. "a
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1iza rg-A number of Wheeling capital
lists have leased about 2,COO acres OF
Hand along the line of Belmont and this
-ieounty, They propose to organize a
dead and silver mining company imme-
vsiiateiy. and proceed to delve forthe min
erals We wish them every success in
their enterprise.
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a., aEThree lambs. the property OF Dr.
III. II. Price of Barnesville, weighed
when fiyc weeks old, one hundred
pounds.