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OVERRIDING THE MATTER.

The Democratic papers are raving and
ranting about corruption among Congress
men. Foremost among them is the New
York Irib1ae This paper lost all its in
fiuence during the campaign last fall,
with all character for truth and xeracity
1t then made equally as grave charges,
and it confidently asserted the election
of its editor, Horace Greeley, to the Pres
idency The result showed about how
much confidence might be placed in it.
The Tribune is especially bitter and false
towards Mr.. Colfax, mainly, we think,
because he came so near superseding the
present editor 1t contradicts him, and
gives him the lie in every thing he says
in refuting the ISLANDERS against him.
In giving his testimony before the Com
mittee of Congress, Mr.. Colfax had to
give pretty full account of his business
transactions for several years. and he
mentioned having bought a share of
Tribune stock which he afterwards sold
for $I00 more than he paid for it. OF
course the Tribune declared this to be an
other lie, and procured one Rocker to
publish card in the Tribune. in which
he said that he had been the secretary of
the Tribune Company ever since its organ
ization, and that Mr.. Colfax never owned
any of the stock But here comes Sam
uel Sinclair, the well known publisher of
the Tribune, with the following card:
Mr. CoLFAx's TRIBUNE SHARES.
foll
after midnight, for. use in yesterday s
issue:
To the Editor Of the Tribune:
SIR: Ny attention has been called to
Mr. Rockers statement in to-day's T'i-
6llne on the subject of former ownership
of Tribune stock Tin 1861 by Mr.. Colfax
The facts were these: Mr.. Greeley had,
on several occasions, expressed a strong
fdesire to secure more strength in the po-
litical department of The ITibune, partly
to prevent the occurrence of SO many
blunders in his absence, and to afford
him relief from many of the more imme-
diate cares of the paper. Finally. asked
him to consider who would be the most
desirable acquisition to The Tribune, and
he named Mr.. Colfax, provided he would
be willing to abandon public life and de-
vote himself entirely to the paper. Mr..
Colfax could not then decide as to a per-
manent connection with The Tribune, but
he thought well of it provided he could
become interested in the property. At
ter further consultation with Mr. Greeley,
offered to and did finally sell Tribune
stock to Mr.. Colfax, lin 1861, but as he
was then in Congress it was thought best
not to transfer it on the books of the
Association till such time as he should
become Immediately connected with the
conduct of the paper. For reasons salts
factory both to Mr.. Greeley and Mr.. Col
fax afterward repurchased the stock as
stated by Mr. Colfax in his testimony.
Yours, &c, SAMUEL SINCLAIR.
New YORK, Feb. l3, 1873.
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CREDIT MoB1LIER.

We never could understand why it was
wrong for members of Congress to take
stock in company organized to build a
railroad. The Congressional Committee
appeared to take the same view, as the
following. from their report, would indi-
cate:
"The Credit Mobilier was State cor
poration, not subject to congressional
legislation, and the fact that its profits
were expected to be derived from build
ing the Union Pacific Railroad did not
apparently create such an interest in the
company as to disqualify a holder of
Credit Mobilier stock from participating
IL, any legislation affecting the railroad
company. Ames assured the Congress
men, when questioned on the subject,
that the ownership of stock would not
interfere with their legislative duties.
The committee, therefore, do not find as
to the Congressman above named that
they were aware of Ames' object, or that
they had any other purpose than profita-
bic investments. 1t is apparent that
those who advanced their money to paw
for their stock present more the appear
ance of an ordinary investor than those
who did not, but the committee do not
feel at liberty to find any corrupt pur-
fact of non-payment alone.
1t is claimed that Congress might be
called upon to legislate upon the ques-
ton of railroads, and this would induce
members to be biased in favor of their
own interest. If this be correct, there
is only one class of men who can ever be
sent to Congress with safety. And that
is your worthless hummer politician, who
never owned dollars worth of property
in his life, and never villa man who
never has been, and never will be engaged
in any business.
The legislation of Congress always
affects. directly or indirectly some branch
of business Take the members sent
from our own district. When Mr. Bundy
was in Congress he was engaged in the
manufacture of iron. and he worked for
the iron interest Mr.. Wilson has been
in Congress six years. He is banker
and farmer. He has been Chairman OF
the Committee on Agriculture, and has
done all he could for the farming interest
Were these men criminal because they
were engaged in a legitimate business
upon which Congress frequently legis
lated? We think not. Then why not
be engaged in the building of railroads
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During the time that Mr. Creswell, the
Postmaster General. was urging the abol-
ishment of the Franking Privilege, he
urged as principal reason. the great sa-
wing to the Government and he estima-
ted just how many millions of dollars
could thus be saved. Gen. Butler, and
many other shrewd men. claimed that
there was no truth in these estimates
that just as much would be charged for
the transportation Of the mails, whether
franked documents were in the mail bags
or not. In making out the estimates for
the expenses of the mail service, Gen.
Butler took the estimates of the P. M.
General as correct, and cut down the ap-
preparation for that Department accord
ingly. This was correct. If the esti-
mates of the P NJ General were correct,
his Department will not need the money;
if not correct, the fallacy of such calcu-
lations viii be made manifest. Yet we
see that those papers which made the
loudest noise about the cost of the frank
ing privilege are finding fault with Gen.
Butler and others. who treated their es-
Inmates as if they had been honestly
made.
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ARE THEY H0NEsTi

N- - e
If any confidence could be placed in
any Of the Democratic papers. you would
think that they are now, at last. utterly
opposed to corruption, bribery and ras-
cality, wherever found. Just look at
their TRADES against Congressman for
owning stock in the Credit Mobilier Com
pany But here comes committee of
investigation who say, after hearing all
the testimony, that there was nothing
wrong in owning this stock. if honestly
purchased. and that they find nothing
dishonest on the part of members, with
two exceptions. Oakes Ames. Repub-
lican member from Massachusetts,. de-
signed to bribe members with this stock.
None of the members knew his designs,
except James Brooks, q Democratic mem
Der from New York. He knew that
sAmesulesired to bribe him, and he took
the bribe, and did, so far as opportunity
offered. the very things which Ames
hired him to do, in violation of his hon
or. and his oath as member of Congress,
and hence the Committee report resolu-
tions to expel both of these corrupt men.
At once the news is telegraphed from
Washiongton City that the Democrats in
Congress, to a man, solid, will unite
against the expulsion of their Democrat
ic brother, the man who has been proved
to be corrupt, bribed, perjured seound-
rel.
There In honesty for vou
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q We have received several numbers of
Woodruff and ClafHin's Weekly These
women had been arrested by United
States authorities. on a charge of sending
obscene publications through the mail
A man went to the country and wrote in
fictitious name for copies of the Weekly,
which were sentto him through the mail,
and then he had the publishers arrested
on the above charge. The paper con-
tains full report of the examination of
the women before the q. S. Official. with
the arguments of counsel. What is the
strangest feature of this case is, that the
matter charged as obscene in the paper,
is quotation from the Bible. We have
no sympathy with the free love heresies
of these women, but if they are to be i'm
prisoned for publishing verses from the
Bible, let the American Bible Society and
its agents De looked after,
We think the United States authori-
ties could find ample work to do in get
ting the mails into some kind of decent,
honest working order, instead of sending
out spies to entrap couple of women
who have more desire for notoriety than
anything else
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Anthony w. Drouillard, who died re-
Gently in Gallipolis, was son of Joseph
Drouillard, SO many years Clerk Of the
Court of Gallia county. He was broth
er Of s. B. Drouillard, for the past nine
years Clerk of the Court ofiScioto county,
and brother of the wife of DR.. A. L..
Norton, of Gallia Furnace. Hepublished
paper, the Clipper, in Portsmouth, for
about year, commencing in the year
1874. He was in his SD year at the time
of his death
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A few weeks ago we stated that the
evidence before the committee which
was investigating the Credit Mobilier
affair, only implicated one James Brooks,
noisy Democrat of New York City, as
having been bribed by Oakes Ames with
this stock For this statement we were
sharply taken to task by the Portsmouth
Times, that paper averring, if we mis-
take not, that we were so blinded by our
partisan feelings, that we could not make
a fair statement of the case.
Last week the committee got through
with the evidence and made report
concluding with resolutions for the
expulsion Of Oakes Ames, the man who
offered the bribe, and JAMES Brooks, the
only man who was proved to have ac-
cepted the bribe.
What has the Times to say now?
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There i honesty for you.

Some time ago there waa an election
in Missouri for United States Senator.
Frank Blair was set aside, and q man
named Boey elected. The Missouri Leg
iAlature 10 intensely rebel, andsoiS Bogy.
Itsoon became the common talk that
this Bogy had bought his way into the
Senate, and an investigation was ordered
The Democratic members of the com
rnittee Of Investigation suppressed all in
quiry, and the rebel Democrat Bogy will
probably have no further trouble
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A young man in Portsmouth named
Will B. Jack when crazy with whisky
went into the liquor establishment
of William Musser d Son and asked for
drink. Mr.. 'Musser gave him glass of
water. This insulted the young man, and
he raised row. Mr.. Musser then put
him out Of the house, when he commenc-
ed shooting at Mr. Musser through the
window, and shot four times.
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ID DAILRoAD LETTING.

-AG
The County Commissioners of Jackson coun-
ty, Ohio hereby give notice that Sealed Propos-
county Auditor of said county, in the town Of
jackson, until the 2oth day OF April, A. ID. 1873
of jackson, between the following termini, and
ON the following route, viz: Commencing at
counties, at or near where the old HiIlsborough
grade, in Seioto townshlps Jacks9n on, county,
jackson; thence by tlie most practicable route 70
an eligible point on the line between the eoun-
whore the survey of the Southern Ohio Rail-
road crosses fronn Madison township, Jackson
Bidders will furnish their own spccifica tionss
same, and they are required 10 be specific and
definite as to the character of the work TO be
missloners will, however. require conformity TO
the specifications following, viz;
lst The said railroad 10 be constructed in q
suitable and workmanlike manner. and when
completed to be in all respects nrSt-ciaSS road
2n3. That no gradisnt to be used exceeding
(42 feetl forty-tSo feet to the mile.
Sd. That no curve 10 be used OF less than one
thousand feet T0dius-
4th. That good quality OF iron-I--rslls--oe
lineal yard, and laid on not less than twenty
six hundred and forty good and substantial
The railroad is to be located and built on
grounds or rights of way 70 be furnished by the
done under their direction and supervision.
the Statute in such case made and provided,
have at their disposal for the purpose of build
ing said r0lirO0u, the sum OF one nuAOfCQ tnOu~
sand dollars, (Sl00,000) for which amount bonds
are to be issued, f1ve thousand dollars of which
TO be paid every year till the whole amount
shal Hoe paid; the bonds to draw eight per cent in
tereSi with coupons attached therefor, payable
scni-ann uaily with principal and interest to be
made payable at the office OF the County Treas
urer OF said county, and redeemable at the
pleasure of the Commissioners of said county
after ten years; Interest to run on said bonds
from the date or the contract for building the
road. Said bonds and accumulated interest
will not be delivered until the road is complei-
ed within said county OF Jackson.
Bids should be made for the whole Of said
railroad, or what number of miles will be built
for the sum appropriated, to-wtks $lOo.00o.
Bids should be made embracing for both the
work and tho right Of way to be furnished by
the parties, and also for the work alone, tho
county furnishing the right OF way.
The proposals should be addressed to the
Com mmiSsi0ners of Jackson county, and Endorsed
s.Proposals for Railroad Building.n
( The contractors Will be required to give bond
with security required by law, within such
time may be designated by the Commissions
erS upon the acceptance of any bid, and en- ter
ing into ontract under the same.
The Commissioners reserve the right NJ any
time before final con tract (any good reason. e&-
isting thereforl TO withdraw or set aside the
letting, and again advertise FOR letting the
work. BY order of the
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
]. r. BooTH, County Auditor.
jackson, Ohio, February 26, 1873. 5w.
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DoAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that petition will be
presented to the County Commissioners of Jack
son county, at their next session, to be held on
the first Monday of March, A. D. 1873, praying
for the establishment of County Road along
the following described route in said county, to-
wit: Beginning at the termination of Town
ship road near the residence of Evan b. Ed
wards in Jefferson Township, thence in north
east course through the land OF Evan B. Ed
wards to the corner of the land of John Thomas,
thence north on the line-or as near the line as
practical Road can be had, between the land
of John Thomas and the lands of Evan B. Ed
wards, Evan L. Edwards and Thomas McNeal,
to interseet the County Road near FMcNeal's
Switch on the Portsmouth Branch of the n. q
e. r. r. PETITIONERS.
January 80. IST3-5w
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The last number of the Tronton Journal
contained the valedictory of Albert Law
son. and the salutatory of H. M. Adams,
the new editor. Mr.. Lawson edited the
Journal but little over year, but in that
time he vastly improved the character of
the Journal, and made many friends for
himself and the paper. The new editor
appears TO be man of ability.
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r EGAL NOTICE.

Henry Havens, of the state of Missouri, win
take notice that George Gilliland administrator
of the estate of Howard Havcns, deceased,
the 3Ist day of January. A. ID. 1873, dIed his Pc
titiOn in the Probate court within and for the
county of Jackson and state of Ohio, against
him et al, alleging that the personal estate of
said deceased is insufficient to pay his debts
and the charges of administering his estate;
that he died seized in fee simple of the follow
ing described real estate, situate in the county
Of jackson and state of Ohio, to-Wit:
The southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section number thirty-ave (35l, Of
township number five (5l, of range number
nineteen (l9).
sale of said premises for the payment OF the
debts and charges aforesaid. Said petition will
be for hearing on the 4th day of March, A. D.
1878, or as soon thereafter as leave can be OBJ
fained. GEORGE GILL1LAND,
Administrators OF Howard Hayens.
James Tripp, Atty.
Feb6. '73-4W
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nIvOKCE NOTICE.

the county of MenOmonee, and State OF Miclli-
gan, is notified that Melissa Martin did, the
6th qay OF january a. " 1873, nle her petlt1oH
mon Pleas, within and for the county Of jack
son and State of Ohio, charging the said John
w. Martin with wfllful absence for more than
three (3) years last past. and asking that she
may be divorced from the said John w. Martin,
and that the custody of their child, Berth
Rivers, be decreed to her, which petition Will
stand for hearing at the next term of said Court.
Dated this 23d day of January, A. D. lS73.-6W
By r. H Jones, her Atty
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NEW RARRER. SHOP

Ben. Mcclellan has opened Barber Shop on
Main Street, next door to Tolley's Jew, Try
store, where he asks the public to give him a
Eall. Nov. II, '72-tf
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FeblasW
OoNTRAcroR,s NOVICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Commission
ers will on Tuesday, March IL, 1873, sell at pub
lie out-cry to the lowest responsible bidder the
contract for grading out the dirt and rock on q
portion of Court and Broadway Streets, abut-
ting the Public Square. Also the contract for
the building of protection wall around por-
ton of said Public Square.
Plans and Specifications made known day
of sale. COMMISSIONERS OF JACKSON Co.
J. r. BOOTH, Auditor.
Eel IS73-2v
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The Ohio Senate last week passed a
bill fixing the amount to be charged for
publishing advertisements of Sheriff's
sales, and other legal advertisements.
This Blll fixes the price very near that
now chNrged by the STANDARD. We hope
il may pass the house
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We regretted to notice few days ago
In one Of the leading and most infuen-
tial religious papers in this State, an ad-
Tartissment which we rejected last June
~ being a plain violation Of tive Statutes
Of this State. It is not only unlawful.
but It is obscene. When such things are
done IN the green tree, what may be ex-
peeted IN the dry7
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

j. #. lowell, Portsmouth, Ohio, offers to the
and Furnacemen of jackson county
superior stock of Dry Goods and Notions on
erms the most favorable.
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Chapped Hands, face, rough skin, pimpIes,
ringworm, salt -rheum, and other cutaneous af-
feetions cured, and the skin made soft and
smooth, by using the Juniper Tar Soap, made
by Caswell, Hazard & Co.. New York. Be cer-
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ERRoRs or YouTH.

Every nervous Young Man in the Union, will
receive, free, Recipe that will prove blessing
through life, by addressing, in confidence,
JOHN B. OGDEN,
Box 5IT2 p. o. AZ Cedar ST., n. Y.
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The Purest and Sweetest Cod Liver Oil is
Hazard s. Caswells, made on the sea shore,
from fresh, selected livers, by Caswell, Hazard
& Co., New York. It is absolutely pure and
s10eet. Patients who have once taken it prefer
it to all others. Physicians have decided it SUI
perior to any of the other oils in market.
: Jan 2, 'T3-l2w
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NTTRSERY.

Now is the time to purchase your Fruit Trees.
Call at my Nursery South of Jackson, where
you can make your selection of Trees at lower
prices than you can buy of any other.
HI CARR, jackson, Ohio.
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NoTICE.

IN
To all lUhon 10 may concern:
On the 9th day of January, A j. 1873, the un-
deTsigned presented to the Commissioners of
jackson county, Ohio, at their regular session,
a petition duly signed by thirty and nlose citi-
zens and qualified voters, the object and prayer
of which is, to organize into Incorporated
Village for Special Purposes, under the style
and corporate name of -Srhe Village of Oak
Hill" the following described territory, tO-wit=
The town of Oak Hill and Additions; the town
of Portland and Additions, with the territory
adjacent to both of said towns; more particu-
lar desert ption ol the territory proposed to DO
Incorporated. being rs follows, to-wit. The
whole of the west-half of Section number Is, OF
Township number ), of Range number Is, def
ferson tT.,) containing 32 44-lO0 acres. The
whole of the northwest quarter of Section num-
ber 80, and the whole OF the southwest quarter
of Section number 10, both OF Township Num-
ber Z, of Range number IL. madison eEol, the
the first containing I7S 42-l00 acres and the last
I75 "A -lc0 acres; the entire area containing SO
20-l0O acres
Said petition will be for hearing the 10th
day of March, A. d. 1873, at one o'clock p -,Rt
the office of the Auditor of Jackson county,
Ohio. X. H. JONES, Agents
j. EDWARD JONES, for
J. RULE, } Petitioners.
Dated January 23l, lS73-6w
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The Howard Association, of Philadelphia,
has for many years enjoyed good reputation
for professional skill and honorable dealing
We have reason to believe that it is an institu-
ton of a usefur character, conducted by trust
worthy AfanaIers.
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The Hooking Sentinel is crying aloud
for the discovery of young Hitchings,
who left Gallipolis on foot. without mon
ey, &c. Now it has been more than two
weeks since Hitchings returned to CALI
polls.
Exchanges please copy"
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T EGAL NOTICE.

N NOIIOEs
Eliza Landrum, Mildred Iandrunn Smith
I,andrum, and Mark Landrun, of Jackson
county, Ohio, Robert Landrum, of Fayette
county, Ohio the heirs at law Of Augustus
Iandrum, deceased, whose residence are un-
known, the heirs at law of Caroline Henry, who
reside in Virginia, the heirs at law of Nancy
Duncan, deceased, who reside in the State Of
Tennessee and the heirs at law of Fenton Ian
drum, whose places of reside nee are unknown,
will take notice that petition was fled against
them in the Court OF Common Pleas, within
and for the county of Jackson and State Of
Ohio, by Elizabeth A. Fitzpatrick and Adam l..
Elizabeth A. and Adam J.. Fitzpatrick demand
partition of the following described real estate
wit: The west-half of the southwest quarter OF
section number IL, of township number 2 of
Range number I9, and that at the next term of
said Court. the said Elizabeth A. and Adam L.
Fitzpatrick will apply for an order that parti-
ton may be made of said premises
ELIZA BETH A. FITZPATRICK and
ADAM L. FITZPATRICK.
James Tripp, Attorney for Petitioners
Dated February q, lS73-6w