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increase Of Salaries.

Congress having failed to agree in re-
gard to the increase of salaries, con-
ference committee agreed upon the fol-
lowing, to take effect from the 4th inst:
"Thc President of the United States
to receive $50, 600; Vice President Sl0,-
600: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
$40, 800; Justices of the Supreme Court,
$4,000; Cabinet officers, $4,000; AS
sistaat Secretaries of the Treasury State
and Interior Departments, $4,000
Speaker of the House, after the present
Congress, $4,000; Senators, Represen-
tatives and Delegates, including the pres
ent Congress, $500, This is to be in
lieu of all pay and allowance, except ac-
tual individual travelling expenses from
their homes TO seat of Government and
return by the most direct route of usual
travel for each session.
Mr. Garfield having explained the
points :sof the report, Mr.. Farnswortl
opposed the salary proposition, particu
larly in view of the rejection Of the
aaseriment increasing the pay of female
clerks in the departments from 5000 to
$1,000, The country had had Lincoln
for four, years at S25, 1000 per annum,
when gold was sometimes $50 per cent
and yet Lincoln saved $4,000 during
his term. Every President saved money
! in Office because there were attached to
the office emoluments in the wav of res
idence, servants, &c, the money value
of which was at least $4,000 year :
He hated to see the Republican party
completely wreck itself and cover it:
history With dishonor by a thing which
showed the Credit Mobilier, and ever,
thing else that was corrupt, which hat
taken place in this Congress or any othe
Congress of which he had been mem
Der. He appealed to the manhood ant
to sthe sense of justice of members o
the House TO vote down the report.
The report was adopted by yeas i0S
nays 81 Mr.. SPRAGUE voted nay like {
tlittle man, for which We give him credit
and it is almost the only credit mark du
him since his election to Congress Hi
votes have been on the Credit Mobilize
side in nearly every instance.
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The modoc wnr.

The N. Y. Tribune sums up the war
Hof the Administration, its land thieves
and dishonest Indian Agents, against
the Modoc Indians thus:
sand when it is ended, what will be
the dreary sum total Of achievement 7
A fresh dishonesty en- our part toward
the savages, a brutal punishment of
them for their nstural resentment, much
bloodshed, enormous waste Of money,
the sowing of crop of new jealensies
mu uIsrrusrs among other tribes, and
the acquisition by a few settlers OF a lit
tie land to which they had no claim. 1t
is the testimony OF army officers who
have lived among them that the Modocs,
though bitter and mereiless in war, new
er forfeit their word nor stir up strife
without provocation. In an interval Of
the first battle one of their braves .'in-
teryiewed" soldier at safe distance. =
"Hi,'' he said, .swhy you no GO home
and stay there2 What for you come
here to 6ght Modocs We no want to
fight you. You Siskiyou boys better
go home You can't get Injun out OF
lava bed" And we dare say the future
Modoc historian will write down
'Frank," first in war, first in peace, and
first in the hearts of his ccuatrymer -
His aivice was certainiy sound. He
seems, however, to be in the hapless
plight OF Macbeth--'Stepped in SO far
that should he wade no more, Return
ing were as tedious as go Ger" Every
solution Of the difficulty is full Of pos.
sible evil. just now hostilities are sus.
pended while new peace embassy de.
liberates. But, whatever way Govern.
ment takes out of this wretched bust.
ness, it is plain that it has only itself to
blame for being in it. And, for our
selves, we confess that, with the Indian
war whoop ringing in our ears, it,seems
to behocve us to speak with modesty
about Spanish atrocities 80
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Impeachment of Delahay and
Sherman.
The Former Il Ordered, and the
Latter Doubtless viii he.

f
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-A resolution
impeaching Judge Delahay of Kansas
was reported to the House by. Mr.. But
Ter to-day, and passed without opposi
ton after the reading of a few extracts
from the testimony taken by the Judi
|ciary Committee, showing Delahay s
habltual drunkenness and unseemly con
duct on the bench. The resolution no.
tilted to the Senate that the House will
in due time prefer charges and appoint
managers to conduct the case. 1t is
understood that the Judiciary Commit
tee have DELAYED that report for some
time to give the Judge an opportunity
to take the advice of his friends and re-
sign. He lacks the decency to do this,
lit appears, and there IS no way to get
rid of him except by Impeachment
Only two cases of the impeachment OF
q Federal Judge have occurred since the
foundation of the Government. Della
hays will he the third, and Sherman
will unques,ionably soon make q fourth
unless be has the good sense TO resign,
II is BOT expected that the Senate will
take action on Delehay's case before
next Winter unless there should be an
extra session.
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and germany,

From an Interview with Gaixot in N Y Herald.
An allusion to Bismarck led the con-
yersation to the relations of France and
Germany, "My belief on that IS"
said NJ. Guizot, .'that our humiliation in
the late war-our extraordinary losses
in men, money and territory, and the
necessity of rest that, strength may
come-will impose upon France policy
Of peace. am very sure that this will
be the policy of France as long as NJ
Theirs is in power. There is some fear
that there viii be trouble about the tenn
poral power. On that / have spoken.
NJ. Thiers believes in the temporal pow
er of the Pope. He is opposed to the
present attitude of Italy. But he has
said again and again, and l am conv;pc'
ed he speaks sincerely. that SO long as
be is in power France shall never dis
turb Italy As to the Germans and
their occupation, NJ. Theirs will be able
to pay the fourth milliard in the course
of this year. He could pay it now, but
the result would be financial panic,dis-
astrous to Germany and France. So
he will make gradual payments. Now.
by the treaty, upon the payment of this
fourth milliard, France obtains the right
to offer guarantees for the fifth. II these
guarantees are accepted We have right
to call upon the Germans to evacuate
the departments. But here comes a
question: What kind, of guarantees will
the Germans regard as yalhd2 The
matter is almost wholly in their disc re-
ton. You may be sure that Bismarck
will look far more; fayorably upon the
guarantees offered by NJ. Thiers and
this Assembly than he would upon the
same gual antics offered by. Radical
Assembly, and at its head Gambetta, the
most persistent enemy of Germany du-
ring the war. ] believe if We were 10
elect such an Assembly the Germans
would decline to eyacuate the Eastern
Provinces, and, above all, would find q
lpretext for declining to surrender Bel
fort. 4 No one knows better than M.
IlThiers that the Germans are only, too
I'auxious to find reason for holding on to
IIBeifort. The military party of Prussia
would never willingly have allowed Bel
fort to revert to France. That party
would have taken it as they took Metz.
I am quite sure, therefore, that for this
treason alone it would be calamity to
have an election next summer, as is the
policy Of NJ Gambetta There would
I be the eternal tumult--there would,
above all, be the question of the Ger
man occupation. This Assembly con-
cluded the treaty with Germany, and it
should remain in power until its provis
lions are consummated. Itis bad enough
to have general elections at any time.
How much more dangerous and difficult
with this German problem nnsolyed y
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Ana,her ocean Cable.

LoNDos, February 2s.-The Grea'
Eastern has now on board 1857 miles
of cable, and the telegraph feet, will
the additional cable which is to be laid
for the Anglo-Ameriean and French ca.
bic combination on board, viii sail the
last week in May,and it is expected thai
the cable will he in working order be-
fo,e the tirst day of July. The cable
win be laid to Halifax, and thence te
Nav Yolk. -,.4
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THE WINGED MAN.
Faglin, the Bird Wan ot Anvergne
80 "A SinS0l Story.


Paris has Recue des Merveilss Sci
antiques, ard if all its articles are as
startling as a recent contribution from
the pen of Mr.. Harnois- -Condamine, it
certainly has good claims to title This
gentleman has discovered actual evil
dence of q new departure among the
human race, by which man is eventually
to take to himself wings and ly through
the air. The application of faith in the
Darwinian theory of the selection of
species to the phenomenon that Mr..
Harnois Condamine describes is all that
is necessary to fore cast On ostrich-like
creature AS the coming man, half.stri-
dug, halffying through the world
The addition of wings to women will,
Of course, make them angels instead of
ostriches. 1t was in the mountains OF
Auvergne that the embodiment of the
first evidences of the hew departure was
discovered. His name was Andre Fag-
lin He was an athlete, famous swim
,ner, and great walker He appeared
to walk as much with his arms as With
his legs. The motion Of the arms in
creased as he ran, until, as he is desert
bed, "he seemed to be actually propell-
ing himself through the air like SWIM
mer who goes through the water hand
over hand" He insisted that this in
creased his speed When Andre died,
NJ. Harnois Condamine, assisted by M
Brayais, physician of the conserva-
tive school, dissected his body. Abnor-
NAL developments were found, which,
taken separately, might be regarded as
deformities. but, together, pointed di-
lrectly to new Npe--the. bird type
The arm Was certainly the beginning OF
the framework of wing, according to
these gen lemen The formation of the
breast, the lehgtlienihg of the shoulder
blade, tile incIosure of the ,horax, and
various other developments indicate d the
same ultimate condition of human be-
ling with wings. AT his death Faslin
lett child about year old that shows
the same developments in more pro-
nounceds degree, with two additional
features of the bird type. One of those
is a distinctly marked though rudimen.
tary third eyelid the her is a loose
and fappy mass Of skin that folds back
of the arm when this member is at rest
These additions indicate rapid advances
in the process of developing the new
species that is promised. This process
would naturally be gradual, and take its
slow course through marriage and off
|spring. 1t is claimed that the strength
of the muscle required is not near SC
great as has been estimated in the past
and that elasticity is quite as importan,
Ian adjunct. The developments that
have been Eoted are of particular,
Ielastic quality. Mr.. Harnois Conda
Fauinc proposes to undertake the educa
ltion Of this child, probably for the pur
.Ipose of bringing il up as it should fiy
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Russia.

g ST. PETERSBURG, February 28.-Prep-
arations for the Khiyan campaign are
going on without interrul ton. The
report that the expedition had been
abandoned in consequence of the sub
mission of Khiva has no foundation.
Count Won Brunnow, Russian Embas-
sador at London, is not to be recalled
and replaced 10y Count Schouyaloff, as
has been reported. N daiif i4Ef
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Democratic County Convention


AT a meeting Of the Democratic
County Central Committee held on Sat
urday, the Sth day of Februafy, the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Resolred, That Popular Vote Con
vention be held at the several voting pla-
ces in the county, on Saturday, the 18th
day of March, 1873 to put in nomination
Delegate TO- the Constitutional Conven-
tion.e SIT fnsA "a u
Resolved, That the pplhbooks be re-
turned to Woodsfeld On Monday, March
II, and the candidate having the highest
number ofvotes be declared the nominee
Resolred, That the Judges receive no
ballots except those of Democrats.
County Nominating Convention.
The following resolutions were pre-.
sented and adopted:
ResolUed, That the Democratic voters
of Monroe are requested to meet at their
usual places Of holding elections, in each
township, on Monday, the 7th day Of
April, 1873, to- Nominate by ballot the
following officers:
One Representative,
County Auditor. ai5
Treasurer,
Clerk,
!" Prosecuting Attorney, aseas
" Sheriff, saeT
:" Commissioner,
" .iufrmary Director,
" Coroner,
And one Central Committeeman for
each township.
ResolUed, That the Central Committee
man return the poll books to Woodsfeld,
on Tuesday, the Sth day Of April, 1878,
for the purpose ofcounting the votes cast
and declaring the nominees.
ResolUed. That none but Democrats be
permitted to vote in the Convention
There being no further business the
Convention adjourned sine die.
JAMES GOURLEY, Chm.
AUGUST MYER, Secretary.
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ueuryL. Dawes,

There was, what might be called, tail
swearing indulged in before the, Credit
Mobilier Committee by the whitewashed
congressman Here is a chapter from
Dawes testimony: I'd s..,i IS,
On page liz Mr.. DAWES says under
oath ''..1'--.-
"I was nesvr The owner Of my;of the
stock of the corporation Credit Mobil
Ter, We, did sgree to.takc ten ssliares
hut the agreement was rescinded before
lit was transferred"
On the next page Mr. Dawes says:
'1n the mean time, and before | wenI
to Pittsfeld, he [ Ames) had paid me 9
dividend once; do not know how mucl
it was tut | think it was thirty-6ve. pei
cent"
II Mr.. DAWES did not own the stock
how did he happen to receive dividend
lof thirty-iye per cent on stock that die
mot belong to him :, 49,,
In speaking Of the time he got his
dividend, Mr.. DAWES says, page ia:
"Ttccusd NOT hare been more Ean 4
5jtesu reeks after Z paid Tie waosaey."
| This "money" was paid in January
1858, and Mr.. DAWES continued to draw
4 dividends until December 9, 1858. @
/ On. page 90 Mr.. AMEs says that "ir
December, 1867, Mr.. DAWES came to M
10 purchase some Cedar Rapid bonds.-
I advised him to take Credit Mobilier."
/ After adding perjury to his Credi
lMobilier operations, Congress consid
cred him a model of truthfulness ant
purity and daubed him with its white
wash brush. = f
-r
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1The followine comprehensive te

E The following comprehensive tes-
timouial is pleasantly suggestive Of the
interchange Of editorial courtesies that
enlivcns the columns of the WaveIley
Watchman, of Pike County, and the
Peoples Defender, Of Adams County
!. "rhe tow.headed nincompoop Of the
Peoples Defender calls US red headed
cuss.' Villain, horse-thief, traitor, rebel,
copperbead,. son-of-a biscuit, you lie
We area bald-beadii cuss"
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Rome,

ROME, February 2S-The Pope to-day
received deputation of citizens of the
United States. Mr.. Glover, of New
York, read an address. The Pope re-
Piled with hearty, thanks. He said he
would always pray for country SO Par.
ticularly blessed by God with fertility
of soil and industrious inhabitants, and
he would ever pray for the increase of
its blessings He hoped, however, that
material things would not become the
sole affection of the American people,
for excessive love of riches corrupted
the heart. r3A 81 gof sik
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HMr. J. B. STEwARE the lawyer
Who WAS held in custody BY the Scar.
geant-at-A Arms OF the Lower House oi
Congress, for refusing to answer ques
tions before the Credit Mohilier Com.
nitiee, MAS discharged on the 2Sth ult
He beld the secrets OF lis clients faith
fully and deded Congress TO wiring them
from him.se saa as,g IS
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The Judiciary Committee, to which
committee Was referred the resolution
sf inquiry whether sufficient reasons
existed for the impeachment Of any Of
lcer OF The Government, (Coifax was
neant) reported that there were no
grounds upon which to found articles Of
Impeachment a 9E
Exit coLrax, whitewashcd, with his
dividends from Credit Mobilier, but
with character for truth and yaracity
badly damaged
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n During the closing hours of Con

~ Durlng the closing hours OF Con-
grsss S33, 3,o0o,o 600 we're voted away With.
out protes. from any, source The lobby
agents will receive their pay as soon III
the managers Of the Rings can Obtain
their,money from the q. s. Treasury
| The Radical leaders are great on Re
| form
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1OAKrs AnEs said, in converse
don with Col. McCohB:
"Eserybody knows that members oi
Congress are bwbed. and every body
does It." sssle 9iJ :
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Ed. SPIRIT: Announce JAMES
DoueHERrY, of Washington township, AZ q
candidate for sheriff; subject to the decision
Of the Democratic County Convention.
Macy DsNoetAfs.
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Ed. SPIRIT: Please announce SAMUEL
GRoUx, of Malaga township, as candidate
for Sheriff: subject to the decision of the Dem
ocratic county Convention.
MANY DEMOCRATS. .
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Ed. SPIRIT: Announce. GEORGE W.
CARRorHERs. of Center township, az candi-
date for Sheriff. subject to the decision of the
Democratic county Convention.
MANY DEMOCRATS.
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~ HGsxNr's inaugural stump speech
viii not be considered. by the present or
future generations as a remarkable State
paper. unless for its omissions. Read
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SHERIFF'S SALE. "
Christopher Kindelberger
o 1870. V. zw 3.
Jacob Pfalsqrsf ct al.


DY virtue of an erder Of sale to me directed
ID from the court Of common pleas Of Mon.
roe county. Ohio, VIII offer tor sale at the
front door Of the court house in the town Of
Weodsfeld, bstween the hours OF ten o'clock
.. m and four O'Clock p M, on flitf
Saturday, the 5ih day of April 1873,
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit: 's's'ss :
lst-The south halt Of the northeast quar-
ter Of section seven, in township six and
range six, containing eighty acres mora or
less, on which is erected steam and water
Touring and saw mill.
4 2d-The one undivided thirteenth part Of
the east half of the east half Of ths north
east quarter Of the northwest quarter Of sec-
tion three township seven Of range seven,
containing twenty acres, also the north half
Of the northeast quarter of section, township
and range aforesaid, containing eighty acres
more or less; and also part of the southeas:
quarter Of section four, township and range
aforesaid, containing sixty scres, more or less,
in all one hundred and sixty acres, subject to
the life estate of Elizabeth Pfalsgraf, widow
of Michael Pfalzgraf, deceased. n.
Appraised at $685. = s1 siiIilE
GEORGE CALDWELL,
moh4,'73y5. Sheriff N. C. 0.
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Ed SPIRIT: Please announce JOHN
GATcHELi, of Washington township, as can
didate for County Treasurer subject to the de-
cision of the Democratic county Convention.
ts7 MANY DEMOCRATS
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ED. SPIRIT: Please announce THOMAS
o. LITTLE, of Center township. the present
Deputy Sheriff, as candidate for Sheriff; sub
ject to the decision Of the Democratic county
Convention. MANY DEMOCRATS.
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Wesdail.lsi Mareh II. 1873.

IsAuauRArrD - On the 4th inst Black
Friday and tkc Credit Mobilier, a. Pres
ident and Vice President of the United
States, for four years.
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Legal Notice.
rEg1Fi 5a1 --.-..sl 2 iaedms5},
Sarah E. Huchison, Adm'x Of Levi D.
Huchison, decd. 1qWf
,N964 va.
John NJ. Huchison and others.

- u
.V0U are hereby informed that on the lat
! i day Of March, 1873. said Administrative
fled Der petition in the Probate Court Of
Monroe county, Ohio, the object and prayer
of which petition is to obtain an order in the
said Probate Court, on the Sd day Of April,
1873, for'the assignment Of the dover Of
Sarah K Huchison. the widow Of the said
levi D. Hutehison, deceased, and for the sale
of the following real. estate, of which the
said Levi D. Hutchison died ssissd, TO Wit.
The northeast corner west half northeast
quarter of section twenty-five, township i've
of range five, containing one hah acrss also
the northeast quarter of the southwest qasr.
ter Of section twenty> enc. township advs d
range five, containing forty acres and
forty six hundredths Of an acre, situated in
Monroe county, Ohio. aatgefaa
SARAH &. HG Gibson,
mch4, '73td. Administrative.
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ISAAC STINE'S HEIRS.

rNHE frst partial settlement account Of
/ Christian Neuhart, Guardian Of the heirs
of Isaac Slime, decd, will be for hearing
March 28, 1873 s,s j
JAS. r. NORRIS,
ineh4,'7Sw4. Probate Judge N. C. o.
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Ed SPIRIT: Announce w. 4. Nor
RIs, of Center township. as candidate for
County Treasurer, subject to the decision of the
Democratic county Convention.
- MANY DEMOCRATS.
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Ed. SPIRIT:a Please announce ALEX
ANDER BUCHANAN. of Summit township, as q
candidate for County Treasurer; subject to the
decision of the Democratic county Convention.
.r; Il, t.f MANY DEMOCRATS.
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ED SPIRIT: Announce LOUIS SToEHR
of Salem township. as candidate for County
Treasurer; subject to the decision of the Demo.
cratic county Convention.
MANY DEMOCRATS.
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ED. SPIRIT: Please announce SIMON
DoRR, of Center township, as a candidate for
County Treasurer; subject to the decision of
the Democratic county Convention. 3.
.s.,..-.,. MANY DEMOCRATS
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SHERIFF.

Ed. SPIRIT: Please announce W.T.
LIAM s. LYNCH, of Center township, as can
didate for Sheriff. subject to the decision of the
Democratic county Convention.
MANY DEMOCRATS.
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GEORGE W. STEWARDS ESTATE

THE hual settlement accounts Of p. B.
i Hannah, Guariian of George W. Stewart,
minor, will be for hearing Marob 26. 1873.
JAS. r MORRIS,
msh4, ,73w3. Probate Judge H. c. O.
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ROBERT HUTcHINsON's HEIRS,

T'HB first partial settlement account Of
/ VIM. Melott, Guardian Of Robert Hutch.
insou's heirs, will be for hearing March 20,
1873.
JAS 3. MORRIS.
mch4.TSwS, Probate Judge n. co. q
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..REpREsENTArIvE..

ED SPIRIT: Please announce WILSON
MARrIs, Of 90 township, as = candidate for
Representative: subject to the decision Of the
Democratic County Convention. .,s
MANY DEMOCRATS.
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The St I.onis Rennhliranioiyes the 4

The St. Louis Repuhlicanigiyes the fol-
lowing as tue programme OF the fecep-
ton OF Vice President Colfax on his re-
turn to South Bend: "A fac simile of
George Washington's little Ratchet will
be borne at the head of the procession,
and Oakes Ames' memorandum book
will be burnt in efiigy at the close Of the
ceremonies"