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EThe city papers are calculating OF
taking a large share Of the subscribers
from the country papers, when tue new
postal law takes effect. They seem te
suppose that the chief reason why peo
pie take their county papers in prefer
ence to those published at distance, i,
that they thereby save 20 cents per an
mum postage; and that when this differ
ence no longer exists, the city reprints
will crowd out the local weeklies.
These expectations will hardly be re-
allied. People take their local paper'
because they are much more useful, ant
if well conducted, much more entertain
ing than papers made up, usually with
out much care or judgment, from undis
tributed type of dailies.
BY the way, there is good deal o
nonsense INDUCED in about the supposed
superiority in editorial ability of the city
over the country press.
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SConsistency is commendabl,
commodity. Even in bad cause it il
some evidence Of sincerity. Such exam
pies, therefore, as the following from th,
last Republican platform are soothing tt
the contemplative mind:
"Resolued, = = that we condemn
without reserve the voting for or receiv
ing increased pay Tor services already
rendered, and demand that the provis
ions of the late act of Congress by which
salaries were increased, shall be prompt
ly an6 Internationally repealed"
"Resolusd, That we reaff1rm our con
fidence in President Grant, and in the
wisdom, integrity, and success of the ad-
ministration of his high Office"
Now as 1t was an open secret that
GRANT encouraged the passage of tha
bill, and wrote bis approval on it after i
was passed, this blessing and cursfng al
in one breath, shows very cheerful an(
accommodating disposition.
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NEWS ITEMS.
The Khediye has eighty children.

AHe hue'll'e uaS elSHty c1lluren.
Gen. Joseph johnston has given the
Savannah Sohuetzen Club a silver tur
feen.
Two hundred Apaches have fed from
the Camp Verde Reservation and gone
on the war-path.
Gerrit Smith has given thousand dol.
lars for the relief of Cubans who former.
lived in wealth or comfortable circum.
stances, but are now destitute because oil
the revolution in Cuba.
Dom Plat went to circus the other
day for the first time In twenty-five years,
and he lost his watch and wallet.
The wife of Hans Christian, the Esqui
maux guide of Capt. Hall, who was
among the persons from the Polaris late
ly rescued from the ice-drift, has, since
her return to civilization and good food,
eaten not wisely, but too much, and has
been sent to the country to recover from
her surfeit.
1t may not generally be known, but
such is the fact, that under the law which
passed the last Ohio Legislature for the
prevention of cruelty to animals. one
half of the fines imposed upon the human
brutes who maltreat their four-footed
brethren 60 into the treasury Of the soci-
ETY. organized to repress the same,
Brigham Young says an Indian war
would destroy the commerce, capital and
immigration between Missouri and the
Pacific coast, and retard the settlement of
the country for twenty years. Brigham's
new climate agrees with him.
Mr.. VIM. Holden, an intelligent COM
positor of Memphis, is the latest gentle
man who has fallen heir to an enormous
estate in England. He has the third part
Of an estate valued at SIS, 900, 900 as long
ago as 100, and has been getting larger
ever since.
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ECaptair Stauffer, who in 1856

R Captain Staufer, who in 1856
earned world wide fame by his daring
gallantry in rescuing $50 souls from the
steamer San Francisco, died in New
York Tuesday night. The gallant cap
tain at that time commanded the ship
Antarctic, when he saw the San Francis
co in disabled condition. He lay by
the sinking vessel three days, keeping
up the spirits of the people on board by
the words, "Be of good cheer; I will
stick by you," which were displayed
from the stern Of his ship. The gallant
deed was recognized by Congress, who
voted to Captain S.auffer gold medal
and eight thousand dollars in money,
while the city authorities Of New York
and Philadelphia and the merchants Of
Boston and other cities took similar ac-
ton,
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ure. A local preacher who heartily
pushes the sale of tea is not likely 10 Be
pedantieaiiy observant of what the car.
nal world calls good taste. We can i'm
agine sach vessel dismissing a funeral
concourse thus:
"And now retire, brethren and sisters,
TO meditation and moderate refresh
ment, for which latter purpose humbly
represent unto you that there is nothing
better in this vale of tears, than the ex.
cellent tea which l can supply at two
shilliugs."
Perhaps some NJ. 2. who intends to
speak on the next stage of the bill will
register this memorandum.
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ne was member of band of regula-
tors ia the county, and that when they
found criminal they never troubled
him with the law, or put lie county to
any expense about him; that the band
always knew then own work when they
saw It, for every aan they put out ol
the way they lay with his throat cut, his
left arm across his breast. and his righ,
by his side. In such condition and po
sitioh we're found nearly all the Bender
victims. AS further evidence against
this fellow, it is known that soon aftei
McCrotty's t1isabpearaiice was known
and when there was about to be some
action taken to look for him, be prtten
ded to have letter from McCrotty
telling of his safe arrival in Illinois, a,
his intended destination.
The other suspected parties who havt
been arrested are men of bad fepute in
general, and believed for some time tc
be horse thieves, if nothing worse. Or
Sunday, Sheriff Stone brought into In
dependence, under arrest, Addison
Roach, of Ladore, and William Buxtor
son-in-law of the elder Roach, ,bott
found near Cedarvale. This makes the
number under arrest now on suspicion
SO far as known twelve. The names oil
the Others have been published in tn,
Times.
LAST SUNDAY AT THE GRAVES.
On last Sunday there was about one
Thousand, men, women and children, a
the Bender grounds, gazing with min
gled emotions of horror and curiosity
The graves even yet sent forth sick
ening stencil, and women held theil
noses as they peered down into the now
tenantless holes. Two special trains
were run, one from Independence and
one from Coffeyville, to point on the
railway line about two miles from the
house, and teams were busy running to
and from the cars to the grounds, while
the greater portion Of the crowd was
compelled to walk. These trains brought
about three hundred persons. There
were about six or seven hundred per.
sons there from all parts of the sur.
rounding country, in wagons, carriages
buggies and on horse back.
The curiosity Of tnaty seemed to
master their repnlsion, and hundreds
brought away some memento of the
dreadful place. The blood stained bed
stead was smashed to pieces, and divid
ed in the crowd, all the shrubbery an6
young trees were broken or torn up
and carried away, and pieces of the
house borne off by the curious. Such
another raid would not leave much o.
the shanty. 1t was supposed that the
grounds would be ploughed and scraped
again this day to search for Other
bodies, but the intent was abandoned
and it is not probable any further searcl
will be made until it is done regularly
by the county authorities.
REWARDS OFFERED.
Rewards to the amount of $4,000
have been offered for the capture of th,
murderers, and there is not the slight
est doubt they will be recovered. Or
last Saturday the detectives were on tn.
trail of the Benders, with the expressed
certainty Of efecting their speedy cap
ture, and it is more than probable they
are already taken. With the numbe
under arrest and the others watched, nc
doubt some one will reveal the Who'll,
truth, when Kansas will be rid of tn,
worst scoundrels that ever infested anc
cursed this country.
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~The two crest mysteries, the su-
thor of the "Junius Letters" and the
"Man with the Iron Mask" have again
come to the surface in the cycle Of mag
azine literature. The identity Of these
two personages has baiiied the scrutiny
and yexed the curiosity Of at least three
generations, and still the puzzling qucs-
tons seem to be as far from salisfacto-
ry solution as they were half century
ngo. The articles which have recently
appeared are simply digest of former
opinions and conjectures, supported by
very little, If any, newly discovered evi.
dence.
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woAxEs AMrs sacriicea everytbin

EF OAKEs AMEs sacrificed everything
to Mammon. He lived slave to mon.
ey, and died with blasted reputation
- friend once suggested to him that he
iuld take little rest. He replied that
aad once taken day at the sea-
Land thought that would last him
rest Of his life
.-kGreed of gain with him, as with so
'emany others, at last got the mastery of
his integrity For others he left mil
lion in wealth; for himself he left an obi
Gus memory.
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dispense with the annual trip to Long
Branch, and at the same time give him q
cool. healthful recreation. His reputsl
ton for pluck and energy would raise
great hopes of his success In finding the
Pole ;and his movements among the ice.
bergs and sever lasting frosta" would be
watched with much deeper interest than
his monotonous attendance on the horse
races and cock.ights on the sea shore
could possible excite.
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EF"I trust the members of this un-
usually large crowd will return'to their
homes determined to stand by the old
party of patriotism, honesty and econo-
ipy.'-Noyes Speech.
That is all right. but if his advice is
adopted, who will be left to vote for
NoYEs2
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fEIf the theory be sound that you
should ssend rogue to catch a rogue, y
BES BUrLER should be put on the trail
OF Captain JACK.
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kEThe Commercial suggests thst
perhaps Genera BEN BUTLER could be
indaced I'd take command Of an expedi-
fion IN search of the North Pole And
il BEsJAMlN won't, why not President
GRanrs A little summer excursion up
in tho higher Iatitulcs will allow bin to
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HNAsBY has removed to New York
to engage In the advertising agency bu-
siness. A line of secondhand wit TO the
square yard. was not sufficient to keep
bis scross-roads" letters remunerative.
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EE"JoHN BRowN's soul goes march.
ing on at an astonishing rate In Vir-
ginia. HEnRr A WISE, who hung him.
is talked of as the Republican candidate
for Governor.
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EENr. +. O. CASTLE, revenue collec
J for, represented the Republicans of this
county in the State Convention, last
! week. His enthusiasm, on his return.
was not what you might call immense.
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~ Judge PIERREPoNT won't have the
Russian mission, and ex. Governor jew
ELL, Of Connecticut, has been appointed.
Why don't somebody tell the President
that BrxeHAN wants that s'posish ?"
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EA jury says that GEORGE FnANcls
TRAM l, crazy, and Judge DAVIS has
ordered him to an Asylum. Woodruff
and CLaFFrIN should be sent with him.
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Graysville Select School.

"ILL commence Monday, June 9.
" 1873, and continue sixteen weeks.
TERMS: s "a
Common Branches, $8 90
Higher Branches, II 90
Tuition invariably in advance. Good board
ing can be had at 50 30 per week, or for the
five school days, 81 so: Address. -
A. B. WILSON,
apr29m1. Graysville, Monroe TO-. Ohio.
Those who purpose attending are requested
to leave their names with W. II. Booth, ct Bea.
ver's store in Graysvills. re
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5 kR Rev. w. G. Parsons, Of Weather
ford, Texas, was recently mistaken for a
turkey and sbot.-Coarter Journal.
If all men who appear like, go6blers
were shot Congress would lack quo
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-05-27
Ship ScuttIed at Sea.

SAN Francisco, May 9-The crew of
the British ship Alsager scuttled her at
sea. The ship sunk, but all hands escaped
in the boats. Three of the crew we're ia
ken in irons 10 Auckland Cor trial.
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English Hunfor.

Inc people OF EnStanu ana tnose Oh
the United States are usually assumed to
be substantially of the same race, yet in
many respects their characteristics are
quite as dissimilar as those of two ma.
tions speaking different tongues. Per-
haps in no particular is this dissimilarity
more strongly marked than in their ap-
probation of humor.
The average Eng.ishman looks upon
our best jokes with much astonishment
and curiosity, but without smile. He
was genuine John Bull who heard Ar
TEMAs WARDS lecture with tomb stone
countenance, and then remarked that
WARD was the biggest fool he ever saw.
On the other hand we can scarcely
force laugh at English humor of the
present day. Punch is unquestionably
the best type of that humor, yet to most
Americans it is dull, if not absolutely
stupid.I
As examples we give few selections
Of the smartest things in a late number
of Punch, and while they present traces
of wit they can travel across the CONT
nent without raising laugh, except it
be in the bosom of some English. So
jourEer.
These are fair averages Of Punch's
best the year round:
sHRouDs AND sPEcTREs.
Among the fashions for April" lie
Follet announces medium textures
Are these to be worn ct Seances for
"spirit photographs p
ga SHORT LIFE AND (NoT) MERRY ONE"
Apropos of NJ. Grevy's resignation OF
the Presidency of the Assembly Nation
ale:
Such an Assembly can scarce last long,
Now even Grevy finds their sauce too strong
CHEMISTRY FOR THE czAR.
'.What are the Russians to do with
Khita when they have got it2' asks the
Times. Well Perhaps they win decom-
pose the Khanate of Khiva. and precipi-
tate the Khan.
TO THE CARELESS
This is an attractive advertisement
"Man and wife-Man thorough in
door servant Understands hunting
things
Gentlemen who "never know where
they've put whatever it may be, would
find this in door servant invaluable.
DIFFERENT VIEWS AT HAMsrEAD HEATH.
Edwin Ito bis Angelina )-"With you
by my side, my very own, with you, l
could wander among these heavenly
hill and dales :orever!''
Angelina Ito her Edwin )-"And 80
could ! with you, my veriest own! fol-
ever, and ever, and everr'
Angelina's sister Ito herself 20 dear
me! what trotting u2 and down it all
is, to be surer'
PJoU5 PUFFERS.
Mr.. Punch has been favored with the
card of certain association for the sale
of tea He has no objection to make to
the statements Of the advertisers, but he
thinks this paragraph suggestive:
sour tea is offered to all who wish to
buy it at two shilings per pound; but
for the present, local preachers only will
be allowed the discount for selling it
II they take the matter up heartily, the
privilege will be continued to them ex
clusiyely.'
Punch wishes he had seen this before
the first debate on the Burials bill. He
would have sent it to one OF the orators,
who could have used Il against tue meas
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Dissolution Notice.

THE sopartnership existing between Atsx.
i ander McGrsw and N. Litton, at Sardis,
Ohio, was dissolved April 81, 1873, BY mutual
consent. LITTON 4 NcGpEW.
Nay 90 1sr3-w3,
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kEBINGHAN has not received for
eign appointmsnt yet, but he still holds
q tieath grip on that back pay.
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Donaldson, the aeronaut, made an as
cension at Reading, the 18th inst, in a
balloon made of brown paper,and landed
safely.
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RICHARD RICE'S ESTATE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the subsSf-
IN Der has been appointed Executor Of the
estate, of Richard Rice, late of Monroe coun-
y, deceased. WILLIAM FORRAKRR.
May a. l873-w3.
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Notice.

A NY person employing or trusting my son
n Charles 81. Loew, who is a minor, will do
so at their own risk. as will not BE- RESPONSE.
bic for any debts contracted by him.
JOHN NJ. LOEW.
May 6, 1S73-3w. Powhattan Point.
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Notice to Stone Masons.
THR Commissioners Of Monroe county Ohio,
i will meet in Woodsaeld, on

THR Commissioners Of Monroe county, Ohio,
i will meet in Woodsaeld, on
Friday, Jane 20, 1879,
To receive proposals for the erection Of two
abutments on Witten's Fork of Muskingum
Creek at Eckslherry's mill; each abutment
to be Is feet wide. Is feet high above low
water mark. 10 feet thick at the base and 6
feet at the top. with wing walls at each side
Of the abutments; the stone must be we'll
bsdded in cement. Zach bid must be accom-
panied with good and sufficient bond before
the bid will be entertained. The Commis-
sioners reserve the right to reject one or all
bids. lt
By order County Commissioners. @
M. HOEFFLRR,
Auditor Monroe County. Ohio.
May 27, lS73-w4.
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ER-A contributor TO the Cincinnati
Times Chronicle saves his fruit trees
from nibbling by the rabbits by tying
newspapers about the trunks. He uses
the Enquirer, because It's rank poison
Dayton Journal.
The Enquirer may kill tender animals
like young rabbits, but if you want to kill
skunks, hedgehogs and the like, nothing
short of the dayton Journal or Gncin-
natl Chronicle Times will do. These,
nibbled by any animal, will prove sure
death, SO wondrous poisonous are their
langs -Brown County NetcS.
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HThe outstanding legal tenders
amount to Ss56, 1856, ,22o.
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COLUMBUS LETTER.
COLUMBUS, o /, May q. Is

COLUMBUS, q, May q, 1873
ED. SPIRIT: The Convention having
adjourned over until Tuesday to give the
President time to arrange the commit
tees, met on Tuesday when the commit
tees were announced. Most of the men,
bers went home on the adjournment, but
were back in time for the session.
send you herewith list of the com
mittees on the various parts of the Con-
stitution There will be a few more CON-
mittees to organize, and some Of those
already organized will likely be enlarged.
The reorganization of the Judiciary
and the Sth article Of the Constitution
on Public Debt and Public Works, and
particularly the 9th section of that arti-
Gle, treating of the of State, counties.
townships, cities, towns, DC to vote as
sessments, were the two subject matters
that carried the vote calling the Conven-
ton to revise, alter or amend the Consti-
tuition of the State.
All concede that our Judiciary system
requires alteration or revision, but the
plans for that purpose will be very nu-
merous, and it will require time to mature
a plan that will meet the views of the ma.
jority. The other question, as to section
6 of the Sth article, can form no opin
ion, as yet, what will be done with it, but
from present indications would judge
the members are pretty nearly divided
In Ia former communication promised
to give your readers my impressions of
some of the prominent members; there
are so many Of them, and for fear
might have to change my opinion as to
some of them, l defer it for the present
The Republican Convention, in session
here to day, nominated the present in
cumbent for Governor, Treasurer Of
State, Judge Supreme Court, Controller
and Board of Public Works. Hart was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor and
Little for Attorney General.
The platform endorses Grant and at
the same time denounces the salary steal
and Credit Mobilier, and demands the re-
peal of the salary bill Now, how can
they endorse Grant, who signed the bill,
and will draw his pay under it, and at the
same time denounce the bill and demand
its repeal? Grant could have defeated
the bill, no doubt, by refusing his sigma
ture to it, To my mind it would have
sounded better TO have denounced all that
aided in its passage or availed them
selves of the benefit of it. W.O.
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~ Gold closed in New York,the go
inst, at 81 17a.
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BUCHANAN & BARNES,
Livery and Sale Stable,
North Of the Court House,
Wo0DSFIELD,s ONO.
Funerals and Parties attended at reasonable
rates. $50
Particular Attention will be Paid
to Boarding Horses.

PRICES WILL BIB REASONABLE, and they
solicit the patronage Of thsir friends and the
public generally. Nay 20, 1873.
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was from Cedarville, Howard County. He
had recently traded horses near Ladore,
and was supposed to have had about $50
with him. He was recognized by silver
ring on his finger, which was identified by
the friend Johnson with whom he had
traded hnrcec
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has been published in the Times.
MORE cARELEssNEss.
1t seems strange that no watch was
put upon the suspected Benders, and
still more strange that they should have
been gone three weeks before any one
knew it, When they went to Thayer
they left their team, wagon and dog on
the public street of the town. On the
street the team and wagon remained two
days without claimant, when they were
taken charge of by livery firm-Bears
& Wheeler No notice, other than an
item in the Head Light, local journal,
was given of the finding of the team,
and no description of the horses pub
lished, though they were peculiarly and
singularly marked. Had such descrip-
tion been given, it must have led to the
speedy pursuit of the fleeing criminals.
1t is not expected tina! there is any guilt
in this neglect, but only carelessness.
THERE MUST BE A GANG.
No doubt is entertained that the Ben.
ders have not been alone in their dam
nable villainy. They must have had
to dispose Of the stock
and clothes of the murdered men, and
suspicion has really pointed to number
of men, living throughout that section,
in different directions and to none with
more evidence Of justice than to one.
NIT. CAEHER,
THIS fellow lives about three miles
south of Parsons, and when Col. York
was making search for his brother he
tried to induce the Colonel to hire him
as a detective. Luckily the Colonel
would have nothing to do with him
This man, it is said by two men who
are generally credited, at different pla.
ces and times, and separately, told them
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THE UNREC0GNIZED.
The only one of the bodies not identi
fed is supposed, and very reasonably. to
be that of Jack Bogart, who started fol
Illinois, on horseback, about year ago
The horse he rode has been found in the
possession of responsible man, who
purchased him from one of the suspected
confederates.
This completes the list ofthose yet dis
covered on these grounds.
PISTOLS AND KNIVES FOR A SUPPER.
One of the most marvellous stories ever
heard, but which is vouched for by reliable
men,is the following: One evening about
three months ago, poor woman, foot
sore and weary, travelling to 1ndepend-
ence, without money, stopped atthe Ben
der den and asked for some supper, and
for the privilege OF resting awhile. She
was invited in, and being nearly exhaust
ed she took her shoes and scanty wrap
pings of and laid down on the bed in the