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General Jackson and Railroads.

While Gen. Andrew Jackson was
President of the United States, from
1929 to 1887, he was accustomed to
travel in his private carriage from Wash
ington to his home at the Hermitage in
Tennessee. At all the stopping places
on the route the people of the vicinity
assembled to greet him and hold friend
ly intercourse together. In the sum-
mer of 1886, while passing through the
valley of Virginia, he stopped to pass
the night in Rockbridge county. AS
was his custom, he had friendly chat
with those who called to see him. Rail
roads at that day were few, and the pub
lie were talking and speculating upon
their success and usefulness. General
Jackson told his hearers that they would
succeed and become very popular, and
turning to several young men present,
he said: "Young gentlemen, you will
live to see the day when these roads
will become monopolies, controlling the
State legislatures, and even Congress
itself; in fact, they will he worse than
the United States Bank" One of these
young men who heard President Jack.
son make the above prediction thinks
be has lived to see all that "Old Hick'
ory' then predicted.
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Subsidy PGmerOy'S Trial,

TOPEKA, KAN. June 16 The trial O
ex-senator Pomeroy for the bribery o
York was postponed to-day until thu
December term OF the District Court OF
motion of Pomeroy's counsel. Pome
roy claimed to be ready for trial bu
that his counsel had not had time fol
preparation. There were thirty -fv,
witnesses present for the State and non.
for Pomeroy. The Prosecuting Attor
ney urged in forcible manner that tht
application for continuance be denied
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NEWS ITEMS.

A prisoner at Auburn saved pieces of
cloth for two years, and the other day
made suit and walked out.
California claims an Indian population
of 10000, Of whom about one-half know
how to play seven-up.
Hating Republicans in Ohio are being
urged to put in Morgan raid claim by
the campaign committees.
Two Atlanta editors have made seven
different attempts to fight duels; but one
or the other always notifies the police in
time to break up the meeting.
A father at BelIaire, Ohio. ordered q
young man to 90 home and his daughter
to retire, and when they wouldn't he
slashed the lover with corn-cutter.
An Indianapolis Justice rode eleven
miles at night to marry a couple, and then
took fifty cents without change of coun-
tenance to show his feelings.
The postmaster at Point Pleasant,
Ohio, is paid salary of 50 % year,and
as no one would take it without raise OF
six shillings, the Office has been closed.
No fizzle about this. Five baskets o.
champagne were exploded by the heat in
Georgia, the other day, and extinguished
the flames in burning building,
The Philadelphia Ledgeris trying to
institute a comparison between the two
defunct legislatures of New York and
Pennsylvania 1t concludes the forme I
was the latter intensified.
Three brothers in Bow, N. H., have
been preparing another intricate puzzle
for genealogists by playing beau to and
ultimately marrying three ladies who
bear TO each other the relation of mother
daughter and granddaughter.
Pickerel are caught at Hamburger H
by the device Of tying lines with baited
hooks to the feet of geese and driving
them across the pond. When fish bites
the geese founder ashore, where they art
relieved of the burdens and sent back fol
more.
Postoffices were established in France
1464 England, 1881; Germany, l64l
United States, first act, 1872; amended
1899, 1916, 1S45, 1855, 1853, 1873. Rate;
have been reduced in this country from
25 to cents.
The latest story touching the Bowen
Beecher-Tilton scandal is, that Bower
will print pamphlet designed to excul
pate him from all charges that have bee,
brought against him. His friends SO,
that he has been represented as bas,
! vilifier, and that it is his duty to prov
, that he is nothing of the kind. So i
, seems the end is not yet.
, The writing desk of Capt Hall, Of tn
Polaris, which was committed by that OF
ficer, shortly before his death, to the car
of Esquimaux Joe, with instructions, il
r case he Hall } should die, to deliver it t.
Secretary Robeson, was brought safely t
Washington. and is now in the possession
of the Secretary. Joe executed tn
charge in most faithful manner. Th
desk contains Capt. Halls official papers
which are considered an invaluable add
ton to the history Of the expedition.
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The Signs ahd what They Indi-

Politics seems to be drifting into some
old, and some unusual channels. The
Farmers Oranges which are over-spreac-
ing the West are gradually assuming a
political character Indeed, this could
not well be avoided without sacrificing
the objects for which they were institu-
ted.
"Cheap freights" is their chief pur
pose, and to secure this legislative action
is indispensable. The consolidation OF
roads, thus creating great monopolies,
and the alliance of competing roads in
raising freights, can only be successfully
prevented by legislative restrictions.
1t cannot, Of course, be asked that
these freights should be reduced below
fair compensatory rates,and these. under
present circumstances, would Still leave
them above what the farmers regard as
fair play to themselves, Therefore, ir
order that the railroads may safely re
duce their prices to the desired rates, il
is necessary that the railroads themselves
should be relieved of the heavy outlay;
caused by the exorbitant tariff on iron.
This naturally arrays the main body
/ r -, tbo cid, of f.r rif
reformers, ,aud this necessarily leads into
politics.
Then, again, there are the proposed
river and canal improvements, havins
the same ultimate design Of cheap trans
Lportation These involve the ia "in
ternal Improvements doctrine of tn
Wing party, and are not acceptable to
large portion of the Democrats. AS tn
questions arising out of these will b
merely local, they may not enter ST
largely into general politics.
Itseems fair to conclude, therefore
that as the questions growing out OF tn
war pass away, and are superseded b,
the more practical questions, now grow
ling in Importance, the interests OF tn
Western people must more than ever in
cline them to the Democratic party.
| We shall be greatly disappointed if tn
active enforcement of their claims y
/ the farmers does not lead, if not to tn
permanent triumph of the Democracy
at least to the establishment of some o
the leading measures advocated by tn
Democracy.
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EgThe Mexican Border Investiga-
ting committee have returned to Wash
ington to prepare their report, They
have been engaged constantly since
January 10th, and have heard evidence
in four hundred cases, and have secured
in addition thirteen hundred exparte
afiidavits. Several women and children
who had escaped from the Indians, ap-
peared before the commissioners and
told the story of their terrible suffer
ings. The Comancbes are said to be
mainly engaged in the business of steal
ing and selling children aud women of
white settlers, while the Kiekapoos,
,Lipaus, and Mexicans disguised as such,
chiefly confne themselves to cattle
stealing. The raids of these people are
so frequent that stock raising within
two hundred miles of the Rio Grande
has been we'll nigh abandoned.
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Notice in Partition.

IA ARGRET ANN WELLS, Mary D. Wells,
M Cloe B. NJ. Wells, Ida May Wells, James
Butler Wells, Rachel Wells. John r. Wells,
Sarah Wells and John C. Wells, and Eliza
Gillis and Sampson Giliis, non residents Of
the State of Ohio, will take notice that JOHN
d. MoWright and Ruth McWright his wife on
the 18th of June, 1878 fled in the court Of
common pleas of Monroe county, Ohio.
their petition against them and others, the
object and prayer of which is to have partt-
tion of certain real estate, and also to compel
the specific performance of a contract made
by James Witten, in his lifetime, for part Of
fractional section eighteen, township one Of
range four, and Cor partition of the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of section
nineteen, township one of range four; which
petition is pending in said court. and by or
der of said court the above named parties
were made parties to said proceedings.
]. D McWRlGHT & WIFE,
By Hollister & 0key Att'ys for pl'tihs.
june "a, 1S73-w6.
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Pittsburgh Cattle Market.

June IL.
CATTLE-The arrivals have been
large thus far. but at decline of 20 to
25c per cwt. Trade has been quite ac-
tive, hence there is no accumulation,
and the market is not as bad as it might
be by any means. Prime to extra steers.
| 6 25a6 so: medium to good, 5 75a6
common, 5a5 So Stockers very duh a,
3 50a4 so.
HOGS-Market fairly active, and as
the receipts continue light prices are
still sustained; 5 90 to 5 60, according
to quality.
SHEEP-Market slow, end notwith
standing the arrivals are below those o1
last week, prices are weak and lower
Prime to extra, 5 25a5 so; medium,
75a5; common, 4a4 %.
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STATE NEWS.

The total amount of taxable property
in Fayette County, for 1S73,is about Sl4,
100000
On Saturday, Mrs. Lydia Bell, Of Len
OK, aged 95 wears, was at the Jefferson de
pot to see the cars off for the first time
Ashtdbula Sentinel.
Mrs. Sa,Iie NJ Duncan received YER
dict of FIVE hundred dollars against Adam
Eberle, for selling liquor to her husband,
in the Belmont Common Pleas.
The Vinton Record says: Thomas Fee
had an OK weighing 400 killed ina pc
culiar way last week. 1t got small hick-
ory bush twisted in its horns, and in its
efforts to get free twisted itself until the
bush held it down to the ground effectu-
ally, until it wasted its strength and died
of exhaustion before it was discovered.
A short time ago men at work for Sher-
man Butler, in Clarksfeld, Huron Coun-
ty, caught four squirrels which they
brought to the house for the little, girl
They were quite young aud she fed them
with a quill. 1t was suggested to put
-fhpm in tho cats nest ~hare there rcrc
four young kittens, and await the result
when the cat made the discovery. She
took them all into her care and raised
them, four kittens and four squirrels
Hundreds of persons have been to see
them
We have Information thata lady resi-
ding near New Portage ha been poison
ed by potato bugs so that her life vas in
danger. She had been killing the bugs
by smashing them, land the fluid matter es
Gaping from their crushed bodies had
spattered upon her hands and in her face
Shortly afterward it WIS found that hel
whole system was innoculated with 8
rank poison. The poor victim swelled up
so that the skin on one side of her body
and down the back aurst open. She is
said to have been in great pain, but was
recovering at last unts.-Ndhoning
Vmdicator, 18Th.
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Federal C0nstlfUSOn

MADRID, June 14-It is said that Cas-
telar will propose to the Cortes the divis-
ion of Spain and her colonies into the
following Federal States: Catalonia, Ar
ragon, Navarro, Biscay, Valencia, Nun
cia, New CASTLE, Old CASTLE, ,GaIlicia An
dalusia, Lower Estramadura, Cuba, Porto
Rico, the Balearic Islands, the Canaries
and the PHILIPPINES.
The Cortes will, on Tuesday next. elect
special commission to draw up Fede
raj Constitution. The commission viii
consist Of twenty-five members, of whom
twelve will be Deputies of the present
Cortes, and thirteen Representatives O
the Federal States.
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Baltimore Market.

Baltimore Market.
June 19.
FLOUR-Dull and quiet.
WHEAT-Quiet and unchanged
CORN-Active and firmer for south.
ern; white southern 70a7l; yellow dc
63; mixed western dull and lower al
60.
OATS-The market is lower; south
ern 47a4S; western mixed 4Oa42; dc
white 44a45.
RYE-Dull at 70a75.
HAY-Unchanged.
PROVISIONS-Dull and nominal
mess pork at II 25a17 so. Bulk meats
shoulders tic; rib sides Slc; clear rib
sides SIC. Bacon, shoulders ste; rit
sides 94c; clear rib sides loaloac sugar
cured hams 141al54.
LARD-Sfa9c for western.
WHISKY-Small sales at 931c.
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The Danger Of LOokiDg Out.

GOSHEN, IND, June 16-Edward Ben
ham, of Wabash, was instantly killed
this morning on the train Of the Cincn-
natl, Wabash and Michigan Railroad, six
miles south of Goshen. He was in the
act Of throwing message from the plat
form to some laborers, when, leaning over
too far, his head came in contact with a
fence post, and he was thrown under the
cars, fearfully mangled, and picked uE
dead. He was General Freight Agent Of
the road.
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80 II may be consolation to those
whom Congress has compelled to pay
pcs.nge on their county papers after the
first Of July, to know that the proceeds
go into the treasury to balance the sal
ary grab.
The ease and elegance with which our
public officials can slide money from the
peoples pockets into their own, may be
a creditable exhibition of our national
snartness but what are we to say for
those who, with emptied pockets, keep
on voting an unscratched administration
ticket?
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HOGS-Receipts, 1853 head. Mar
ket opened fairly active, but under q
heavy run prices declined 20a25c, and
ruled quiet at the range of 25a4 rs
with most sales of good to choice al
4 25a4 90, closing weak. Shipments
$3.50 head
SHEEP~Receipts, Ola head. Market
dull end UNCHANGED.
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Notice.

NoTTLIEB KAsTNER, whose place of resi-
VI deuce is unkuown,is notified that Louisa
Kastner did, on the 18th day of June, 1873,
file her petition in the Office of the
clerk of the court of common pleas within
and for the county Of Monroe and State Of
Ohio, charging the said Gottlieb Kastner with
wilful absence from the said Louisa Kastner
for more than three years last past, asking
that she may be divorced from the said 6ott.
lieb Kastnsr, and the custody of the minor
children; which petition will be for hearing
at the next term of said court. Dated this
18th day of June, 1873,
LOUISA KASTNER,
By briggs & Hoefisr, her Atpys.
june "a. 1S73-w6.
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EXP edition In Search of the PO-
lartS.

The Secretary of the Navy says the
steamer Juniata will leave New York
the latter part of next week for Disco
or Upper Navick, to reach the latter
port if possible, in the hope of obtain
ing some information of the Polaris
and the remainder of her crew Letters
will be furnished Commander Braine to
the Danish authorities at Disco and
Upper Navick requesting them to CO.
operate with that officer in securing in
formation of the missing vessel. Sec
retary Roheson hopes the Danish au
thorities will be able to communicate
with the Esquimaux along the northern
coast of Greenland, and thereby learn
some tidings of the missing vessel. In
the meantime another navel vessel will
be fitted out in the most complete man
ner for the purpose of making a more
extended voyage in search of the Po-
laris if necessary. She will sail from
New York about the 10th of July, if the
Juniata fails to discover any trace OF
Buddington and party. The last expe-
dition will be in command Of expert
enced naval officers, and will make q
thorough search.
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RT Mr.. OKGY bas introduced in the
Constitutional Convention proposition
for establishing District Courts The
following are substantially its provis
ions:
Dividing The State into six Districts,in in
each of which three District Judges are
to be elected to hold Office for five years.
Each District, unless composed OF but
one county, is to be divided into three
snb-districts, in each cf which one OF
the J dges shall reside. The District
Court is 10 be held by one of these Jud-
ges twice year in each county OF the
District. The District Court is to have
sppellate jurisdiction from the Common
Pleas. The District Judges, or a ma
jorlty Of them, in each District, shall
hold, at least once year, a general term
for the determination OF such questions
as may be reserved by the several Dis
trict judges fol decision at suth general
term.
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Three Fatal Cases In Cincinnati,

CINCINNATI, june 16.-The past forty
eight hours have developed the pres
ence here of cases resembling the chol-
era. Three fatal cases and three cases
not fatal part of which had all the
symptoms of cholera, within this period
were reported at the regular meeting OF
the Academy of Medicine tonight. The
announcement in the papers this morn
ing Of the fatal case having cholera
symptoms has created no excitement
whatever during the day. Citizens gen.
orally do not apprehend the prevalence
of cholera as epidemic during this sea-
son.
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HIt appears that the Republicans
Of Spain designto form their govern
rnent on the model of ours, rather than
on that OF France. 1t will be union
of many States, and not a consolidated
government. They progress slowly.
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Answer wanted.

HoN. W. P. SPRAeUE-Dear Sir: Will
you or will you not use your vote and
iafuence in Congress to have the postal
laws so amended as to graduate the
rate Of newspaper postage according to
the distance such papers may be carried 7
Very respectfully.
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} Cholera Ravages in Memphis,

MEMPHIS, June 16.-The weather to-
day has been very unfavorable for the
improvement of the health of the city,
as during the night the mercury fell
twelve degrees and to- day it was rainy
and hot, The interments to-day were
nineteen, fifteen of whom died Of chol-
era and cholera infantum. The City
Council this afternoon passed an ordi-
nance establishing Board of Health.
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Legal Notice.

THOMAS L. MURREY will take notice that
/ on the 17th day of June, 1878, Albert e..
Hughes filed in the court of common pleas of
Monroe county, Ohio, his petition against the
said Thomas L. Murrey. the object and prayer
of which is to subject funds of said Murrey,
in the hands Of Taylor Watkins and Thomas
Wilson, to the satisfaction Of judgment in
favor of said Hughes against said Thomas l..
Murrey; that said cause will be for hearing
at the October term of said court. 1878.
ALBERT G. HUGHES,
By Hollister & Okey his Att ~.
june "a, l873-w6.
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RWe have been reading Republican
papers with great care to find out how
it is, that Congressman are villains for
voting in favor Of the Salary Bill, and
GRANT is an honest patriot for approx
ing it. Up to this tune we don't quite
see it. A good explainer could find EN-
ployment now.
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Nstp advertisements,
Farm for Sale.

TIE undersigned offers for sale his farm
] lying near Morris mill, at the mouth OF
iney creek. in Adams township, this conn
ty. There are
ONE HUNDRED &FIFTEEN ACRES,
Seventy of cleared land and forty-fve in tim.
Der land. The buildings on the farm are one
dwelling house, one shop, and stabling for
horses, 100 head of sheep and Is head Of
cattle, There are two acres in orchard, ap-
Piles. peaches and other fruits. good well
of water at the door of the dwelling. A four
foot vein of first rate coal on the farm. A
church, grist mill, store, school house and saw
mill within one-half mile of the farm. The
fencing is in good repair. The farm is well
watered.
For terms and further particulars address
JOHN HOBBS,
Beallsville, Monroe Co., Ohio.
| June "a 1873-w6,
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NIflearaphM.
Yel,oyy Fever from Havana.

. FORTRESS MONROE, June 16-The
Norwegian bark Aspo, from Havana for
Eavre, arrived in the Roads to-day with
yellow fever on board. One man died
on the passage. The Captain and three
men have the fever, bat are GONZALES
Gent
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wThe "bow Of promise" seems to
be no security against the deluge of pc
titions which is now flooding the Con.
stitutional Convention. The subjects OF
capital punishment, the sale of intoxica.
ting liquors, woman suffrage and the
like, are most enthu siastically presented
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Interesting to pos,nnasters.

All postoffices havinga salary of over
one hundred dollars will receive tempo
rary supply of postage stamps to be used
to prepay postage of official correspond
ence before the end of this month without
requisition, and the smaller offices will be
supplied as soon thereafter as possible,
subsequent supplies to be sent on requisi
tions on applications for blanks therefor
TO the First Assistant Postmaster Gene
raj.
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Chicago Cattle Market.
June Is.

CATTLE-Receipts, 2,577 head
Market moderately active, but prices
unchanged. Fair to choice shipping
steers are selling at 5a5 go; good butch
ers' cows, 4a4 25; extra steers, 6 90
Shipments, 2,7l0 head.
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connected with the War Department
during the rebellion, through whose
hands all these matters passed, took
copies of them, and will use them ir
writing the secret history of the war.
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CHOLERA.
Tue Prevailing Disease in Wash.
VILE.

NASHVILLE, TENN, June 16.-Thirty
two deaths reported from the prevailing
disease since Saturday. A large per
cent of those attacked get well. Sun
day is considered specially fatal day,
as large dinners are eaten on that day.
The deaths are nearly all colored.
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s~ We still keep our columns open
for our Congressman, Mr.. SPRAauE, to
n sa in ezelsining what he did with his
back pay
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M. A R II 4 r ID .

By Rev. Homer j. Smith, at the residence of
Robert Clingan, Esq, near Woodsfeld, David
Potts, Of Atlanta, Logan County. Ill, and Miss
Rachel A. Simeral, of Jerusalem, Monroe
County, Ohio.
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From the Daily Register.l
Wheeling Cattle Market.

juno IS.
The receipts during the past week,
were not SO heavy as formerly, though
the demand for good stock for butcher
ering, is excellent.
CATTLE-Sales of sixty head OF
cattle at 4 so for best, and 8 90 for
poorest Inferior cattle are not very
ready sale.
HOGS-The demand for hogs is &C
tive, and prices are fully maintained
Sales of thirty head at 5 0O@5 25 for
good weight hogs,
SHEEP-There is not very active
market for sheep, and prices are not a:
high as last week Sales of twenty
head first class at 4@41c.
LAMBS-Good lambs sell readily
We have to report sales Of thirty heat
at 6 co..
CALvES-Demand light. Sales @
tweHty-one at 90 to s 90 each.
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NAt the St. Louis Tobacco Fair, the
6rst premium hogshead of tobacco sold
at auction for s1l5 per 100 pounds.
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Teachers Institute.

THE next session of the Monroe County
1 Teachers Institute will be held in An
tioch, commencing 4
Monday, July 21, A. d. 1878,
and continue one week. Prof. a. N. Alcott,
will be present to conduct the exercises.
Come yourself, and bring with you all in
terested in the cause of Education. and let
MS have the best Institute we ever had in the
county. J. w. DoHERf1,
june24, ,'73-w4. Chm kx. Com.