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France.

PARIS, October 2l-It is authoritive-
" reported that President MacMahon
has announced his determination to re-
sign his Office of President Of the Re.
public, upon the couvenins of the AS
sem5lv. 1t is also stated that the Cab
met Ministers will not at once tender
their resignation, but will remsin until
after the vote upon the monarchial ques
ton.
The Republicans have canvsssed the
Assembly closely and calculate on 8
majority Of eight against monarchy.
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TURF NOTES.
From the Turf, Field and Farm.

FROM the Iurf, Field and Farm
Mr. Elder Ricketts,, of Midway, Ken
tuck.v, has horse Al years old. He was
purchased by him when s years of age,
end has been in constant use for 36 years
Next!
Mr.. Charlton B. Rogers, OF Kentucky,
sold few days since, to John N Pitts,
Esq, of Cleveland, Ohio, bay colt, two
years old, by Andrew johnson. out of a
mare by Black Prince, for 81 900.
The young horse Sam Purdy, at the
late Sacramento, Cal, meeting,in three
in-6ve trot. won two out of four heats
trotted in 2.23a each and the fourth heat
in 2 24i. May Howard won the first
heat in 24a Occident trotted hia mile.
at the same meeting, in 16a, without
skip.
President Grant is the owner Of very
promising trotting colt that lost its dam
Immediately after it was foaled, and has
since been brought up by hand. General
Grant boasts that he was born since he
occupied the White House. and will trot
in less than $50 before he leaves it,
At the late Winchester IVA Fair, Mr..
Upton g. Long. of Cumberland, Md !,
was thrown from his horse and fatally in.
jured The horse on which he was riding
SHE'D the track. jumped the fence, pitched
him over head foremost and fell upon him
as he landed on the opposite side, break
iEg all his ribs on the left side He died
the next evening. Mr.. Long is the sec
ond rider this horse (Harka"ay) has kill
ed within a year.
The following anecdotc Of McGrath's
appreciation of his horse Tom Bowling
is related of him after the winner Of the
Travers stakes was declared at the lste
Saratoga meeting: He said there was all
old Methodist minister who lived neat
Lexington who had a horse he thorough
ly believed in, and about whom he used
to brag extensively. One day friend
said to him, 81 think my horse can bea
yours" The parson eyed him sternly
"Your horse" he said contemptuously
''your horse! Why, don't you know that
the Almighty never made but two horses
and one is mine, and the other He kept
for Himself!" $780," added McGrath
81 say there never were but two horses
made,and Lcxington's one and Tom Bow
ling the other
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Observatory on the sierras.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 2l.-Jas.
Lick's, a wealthy citizen Of this place,
proposes to the Academy of Science to
endow an astronomical observatory to
he established at some point on the
Sierra Nevada mountains, 100000 feet
above the level of the sea. The rlan 10
taking definite tangible shape.
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ETS.B. Philpot reduced Monroe's
Democratic majority down 10 lilo; a
good showing NOBLE County RepabH
Bro. CooLrY, did yoa print those bo-
gus tickets, circulated in this county, for
/, Mr.. PHILror2 The majority for Mr..
LAUGnLlN in Monroe is l,545.
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e~In the trial of sroxr. for the muir,

RE- In the trial of STOKES for the mur-
der Of FISK. now progressing in New
York, much new testimony, favorable to
SrokEs, is turning up. Therei is strong
suspicion that SrekEs' money has some
thing to do with turning it up. We ad-
here to our prediction made some months
since: that man wisp can command a
hundred thousand dollars will not be
convicted OF murder in New York. "
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-10-28

HThe late panic which 50 disturbed
the finances Of the country, and from
which i. has not yet fully recovered, will
be known in history as the 'senseless
Panic" A senseless rush was made at the
banks because two or three leading firms
had shouldered more wild cat bonds than
they could carry.
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kE john G. THOMPSON again deserves
the thanks of the Democratic party for
the energy and skill he has exhibited in
managing political campaign. There
is no doubt that the Democracy is large
II indebted to his able leadership for
their brilliant success.
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Salter. who has been g,

W Ruth Salter, who has been con,
fined in the Jail of Braxton county for
several months on accoun, of insanity,
set her clothes on fire last Wednesday
by means of match, it is supposed, at
half past one o'clock, and was literally
burned to crisp before any relief could
be given her She died in few hours
Reston { We,t Pa Democrat
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The sale of Henri Rocheforts PROF

The sale of Henri Rochefort's prop.
erty in Paris lately produced 3542
francs, which will he reduced to 1929
francs by the payment of some small
debts, and this constitutes the sole for
tune Of his children, save the value of
an unpublished romance. The consid-
erahlc profits from La Lanterne, Mar
zselles and Motdoere have passed away,
no one knows wheN.
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Effects Of the Late storm in Maine.

BRUNSWICK, Oct. 21-The Audros-
soggin is higher than at any one time
since the treshet of 1869 At Auburn
the shoe factories had to stop work, the
engines being submerged, and. many
buildings are surrounded by water
Dead River bridge, on the Androscog
gin railroad, is washed away, and pass.
engers and mails have to be transferred
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The Home OF theP.

The following is the vote in Allen
county, where the "departurists" claim
ed that Collins would get 1900:
William Allen, 1856
Edward F. Noyes, 1855
IsNae 7. Collins, 1877
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Chicago.

October 24.-Flour 5 50@6 0o.-
Wheat 95e@1 0S Corn 3S@42c Oats
3llc Rye 63c Barley O0@l 334.
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EItis not very gratifying to learn .as
We do, from Washington, that the expen-
ses Of the government for the next year
will be considerably larger than those Of
the current year. i af.
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Latest Election News.

Notwithstanding the election took
place two weeks since, we are still with
out accurate news in regard to the re-
suit. =.
The best estimate we can make, a,
present, is this: -.
ALLEN has 700 to 800 majority.
The remainder Of tue State ticket is
probably Republican. There is a pos
sihility that the Democratic candidate
for Attorney General is elected.
The State Senate is Democratic by
or 10.
The House b, I or
The new party was no place.
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R The Republican papers are over

V Tic Republican, papers are over
Moving with advice to the Democratic
Legislature Of Ohio. Reading these pa
pers before the election, one would have
supposed that the Republican party had
brought our affairs to such state of alb
solute perfection that no further legisla-
ton would ever be necessary.
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w.oos,se,d stocrk prarnet.

October 27.-Cattle 2@4e per pound
Sheep 3@3ac per pound. Hogs 4c per
pound.
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ETThe testimony SO far taken in the
trial of Marshal BAzAINE for treachery
in surrendering Metz, makes strong
case against him.
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CHICAGO, Oct 22-At Dexter Park
to-day, Goldsmith Maid trotted her
race against time. She went to harness,
and was accompanied by running
horse. She trotted three heats, the
first being merely logged to warm her
up, the weather being chilly with high
wind. The following is the time, three
heats: 2:20a, 2.l8, 2:171.
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* ! q -
JOHN W. BARNETT'S ESTATE.

7>HE final settlement account of Charles
l Hare, Administrator of John W. Barnett,
deceased, will be for hearing November 90,
1878.
JAS. R. MORRIS,
Probate Judge N. CO.
oct2s,'7Sws.
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JOHN HAYWARD'S HEIRS,

THB fourth partial settlement account Of
David Rubls, Guardian Of the heir. Of John
Hayward, deceased, will be for hearing No.
vembsr Il, 1873. .t....,
JAS. R. MORRIS,
ssS2s, Nv. Isvbase 5uaos n 3G
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CINCINNATI.

October 24.-Flour 6 S5@7 10
Wheat l 35@l 2S. Rye 77@78c. Cori
42@47c Oats 35@36c.
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Pittsburgh Cattle Market.
October %.

CATTLE-Good cattle are scarce,
bringing last weeks prices; prime to
extra, 5H@54c: medium to good, sic;
all common to fair, 3@4c
HOGS-The market has been slug
gish, but prospects are considered bet
ter. Sales of corn-fed at 4 1904 60,
as to quality.
SHEEP-In heavy supply, very dull,
and prices 4c lower; good to prime, Al
@5c; common to fair, 4@41c. s ~
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t@ The election in Ohio County West
Virginia, on Thursday, the 10th inst,
for Delegate to the Legislature, resulted
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Balttm GRE.

October q Flour 4 25@S 75-
Wheat l 30@l As. Corn &c. Oats
4S@50c Rye S5@90e.
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@ GRANT is to make speech at To-
iedo! @
Can this 10 what the Second Advent
fists meant when they announced that the
world was to be set on fire this Fall2
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Beside the two women in the Wyo.
ming Legislature, there are Black Jack
Bill. Prairie Joe, Slim Sam Shaw and
Grizzly Graham.
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ESGRAxr has had the statue Of JET
pSRsoN removed from the front Of the
White House. It probably suggested
'toderous comparisons"
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woodstleld Oct. 2s. 1878.

ST Gold closed in New York, the
z4ih list. at 81 0ss
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new York.

October "a Flour S 25@7 is
Wheat l 22@1 49, Corn, 4S@59c.
Oats 32@54c. Rye @96c. Barley l s.
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. October l. BY Vim. n. Hawkins. ESQ. Res
ben Bonnm and Martha Palmer, all of Monroe
County, Ohie.
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WOOL MARKETS.
New York,


October 22-Wool dull; extra Ohio
4S@50c. 's faa
Boston. od
October 22-Very little doing in
wool, and the market is unchanged
Ohio and Pennsylvania medium, treble
extra and above 5l@53c: Wisconsin
and Michigan 4S@50c, for good lines
Of extra and snperfine, and extra pulled
from 40 to 55c, according to quality;
there is good demand for delaine and
combine heeces, and sales at 55@65c. =,
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Valuable Town Property
FO II q A l. E.i!le 10

NHB subscribe offers for sale her property
in woodsdeld. The hsnse ID in good re-
pair. has six rooms, kitchen, pantry and .
good cellar.
There is on the property enc large stable,
one carriage house, one chicken house. one
of the best springs Of water in this section,
and other conveniences.
The fruits are: One good bearing orchard
Of fns fruit, pears, pluns, peaches, qainoes,
six varieties of grapes, and other small fruits.
Will sell the house and yard, or the whole,
to any one desiring to purchase. The prop
erty was formerly owned by Mr.. W. Hsllisr
ter. For particulars, address ssRgv
Mrs. S. J. BARNES,
Woods6eld, Monroe County, 0his
Oct2s.'73ml. se
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yERE. WILLIAMS, 81: Editer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
Planting Potatoes.

Early last spring plowed a piece
OF ground two rods wide by nineteen
long; narrowed il 6ne; then took "A
two.horse pillow and ridged it up
somathing like sweet potaI) ridges,
only Estter on top, then took hand
stake sharpened II enc end and made
holes by rthrusting the stake down
into the ridge. A boy followed ana
dropped the seed into each hole; we
then took q mixture OF sIsked lime
end leAohed a4h s, equal parts, and
put hsndful in each hill and COW
cred lightly win earth. They soon
started 10 grow, and rs the .pl ants
began to appear above ground, we
covered them " tn straw about one
foot deep. That was sll the work
they got, except going through them
every morning for two weeks and
killing ito bugs. The weeds never
got through during the simmer
W. began using them the 18th OF
June, used all we waotsd Ga family of
six pers1nsl until the lst OF Novern
Der. We took up what remained.
which vas City bushels of "a large
Ani dry potatoes "a could be desired.
They were Of the Early Rose varie-
~. The grornd was only cornsnoa
prairie. and has been in cultivation
ten years.- Ger RsGrGl " arid.
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Estate of Clark.

~ TAIt OF %IsooNsN, rs In Probate Grant County
In tho matter Of the Estate Of David Clark
deceased.
On reading aud filing the petition Of Israel Miles.
Administrator Dc bcnis ron setting forth the amount
OF personal estate that has 10 his hands, and tn
disposition thereof the amount of debts stand ing
against said Gecessed and description OF all the cal
estate OF which Said deceased died seized and the
dition ana value % the respective portions thereof;
ard PRAYING that license be 10 him anted 90 sell
all the real estate said deceased Subject the
dover interest Of the widow of said decease) for th
payment Of debts due and UNPAID and it app ar
ing by said position thai there i not eui je8i psF
istator OF ssic tate fay sald otots that :
necesSaI ia DrlB 81 IS, thr some. al 30
real estate t 81 hereiot 6rAcg a. 4 a. persons
ter sted Ia sgiu est-to. pPea b1trs TIE igge his
Court on Monday the 10Th day OF Juue, 1878, at
one O'clock Z. ~. at the Court House Lancaster,
in said county, then aud there show (i any
there be- why license should be granted to said
Ad srator to sell said real estate riding TO the
prayer OF said p titi0n,
Aud il is further ordered tina copy Of this order
shalt be published for four successive weeks PRIOR 10
said day It hearing, in the Grant County lie aid, a
Weekly Newspaper printed and published a. Laaoa>
er ~ said County, apd persO all s'rveJ on arr
in stsd ia sad tate, fes,din~ ia said Count
at east fourteen dsys before sale day o. arsug
By he Court. NJ, acd,lN t4st..
49w4 iuuutS in &c.
Datea at lancaster Me May 4, A. d. 1870.
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1IrATE OF WISCONSIN. - Circuit Court in ana FOR
- County of Grant. % Grant Coanty
judgment of foreclosure and sale
EbaneEer J. Beach, P'ln against Richard Brewer, SRI
Richard Brewer, Junior John II. Daniels and Elias
Pinch, defendants.
By virtue of Judgment of Foreclosure and order Of
safe made rendered in the above entitled action
the sixth day of March 1873, directing that sale
be made of the morgaged premises therein mentioned
and described as follows, to-wit: The southeast
quarter dissection twelve (2 and tina south west quar-
ter Of the quarter OF section twelve 2 In
town i've 49, Dorth of range four a. west. and the
south half of south quarter of the southwest
quarter Of section siS In north of range
vest in Grant Cauntv. Wisconsin. l will on the hf-
teenth day Of Nav A. d. 1874. az the hour of one
o'clock In the afternoon, AT the front door of the
court house In the village of Lancaster Grant coun-
~ Wisconsin, sell said described mortgaged LANDS and
premises to the highest and best bidder tor cash to
satisfy said Judgment interest thereon and costs Of
sale. TERRENCE CARRIER
Sheriff Of Grant comfy, Wis.
Geo. Ciementsop, Pl'fs Atty.
Dated March 2ath 1879 savT
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Appointment. Of Cadets.


The Hon. Charlie Sc Williams hav-
ing been notified mat cadet from
this Congressional district should be
nominated both for West Point and
the Naval school before the coming
24th OF May, coupled with the sug-
gestion that a competitive examines
ion be held before u board compos-
ed of lawyer, physician aud teacher.
has appointed as such board, the
Hon. Charles e. Dyer of Racine,
Henry Palmer Nj. D. of JanesviIle
and Prof Oliver Arey, PRESIDENT Of
he Normal School &C Wbitewater,
and fixed the time for such examina.
ion on May 10th, 10 o'clock a. M
at Janesville, at which time and
place ell candidates for Cadetship at
either academy are requested to APP
pear aud be examined. The candl-
date for appointn ent at West Point
must be between the ages of seventeen
and ttcenty-tco years. But IT be
has served one year in the regular or
volunteer army during the late war
and been honoraDly discharged, the
time is extended TO t,centy four ) ears
He must be at least rue feet IN height,
and free from any physical disease
or in6rmity. He is required TO be
proficient in reading, criting, in the
elements of English grammer, in deS-
cTipttve geography aud the history Of
the United States. Also in &rith-
metic addition subtraction, multipli-
cation, division, reduction proportion,
and rNlgar and decimal fractions, all
of which must be thoro, ghly under
stood and readily performed. This
appointment is made one gear preUi>
Gus to admission at West Point, SO
that after the competitive examina-
tion the candidate selected may have
one year to prepare for his examins
tiop at that place.
The candidate for appointment in
the Naval School must be between
fourteen and eighteen ) ears of age, free
from physical disease, or disability,
aud must pass satisfactory examin-
alton in reading, i0riting, spelling
GEOGRAPHIC, and The elements of English
grammar Also in arithmetic, and
in addition subtraction, multiplication
and division Of whole numbers. and
vulgar and decimal fractions, and in
proportion or the rule of three al d
show good knowledge of The SUI .ieot.
The candidate selected for this an
pointment will be required to report
At the examination at the Naval Ac.
ademy in september next. All can
didates must be residents of the first
congressional district of Wisconsin,
JGneSviLIe Gazette.
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SheriT's SaIe-Crubaugh ct al.

~ ate Of Wisconsin, 90 In Circuit Court Ia and
- County Of 5rant. p for Grant County.
Judgment Of Foreclosure and Sale.
J. Allen Barber, PIG, against John +. Crubsugh and
Marv Jane Crubaugh de ia.
Ry virtue of a Judgment Of foreclosure and sale.
made rendered in the above entitled action March
20 1873 directing and ordering that sale be made of
the mortgaged premises herein mentioned and des-
cribrd viz The half OF the southwest quart or
OF sectinn Thirteen 3 and the south east quarter OF
the guar of fourteen the north
east quarter the OF section enty
three II in town six north of range west In ant
County. Wisconsin ; l will the fifteenth day OF
May, 1878. OF the hour Of O'Clock IN the after
noon ut the front door Of the court house the vii
lage Of Lancaster, in Grant county, Wis onsin, sell
said described lauds aud premises, much therr
Of may be necessary TO the hSheht aha bes bfdet
for c,sh 30 satisfy said judgmeat Interest herpon
and costs Of sale. TEaRENCE CAhgIER
sheriff. Grant county, Wis.
Geo Clemeutsou, PIGS Atty.
Lancaster. March IS, 1878. 4iw7
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Sheriif's Saie-WaikCr Il al

,TArE or MIscoHsSt Ia Crcuit Court in and Tor
= County OF Graut Grant County. y Wisconsin.
Judgment of foreclosure aud sale
j. Allen Barber aud Geo. Z Hazetsn. P''as against
Manning Walker Harriet T. Walaer. Levi dull
ford and Winfield 8. Aldrich. Dt'ts.
BY virtue OF judgment of foreclosure and order of
sale rendered and made in tue above entitled action
the Attn day Of March, 1873, directing that sale OF
the mort gagged premises therein mentioned and jes
cribed viz Ths south east quarter "a section twesty
three t23) town seven "a. north OF range three a.
west and the southwest quarter of the south west
quarter of section twenty four (24, town "a,
north OF range three (3 west in Grant CouRty, Wis
consin. | will the ffteeRth day OF May, 1873
O'Clock, P. NJ, at the front door Of the court
house, in the village OF Lancaster, Grant County,
Wisconsin, sell said described mortgaged land 20 the
highest bidder for cash TO satisfy said Judgment inter
est thereon and costs Of sale. I CARRIER
Sheriff Grant county, Wis.
Geo. Cemsntson, prffs atty
Dated at Lancaster, March 20. 1873. 45w6