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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26
LEGAL NOTICE.

WIN. EARNEST county, State Of
w Pennsy yania, will take notice that Jos
seph DoddHdge, on the llth day Of March
ls7t,fled his petition IN the Court OF Common
Pleas in and for VlntOn county, Ohio, against
HIM and Andrew Cline, Lyman \ oler, g NJ.
Wilson, Benz Stevens and q. Woods, setting
forth that SAID Doddridge' has a vendors lien
On the following lands situate IN Vinton Co ,
Ohio, to wit: The west half of fra 'tlon. No.
seven, township No ten, range No. six
teen, 10 except eight acres OIL the northwest
corner thereof, which eight acres IS partlc
larly described in deeds from VIM. S to JOSH.
an Wilson ald Joseph DoddrIdge to W.
Thorn for the payment Of two notes OF four
hundred and forty>ive dollars and fifty cents
(Si45 soy each and interest ats per cent since
May s, 1879; the 1rst payable April |, 1873 and
the second April |. 1874, and praying a finding
Of the amount, due on SAID first note, aud an
order that SAID land be sold to satisfy said
amount. and that the residue Of the proceeds
be brought into Court to await the maturity of
said second note, and such other relief as is
equitable. JOSEPH pODDRlDGE.
j. Il. MoGILLIVRAY, Attorney. Ct
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The General Assembly has
passed the bill creating The
new office of mining inspector.
His duty is to look after the
proper ventilation and safety
of our coal mines.
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A SPECIAL from Circleville TO
the Cincinnati Gazette, says:
Solomon Regal has been
elected President, and W. E..
Bolin Secretary, of the Circle
Vile, Macarthur & GallipoliS
Railroad Company, recently in
corporated. A meeting will
soon be held here 10 further
the interests of the enterprise.
1t is approved by our business
men generally.
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JOHN SMITH, and several 9th
err citizens of Butler county,
have sent a petition to the
Ohio Senate, asking that the
day of the final adjournment o.
the Constitutional Convention
be proclaimed and observed
for all time to come as a holi'
day, like the 4th of July, etc.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

ACCORDING to the official re-
port OF Free and accepted Ma
sons in Ohio, there are 436
Lodges, with a membership of
10000.
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The boilers of the steamer
Crescent City exploded below
Helena, Tuesday morning, kill
ing % persons.
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JUDGE DENT, brother of Mrs.
Grant died last Sunday morn.
ing at 6 o'clock, at his resi-
dence in this city, of tumor in
the stomach. The funeral took
place on Wednesday.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

The Assemblies OF Iowa and
Michigan have voted to amend
the constitutions OF those
States by extending the suf.
trage 10 women.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

"DsYCoMhNCY, OR SOUL CHARMING
l. Eog either sex may fasclr ate and gain
the love and affections of any person thew
choose, instantly This SIMPLE mental ac.
quiIement all lean possess, free by mail Tor 25
cents; together with a Marriage Guide, Egypt-
ian Oracle, dreamsr hints to ladies A o,eer
book 100 900 sold Address T WILLIAM
co Publishers, Philadelphia. -'~
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

In the California Assembly
Friday a bill to make women
eligible to educational offices
passed by a vote OF 3S to 81.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

The Rhode Island House, "A
to II, declares in favor of wo-
man suffrage. sl-1l-
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

Two thirds of the iron ore
used at Pitlsburg. Pa, comes
from the Lake Superior mines.
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A Judicial ImbroiglIo.

Jackson Monday evening; and
on the reading OF the docket on
Tuesday morning aScertained
that nearly all of those persons
who we've indicted for violating
the liquor laws had come into
court and permitted to plead,
when he had'expressly ordered
before leaving for Jackson that
none of these cases should be
heard until the fourth week.
He said 1t had been very com
mon for parties thus indicted
TO come in before a Judge un-
acquainted with them for sen
tence. He thought the pres
ent matter presented a very
suspicious appearance in the
light Of the circumstances sur
rounding it. Mr.. Spry stated
that he had informed Judge
DuHadway Of the order made
by Judge Harper, and that he
had refused 10 take the respon
sibihty of proceeding with the
cases. Judge Harper seemed
vsry:much offended that his or
der in this matter had been
disregarded, and ordered that
al the entries made in these
cases be marked error. This
leaves the cases as though
nothing had been done, and
they will be up again for hear
ing"
10 this Judge Du Hallway
replies in the following letter
to the Portsmouth Times:
JACKSON, o. March Goth 1874.
W. G.. CoopER.-DeGr SIR
Your note of the 18th inst. is
received, in which you say
"there seems to be considera.
BILE surprise about Judge Har-
per having certain cases In
which l had assessed fines
marked "error." If that is true
l am very much surprised my
self, as it seems to me that
would be a very extraordinary
proceeding.
The criminal docket had
been assigned for the fourth
week, and l did not interfere
in any manner with that as
s%ignment. 1t is the usual prac.
tice, where parties have been
arrested and brought into
court, or voluntarily come into
court, to be arraigned, and if
they plead "not guilty." then
to set a day for said cause; but
if the party enters his plea of
"guilty," then it is the duty of
the court to assess the penalty.
Several parties came into
court, were arranged, entered
pleas of "guilty," and were
fined. | assessed the punish
ment l thought the nature of
each case required. l acted in
good faith, and 1 am sure 1t is
the universal practice,
If Judge Harper has set aside
the fines assessed, with him
rests the responsibility, not
only in setting them aside, but
as TO putting the parties again
on their trials. Yours,
PORTER DU Halfway.
The Times, in addition to the
above, says that Judge Har
per, In open Court, charged
corruption in the opening OF
the cases during his absence,
and appointed a committee,
Hon. Wells A. Hutchins and
Capt. N. W. Evans, to invesli
gate the matter. Should they
fail to make out a case of cor
ruption it leaves Judge Har-
per in a very unpleasant situa-
tion. We are among that very
large class Of citizens who be-
lieve the Judiciary has not
done its duty in assessing fines
against the liquor dealers, who
openly and persistently DEFY
the law; that they have not
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AGENTS WANTED!
To sell, direct 10 consumers, THE GRoUNDswELL; or
THE AUTHORITATIVE HISTORY
OF 1HE
FARMERS MOVEMENT

BY J. Periam, editor Western Rural, Chicago.
Complete and reliable. Written up to January,
1874 8 original portraits; 100 other engrd-
wings. B6-This great work Is io,C IN price and
selling by thousands. ror terms, territory, etc.,
address f.. hANNAFuRD 4 CO., Publishers,
III W. 4th st, Cincinnati.
CAUTION Inferior works, mere compilations,
are helng pushed. 10 not be imposed on.
Mr.. Pertains work is full, authoritative, and
endorsed by the great leaders. None other Is,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

SECONDHAND SCOUTING LOCUST
POSTS, etc., for Sale-as good as
new. Call at Raynor's curb
stone carpenter shop.
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Wv 49, Nv
''abore suspicion"
--
THERE is a howl from the
other end of the Court House
Ring. This time it is Lafayette
the proprietor of the
curbstoDe Carpenter shop, the
man who minds his p's and as
so well that he is the only Re.
publican (R) who can get fat
county contracts, and is gener-
ally believed to be one of the
chosen few who know lhes
"open sesame" whereby a
county order can be cashed.-
We don't know exactly what's
the matter with him now,
whether it is the bay windows
OF the Court House or the fire
ladders that has soured on his
stomach. .l'
He ought to exercise a little
care, however, or we might tell
the people of the county of the
delicious tltbits that he has
carried off from the overloaded
table which the tax eaters ring
has spread Tor themselves out
of the abundance the county
owneth-and it wouldn't look
we'll in print. There are the
nice locust posts that he car
ried away and replaced with
worthless poplar ones when he
had that little job of "repair-
ing" the jail yard fence; then
there IS the good oak timber
of the pig pen on the county
lot, which he carried off and
replaced it with scabby poplar;
and he even carried off and
sold and it now adornS the
back of John Jones' lot, where
1t may be seen by the curious
a necessary out building placed
on the jail lot by the county for
the accommodation of the jail.
or's family. He didn't leave
anything about the Jail lot
that he touched while he was
on that job that was worth any
thing, except the Jail and the
post holes, Tor which magnii.
removals and "repairs" he
charged the county. in the
neigh borhood OF $500. 1t was
a frequent remark OF the peo.
pie as they saw him disappear
around the corner with his
plunder-' That's the way the
county's money goesl" Then
there is that last and longest
Leaf of all, performed by the
original and only Raynor, en-
titled "The' mysterious dlsap.
pearance of the Court House
Spouting."
Is 1t any wonder then that
when We, foolishIy thinking
that the people of the county
had any interest in the Court
House and the appur:enances
thereto belonging, told them
something about how things
were going on about that build.
ing, that Mir. Raynor should in
stantly rush into print to prove
that we were untrustworthy
and not to be believed; that
we'd lie and drink whisky, get
drunk and do other things that
send men to the bad; for was
not all this Court House Ray
nor's, to be re moved to the last
brick to his capacious lot on
Jackson street, as soon as 1t
needed "repairing?' Certainly;
and we here with offer our most
humble apologies for ever hav
ing SAID one word that might
cast a shadow on his title.
Take all-every brick; but
please leave us the county
well; tor the town has an inter
est in that, and Mayor Payne
will he after you again sure.
n
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APRIL ELECTION.
Mayors Proclamation.
MAYORS OFFICE,
INCORPORATED VILLAGE or MCARTHUR,
yinton County, OHIO,

MAYORS OFFICE,
INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MACARTHUR,
Vinton County, OHIO,
March 20, 1871.
WHEREAS by the laws of OHIO regulating
w the election Tor municipal Off cers 1t ~
required OF the Mayor OF ea'h city or lncOr~
porated village TO give notice by Proclama.
ilon at least ten days before the time of hold
ing elections OF the time and place, when and
where such elect on VIII be holden, and of
the officers TO be- chosen.
In pursuance of such requIsltlon, |, Henry,
Payne, Mayor of the Incorporated Village Of
Macarthur, Ohio, do hereby proclaim and
make known that the
First Monday Of April A, D., 1874,
dBeing The 6th day of said Month";
qualified electors of the incorporated village
OF Macarthur are notified To meet ri the Court
Hon-e, IN said village, at the usual place des
igDated for holding such elections, between
the hours Of six o'clock IN the forenoon, and
ak o'clock IN the afternoon of said day, and
then and there to proceed TO vote by ballot
for the following officers, to viii:
One Mayor,
One Clerk,
One Treasurer
One Solicitor,
One Marshal,
One Street Commissioner,
Three Councllmen,
Given under my hand at my office, in said
village, this 10Th day Of March, A. d. 1873.
HENRY PAYNE, Mayor.
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MYSTERIOUS ISLAND

IN which, not content with the old stories Of
"Robinson Crusoe" and the "Swiss Family
Robinson" the writer undertakes 10 show
how a party of men cast upon a mysterious
and desert island may live by their scientific
resources alone, without the aid Of ANY wreck
to draw upon for the materials Of life and
comfort.
The party are Americans who set out from
Rich mond, Va, durlng the siege, IT q balloon.
NJ Jules Verne unites wl'h an accurate scien
tifc knowledge, an exuberance Of inventive
genius that has
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-03-26

knHDnrnWm outl Truth triumphant,
MunHf hAgents old and young, male
'"ss "and female, make more mon.
ey selling our French and American Jecelrv,
Books ana Gdne than at an. thing else. Great.
est indueemen.T to agents and purchasers.
Catalogues, terms and full particulars sent
free to ali. Address
P.o. VICKERY, Augusta, Name.
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STATE OF OHIO,
County Of Vinton, S.:
I, James W. Delay, Cashier Of the Vlnton
County National Bank of Macarthur, do sol-
EMMY swear that the above statement IS true
TO the best ofmy knowledge and belief.
JAMES W DELAY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this oath
day Of Marc /, 1874.
JOSEPH KALER, Notary Public.
Correct Attest
CHARLES BRoWN,)
Z. u. DODGE, Directors.
DANIEL WILL.
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YURK DAY. BOOK,

IL supports White supremacy, political and
social. Terms, SO yer year. To clubs. nine
copies for IS. Specimen copies free. Address
DAY RnOE No" ",'r CIV
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Advertisements inserted at fair prices
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Friday, March 9th, A, D. 1874,

At the hOur of | o'clock p. NJ. OF SAID
day, the following real estate, situate IN
the county OF Vln.on, and State Of Ohio, and
the north east quarter Of The north. east quar-
ter of section thlrty>one, 81 and n part OF the
northwest quarter Of section thIrty.iwO, ~
described az follows, commencing one ] rod,
north of black locust tree about s me hes in
diameter which stands on the west side Ofthe
county road near John M rrison's bOuse,
thence west taking two Pws of apple tees
on the south side OF the apple orchard to the
SAID section line, thence south with said sec.
ton line TO the southwest corner Of SAID
quarter section, thence east on the line OF SAID
quarter section far enough for n line cunning
%nOrthward the same course that the lane now
rms near the house to strike said lane, thence
nOr'l ward to strike the course OF said lane
straight to the place Of beginning, said tiIst
mentioned tract containing lOrtyNtwo and
eighteen hundredths AZ lS.lOb acres and SAID
aforementioned tract containing thirty I'VE
acres, mere or less, all of said lands being and
lying in township eleven, IL OF range seven
teen, II.
Appraised at one thousand nine Hundred
and twenty-five dollars 1925 and must bring
two thirds Ofthe appraised value.
TERMS OF SALE.-One third cash, one
third IN one year and one third IN two years.
secured by mortgage upon he premises
sold.
TO be sold on an order OF sale in partition
wherein Maggie ". Cowgirl etal, are plaintiffs
and George Morrison ct al, are defendants.
Given under my hand rhis Gath day of Feb
ruary, 1874.
GEORGE KALER,
Sheriff of VInton County.
February Goth, 1874. 6w
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SHEF IFS SALE
Maggie NJ. Cowgirl, ct al, Plaintiffs,
Against
George Morrison, et' al, Defendants
ON LIST ORDER OF SALE In PARTI-
TION.
State of Ohio, NintOn Go, So.

TN pursuance to the command Of an order OF
lsale in partition, issued from the Court OF
Common Pleas, of V nton county, Ohio, and
to me directed as Sheriff of said county, | will
offer for sale al public auction on
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that the public does not now
know we hope this committee
will ferret il to the bottom; for
a man whose duty it is to give
for and against his
fellow citizens, should be
"abore suspicion"
The New York herald., 1874-09-17

Mr. POTTER SAYS that the old democratic
doctrine of ''strict construction is insufficient,
and that the only sure way to forestall abuses
is to make the constitution forbid, in plain
words, what we wish to prevent AS he
expresses it himself:-"And since there be
honest men who fear a reopening of the issues
OF the past, if an effort be made to prevent
these evils by strict construction of the federal
constitution, and since the strictest construc-
ton of that constitution would not certainly
and wholly prevent them, let as meet their
apprehension by seeking such changes in the
constitution itself, either by revision or
amendment of that instrument, as shall cer-
tainly secure the country against these in
creasing dangers"
The New York herald., 1874-09-17

and denounce corruption without pointing
out practical remedies 1t is not enough for
physician to tell a patient he is sick-the pa
tient knows that himself Unless the physi-
clan can prescribe the right medicine at each
stage of the disease he is of no use Mr.. Pot
ter perceives that the essential thing in this
Juncture of affairs is to put new checks and
curbs on our Legislative bodies to dry up the
sources of corruption and extinguish the lobby
by interdicting all private and special legisla-
ton; to root out the extortions practised upon
the people by gigantic corporations by bring
ing this form of aristocracy under the stern
control of law. He sees too, with clear
penetration, that to declaim against these
evils and denounce them in party platforms
is as idle as ga bull against the comet" and
that the only remedy that can go to the root
of them is an efficient revision of the na-
tional and State constitutions. 1t is refresh
ing to find statesman with capacity to see
and courage to say that our affairs ought to
be lifted out of the old party ruts and to ex-
pose the folly and quackery of meaningless
party platitudes.
1t is manifest that Mr. Potter is the fttest
compromise candidate on whom the Syracuse
Convention could unite. He has taken no
part in the existing quarrel, and in that re-
spect he is unobjectionable. He is man of
fresh ideas, and in that respect he is superior
to every candidate that has been named or
thought of. He has faith in ideas as the
most potent force in politics 1t would be a
great and refreshing relief to see the canvass
elevated from mere personal contest into
the higher region of political ideas and
definite, deep-reaching propositions of reform.
We give the Democratic Convention good ad-
vice 4; if they sin against light and knowledge
it is not our fault.
The New York herald., 1874-09-17
The Brooklyn Busin ess.

The uprising in New Orleans is misfortune
for Mr. Tilton, and his long prepared estate
ment' will come upon palled and weary
world. People will crave other tidings than
the Brooklyn scandal Even controversy
between Beecher and Tilton cannot last for
ever, and we shall feel it as blessing when
TINS disastrous business is hushed into silence.
Mr. Moulton's statement has made no impress
sion upon the country, except to show that
Its author involved himself in an unfortunate
difficulty which he tried to compose in
meodramatc way. This is the kindest
Judgment that can be passed upon the
''mutual friend" who seems to have meant
well all the time, only to fail because he was
In false position and because he was COM
pletely under the control OF Titon. Wher-
ever Tilton appears it is as resolute, self
willed man, determined to have his own way,
and bending every one of the parties con-
cerned to his purpose-Beecher, Bowen, Car
penter, and especially Moulton. While believ-
ing that he was serving Mr.. Beecher Moulton
was really servant of Tilton's, collecting
money for him, adjusting quarres with
Bowen and Woodruff and Beecher, laboring all
the time to put him on his feet and keep him
there. Wherever Tilton had a point to ac-
complish Moulton served him. The author
ity was absolute.
General Tracy contributes statement" to
the literature OF the contest, the substance Of
which We print elsewhere. We do not see the
wisdom of this statement, for no one has sus-
pected General Tracy of doing anything unbe-
coming a lawyer or a gentleman and his
''vindication" seems unnecessary. Miss
Edna Dean Proctor young lady of wide
reputation as an authoress, and who has been
brought into the case wantonly, begins suit
against MIR. Moulton for slander. The drag
ging OF this lady into notoriety was certainly
a most outrageous and inexcusable proceed
ing, and Mr. Moulton can never explain it.
Miss Proctor will have universal sympathy in
her suit. We wish her example could be gen.
orally followed. Mr. Beecher can hardly
resist bringing an action of similar charac-
ter. The community would rejoice to learn
that he had at last appealed to the law.
The New York herald., 1874-09-17
The state Governors of the South.

We publish to-day the reports of our cor
respondents in the South, who have had inter-
views with different State Governors, or their
representatives upon the situation in Louisi-
ana. One of the most important Of these is
that with Governor Smith, Of Georgia
This representative Southerner takes
the ground that General Grant made
logg in his claim to the Governorship,
and thinks that this error should
now be retrieved by neutrality. All inter-
ference, in his opinion, means mischief Yet
Governor Smith admits that the action of the
people of New Orleans is dangerous prece-
dent to follow. In Mississippi Governor
Ames could not be found, but he was repre-
sented by Lieutenant Governor Davis, whose
views as colored man are important. He
condemned the course of the White League,
and thought that, whatever might be the
abuses for which the Kellogg administration
is responsible, they did not justify violence or
bloodshed. He thought that the Kellogg
regime would be supported by the general
government. In Richmond the State
officials seem to hold similar opinions,
and in South Carolina the fears are that
an effort similar to that of Penn might be
attempted in Columbia All the indications
are that the wisest and coolest thinkers
in the South desire that the national
government shall sustain the consti-
tuted authorities, and that the pre-
cedent Louisiana proposes to establish for
the overturning of regular government by
revolution shall be made forever impossible in
this country. No one wants North America
to become as disorganized as South America
or Mexico.
The New York herald., 1874-09-17

A NUMBER OF POLICEMEN were tried yester-
day for intoxication and assaults upon
citizens. The strictest justice should be en-
forced in such cases for the recent arrest of
three young women, without the slightest JUS
tification, shows how the powers of the police
may be abused. The arrest of saloon keeper
for putting into the street notorious woman,
who drank her beer but wouldn't tpay for it, is
q significant case and deserves the fullest in
vestigation. We want our police force to be
efficient for the protection of citizens, which
it cannot be if unjust interference and outrage
are permitted. There have been too many
clubbing cases of late, and it is evident that
there are ruffians upon the force who are as
dangerous as the rascals off of it.
The New York herald., 1874-09-17

Mr. POTTER THINKS that although the
constitution was admirably suited to the con.
dtion of the country ninety years ago, the
garment which fitted our national infancy
requires important alterations when we have
grown to national manhood. He says:-
"Had the evils which now threaten us existed
or been foreseen in their time they would have
themselves added to the constitution those
further restrictions by which only these evils
can now be prevented.