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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-11

LIvINGsToN, Ala, October 3, 1874
We are having "a perfect reign OF terror here
United States deputy maTshals and detectives
are M aklng arrests which, 10 most OF us, are
iuCDm pre- nensi ble-in some cas- "musEets"
being lie only au horily-as Marshal Ran
dolph put i. On one occasion. The sheriff
IS lOeKed up, a prisoner IN his own jail, the
keysOf which are in possession Of the marsh
als, or OF the military, at their Instance. Me-
grOes are being arrested by bands OF negroes
ION the authority Of the marshais, presuInel,
and imprisoned. No one knows who may be
ihe next ctims. As is 50 often the case, the
innocent suffer with the guilty. Our circuit
court should commence on the nineteenth,
out with toe sheriff locked up in a cell, IL viii
probably be hat our court cannot be held.
let our canvassers picture our condition 70
The people Of Other parts Of the state.
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Old Folks of ShaIhv Cnintv-

M EMbEh viii attend an adjourned meet
Va ing on TUESDAY, 18th, al O'clock NJ
IN school Board room. Business OF IMPORT
ance VIII be presented.
OclI T. p PPEsf'DT-r De-, ss,.t--
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R. E TILFORD,

EWe clip the following from the
Pittsburgh Christian Advocate of the
l7th inst: aai gnitHHe bar f'93
Beallsville, Monroe county, Ohio,
Dec. 9.-The revival influence still con-
tinues on Beallsville circuit. Our sec
ond meeting was held at McDaugle's
school house School being in session,
we could only occupy the house at
night. We continued our meeting for
six evenings; result, seven united with
the church on probation, most of whom
were converted. Our third meeting was
held at Jerusalem, which continued for
two weeks result, thirty-one Joined on
probation and twenty-five were CONVEX
ted The happy seasons enjoyed du-
ring this meeting will never be forgot
ten by pastor or people Truly God
was with as. Rev. W. Nicholson, OF
Freeport circuit, was with us during the
first week of the meeting, and his ear
nest labors added much to it's interest
J. r. SIXTH.
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u Mr.. Handwerk, Of Allentown, Penn
svlvania, has been bricked up IN a cell
four feet square for twelve years, by his
relatives. He was SAID to be Insane,
and his kind-hearted parents thought
this the most economical way Of dispo-
sing of him. He owned $4,000, which
the State would have appropriated to
pay his expense at an asylum had he
been sent there. This careful foresight
on the part of relations is unspeakably
touching and disinterested.
A barrel of ciler may be preserved
in good flavor and condition for next
spring by the following method: Fill a
clean, strong barrel with juice from
sound, good apples and let it ferment
from two to three weeks, until the liq-
nor becomes quite clear Then rack the
cider into tubs, cleanse the barrel and
fill it with the fumes of burnt sulphe1
by burning rag dipped in melted
birthstone. in the barrel. Replace the
cider in the barrel, taking care to fiji
the cask full, and bung tight. If KEEP
in cool cellar, it will be nice mex
April and May.
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Good DfgestlOn.

The surgeons of a French hospital
have had for some time past queer
case on their hands, of young man
who swallowed fork. The fork still
remains somewhere in the body, and,
strange to say, occasions no particular
inconvenience TO Jne patient, although
over month has elapsed since the ac-
cident took place. At the same hospi-
tai an individual, while in state of de
lirium, lately ate thermometer, glass
and all. The doctors are sorely per-
picked for way to extract the intru
ding objects. America can match this
story. A man living somewhere in
Virginia eats glass. Il went out" says
the physician who describes it, "and
secured piece, about one third of a
broken pane, and brought in several
friends to witness the sight He. took
the glass and deliberately bit out piece
of about the size of silver half dollar,
and chewed it up with as much gusto
as if it had been a piece of bread, swal-
lowed it, taking afterward swallow of
water and bread, he said to get the par
ticles out Of his teeth, He would have
eaten the whole piece if I had reques-
ted, as he has frequently eaten tumblers
for drink of whisky. He said he
would eat any kind of glass except the
colored bottle glass, which had poison
in it. He was first induced to try the
experiment about three years ago, at
the Cape of Good Hope, by surgeon
in the British navy, who bet he could
eat all the glasses eighteen in nunber
at q dinner party, which he did, and he
saw no reason why he could not do as
much, so he tried it by eating only
three. Since that time he has eaten
glass for the amusement of others over
a thousand times with no disagree able
effects" ~, G.'s-..... i
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HA farmer of our acauaintant

EyA farmer Of our acquaintance
made ar experiment. He took sheep
that weighed about 100 pounds, put it
in a pen, and after it had become won
ted weighed all its food, and found that
three pounds per day of fodder and
grain was all he could make the sheep
eat The farmer had verified a rule
well known to the much despised shook
farmers" and arrived at by many and
careful experiments, that about three
pounds Of good food per day for each
one hundred weight of live stock, is a
fattening allowance For illustration, a
sheep weighing 100 pounds requires
three pounds of food per day, and a
steer weighing 1000 needs 80 pounds.
These rules are approximately correct,
being varied somewhat by quality of
food and stock. The farmer knowing
the weight of his feed and that of his
stock, by applying these rules can guess
closely as to whether he has food
enough for his stock.
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PRIMARY "A
PRIMARY B.

The interest Of the school has been
much better this month than during any
since have had charge Of the school. .
hope the people Of Woodsfield. will
notice carefully the Tardy and Absentee
Roll.
Upon careful examination Of the diff
ferent reports, you will see that most all
the absentees are from few families, and
these same families have had accredited
to their children most of the absentees
during the nine months that have super.
intended the school.
Hope that pride will induce these pa:
rents to discharge their duty and deal
more honorably toward their children in
The future; if not,I would suggest to the
Board of Education to eradicate this
nuisance by taking such steps as will en-
force better attendance.
*Imperfectin in department.
~ S. G. .CosGRovE,
f Superintendent.
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Wv f0h I Hc DPff'V O1 DoIuUCfdCy
From Green Township.

NEW CASTLE, ONO, Dec %. 1874
ED SPIRIT: AS it has been some time
since We have noticed any thing in the
C iumns of your valuable paper from
this part of the county, we thought we
would drop you few lines to let you
know that Green is still right side up,
and has, nos seeded, but still declares
her allegiance TO sod Monroe"
We have great reason to thank an
Allwise Providence for the good health
of this yiciritv, while other parts of our
county have been visited By that dread
full disease the diphtheria We do not
know of one case Of that, disease. in
Green township ,,a. .. ss.rri
Our farmers have recovered from
their despondency occasioned by the
drouth last summer. The prospects are,
that feed will be in abundance for the
stock during the Winter; and farmers
are making preparations for planting a
large crop nexi. Spring. A great many
are already clearing off the ground for
tobacco Farmers are asking each
other: "How muca tobacco do you
propose to raise next year?" The ans
wer is. pretty generally: From five to
ten, fifteen and twenty acres" If sea-
sonable we predict heavy crop. Wheat
is looking tolerably well with large
amou 1t sown. .~e e,a.
Our schools, SO far as we have heard,
are all prospecting finely. Our school
houses all have their peculiar names
New Castle school is taught by L. D
Eaton. Benwood by j. H. Strait
Punkin Ridge by NJ Norris. Otis by
y. NJ Devaul Laurel Run by Miss NJ
Culverhouse, Leehigh by Owen Hurd
These are the adjoining districts to our
little village. and we hear the teachers
spoken of in the highest terms.
Business with both mechanics and
merchants is brisk. The Grangers are
getting pretty numerous, but, as yet,
there is but one Lodge or Grange in
our township, that is in the South
part at Benwood school house. They
are about to organize at Fairfax school
house, in Adams township, North OF
Green. Grange is now the chief topic
of conversation. Grange Store and
Grange prices are the topics. What the
result will be the future only can deter
mine. .fs sb s
There is Literary Society being
held up in our village which is quite in
teresting. 1t is we'll attended, good or
der and quiet prevail and considerable
interest is manifested, and we predict
much good will be derived from it. q
We close by wishing you a Merry
Christmas. satyaaao GREEN.
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EFWe publish on our outside the

EFWe publish on our outside the
financial bill agreed upon by the Re,
publican Congressional caucus. There
seems to he little doubt expressed thai
the bill will become law substantially
as agreed upon
1t will be seen at glance that this
measure will afford no relief whatever
to the business of the country. While
1T will neither increase nor diminish ma
terially the amount Of currency now in
circulation, it will have the eff ct 10
make money still closer Its passage
will be regarded as final disposition Of
the subject for the tune, and by cutting
off all prospect Of immediate relief, will
cause the capitalists to glip stiiiitighter
to the money they now hold.
The Republicans will learn, sooner
or latel., That they cannot secure the
election Of their candidate in 1876 by
giving the people stone when they ask
for bread. ,,r
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EWe have been asked frequently,
during the past three months, whether
the Order Of Changers was a political
organization The following from the
platform adopted by the National
Grange, at its seventh annual session,
answers the question: ii
"We emphatically and sincerely as
sert the oft-repeated truth taught in our
organic law that the Grange, National,
State or subordinate, is not a political
or party organization. No Grange, il
true TO its obligations, can discuss polit.
zeal or religious questions, nor call po.
litical conventions, nor nominate candi
dates, nor even discuss their merits in
its meetings"
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New York Cattle Market.

=. sI,--ft NJ -. december "A. .
BEEVES-Poor to strictly prime ma
tive steers ranged at from 9@l34e; a
few Christmas cattle sold at lac; ordin-
ary to good Texans and Cherokees, SO
l0tc. - - s'i. o. 2@' i' .'
SHEEP-The market is quiet and a
shade easier at 5@7tc' for common to
premium sheep; 6@Sac for common to
extra lambs.
SWINE-Live hogs dull at 6t@7c,
with one Car Ohio corn fed, 203 lbs.
average, at &c. -
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= cEx-eaG8Cf nI ~ irqx.
EEThere is n basket full of bills hi

o.
EE There is, basket full of bills be-
fore rtha, Legislature on the subject of
reducing the pay Of county officers, and
there is not much doubt that law will
he passed having this object in view
One or two of the bills of which we
have seen brief summaries, are evi-
IDENTIFY the work OF bunglers. The av,
.erage pay Of county officers in the State
tls too high for these hard times. But
it ista mistake to assume that the pay
|of every officer of every county5is loo
high; and the supporters of . bill which
reduces the pay Of all officers, indis-
cfiminately, fifteen per cent, or any
other per cent, demonstrate their in
competency to manage the subject.
In this county, for instance, it cannot
be made.to appear with any show OF
reason that the Recorder is paid too
much. 1t requires noS man with a
small family exercising the most rigid
economy, to make frugal living out of
the proceeds Of the Office; and to re.
duce his pay is simply to starve him.
1t is not demanded that legislators
should rush headlong with blind zeal
into the work Of reducing everybody's
pay but their own. What is wanted is,
that where the pay is too highland there
only, it should be cut down to fair, hon
est prices. Fa asaad l
If fees and salaries which are now
too high should this year be made too
low, they will next year, or very soon at
least, be made too high again. Only
the exercise Of intelligent discrimina-
lion viii, bring about the reform desired
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HAVANA, December 22-AdYiees from

HAVANA, December q -AdYiees from
Venezuela to the 9th inst. report that a
desperate battle was fought in Bargui
sinlento between the Government II oops
under General Marques and ehe instr-
gents under General Colina. The en-
gagsment lasted eighty-four hours. Be
tween seven and eight hundred men
wsfeNkilled and wounded. Both sides
claim victory.
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The following names for perfect de-
pertinent and attendance, except in cases
of sickness, constitute this months
ROLL OF HONOR ,0s
High School Mary Beard, Maude
Barnes, Carrie Cassil, Matte Koehler,
Mary Morris, Ella NJ. Morris, Lena Moo
ney, Ida Smith, Rosetta Smith, Belle Sin
clair, Ella Williams, Haddie Hill, Stephen
Olmsted, Ross Smith, Harvey Smith,
Chatham Sinclair.
Grammar School-Addie Akers, Ella
Hawkins, Minnie Koehler, Olive Mason,
Katie Mooney, Della Patton, Anna Way, !,
Willie Barnes, Isaac Denoon, VIM Do
herty, Sylvester Koontz, Clay Olmsted,
Everett Vickers, Milton McComas.
Intermediate A-Ella Henthorn. Anna
Koontz, Flora Koehler, Ella Ofmsted, ,Lu-
cy Read. Alice Spriggs, Annie Spangler,
Caroline Young, Ella Wagonheim, John
Beard, Samuel Davis, Willie Judkins, Sci
gel Lupton, Frank Little, Willie Morris,
Daniel Knopp, John Wegonheim, Willie
Young. 'z7 - .'.'''.''
Intermedtdte B-Minnie Baker, Retta
Burgbacher, Ada Crohin, Ada Doherty,
Emma Denoon, Matte Judkins, Lizzie
Jackson, Ada Little, Caroline Neuhart,
Mary Mann, Lulie Okey, Freddie Piper.
Adilla Reef, Ella Schaub, Lorena Way,
Maine Way, Charles Adams, James Ad
ANS, Joseph Denoon, Thomas Koehler,
George Koontz, Cliff Morris, Leslie Ma
son, Eddie Mooney, Willie Neuhart, j John
Patton, Elmer Pratt, Leelair Sinclair, Jas.
Sinclair, Cliff w alton, John Walton.
i Primary A-Clara Dorr, 'Millie Dyer,
Mary Doherty, Mary Helbling, Laura De
noon, Emma Mays, Katy Ricer, Katy
Rausenberger, Temple Sinclair, Lizzie
Schumacher, Mary Walton, Mollie Hun
ter, Jimmy Barnes, Everett Doherty, Carl
Judkins, Sammy Morris, ] osiab Pearson,
Arnold Reef, Walter Pool.
Primary B Cora Craig, Mary Dorr,
Ada Henthorn, Mary Koehler, j essie Lit
tie, Anna Lauenstein, Louisa Neuhart,
Libbie Stoehr, Mary Schaffer, Matte
Walton, Ella Walton, Tommy Adams,
Bennie Burkhard, Addison Carter Archie
Fsggot, Bennie Hines, Clifford Grimshaw
Hanson jackson, Samuel johnson, Char
| ley Koehler. Emmett Oimeted, Willie
Pearson, Johnnie Stoehr, Willie West
Willie Walton, jacob Young.
The following names constitute this
J months
ABSENTEE AND TARDY ROLL.
In this report no names are included
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t9p fl ~
Notice.

pARBARATHoMY, whose place Of residence
II is unknown to plaintiff, wiz take notice
that on the l4th day Of November, 1874, John
Thomy filed q petition int court of COM
mon pleas Of Monroe, county, and State Of
Ohio. praying fora divorce from the said
Barbara Thomy, on account of the wilful abb
sence Of said Barbara for more than three
years. Said petition wiil be for hearing in
said court at the next term.
"a - HOLLISTER l. OKEY,t
novl7,'l4w6. I, Att'ys for plaintiff.
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wIn concluding, last week, so,

gI In concluding, last week, some
comments on the subject Of the lob byist
SANDS collecting money from the Gin
cinnati Whisky Ring, to be presented to
our Congressman, Mr.. VAs Worries, we
expressed the hope that he might not
receive it; and ventured the opinion
that his constituents would feel their in
terests to be quite as safe when he had
none Of SANDS money in his pocket.
Our good wishes for Mr.. VAN VoR-
HE'S have not been realized The Com
,mcrcial unequivocally aff1rms that the
money, two hundred and fifty dollars,
has been forwarded to Mr.. VAN Worries
and that he has been unwise enough to
accept it. In referring to the matter on
p,.haf qnpnt uay, the -euIror or tue
Commercial took substantially the same
view of its character that we expressed
He says:
"The- Hon Nelson H. Van Vorhes
might find it to his advantage to state,
for the benefit Of the pensive public, to
what good work he purposes devoting
the $3.50 that Mr. James Sands collect.
ed for him in this city, and detained by
mistake in his safe. This money, if we
mistake not, was originally subscribed
to elect Mr.. Van Vorhes to Congress,
purchase valuable documents, assist the
public intelligence, and all that sort oi
thing 1Itis little late in the day to
tdeyote the money now to that purpose,
and there should be true and particu
lar account rendered of the items of the
appropriation" 3 6
1t is certainly not very promising
beginning to Mr.. VAN VoRHEEs' Con,
gressional career, that he should be
called upon, before he takes his seat, tc
cxplain why he has the money Of the
Cincinnati Whisky Ring in his pocket
We unhesitatingly concede that We
do not believe this to he bribe. W.
have no idea that Mr.. VAN Worries sc
regards it, But it is only human ma
ture that he should feel under some OBJ
legations to the parties who furnished
this money. And in these days, wher
corruption is 80 rife, it is safer far ever
4 Dol 4.-
an honest official to owe no debts o
! gratitude to the class Of men whicl
SANDS represents. ~
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nea wIRwrS, who handled the lobby
fund Of the Pacific Mail Subsidy, de-
clines to tell on the boys. He admits
! that be gotthe money, and that he used
It but whenever he is asked who he
gave it TO, be gets sick. rs
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Love is the diamond amongst the
Jewels of the believers breast plate
The other graces shine, like the precious
stones of nature. with their own pecu.
liar luster and various hues, but the
diamond is white. Now, in white, all
the eolors are united, SO in love is Gen.
tered every other Christian grace and
yirtue-love is the fulfilling of the law
Warm! The Empress of Russia
wears a crimson velvet and fur-lined
cloak valued at $50 600; it is lined with
two hundred and twenty-eieht skins Of
Russian sable, each of which is worth
$50 The Car possesses a still more
costly mantle, lined with the fur of the
blue fox. Which is worth $4,000 He
presented to Adelina Patti, on the occa.
sion of her last benefit in St. Peters
burg, set Of furs of the value of Sl0,-
000.
Nevada has its Harry Mciggs. In
1870 Lewis Cook was Treasurer oil
White Pine County He was,of course,
hail-fellow- well-met, upon whose gen.
erous purse there was constant drain
Specializing in mining stocks, he used
county funds, lost, defaulted and levan,
ted to Japan. There he has retrieved
his fortunes, and now asks that the
Legislature Of Nevada pardon him on
condition that he restores the embt zlot
funds. He is anxious 10 return to Ne
vada, but is little shy of her jails.
Courier-J Journal: The Indianapoli,
tSentinel is quite right in declining tt
contribute any thing to the proposed
monument to William Penn. w,
wouldn't mind giving him good edi
torial notice and sending him marked
copy of the paper, but when it come
to building monuments for him we wan
him TO labor under the impression tha
we have gone with load of lightning
rods to Fiji Islands, and won't be bac
until the structure is coml leted and pai
flor. a1 NE 81
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lJai HWe are alprehensive that our
Legislature does not understand the
liquor question very we'll. It employs
half its time in devising means 10 have
8 oil whisky kept pure, and the other half
sinicontriyins plans 10 prevent men from
! drinking it. - eet e
o Wouldn't it be little rough on fell
low to shut off his grog just as they
commence to supply good article?
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Cincinnati 1--we stock Market.

December "a. q
CATTLE-Prices ranged as follows !;
common. 2@3. 90; medium to fair, 8 %
ca %; and good to choice butcher
grades, 4 1906, ~
HOGS-Common, 6@6 40; medium
to fair, e 50@6 rs; good packing and
butcher qualities, 6 S5@7; and extra
butchers, Z 10. Bulk Of sales from 6
S5@7 10. Pens we'll cleared at the
close .l3i lf51 10 s5 -
SHEEP-Supply more liberal, and
market dull at from 8 1895 IS for
common to choice qualities. t-a
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rod EyT The cpntraciionists don't like the
~ new Finance bill, and the expansionists
q" don't like it. The only excuse we can
:, see for lis passage is to get the currency
iy question ont of the way of somebody
ii for the Presidency. s
1t seems to us that neither party has
~ quite courage enough to grapple man,
fully with the snhject in presidential
,t contest, and the men who do the polit
"a ical engineering are endeayoring to get
= 1t showed as quietly as possible out of
prominence.
,-,,.-r This I'LL is not a 'ehip in the por-
solely for the reason that it is
sall chips and no rorridgc. lfaft
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Baltimore Live stock Market.

/ - i''' ''''..',,'> '- December 24.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1926 head
Market opened with fair demand, but
closed dull; very best on sale, 8 374@
| 7; first quality, 4 1905 rs, medium or
good fair quality, 8 50@4 Is. Sales
1879 head. -
HOGS Receipts, s,7cs head. Supply
and demand light Sales at 900 Is.
| SHEEP-Receipts, 76l head. Mar
ket dull. Sales at 5O@5 so for light.
A few extra sold at 6 Is.
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e H GRANT 8 dispensing proclamatio n
TO the yicksburgers proclaimed its ex-
,istence about two weeks after the dis
turbance was all over. 1t took the sub
ject that long to work its way into his
head. and then work its way out again.
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a ,EE HOLMAN of Indiana, although
with the minority in Congress, keeps
the corruptionistsa very uncomfortable
Indiana would do herself credit by
transferring him to, the Senate.
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County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit of -Demoeracy.l
From Franklin Township.
STAFFoRp, ONO, Dec. %. lis

oTAFFUKD, OIIU, DEC. ZZ, 1oI4
Ed. SPIRIT: On Friday the 18Th inst,
while cutting saw logs on the farm of
Mr.. William Wa, field, limb flew back
and struck Mr. Cornelius McElfresh on
the head and fractured his skull. But
very little hope Of his recovery is en-
tertained II. f.