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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-11-03

MR. EDITOR: Please announce JARED
HAWKINS as a candidate for Justice Of the
Peace in Center township; subject to the decis-
ion of the voters at the election to be held ON
Saturday, ta. 7th day Of November, 1874.
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AUDITORS OrTcs, MONROE COUNTY. OHIO.
certify the foregoing to be . true state
nsnt Of the receipts and expenditures of
Monroe county, Ohio, for the fiscal year end
ing Sept l, 1874. n. HOEfFLRR,
Auditor ". c. o.
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OCTOBER 2lst, 1874.

OCTOBER 2lst, 1874.
Thomas A. Way and John B. Noll
are hereby appointed with A. j. Pearson
Pros. Atty, to examine the within Re-
port. Il. E. CHAMBERs, Judge
Of Com. Pleas Court.
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~If az the hard times adyoca,

EEIf, as the hard times advocates
affirm, the triumph of the Democracy
in Ohio was an "inhationist victory"
why don't the price of gold go up?
If the ''infationists" want greenbacks
issued until they are worthless, and if
these "inflationists'' have good pros
poets Of majority in the next Con-
gress, why does not gold find it out,and
60 up out of sight9
If the contractionists believed the as.
sertions they have been so loudly and
constantly proclaimiug, they would now
be buying up all the gold on the market.
All their terror about the depreciation
of the currency was the merest sham
They hoped to scare voters into sup
porting their ticket by telling them that
the "big buggerman" of reputation
would catch them if they didn't. The
"buggerman" has failed to appear.
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EE The policy, once so popular, OF
paying the $40 bonds in greenbacks, is
now almost without single supporter.
One cause for this is in the fact that the
low premium on gold and the exchange
of SO many of the 6 per cents for per
cents expressly payable in gold, have
made the question of much less practic
al Importance, But the chief cause is,
that the joint resolution of Congress
passed in 1869 is regarded rs pledeine
the faith of the nation to their payment
in gold, and that the violation of that
pledge would be nothing less than re
pudiation.
This is understood to be Mr., PENDLE
TON position. And while he denoun
ces the passage of the measure, pleds
ing payment in gold, as an outrageou:
fraud upon the taxpayers, he regards il
as so FAR committing the government te
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INFIRMARY DIRECTORS OFFICE, !
WooDsFIELD, o, Sept. l, 1874.
To the Hon. Commissioners Of Monroe County,
Ohio:
In compliance with the requirements
of law, we have the honor to submit to
you the following semi annual report
for tho six months ending August 81,
1874:
REPORT.
Under tie careful and skillful man
agement of the Superintendent, l..
>ulcsberGer, the Iuhrmary is now in a
more faurishing condition than ever be-
fore. The average number of inmates
for the past six months was A, whose
health have been very good. Seven
paupers have died since our last report;
Of this number were outside paupers
The condition Of tho finances AREAS
follows: Err
RECEIPTS.
Bal. in Treas. at Sept report. 1850 49
Annual coll on Dup. for '73 ....229l 81
Total receipts for the year...s3942 03
Expenditures for the year........2726 o.
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Clerks Report.
CLERKS OFFICE, WooDsyIRLD, Ono,
q, - September Z, 1874.
To the Honorable Commissioners Of Monroe
County, Ohio:
As required by law, I submit this my an
unual report as Clerk Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas Of said county, for the year end
ing on the first Monday of September, A. D.
1874.
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Total disbursements ..... .............Sl38O 30
Respectfully submitted
PHI SCHUMACHER,
JACOB DRUM, Directors.
JOHN PFALZGRAF, .--
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Innrmary directors Report.
1NFIRMARY. DIREcroRs OFFICE,

INFIRMARY. DIRECTORS OFFICE,
WooDsFlELD, o., March l, 1874. (
To the Honorable the Commissioners of Mon.
roe County, Ohio:
In compliance with the requirements
of law, we. the undersigned Directors OF
the Iu6rmary of said county, have the
honor to submit to you, this our semi
annual report Of the condition and stan
ding Of said In6rmary for the six mo tbs
last past, ending February %, 1874.
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Tota amount of fines assessed, 1886 90
Fines, costs, and forfeitures collected
by me during the year and paid to Coun-
ty Treasurer.
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REPORT,

During our frequent visits to the In.
frmary, since the first day of September,
the date of our last report, We have
found that institution kept in sll
respects in clean, orderly and
healthy condition. The average mum Der
Of inmates, for the six months last past,
was 40, and the present number is 40; of
this number 20 are males aud 20 females;
out of these there are IL insane and s
idiots. The health Of the inmates is
good, as there has been but one death,
and that of old age since our last report
Beside the above number of inmates, we
are supporting 5 outside paupers. who
cannot be moved on account Of sickness
The finances are as follows:
RECEIPTS. y
Balance in Treas. Sept. l. 3...Sl65C 4s
Amount col. on Dup. of '73.."..14lS sc
Total receipts............. ......S306S 81
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REPORT.
Leaving balance in Treas. .$I215 9

Total receipts for the year...s3942 03
Expenditures for the year........2726 Oh
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ANNAPOLIS.

Barns Compton, recently elected Treas
urer of this State, by the Legislature, took
his seat last Tuesday, 10Th inst.
On Wednesday week petitions in favor
of Local Option and other temperance laws,
was received by the Legislature, containing
the names Of 5,S14 citizens.
The petitions for Local Option and other
Temperance laws continue to pour in upon
the Legislature.
The BARRIERS, too, are praying for relief
from Sunday work. Mr.. Gill presented
the petition of 1903 boss and journeymen
BARRIERS, praying the passage of tie bill
prohibiting the. keeping open of barber
shops on Sunday.
The Special Joint Committee on TEN
perance held a meeting on Wednesday,
and determined to report to the House fav-
orably the General Local Option bill pre-
pared by State TEN perancs Alliance.
Gov. Whyte has vetoed Mr.. Groome's
law to furnish counsel and pay for witness
in defending Registers who violate the law
by defrauding Republicans of their votes.
The Governor says: "The bill submitted
is too ambiguous in its terms, and to carry
it out according to its apparent directions
would exhaust the entire contingent fund. :"
At the last session he approved an act
somewhat similar to this one, though it
was free from many of the objections to it.
Under that act the costs of the defendant
in one case amounted to $50O.33 In the
the case recently tried, intended to be
covered by this act, the costs inclusive of
the fine amount to 500, and one settled
without trial, with costs, $400 He is in
formed that there are some thirty cases in
all, which, if introduced on the same scale,
will absorb the contingent fund before one
third of them is disposed of. This expense
could all be saved by repeating this villain
Gus law Of Registration, which is manipu-
lated in the interest of Democratic rings.
In the Senate on Thursday, a bill was
engrossed for the third reading appropriat-
ing $1,000 to the Confederate cemetery at
Hagerstown
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CONGRESSIONAL.

The Changers fought their first battle in
the House, on Monday last, and won a
decided victory. The entire Republican
party, with the exception of few stray
glers, rallied under their banner, and pass
ed resolution asserting, in positive and
unequivocal language, the constitutional
power of Congress to regulate railroads
running from one State into another. The
resolution was offered by Mr.. Smith of
Ohio, and was prefaced by a preamble re-
citing the provision of the Constitution
empowering Congress to regulate COM
merce between the States, and stating that
this provision imposed powers and duties
of high Importance to the citizens of the
several States. The resolution then assert
ed, as the judgment of the House, that
Congress has the constitutional power so to
regulate commerce between the States as
to protect the people against all unjust or
oppressive tolls, taxation, o. instructions,
whether by railroad companies or other
carriers, and that the present condition and
magnitude of this commerce demand the
prompt and wise exercise of this power.
The Democrats did not like to be forced to
go upon the record on so important a pro-
position as this without any previous notice.
To gain time to consult they interposed
:. motion to adjourn. When this had been
put and lost and the roll was called on MIR.
Smiths resolution, there had been a hasty
consultation among them, and with very
few exceptions the whole body voted in the
negative. The vote on adopting the reso-
luton was 10 to Ga.
Mr.. Caves, of Massachusetts,, has intro
duced in the House and had referred to the
Committee on Postoffices and Postroads
the following bill:
BE it enacted, That on all mail matter of
the first-class, including local or dress let
tiers and postal cards, postage shall be
charged at the rate of two cents for each
half ounce or fraction thereof, provided,
however, that no stamped envelopes shall
be hereafter issued.
Some progress has been made in the
discussion of the finances of the country,
but the opinions of the honorable Senators
and Members on the engrossing topics con-
nected with our monetary affairs are so
various and often conflicting that the more
the subject is debated the more difficult of
any satisfactory adjustment it appears to
be. Many elaborate addresses in both
Houses have been delivered, but no conclu-
sion has been reached.
Senator Stewart will introduce at an
early day resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Treasury for information
showing how long it will take to coin frac-
tional currency in silver to take the place
of fractional greenbacks now in circulation.
1t is expected that it will be shown that so
long time will be required for this work
that the Government will see the necessity
of commencing the purchase of silver bull
lion at once
Senator Jones has introduced a bill to
authorize the coinage of silver coins of the
value OF twenty cents, in order to perfect
the decimal character of our currency. He
will not yet advise the retirement of the
quarter dollars, but this is ultimately look
ed for
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TIE INDIAN TERRITORY.

We publish elsewhere q graphic letter on
the abuses OF the Indian Territory. which
seems fitting sequel to the shocking, and
stupid policy our Government has ever pur-
sued toward the Indians. The browning
feature of the supreme folly which takes
$1,000, 900 annually out of the treasury to
supply the Indian ring, was setting apart,
and defeating to $4,000 tameless savages
several million acres of land, which has
become the home and hiding place of all
the cut throats, on the boarflcrs, as well as
the convenient rendezvous of bands of well
fed and we'll armed Indians, to plan ma
rauding expeditions on the settlers within
their reach. 1t is high time that some
sensible effort was made to break this bust
ness up 1t is difficult to conceive of a
greater absurdity committed by govern
ment, than taking $1,000, 0CO annually from
the treasury and appropriating the choic-
est piece of the Government domain to
foster a hord of lazy vagabond savages
and keep them in idleness, and at tile
sametime provide a safe rendezvous for the
very worst murderers, robbers and cut
Threats of the white race. After perusing
the letter on the Indian Territory, in
another column, we think the reader will
agree with this opinion
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Precautions Against Sickness.

The ability of the human body to resist the causes of
with which the several organ. perform their functions
In the Winter the most prolific of sickness
damp and cold and it is therefore wise and prudent
tartify the system against them by wholesome stmula
ton. Hence it is that Hostetters Stomach Bitters
prove such admirable safeguard against the COM
plants most common at this The ingredient.
Of tis powerful vegetable mvigurant comprise three
essential medicinal clements which act simultaneously
upon the digestion the circulation the secretions aud
the nerves, nusnG strength AID regularity INFO all
condition to escape attack of rheumatism or inter
mitten fcytr indigestion biliuusness or Of pull
nonary disease, Cold and damp very depressing;
almost as much excessive heat and protective
medicine is quite n"edful in Winter as in Summer
The commercial stimUants pnwise!y taken in the
form Of drains to keep ont the COLI" haze precisely
opposite eject 70 that produced b. IIostetters Bitters
Their first result is succeeded 10y reaction which de
vitazes and prosratcs he system: while on the other
hand the tonic and yitalZing operation of the great
bent iheid u 10 ra,Gisiaa ~ feJcrsY erfoRs
The physique il strengthened the appetite increased
the bowels regulated the stomach reinforced these
conditions contirse. If dyspepsia or rhcumatism or
housness, intermittent fever general debility or
weakness is present the system expe it with
this pure and harmless antidote which is only inyal
liable as preventive of sickness bpt aso .en az fc
large class of disorders. : =
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DOG LAWS.

From the frequent notices we meet with
in the agricultural journals of our State,
and the discussion of the subject by almost
every agricultural club and association in
the State at their meetings, the subject of
protecting sheep from the attacks of dogs
is evidently occupying the thoughts of the
farmers generally. In Cecil county we
have had at least twenty years experience
of dog tax for the protection Of sheep,
and every year the sheep have diminished
in number, and the dogs have correspond
ingly increased. There are awards for
sheep killed by dogs filed at present in the
County Commissioners Office, which will
consume the tax raised on dogs, for five
years to come. The practice of applying
the dog tax to paying for sheep killed by
dogs serves as 4 premium to careless and
dishonest farmers. The thriftless farmer,
if he pretends to keep sheep, invariably
has a lot of scallawags, which he turns to
the commons to shift for themselves, and
is rather glad than sorry, in many instan-
ces, when he finds the dogs have bounced
upon and butchered half dozen of them
He straightway calls in two or three neigh
bors and has the damage appraised, which
is invariably more than the poor stock
would sell for after purchaser was found,
if it were possible to find one; while a
farmer who keeps flock of good sheep,
that are credit to their owner, finds no
proper equivalent in the dog tax for hav-
ing his flock destroyed or injured.
The dog tax is unequal and consequent
ly 10 that extent, unjust. Not half the
ours that prowl about the novels found in
every village and section of the country
are taxed. The majority of them may be
assessed, but the people who own the most
dogs and of the very worst species, are
unable to pay tax. They live from hand
to mouth. When one meal is deyoured
they frequently know not where the next
is to come from. 1t is impossible to col
lect tax from these people. There is some
collectors of tax to kill the dogs on which
no tax is paid, but the law in this respect
is dead letter, as no collector is willing
to assume the disagreeable duty Of dog
executioner. The law affects the farmers
and better class of people who keep bet
ter stock of dogs, and who are able to feed
them properly; but it scarcely touches the
class on whom it should fall, who keep
dogs and allow them to poach, and steal a
living wherever the half-starved brutes
can pick it up.
The funds arising from tax on dogs
should not be appropriated to indemnify
the owners Of sheep, but be placed in the
treasury for general use, Or appropriated
to the school fund.
The only safeguard from dogs by the
owner of sheep is to have fold in the
pasture-an enclosure of boards so high
that dog caunot scale It. and few bells
on his flock. Turn the sheep in this en-.
closure every night, and give them a lick
of salt. In a short time they viii repair
to the enclosure in the evening without
any trouble of driving.
A dog trap or pen can be made very
readily which viii soon catch every prowl-
ing cur that crosses the farm. After all,
cooperation is the surest road to success,
in this as in other farm business. If half
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a dozen or more farmers adjoining deter
mine to add to their business that of keep
ing sheep, and make it law among them
selves to trap and shoot every prowling
cur that trespasses on their lands, the
neighborhood would soon become too hot
for that class of dogs, and the sheep will
be perfectly safe. Dog laws are no pro-
lection to sheen.
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John c. Henry, the defaulting clerk in
the Lynchburg Internal Revenue once, has
been arrested at kanawha Falls, West Viz
ginia. Notwithstanding the statement of
the special agent at Lynchburg that the
defalcation only amounts to thirty-five hun
drsd dollars, despatch from the Sheriff of
kanayha. states that $14,219 were found
on Henry's person.
Nearly century ago, q young colored
boy canned Jesse Jones, about IS years of
age, followed the wagons that were hauling
supplies to the patriot army at Valley
Forge i'll l777. He has just died.
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A LUCKY SEAT.-The seat occupied in
the House of Delegates, by James B.
Groom, four years ago was chosen by Hon.
w. NJ. Merrck, who was elected to Con-
gress the next Fall. Two years ago A. p.
German, ESD, occupied the same seat, and
was elected Speaker of House on the first
day of the session, and at the close of the
session was elected Presiden. of the Chesa
peake & Ohio Canal Co., with salary of
$4,000 per annum, which position he has
filled satisfactorily, with a fair prospect of
retaining it for all indefinite period.
At the commencement of the present
session the same seat was taken possession
of by Mr.. Groome, who before the session
is half over, has been called upon by his
fellow members to fill the Governors chair
of the State the remainder of the Guberna-
torial term, with probabilities strongly in
his favor of being placed in nomination for
the next term in the Fall of 1875
The fame of this lucky seat having gone
abroad joined to the well known penchant
among Democrats for anything like politi-
cal office, brought out about eighteen can
didates for the nomination.
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fS&Aa ~ NOTICE.

-,;.e hereby given that application will he made
/" The County Commissioners of Cecil county, 10y petit
non at their first regular meeting after the twenty
eighth day al February lSi for altering and widening
the public road from octoraro Creek tn Lancastey, :.
kowlan'isSille and the mills of tho NC ~i.oags
Iron Company. dan ", iS74-or
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good Farm Wagons, ! an Ok Wagon broad tread. 2
Ok Carts. Maik"t Wagon nearly rev. pair of Cart
Wheels. Nr and Shafts, 10 horse feitOn Power, West
ingnuse Thr.sh-r and Cleaner, 2hOrse power Feed
Grinder, Van Wickle Fan nearly new. Cornsheiler
large hay and Straw Cutter for hand horsepower
Reaper and Mower with Drop attachment, l Stump
Puller. Roller, twu-horsc Pows. Twin iIarrows q
Cultivators, l Hay Bed, large Wagon Bed, Fruit
Drying House, Cider Press and Grinder. Wheat brill
steel tooth Self-Discarging Rake Cuvrrsccn Sewer
Dearborn Tongue, PAIRS of Shafts Corn Drorper,
Corn Coverer Whcrlbarrow, Grinlstrne. Broad Grub
hing Hoe, set Breerh Harness. Load Harness.
Piow Harness. s"t Carrag. Harness. pairs Double
Lines, lot of Collars and Brides, Matto"ks. Dung
Forks, Hay Forks, Shovels. Spades, Golfers Tools
Coal Bed. Wedding Hoes. Crow Bars, Post Digger 3
Ok Ch,ins, OK foirs, Spread Chains large Boiler
capacity barrels Crescent Saw. Hand Saw. Wood
Saw, Choppng Axes, Grain Cradle, ewing Scytie
Brier scy:hr Rrier H,uk. l Fro. Drawing Knife
Corn Knives Hay Knife. Single and Onhrirers. =
Blocks and Tackles, Barn Sh0vcls. = Saddles. IL
lay> saddle fshing-shure Lanterns. Nearly all the
above named Articles in good order and ready for
HOUSEHOLD, DAIRY AND OTHER ARTICLES
VIM. Penn No. 10 Cook Stove template Stove |
Parlor Stove Eedstcals, Reds and BEDDING. dozen
yards of Carpet. Tables. Churns Tin Pans Buckets
Tubs, Copper Kettles lot of Dripping Pans and other
Cookiu. Utensils. Lard Press safe . Meat Casks |
doublercel Tin Squirrel Cage and quite number of
articles not enumerated.
FIFTY ACRES OF WHEAT
C0NDITIoSS.-Au of Twenty Dollars and
under, Cash on sums Twenty Dollars the pnr-
chaser will he entitled Eight Months credit by Civ
ing Note, witha ppruved security
rT-No pnStpouement on account Of weather. and no
undertaking. everything advertised to be positively
sold. Sale Of Personal Property to commence at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. Sale of Woodland at > o'clock p NJ Or 4
csely.
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will also offer about
100 ACRES OF Woodland.

About onch.lf Of which is set with n fine growth of
Young Chestnut and Oak portion of pinc. There is
supposed to be about go cor!S Of Wood now fit to
cut on it, Will lie sold low and easy onethird
cash delivery of Eee which will he given on 10th
Of March, next onethirl il year. and one-thiri in
two years. The creli: payments bear interest from
dat" of Deed and to he satisfactorily secured Tie land
will he shown any time before sale by the subscriber
Plot will be made ont by the day of sale.
I. Il. COLLINGS Agent.
Feb I. 1Si-2w. SAMUEL BURNS, Auctioncer
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Ii you want Sewing Machines Cheap go
to j. WILKINSON, Wig Building, Elkton.
You can get Silks, Cotton, and Threads of
all kinds, and any thing connected with
the business at city prices,
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Persons who intend to purchase Sewing
Machines it will be to their interest to call
on JOHN WILKINSON, at the WHO Build
Tag, Elkton, Nd. lie has now on exhibit
ton some of the best and cheapest Machines
the market can afford. Price list sent free
on application. rev
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Wanted.-A Grist or Merchant Mill to
rent. Apply at this office.
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Gum Overshoes, Arctics, Self-acting
Overs, for sale by
MCCRERY & BOULDER.