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A Dying Nan Confesses Having
Murdered q Little Girl, for
which Two Men Were Lyhched.

FORT WAYNE, IND. March 24.-In
the month OF June, 1872, Mary Belle
Secor, aged thirteen. was brutally out
ragged, and aferward killed, in Mercer
County, Ohio, few miles southeast of
this city Two .men named Mcleod
and Kimmel we're lynched bv infuriated
citizens Stree then the affair has grad
Tally grown out Of memory. A few
davs since Thomas B Douglass died of
consumption. He had emigrated from
that county, hopih to be cured One
half an hour before his death he sent
for Catholic priest, and made this
startling confession:
ain this, my diving hour, in full hope
of pardon by confessing the deed that
has weighed upon my mind like death
pail, am the guilty wretch who eutra-
ged and murdered Miss Secor, near Ce
lima, Ohio. Heaven alone knows what
hellish motive prompted it, but at the
time my brain was on fire from drink !;
l was veritablv mailman, past power
of control. The hanging Of Mcleod
and Kimmell was murder l was one
OF the mob that executed them l hope
God will pardon me; that the families
of Mcleod and Kimmell will ne relieved
OF this stigma Of dishonor have but
few moments to live, and With my last
breath svow the truth of all NY state
ments herewith.
THOMAS BRADwELL DOUGLASS
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Go West Through st. Louis.

To all who are seeking new homes in
or about to take trip to Missouri. Kan
sas. Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska,
Oregon or California, We recommend q
cheap, safe, quick and direct route, ria
St. Louis, over the Missouri Pacific
Through Line. 1t is equipped with Day
Coaches, Bucks reclining Chair Cars,
Pullman's Palace Sleepers, the famous
Miller Safety Platform, and the celebra.
ted Westinghouse Air Brake, and runs its
trains from St Louis to principal points
in the West, ,oith0ut change. We believe
that the Missouri Pacific Through Line
has the best track Of any road West o.
the Mississippi River, and with its supe
rior equipments and unrivaled comforts
for passengers,has become the great pop
ular thoroughfare between the East and
the West. Trains flom the North, Eas,
and South connectat St.Louis with trains
of the Missouri Pacific The Texas con.
nection of this road is now completed
and passengers are offered first class
all-rail route from st. Louis to Texas,
either over the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad, uia Sedalia, or over the
Atlantic d Pacific Railroad, ola Vmita
For maps, time tables, information as to
rates, routes, DC, address S. H THoMP-
SON, Eastern Passenger Agent, Co.
lumbus, Ohio, or E. A. FORD, Genera
Passenger Agent. St Louis, Mo. Que
tions ,oiu be cheerfully and promptly an.
sueredl
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Fastening Iron In stone,

A writer strongly recommends the
l~e of zinc instead of lead for fastening
ron ratings into stone. 1t is well
known that iron cemented with lead is
consumed by rust very rapidly and de-
stroyed The zinc, however, establishes
4 galvanic circuit with the iron. and he.
ing positive to the iron, constrains all
the chemical action and becomes oxy-
died, while no rust forms upon the
iron. While with lead the opposite ia.
kes place it makes also with iron gal
vanic combination; but the iron being
positive compared with the lead, it TN.
dergoes the chemical action, is oxalized
and protects the lead at it's own expense
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"a One neat little contrivanee f

"a One neat little contrivanee for
making it pay was this: The regular
,,rice for cutting aad filing WIS fifteen
cents per cubic yard where the same
earth was moved The contractor might
charge for either,but not for hoth. Thai
was the way. i. was done before there
was Washington King
But a. the Ring was in the improve
men, business. it improved on that svs'
TEN. When the cutting and filing was
near government building, they i'm
proved the price to fifty cents yard
paid the contractor for either and
charged the government FOR both
Thrifty fellows
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~It is believed to he a common oc
currence for children to he too smart tc
live, but BEN BurLER heat that: he was
too smart to die. And what is more, he
is too smart for anybody that didn'
lie.
1t has heen known for years that he
employed spies to watch his enemies, hui
his neatest and moStuscfn device he hae
heretofore kept carefully secret.
1t seems that he procured the services
of tclegrapher who could read by the
sound. This nohle.souled individual
was so posted and concealed that ht
could learn the contents of all private
dispatches sent and received, which he
faithfully reported to his noble-souled
cmnlover.
Measures are now being taken to iso
late the office 80 it will not communicate
every Congressman's secrets to the crafty
BENJAMIN
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STATE NEWS,

Wheat In Noble County never looked
better.
ANcwark lad Of seventeen weighs 221
pounds.
The Marietts rolling mill uses 1900
bushels of Mackshurg coal per day.
Jackson County mines more ore than
anv other in OHIO. Lawrence comes
next
The Grand Jury in Tuscarawas Coun-
ty returned IA bills ofindictment for vio-
lations Of the liquor law.
Arrangements are making for the erec.
.in1---f >.A-Asher blast furnace st Newark.
near the Star glass works.
The Treasurer elect of Noble County,is
shoveling dirt on the NJ P &C Railroad
in that county at 81 so day.
A FIRE destroyed the building occupied
by Rawlins 4 Co., at Wooster, Monday
Loss S75, ,00G; insured for $4,000
The City Council Of GAINESVILLE and the
Village Council of Cambridge have each
passed prohibitory liquor ordinances.
The tobacco crop of Noble County will
replenish The excheqners Of farmers OF
that county to the extent of over 8l00,
600 next month.
The Constitutional Convention, the
25th inst, rescinded the resolution fixing
upon the 3lsi day Of March as the day fol
final adjournment.
A little girl Of six wears, named Rich
wine, was burned to death at Lancaster
Saturday. her clothes having ignited from
some straw which she and other children
had set on fire. Every thread was burnt
from her body.
A proposition before the Ohio Consti-
tutional Convention to tax church prop
erty was rejected by a vote of 6S to 10
and proposition to enable the Legisla
ture to authorize pro rata allowance to
denominational schools in distributing
the school fund was voted down by a
vote of 81 lol.
The Delta Upsiolan Society of Mariet.
ia College having elected the Grand Duke
Alexis an honorary member during his
recent visit to this country, the Society
received from him few weeks since q
package Of books, consisting Of five En-
glish ana ten Russian volumes, in remem.
brance of the compliment
In Lawrence County it is proposed by
all parties, to elect some responsible mar
to the Office Of County Recorder, who vii
give the office with all its emoluments, tc
Miss Raine, who has served faithfully
and efficiently in the Office for severa
years A similar arrangement was made
in Scioto County last fall and worked
we'll.
Johu VOORHEES,, one of the Oldest stage
proprietors of Southern Ohio. died re
Gently at Hamilton, aged 80 He was on,
nf the leading owners and managers o
the line from Cincinnati to DAYTON ir
early times, and was well known to thu
travelling public of that section for many
years
Anna c. Tilton, the old woman a
Jackson, Ohio, who killed boy named
Johnson, while he was returning from
school and passing through her field. wal
tried at Jackson recently, and was fount
! guilty of manslaughter Judge Harpe
sentenced her to the Penitentiary 70
three years. She formerly resided il
Harmar. She is ''strong minded fe
male" and male speech before being
sentenced, defending her conduct.
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-Oo +ho dow of Sen.,or Sunno

EFOn the day of Senator Summers
funeral services at the Capital, the Sen.
ate being the center of attraction, the
door keepers of the galleries were, o'
course, besieged with applicants for ad
mission, especially those guarding the
entrance to the portion set aside :ol
Senator's families and their friends -
AS the services were about to com
mence a we'll dressed lady presented
herself at the last mentioned entrance
and was refused admission by the door
keeper, who stated that she must have
a note from Senator. She had pro
cured one some days previous for thu
purpose of entering this portion OF th'
gallery, but had never used it, and re
membering that it was still in her pock
ct, handed it to the door keeper, VIII,
read, please give this lady seat =
Charles Sumner" She was admitted
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yThe bill to re-Ciistrict the State 70
congressional purposes, which has passed
the House OF Representatives, compose
the districts as follows:
Hamilton County >mprises the FRS
and Second Districts, which remain tn,
same as now.
Third District-Bu.ler, Montgomery
and Preble.
Fourth Dstrict-Darke, Miami, Shell
by, Logan, Mercer and Anglaize
Fifth Dist,ict-Allen, Van Vert, Paul
ding. Putnam Henry, Defiance, Williams
and Fulton.
Sixth District-Lucas. Ottawa, San
dusky, Wood and Seneca.
Seventh District-Morrow, Marion
Hardin, Wyandot, Crawford and Han
cock.
Eighth District-Champaign, Clarke
Greene, Warren and Clinton.
Ninth District-Clermont, Brown
Highland. Adams and Scinto.
Tenth District-Pike, Ross, Hooking
Fairfield, Pickaway and Fayette.
Eleventh Decentralization, Franklin
Delaware and Union.
Twelfth District-Richland, Ashland
Wayne, Holmes and Knox.
Thirteenth District-Coshocton, Lick
ing. Muskingnm and Tuscarawas,
Fourteenth District-Lawrencc, ,Gallia
Jackson, Vinton and Meigs.
Fifteenth District-Monroe, Noble
Morgan, Perrv,W ashington and Athens
Sixteenth District-Belmont, Guern
sev. Harrison, Jefferson and Carroll
Seventeenth District--Stark, Mahon
ing and Columhiana
Eighteenth Disuict-Erie, Huron, L.
rain Medina and Summit.
Nineteenth District-Portage, Geauga
Lake, Ash,abu!a and Trnmhn!i.
Twentieth District-Ohyahoga.
We have not examined the vote O
last Fall to ascertain accurately the pc
litical complexion of the several dis
tricts, but judging ny a glance owe
them we would say that they are nearl
equally divided between the parties, tn
Democrats, perhaps, having create
number Of certain districts than the RI
publicans. Should the bill pass the Ser
ate we may make more careful estimate.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

The death Of Mr.. Sumner leaves Mr.
Chandler, of Michigan, the senior Sen
ator in continuous service. Mr. Chan
dlers term began on the 4th of March
1857, and he has completed seventeen
years service. Next after Mr.. Chan
dler is Mr. Anthony, of Rhode Island
who entered the Senate in 1859, an(
next after him are Messrs Sherman O
Ohio, and Howe, of Wisconsin, who be
came Senators in 1861.
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&ashior Nntts.

Amber card cases and vinaigrettes just
now
Very long trailing skirts are out of
style, even for full dress occasions.
Japanese sunshades will be introduced
when the sun gets little warmer.
Artificial fruit will form the most con
spicunus trimming on new bonnets
What is known as "grass fringe" has
superseded the heavy ball fringe used on
the cloth suits during the winter
Amber buttons are used by Worth on
his newest black silk dresses. A dozen
buttons cost about 500.
Small gold bugs and butterflies mount
ed on spiral hand pins are worn in the
hair; also the tortoise she'll fly and Bra
lillian bug.
Pompadoer faus are the most fashion.
able at the present time. The size is con.
venient and pretty, far more sensible than
those hinge and awkward affairs in vogue
last season.
They have found new way of louping
dresses at the hack Itis rather peculiar
but anything oatre nowadays is sure to
.stake"
Lace berthas are very much worn.-.
Over light evening silk they form an eff
fective addition and are certuinly beauti-
full.
New importations in black grenadine
suits are richly embroidered and worn
over steel or lilac silk to exhibit the pat
tern and design.
Some ladies' have bands Of black vel
vet from under the puff at the back come
around in front, and tie in large, healthy
looking bows.
The new "grass fringe" is one of the
prettiest trimmings introduced for years.
1t comes in black and also in four shades
of green.
Kid gloves, which have been compare
lively cheap all winter, are beginning to
increase in price The new eolors are
finely illustrated in gloves.
Quite rage for coin jewelry prevails
Necklaces of old Roman cuins; ditto
bracelets, are becoming fashionable
They are very unique.
"Change balls" for ladies are of pearl,
in the shape of ball, and dangle from a
chain at The waist belt as the umbrellas
used to last year.
Summer silks are shown in every hue
and color above and below the sun, and
are offered for sale at prices within the
means of all.
The redingote as first introduced is sell
dom seen nowadays Tie old style has
been improved upoL and made yer,
stylish garment.
New evening dress silks are of whit.
grosgrain, the bottom having embroider
ed thereon beautiful wreath OF 'raised'
| flowers
Hamburg edging is the handsomes
this season ever seen. On Swiss muslin
dresses no prettier trimming can be imag
ned.
Lace basques for summer are mad
something in the style Of a gentleman,
double breasted pea jacket in the revers
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

HThe Constitutional Convention
has been in session one hundred and fifty
DAYS Tie members are. on all hands
credited with due diligence, hut they
.eatlly needed two or three active execu
tive minds TO dispatch business for them
We will begin ere long to lay theil
<Wnrk before our readers.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

~ The District Investigating Com
mitiee has tn deal with the most skillful
and experienced scamps in the country
T, add to their difficulties nearly all
the testimony has to he fished out OF the
guilty parties themselves. Whenever
one witness inadvertently swears the
,iny into trouble, another is furnished
who is posted how tn swear them out oi
II. Bal with all their shrewdness ano
andacity THURMAN is making it DECIDED
" uneomfurtall lie for them.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

;, STJosH BILLINGS saws that he has
known . mule To he good for six months.
juss to get good chance to kick some
: body.
Il is now feared that General How
ARD's superHuous goodness was put on
for q similar sinister purpose.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

~Har,l facts seem st last 10 have
cot the hest Of fanciful theories in the
question of currency circulation The
House nv vote Of nearly two to one
hss fixed the maximum amonnt of leesl
tenders at SiOO, 600 600 This sets at
liberty the reserve which has been living
uselessly in the Treasury vaults. It is
believed to be certsin that the Senate
will concur.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

s0The Joint Convention Of tn Mas.
eschusetts Legislature bal.oted on the
s7th inst. rU S Senator as follows
navts-- s--os-.-ss~ns.,--e. C.--,rs. IA. An.
saMs Is; BAxKs. Tex Mavor PIERCE O.
WAsHBURSE and WHITTIER I each. Nc
choice.
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sEThe three Pacific Railroads owe
che government s1e,OoO,ooo over due
interest.
II some poor devil should sel' box
Of matches without q penny stamp on it,
he would aeon be taught that the United
States Of America are not to be tri1ed
oith.
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GFIi il none OF our business, as the
chap said when his neighbor's honse was
on fire. hut we would suggest to the
publishers OF p,pers in our neighhoring
counties, thst thev might save trouble to
grand jnriss BY reading the law on ad
sertising lotteries
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

,eEIt is discovered that the Washing
tnn Ring is engaged in getting up con
tracts and bonds for snrk done and paid
sor months ago, dating them back 10
cover accidents BY this simple method
they expect to make q. fair and honest
showing to the Investigating Commit.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

Judge GUTHRIE refused to grant ali
mony, bnt announced that if the wife
had brought an action AGAINST her-hns.
band for extreme cruelty in so naming
the children, she should have had all the
reparation a Court could afford.
1t is hoped that these children will not
all grow up such helpless idiots as not to
see the obvious propriety of lynchine
their father
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31
ke-Tbe official fl rures of the New

HThe official figures of the New
Hampshire election have AT last been
received Weston, the Democratic caE-
di.late for Govelnor, received 35.l9S
votes McCutchins, Republican, "a, ,l3S ;
Biackmer. Prohibitionist, 2,O9S; thus
maxi 20 Weston's majority over Nc
Cutcbin's. l,060, and the majority of all
over Weston, h037 The choice goes
to the House of Representatives, in
which the Democrats have a majority
of fifteen, thus assuring Weston's cleo
lion. The Republican papers are trying
to throw upon the Prohibi'ionists the
blame Of their defeat.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

The chap who is patiently waiting
for the Temperance Movement to blow
aver. hiss opened ur correspondence
Nth his brother. who ia standing on the
banks waiting for a river to run on.
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Gf1egraphM.
England.

LONDON, March 26-At the Liver.
pool spring meeting to-day, The grand
National sleepie chase was won by
Reugno, Chimney Sweep second, Mer,
line third. Twenty horses ran on the
final heat. The betting was 2 to
against Reugny, 25 to against Chin
ney Sweep, and so to | against Merline
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31
Spain,

MADRID: March pa desperate en-.
gasement took place yesterday before
B'Ihoa. The Republican army under
Marshal Serrano, at six o'clock in the
morning. attacked the Carlists, who Of
feredsa stubborn resistance. The battle
lasted all day, ceasing only with night
fall. TIE Republican, army is, encamp
ing in positions wrested from the Carl
lists The loss of the Republicans in
killed was 470 General Iona com.
manded the center and General ,Prim.
de Rivera the right. It is probable tht
battle will be renewed to-day.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

HPeople in the country wonder
why the whisky business was so easil,
suppressed in Barnesville They car
>carcely realize that the great victor,
has been won Th"re is really nothing
strange about it This town never re
solved to d. anything and filled to &C
comp'ish it The only difficulty is i,
uniting pubic sentiment This wa,
done in the whisky war, and no power
could stand before it t-Enterprise
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W"oAsdeld::March 81. 1874
kEThe g,less now Ia, that the Con
ssitutional COnvention will adlourn he
tween the 18th and 2Sth Of April.

: t~We give our Congressman. Mr..
; SPRaauE. credit fhr voting right on the
question Of pnttinQ in circulation the
legal tenders heretofore held 10 reserve
by the Treasury.
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Cheap Farms for Sale..Easy
Terms.

The Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad Com
pany offers 100000 acres of land ir
Central and Southwest Missouri, at from
SO to Sl2 per acre, on seven years. time
with free transportation from ST. Louis to
all purchasers. Climate, soil, timber
mineral wealth, schools, churches, and
law-abiding society invite emigrant:
from all points to this land of fruits and
flowers. For particulars. address A
Tuck, Land Commissioner, st. Louis
Mo. dec30y.
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Pittsburgh Cattle Market.

CATTLE-The trade was slow to-.
day. Shippers are asking for concess.
ions which sellers generally refused to
grant. The market is not as good for
sellers as it was last week, and some
operators quote slight decline. Quo.
tations may be given at 5@7 90 for
common to fancy.
SHEEP-Are selling readily, and
there was further advance: salea st
6@S so as to quality.
HOGS-Quiet and unchanged: salss
ranging from 50@6 80.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

aTThe redist,icsing hill as it passed
che House takes Meips Cnnntv out of
'this district, and puts Perry snd Noble
IN.
This arrangement makes ours wha. is
:. termed ,"a doubtful district"
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Chicago Cattle Market.

March 70:
CATTLE-Firm and unchanged =
Fair to choice steers sold at 5@6 90;
extra, 6 1906 75; common to good
stockers, 8 30@4 TO- Shipments, g.
20S head.
HOGS-Market fairly active and
steady at 5@5 IS for common to extra.
Shipments, 10000 head
SHEEP-Market active and firm at
6@7 30; fair t. choice, with lot of
extra averaging la pounds at 8 00.-'
Shipments. 720 head
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

w The passage hy the Legislature
of bills which will have the effect oi
turning out a little squad Of Republican
oflicia's from the State Institutions, and
giving the places to little squ,.l Of
Democrats, will not crown the Demo
cratic party with immortal glory 1t is
measure of that kind in which appears
rather more parIisanism than patriot
ism. -. i q
Still it does not merit the tundredtl
part of the wrathfnl inaignntion which
the Republican press is howliug at its-
The Republicans have meyer, 50 far as
we rememher- missed an opportunity oI
doing the same thing. yet they wsil over
this as il weaving meant certain starva
ton.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

SW heDevcr an Investigating Com.
mittee commences to unearth any ra,.
calitv. It d',n', diG far until il damages
its mattock asaiustthe dinty face OF Ben
BCrLER.
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Cincinnati, 1--we stook Market.

CATTLE-The receipts were light.
and market strong and firm at the fol.
lowing quotations: Common, 3 5O@4
%; medium to fair, 4 50@5 %; good
50@5 IS. Very few of any grades
left over unsold
HOGS-Firm and strong; Common
and good light,5 25@5 rs; good heavy
5 S5@6; no slop hogs offering. Pens
we'll cleared of all grades.
SHEEP-Scarce and in good demand
at 5 so to 6 so.
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Baltimore 1--we STOCK Market.

Baltlmore 1--we stock Market.
March 26,
CATTLE-More active and shade
higher, very best on sale 6t@74c: that
generally rated first quality h1@6ic;
medium or good fair quality 5@5tc.-
Receipts 1892 head sales l105 head.
HOGS-Moderate demand and sup.
ply, 73@Stc; corn fed I 50@8 50-
Recepts $3.50 head.
Moderate demand and fair
supply at 5@Sac; good 4@6tc, sheared.
Receipts 2l9S
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sAt late term of Court in Wash
ington County was tried the case of Rus
SELL vs. RESELL, on application for ali
mony. In the plea,lings 1t became ne
cessary to set out the names Of the of
spring of the parties.
We append the list, vouching for it,
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New York.

March 27.- Flour s 5O@7 SO. Wheat
l 1901 81. Corn s9@93c. Oats go
@65c Rye l 00@1 03. Barley l 90.