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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-26
@The new distillery erected and or

eTThe new distillery erected and op
Grated by Lester & Co., on White river
about three miles west of the city, may
now be considered in full blast. Tn,
company have about 10000 bushels oil
corn on hand, which they propose ma.
king into good article of sour masl
whisky. Major Houghton, of Loogoo
tee, has been appointed gauger and IL
B. Snyder of Patoka, storekeeper. The,
are Government officers, and receive 81
per day for their services. which are moi
arduous. The distilery is now turning
out about 800 gallons per day. The rev
enue tax is 20 cents on each gallon, ol
SIS on each barrel. One hundred bush
els of corn makes about $50 gallons ol
sour mash whisky. Corn is worth b(
cents per bushel. New sour mash whis
ky is worth in the market 81 25@1 80
After they extract all OF the whisky ou
of the mash they give it (the mash, no
the whisky,) TO their hogs. IL is esti
mated that il they have luck with theil
hogs they will realize sufficient from
that source alone 10 pay for the corr
they use. The company are likely tS
make some money out of the enterprise
I-lDaviess County Democrat.
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OF Dramatic scene at the reading of a
will: a rich dame who recently died
at an advanced age at Fontaincbleau,
left will containing, among others, a
bequest to her physician of all the OBJ
jccis contained in an old oaken chest of
her cabinet de toilette, for "his snlight-
ened care and the sage instructions"
which had enabled her to live to such
An advanced aye. There was great COM
motion among the heirs when this
clause in the will was read and greater
curiosity to know what treasures had
escaped them. The notary handed the
key TO the doctor, who on opening the
chest found all the drugs and potions
that he had ordered for his patient du-
ring the past twenty years.
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The North sides Of the hills of El-
dorado are still glistning in their snowy
robcs.
-kessler's saw mill Is sounding the
cry Of industry.
We have had glorious weather for
hunting. Mack Bolen has covered his
house with coon skins.
We had good time Saturday night
last at Jacob lIesssmcr's exhibition.
The boys spoke like Wcbsters and the
girls sang like Jenny Linds, until both
house and country round about echoed
forth the gIce.
-Kemp's school Is cat February 27th.
lie expects to have good time and q
grand examination on that day. Ciu.
zcns turn out aud listen 10 wisdom and
eloqucncc.
Our matrimonial list il slim owing
TO the want Of a leader, but wo don't
care, for we yet along we'll enough any
how.
Green Simmons Is packing his barn
logs on his back. IIprrah for Eldoradol
for she has got one Sampson.
We hear the babies cry every day.
Who could help 1t when there are ~
many?
Miss Rhoda Basin niger IL among us,
visiting friends and relatives. May he's
visit be perpetual, for she Is very pretty.
CICERO.
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NJ. r. SLATER.
T-y The following seems 10 be q
truth about the Reuss affair:

Ty The following seems 10 be the
truth about the Reuss affair:
Henry j. Rcuss, a dealer in harness
and saddlery, was arrested Monday
might ut "a dance, on affidavit of John
Hyatt. charging him with an attempt to
bribe one Of his workmcn 10 set fire Ia
the Hyatt House. Tuesday morning Mr..
R-uss WAS taken before the Mayor FOR
trial. Mr.. Reese, the workman testified
that his employer had offered him $i0C
ii lac would lire the Hyatt House. Mr.
Reuss' business establishment is situated
ia one OF tile store rooms OF that hotel
and he has sn insurance Of one thousand
dollars Oh his stock. Mr.. Reuss in hi.
testimony, said that at the time he j.
said 10 have made this proposition TO
Reese he was intoxicated. aud excited
over his financial enbarrassments, and
that he did not remember making any
such proposition. The court held thai
the evidence was sufficient 10 warrant
putting Mr.. Rcuss under bond TO kccI
the peace. Mr.. Hyatt during the day
dismissed his complaint and Mr.. Rcuss
was set at liberty. Mr.. l,euss has fol
some time been crippled Ia his fuance,
and has been conducting his business in
very reckless manner. The Sheriff
had levied upou his stock, aud il j,
probable that in his excited frame oi
mind, produced by his failure in busi
ness and the use OF siimulants, that h,
talked very reoklessly and iHlprudcnlly
but we DO not think he really contcm
plated arson. At prcsent writing he il
in Petersburg, and says IN a card else
where that he will resume business il
the spring. lie comes of good family
in Pike county, and seems to be an in
dustrious, hard-working young man
but hc has managed his business badly
IL Daviess County Democrat.
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oJThe Legislature in joint conven'
ton OH the 18th, elected the following
officers: State Librarian Lycurgus
Dalton; Directors of Northern Prison
w. Il. Pratt, II. +. Wadsworth and DR.
Theodore Davenport; Directors OF
Southern Prison, DIR. w. p. Hammond
aud Col. James Keigwin; Trustee OF
Blind Asylum, DIR. j. Il. Richardson
Trustee Of Deaf aud Dumb Asylum, DR.
Milton James; Trustee Of Soldiers Or
phan Home, Geo w. Sanford
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own treasury 5000 every few months 20
entertain sheriils who bring prisoners
10 that prison. IN fact ihe poor widow,
who plies her needle by the midgighl
lamp and pays the widows mite into
the treasury, is too iiliterste 20 compre-
bend now it is right to take any part OF
the pittance she pays to pay S95 for a
sewing machine for the family OF
THIS CHRISTIAN OFFICIAL
of the Southern Prison. Even the clief
himself is SO illitcratc as to imagine that
the affairs Of this prison pan out fishy
when he picks up a little voucher for
$l69 80 for carpets for the warden's res
idence charged to the state, as well as
a little voucher for 5000 for repairing
the warden's residence. where there was
no bill rendered. In fact, the large
number OF vouchers where $3.50 horses
were purchased for the fine carriage OF
the warden, and otherwise, demands
among the illiterate classes, as well rs
the intellectual, refined and cultivated.
i'm a voice of thunder. that these pecula-
tions upon the treasury shall cease
henceforth and forever. Now. we shall
wait and see ii there i, solitary MEM
Der Of the committee Oh prisons, be he
democrat or republican, who dare excul-
pete this prison ring. with such vouch-
ers as have referred TO staring them
in the face! | know that the honest
Iepu6icsns. whom | represent. he they
illiterate or not, will not ask that this
corruption be endorsed.
Nj. II. SLATER.
i. ;. - senators Winterbotham. Stock.
Slayer. johnson, Howard, and even the
filnatical Baxter, deserve credit for tho
fairness and honesty with which the,
have 30 far investigated the corruption,
existing In the Southern Prison.
INDIAsAPoLIs, February l6, 1875.
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aSJ. Il. Wolfe is not an old man he
is not a young man, but he Is married
man, and has been for several years
lie lives one mile west of Wcstport, but
no children climb upon his knee when
the day decliheth aud twist tie cats tail
and listen TO buggar stories. Yesterday
he went TO the fodder shock IL
get provisions for the milch COW, and a.
he stopped to pull the ears he suddenly
discovered midway in the shock what
he at first took TO be a horsc-blanket.
lie picked it up and unrolled IL, and dis
covered two bundles Of red flannel. lie
these. and there lay girl ba.
by about four or five hours old. lie
took il in the house and showed 1t to
Mrs. w. She remarked that il had blue
eyes; and then she looked into her hus-
bands eyes to satisfy herself that she
hadn't been mistaken. Wolfe held up
his hand and said he would swear, but
the good wife didn't require ii. So the
new founding was cncompassed about
with new linen, and Mrs. w. sat down
to make baby clothes, while Wolfe got
out in the floor and danced and surg
and hit his wife on the back Of the head
and "hollcred" "Bully for us. Its our
young one, isn't it, Mrs. Wolfe? and
didn't cost y cent, did it9 Hurrah y
And then he went out and hitched mp
a yoke of calves, and drove oil around
the house. yelling like an Indian. The
little stranger has good home aud may
yet be the queen of its realm. Here's
luck 10 the baby. t Kansas City Times.
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caamities Of 1874 in the following
touching strain: "First that Beecher
business, teen the grasshoppers, then
the democratic victories, and now m
increased tax on whisky. What Is this
poor country cuming 10:
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CLEMENT DOANE.
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RATx0 OB ADSERH<De"'
4sr ssssrs. 10 lines or less, l week. 81 90
v.L subseausut insertion, rs cts.
Lsurer advertisements at the same rate,
A frsctieu ever even square or squares,
.sssted ss Q squsre. These are the terms
fer transient advertisements; reasona-
HE deduction will be made to regular
advertisers.
Notices Of appointment Of admins
ursters sad legal notices Of like character
= 10 paid in advance.
AnxsUEcIxs CANDIDATES
Fer Township Oficers, each fl.oO
Ter Csusty EoO
p, Hi.trict Circuit. or State. 800
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-09-30
Notice i'm Partition.

ID OBERT. j. COOPER, OF the Territory of Col
II Oh ado, will take notice that a petlIlon was
flied against him and others on the 2lst lay OF
september, 1875, in the Court of Conmon Pleas
of Belmont county, Ohio by Francis K. Cooper
and is now pending wherein the SAID francis
K, Cooper demands partition OF the following
real estate, to-wit: Lying and being In the said
county OF Belmont, being the south east quar-
ter OF section No. IA, township and range 3.
beginning tor said quarter seci ion al the souIh>
east corner OF said section, running thence
west IG0 perches; thence north 100 ptrches; :;
thence east l6O percheS; thence sOuln IOO per>
ches to the place of beginning, contaIns leo
acres. A tract of land also, on the north side
OF section No. l3. township and range ), in
said county, beginning at corner TO lanus
formerly owned by Horton Howard and james
Cooper; thence with said Howards s line south
l4o east chains and 20 links to a stake for
corner thence north SSo west % chains and
chains and 80 links TO stake in The section
line, east q chains and 81 links TO the place OF
beginning, containing II acres and two roods,
more or less. Said above tracts OF land being
subject to q dover interest OF Jem1ma j. Buns
dy set off 10 her by metes and bounds, by order
OF the Court of Common Pleas OF belmont
county, Ohio, and described as follows, to-wit:
Lying in sections IL and ii in said township
and range, beginning for the same at the
southeast corner of the SOU h>east quarter of
section No. IA thence north SSAo west rs u
poles thence Ito east 10 poles to the south
boundary line of said lands thence with said
line north SS1o west 1856 poles thence moth 80
east 1850 poles to the north boundary line OF
the southeast quarter OF section II; thence
with the said quarter section line south Sol4o
east e3 poles to the northeast corner of said
quarter: thence south Sc west I60 poles to the
place OF beginning, containing TO acres, ana
that at the next term ofsaiu Court application
will be made by the said Francis K. Cooper for
an order that partition be made OF said prem>
ises subject to said dover interest.
w. S. KENNoN, FRANCIS h. COOPER.
mis- Atty. Sep 23>6w Petitioner.
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u Office.

TOHN NOLAN and Catherine Nolan, his
u wife, and ]. I. sulligan, of Ohio county,
state of West Virginia, will take notice that
John A. Holiday ,on the 9Th day o1 Septem ber,
1879, filed in the Court OF Common Pleas OF
Belmont county, Ohio, petition against them
as defendants, setting forth that said Nolan
and wife, December 18th 1874, executed To l..
W. Stephens a mortgage upon the real estate
in said petition particularly described to se>
cure the pay msnt of pronissory note made
by said Ohm Nolan to said stephens, or order,
for the sum of s563S6; that said note and mort
gage Were assigned and delivered by said
stephens to plaintiff, and there Is now due
plaintiff on the mortgage, said sum with inter-
est from July lst 1875. The real estate describ>
ed in said mortgage and petition is situate in
said County of belmont, IN section III, towns
ship q, range 3; the first parcel described by
metes and bounds, contains 8 acres,2 roods and
perches the second lot contains 81 percheS !;
the third is all the coal in tract in the north
west quarter of the section Aforesaid, contain
ing lU7 acres, roods and II perches, being the
same land conveyed to said Nolan by Richard
V. Whelan by deed dated January llth. 1872,
recorded in records of deeds OF Belmont county,
book So, page 800, Also, the l1Ine stone strata
in a tract known as lot No. in division of
lands sold by Samuel Gill, under an order OF
said Court in the case of North west Bank of
Virginia, against John w. Gill and others, as
shown by deed of Maj ch Goth, 1866, of record in
parts afterwards sold TO Robert Woods and
John Young, being the same property convey
ed to said John Nolan by William Cochran and
others by deed, recorded book 81, page 81. The
petition further sets forth tnat said Nolan and
wife executed, as appears OF record, a mortgage
upon that part of said land described in the
uaed by Whean to Richard V. Whelan, dated
January lIth, 1872, to secure to him the pay
ment of two promissory notes for 500 each !;
that said Whelan has since deceased. and that
j. T. Sullivan holds said mortgage as assignee
or as representative of said Wbelan. The
plaintiff prays that said sullivan answer
showing how much, if anything, is due upon
said mortgage to Whelan that said real estate
be sold for the payment of the sums due upon
said mortgages. Defendants are required to
appear and answer said petition on or before
the 18th day of November next.
JOHN A. HOLIDAY,
By ST. CLAIR KELLY, his Atty. sp q ct
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-09-30
Funeral of Clifford Arick.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 26, 1875.
EDITOR CHRoNICLE-I have just re-
turned from the funeral of our old
friend and former townsman, Clifford
Arick. Mr.. Arick died suddenly On
the 23d inst, at Poughkeepsie, n. Y,
to which place he had accompanied his
young daughter, Lucy. for the purpose
of placing her in the Nassar College.
The news of his sudden demise Was a
terrible blow to his family, as only ii
few days ago he left home in his usual
health-but, alas. only to return to his
loved ones and home, corpse.
Mr.. Arick had made, during his res
idence of fifteen years in this city,
many friends; and these, with those of
US who have known him long and well
in his youth and manhood, deeply
sympathize with this family aud rela-
tives in their great affiiction.
Mr. Arick, at the time of his death,
was President of the Chicopee (Mass.)
Manufacturing Company, which was
founded by the Ames family, and is
one of the largest and most prosperous
in New England. His position was
one Of honor and profit, and his eleva-
ton to the same was signal evidence
of the high estimate placed upon his
ability and great business qualifica-
tions. His remains were deposited in
that most beautiful of Cemeteries
Oak Hill-followed by his family and
those of his relatives who are in the
city, with large mum ber of his city
friends. l noticed among the mourn
ers, his brothers Charles and Edward
Arick, and Mrs. DR.. HewetsOn, of your
town, and also Mrs. DR.. Davis, who l
believe lives in Cincinnati, and is the
only surviving sister of the deceased.
Mr.. W. Templeton, brother of Mrs
Arick, was also present. Il.
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For the Belmont Chronicle.
Sunday School Celebration.
GLENCOE, Sept. q, 1S7;


There was splendid celebration at
the NJ. E. Church at Neff IS Siding, Bel
mont County, Ohio, Rev. L. B. King,
pastor, and Rev. James McKeen, Su-
perintendent, on Saturday, September
25th, 1875. A fine assembly of the
genteel people of the community was
present forenoon and afternoon. Our
Presbyterian friends took very active
part in making it a very enjoyable oc-
casiOu and success.
We might name number who were
foremost in the work, financial and
social, among whom were Mrs. Kidd,
Miss Mary Shields, Miss Maggie Neff
and others. Mr.. James A. Giffin led
the School in singing, While Mrs. Kidd
presided at the organ.
The exercises opened in the forenoon
by singing; and prayer by the PASTOR;
then music by organ and school. After
Il short address by the pastor, the table
extending around the middle block of
pews, was filled with the good things
prepared by skillful hands, with sweet
meats and candies-and now for hand
speech makingI And now at it they
go men, women and children! but they
could not eat it all at the first table and
quit: when the table is filled again with
other good things held in reserve, and
the remainder of the audience come
forward for their share, and still there
are baskets of fragments to be gather
ed up; and the poor are remembered.
A social chat and outdoor exercises
occupied the time till o'clock p. M,
when all were called i'm and listened to
delightful music by organ and school;
an Irish speech by the Superintendent;
and congratulatory valedictOry by
the pastor. We can't say all we feel
about the occasion. Time and space
will not permit. SIGMA.
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Ok last Thursday morning about . o'clock,
Mrs. Chas. Arick was awakened from her
slumbers, by noises which convinced her that
some one was in her sleeping apartment. She
called out several times, but no reply was
made. Her son was awakened, who made a
light and an examination of the premises
and to his great astonishment he discovered a
man under Mrs. AS he'd. He Immediately
locked all the doors, called for help and then
invited the unknown and unwelcome visitor
out from his retreat.
He was sorry specimen of tramp, who
said that he come up back stair before night
and lodged in an adjacent room, until he had
become cold, when he concluded that he
would move into the room where there was a
fire. Mr. Jas Arick concluded that the man was
not altogether eOmpos and that he intended no
harm, and allowed him to depart in peace
The ladies were not scared, of course.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-09-30
GEN. II. B. HAYES RACE.

.IcAMPAIGN SONG, SUNG BY THE BRIDGEPORT
GLEE CLUB.
Billy Allen he would like to win the race this
fall. YOU know;
And for driver horny-handed Sam he's got;
But the team they drive to Columbus they'll
find is rather slow,
And never will it strike decent trot:
For Bill will stop along the way to get his
whistle wet,
And old Sam to curse the Dutch for drinking
beer;
And when they get to Zanesville-if there
they ever get
They will think the thing is most confounded
queer.
CHoRrS-And then they'll drink all night,
And then they'll sleep all day;
And Gen'l Hayes will win the race,
With Tom Young and the Gray.
So they may drink all night,
And they may swear all day;
But we will bet on General Hayes,
And Tom Young and the Gray.
| am sorry that the Democrats are crippled in
the knee,
For we know that they can make goodly run;
But the worst l feel just now is for poor AL
len, Allen g.,
Poor old Allen Geghan Allen G. Thurman,
For we know they've bet their money and are
fattening on the dust
That they're lickingfrom old papal boots and
shoes;
But they'll have to own the judgment of the
people to be just,
On the men who did their trust abuse.
CHoRUs-And then they'll drink all night, &c
Billy Allen they are training now to run down
in the South,
And ask the darkies won't you like old Clam2
But old Sambo he'll get out the way and only
spread his mouth,
Yah, YAH" says Sambo, "dat is nice to have
such rebels talk
To old Sambo since he came from bOardin'
school;
But dey'll find dere's muffin green about old
Sambo's lump of chalk,
And much more about his head than WOOL"
CHoRus-And then they'll drink all night, &c.
There's George Morgan of Kentucky fame,
and glorious Martial Snap,
For old Fog-horn now with Cary plays wet
nurse;
And when old Bill gets out of breath he trots
him on his knee,
And revives him with their common rant and
curse
But soon old Bill will sink to rest, as sure as
sure can be,
And on Cary's lap will swear his last big
swear;
Brave George will run, the scene will end,
while Billy yawps yawp-
For he'll swear once more he sees 'Cumber-
land Gap"
CHoRUs-And then they'll drink all night, &c.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-09-30
NURSERY STOCK
FOR SALE!

HAVING sold my premises, wish to close
L the Nursery business / therefore offer my
entire Nursery Stock for sale, consisting as
follows: From Fifteen to Twenty Thousand
Apple trees, from one To three years old, all of
The best varieties, in good and healthy condi>
tion. Also from One thousand to Fifteen hun
dred Pear trees of the best varieties, from one
30 two year old with Peaches, Plums, Cherries,
QuinceS, Gooseberries Currents, Black berries,
Kaspberries and Strawbirries. Also about 5000
Grape-roots. principally Concord and I've
seedlings.
We have in our Ornamental department,
ready for sale this fall: Austrian Pines, Nor
way Spruce, Atbor Nitns. Irish jumpers. Conn
mon Weeping Willows New American Weep
ing Willows. Kilmarnock Weeping Willows,
Mountain Ash, Birch, ,Silyer-leaved Maple, to-
gether with Ornamental Shrubs, Climbing and
Trailing Shrubs and Hardy Roses.
our Fruit trees are grated and budded nom
our own frust-growing trees, and We warrant
them, true to name. As we give possession OF
ou grounds by December lst, we offer the
nh. stock at very low rates. Persons want.
ing anything In our line will do well To call
ard examine our Stock. Time for digging from
Oct. LIST until Dec. LIST.
We offer special Inducements to agents and
JAMES IRWIN,
sep9-iw st. Clalrsville Nursery.
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EAST RICHLAND is sorely afflicted with dan
gerous characters of late. Scarcely one trou-
BILE ends till another begins. On last Sunday
evening, about o'clock, during the Temporal
nv absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith, who live in the same house, near
East Richland, some sneak thief entered the
house, unlocked two trunks belonging to the
two ladies of the house, and distracted from
the one belonging to Mrs. Smith, $256,OO in
cash. There was other money and valuable
gold watch, either purposely left, or overlook
ed by the thief. The neighbors were aroused,
and extensive search was made early in the
evening, but at present writing, no arrests
This is the second call this firm has had this
season, and should better guard their premises.