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lease No. ]
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
i States for the Western District of Virginia-1n
Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF Robert L. Hutcherson, bankrupt.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The undersigned, John E. Roller. of Harrison burg,
Rockingham county Va, hereby gives notice OF his
appointment as Assignee in the place OF VIM M. Dor
raugh resigd of the estate OF Robt. L. Hutcherson.
OF Madison county. in said District, who was
on the 18th day of September, a. d., 1872 adludged a
bankrupt on his own petition by the District Conrt
of said District.
Dated December 16 1874,
june 1851 JOHN E. ROLLER, Assignee.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
States for the Western District OF Virginia-In
Bankruptcy
In the matter of Fortunatus Sims, Bankrupt.
At Harrisonburg, in said District, on the 18th
day OF June, a. d., 1875.
Take Notce-An order has been issued that all the
creditors of Fortunatus Sims, bankrupt, appear be-
fore c. Douglas Gray, Register in Bankruptcy, at
his office in Harrsonburg, va on the l4th day OF Ju
ly, q. d., 1875, at 10 o'clock, arr show cause il
Bankrupt, purchased of John NJ. Cole. Admir- OF
John Sims, deceased) should not be sold by Arthur
Stephens. Assignee in Bankruptcy OF the said For
to the fund in Court.
C. DOUGLAS GRAY,
june 17-2t Register in Bankruptcy.
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
The Legislature.

The Columbus Dispatch says this
Legislature will compare favorably
in its acts with any preceding one. 1t
did not contain the ability of many
former ones, but it looked carefully
after the interests of the taxpayer,
and passed many acts which will be
popular with tho, people. 1t was in
session full thirty days longer than it
should have been, but that in a meas
ure, can be accounted for by the mis-
take it made in meeting in adjourned
session in December instead OF Janu-
airy. The reports were not ready, and
It was fully q month before it got un-
der headway.
The t5tal appropriations of the Leg
isIature just adjourned, for the cur
rent year is S2,lS9, ,555, ,39. The total
fer the two years, S4,3Sl, ,341. 56. The
General Assembly preceding it made
the appropriations for $4,995, ,223.97, /,
making difference in favor of this
Legislature of S623,S7241. The re-
duction of taxes is $653,OOO, as COM
pared with the preceding session.
The number of days for which pay has
been drawn during this session of
1919 is 22I; the preceding Legisla-
ture of 1923 in session 255 days,
making difference in favor of this
session of "a days. 1T will thus be
seen that the taxpayers have some
thing to. thank the defunct body for,
if it did waste much valuable time in
.nonsensical Investigations to please
inquiring newspapers and revengeful
members. ah5 Pc - 't'.3i@ s'-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
Iowa Correspondence.
CARL, Iowa. Aprij 6th. 1877

h3 wv az ~ Pi II osi, lOdO.
ED. PRESS Civil wars porten5ious
clouds gathered over our County last
month. And the end is not yet. The
bone of contention is the one, of all
o hers, that most distracts the people
of the West and causes sectional strife
and jealously, viz: The location of the
County seat. FOntanelle has been the
shire-town since the organization of
Adair County. Last fall vote was
taken to remove it to Greenfield, and
carried, to the intense satisfaction of
Greenfield. The two places are equal
ly distant from the center of the coun-
ty and both eligibly situated. But in
anticipation of rail road being run
through our county at no distant day,
which will leave both towns out in
the cold, many were decidedly ad-
verse to any removal at this time. A
technical flaw was exhumed, and an
Injunction was taken and argued be-
fore the Supreme Court. Pending the
descisiOn fears were entertained that
an Injunction was not the winning
step, and writ of certiorari accom-
panied by an injunction was applied
for and granted. On the 18th ult. the
Supreme Court decided that "Fontan-
ellie had no case for equitable relief
justifying an injunction, aud the order
of the vote being conclusive until set
aside by Certierari." Greenfield in ex-
uberance of Joy failed to take in the
last clause OF the decision, and pro-
ceeded in hot haste to collect teams
and about 25O armed men with which
they fastened to Fontane,le and break
ing locks and doors forcibly removed
safes, Records, and Papers. Judge
Mitchell's Court was to convene in
FoDtanelle that same day, and when
he arrived the court records were on
the way to Greenfield. He inmedi:
ately opened Court and sent the Sher-
i'll after the rioters with an order to
bring back the records. They rested
the order and sent an invitation to the
81 uuSc 10 nOlu HIS court III NIrCcnuGiE.
On the next day the Judge sent an.
other order for the records which re-
ceived an emphatic negative. lie and
his order being told to go to HI. On
the same evening the Governor Of the
State was invoked for aid, who sent
Gen. Baker with full power to act in
The premises according to his discre-
ton. On his arrival at Greenfield the
General told them that they were "act-
ing in violation of law and must de-
sist," and limited at he exercise of a
little pressure in case they did not.
The leaders wilted, and listened grac-
ous!y to his overture. The returu of
the Records was prosecuted with great
vigor. A pressing sense OF imminent
danger mctamorposed belligcrent and !
choleric looks into the mildest aspects. |
So ended the war in Adair. What |
he cost to the County will be Of this |
useless embodiment over the county
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
rne ccnnecticut Election.

The complete returns OF the cleo
tion III Connecticut on the 9th inst,
show that the Democratic victory in
that State is more complete than was
announced last week, and was one of
the most sweeping triumphs ever won
by any party in the State. Here is
the summing up of the matter:
Governor Ingersoll is reelected by
1882 over Green, the Republican can
didate, and by 1854 majority over all.
The Democrats elect their entire
State ticket.
The election Of three Democrats Of
the four members of Congress-, being a
gain of tive members.
A Democratic majority in both
branches of the Legislature, in the
Senate the Democrats having 15 TO the
Republicans 6 members, and in the
House the Democrats electing 134 to
the Republicans 107 and Independents
2.
1t is thus made manifest that Grant
ism is played out in Connecticut.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

A ST. LOUIS telegram of the Sth
inst, says: The Glebe's special. from
Edinburg, H., says fearful tornado
passed over that place between four
and five o'clock this evening. Five
dwellings were blown down and the
Christian Church crushed to atoms. A
rehearsal preparatory TO an exhibition
to be given tonight was being held in
the Church when the wind struck it..
Some twenty young ladies and gentle
men and children were in the church,
nearly all of whom were more or, less
injured. The following have SO far
been removed from the ruins: Miss
Mary Praiher, both legs broken !;
Richard Greenwood, one leg broken :;
Miss Landers, one leg and one arm
broken; j. b. Eaton, VIM. Black, Car
rie Stewart and several others severe
ly cut and bruised Lees elevator
was also badly damaged.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
"New York, April 9"

Our correspondent is not the only
person who, desiring to know the
persons by whom and the means
through which this disreputablc piece
of legislation was brought about, has
found the required information not
readily Forthcoming. The persons
most directly responsible for it are
Senator Hamlin and Postmaster-Gen-
eral Jewell. On tho nigst of March
3, in the haste ard confusion of the
last hours of the session, Senator
HamliNrose in the Senate and pro-
posed to amend the section OF the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill max
ing appropriations tor the service of
the Post Office Department by making
the postage on third-class matter one
cent an ounce instead of one cent for
two ounces, as formerly provided.
Mr.. Hamlin urged the adoption of
the amendment with the assertion that
1t was expressly recommended by the
Pestmaster-General and the argument
sAoc thO ShohSSC WOufo adu
to the yearly revenues of the Post
Office Department. The Postmaster
General was on the floor of the Senate
when Mr.. Hamlin offered his amend
,ment, and unless he was falsely rep
resented by Mr.. Hamlin, favored the
adoption of the amendment, though
he afterwards prOfessed to be SO igno-
rant of the business of his own de-
partment as not to know that tran
sient copies of newspapers were in
cluded in the mail matter on which it
was proposed to levy double postage.
That was a cat which Mr.. Hamlin
thought it best to keep concealed under
the tub of meal which he presented to
the Senate. The amendment was
hastily adopted by the Senate upon
the recommendation of Mr.. Hamlin
to the effect that the increa sed rates of
postage Oh merchandise would add
largely to the revenues of the Post
Office. No Senator not thoroughly
familiar with the postal laws had time
to inquire into the subject, and Mr..
Hamlin was one of the few Senators
if not the only one who knew the full
scope and effect of the change which
he proposed. The Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill went to the House
after midnight on the morning of
March 4, and the amendments. Mr..
Hamlin's among the rest, were con-
sidered during the weary morning
hours between and o'clock. This
amendment was trickily or ignerantly
recommended by the House Commit
tee on Appropriations and was adopt
ed by the House in the final rush.
Probably not half dozen persons not
in the secret arrangement for grinding
the expi ess companies axe had clear
knowledge of the change that had
been made in the postal rates until the
change was announced by the Post
Office Department. The persons re-
sponsible for it, whether by conniv-
ance or ignorance, are Postmaster
General Jewell, Mr.. Hamlin, of Maine
and the House Committee on Appro-
priotions, of which Mr.. Garfield is
Y. World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

The late Legislature at its regular
session in 1874 reduced State taxation
three-tenths of mill on the dollar.
That produced a Reduction in the State
taxes of four hundred and dseoenty.tou1'
thousand dOliaTS.n AT the time this
reduction was made it was claimed by
Republican politicians that all increase
would have TO be made at the adjourn
ed session which met in December
last. They who SO predicted proved
false prophets. A further reduction
of oue-tenth of a mill was made,
which, on last years duplicate, will
amount to one hundred and .ffty-
eight thousand dollarsi That reduc.
tion made by the late Legislature at
its regular and adjourned sessions
amounts to sir hUndi ed and thirty-
tiCO thousand doildfs.i And it was
plain 10 every one in the Legislature
that this reduction was practicable.
Not bad, is it Woyae CO. Democrat.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
| Minister Lynehed for Preaching He'll.


A man died recently at Sutter Creek
who had never adhered to any PAL tic
ular belief in any specified system of
religion, but who bore the reputation
ef being liberal, kind-hearted man
and gsod citizen. A minister was re-
quested to conduct the funeral service
and the good man during his discourse
said in efect that the dee sed had
not the least chance of salvation, but
had made bee line for the hot place.
Those who heard him were indignant
and that evening a party of men went
to the minister's house, dragged him
out of bed, put rope around his neck
declared they would hang him. He
begged hard for life, and finally re-
tracted the aspersions he had cast
upon the deceased, aud promised to
leave the place at once. He was then
released, and the next day packed up
his effects and left.-Aita Caiifo1nia.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

Two years ago Mayor Otis was
elected by a little over 1,6O0 majority,
the balance ofthe Democratic ticket
being beaten from 900 to $500. This
year, Mayor Payne secures 2,Oll ma
jority, the heaviest majority ever Civ
en- to any Democratic candidate for
Mayor, and the whole city Democratic
ticket, from top to bottum, without a
single exception, is elected by major
tiles from 800 to 2,500-yet the Herald
figures up ''gains" for its party. Don't
spit on your slate, but keep figuring.
1t does you good.-Pldin Dealer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

ALL the miners in the mining re-
gien about Shamokin, Penn, are on
strike.
CHARLES TAPpAN, the last surviving
member of the well-kncwp anti-sla-
very family, died in Washington on
Friday last.
FIVE ef the alleged Gibson County
Ku-Klux recently on trial at Memphis
Tenn, have been discharged for want
of witnesses to identify them.
GRANT will be present at the Gen.
tennial celebration of the battle of
Lexington, on the 10Th inst.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee will meet at Columbus on the
5th of May to fix the time fer holding
the next State Convention.
convicted of polygamy at Salt Lake
City, and sentenced to fine of $500
and imprisonment for one year.
THADEUs SMITH, of North HALEY,
Mass., "a farmer, has failed. Liabilities,
s15O,OOO; assets, 100000.
A SHANGHAI dispatch says two
steamers engaged in local trade came
in collision, and the sudden sinking of
one caused great loss of life.
On the night of the I'd the town Of
Roma, Texas, was surrounded by q
gang of about fifty Mexicans, but they
were driven off by company of troops
which happened to be there.
AN expedition to the Black Hills is
projected, to consist Of LOCO men,
from Kansas City, Missouri, under
Colonel Carpenter, commander of
the Jessie Scouts during the war.
They expect to leave about the 25th
inst.
A FARMER named McKinzie, living
five miles from Greenville, ILL.,, was
murdered in his bed Thursday night,
and then dragged to the stable, and
placed under the feet of pair Of mules.
His wife and SON were arrested on
suspicion of having committed the
deed.
BROOKLYN Argus: One of the COM
petitors at the photographed seance
at the Academy of Music "Wednesday
evening, when he missed an easy word
and was requested to retire, sat stock
still for several seconds, just as if he
were spell-bound.
AN exchange says: at is notOri-
Gus fact that those who made to the
great gift-taker the largest and most
handsome gifts, are the ones who hold
the best and most lucrative Offices un-
der our most gracious majesty, q. s,
Grant"
Gov. ALLEN has appointed Hon
w. d. Hill, of Defiance, Superiutend-
ent of Insurance in place Of Hon. W.,
F. Church, whose time is about to ex-
pire. The appointment is mos. ex-
cellent one.
THE Democrats of Akron gained a
substantial victory at the late election,
electing their Mayor by majority of
351 and Trustee of Water Works by
563. Akron may henceforth be set
down as Democratic city.
A GRINDsToNE in the planing-mill of
Hernstein s. Co., at Chillicethe, burst
one day last week, the pieces being
thrown in all directions, one Of them
striking Mr.. Hernstein in the eye in
ficting an injury which may occasion
the loss of sight.
The Radicals continue their bitter
denunciations of the late Democratic |
Legislature, but they are careful to |
not mention the fact that il saved the |
people over 100000 in taxes. And
that is fact the people will be quite
apt to remember.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
THE MARKETS.

RAvENNA, April ID 1875,
FLOUR = Ranges from ST %, for XX Red
20 Sc 40 for xxx White. Demand steady.
WHEAT-$1 % 81 10.
CORN-Shelled brings soc a 90c; ears, $50 4Oc
OATS-55c. q 60c.
RYE-No. brings IS q SDo;
BARiEy-S0c. q 81 00. IL .t. #E
BUCKW HEAT-For Seed, 81 25 per bu
HAI-Seling ut SIS "a SIS; according to
BEEF-Per cwt., 81 a 50.
HOGS-Dresscd, per cwt.. IS co. G SIS 50, ac-
cordinS to quality. n.- s--..t
LARD-City render ed l6 q 1sc: :country 121fc.
SMOKED MEATS-City Sugar Cured Hams
selling at !6c; Country 125sc
shoulders. City cured selling at 1a9sc. Dried
Beef selling at - a 25s.. .ss., S..
-POULTisI-S,asii supply IN the market
Chickens dressed, buyers pay l0 l25s cents sun
dresSetIc a Sc :TurIlies, live So e Sc; dressed
10 a l2c.
BUTTERFLIES. and dull. -s-
CHEESE Factory, retails, iSc.
EGGS buyers pay 15a per ,ioz .--.-.
POFArOES-Purchasers pay Slc. q Sc,
BEANS-Choce hand picked in good demand
1T 81 rs per bu. Medium 81 80.
ONIONS per bushei 81 20.
HOpS-5Oc.
SAG E-Retaiis at soc a Zoe. -.-
NINEG AR-Pure cider, reta;ls 30c per gal
TALLCW-Buyers pay &c.
HiDES-Green, trimmed 51sc.; untrimined &c.
EATHEIiS-Retail at S5c. s-
WHITE L1ME-s1 so per biol.
WATER LIAfE-Sa 80
SALT-Coaisc sells At s. 70: fine So co.
WOOD-Stove 81 O0a22 so; ) feet wood s. 90
q S3 SO per cord.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

A DESTRUCTIVE storm visited the
region of Little Rock, Ark, on the
evening Of the Sth inst. A number of
houses were blown down, five persons
killed and several wounded. About
the same hour the storm struck Tex
arkana, unroofing the public school
building, fatally wounding one and
slightly several others.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
THE POSTAL TRICK,
sI'o the Editor Of the World:

"SIR: Yopr fearless attack on the
express companies Postal bill makes
me take the liberty to ask you the fol-
lowing:
"Who are the Congressman or Sem
ators who brought in the bill abolish
ind the old rates ofpostage on printed
matter, taxing knowledge 100 per
cent.
"Can you give us publishers the
whole history, when it was introduced
in the House and Senate, and by
whom?
"Please state the day of its intro
duction into Congress and the day of
its passage, and oblige yours.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
BLUFF Ben. Wade has written let

BLUFF Ben. Wade has written a let
ter to the editor of the Cincinnati
Times, refusing TO be candidate for
Governor On the Republican ticket.
He says he owes the people of Ohio
debt of gratitude for their confidence
and support, and will do all he can to
redeem it, but then he is not qualified
for the great struggle; besides, he
says he early took a solemn oath that
he would never stump the public for
or in favor of an office which he was
to fill.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

JUDGING from the result of the Con-
necticut election and from the defeat
of Hawley, our patriotic Representa-
tive, Gen. Garfield, did not succeed in
explaining the Credit Mobilier. De-
GolyerPavement frauds, Salary Grabs,
&c, to the satisfaction of the Yankees
of that State.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
The name of Hon. N. w. Goodhue

THE name of Hon. N. w. Goodhue,
of Akron, has been mentioned as a
candidate for Governor on the Repub-
lican ticket, but the Radical papers of
this region don't seem to take kindly
to the suggestion. Why not ? Nat"
has been a Woodworking, faithful
member of that party from its organ
iZation and has never been clamorous
for the "loaves and fishes" No
"goak."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
Radical Proflipacy.

The NewYork San gives some very
important statistics relating to the
Navy expenditures for five years in
times of peace under the present ad-
ministration as compared with cor
responding period under James Buch-
anan's, we give the figures: -'ts7
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

seat we can form no estimate at pres
with litigation past and prospective,
and damages aud losses, the real es-
tate of both towns would not pay
the bills. The Safes were badly de-
faced aud the woodwork inside de-
molished. Many of the records are
missing. The original entries all lost,
and the papers badly mixed. That we
escaped more serious consequences in
this disgraceful affair is to be attribnt-
ed is to the cool and decisive bearing
of Gen. Baker, combined with the
moderation and forbearance of Judge
Mitchell. More hasty or inconsider-
ate action on their part might i'll all
probability have brought death to
some and sorrow to others.
After Gen. Baker had Quieted the
rioters he wrote his wife the follow
ing letter:
"DEAR LUcY.-I arrived at Fontan-
ellie at IL Il. IN. Tell Mrs. Mitchell ,
that her husband, the Judge, is safe
and well. No shells here but egg
shells; no canister but those contain
ing tea no mortars bnt those in which
they Pulvcrize spices; no grape, ex-
cept the juice of Catawba all the
breast works are covered with calico
no siX-pounders, as most all the child
rem born here during the past week,
are twelve-pounders.
Yours, N. B."
Weather fine; sowing wheat and
oats wheat 6Octs. pr. bu.; corn SO
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

AN explosion Of q boiler occurred
Monday morning in the gingham
mills at South Adams, Mass, killing
three men and fatally injuring several
others,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

the EEx-Confederate General Joseph
E. Johnston has has been chosen to
act as Chief Marshal at the North Car
olina Centennial of Independence en-
the 29th of May, 1875. fH'@
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15
NAvY-UNDER BUCHANAI
S65,297.693 90
Annual average .$I3,O59. .93S 6t

Annual average. .$13, 3,059. .93S 60
During these five years all the fine,
frigates of the Colorado and Wabash
class, which to-day save the navy from
positive disgrace, were built in addi-
ton to the ordinary. outlay for sup
porting the naval establishment. Now
take the last five years: ts tis
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

MATTHIAS CoRKLE has been sentenc-
ed to be hanged at St. Catharines,
Canada, for rape upon little girl.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

The hotel of John Savage, at New
Lexington, was destroyed by fire on
Saturday last. Loss $4,000.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-04-15

The Ice bill Of the Auditor of State
for 1874 was $94 55. OF course, the
State paid the bill.