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New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
BEEcHER's LETTER ExoNRRArNG TmToN.

BBECHERS LETTER EXONERATING TIIT0N.
And this true friend when he went TO him in his
sote distress and trouble knowing do which way
20 turn devised mode OF temporary escape and instead OF
writing statement that nmated in the letter Of the st
would bear the light Of the Judgment day. this card pre-
pared:
To the Editor Of the brooklyn Bd9e June let 1873 DEAR
SRI maintained silence respecting the ISLANDERS which
nave for some time followed should not speak
but FOR the Of relieving another OF unjust mpaatons
The document that recently published bearing my name
with ohers bed without consultation either with
or with Mr. Tlton, nor VIE, any sntnonzsnon nl On
re1ard Theodore Tlton the author OF the calumnes
fa which II aludes. II will do him great injustice 1
am unwilling that he should seem 70 be responsible Tor
upjus statements whose force derived wholly from others
The unjust impuatons referred 10 in this card were ha'
Mr. on had sandered Mr. Beecher had accused him falsely
OF committing crime and had been forgiven by him TO re-
eye unjust mpuatons Of having done him
wrong he published this, and he says, in effect, MI
Tiftoa has sandefed me- Mr. rilton has not
vrouged me- and should be very syn the public should re-
ceys that impression that he has andered me, because
Others and not he 10 bAme he has not slandeed me-
This geatlemen was June 2, 1879 II was the day after
the writing of the letter which have called your attention
II days after writing Of The letter OF resignation
With the publication Of that Mr.. Tton was satisfied and
the card that he intended TO publish was Withheld All
that he asked that he should not be held up In
public as sanderer against Mr. Becche when he had not
sandered him. that he should not be put In the attitude OF
having been maguanimouy forgiven by Mr. Beecher when 1t
he who had shown the mAgnanmy towards Mr. Beecher
AZ that he asked not that the secret be exposed but that
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The official journal of Mexico gives the text

The official journal of Mexico gives the text
Of the contract construction OF rmFoad made
by the Government OF that country win l. l. VI
Nav york and sept TO tho Mexican Congress- fur aS-
proyal The line begins Leon and passes through tho
cities of agos Durango sanO and Monterey and s 10
terminate on the Rio Grandc whore 1t Is to connect with
the Railroad Of Texas, part OF which has
been CONSTRUCTED In that direction. Tue Mexican Gov
erument gives the right OF FREQ OF charge all
public lands and subsidy Of SIS. .lss per mlle payable
Ia certificates, which Will be received TO the extent cf
per cent In payment ot customs duties at Matamorea
and the Rio Bravo tl Norte. The road. which Ia to
bs constructed In six years, WILL with It's connecting
lines, afford direct communication between the Cy or
Mexico and the rallrad OF the United States Thu
Mexican Congress having adjourned the day after tha
contract was submitted TO IT. the matter STANDS QYeg
until the next Sasslop. which Will begin in ApgUs
New-York tribune., 1875-01-13

ARTIFICIAL GUANo.-rhe so-called Summers
guano prepared from human exerements by chemi-
cal treatment by means Of peculiar apparatus. has
been on the market snoe 1850, IN four different
grades, adapted to different crops The consumption
of il has increased from 5000 hundred weight in
the first year, 10 10000 in the past year. That ex-
bibited at the Vienna Exhibition was in che form Oh
loose dry POWDER aad was found, ;trnsso 10
per cent, / per cent. 1l8 per cent 35s per cent;
phosphoric acid $50 per cent 1859 per cent, 20 per
cent 1906 per cent, In the four grades rssoecuyeiy
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A letter from Havana, dated Jan. s, SAYS:

A letter from Havana, dated Jan. 5, says:
There 10 some enthusiasm the interior towns by The
spaniards over the accession Of Alfonso the XII
Among the better informed classes Of spanrds here the
opinion is general that the Proclamation OF Alfonso
been and that 1t is likely THAI he will
compelled to abandon Spain again before the
pires There is change in military affairs The
ber available troops Is barely sufficient TO prevent
insurgents from undertaking any movement OF magni-
tude In the CInoo Villas, while the entire Central De-
partment belongs to body OF troops whether
iards Insurgents which happens 70 occupy par
ttculst spot Of ground"
New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
AN ENORMOUS BULLOCK.

A bullock, weighing 1000 pounds, and
decorated with bells and ribbons Of various colos. was
exhibited yesterday IN the principal streets OF ho city
The animal Is years old, and brought hCSe from
st. Paul MINI, whero he has been on exhibition forl
some 1ime He was purchased by Frederick Douenhour
Of Clinton Market and will be killed Friday. Tao,
meat has already been engaged BY doTntoSn
IA
New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
STOCKS TO INDEMNIFY SECURED CREDI
Ops

Busiustou. Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railroad Con.
psuy Income. Equipment, and Converable Mort ooo an
gae Per Cent Gold Bonds. SlEfUVO w
Buriugtop Cedar Rapids and Minnesota RairosdCom
PAM division. Fra Mortgage Seven Per ooo IN
Burlington Cedar RsDids and hinnesota Rulfosi Com
Ps1t Pt C3aIs B""S. 1000 20
Toledo. Wabash and Western Railroad Company a., ooo m
rp I'n.;rg nd Ssginsw r. III Company bonds 900 90
sP 49,, ,o go & ne, cent and IO-1O $500 90
t o.s'ss ., q nv, csn hoad .......,, 44O0 20
,.s s,'h.1. y ~ cent honis 90
n ~ s,nshts mr. cent bond, .,.......... $4,000 W
si Louis Alton aud ie'.e 1000 90
bhe 1aAcaon s1a Suspension D''ue ..'' .. 1000 90
al, " ne, cent bonds .,..,.. 900 20
,.d st.t.s oor dine ON coin account ........ 292 50
200 shares c. c. and l. c. Il. q. Co.
b2S SHARES Evening Mail AssOcaon.''.''' ''''
~ .hsres Delaware and Hudson Canal Co..'.'''.
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pREFERRED CREDITORS.

gditsd States uoverpmtnt Revenue Depsrtmeut-TsI
on average de. oss at Sew-Yort City In tie bands
saij 6n of Iienry Cews Co.. from June /, 1874, ~ -
New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
THE INFANT ASYLUM BALI.

OCCUPANTS OF THE PRIVATE BOXES.
The preparations for the third annual In
fauts' Asylum Ball. which will take place tomorrow
evening at the Academy OF Music nearly completed
Nearly all the boxes been sold The only decora-
ton OF the Academy will be a monogram and wreath
of flowers and eyergreens the Dox which Is to be
occupied by Mrs c. K Garrison, the Drectress OF the
Institution. The dancing music will be by Bernstein
and the promenade music by Grafulla's Band Del
monico will furnish the supper The ball will be opened
by Gen. and Mrs. Hancock Following are the names OF
those who have secured boxes:
New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
SECURED CREDITORS.

Im,,, Co,nly B.nk Abany n Y (gol 6I682 48
am a. ~ NsgYorI Igoldl ,............. sol "a
Gn.s,sn.i H,onI RAM M Y............... 250JO %
o. y N ...'....,....,.,.,,......... 46j 50
ppsl,'l u,e.n,,Ie Mh........,,,.. .,..... 824 IT
r1aeri rf., n "a Il " q Ca W,ypefburg Penn.... 1882 l8
@ D.,n - Hsneaict nj I,1. Co. Trustees 2l5 90
DO, ,iono RsnL (sTresyie Ohio .,..... IS All Z2
r.s aha l. co Port Huron Mcb,..,....... 1876 80
s uSS.si Pbi.delnhIa Penp...,,,.,.... 3257 Oh
~ ,.hng sayings Rams Pepn.............. 8.547 80
& 2t rete'o 49, TsrI Nsxcomerstorp O..,... 62OT 93
wsSt n A IoSsrsolI Ootado '.,....,... 3O4S %
Wo1oo' a. ir srsol Ontano gold .....,,.. l,l89 as
,So,, X nn a,nt New York .,.,..... 1850 90
Sounsen .,;on.l B,nI ......... 6z24 10
I a5oms Wssbington ID C................. All Is
~. ~ " % 1.a,ha,. SsrYorL .....,,....... 5000 90
p,i.s i,,o,he,s Nsr York 1900 90
.sls3,8l4 6l
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-08-24
CT eat Free-l0r.all RaCe.-GOld.
smith Maid Defeated.

ROCHESTER, August IA Between IL, =
600 and 10000 persons were at the 6riv-
ing park to-day,to witness the great free
for-all race, which brought together
Goldsmith Maid, Lulu, Mite and Amer
ican Girl. The betting was 40 to on
the Maid, and with her barred so to 40
on the American Girl against the field
Lulu broke up badly on the scoring, and
the first heat was won by Goldsmith
Maid in 2 ISL, with the American Girl a
good second, Lulu third and Nettie
fourth.
The second heat was won by Lulu in
9 165, beating the Maid half length,
amid the widest excitement ;Netlie third
and the Girl fourth.
The third heat was won by Lulu in 2
15a, a length and haiti in front of the
Maid; Nettie third, and the American
Girl just saving her distance.
The fourth heat and the race was won
| by Lulu in 2 II, beating the Maid by q
head only; American Girl third and Net
tie last. These are the best four consec,
utive heats on record, and Lulu has ia
ken the place of Goldsmith Maid as the
queen of the trotting turf. The time ii
full is as follows:
First heat-033, LOG, l 40, 2151
second-0 33k, OF, 4O1. 216a; thirt
|-0,S44, l 07d, l 30!, l5l: fourth-O
A, l.074, 1.44, II.
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County Correspondence
Written for The Spirit of Democracy.
From Perry Township,
AUGUST Z, 1877;

hOUooh - LO'c'
ED. SPIRIT: We have had about
twenty days of wet weather and in that
time there has been more rain fell than
1 ever knew in the same length of time.
The run became almost frightful, sweep
ing off logs and rails and every thing
that was loose along the low bottoms
The boiler belonging to Bottenfeld' $
saw mill was carried off. 1t was sta
.tioned on Trail Run about fourth of a
mile above the mouth and it was carried
about half mile below Eckelberrv S
mill !; Isaac should procure an anchor
Your statement concerning the mem
bers of the Barker family is correct l
will say in addition to it, that some of
them do not make habit of drinking
at all, but are moral, upright men.
| learn that Sarah, wife Of Jacob
Henthorn, died this morning. She was
on visit to her sisters and was taken
with cramp and died suddenly.
A little son of Isaac Stine's fell off of
a board about three feet distant from
the ground and CT clushed mis- elbow joint
bad "; fears were entertained that he
would loose the use of his arm, but Dr.
Daily has been attending him and thinks
it will be all right.
Do all you can to obtain that Railroad
and we will all take ride. S.
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A Spei,Of Joking,

.The irrepressihle joker at the Banks
Club. the other day." says CATER Din
ner," "while touching up his oysters
with pepper from the castor, observed
to the waiter that the pepper was half
peas Oh no., said the polite attend.
ant, shat is the best sort of pepper -
'Well.I tell you it is half. peas; call Mr.
Mills That gentleman came, and the
joker remarked, Il always expect to get
the best of everything in this house, but
this pepper is half peas That can't
be SO; we take especial pains to procure
it, and have it ground in our own mill
Wei, it is so, and can prove it If
you can, should like to have you
We'll, John, you just spell it, And the
amiahle proprietor retired with sweet
and gentle smile on his benevolent face.
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The banks are overfowing with mon.
ey Nobody denies it. The Republi-,
can party, by its contraction policy and
threat of specie resumption. has para
lyzed the business of the country. The
surplus currency flows into the banks.
but the people never see it. If the
country was prosperous, the banks
would show no such deposits as they
now show.
.Grosvenor, the Swiss soldier from
Missouri, told them in Cleveland the
other night that "the Butternut and sans
culottes have joined forces in Ohio
These are ugly words to apply to peo.
pie who pay taxes and who labor and
live in Ohio How much does this cor
rupt hireling receive for coming into
Ohio to blackguard its citizeDsa
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Did You Speak to Me, Saba

! This forenoon, at livery stable, neat
the Erie depot, the pole had been taken
out of wagon and stood on some box
es leaning against the wall. Some one
disturbed if, when it came down with a
crash, and the small end, after making a
sweep of twenty feet, landed square on
the woolly pate OF an old darkey. who
was summing himself on the sidewalk
1t did not more than half wake him up,
and, yawning, he muttered to gentle.
man standing. near him, ibid you speak
to me, sab p just how hard that ne
gro's head is will never be known, for
there is nothing in existence that would
make any impression on it, unless it
might be Lake Erie pile-driver
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy.l
From Washington Township.

RINARDs MILLS, o, Aug. IA, 1875.
Ed SPIRIT: The food has gone and
we now have an opportunity of looking
over the ruins, which we find to be
greater than we at rstimagined Along
the Muskingum the corn that was over
flowed, and left standing, will do hut
little good, the most Of it being in bios
som and will not fill.
The tobacco and potatoes are rotting
On the small streams it is still worse,
for on the creek the overfowed land is
covered with good coat of rich soil,
while on the small streams not only the
crop and fencing is gone but the soil is
washed away.
The land that was above high water
mark is now harder than before it was
plowed in the Spring.
jeremiah Walton, Jr.,c near loos-
ing three children from eating mush-
rooms DR.. Martin. OF Matamoras, was
called and succeeded in saving their
lives.
Joseph Allen, an aged citizen of
Washington township, died last night.
The Grangers have celebration here
to-day they don't feel like giving up
for high water.
Politics at low water mark. The
creek is in splendid fishing condition
send down some of the h1y's and take
some of them in out of the wet
o. T. F.
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Wo0DsFEID MONROE COUNTY, OHIO TUESDAY, AUGUST 1875

when one of them leftsthe apartment for
moment, succeeded in breaking away
from the other. 1t was then he uttered
the exclamation that had reached Eloise's
ears as well as Harry Blaisdelrs.
The rest is soon told Dick was
Eloise's brother-the locket held the pic
ture. For months be had been leading
fast life.and this night his loving sister
had resolved to make q desperate effort
to reclaim him. .Herce she had followed
him in disguise to tue gaming den.
Dick Van Alstine never sought the
faro table after that hight.
Our story would not be complete hn.
less Harry fell in love with Eloise. Six
months later she became bis wife, and he
knew then why thai night in Uppel
kSS,st As.ss ! 1sarny posnsxia hil
destiny.
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The Commercial says Grant is not ir
the contest in Ohio. That is cool when
we consider the fact that every Republi
can State Convention in the Union has
endorsed his administration, and only
one has declared that Grant should mo-
be supported for the third term, En-
quirer.
IF the Democrats of Missouri hat
elected Grosvenor to Congress last fal
that fellow would not have ceen maxim!
Republican speeches in Ohio this year a
the rate of $50 per speech. Grosveno
is sweet patriot.
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy
A ASeml-MOnthly Teachers Insii.
tute.

A Seml-Monthly Teachers Insii-
On Saturday, August IA, the seventh
session of the semi-monthly Normal In
stitute, conducted by the teachers of the
Stafford Normal and Classical School,
was held in the school house, Stafford.
There was an attendance Of thirty teach
ers and pupils Everybody was inter-
ested and in earnest. All took such an
active part in the exercises as showed
that talking and writing for the cause of
education is with them labor of love.
The programme of exercises was as fol-
lows:
Class drill in Mental Arithmetic, con-
Quoted by j. E Turner; remarks on
manner of conducting the recitation =
Glass drill in Geography, Lewis Topic
remarks. Reading of paper on educa-
tional topics, by W.. H. Ullman; criti-
cisms. Lecture by j. A. Marshall; sub
lject, "The Words we Use" Lecture by
Prof. E. Martin subject, Literary DUAL
ifications of the Teacher" Discussion
of Queries. Among the queries discuss
ed were the following:
In common school, what branches
should recite first, and what classes P
What is an estuary? How do you teach
beginners to read? What is the differ
ence between teaching and training P
What is the chief object of punishment
in school, and how is it attained etc.
Speeches were made by p. B. Lowery
NJ. L. Fogel, J. c. Bell, W. T. Botten
field, S. NJ. Martin and others. Remarks
were offered and questions answered by
Mrs. Tuttle, Miss Feming, Miss Yockey
and other ladies.
| 1t is worthy OF remarkthat the ladies
by their well-timed, sensible and very in
teresting remarks, as well as by thei
prompt and well expressed replies tc
queries showed that they are not only
willing but able to assist in furtherins
the cause of education.
AS one or two to whom duties ha(
been assigned were absent, t,they were pu
on duty for the next meeting, for whicl
the following programme was arranged
Class drill in spelling, j. I. Pennington
Class drill in Mental Arithmetic,J Okey
Reading of paper on educational topics
Miss Lottie Yockey Discussion of que
ries: Lecture-Literary Qualifications o
1 he Teacher, Prof. Enoch Martin; Selec
reading. Mrs. Maggie Tuttle.
The Normal Institute may be made
great power for good. That will depen'
on the earnestness Of its members
Earnestness is the grand success il
teaching, as it is in everything. Ma
the Institute be success!
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Auehyy.
TO THE OLD COUPLE.
BY MRS. NJ, A. KIDDER.

BY MRS. NJ. A. KIDDER.
Cheer up, dear old hearts;
You seem lonely to day,
With no stir in the house,
And the children away.
Some sleep in the valley
Some roam the world wide
While the last left your hearthstone
This morning, bride.
Cheer up, for there comes not
An hour, dark or fair,
Not an evening or morning,
Or season of prayer,
But your dear ones recall you,
Forgetting you, never,)
In response to the love
That has followed them ever.
Cheer up, for the seed
You have sown by the way
In the hearts of your children
Bears sweet fruit to-day;
For the lsssons they learned
In their youth, by Gods grace,
Old Time with his finger
Can never efface.
Cheer up, dear old couple,
Still green be your hearts
With the freshness of love
That a good life imparts.
You are heavens annointed,
For sorrowing and reaping,
You have done your whole duty;
God have you in keeping.
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II Makes a Dinerence.

When Cass avenue husband went
home the other night and handed his
wife gold locket she reached her arms
around him and exclaimed:
"Oh! you dear old pippin! there was
never another man like you!"
Next day he went home and found
her getting ready to 60 on an excursion
and he put his foot down and told he
to remain at home. She threw her bon
net on the floor, kicked over chair, ,ant
remarked:
"Mother always said I'd marry th'
meanest man in Michigan"
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When you can't meet the arguments
of Allen and Cary and Ewing, it is the
proper thing to call them "lunatics p
That sounds well, and the Bullonist has
always discharged his duty when he has
whistled a "rag money man" down the
wind with the cry of climatic"
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

THE undersigned, having been appointed
J. Notary Public, would inform his
friends, and the public generally, that he is
prepared to fill Pensioners Blanks, administer
Oaths, take Dispositions, acknowledge Deeds,
Mortgages. and other instruments Of writing.
aug4, ,'74tf. VIM WORKMAN.
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I.P. FARQUHAR. NJ. d.

Physician and Surgeon,
Office and residence in the Kirkbrids property,
+ OOD SIZE l. D, o H 10.
Having located at the above place, offers his
Professional services, where he hopes by
close attention to business to merit public
confidence and patronage.
Chronic Diseases will receive special
attention. maya, ,s5Y.
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:. TERMS OF ADVERTISING:

one square.
iEAlflegal advertisements will be charged
by the line, and must be paid in advance of
publication.
Esr Notices of the appointments ofAd-- q
n ministrator's and Executors; also ssl
I Attae hment Notices and Road notis II
II css, two dollars, in advance. -
sEAdvertising done at published rates
and payment required in advance, IN all
eases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-23

Edeor Of The Evening S.or:-I find mon
examination OF my tax schedule, articles
included that are expressly exempt from
taxation by statute. Section 3,70l, Revised
Sfatpfes, page 1876, reads as follows: IAN
stocks. bonds, Treasury notes and other
obligations of the United States" shall be
exempt from taxation by or under state or
municipal or local authority.
Section SAB. Revised Statutes, page 05i.
reads The words obligation or other
security OF the United States shall be held
TO mean all bonds, certificates of indebted
ness, national currency. coupons, United
States notes Treasury notes, fractional notes
certificates of deposit, bills, checks, or drafts
for money drawn by or upon authorized Off
GERS OF the United States. stamps aud other
representatives of value, of whatever denon-
ination. which have been or may be issued
under any act of Congress"
Now, Mr.. Editor. with these two statutes
sun IN existence, will you inform me where
the District Commissioners derive their
authority for taxing money in actual pos
session. when the entire currency of the
country is provided for by variods acts of
Congress. SUBsCRIBER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-23

KILLED BY FISH BONE.-Coroner Kess-
Ter held an inquest yesterday on the body OF
John Mccormack, who died from asphyx ia
nom swallowing fishbone while al supper
at friends house at No. ~ Tailman street,
Brooklyn, on the 9Th inst. Mccormack came
over TO this city to the residence of his sister,
No. 80 Jefferson street, and complained of q
PAIN in his throat. He went to a dispensary.
Dut the physician in charge was unable to gel
the bone out. The deceased, when he At
tempted to swallow anything, suffered ex-
crucialing pain. He had eaten nG;hine for
some days before his death. oy advice ofhis
wbyorn h ne went 10 I.,u Roosevelt hospital,
W. III nv nc was ...nen with a weakness as soon
los placed upon a bed. Deputy Coro-
ner Marsh made pOst-mOrtem examina-
ton and found death was due to asphyxia
from the pressure on the trachea of a large
abscess in the esophagus, resulting from
SWALLOWING and Judgement of a fish bone. The
jury rendered verdict accordingly.-N. T.
Herald, 2Oth.