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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-09-24
TIE STATE OFOH{O, !
HANCOCK COUNTY, -.
To the Qualified Electors #
said County:

In pursuance OF a law o. said -;tric r. euIlI
ing elections therein, 1 SAMUEL NI .:rs5,
Sheriff of the County ni iIaHcucS ard SIate 81
Ohio, af1re' aid, do hcreby proclaim AMI mai O..
In ,wn thai the
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-09-24

For the relief and
cure Of all derange.
ments in the stOm-
aeh, liver, and bow
els They are mild
aperient, and an
excellent purgative.
Being purely Yege,
table, they contain
no mercury ormine-
raj whatever. Muen
serious sickness and
suffering is prevent.
efl nv their ffmaIv
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-09-24
FASHIONS and GOLD COIN PREsENISl

nhionable Manner. Il draws eli
Tie fullness TO the back. making the
straight front" d Saves more
than Ten Times its Cost. Il can b
changed from One Dress 70 another.
Fries, 40 cents each Mailed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20
The Peabody Fund.

The New York Obserrer gives the follow
ing facts, in regard to the work carried on
by the Trustees Of the Peabody fund The
Trustees of the Peabody Educational Fund
met in New York recently. The report oil
the general agent, Rev. Dr. Bauas Sears
covers the general work Of the charity IN
in the South. and gives very interesting de-
tails of the condition and prospects OF educa'
tional interests in that part of the country
In Virginia the public schools are con
stantv increasing in number, aud becoming
more and more popular with the masses
The situation in North Carolina, although
not as encouraging as in Virginia, is re-
carded as favorable. Until recently, few ap-
nlications for aid have been made from
South Carolina. The people of Georgia are
in a condition not unlike that Of North Car
olina. in regard to schools Florida, Arkau-
sas and Texas, are, perhaps, behind the
other southern states. Over hundred coun-
ties Of Texas have been visited by the agent
in the last twelve months About four
lHuusduu hthoplN hlf A'INlN'h az 'lN'"'i''i'
The State Superintendent of the schools
Of Alabama reports, that free public schools
arc more popular than ever before. We
have had schools for each race in all the
school districts Of the state. The average
length Of schools outside the cities will ex-
coed five months, and in the cities the terms
have been eight months" The superinten-
dent of the schools of Mississippi said Pub
lie sentiment is being rapidly developed in
favor of free public schools. The taxes for
their support are cheerully and promptly
paid. The increase in attendance has been
more than twenty per cent. over that Of last
year, aud the increase of taxes, 100000 The
average length Of the schools has been about
six months" The report adds that the
work in Louisiana, though by no meaus lost
is not accomplishing all that could be de
sired. In Tennessee the public schools are
rapidly multiplying. West Virginia contin
ues to support its public schools as hereto
fore, but failed this year 10 make appropria
tions for its normal schools. The contribu
tions for the year ending July, 1873, are
Virginia, s23,7j0 North Carolina, Sl6,l5o
Georgia, $4,000; Florida, 5000 Alabama
$4,000 Mississippi, sO,jOO' louisiana 80
700; Texas, $4,000 Tennessee, S22, $50
West Virginia, $1,000; total amount, S07
| Gio"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20
Athletic sports at Dartmouth.


Mssfs Edior&-Tlii year has witnessed the in
PRODUCTION OF new series Of games at Dartmouth,
which passed Oh so acceptably and pleasantly that
they are pronounced success. Usually, In the
fan, foot ball has been much played, and often
caused much III feeling between the classics Bat
for some time past strangers In Hanover have
enjoyed themselves watching the students practic-
ing for tho coming contests Not only those who
were to compete for the prizes, but also the less
muscular, have had their boyish overflow Of
spirits stirred and engaged in the sports. It has
been the usual custom In the fall term 20 have q
college regatta, in which the class crews contend
for the cologs. IN view Of this, the crews have
been in preparation upon tho river for some time
The athletic exercises commenced Wednesday,
October Is, at two O'Clock r. NJ, and continued
through the afternoon aud the next day, upon the
campus and at the river, The weather was an
that could be asked for holiday, and the prizes
and emulation OF tho contestants assured us Of
much interest in the games
The hurdle race was first on the programme, for
which seven had entered. Clark, 90 won, pass.
Ing the hurdles in tVonty-oue and iiye-oighth.
seconds. The rice was one hundred aud twenty
yards, over eleven hurdles, each three and one.
half feet In height. Then followed the one hun.
dred yards dash, which was run In heats, ON nc.
count Of the number to compete The leaders IA
the three heats worc respectively Haskell, 70
Prescott, H. and Staples, 10. The final trial
Thursday morning. was won by Prescott Will
Staples but foot behind Time, eleven and one
eighth seconds. At three o'clock the boat rae,
between the sophomoros and Seniors had beer
arranged The crowd assembled on the banks O
the river as near as possible to the telegraph sta
ton which would designate the leading crews nm
til they came in sight After some delay sic
nal announced that they had started, and min
ute later the white flag indicated that the Senior
had the lead The next three stations showed In
/ Sophomore ahead, Soon they came in sight; th
| sophomores crossing the line in fourteen minute
and thidy-iiye seconds, the Seniors twenty.fo,.
seconds behind Distance, two and a half niles
The Seniors claimed their boat was fouled an,
the referee decided that they should row the rae
again.
Thursday sports were varied and interesting
consisting of throwing base ball, hammer an
heavy weights, also running and jumping. Tn
most interesting features of the forenoon exercise
were the one mile walk in which Davis. n too
the first prize time, nine minutes and thirty-sl
seconds and the one mile run, Which stmso
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

TuE LANGMAip TRAGFDY. During the past
week. but little light has been shed upon this lor-
rible tragedy. Drew has been discharged from
custody, and Frcnchman, named la Page, who
was on trial for the murder OF Miss Ball at st.
Adams, and subsequently moved to Suncook, has
been arrested On the day Of the MURDER he was
in the woods from morning until noon hunting,
as he says, for timber for an axe-helye. lie was
seen at two o'clock in the afternoon in Dodges
woods, some six miles from the scene Of the mnr-
der, and there is a report that during the morning
he was seen at grist-mlll, about a mile and n
half from the scene. Whenhe was arrested blood
was found on his clothing, and there is no doubt
whatever but that he was somewhere in the woods
east Of suncooll ON the day Of the murder
Speaking of La Page, the st. Adams Messenger
says: " As nearly as we can learn he came 10 st.
Adams about three years ago, from some town in
Canada between Montreal and Quebec His fam
lily consisted Of his wife and children, the oldest
son being some eighteen or twenty years lie
was farm laborer, when he did anything at al
and had bad reputation for wiie.heatng, drunk
enness and following after strange women
| When he was arrested and examined for the muir
der of Miss Ball no particular suspicion attached
TO him, but that was the time when they were
examining everybody who lived on the East Hill
on his examination, he sworc that on the day Of
the Ball murder he was at work on his land. 1t
has since been ascertained that this was false, for
he was out berying. Such being the case it is
not impossible that he could have murdered Miss
Ball, and returned home, without any suspicious
absence. He testified before Justice fansworth
that he had seen Miss Ball pass in the road while
he was at work in the field, between her school.
house and boarding place, on several different oc.
casions- Last spring the family removed to sun.
cook, and most of them obtained work in fac
tory Some time since his son returned to St. Az
bans, leaving there, as he alleged on account Of
his fathers brutality, and he is now at worl, o,
the East Hill
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

CIRCUIT JUDGEsHp.-lt seems that Sen
ator Edmunds finally concluded that he pre-
ferred his place in the United States Senate
and his lucrative law practice at Washing
ton and in Vermont, to the qnieter life, la
bors and honors of the bench. We thought
this would be his conclusion. A Washing
ton dispatch to the New York Times Of De
tober 10Th, says Attorney General Pierre
pont, this morning, received note from
Senator Edmunds formally declining the Of
fer Of the United States Circuit JudgeshiI
for the Second Judicial District. lie ex
presses his thanks for the honor rendered
him, but says that his friends advise him t.
remain in the Senate and besides, the
salary, $4,000, is insufficient as an induce
mcnt for him to resign his present position
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

won In FIVE minutes, forty-onc aud onc-quarter
seconds. Edison, 1s, second. Young, 70 won the
prize for best running long jump, at distance Of
seventeen feet and five inches. In the afternoon.
the exercises were the most interesting Of tho
ay and the best prizes had been offered for these
The first was the three mile walk In which nine
started. Davis n tool, the lead Mt first but soon
wns passed by larkhurst, rs, followed by Sayers.
70 During the last mile only five were walking.
and parkhurst came in frst, in twcnty-nino min.
utcs and thirty aud q ha seconds. Sayers second.
time, thirty minutes, eleven and ahalfseconds.
The three mile run proved the most exciting.
Senior sdmson, taking the lead cheercd on by
most Of the crowd and the Others following with
Freshman Lamb in the rear At the mile and
half station Lamb yas the second At the two
mile station all except Stimson and Lamb had
fallen on Sumson kept the lead until, coming in
on the home stretch, Lamb passed him, crossing
the line in nineteen minutes aud seven aud three
quarter seconds, stmson only few feet behind
The standing high jumping was won by Kenas-
ton. ~. easily clearing the string at three fee
aud eleven inches and the running high jump
by lngham. height four iootand eleven inches
The sack, whcclbarow and threc-leggod race
were the most amusing features Of the sports.
An the cScrctcs were upon the Campus, the
running and walking ON onc-iourth mile course
The race between 10 aud rs was ro-rowcd ON Fri
DAY. The sophomorcs rowed under much disad-
vantage. rs they had lost 10y sickness one Of the
trained crew. and were obliged to put in a new
man The Seniors won in fourteen minutes and
dny-twoscconds the Sophomorcs two boat lengths
behind The Gna race saturday was won hy the
seniors in fourteen minutes aud foHy-fyc sec-
cond-. thus giving them the coon. The prcsonta-
ton of prizes took place Saturday evening, In Gull
yer Hall Prof Young presented the colors to the
winning crew In his remarks he complimented
| them upon their success aud said the concontrat-
Ing all ones powers on one object and oneness VI
aim. the qualities which won the race, would give
success to any one in life lie also presented to
Peabody. 7G, the silver goblet now In the scu
: race Prof lHrlcr before presenting the prizes
to tllc ,ctor Joe the athlc.ic contests, spoke Of
hciruoecs.,ty to the student. aud the benefits
lr.In. FROM such sports ll. remarks were u
considerable length drawing many beautiful H.
Institutions from thc Greeks and Romans, when
Che, Contested or the honor of the ivy, the myrtle
and ihe pine Tho prizes. consisting OF silver cups,
card rcceivar pitchers etc. varied in value from
three 90 twenty dollars Tho evening passed OIL
very pleasantly interpreted with music hy the
GIoo Olub and the mans brilliant remarks Of Prof
] r...f..t
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

BnooKFlrLp. Tile village school, in dlstno
No. Z closed Wednesday, October 18th, having
been taught by Mrs. A. W. Freeman, ID, during"
divided term Of sixteen weol.s-a vacation oil sN
weeks intervening In the middle OF the term,
There have been some features of the sehooi
worthy of commondable notice, particularly NV
spelling THE scholars were stimulated to r'''ne'
more than ordinary eXeitiou in this branch 'h'
last ten weeks of the school, by the oiier oil ''4''
for best spelling, aud the result shows what may
be accomplished by persoyering, deteiii'n'u
effort OF the 6rst class nine In number w.
from eleven to fourteen, only two missed AT an
the class having spelled one thousand one nun.
bred and twelve words, including all the "''
words and difficult proper names found III wv
New American spcller" The names OF 'nos'
who did not miss are Gertrude u. Locke, Aiioo :"
Kinney Lucy C. Upham, Mary G. upham' r'T,
ence NJ, Phelps Stella NJ. Peck and Ueorse n !"
Patterson. Fred c Smith missed three, ana N'','s
l. Hyde four words only Several others OF w
different classes are deserving much ered'' ".''
though not quite as successful, will not regret wv
efforts they have made in this direction
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20
A Timely Warning.

The recent horrible double crime in Penn
broke contains practical warning which
ought to he generally needed While our
roads and woodlands are infested by tramps,
or worse still, the scum Of Our towns and
villages, it is not safe for women or girls to
be allowed to roam about in lonely places or
to pass over retired roads without escort.
This warning should be especially regarded
at this season of the year. when the attrac-
ton Of uutting and leaf gathering excur-
sions beguile young people into the forests.
| In times past, such freedom could be excr-
cised with IMMUNITY, but not now when the
lawless element has received accessions from
the purliou Of vice and crime not only in
ing horde Of bandits, ravishers and muir
dcrers, more abandoned and utterly desper-
ate than ever haunted the forests Of Germany
or the mountain dehes and wayside inns OF
Italy. 1t used to be our boast that such
was the respect of Americans for woman
hood, that woman could safely travel with
out escort from one end Of the land TO the
other. Such is no longer the case. The
roughs and rowdies have gained too wide an
ascendancy for that. Until new regulations
are put in force; until more yigilani
watchfulnoss is exercised over our danger
Gus classes until the roughs and rowdies OF
our larger towns and cities are more strin
gently dealt with until parents exert d
more careful supervision over their children
and until public sentiment is created
which shall put the brand Of social ostra
cism upon all insulters Of women, whatever
their station, it will not be safe for our wives
mothers, sisters and daughters, to roam the
woods, or even mfrcquented roads anc
lanes, without male escort.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

TnF statistics Of migration for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1875, are unfayorable.
European immigrants appear 10 clearly I'M
derstand that the prosperity of this country
is not what was, and therefore il has less
fascination in their eyes. During the pc
Rod mentioned, the whole number Of persons
leaving European shores for settlement here
were few less than two hundred and twenty.
eight thousand, while in the preceding year
nearly four hundred and eight thousand en-
barked for the United States
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

THE Director of the Mint is preparing to
coin ten, twenty aud fifty cent silver coins,
and issue them in redemption of fractional
currency. There is now in circulation Sl0,-
6S3,57j of fractional currency and $4,000
900 are in ten cent notes. 81 100000, in IF
teen cent notes, S2,0O0,0O0 in five cent
notes, sl0,000,000 in twenty-five cent notes,
and sl5,OOO,000 in fifty cent notes. Hence
it will require one hundred and twenty mil
lion dimes to retire the notes of that demon
nation and two years will be required To
coin them alone, unless the coinage of al
other pieces be suspended 1t willtake over
forty million quarters to replace the twenty
five cent notes, and thirty million half dol
lars to replace the fifty cent notes. 1t is be
lieyed, however, that at least SS,0O0,000 Of
the fractional currency hes been worn ou
in circulation, and will never be presented
for redemption.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

COMMISSIONER PRATr Of the Internal
Revenue Department has commenced the
preparation of his annual report, and it is
announced that IL will make most crafty
ing exhibit of the work Of his bureau for
the past twelve months. The increase Of
revenue for the first quarter of the current
fiscal year, over the same time last year, is
about two million dollars aud the receipts
for the entire year will probably reach one
hundred aud twenty million dollars, or ten
millions more than last year, The addl
tional tax upon whiskey aud tobacco, together
with the admirable work Of Secretary Bris
tow in smashing the whiskey ring, is to b,
credited with this large increase of intema
revenue.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

Tnr Tribune says there is reason to be-
lieye that the police are ON the right track
in arrestng John Dolan for completely in
the murder Of Mr. James II. Noe. The fact
that he obtained money from a Chatham
street pawnbroker by pledging watch bear
ing the number of that taken from the per
son of Mr., Noe, is circumstantial evidence
10 which great weight may be attached, es-
pecially in view of the false answers Of the
accused TO questions as to how he obtained
| possession of the watch.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

WAsiiiNGruN ID G.. NC No. i'''
Mssrs Editors The public interest here at
the capital has been divided for the past week
uront,yo especial subiccts-the Ohio election. mud
the vacant socrctayslip Of the Interior Tue
first Of these has been settled, and we think, to
the satisfaction Of the majority, while the other b.
question which is still agitatiug political circles,
aud is no nearer solution, seemingly, than 1t
was a week ago. It was confidently expected the
vacancy would be filled at once, but this unheard-
of delay Is only Characteristic Of all the principal
movements made By the President since first he
b came into notorcty-hc has never performed
! what was really expected hc would PERFORM but
has been very sure to take another track from the
, .intl, uopuar one lie delights In having his
3 own way, and keeping his own counsel It Is not
Z for MS to assert that lis way has not generally
, been the best of the two or that the many sur
o. prscs he has sprung upon tho people, have mot
moved i'm the end, Tor their good We merely
b speak Of Ills characteristic coutmnucss. as an Gle
, ncut somewhat amusing to an observer and very
, rare i'm its positive GOODNESS Here he has been
S cnio,ing his trip To salt Lake and the West and
o. comporting himself TO an appearances IA be-
p poaoth a gentleman of leisure while hcrc at the
y capital. the editors aud politicians, o1iccsccNcis
IS and pcripatctic grumhlcrs, have bccu tuning and
irctting over the fact that there s no secretary
" / and 400 chance of ouo-that Cue President VIII |
neither tell hi. mind nor take advice from them.
4 And now the President has been iu the cts ior |
10 two DAYS. and vet they are not happy cabinet |
IS meeting was held yesterday, hut mo conclusions |
y were arrived at a. to the coming msu, but it is |
" eeuoriu, understood De will be made known ON |
q ,mpd,y Meanwhile the Interior Department is |
10 sim ruppipn and without 70 head Considerable
go a,,,ep.e bas been enailcd upon thc government
/" IL, mis- vacancy. aud wha, is worse, the public
b, here an, al loss To explain auy good reason there
g5 f,r uisthourtt to-day that tho now secretary !
90 win bc judge Nphonso Taft. of Ohio. and 10 &.
p also believed Chat had Billy Allen been elected
q, Coycrnor of Ohio. the present Governor elect
rs ,,,,,ilta,ebeeuteudcrcd tic vacant cabinet chair
25 r,e President haas rcau, caused % sensation u
a ,liti.at1fe bv DIS .oech az pes Nlouc. 10 is $50
Vera, c,ilout to add uat an c.rcca effort WAS
o., r,odc l,, li,n Oh that OCCASION and a- is oh1mc
70 cr.ti off the u,,n. for some object Hundreds OF
better ouportunit.e. have been given him to make
.,e,ei i'm ,,ar, mast and they have ali been al
o.. i,ved d, ,.s.. spuoiicod and in grim silence
b.. pol o.. .....Y.f..I
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

A woMAN In Minneapolis recently astonlshed a
crowd, who were trying To start balky horse, by
thrustng handful OF dust and sand into the ami
mails mouth, exclaiming, There, he'll 20 now. -
To the surprise Of every one the horse started I'M
mediately, without showing the least stubborn
ness or excitement
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20
suuday.School Convention.


The iutelc-t in aud attendance upon ihis meet
ius hold at lane lat voek grew rapidly after
hefaday
on the second day tho following board ~ Of
fcors were elected for the ensuing year Pre.l-
dent rev. A T. Cooper. 81 N1ans First Vice
President. COL Fairbanks. st. lohnsbury. Sec
oud Yice-rro.idcu'. O. J. Davis. darlington State
Secretary. a ~ ButlCr Fs-cN; First Recording
saoroitr, Rev Vincent Barre Second Record.
inc Secretary , D Howe. Montpelier. Treasurer
NJ Eor4r F..r,. Executive Comuittee.-C S.
gateocl, II Alans. Rev a. Eoy.. 1t Johns
tury E,y = d Rabbit. Wait.6old. NOAH Gran
GOV naufonl
/ btr,1ari0f,. r,1...ra. we're made i,J u TYLER.
taio. for s.l.ia,i lcnottooft he,ear. More
/ epl t,.,tar ,,orj. fo. Ie.u.
rrof ~tel.n. of u..tan. addressed tho as.oc,-
/ ,...,. .ri.i..t ",,lat shall uc sing in the sun
| l,,...l..fs N. 3,uasrccl an tho music snd
/ b,a,n. D.,J az tfe tle.ott day as utterly worth.
| d.. ai.oeti..l fheu.cofsnch aoi,l- every
child ..tt Understand and arrtceatc
Tho serreirr, Mr. NJ Butler rofarel three
Thousand and 6ltt-h,e conversions in the sunday
..hool durin. die mast wear 10 further tie in-
forrest off tbc work. he advised the formation Of
Snpd,,-.,hool association. la ever, town and
COMMIT, In tbcstate
"UYN %, Ttliyc the SUNDAY school ns an FL
uratorof ue Church. and as a spiritual Power
,,a. nest discussed rint. o., giving moro time
lor exercise. ha,in. "a greater variety Of ca
cruises hy Hbsiany providing charts. man. and
all necessary anfaratns roouirod. and a variation
of exercises second excluding all fictitious
book. .rom thc library. and all dramatic exercises
from concerts. by each aud ever, teacher feeling
his elias. committed To them by God and that
they are responsible for their salvation by bur
den % prayer for I.orshiug souls
-,,,.oo.
u,,aa,.oc..n ....i.n ,,a. in tho main ,lcyoteJ
q, ,,ri, of r,.tors and .upcrin,eudeut.
and g., ,c,-t.r., ,osetin. ami seboi,rs' r,eetin. /
"a r,ler pre.i.li,s s,or Gle rornor
Colonel Fairbanks having .nar,e M tbc ts,eb-
er.' ,n,efiu, reviewed tho next s,latlrs lesson
GIVING. ,a,nabie .u.,e.ton. il, yo.arl To the nre-
] ,,,,tlr, .,,,..... ~ tte S.,i,,-.,hool
slim. Oh ,,t,r ,,ero Distributed Tor one.tlons 10
] t, ,,,.,or,d d, Mr. r,1.r aud drcy. ON. many
l ,alnable sur,e.tiops from, man 81, emineptly
p op,i,Ge3 taalyi., and instruct
b
.,..,p
e .-,-.,,'-.
H| .H De-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

TuE man who spoke Of the Indians as a
dying race should emigrate. In 1854 they
cost the country s2,G2O,s75.o7 last year g..
032,65203 was required 10 support them.
Either the funeral expenses were inconceiv-
ably high, or the man erred.