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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-13

Notice to Contractors.
GEALED proposals will be received
y by the Clerk of Monroe Township,
Preble county, Ohio, until u o'clock,
noon, of SATURDAY, June 9Th, 1875,
for building
TWO SCHOOL HOUSES
in Monroe township. The Board of
Edu alton reserving the right to reject
any or all bids. Plans and spectfica-
tons can be seen at the Clerks office in
said township.
By order of the Board.
WILLIAM BROWN, Up. Clerk.
May G., 1S75-5w
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-13

LARKIN NORMAN, al old farmer and
citizen of Preble county, died at his
residence, about six miles southwest
of Eaton last week, after a short i'll
ness. Mr.. Norman was a respectable
and honest man, and will be missed
in the circle of his acquaintance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-13
Partition Sale.
lease No. 3541.1

James Werts,
vs.. Order of Sale
Catharine Werts, etal Partition.
PURSUANT to an order of sale issued
L from the Court of Common Pleas,
within and for the county of Preble
and State of Ohio, in the above stated
case, and to the Sheriff of said county
directed, 1 will offer for sale at public
auction, at the door Of the Court House,
in Eaton,
On Saturday, June 5, 1875,
between the hours of 1 and 4 o'clock, D.
M, the following premises, situate in
Preble county, Ohio, ard described as
follows, to-wit:
Containing 10 acres, be the same
more or less; being the whole of the
southeast quarter of Section 4, Town.
ship Z, Range 3, east, in said county
excepting SO acres off of the cast side
of said quarter section).
Also, the following part of the south
west quarter Of said section 4, township
and range aforesaid, to-wit: All the
east half of said quarter, Except 20
acres off of the west side thereby, and
bounded and described as follows: Be-
ginning at the north. east corner of said
southwest quarter; thence south Sc de-
grees, west 50 % 100 poles to a / on a
boulder planted in the north line of said
quarter witness a w on a large boul-
der, south 2S1a degrees, west III links;
thence south 4 degrees, east lG4 60:l00
poles to an I on a boulder on the south
line of said quarter witness a w on 4
boulder, north G7 degrees, west 5734
links; thence Forth S534 degrees, east
go 40 100 poles TO the southeast corner
of said quarter; thence north Al de-
grees, west l64 70 100 to the place of be-
ginning, containing G1 81 100 acres,
more or less.
Also, the following part of the south
half of south half of the northwest
quarter of section 10, township and
range aforesaid, to-wit: Beginning at
the southwest corner of said quarter
and running east on the south line of
said quarter 10 rods; thence north 20
rods; thence west TO the west line of
said quarter 10 rods; thence south with
the west line of said quarter 20 rods to
the place of beginning, containing 3
acres of land.
Also, Lot number 20, as known and
designated on the original plat of the
Town of Sonora, in said county of Pre-
BILE and State of Ohio.
Appraised at:
i'll 81 :lOO acre tract at $50 per acre,
) acre tract at 800 "
Lot No. 30, in Sonora, at 500
TERMS-One-third of the purchase
money cash in hand, one-third in ore
year and the residue in two years from
day of sale; deferred payments to bear
6 per cent. interest from the day of sale,
and to be secured by mortgage on the
premises.
JOHN TOWNSEND, Sheriff.
CAMPBELL & GikIoRE, Att'ys.
May 6, 1S75-tds prf $l5,2O
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-13

The highest market price paid either
in CASH OR GOODS. My stock is
complete in every department.
Persons wishing to exchange their
Wool for Goods can get them at CASH
PRICES. +, ri, HEEEa
Eaton, April 80, lS75-3m
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-13
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY,
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
Relative to an amendment of Article
-Four of the Constitution relating to

RES0LNED, BY II GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, OF THE STATE OF OHIO, uhree-ffths of
the member elected TO each House agreeing
tneretO,) that it be and is hereby proposed to the
electors OF this State to vote, at the next annual
the following amendment, as additional section OF
Article tOnr OF the Constitution ofthe State Of
Section -. a commission. which shall consist
OF rive members, shall be appointed by the Gov
the members of which shall hold Office for the
term of three years from and after the first day of
ness then on the dockets of the Supreme Court as
shall, BY arrangement between said commission
and said court, be transferred to such commission;
and said commission shall have like jurisdiction
and power in respect to such business as are or
may be vested in said court; and the members of
said commission shall received like compensation
for the time being, with the judges OF said cnu I
\ majority of the members of said commission
snail ne necessary TO form n quorum or pronounce
y decision, and its decision shall be certified. en-
tered and enforced as the judgments of the ST.
preme Court. land at the expiration of the term of
said commission, all business undispOsed of, shall
by it be certified TO the supreme Court and dispos-
ell of as fsaid commission had never existed. The
clerk and reporter Ofslld court shall be the clerk
and reporter of said commission, and the commits
sion shall have such other attendants, not exceed
ing in number those provided by law for said
court, which attendants said commission may APP
point and remove at its pleasure. Any vacancy
occurring in said commission shall be filed by APP
pOintment of the Governor. with the advice and
consent of the Senate. if the Senate be in session,
aud if the Senate be not in session, by the Gov,
ernor, but in such last case, such appointment
General Assembly. The General Assembly may,
ON application Ofthe Supreme Court. duly entered
on the journal of the court and certified, provide
by law, whenever two-thirds of such Ccachl House
shall concur therein, from time to time, for the ap-
in like manner ofa like commission
with like powers. Jurisdiction and duties; prUvi-
dPd, that the term of any such commission shall
not exceed two years, nor shall it be created often
er than once in ten years. II this amendment
shall be adopted bv a majority of the electors of
the Stale of Ohio. voting at the next election hold
en- for the election of Senators and Representa-
tives, it shall become section twenty-five of the
fourth Article of the Constitution of the State of
Ohio.
At such election the voters desiring to vote in
favor ofthe adoption of this amendment, shall
place upon their ballots the words,
FOR THE CORNERSTONE
The voters who do not favor the adoption of such
words,
AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
MILTON G
Speaker pro TEN. of the House of Representatives.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-13

Surnrisa.

Fairhaven, O., April 1875.
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November. Oats quiet but firm; Nc. 2
3l@8l4c. Rye-buyers aud sellers apart
with tendency downward, 6G66sSc
! Pork irregular, but In the main higher;
neU. 81; old, S2l 50C92I 10 spot, and
/ SlS SOGD seller November LsId in.
active AID l5Ter st Il Soc. Bulk meats
I nrmer, though not qIotably higher.
Whisky qniet, 81 II.
NEW YORK November 4-FIour-
rather more doing 10 shipping grad = for
export; superb re State and western,
s5<G5 30; Sc. Louis, $5 65G9 Rye fou.
aud cOrn-meal stesdy. Wheat dull and
dropping. Corn stesdy with moderate
cena d. mixed western, steam, 74G75c.
Gate steady; mixed western and State,
3sla 47c Coffee dull. Sugar quiet but
hrm; prime, SIC; centrifugal, SIc; re-
haed eas;e~, with fair demand at l0Gllc
mo a ise3-grocery grades and foreign
quiet; New ORLEANS new is ia fair de-
mand at SgCGS5c; old, 55Gy65c. Rice
nrm; Carolina 6I67(s, Louisiana, ga
IIci RangOoD, 64G6sc. Petroleum quiet
Dul firm; crude, 6s@7c; refiaed, 13s6
l54c' Pork firmer; j ,Obiug st S23C423 Is.
Gut NESTS quiet; midnlss dull aud
heavy; western long dear, I3c; city
cl ar, l3l@l3ic. Lard firm; prime
team, Old, l33c; Prime steam, new,
l3sc. Butter dull; western, l6925c.
Cheese quiet 1t 69'3,. Whisky quiet
al 81 Is.
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letns. She departed last evening fol
/ ST. Francis river.
IL f. hoped the present rainy season
VIII influence rise in the side streams
whose tanks we lesIn a-e literally liz . I
with cotton sbd cotton seed awaitiEg
shipment to market
III steamb02'men were given to the
use OF cUss-woTis, the present condition
Of the wharf aud its approaches would
/ iduce cogiOuE OutpsH eTiDR OF expires.
siohs more flrCitls .han elegant.
General JEFF Thompson is credited
with the prediction that by the first of
January t'e Mississippi river viii have
Gu new channel near Vicksburg, leav-
ing that place two Mills inland.
The whaTfmsster az Cairo reports the
tlllowing arrivals at that port for OctO-
Der: Steamboats,, 156. t9wbosts, 81;
registered .barges, AZ; total tonnage,
custOmhCuse measurement, 81, 453 tons
The james Howard arrived at New
Oflea"s Oh Tuesday with 5499 bales cot
ton. $3.50 sacks cotton seed, 1895 sacks
nii-ca : a, 80 barrels oil, 200 barrels pota.
toes, % b les hay, So packages sundries.
I1e Thompson, Dsau sl.o sTrived
: ere on Tuesday, from this port, with
1925 bales cotton, 1919 sacks cotton
seed, 400 sacks 0il-cake, - tOus sun
dries. ard her csbin full Of people.
st Louis Republican, 81: The Kate
Kinney arrived ye=t srdaY morning and
was taken upon Thomas's docks TO be
repaired The Injury to her hull COM
mences at the stem, AID Is clean break
eight inches vice The c2nelusion is |
arrived st from the cleanness of the cut, |
tHst II was done by an iron obstruction.
About seventy timbers are cut o. broker,
and it will take about all the week 10 do |
he necessary repsirs. The obstruction |
les below KinDey's poirt, after making
he crossing. The Helena hit the sane |
which the Anchor Line has
We believe, made ar arguments to buoy.
At all events the snsg boat S H. Long
las been ordered up to DEVILS island |
md vicinity and will remove number
If distractions, and, if plssitla the one
! question, which MAKES no ripple on
be waters surface. Toe Be'ena broke
number Of tim5Srs aud will be taken
N the marine ways upon her arrival"
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house syrup, also IN bbls. 4Oa75c, a. n quality
NAlLS-ln store, 50 25gl3 IS rates.
I ~ IS-fecs ms per 10, l24lBc peanuts Q 1
[ ~ brazil q eaTn, &c; almonds, soft sHelled q
! eosnets per hundred, IS j0a6 choice.
/ - lONS-Ia store, s. 20 y %; at the depot.
/ AZ - per bushel; ia sacks, Csc.
/ yIL~-Rsw liuseed, &C; boiled dlttr, 75s,
! turpenune SC
. rs last sales at tHgsr ,r-
4 mixed, soc Tor white.
I PROVISIONS - Bacon - shoulder. none.
clear rio, lSA ais =; clear sides IL e. loose
{ packed, hssEc higher.
Bulk ppTk-shOuld-Ts, &C: clear rib.
new, - SIG =; clear sides, l-lsr; packed. q
HaLns-sugar-cured, canvased, I5g@sIgc; u1-
cAnvaEed, le@slGISc.
Lardd-Tierce, I4j.c; KEGS, 1919; pals, l5c
Mess pork-Per barrel. s2l.
breakfast bacon-P Per pound l5Izalgc
PICKLES Per Dbl, 81, with nalf bDl,. IS in
PIGS FEET-Per Dbl, 81; x Dbl, s. 50; kegs.
PEAe-creen peas, per busheI. g. Z5aa 70.
PoIATOES-St. Louis, 81 IS a barrel: Iowa.
pot,toes. 81 5Osi 3. ''' @'>'s''s- 9 % sweet
PLAsTsR-Per bbL. s. 2jgG 50.
SAALLi-Domestic, per BOZ, 81 75sI s.
6JGAh-hogshsa cad sugar nominal. stock
bei1g light. Refined in bbIg. we quote 81.
glO<c Tor brown aud yellow, IUlEaIIc fcr
NniJ-' ana i!54gl2i4c fOr hard white, pow
deIed, granuisted and crashed.
IALLO H-Fifm al otg51zc for country on
TURKEY1sales at ssgIo; some foe
WooL-wooI quiet, with washed saIaole at
dVg5ei md unwashed at l5d.}Oc on arr vsl a.
- q9sntyi coo dition, etc, but such ar cam be
ceipts. ~
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PROFILE MARKETS.
BY TELEGRA

1ELhdh
LOUISVILLE, November 4.-Fiom
quiet. Wheat quiet tut stesdy at 81 Is
al %. Corn quiet. Oats quiet, ISAAC
Rye quiet, 75c. Hay doll, $I4GI9. Pro.
visions quiet; nothing doing Bulk clea,
ribs, l2ac, loose; bacon shoulders, o.:
bacon clear rihs, l3sc, packed. Lard
tierce, l4@l44c, Whisky, 81 10. Bag.
giDg quiet, I2!9l3o.
CINCINNATI, November Flour
dull. Wheat dull and lower at 81 29G;
Is Corn dull st 5SG6Oe; new, 40(9
AZ. Oats dan at 2Sg4Oc. Rye dull at
7o,a5oOe- Pork scarce aud firm, with
s-l7s st SD %. Lsrd steady; steam, I2s
Gl2$c; kettle, l34e. Bulk NESTS steady,
with moderate demand; partly cured,
81, 81, III, II, 12t@l24c, all Loo e. B aeon
scarce and nOmiLa'. Whisky, 81 Is
Butter dull
ST LOUIS, November I Flour quiet
and weak, very little doing. Wnest
higher; No. red winter, 81 5lIGI So
Corn inactive; No. mixed, 1900
OarHfrmers; No. ., 36c. Rye higher; No
2.694970e Pork steady, S22 -. Lard
quiet; prime steam, l3c, aad l2tC asked
for February. Bu'k meats fiFmsr, S59
So. II59I2l9l23c for 10 to % days Old,
Bacon hlsherr lu,GlO4, 13I(9lSBCGlA9
l4sc. Whisky, 81 49,.
NEW ORLEANS, November A.
Sugar-c1mmon, SIC; good common,
81; fair, 6lG63c; primo, Sic; yellow
clarified, Ssc. Molssses duu aud easier;
common, 35i@3Sc; fair to choice. 43a,
(95Sc. FlOuI-supelfine 81 30G,4 so;
double extra, So; treble extra, IS .
az 80; choice aad family. So 75CG7 50.
COrnmesl, s. SO Corn, 75a85c. Oats
quiet; prime, 239243 Bran, 81 6.
Hay-ehoice, S2S Pork firmer aud
scarce, held ut SIS Bacon, lOfC6I4iG,
l4Re. Hsns-chOice sugar-cured, Is a
i7tc. Lsrd-tierce, packers, 13S9l4Ic;
refined, 14t9l43c; keg, 144Gl5c. 10y
salt shoulders, sic. WHISKY, 81 $50
CHICAGO, November 4.-Flour dull.
Mhest in good demand at full prices;
No Z spring, 81 07s. Corn steady and
hrmi No. > mixed, 53c spot, soc seller
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Saturday, Norember ID. 1879

within legal hours, the following described
| property, situated in shelby county, Tennes.
| see, tO-wit:
| t. g remainder interest in a tract of land in
| which Mrs. Fanny NJ, Joyner holds dover to-
| wit: BEGINNING at stake on the western
| boundary of the original tract OF 200 acres 20
chS1ns u links north OF the sOuthWes corner
| OF 200 acre tract; theuce n nth with said
line q chez s to stake in the western line OF
| said tract; thence west with the south line OF
thet5 acre tract (edjoining the 200 acre tractl
| 20 chains to a stake OF said liEe: thence north
| II chains and so links to q stake in the 1eid ;
thence east 70 chain to stake in the east
| boundary OF the 95-acre tract; thence south 5
| chains and 80 links to q stake; thence east IL;
| chains to q stake; thence south "a chains TO a
stake; thence west 10 chains to the beginning
containing A acres, to be sold subject to said
dover.
Also, I will sell the fee.simpIe title in the
balance of the two tracts hereto, viz:
THE FIRST TRACr- Beginning at the
northeast corner of the 62-acre tract hereto
fore allotted to Elizabeth Brewster. running
thence west with the north line of said 62.acre
tract 20 chains to the southeast corner of the
dover tract; thence north along the east line
of the dover tract to Its northern md, and
thence extended, this line to the north line O:
the orig nal tract; thence east with said north
line 20 chains TO the northeast corner of said
tract; thence south with the eest line of said
tract to the beg nulrg, containing 80 acres.
THE SECOND TRACT-Beginning at the
northwest corner OF the ORIGINAL tract OF %
acres, running thence east with the north line
of said tract 10 the nOrthwekt corner of the
81 acre trac; Just described; thence south with
the WSsJ line OF ealu S='acre tract 10 the north
east corner OF the dover tract; thence west 10
chains to r stake; thence norih chains and
50 links; thence west ~ chains; thence south
IL chains and 90 links; thence west to the
south west corner of the original 95-acre tract;
thence north with the west line o. said tract
IS chains 10 the beginning, containing 81 acres
All OF which tracts OF land lie in said cOun-
~, between the old State Line plankroad an
Wolf river.
Terms or Ssia-One-nalf 90 cash; balanc
in II months, purchasers to execute notes with
approved security for the deferred payments;
lien retained TIL same are paid.
This October %, 1875.
Z. A COLE, Clerk and Master.
By r. J. Black, D. c. and NJ.
l.. b. Mcfarland, stt'y. oct22 % nOy5 II Il
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Trustees nale---LuCy Lots
Saturday, 4th Day Of December, 1875.
NOTICE TO CREDTTORS.

No. ? Of hules-In the Chancery Court of
Shelby county, Tennessee. James A. An.
adersanI Administrator de bonis non OF " m.
q. Ward, deceased, Vi. A. Il. Kerr ct al.
IT appearing from the bill in this cause, that
4 this Is proceeding to Fettle the estate Of
VIM. Z. Ward, decease , as an insoiVent eS.
tate, such insolvency having been properly
suggested, II is ordered that all parties claim
ing to be creditors OF said late, make their
appearance herein, at the courthouse, in the
CITY OF Memphis, II tennessee, on or before the
LIST day of February, 1875, and have themselves
made par les defendant and file their claims,
or the samewill be forever barred, and that a
copy OF this order be published once a week.
for four successive weeks, in the Memphis
Appeal This October q, 1875.
A copy-attest: EDMUND A. COLE,
ClerE and Master
By Z. b. MCHENRY. Deputy c. & NJ.
JARNAGIN q kRAYsER, Sol s for COmnt.
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RIVER CHRONICLE.
Weather and Rivers,

S'xty-five deg e 3 was the high es! fg-
ures rescned by Memphis thermometers
yesterday, winding up IN the afternoon
at 45 with g downward tendency. The
dampness which prevailed continued
through the night and there was every
indication that We are to have S season
Of rain. TIE following table exhibits
some symptoms Of slight swell in the
upper streams, a contamination dev0ut-
~ prayed for:
OFFICE OF OBSERVATION
SIGNAL s,EEVICE U. s. Army
NEAPHIs TENN, November A. IS75
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DRY GOODS.
BY TELEGRAPH.

NEW YORK, November Business
quiet with the commission houses aud
importers, owing TO the uufavorabIe
weather. Cotton goods are sIuggish ex-
cept cotton fisnnels, corset jeans and
satinets, which were in fair demand.
Prints are quiet. Dress goods are less
active. WOolens are dull. The Bulletin
says that three hundred cases OF Wester-
Welt shawls will be sold at auction on
Thursday, November 18th.
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YESTERDAYS \ " Yc,fk closing tele-
g-sm repGIr 8: ark,yr quiet; ordinary,
ll55; coed .Tali.uisr,,,, 72Io; low middHng,
- o-i2;i nldii- ng, 1872; ssles, 724 bales.
IL Ia p lie time last yesr, l43c
lrsLe'" Hy's Liverpool closing taIe-
E'+'u rspCrts: Market steady, lower for
ui'~nds; upiauds, 5 Is 4; Orleans. 7td;
ale, II 90 baies, f which 1900 was
American; receipts, 80 600 bales. of
which 1900 we're American. Upland
middling came time last year, Z IL 161
The following are the 81 sing rates in
New York futHes for ye terdsy and tn,
daV be ore.
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SALE G$F
VakUAbhR RgAL ESTATE,

In the United States District Court for the
Western District OF Tennessee.
DY VIRTUE OF decree of said Court enter.
ID ed on the 18th day of April, A. d. 1875, in
a certain cause then pending In said Court,
wherein l. NJ. BeekeTd re, Assignee in Bank
ruptCy OF Jsmes II PIiddy, is com plainant,
and James NJ. Priddy and others are defend .
ants. Will sell at public auction to the high.
est bidder, for cash, In front Of the Courthouse
at JGcEson, in the county of Madison, and
state of Tennessee, on
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col STATEMENT.

IWIOTfs ". < G. r R.. 439; NJ q r.
4 r., 81; l. q \. q. :. r. r 4S7; P.
d VI. X r i64; N. d l.. X, r., $50;
re We5s IS
Erp2yi8.-B. & c. r. r., 9l8; NJ. &
Il r r., $50; l.. d y G. s. K R., 1918;
steamers nosta. 50; steamers south, 1888;
hy raj moth, 2I36; ~ rail south, 4S0.
Ths following are the official tele-
grk IS e the cor dition of the domestic
IN lraels as received a. the cotton ex-
change:
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Saturday, SOre i. Der 81, 1875,

within legal hours, the following described
real estate, or so much thereof A. VIII be tuf-
ftcIeut 10 DISCHARGE the taxes adj judged aga nst
sa ID ufOperty and all costs as sci i1Ith IN sato
decree, to vii: A certain piece OF real eSi kSe
living n Shslby county, Tennessee N Tue cit;
OF Memphis and known as lot GIN block -, In
said @ ty beginning on the south side OF Eauc
street. IG5 feet east OF tchOis street; theme
running southW aIdiy 2jj feet; thence east
vvardIy 50 feet; thence EurtlWarc-y DO feet
thence westygardiy 81 feet TO he beginning.
This Z7th day o. October, 1915.
b. p. AN DERSCN-
Commissioner Of Reveal ne.
John Johnston, attorney. oc2S-,ii
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saturday, November %, 1876,

within legal hours, at the Courthouse door in,
the city OF Memphis, sell at pubic auction no
tue highest bidder, for cash, The following raaI
estate iy1Hg IN Shelby county, Tennessee and
IN the city OF Memphis, or so much thereof ~
viii be sufficient to discharges tae taxes adj
Judged against said pr perty and all costs "A
set tOrtn In said ecree, known md described
IS follows: heginning on the south line OF
ADAMS street, LjJ Ieet east OF the asst S de of
Fourth alley; thence asst with The ,Outn siGe
OF A ans street % feet; thence sOuth Ia,II reer
70 an alley; thence west with the no. TIA lice o.
said alley 81 feet; thence north ard Iy a. right
angles with Adams street E4,5y feet 70 the DE-.
ginning.
This 2S;h day of October, 1875.
=. Il. ANDERSON
COmmiss Ouer Of hey euae
John Johnston, attorney.