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Real Estate Transfers.

Charlotte Sirubbc to A. Ii. Strubbc, lot 20 by
"a So feet, on the south side OF Clark street. lO6
feet east OF Cutter Streets, 800.
Joseph Peters to the Trustees Of Spencer
Township and the village OF Linwood, lot w by
$50 feet, on the Wooster pike, In Linwood-
81 1850.
j. +. Mills and wife to w. j. Mulvihill. lot
149, in the grantor's subdivision of Maplewood,
in Section z, Springfield township-s56J
Same to John Carson, lot l4l and part of 142,
same subdivlsion-S6S7 90.
Same to e. +. Van Cl!ef, lots 1871 and 1873,
same subdivision-$l,10 100.
same to Phebe A. Mcnamara, lots 255 and
256, same subdivision-sl,4 ,4OJ.
Same to Frank Nun OIL, lots 173 and ia,
same subdivision-sl,luO.
Same tv Pingree Carson, part Of let's 142 and
143. same subuivIsion-$6Si 60
same to barnet Foltz, lot 76, same subdivi-
slon-$7S3 20.
Same TO Phebe A. Mcnamara. lots 1872 and
1876, same subdivisiOn-$,1,1U0.
Same to Elizabeth Kerr, lot 146, and the south
half Of lot Ids, same subdivision $685..
Conrad schultz to the Miami Valley Insur-
ance Company. years. lease OF the Office on
the first floor and the basement under the same,
in No. 3j Third street, at an annual rent OF
&,0O.
4. w: Langdon and wife to O. M. Langdon,
lot "a by 81 feet OH the south side of LongWortf
street 80 feet west OF Elm strect-$f 50J.
+, w. Ames to W. IL. Davis, lot "a by 1C(
feet on the north side Of Fourth street, III feel
west of Pike street-$33,0.0
Casper Toepfer anu wife to Henry Fuchs, lo
Is by 23 feet ON the east side of Ravine street
north Of Bry0n soreet-$l, $50.
John 4. Bell and Charles NJ. Steele to w. j
Ratif, lots " and 81, in the grantols' ad litior
to W yOming, each 80 by 1431I feet-sl, ,2W
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The statement that Marquis de Lafay-
cite, who was the other day appointed
Chairman OF the Committee on Centen.
nial in the French National Assembly
is q citizen of the United States will oc
casion some surprise. Yet he Is, as thu
laws of this country stand, one of oul
citizens. In the year 1875 the Genera
Assembly of Maryland passed law that
has not since been repealed as follows:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Of Maryland. That the Marquis de La
fayette, and his heirs male forever, shall
tie, and they and each of them are here.
by deemed, adjudged and taken to be,
natural born citizens OF this State, and
shall hencetorth be entitled to all the
immunities. rights and privileges of nat
ural born citizens thereof, they and every
one of them conforming to the constitu-
tion and law OF the State, in the enjoy.
ment of such immunities, rights and
privileges.
The Marquis is, therefore, under this
law citizen Of Maryland, and as citl-
zen of any State is necessarily either
of the United States, he is citizen OF
this country as we'll as of France.
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Issued from the United States r,,,snt
Office to citizens Of Cincinnati for the
week ending April 2, 1876. Fur
nished for The STAR from the Office of
j. McC. Perkins & Co., ,counselors-at-law
and solicitors for American and foreign
patents, 513 Seventh street, Washington,
DC. Copies of the drawings and speci-
tications Of any patent in this list fur
nished for rs cents:
100, O,9l1- Apparatus for Marbleizing
Mantels. Robert j. Howden. Filed De-
cember 8, 1874. Brief-The mantel is
marbleized by dipping or splashing. The
detachable frame acts as a shield to pre-
vent certain portions from receiving the
marbleizing material.
,875-Millstone Bushes. Rodney s.
Cathcart, assignor Of one-half his right
to Straub Mill Company, same place.
Filed January 2S, 1875. Briet-Devices
whereby the bearings Tor the spindle are
afforded such freedom of motion from a
vertical line as to enable them to con-
form automatically to any variations in
the line of the spindle.
100, 0,874-Mill-Spindles. Rodney s. Cath.
cart, assignor OF one-half his right to
Straub Mill Company, same place. Filed
January %, 1876. Brief-Devices where
by the runner oscillates freely, without
interfering with the motion of the spin
die.
1850, ,91O-Corpse-Coole CHARLES Hoff.
Filed July IT, 1874. Brief-The several
adjustable parts are fitted with water
joints for rendering them air-tight, also
OF draining the water which forms in the
ice-chamber, and causing it to fill and
keep full the lower joint Of the preserv
er, while a pipe leading from said joint
prevents it from overflowfng.
| fon nf a n r
| Levi S. Fales. Filed Nov. 10, 1874. The
within described process for making
iamp-black from acid oil or the carbon
! aceous oily residuum combined with sui
phuric acid, resulting from the refining
oi petroleum, consisting in first treating
the mass TO remove the acid, then burn
Ing it in an apartment at low tempera
| ture.
1850, ,9O5-Carriage-To Charles Heer
gelst, assignor to Crane, Breed " Co.
Same place. Filed February 18, 1875
Brief-rop supported on spring, whether
up or down.
16o932. Farm Boxes. NJ. M. Murray
Filed February 1t, 1915.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

THE campaign which closes with the
election of to-day has been the most no
toriously corrupt one that ever dis
graced our city. Money has been freely
expended and all the corrupt means tina,
bummerism could devise have been used
to gain strength and influence votes. 1t
has been most expensive contest, and
there are not few who will find them.
selves considerably out Of pocket be.
cause Of their connection with it. This
course Of electioneering is confined en-.
tirely to neither ticket, and we are also
glad to know that it was not pursued by
all the candidates of either party. This
is more Of an "every man for himselp'
fight than has taken place for years.
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Court CNLLtnOs.

A decree of divorce was granted il
the case of John W. Hayden agains
Mary e. Hayden, on the ground of adul
terry. A divorce was also granted tt
Magdalena Flad, in her case against Ru
dolph Flad, on the ground of willful alb
sence of the husband. An alimony o
81, 900 was allowed to Mary X. Green
who was divorced from her husband
VIM. Green, some time ago.
Jos. Murphy, who pleaded guilty Il
grand larceny, in having entered Cal
Of the O., II. & D. r. r., was sentenced t.
four years in the Penitentiary. He haC
been originally indicted for burglary.
A motion to strike an amended peti
ton from the files was overruled by
Judge Avery in the case of S. Howard
against VIM. NJ. Cory and others.
In the case of j. K. Green II Co. against
John FitzgibbOn, motion by the plain.
tiff for u new trial was OYerruled.
A motion Tor a new trial in John Nc.
Arthur's case vs.J. G. Chestnut was also
overruled.
VIM. Early VS.. s. G. Megrue. Motion
for new trial Overruled, OH femitter OF
$43 from verdict, and judgment for plain
tiff for S277.
j. X. Gottschalk some time ago brough
suit against Chas. Witler, and on trial a
verdict was brought in lor the defendant.
Accordingly motion for a new trial
was made by the plaintiff, but the Court,
after having taken the matter under ad-
visement, Oyerruled the motion.
j. b. Conklin, who brought libel suit
against The STAR some time ago, and in
the trial of which q verdict was found
against him, has moved Tor a new trial
and has been refused.
VIM. NJ. Hubbell made an assignments,
yesterday, for the benefit OF his credit
ors, to Thos. Dodsw0rth and Henry IL.
Simpkinson. The property assigned
consists of real estate on East From,
street and some three thousand acres Of
land in Faulkner county, Arkansas. The
deed also conveys the premises now &C
cupied by the ussignOr as a coal yard
(described as y claim Tor five years
extension of lease OF landing, about 30(
feet front on the Ohio river, bounded OIL
the west by Mill street, and north by q
life parallel with Front street,. and 15(
ieet south thereof, held under Il lease
from the Ohio and Mississippi Railway
COMPANY, and subject to litigation nov
pendIng) together with coal elevator
aud track and all the fixtures on The
premises, and all the rents and profits
but subject to u contract for Lease to N
j. Bigley.
Also, ali the horses, mules, cars
wagons, harness and property of ever,
kind used in carrying on the business
Also, all the household furniture, &c., il
the dwelling.house No. 3sS West Fourti
street, now occupied by the asslgnor
The amount OF the bond was fixed a
100000.
William W. Whitney executed all as
signment of his real and personal prop
erIy, including his interest in the firm o
Whitney u Hudson, at North Bend saw
mill property, to William Argo, Ior tn
benefit OF creditors. Bond, $1,000.
Henry Meyer was appointed admins
| traitor, with will annexed, OF Frank H0
Ter. Personally, $4,000.
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A Little Broken Ring.

On the morning alter the battle OF An
tietam, on the 18Th OF September, in 1862,
the troops still occupying the same posi-
ton as Of the evening previous (tne bat
tie having terminated about dark, the
old Thirteenth Pennsylvania regiment
of Pittsburgh, afterward the 0ne-hun-
dred-and-second, occupied the front line
opposite the little brick church, one Of
the hottest places on that bloody field.
During the morning, a flag Of truce be-
ing displayed, a partyOf officers OF the One
hundred-and-secOnd went out on the
field to render assistance to any
wounded that might he lying on the field,
as well, perchance, to get a view Ii pos.
sible, OF the position of the enemy. They
came across the dead body of u private
confederate soldier. On account OF his
neat and intelligent appearance they
concluded to bury the body. They dug
hole with their swords. Previous to
covering him, upon examination, they
found letter in female. handwriting,
which proved to be a letter IRON
mother told her son not to unnecessa-
rily expose himself to danger, but not to
be coward, and she wanted to see him
home soon on furough. The address
upon the letter was ''LOuis Merz, Co. D.,
West Point GUARDS, Georgia." Upon
the person was found an old broken ring.
The officers agreed that Adjutant Joe
Browne, of the Observation-Disclosures
Pennsylvania regiment, should keep the
letter and lring, and should he ever
learn anything OF the relatives OF the
dead confederate, to let them know
| what had become Of the body and return
| the ring.
The ring became mlslaid among Gen.
| RrnWnn,G
9th OF February, when looking through
! his commissions and old papers, the
ring was found, but the letter was mis-
laid.
| General Browne conceived the idea
that he might yet be enabled to ferre
out the relatives of the dead confederate
soldier, to whom it would doubtless be &
source of qualification to know what dis.
position had been made of the remain
of young Merz. The general at once con
cluded to write to the executive Officer
of the state from which Merz hailed, will
the hope OF getting some Information y
addressed o note to Governor Brown
of Georgia, asking if he knew of any
family BY the name of Merz at the town
OF West Point, in thar State. 10 this
over q month atterward, he received thu
following reply from Governor Brown:
ga lew days since l wrote to the rail
road agent at West Point, Ga, and
have to-day received letter, OF whicl
the inclosed is copy, which comes from
q brother OF young Merz. :As you see
your letter touches a tender chord in hi
heart, and am very happy indeed to b
instrumental in putting you and him il
communication"
The letter inclosed read as follows:
s'A letter of Gov. Jos. Z. Brown, *
Mr.. W. e. Lanin, OF this place, inclosin
a copy OF letter dated Feb. 8, 1875, froI
yourself, in regard to q little broker
ring, found on the body of a coniederat
soldier, (Louis Merz, West POin
.Guards, Co. D., 4th Georgia Regt.A wa
lust handed to me. Allow me TO inforl
you that the deceased was an onl
brother of mine, and that this was tn
only information we have ever receive
In regard to him. His comrades ss'd b
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was killed, but had to leave the battle
field, and did not know what after

was killed, but had to leave the battle
field, and did not know what after.
ward became Of him.
"War is bitter calamity, yet with all
Its necessary accompanying circumstan-
COS we often behold the bright and bet
ter part OF human kind. Such, my dear,
sir, was your and your companions kind
act. The gentle appearance OF my brother
excited your sympathy. The great car
mage was over. and you performed a no.
Bile and holy duty, due from man to man.
"The little ring you saved, need not
tell you, will be highly appreciated. !
have written to Gov. Jos. X. Brown to
please request you to send 1t either
90 the latter, please send 1t for safety
sake by express"
Upon receipt of the above letters Gen.
eral Browne carefully rolled up the ring
In small package and sentit by ex-
1t reached its destination safely, as
Will be seen by the following letter from
the dead contederate's brother:
"Your kind letters Of the 17th and 18th,
also the little package containing the
broken ring, found on the body OF my
brother and SO carefully preserved by
you, safely reached mo. The ring was
brother wore. 1t was once engraved,
but had nearly worn off and we could
only trace the signs by aid of micro
scope. Permit me again to tender, in the
name OF our whole family, as well
as myself, our gratitude for the no.
bic hearted attention you have paid to
the remains OF our departed loved one.
although it is impossible to discover the
grave, it is consoling to know that my
brother found a quiet resting place in
mother earth. Among the exoitement
and joys OF lite we deem this 0tbut slight
account, but under the present clrcum-
stances what a boom"
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the
recent unanimous opinion of the Su-
preme Court denying the right of women
to vote under the Fourteenth Amend
ment. 1t is declared that the amend
ment did not at all affect the position OF
s'person" or o "citizen." She was pre-
vious to that amendment all that it de-
clares her to be. She was citizen from
the origin of the Government. The Fif
teenth Amendment forbids the abridg.
ment Of the right of suffrage con ac.
count of race, color, or previous condi-
tion of servitude." 1t applies only tc
such persons as had been recently
entranchised. The United States has
no voters, and all Federal elective Off
GERS depend upon State voters. The
States have the control OF the suffrage
question, except so far as the Fourteenth
Amendment iorbids the abridgment of
the right. The Fourteenth Amendment
provided against the abridgment of the
privileges or immunlties Of citizens, but
lest some doubt should arise as to the
class otpersons had in view, the Fifteenth
Amendment explained it as we have
quoted. The duty of the United States
to guaranty Republican form Of Gov
ernment is fulfilled when such form is
guaranteed as was recognized as Repub.
iican when the Constitution was adopt
ed. Woman was not then a voter in any
State, and, therefore, her right to vot'
is not necessary to Republican form
Suffrage is not right OF citizenship
Even those who have simply declared
their Intention to become citizens ar
allowed to vote in some States, whicl
could not be il the right depended OF
citizenship.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05
TWENTY FROGS.

Twenty frogs went to school,
Down beside a rushy pool;
Twenty little coats of green,
Twenty vests all white and clean.
1--WE must be in time" said they;
"First we stuuy, then we play;
That is how we keep the rule
When we froggies 60 to school,"
Master Bullfrog, grave and stern.
Called the classes in their turn:
Taught them how to nobly strive,
Likewise how to leap and dive;
From his seat upon the log.
Taught them how to play "Ker-chogw
Also how to dodge blow
From the sticks which bad boys throw.
Twenty froggies grew up fast,
Bullfrogs they lame at last;
Not one Ounce among the lot,
Not one lesson they forgot;
Polished in high degree,
AS each froggie ought to bes
Now they sit on other logs
Teaching other little frogs.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

ding of the blood of him who sheds the
blood of his fellow man.
In every Legislature, and in almos t
every session, some member was found
taking deep interest in the abolition OF
this "relic of the Draconian Code" NOV
ing a select committee on the subject,
and making an elaborate report for the
abolition of the gallows. Michigan abol-
ished the death penalty, and other States
provided for the Communication Of the
sentence to Imprisonment for life.
But how changed the current OF
thought on this subject. No one now
urges the change either In the press, the
pulpit, or in any Legislature. There may
be here and there radical who has not
shared the general change Of feeling on
this subject; but no one is making him.
self heard, as formerly, against this
'barbarism." The tone OF the reports
Of executions has altogether changed.
Formerly every reporter Of an execution
made his account of the scene strong
argument in favor of abolishing the gal
lows. Not so of late years. Tho tone Of
all the oracles OF public thought is en-
tirely changed. This is conclusive proof
that public sentiment has changed.
Why this great revolution Of public
opinion? Simply because Of the increase
of violent crimes throughout the country
and the conviction that tho utmost ter.
rors Of the law, and prompt and speedy
execution, are necessary for the pro-
lection of lie.
History gives abundant proof Of the
| efficacy of terrible punishment in cor
recting gross social disorder. William
Ill came to the throne when no one could
safely travel forty miles in England with
out being either robbed or killed. He
vigorously turned the law upon the vii
lains and very speedily afforded security
to life and property.
Calvin's terrible severity made Of the
Genevese the most orderly and mora
people of the world. John Knox did the
same service for Scotland, and the Puri
tans who settled New England made the
| Yankee land famous for virtue and in
telligence. Tie first settlers in Califor
MIA had no regular civil administration
but the promptitude with which they
hung all gross malefactors rendered life
and property more secure there than any
where else in the whole country. Law
finally came in with its forms and tech
nicalities for the security of rights, and
in q few years the vigilance committee
was compelled to set the laws and the
courts aside and again restore tolerable
order.
Within few years Judge Lynch has
done great work at Seymour and yicin'
ity, in Indiana, in ridding the country
of an organized banditti.
The increase of disorder and the val
liable lessons taught by Judge Lynch
have changed the drift of public senti-
ment In relation to the death penalty.
But there is a deeper question which
we have not space to consider. What
has caused the increase of crimef
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05
THE DEATH PENALTY.

That corruption. dishonesty, disorder
and crime have greatly increased In this
country during the'past fifteen years is
evident from the great change that has
taken place in the popular sentiment in
reference to the death penalty. For
twenty years previous to 1860, the aboli-
tion of the death penalty was largely ag-
itated in every Northern State. Not
only leading journals frequently urged
the "reform," but many ministers
preached against judicial MURDER" in
spite of the Old Scripture about the shed.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

THE yellow fever has not yet assumed
anything of an epidemic form. There
are about thirty cases in Havana but
only three have occurred up to this time
at Key West. 1t is, however, very early
in the season for its appearance even to
this extent. In Vera Cruz and other
Mexican ports there have been number
of cases, but no accurate information
has been or will be received from these
points.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY
THE oldest inhabitant never saw such
electioneering as was done yesterday.

THE Rio Grande depredations were
to describe them as President Lincoln
did some of Gen. Fremont's victories
I'Mainiy Wind"
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

THE Treasury Department will pub.
lish as its contribution to Centennial
literature "The Financial Transactions
OF the United States for an Hundred
Years." lfit is accurately and honestly
compiled, a work can be produced that
will live another hundred years and be
interesting for reference In 1915.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

THE gubernatorial fight in Kentucky
is the most bitter for years. The Con.
vention takes place at Frankfort, May
10th, with fair prospect of none of the
prominent aspirants being nominated.
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RAILROADS
REDUCED RATES.
Baltimore and Ohio
AND
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroads,

FROM CINCINNATI TO
WASHINGTON. $lU.
BALTIMORE, $40.
PHILADELPHIA, $12
NEW YORK, $15 25.
Tickets, sleeping car accommodations and
further information can be obtained at No.
BurDet House, and at Plum street Depot.
7. r. SHARP, W. W. PEABODY,
Al. OF r., D. " y. X. R. Gen. supt Al. q q
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

THE number of people who shave been
satisfied from the first that Beecher was
innocent" has been greatly increased
within the last few days.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

EITHER Alfonso is making good head
way or Reuter- is doing excellent service
in manufacturing news from Carlist
headquarters.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05
CNOR SALE OR RENT
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front by JTU deep, with fine yard, fruit and
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residence Of Messrs. Shillito AMI Bullock, and
within five minutes walk OF the street cars.
For further particulars apply to ALkx.
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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

At recent meeting of the Paris
A cademy of Sciences member exhib-
tied small vial containing fifteen grains
Of osmium. the most deadly poison
known. In short explanatory address
he remarked that twenty pounds of the
metal would be sufficient to poison the
entire population OF the world. One
thousandth part of grain of osmic acid,
set free in volume OF air Of one hum
dred cubic yards, would possess such a
deadly influence that all persons respir-
ing this air would be poisoned. What
makes it the more dangerous is the tact
that it has no known antidote.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

Nobody ever committed suicide more
elaborately than the late Mr.. Hugo Byer,
of Texas. On the 10Th OF February he
took TWO ounces oil laudanum; on the Goth
he swallowed two ounces of laudanum
and three ounces OF chloroform; on the
21st he partook of two ounces of chloro'
form and one-third of an ounce of NOR
phne; on the I'D he bolted four ounces
of chloroform; on the 23d he drank two
ounces of chloroform and one ounce ol
choral. Still he lived until the 25th o.
February. The local paper says: |" This
will surprise the Oldest medical man O.
the age" And the youngest, too, W.
should say.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

A three ton rhinoceros has been placed
in the Philadelphia Geological Garden.