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Written for The Spirit Of Democraoy.l
From Sansbury Township.
BEALLsyILLE, 0, Sept. 2


Ed SrrRrr: We often see in your wide
ly circulated paper communications from
other towns, and thinking some of your
numerous readers would like to hear
from this place, we will try and give you
few items as seen by an amateur.
We have at this time five dry goods
stores and one family grocery. Our
chances for railroad are good at this
time, and if few of our good farmers
will only open their eyes and look out for
their own interests, there will be such q
grand change in old Monroe County that
we will no longer bear the name, "the
Dark Hills of Monroe. Men of ability,
do your duty now, aud you will never re.
gret helping to buildthe fret railroad in
Monroe County. Whyeven your great.
great grandchildren will say, blessed art
thou for such good works.
There willbe a lecture on temperance
in the NJ. E. Church. on Friday evening,
October 8;lthe noble cause will be de-
Tended by Mr.. S. Seals, of this place.
We are happy to see our fashionables
of society, enjoy themselves at their high
toned parties. Itlooks as though Bealls-
vile was running back to old times, and
the young folks were bound to live while
they we're young.
We learnthat Mr.. VIM. Hudson has
sold his grocery to Mr., Shouse, of Bel
mont County he will move bis family
soon. More anon. GRAMpUs.
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Written for The Spirit Of Democracy.1
The Summit TOynship Teachers'
,..,,..f,,,, Association,

81 iDaig,e Associations,
Aameeting of the teachers Of Summit
township was held at Lewisville, Tuesday
evening, September 81, resulting in the
organization of society to be known as
The Summit Township Teachers Asso-
citation. Aa
Our teachers are fully alive to the work
before them have adopted "In zeal we
triumph" as their motto are desirous of
securing the hearty cooperation of the
parents and teachers, and to keep awake
q professional spirit among themselves.
Their meetings will be held every
fourth Saturday, also evening sessions
every four weeks at equal intervals be-
tween the day sessions.
The next meeting will be held at the
Star School House, Tuesday evening &c.
tober 5, and the following will be the pro
gramme OF exercises:
Township Institutes-J. Greenbank
The co operation Of patrons and teacher
j. H. Hamilton; How to organize an
ungraded SCHOOL,. j. Jones; What
branches should be taught in the common
schools Pc Brown; School Govern
ment-T. Greenbank; Notation and M
meration-J. A. Kennedy The noun-J
W. Hamilton and James Kennedy; Tht
use of the globe-W. Kennedy.
Since one Of the main objects Of thu
Society is to awaken an interest, on tht
part of the parents, in the cause of edu
cation, we would be glad to have all th'
parents come out to the meeting held il
their district, and let US have mutual un
derstanding of the duty of all in the worl
of education. Come out, friends! Conn
lout! A TEACHER.
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SHERIFFS SALE
SHEhIF Z . -SAUE
.gH II
The Monroe County Bank
vs..
Ezra ,Coen ct ux.


ny virtae Of an order ef sale to me directed
II from the court Of common pleas Of Mon
roe county, Ohio, / will offer for sale, at the
front door of tho conrt house in the town Of
WoodsHeld, between the hours Of 10 o'clock
a. m. and o'clock p. m..on
Saturday, the 30th day of October, 1875,
the following described real estate, situate
In Monroe county, Ohio, to Wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner dissection
thirty-one, township three of range four; thence
south twenty degrees west eighteen perches
to the road; thence twentY-seven degrees east
fifteen and half perches and eleven links
west, hotfk forty-6ve and fourth degrees east
eleven perches and four links in section thirty.
two; thence north forty degrees east three per.
ches; thence north forty-two degrees east twelve
and half perohes, with red oak eighteen in-
ches in diameter; north ffty-four and = halt
degrees west six and half links to white oak
fifteen inches in diameter; south Afty-ope and
q half degrees west six links; three and thFss.
fourth degrees east twenty perches and fifteen
links to white oak fifteen inches in diameter;
thence north fourteen and half degrees east
eighteen perches and fifteen links to beech
three inches over; thence one and fourth de-
grees east eighteen perches and eight links to
white oak twenty-four inches diameter; thence
north twenty.nine and half degrees west for.
ty.three perches and twenty.three links 70
stake at rum thence north six degrees west
twelve percheG thence north ten and half de-
grees west sixteen perchss and twenty links
thence west one perch to section line; thence
south with section line one hundred and sixty.
nine and half perches twelve and half link.
Il q n A-ll
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Democratic Meeting at Browns
ville--Bent0n Ready for the
Contest.
BROWNSVILLE, O., Oct l, 1875.

BRowNsvILLE, O., Oct l, 1875.
Ed. SPIRIT: The first meeting of the
campaign, in Southern Monroe county
was held here tonight. 1t was thought
during the day, that the meeting would
be failure, on account of the weather;
It rained in the morning, it rained at
noon, and it rained at night; but the in.
clemency of the weather did not prevent
the meeting. The speakers, announced,
we're on time. The leading men OF the
township were present The several
questions Immediately entering into the
present canvass, the Gegban bill, ir. the
Tight of the Constitution of the United
States and the State Of Ohio, the school
question, the financial plank in the Dem
ocratic platform, were discussed by the
speakers; and the charges of the Re-
publican papers and speakers against the
Democratic party in its administration
of the affairs of the State government,
during the two years it has had the con-
troll, were examined and triamphantly
refuted. 5a l.ss,3 s 81
At the close of the speaking the town.
ship was organized by electing sPresi.
dent and Secretary with power 70 ap.
point Vice President for each school
sub district in the township. Old Ben.
ton will do it's whole duty on the l2th
inst; in electing,, for second term, the
civil hero Of the State, the present far
mer Governor of Ohio. <.
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LONDON, Sept. 27.-1he American
ship Ellen Southard, Capt. Wordsworth.
last from st. John, N. B.,was lost to-day
on the Lancashire Coast, between Form.
ley an6 Crosby, not more than 20 miles
from Liverpool. The cargo is a total
loss. One Of the life e-boats which went
to the assistance of the ship afterward
capsized, and it is reported several per-
sons were drowned. ia@ A2 &2at
Later advices announce that nine OF
the crew of the Ellen Southard were
drowned. 12A
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gThis bit 81 i6yelIisence vjII ia,yoi1l

1This bisof inteliisence viii AFFORD
hint Of what may be expected all over
the country When further contraction
shall have further tighsened the grasp
which capital has upon labor:
New YoRk, September 2s.-A Hersld
special from Fan River says the strike
promises to extend into the drsary
months Of winter. The mills were to
have opened the 9th inst, at the ten per
cent reduction. The operatives had de-
termined to yield and 60 to work. Now,
however, the manufacturers demand that
every operative, before he goes to work,
must sign these conditions:
First-That but one e.eishth Of the en-
ployes of any room shall give notice to
leave at any one time, which notice shall
he written ten days in advance, and that
ten shall 80 elspse between the notice Of
every eighth from each department.
Second-That but one notice from any
mill or other room shall be sent at any
one time.
Third-Thst all the employees bind
themselves to separate from all organisa
tons and associations that may attempt
to interfere with the hours Of work or
amount Of wages.
Fourth violations OF these con
dItions to result IN instant dismissal from
the mills of Fall River
The operators are determined not to
sign the document. Spinners, weavers
and carders are all alike on this question.
They regard this movement of the man
ufacturers as tacit acknowledgement
that they will further reduce the wages of
The help within two weeks after the men
go in.
These conditions mean simply to place
the men beyond the possibility OF further
resistance. Atthe Border City Mills,
about one half the hands have signed
at least the overseers say so-and that
they will surely start on Monday. In
other mills, however, where they employ
from 800 to 1000 hands, not more than
thirty or forty have signed. which are in
sufficient to keep even the smallest mill
at work Js'fi II ''
The general programme, determined
on to day is as follows: Tney will so to
the mills on Monday, but they will not go
to work unless the owners withdraw the
agreement, nor can the owners lind hands
enough to start with If any mill should
start. it is probable that there will be work
forthe GLACIERS, and perhaps for the po
lice. 80 Pr fa5aoa'
In the afternoon grand macs meeting
will be held in the park, which will proba-
bly, he attended by 10000 or Is, 900 ope-
ratives. The object will be to appeal to
the manufacturers to At once withdraw
this paper and permit them to 60 in with.
out any terms than those which have gov.
erned them before 3
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~ Ones curiosity is naturally little
excited to know where the money comes
from which hires audiences to attend Re.
publican mass meetings. We find in q
contractionist paper, along with the an.
nouncement Of money sharks meet
ing, such offers as this: "For the tow
ship sending the largest delegation six
ty dollars in gold; second largest thir.
tydollarsip gold; third largest twenty
dollars in gold; fourth largest ten dollars
in gold" ae t p -
Or course 1t is none Of our business,
but who has enough interest in the elec-
ton Of HAYES to shovelout gold for such
apurpose1 Who has the gold to shovel
out9 And how dothese shoyolers ex
pect to'get their money back 7
Furthermore, does notthissuggest that
the same financial operators who can hire
men to attend contraction meetings, may
think it still better Investment to hire
men to vote the contraction ticket2 And
does not this suggest that somebody who
has gold now, expects to gatheriE har-
vest from this contraction business2
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~ Mistakes Vim often happen in th

~ Mistakes will often happen in the
best regulated lynchings, and now that
the people Of Bellefontaine, Ohio, have
hanged Shell for numbering woman,
they are beginning to doubt il he was
the murderer. He was lynched on his
wife's confession, and it is now claimed
that his wife Was more probably the
guilty person. Clenched in the hands
Of the murdered woman we're found sew
eral long auburn hairs of the color of
Mrs Shells locks and much longer and
finer than those of her husband, and as
Mrs. Shell was intensely jealous OF the
woman, the theory is ventured that she
took her life and then sacrificed her hus
band in the hope of saving herself.
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LONDON, Sept. ga special from
Berlin says Dean Suszinski has joined
the Old Catholics and married. The Old
Catholics were thus obliged to decide the
question in regard to priests marrying,
and decided in the affirmative. The
Government has resolved to protect
Dean Suszinski in the enjoyment Of his
temperatures.
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy.l
Letter From Indiana.

SEPTEMBER rs, 1875.
Ed SPIRIT We have had the wettest
summer that has been in Brown County
for q long time. and the people of this
county don't suffer for water like they did
last summer. They have been known to
drive their stock three and four miles to
get water Tor them. The crops remained
green to the Goth, zlst and 22d, when
three hard frosts bit the tobacco and corn
fodder considerably. f-,s4fs p
In Bartholomew County, in the vicini-
tyof Waymansvile, there has been con-
siderable ague during the past three
months JANE STEWART.
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The texas l,yciene.

wAsHlsoron, Sept. 27.-The Signal
Office reports IS follows in reference to
the recent cyclone. at Indisnola: Tue
lowest barometer occurred on the after.
noon Of September. Is, when it stood at
1888 inches, with maximum velocity
of wind at the same time of &c miles
per hour. Thousands Of drowned cat.
tie are strewn over the prairies south Of
Indianola, and several light coasting
steamers are lying in the same direction
from six to ten miles inland.
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 27.-The Chief
of Police received information to-day
that another Of the Huntington W.
Va bank robbers had been captured by
the Sheriff of Fentress County, Tennes
see The man answers to the descrip-
ton of Cole Younger. He had $4,000
in his possession, which he offered to
give 10 be released.
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Among the new Centennial notions is
. project for the construction of an end
less moving sidewalk around the con-
tour of the entire area Of buildings.
The Democratic and Republican Com
mittees have agreed that General Wood
ford, of New York, and General Ewing,
of Ohio, shall meet in joint discussion
Of the financial issues, commencing at
Shawnee on the 30th.
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Administrators Sale.

10 Il ali----- sii ,,ass,si 80 ha4 s5if
INpursuancs Of an order of the Probate
i Court Of Monroe county, Ohio, ! will orsr
for sale on si''
Saturday, the 3Oth day Of October. 1875
at O'Clock P. H., upon the prem isss, the fol-
lowing described real estate, situate in ths
county Of Monroe and State Of Ohio, 70 Wit;
Lot number ten in the town Of Lewisville
Appraised at s., 600. z---z--s-- -,
HsRns soYsxIs,-0ne-shird OF in-Asnd; one
third in one year, and one-third in two years
from the day Of sale, with interest; the
payments to be secured by mortgage on ths
premises sold, MICHAEL BUTT,
Admir- Of Geo Kestnsr, decd.
sep2s'75w4.
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H Persons interested in sheep rals-
ing shonIdlook little after the proposed
smendmentto the Constitution taxing
dogs. h14
II tue proposition is adopted, end the
tax be fixed at reasonably full figures, it
willeither become an important source
of revenue or It will ridthe country Of an
irnmeuse nulitsae Of worthless dogs.
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From the CineiDnati Enquirer.l
PROGRESS OF THE PEOPLES
BATTLE..REPO FROM.
; THE SKlRMISH LINE, aE
TIE DExocRArs OF ArHzss-Movlsa.

TIE DEMOCRATS OF ArHENszMovINa.
ATHENS. o, Sept. 25-The mass
meeting Of the Athens County Democ..
racy at this place to day vas q grand
success. / heard the crowd estimated
by several persons at Eve thousand.
The Democracy Of Athens are conf.
dent that they will make large gains
this fall, and have full faith that Allen
and Cary will sweep the State by . good
majority. & i' q 5a}Rl al., q
GOOD WORDS FROM eALLIA COUNTY.
GALLIPoLls, Sept. 25.-The series Of
meetings that are being held in this
county are the largest and most enthu-
sisstic that have ever been held by any
political party. The speaker at these
meetings has been Colonel John L
Vance, our worthy Member of Con-
gress. elect. srs
We have no hesitancy in saying that
Governor Allen, with the balance Of the
State ticket, will sweep this county like
q whirlwind. We can safely count on
q gain to the Democracy Of from four
to six hundred
MANY REPUBLICANS ACTIVELY WORKING
FOR TIE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
NELsoNvILLE., o, Sept 27.-General
Cary has just concluded speech of two
and half hours to an immense crowd.
The attendance and enthusiasm far sur
passed that Of any meeting yet held
Many Republicans are active and zeal
Gus in support of the Democratic ticket.
EVEN oBERLIN WILL INCREASE HER DEMO
CRATIC VOTE.
OBERLlN, o, Sept 27-The Town
Hall was crowded tonight. DR.. Charles
Allen, OF Washington, D. c., spoke for
some two hours. 1t was the largest
meeting ever held here under Democrat
ic auspices. The audience gave undi'
vided attention to the questions oil
finance, taxation, economy and reform
which were ably discussed. We will
increase OR vote. d. a.s..
SOUTHERN OHIO EREcr-"scIoro COUNT,
GOOD FOR 800 FOR ALLEN"
PORTSMOUTH, O., Sep. 27.-The Dem
ocracy of this city held one of the lar
gest meetings Of the campaign tonight
Speeches were made by Colonel M. H
Weir and Hon. D s. Gooding, of In
diana. Although but short notice wal
given, three thousand people we're pres
eut. Judge Gooding has just closet
his powerful address to the vast audi
ence, upon which it fell with wonderful
effect. al. 80 .ilefa ia y
Southern Ohio is erect, and will sho1
Iheavya Democratic gains. Scioto !
good for six hundred for Allen, q gail
Of eight hundred since 1873. Hon. Jas
b Beck, of Kentucky, will speak wit
Governor Allen and Ewing in this cit
ON the 9Th Of October. bGs
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1DELANo, Secretary OF the Depart.
ment Of Indisn frauds, has been squeezed
out Of the Cabinet. There is abundant
reason to believe that his retirement WAS
secured atthis juncture to take weight
off the contraction paryin Ohio. The
honest press and people have been de-
manding his resignation for year with
out avail; but the contractionists found
him in reach of their influences.
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SAfter the B. Il 5. w. Railroad
shall have been in operation year, the
people win wonder how in the world they
got along vi.houtit. If any man wants
tocarry sore head, let him offer stock.
holder his money hack to deny himself
the advantages OF the road
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eyThe Republican mansyers

EThe Republican mansgers are
counting on large gains from the Prohi-
bition party. From the Prohibition par.
ty to Ton YoUNa is long stride. Then
there is WILLIAMS, candidate for Auditor
of State, clever fellow as can be found
anywhere, and seven days in the week
about as 'mellow" as he is clever. III
The Republican managers must have
On exalted opinion of the consistency
and sincerity Of the Prohib:tionists to ex.
pect their votes for such pair of talent
ed drinkers. 90
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wVo!er, amorg all the duties de
volving upon you in the year 1875, not
another calls soloudly upon you as that
of casting your ballot on the 18Th
This is more important than any preyi
ons State election ever held in Ohio.
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gAmong the many failures of last
week, was that Of the com mission house
Of DRAKE & CoLsY, one Of the strongest
houses in New York City. Mr.. DRAKE.
in card, sets forth among the chief eau.
ses OF the disaster ''the grea. shrinkage
In values In all the articles in which VIC
have dealt"
Let the bankrupting contraction policy
prevail, and there will be ten thousand
more BRAKES to tell the same sad story.
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~The man who v disturbed in his
mind about the Democrats impairing the
usefalsesrof the common schools, is
merely simpleton sx
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~ Going to the polls on the 18th may
be tbe most profitable days work you
ever did in your lie. il il wards of con-
traction and bankruptcy, you will have
done yourself great service and will de-
serve the hearty thanks Of your neigh
bors. res I.sg asis..ag s4 z
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EgOLlvER p. MORTON is q nice man
to bring 70 Ohio to plead for contraction
and specie resumption. On the Oath Of
March last 0LlyER delivered speech in
the Senate in which be made use. OF the
following sensible and well-imed Ian
guage: a aaa
"The men who believe there is money
enough iE the country to meet the de-
mands Of business when 1t is healthy
and robust, because there is a. plethora
in the banks Of New York, are as logi.
cal as those who should argue that there
10 food in the lsnd because that which is
placed before . sick man remains un.
touched. - The Increase OF
circulation to meet the demands OF In
creasing business, wealth and population,
ls not imitation in any reasonable sense
you might assweil talk about initiating
the population of'the country. II the
volume of the currency was not too
large in 1870. it must be too small now,
if from no other cause, from the increase
Of population and business. Suppose
if you piase, that the population in 1870
was 80, 900, 900, and the volume of the
curl ency just adequate to its wants, and
that in 1875 the population had increas
ed to A, ,000, 900, and wealth and bust
ness in a still greater ratio, will any mar
in his senses deny that there should b
also an increase Of the currencyf Cur
rency should grow with the country
When the business of the country ha'
o1tgrown the volume of the currency
the effect is the same as contraction
The volume of the currency not beins
sufficient to transact the business of th'
country at the prevailing prices Of prop
erly and labor, embarrassment and de
siruction are the result, and all price
are gradually reduced so that givel
amount Of currency will pay for NOR
pr petty ana labor
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1That pi,iful humbug about the
schools, ashamed that it ever was born,
seems to have crawled away among the
Iimson.weeds and died. .7i'i q
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~ You will have an opportunity Of
saying, on the 18th, If you want HAYES
snd empty purses to prevail. IN Ohio.
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wThose most interested in Il

E Those most interested In the
speedy administration Of Justice are very
solicitous for the adoption of the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
1t is not party question, and the State
Executive Committees of both parties, at
the suggestion of the Bar Association
and the Supreme Court, have suggested
thatthe proposition be so placed upon
the tickets as best 20 secureits approval
Such information as we possess upon
the subject inclines US to favor the
amendment. The Supreme Court is nov
so far in arrears in its business, that to
carry case there amounts almost to de,
nial of justice. if
tits said that during the old chancery
practice in England, where trials we're in.
terminable, an unhappy wight sold him.
self, for a consideration, to the Devil
When pay day came he felt more like
standing lawsuit than delivering the
property. He applied to a sharp attor
ney, who told him to throw his case into
chancery. Upon hearing Of this tht
Devil gave him q full quittance, saying
I'If the case ever goes there it will not b
decided in my time"
1t is much the same with q case. nov
going 10 the Supreme Court Of the State
The man with the money and the will tc
carry cause there, can keep his adverse
ry out of his rights for years. l5i
The cost to the State of the proposed
new tribunal will be insignificant whel
compared with the facilities it will give ..
| the administration of Justice. II
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Ex-President Johnson's estate is now
valued at about $l75,000.
The New York Herald reports good
iu the neishborhool of Mol
treal
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~Gold is quoted at ol IL. Imme.
diate resumption would compel every
debtor to pay one hundred and sixteen
dollars for every hundred he owes. That
Is it would take property now worth one
hundred and sixteen dollarsto then pay
the debt of one hundred dollars. Z
If debtors like this prospect, they will
have an opportunity of doing what they
can to realize it, by voting the hard times
ticket on the 18th.