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TRICKS UPON TAILORS.

Inspector McDermot caused tho arrest yesterday OF
two young men who for some time past, 1t is alleged
have been enrching themselves by means Of a neat
trick at the expense OF sundry unsuspectng talors
Their method OF working given follows: Ono
would enter tailor shop under pretcxt OF getting
SUIT OF clothes made, and while examining the material
the second would come in and request the tailor to sew
q couple OF buttons his coat While the tailor was
thus engaged the first would slip q roll Of
cloth under his overcoat, and under the pretext
OF going get acigar leave the store. The robbery
would OF course not be noticed until alter the buttons
had been sewed on, by which time the thief OF
sight The names OF the prisoners John w. Meyers
and John Williamson They both OF gentecl appear
aDcc and good address. They captured in
the store of Herman Abeling, No. SO Greenwich ave-
nue. where they practising the trick. The police
have been their track tor the past three weeks bat
II not until yesterday that they caught in
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HE'LL GATES INSTRUCTIONS.

1t now seems probable that the distractions to tho
free navigation Of He'll Gate will not be removed by
great explosion the Fourth Of July they were In
tended to be- There IL great amount Of work yet to
DO accomplished and the balance Of the old appropra
ton is not sufficient to the employment OF
sufficient number Of to complete tho work by In
dependence Day. The whole force engaged on tho
excavations docs not exceed 150 including clerks and
others not employed the actual duties OF mining
The who employed At the excavations kept
busy engaged, far what remains the appro-
priaton win allow, and the sides OF the dividing walls
and portions Of the roof being drilled for the re-
ceptou OF the explosive material.
Excavations time ago commenced at
Flood Rock, of the most dangerous OF the He'll
Gate distractions. At present tunnel lfty-0ve feet
long, projecting under tho bed OF the East River has
been finished, and other tunnels are being planned
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THE PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS.
WHAT A BLAINE MAN rHrNKs.

WHAT A BLAINE MAN Ia1NASs
To rHE EproR OF THE HERALD
The general drift Of public sentiment is that the
Empire State should name the President, and that
democratic and republican candidates alike should
come from New York-NEw YORK HERALD.
Why HERALD. you've moro cheek than "army
mulo!" The general drift Of public sediment" in
your Office may as you above but to gravcly
make such misstatemcnt subjects you one OF two
criticsms-cithcr that you don't know what you arc
talking about that you don't what you say. sGo
West young man, go wcstln and what tho "gen-
eral drift Of public sentiment" Is You can't win the
fight with this State alone, and you must have help.
If II be true you so modestly mention, that
citizen OF the Empire state would do much for
the country than from narrower and less enlight
ened section" slow apples swim" That tho
leading journal OF the city Of Fisk Could Vanderbilt
Tweed, brow, Morrisscy ct id 9enns should have
the wonderful impotence to speak OF tho rest OF tho
country and less enlightened scctionp
is not strange but that suct leading journal should
expect obtain and retain political influence by such
shameless mendacity Is past belief Pluck the beam
out of your own eye and thcn do the decent thing
with tho notes that arc troubling your neghbors.
Every schoolboy In the country knows that your city
and State governments are good models to avoid, and
yet you talk Of marrow ana less enlightened sec
lions " Why, Indiana, the unfortunate land Of
Morton and Hendricks, can put to the fore better
man than any OF your centennial candidates. including
your favortc Pouter Pigcon-I mean General BENJAMIN
Harrison, soldier scholar, proud and honest man.
Ohio, Illinois. Massachusetts, In tact almost every
State in the Union, can put forward who twill
be proud and too brave lie. and that your
principal recommendation for Mr.. Conkllng honors
ought to be easy.
But hold see you explain IL all in the follow
ing sentcnce:--s Therefore II our democratic and
publican friends will only remember what they
New York. and that have claims which should not
be forgotten overlooked, there why tho
should be directed that whichever party
the Empire State will have imperial recognition
But Why didn't you say what you meant aud dodge
the question suppose you had said, II either party
takes its candidate from New York that candidate will
be beaten; therefore, In order 10 give the Empire
State Imperial recognition tdoes that mean rcpub-
lcan President y II Will be essential that both cand
dates be from this State In other words let us give
the people thing Hobson's choicc'' that
we can get up and will elect man. e. ono or
two men OF you Will not publish this, hut
being from OF the narrower and less enlightened
sections IL Will do me good send it TO YOU
Yours contractedly, ALBERT NORRIS
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POLITICAL NOTES.

The Savannah Free Press sees II stated that Herschel
" johnson will accept the nomination tor Governor
OF the State Of Georgia. and hopes 1t will be rendered
him.
Tho Maryland Gazette annapolis the capital Of the
State republican,. hoists tho Of James G. Bainc
for President and seems to mean business
Billings is not willing. Frederick (of that nance
persstenty declines being considered candidate OF
the republicans for the nomination for Governor Of
Vermont
.And Tilden also |" cxclams the ST. Paul (Mnn.)
Pioneer Press rep referring TO the iconoclast being
abroad among the idols Of the democracy.
The Rutland Cvt) Globe lrcpl believes "thst tho
people OF Vermont arc and for time have been,
heartily sick Of class Of so-cacd leaders who would
whisper thing but were afraid TO openly and pub
cly express their honest convictions because they
might by DONG DO unable to hoat with tho tide.
We believe that the people Of Vermont have had
enough OF seekers professional politicians and
were ready this centennial year, nominate aud elect
a Governor whose hands unstaned with the vul-
garity and trckory OF current politics, who has IN
clination for public office and who has tho manncss
and courage to his honest convictions without
stopping to inquire seeking to know whether the
masses conceded with his views or their expression
would make his political fortunes. Such man
was and is Frederick Billings. AS such we heartily
advocated his nomination"
Conundrums from the Jackson (Mss) Clarion
tdem.):"Is the republican party responsible for tho
msdeeds Of the men 1t has put IN Officer"
The Topeka (Kansas) Commonwealth copies the re
mark OF the Ellsworth Reporter, TO the effect that
the question Of who shall be Governor has narrowed
down to Cobb, Guthrie and Haderman.
ssAdams and Evarts'' is the Presidential ticket Of
Western paper But don't IL sound good deal like
"Adam and Ever" Sing
oh, dear, grcve, grove,
For the good old days Of Adam and OF Eve
The Springfield IlLj Regster tdem.) talks about the
ssgood old republican party "Old' is good. But wo
rather guess majority Of the American people regard
1t at this time only about 'af and alr" best.
Tho New Hampshire Democratic State Committee
have issued address the democracy in which tho
late republican victory is described "a fraudulent
purchased one ard in represents the honest
sentiment fthe State" They hope for better things
In November.
Fontaine Fox Bobbett the "Cicero Of the Noun
tans, writes to the voters Of the Kentucky Seventh
Congressional district as follows-.T have always re-
gardsd 1t as question OF tme when should 60
to Congress and not particularly anxious to 60 just
now but the will Of the people is law to which i'm
plicitly bow and II the people say now reccho y
New York paper objects tho expense OF the SEN
ate investigation of the alabama Senator" Worry
WELL turn him out and Wen all chorus-'sDamn tho
ex-Spenccr !n-Mobile Re0ister
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BANK RoBBER FoILED.

Yesterday afternoon young man called Al
the Commercial Bank, OF Brooklyn, and
asked for ono hundred bl OFFER
Ing exchange therefor ten nves and any dollar
bill when the teller, Mr.. George W. Adams, put
forward a one hundred dollar bill be asked fos
one that was crisp. a. he sai1 he wished q
send away The teller hssose g1enng out
he had heard Of dodge Of thai kind t6lax unysd ii
New York and he at placed his hand 80 Il says
on the hundred bill, whcnpavtod 70 $40 pieces the
larger remaining IN the tollor'D banda Tke rogun
ran out saying he would ~ oroero" with W. so>Ioe.
Tho police believe be hog bo0u 0Du1oetne u Ng0CMDu
fof some time unAk
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INVESTIGATING A FIRE.

Further investigator made yesterday by Fire
MARSHAL Ready into the alleged ncendiary fire at Bay
Ridge, which occurred last Monday morning. MT
Fundicker's gardener testified that the coachman,
Wcndt was not drunk until after the rc had occurred
ana that Wendt had told HIM about his finding part Of
burned candle IN the pocket OF coat belonging to
mr fundicker, and that he had told him also that
MT f1nd,cker was IN the cellar where the furnace was
and some time will NO doubt BE- spent in further H..
vcstigation
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SKILFUL SNEAK THIEVES.

About noon yesterday brace Of sneak thieves who
have OF been carrying quite extensive bust
ness West ThirtyIth street. succeeded in entering
the apartments occupied by Mrs Denny, on the third
floor Of No 3l7 West Thrty-nith street They forced
open o trunk and after ransackirg II let taking with
them quantity OF Jewclry valued .! several hundred
doIara
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7HE CONNECTICUT CAMPAIGN.
Preparing for the Great Political
Battle Of Monday Next.
A CLOSE CONTEST EXPECTED.
A Foreshadowing Of the Prob
able Result.

HARTFORD, March 81, 1870
Another real working day remains for the Connect
cut politicians before the baltic lost and won. With
such doubtful, wagering constituency il 10 not an
easy matter to determine the results in advance
The leading republicans with whom have conversed
in Bridgeport, New Haven Hartford Merden and other
places expect the defeat of Ingerso by the popular
vote and the consequent handing Of the choice to
tho Legislature II this is the result OF Mondays
then the republicans think they have chance OF
controlling sufficient votes joint ballot OF Senate
and House OF Representatives to elect their candidate
tor United States Senator The Legislature Is,
quently, tho pivot around which all efforts Of
Connecticut statesmen is centred. They do
not care much for the Governorship
Mr. English wants to stay in Wash
ingon for the unexpired term OF Ferry to which no
appointed ending 1879. and General Hawley,
some other republican statesman, would have no hesi
Iaton putting tho Senatorial shoes OF the present
Incumbent If ne is compelled to step down and OUT
THE TOWNS
Representatives the Legislature Connecticut are
elected by and not by districts, as the State
OF New York. On next Monday 246 Of these repre-
scntativcs will be chosen Last year there were only
245, but increase OF has been made in Thomas.
town. There 100 towns in tho whole State seventy
OF which conceded very close In the latter To-
calies the entire pulling strength of both parties
Is concentrated Half dozen votes in town whore
democratic and republican candidates almost neck
and neck might alter the entire complexion OF the fight
TWO YEARS. srArlsrlca
The republicans gained ground the last contest as
the following figures will show
LEGIsLATURE OF 1874
Senator's House Of Representatives.
Democrats. 49,. ........ IL Democrats. ........ 140
Republicans. ......... Republicans. ......... 81
independents
Democratic majority. Is
Total. ............ 24l
The Independents have geserally voted with demo-
Gratis that the majority in 1874 49, and joint
ballot, So
In the Legislature OF 1875 the figures stood as fol-
lows
Senate. House Of Representatives. :
Democrats. ...... Is Democrats. 1856
Republicans. .......... Republicans. los
- Independents
Democratic majority
Total. 245
Democratic majority OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. u
Majority on iOnt ballot. SO
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LOST HIS BOOTY.

An unknown thief stole vasc containing private
papers, shc properly Of George Hughes, from the hall
way Of No Is wost Washington place yesterday, but
secinR Ofhscr Rolin, OF she Fifteenth precinct ap
nraaahias. Dreamed NJ ReeI 90 nsd
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Legal Notice.

nUaa SCOTT who esidssfS began county.
II nIinois,b James Scott, who fesides in
hourosi county In tha State iof. lniiana. and
take Iioties that joni athan Conner /,
Administraiof of Abe estate Of Matthew
Scott deceased on the, l4thV day of October, A.!
D, 1876, fled bis petition in the Probate COURT
within and for the county Of Monroe ana State
of OhiOs alleging that the personal estate Of
said deceleht is insuff'ient to- pay his Ddsbts
and the charges Of administering his estate:
that he died seized in fee simple Of the follow
ing real estate situate in said county TO Wit:
The southeast quarter Of the southwest quar-
ter of section t t"enty-eight, township four Of
rangesix, containing forty acres; also the seut th
half Of the southwest quarter of the southeas.
quarter of section twepty-eight township four
of range six, containing twenty]acfes; alsos the
east part of the northeast quarter of the north
west quarter Of section twenty seven. township
four Of range six, containing ten acres, and
that Elizabeth Scott ,as widow Of said decedent,
is entitled to dover in said premises. snCr-
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: - Ketteref & Morris :
W., g' r'T,g ,
Philip Wagonheim.

K. 1t 1. = FaHf
DY virtue OF an order Of. sale to me direct
ID ed from the court OF common pleas Of
Monroe county, Ohio, will offer for sale at
the front door Of the court house,in the town
OF SWoodsheid, between the hours Of 10
O'clock a. m. and a O'Clock p. m, on 2ni.I
Saturday, The 1871 day Of Noren'ber 1876,
the following described real estate situate in
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:
9 The southeast quarter of the southeast
rauge six containing forty acres, more or less,
ALSO. the southwest >quafter iof the south.
west quarter, of section thirty-two, township
four and range i've, containing tvsntyaseven
and . hall acres, more, or less. sa,d> Eas
Also, the northwest quarter Of the north /.
west quarter of section thirty.one, township
four. and range Eve containing twenty seven
and q half acres, more or less.
Also, part Of the east half Of the northeast
quarter OF section, one, township i've Of
range six, beginning for the same on the
south boundary Of said half quarter At = Si.
mon Drums corner about fifteen rods east
Of, the southwest fcorner of said half quar-
ter; thence east about sixty. four rods to the
southeast corner, Of said half quarter; thence
with the sas. boundary, line Of the Aforesaid
half quarter, north one hundred reds; thence
vest about sixty-fouf rods TO Simon Drums
lime; thence south with said Drums line
one hundred rods 10 ths place Of Beginning
(except so much thersof sof the west side
Of said tract as begins at the southwest cor.
ners Of the same and running thencel east
With the eline, ,thirty-twor rods; thence . north
west course, in direct line to the northwest
corner Of. the above described tract; thence
south to the beginning, containing ten acres
in the tract 80 excepted leaving thirty two
acres more or less, hereby conveyed.
Also, twenty five acres, more or less, lying
north Of the above tract, beginning d the
northwest corner Of said tract; thence north
to Drums corner onthe section line; thence
\ east with the section line to the section cor
ner; thence south with the section line 10
the northeast corner Of said ,thirty-two acre
tract; thence west sixty-fonr poles TO the
place of beginning. containing in all said
tracts one hundred AMI ffty.two acses, more
| OF less, together with4ths right OF way out
Of said lands as now used by wagonheim
over the other lands Of said Mooney. ,i
| Appraised. lst tract at l.u 81 200. II
li4s 9..3 - ID tract st u $50. .
Sd traotat =, "a. %50.,
,,.<,lgf1.. ,4th & 5th tracts At $40.
Sufficient money required to be paid down
on day Of sale y secure the costs.
nus.ss 4 HAitoar. Ats'ys. % :
I iH9Gl fIi'Nsa 9I3s q h8f3a ~ sEsH sEt1
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kEA man in Montana, short time
ago, squatted on another PERSONS land
and built small frame shsnty. When
requested TO remove, he positively re
fused TODD so; so one night a squad
Of men came around, after the tquatter
and his wife we're asleep, and. lifting the
whole concern, shanty and all, with de-
Hberate care, carried it to, the river and
set it on : small raft Then they push.
ed the raft out inton the stream and Iet
her gosa When the squatter got up in
the morning to go out, be was surpris.
ed TO find himself about sixty miles
down stream and making good time lin
o nine knot current. This lis oil I'VE
shall say sbout that man It would be
extremely ippFpper 70 report his re
narks in full in this paper. asa RI
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Dissatisfaction seems to- be- pretty
general over the fact taat there is, Al
yet no reduction in the price of school
books, but the continued high price Of
whisky is sumbitted to wi,hout awLim.
per- Rome Sentiasi ''o'' A9''77- /.
Fev,lYork Sun: We could name a
hundred leading Republicans in the diff
erent States who have left their party to
advocate Tilden and reform. We can
not think Of single leading Democrat
who has gone over to the other side as
an advocate Of Hayes.
Republicans who are confident tlat
Q AE3 Hayes viii, If elected, 90 ipdot re-
form within the party and assert all the
independence Of character he hasn't got,
will be interested IN thes utterauce Of
Mr.. Morton. At he men o, whom HE
owes his eleeioa, Who have defen-
ded him from nssanlts, Is whom he must
look for snppoft ID The futnfe, will, OF,
dinarily, conhol bis action, and he will
do nothing offensive toahem."
The best time to see the Centennial,
hints. the Dsnbmy News, is Ahen your
wife is cleaning touse.I But that de-,
pends. Mr.. Deronda, down town, con.
i seladed to act zupons The Nevis auaecs,
,ftion, ,sand had ell his best clothes Oh and
swssj just going out the door,o whenr his
wife, who was wrestling withthe carpets,
called out, 4 Derouda where fere, YOU
4 .
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.sIaaasoSfo
'redW Farm for Sale.e =

CONTAINING oNs HUNDRED AND sfxrY
" AcsEs, situated IN irandvisw township.
Washington county, ehio, Ave miles below
Grahdsisw and one mile from the ohio River.
seveuty.fiyee9A cres lIeared.
Good house and4Ihres o,snaut hodses;' tbtes
tobacco houses and stable; good well and
springs; two good apple and peach orchards
ipiuns, pears 'anaEshs rries plenty; goodsoil.c c
AG FSr terms call on J. Il. PARR. Oh the prem
ises. or WM. wEDDLB, Woodsasld, ohiotI
julyll,'76m3. JOHN PARR.
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FARM FOR SALE. 4

THR undersignsdi offers for sale his farm of
o.lf1OO ACRES. situate, in spnsbury
township. Monroe county, Ohio, three miles
southeast of Bsallsxills. ls.4--
There ere 10 asrss. cleared and under eul-
tivstion; the balance In timber; fences IN
good repair. "A large frame building, good
stabis and gianary and other buildings on
the premises.l The place is we'll wstered.
There are three orchards, two Of them bearing.
iiRYhs B, 4 g. ". Rsilroad win mot be more
than two miles from this farm. 4 1 i,s,sia
M For tuyther particulars and terms call on,
or address !, DAVID W, iMYRB5,,
'N'''F Beallsville, Monroe Co.; Ohio.
or SIMON LEUTHY,
Round -B5ttom, Monroe CO., Ohie.
july4,1sAs. ''''' -"
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Farm. for Sale.

XI7R offer at private sale the farm formerly
wv owned BY VIM. Workman, now deceas
Cd, containing about '3 = sioi '.sfas al
TwS Hundred and Twenty eight Acres
sftaxas ii smith township, Belmont county,
Ohio and shout .hres miles south of GIen-
coe. on the G.. o. RsR. Said farm is not ex-
cslfsdiBS sny iof 'htnins Add sfasing pa r
posesd nsaveE
Il iFhersis onsaid farm ajbrick dwelling and
I've tenement houses, and numsrors ont7,
buildings, orchards. DO. k,.;.r es sa5e,s =
!" Any person desiring to, look al said farm
Win can "a the lundersigned or may I'D dress
HIM u yacobsbafs, Belmont county, Ohio.
Hfsisw .sT9ois SEiI iC.,C. WORKMAN
.0dsepts SEA 6ns. sbguea and other heirs.
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WaisnissaG GiFIs.s, |,

geniInS astR .qlisb gaIssT 1RBssdT owT
A friend Krites nsslslSkoh eaeil
paNho has tllea hafd diheod 3toruslsstle ip
-Ithese IidaysHwheh o. exefytiaaga natatalI
even to the very hair .,,y Of your , ,hessd' ss .is
'aTho can be depended Upon, one aEbo
VIII not fail yod In iiims q. netaed. T. and
will ,siye. You the true, hearty grasp, the
; cordial hsndshakes The warm. genuine
Welcome no iipef The kid glove and
n coldshow do you do2' who can brave
danger, lock toillin the face without
shrinking, lsneh witt those that Iaosh
snd weep with those that weep, as well
as whistle with those That whistle who
,eas, in short, take the world as she finds
It, rough and rugged, and not GO through
lifs asltllongh che we're walking on eggs
aud afraid ofscrackipg shell who.
deals In Substance, not shadow ~
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:,sylisr.s1.h,,!M!,..:' |, ~
asss .s- ilss,nas,ns,, a, Annapoiis.

iEf1I lif - - 4tsso ~ M ssAsssR~ssSs ff
~ BsItnmore Gazette: Among many Of
The tricks recently, performed would be
such as this A third class man, backed
by seyeral of his mates, would enter the
room, or q pieb and say: 81 an an ugly
felloH; don't YOU ihink sofs The pleb
udweulds say 10. mo s. you are quite 8
handsome fellvw.ps, "Then,I eli, ,l.says
the thirdclass MAJ, ,tiyoul ueanfto caH
> me q liar ~ The pleb ,dieclaims any
hasuch intention, butin an instant he finds
himself hanging out Of d third story
window, at the imminent risk OF having
HE nec}r bf6keh tie next nioment, Az
{ ter permitting him % pass through Jan
aye ,of. .agchizing fear in this sperilous
,position, be is hauled ,inr placed between
two mattresses and an Indian war-dance
performed. upon the, ppper onea the
whole scene concluding with 9 large
dose 81 wiring afnid. forced down bis
.nawiiiing throat. This is brief de.
sofiption or one iof the miidesf forms OF
hasiUg, but is Sufficient to give an idea
OF the modus orerandi employed BY the
miid-mannered haxers Of the Centennial
yeas the AcadsmysartIlyq
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ls1e ia,I darn for1 SaIeae

THE subscriber offers for sale his farm sit
Iasts ssswashinsfoa sewnshipi containing
6 I22 Acres of Good land.
60 AcfSs Of which Is eiesred and under q,
excsl isnt state OF cultivation. and isFwel
watered. There is a comfortable dwelling
good stable, corn crib and wagon shed
the premises. Also a large orchard of bes
ing trees. School house and church NJ
the farm.tsiRea vIfsti n ai6f5l
Por,terms and other particulars, addr
''e@l 20 N 1'0'o RLZY RiDGwAY,
.aTsi RinMds Mill, Monroe Co., Obi
II aug2sff6tfs 70 ftafoao- TI1TA0 7
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and s"s Klsssess fes shs sssas saa4FsssTio
The polls to be opened between the Asun
q and 70 e'cleeh IN ths cforeseen ef said
9 d.!. sna closed At e'slssk ~ sh.ssssFnsen
blaSlzss Under sly 'i.sd, se9ssy ssis.a i.
WsOds6eld, this IN dsy d october. z.sD.
lss6.iRT ~ 9frit 0Yed f0G bib y3ff -
.ysq ot sfs 0sLHTlAih
octlo,7SWs, Sheriff n, G. o.