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, 1876-09-29

FFGight and Baggage FfaHSfET]ED

TONSIGNEES OF FREIGHT OR lRAGasBF
- TO arrive here frlm any part Of fhegFlltli ca
by leaving their bill Of lAding with ais
promptly delivered on arrival, -rtuanssEiirIIi
without trouble TO themselves.
Local Baggage and Parcels delivered y1rrH1f1f
the city.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE {. p. r. r. F1ratz1l tlEAe
pot, Fourth and King Streets up stairs
BRANCH OFEICE-No. =a3si AIoulguIsIsr1Ssr
San Francisco. oEO. p iSfiHHEF
JOHN p OOBRRR
Referring TO the above take the upFH1fIu1irrlro
thank old friends and patrons. and having sl dlry
interest in the above business, tnHrhPrE IA
name and good will, take pleasure in
ing my SUCCESSORS Messrs- Nourse q CEu4asr. .1fa
generous public, and bespeak for tlIeInl a 1isIll
share Of that patronage 50 general HfrenIuEae.
W .HERH.IRG.
, 1876-09-29

PRoFEssoR of Mathematics (illustrat-
ing to freshman that the sides of prism
are its surface, not its contents)-
when a tailor makes for me a suit of
clothes, does he make the man 2
Fressy with avidity)-"Yes, SIR
, 1876-09-29

CURE for rheumatism, sImIils bur ssr-s
trating . the seat Of pain and EIviuc, llis-l,t
relief, Is Trlplvrs Indian Oil. -S.l CIV
where, at atty cents Per pa-ent tlasA.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25
How The Maiu Building was Sold.

"Now," said Mr.. Ellis, the auctioreer
who sold the Centennial buildings,
"let US begin with the Main building.
It cost Sl,6OO,NO0. Who bids 81, ,00O,.
OOO1 $780, LOO? S500,000i si0O, 600 I
sSOO,CO What is bidi" \ long,
silent pause, but no bid. "WhGt arc we
goiGg to dol" At last there camo a bid
oone OF $500, 900, from r. J. Dobbius,
who erected the building 500, 600 We
have; two.o hun-n.nlred thou'r.sand
dollars; going at two.o-- ALL We
have another bid. What is iti $780,
900 wo have; $780, 900; going at $780,;
600; going, going, going: arc you all
done $3.50, 900, once; $3.50, 900, twice;
s950, 600, three times. Is there no other
b!di Turns to Mr.. John Welsh, with
M interrogation point in his !eye.l
Going-once; going-twice; going
threo times-gone /" Down went the
hammer and up stepped Mr.. John s.
Mo- ton, who gave the name Of the In
ternational Exhibition Company as the
purchaser. This building is therefore
not to be removed, being intended to
contain the proposed Permanent Exht'
bition.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25

The most splendid and costly furs are
Russian sable, sea otter and black and
silver fox. The Russian sable Is the
finest OF oil the martens, and, aince it is
not .ery prolific, its skins are costly.
tho best and darkest are obtained in
Yakootsk, Kamtschatka aud Russian
Laphnd.
4 muf' Of "crown Russian sable ;" is
now worth il New York from 81, 100
down to $500. Sets (by which is meant
q muff and boa) OF sablos not Of the very
highest quality cost $500 to $3.50. Sets
OF sea otter are valued at $3.50 to $3.50,
and sets OF black and silver fox at sl0O
to $3.50. These high priced furs are
bought only by tho rich, and are not
generally fashionable.
A chinchilla mutt and a boa cost from
$50 10 800.
New York and Cauatla minks are The
which once were soll for $l25 to $3.50,
can now be bought for 800. The fur
OF the skunk, described by trade as the
Alaska sable and suddenly popularizel
u lew years ago, is still in fashion and
sells at from so to s25 tho set.
The most beautiful seaiskin sacks
(though perhaps not tho most lurable).
made OF "pup Shetlands'" skins, sell
for $500. The best Alaska sacks bring
Sla5 to $3.50. seal sacks, American
dyed, can be bought for $50, 800 and
Sl00.
Sicilienne sacks and dolmans arc lined
with the skins Of Siberian squirrels,
whose beautiful gray backs and lighter
colored bellies make q pretty shifting
contrast. Such sacks, with border Of
squirrel edgipg, are set Of by fancy oxi'
H'zCd clasps, and arc fixed ut sl26 to
etEn
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25
End Of n Family Of Erigands.

Ono OF the blackest Of all crimes is
known as the Bender tragedy OF Kansas.
The Bender family was resident in
Montgomery county, Kansas the
family consisted OF "Old Man Ben
dor, his wifC, his daughter Kate and his
son, q young mHa who is to some CON
siderable extent acquitted in the public
mind OF much tina! is charged without
distinction 10 his father, mother and
sister. lilo crime oi the crowd con-
sisted Of numbering from mercenary
motives, and burying upon their way
side premises not fewer than nine per.
sons, oil OF them travellers, and some OF
them citizens OF at least local promin.
ence. Though a number Of sudden dis
appearances had occurred III Mont
gomery county, suspicion had not set
tied on the Benders until after DR..
York, brother Of A. II. York, the ex-
poser OF ex-senator Pomeroy, had sud-
denly "como up missing" and when
suspicion llad Gually ialIen upon the
family every member Of tho same SIN
ultaneously disappenrc&. Since their
disappearance no Trace OF them has ever
bneu found, notwithstanding the most
diliscnt search and tho most intricate
plans and plo.tings Of detective bureaus
The country over. All Of this, un il
within o fNw days, las been accepted as
the essential substance OF what could bC
discovered or explained relative to tho
procedure.
Very lately, however, an unexpected
solution Of the matter has been offered,
though as yet it must not be accepted
as conclusive. Facts have come to light
which point very strongly to tho sup.
position thata vigilance committee went
10 tho Benders' house, placed them in
their own wagon, drawn by their own
horses, aud conveyed them to secluded
spot not far OF, on the edge OF large
pond, aud there extorted a full conies-
sion from them OF all their crimes, down
to the smallest details. After this tho
Benders wero never heard OF, and it is
more than probable that their bodies
werO carefully concealed. 1t will be re-
membered that few days aiter this o
wagon was discovered near this point,
to which q pair Of horses were tied,
which wns known to be Bender's prop
erLy. This was soon followed by tho
announcement that tho homo OF the
BenderH had been deserted.
It is said that Gov. Osborn was se'
reilly appraised OF NIL theae facts, which
will account for the fact that, Oh The
part of tho Kansas authorities, no sys
tematic effort has ever been male to mp
prehend the Benders, and storiesof theil
capture elsewhere have only excited al
incredulous smile ut the State capital
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25

As friends and relatives went through
the morgue looking for tho last re-
mains OF lost ones, they moved between
the rows OF dead examining tho chntred
clothing and any othcrthings that might
bo recognized but when they found
the objects Of their search and satisfied
themselves Of the correctness OF the
identification, their calmness ended.
Outbreaks OF horror and grief, following
these recognitiors, we're so frequent
that at scarcely ary timo was there
cessation OF outcrios lasting many
minutes. PalO men and women went
from body to body in regular order,
peoring into what had been faces, lift
irg what remained Of clothing, and do.
lug the duty with systematic thorough
ness. Others went hero and there
irregulariy, now spelIbound by what
they saw, and now distracted by sorrow,
so that they made no certain progress,
and found thcif dead ones only by
chance. Often knife, n button, ring
or q shred of clolhing was tho only
thing by which they could identity the
missing,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25
The Bible.

A missionary, writing from the island
OF NIangaia, Soulh Pacific, reports that
tho island Is now land Of Bibles. Not
only the heads Of every household are
IN possession Of o copy, hut nearly every
child upon tho islaud has one. He tells
OF tho case OF poor old native who
was indefatigable In his endeayors TO So
euro o copy for each member OF his
household. He brought tho missionary
oil the money he had, thcu hc tried to
m ,ke up the price in cocoanut oil, and
lastly, rather than fall abort, he sold the
only ysung COW he had 10 pay for them
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25
A Brutal ScOuudrel.

An infant three or four days old was
deposited on tho steps o. tho orphans
home, Indianapolis. A card attached
to it stated that it was named "Miss
Centennial" As the child was crying
vigorously when found tho matron Of
the horne examined it, and found it
had been branded with hot iron on
both shoulders, pfobibly to facilitate
future Identification. Tho police aro
looking for tho scoundrel who was seen
to leave the child.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25

Railway tickets wero originated by a
station master at Clapham, England,
about forty years ngo. From that time
tho printing oil these tickets has romain-
cd in the hands OF tho same family, who
have pursued 1t with IN amount Of pei
severance and ingenuity perfectly mar
velous; and it is curious fact to know
that in ono long low building ip n su-
burbau street Of provincial town the
tickets for the whole world, except
North America, arc made.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25

A PLANTER "A stranger sIid in Now
Orleans: 81 learn that Me8srs. Wells
and Anderson Of the returning board
are planters. did not know about tho
others. Is Mr.. Casenave a planter !"
eyes" said tho gentleman addressed,
s.you can call him plauter. but what
ho plants never comes up. He Is more
plainly speaking an undertaken"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25

ton OF ghastliness. A few lusty pulls
disengnged each body. Tso or shtee
men seized its stiGtned limbs and
pressed them into q coffin, pair OF
sharp pointed tongs clutched tue collin,
md tho firemen Overhead dragged it
even with the street, where n cloth wis
thrown over the coffin, and it was
dragged TO the dead wagons, which
kept coming aud going all day long.
At nine o'clock in the evening two
hundred aud thirty bodies llAd been
removed from the ruins, and seventy
more were in plain sight.
sUFFocA1ISG DY HUNDREDS.
Samuel ". Hastings, who had charge
OF the upper gallery, testified before the
fro marshal: think there were about
four hundred people there; l left Officer
Lott and his son Mt the gallery door and
went ..own stairs with the tickets; 1
went out for q moment and then return
ed aud then went into the parquet by
the footlights; the audience rose in ex-
citemGnt and then I saw fire dropping
from the flies; tho actors first told the
audience to keep their seats, and then to
pass out quietly; I Iopened the door, SO
they could get out, and then went ont to
the gallery, but could not get more than
eight or ten steps mp the stairs on &C.
count OF the smoke; occasionally per-
son came down the stairs, but rot over n
dozen or fifteen in all; ! could hear cries
for help up the stairs, but could not
hear what was said :; tho lights wero all
ont, then, and those in the gallery we've
in darkness aud enveloped in smoke; the
cries OF tho people in tho gallery stopped
long before l left the stairs; they were
undoubtedly suffocated; l think they
were piled on top Of zach other fifteen
feet high, and were suGocatcd before
they could get out; the gallery stairs
were about eight feet wide from top to
bottom, and people could pass down
three abreast with ease; itdocs not take
more than five or eight minutes 10
empty the gallery; there was no hose or
other apparatus in the gallery for extin-
guising fre; there were, think, three
windows opening on Floods alley, bat
no stairs or other means OF cgress in
that direction; there were no fire escapes
on the building that l know Of; il there
had been other stairs from the gallery
moro people could have got out, but I
think they would have been blocked,
especially il there were any iogs, rs in
the stairs used; I say again that the
reason the people did not get off the
gallery was because they Iumbled on top
Of each other, blocked up the passage.
way and we're suffocated; no wall, floor
or stairs fell while ] was there.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25

1t is singular faut that when men
bet hats on the electiout..he winner al
ways understands that II was SO silg
hat, while the loser is equally eonaaen
That q 50 fGlt hat was implied,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25

A young man in Bridgeport, Conn,
nnllcl back 80 hard, when his compan.
ions hauled him up to tho bar to drink,
that ono Of his arms was broken. The
truth Of the story Is vouchSd for BY tho
bridgeport newspapers,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25

Heaven help the poor; the rich can
visit their relatives
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25
Cke 9tmotTat.

RATES OF ADVERTISING:
Jas Square, ten lines or loss. .ono tm'aion sl'yS S
For eseh sittslEsnt tnsSTtlop. ~ ~
no SIINS, "a r1oath'... az m
ae-tarrtA ef calGmn, u n7ntts., ..z1'nn w
I..s.hsR column, lg m0i.sEs... '.',..''.91',,G.,
JNc colIIra1, II uontLs.. .........,;..... :'9'V"
fcc1l notices 20 eo:ts per llne, wlsch mus
10 paid In AdTAnca. five dol!ars VIII 20
rLatRei fog 1Lnounc1ng candidates FOG
county. sad Tan dollars for State anil U.
s. oifees Lengthy obituas! notices
must 30 paid for. FJAl legal EGdees
arc charged to tho attorney presenting
them.
Special rates 70 parties desirfng more than on
T0B PRINTE EN- G
Neatly and Promptly Executed 1t this oHice'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The President has nominated
Asa Smith Postmaster at Keene.
The Ldconia Denocrot is offered
for sale by the administrator OF the
estate OF its late editor aud publisher
j & Sinclair is delivering temper
ance lectures.
The valuation of Dover is 81
100000 rate of taxation, 1.35 per
cent, lower than any other city in
New Hampshire.
"A trip was made two or three
days ago If birch canoe from West
Stewartstown to North Sirattcld, VIA
Connecticut river, in a trihe over two
hours. The tourists were rivermen,
one Of them IN Indian. The distance
by river is more than twenty five
miles.
The Governor and Council of
New Hampshire have issued commits
sions for heavy and light artillery to
The companies at Portsmouth com
manded by Capts. Frank Williams
and Thomas + o Marvin. There ia
much rejoicing at this result of long
contested military feud.
Judge Daniel Clark of Manches-
ter, a native of Stratham, has been
waited upon to give an address in the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
MAINE E.

"A patriotic Irishman in Portland
has named Il son for this Centennial
year George Washington Patrick.
"A young man went to Portland
the past week to ''see the sights, y
wearing good suit Of clothes, with
another suit in carpet bag, and 5000
in money. He made an abundance of
acquaintance, and in three days after
his arrival returned like the prodigal
to his parents. in his shirt sleeves and
pants, minus everything else.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

latter town ut its celebration Of its
centennial, July 4.
The new and unsatisfactory $500
pound fire alarm bell at Nashua, will
be exchanged for two smaller bells TO
be placed on the Spring Street and
Mt. Pleasant schoolhouscs. This is
understood to be preliminary to the
Introduction Of Geographic fire
alarm.
The residence Of ex Governor
Straw was entered by burglars on
tie night Of May 20. and a large guam
tity Of silver ware carried away An
entrance was gained jy boring holes
in the window sill and breaking and
pushing aside the spring. The booty
was carried oft in & large table cloth.
A cotton bag not large enough for the
purpose was lett behind. The Gov
crnor is in Philadelphia and the la
dies at home are unable to state the
loss, which, however, is quite large.
The whole of the silver in the house
was stolen. 1t is believed to be the
same gang who operated in Nashua.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

SNNArl;es.

The National Woman Suffrage
Association has opened Centennial
headquarters at Philadelphia, under
the management OF Elizabeth Cudy
stanton as president, Susan b An
thony secretary and Matilda JosIyn
Gage executive committee.
California petitioners claim that
the Central Pacific has received sub
sdieS to the amount Of $l2j. 000.O0C.
Of which 500. 100000 has been clear
gain.
"A Christian correspondent
writes: "AS thousands of people de-
sire TO see Piper hung, who can not
do so, why not cremate his body on
Boston Common, and give everybody
a chance to throw shaving on the
|pyre =
-lhe revival OF the whipping post
in California is announced by many
papers. The CaIitornimS think wife
beaters deserve something more than
Imprisonment, and have c)mc to the
conclusion that a public and official
Strappiny is about the ripht THING for
them.
In seventeen weeks the Prince of
Wales travelled 1000 miles by land
and 1900 by ocean, Dom Pedro has
beaten him in seventeen days.
The Methodisls Of New England
will be interested in the statement
that Chancellor Fowler of Northwest
ern University is likely to he elected
by th2 General Conference at Balli-
more TO succeed Rev. DR.. Daniel Car
ry as editor of the New York Chris,
tian Advocate,
The latest news from England |
indicates that the British Government !
will tavorably regard the various re.
quests that have gone and will 60
from this country urging the release
Of imprisoned Fenians.
California promises fifty million
bushels of wheat this year.
the st. Louis Times heads par
'graph containing the woman suffrage
annual meeting in New York with
'Amazons on the war path, and con-
;Iudes by saying "ot those who sever
ii years ago stood in the front in the
fight, only Susan b An
hony remains, and she has about lost
Ter faith in human nature since the
developments in the Brecher case.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
SPIRIT OF THE AGE,
Wednesday. May "a, 1873.
Democratic Reform State Con.
yeMtiOn.

Republican professions of reform are but
mere words. Until Democratic. House was
elected, no honest efforts were made to I'M.
cover the dishonesty and corruption that has
been discovered in government circles. Bnt
for tina, ajority N the House, investigations
would be sttled, and whitewash literally an
piled as in 1872 and 1874. A change is need
ed in the country, and to make it elective it
must be radical. 4 fountain cannot rise A.
bovc Its source, and men chosen to Office by
the Repnblican party cannot be expected to
he governed by higher motives than have gov
erned that party since the inauguration of
Grant as President. Hence the Democray of
Vermont invite all opposition to Credit Mo-
beiner, Wh!skey rings, buying and selling
public Offices, and all official frauds and DIS.
honesty, and who are really and carncstl, tin
favor OF the continued prosecution and pun
ishment of all oilici.,l dishonesty, and ofaIu G.
economical administration Of the government
by honest, faithful, and capable officers" to
join with them in choosing delcgater to meet
III State Convention at Montpelier, on Thurs
day, June | 1876, at 1890 II. m, for the uur-
pose of Of choosing ten delegates and ten al
'ernaicS TO the Democratic National Convcn-
ton to be held at st Louis, Mo-, the 9th day
ct June next; to nominate candidates TOR Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor and I treasurer,
to be voted for i'll September next. Presidcn-
tial electors to be voted for i'll November, aud
State Committee Tor the ensuing two years,
The State committee are, by vote OF last
Convention, the Committee on Credentials,
and delegates are requested to see that their
credentials, signed by Chairman and Sccrea.
ry Of caucus, are in the hands OF that Com
mittce at the earliest practicable moment
that there may be as little delay as possible in
the organization OF the Convention.
She several railroans in the State except
those contolled by the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company, will extend the usual courte-
81 OF return chcchs.
Each town will be entitled to bcreprcsenied
by one delegate, and one additional delegate |
for every - votes or larger fraction thereof, |
cast for the Democratic candidate for Gov |
ernor at the election in 1874.
HIRAM ATKINS,
j. NJ. WEEKS,
=. S. BENJAMIN, Democratic
b. i, SMAILEY, State
LUG lUS ROBlNRON, Committee |
j. II. WILLIAMS, in,
AARON DAVIS,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

STATE OF VERMONT. At PROBATE
DIsTmcr OF HARTFORD. ss.i Court held at
Woodstock within and for said District on the
teuth day of May, A. D., 1876.
Present Hon. JOHN PORTER, Judge.
Luther p. Growers estate, Hartford, inestate
Azuba \. Grover, Administrator of said es-
tate, proposes to render an account of her
administration and to present her account
against said estate for examination and al
lowance at Probate Court, to be held at
Woodstock aforesaid on the first Wednesday
Seventh day. of June next. The court therefore
orders that notice of the same be given to all
persons Interested in eaid estate by publish
ing certified copy of the record Of this order
three weeks successfully in the Spirit hfMs
Age, newspaper printed at Woodstock afore-
said, that they may appear before SAID Court
and contest the allowance of said account if
they see cause.
y true record,
HENRY 5. DANA. Register.
a true copy Of record,
HENRY S. DANA. Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

THIS cLAM-HousE ESTABLISHED IN 1863
PENSIONS d Da''" a iDI V aeamen 80" Of
WAR OF 1854 and >, and for their heirs
The law includes deserters and those lishon.
orable discharged. If wounded, injured. or
have contracted any disease, apply at once .
Thousands entitled. Great numbers entitled
to an increased rate, and should apply immed-
lately. All Soldiers and Seamen of the .Ais
GE 1912 who served for any period. however
short, whether disabled or not, --and all Wild
oW9 of such not now on the Pension rolls. are
requested to send ne their address at once
RIITNfNV Man! who enlisted in 1872
DOU " l. L and are entitled. Send
your discharges and have them examined.
business before the PA TENT OFFICE SO.
lcted Officers returns and accounts settled.
and all just claims prosecuted.
AS l make no charge unless successful, re.
quest all to inclose two stamps for reply and
return of papers. GEORGE K. LEMON,
Lock Box a, Washington. ID. c.
recommend Captain Lemon as an honora-
BILE and successful practioner.-S. 4. Hurl-
but. NJ. c.. 4th Congressional District of Hi
nois, late Maj, GenI. t. $. Vols.
In writing mention name of this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

Its ONLY CoUGH' has brought many
to untimely graves. What is Il Cough?
To lungs Of bronchial tubes have Dcen at
tackled by cold nature sounds an alarm
bell, telling where the disease lies. Wis
dom suggests 'try Wistar's Balsam OF
Wild Cherry" it has cured during the
last half OF century. thousands upon
thousands Of persons. rs long as You
cough there is danger Tor the Cough Is Il
Safety Valve. Use "Wistlr'' and be cur
ed. 80 cents and s IL bottle Sold by all
druggists
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
Ne7V England,
CONNECTICUT.

Nat Wheeler Of Bridgeport is
talked Of as successor to liarnum of
the Fourth District.
Mrs. liealey OF Ansonia, lately
gave birth to three children, all boys.
There is over Sl,OO0,O0o worth
OF real estate lying idle in New Ia
ven Ill 225 vacant tenements and
stores, and the value of rents on the
market is over $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24
MASSACHUSETTS,.

Two Fitchburg boys, aged re
spectively IA and - years, have Tor
the last four years supported family
Of nine per.ops.
A dress and pair of gloves, worn
at a reception given General Wash
ington during his visit in New Eng
land in 1889, are exhibited in shop
at Springfield.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-05-24

A political reform conference.
composed OF about three hundred dis
tinguished gentlemen, was held in
New York city last week. 1t duly
organized and ISSUED ~ address ':to
the people Of the United States" up
on the sad condition OF the country.
which contained many practical truths.
The movement is something like that
ii the Liberal Republicans in 1872.