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sGThat was nice little bit Of testi.
mony ORvIL GRANT furnished the inves-
tigating committee concerning tue remo-
val of DuRrEE & PECK from trading
posts, by the President, to make room
for him. On this point he was asked:
Odd tho President notify you before or
after thev were removed? Al think he mott
fed me they pcrs going {, Be removed
Q.-Did the President ever notify you of va
canoies. particularly where there would be va
oancies. speoif ling the posts3 A.-ds far as 1
recoRcct. he did
Q-Did he specify Fort Peck? Al hiak
%.
Q--Did he specify Fort Bsllenap2 Al am
not sure whether he did or not; my imprsssion
is n1nt he did.
Odd he specify others? Al Rsiak he
specified Standing Rock.
1t thus appears that the President not
only interfered in these various Trader
ships, but that he took pains to inquire
into their value, and then wrote his
brother ORvIL on the subject. That let
ter was used as the basis Of ORyIL's bar
gains, and it has been conveniently "de.
stroyed." He informed him also when re-
movals we're to be made at the posts, and
exhibited concern aboutthem which is
not to be explained on any other theory
than that of personal interest.
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Takethe Paper.

We find the following going the
rounds Of the press. Read, ponder and
PAR Up! Why don't you take the pa
pers 2 they're the life of my delight, ex-
cept about election time, and then read
for spite Subscribe, you cannot loose
a cent, why should you be afraid : for
cash thus spent is money lent at inter
est, four fold paid. Go. then, and take
the papers. and pay to-day, nor pay de-
lay, and my word it is inferred, you'll
live until you're gray. An old neigh
bor of mine, while dying Of o cough, de-
sired to hear the latest news while be
was going off. I took the paper and
read of some new pills in force; be
bought a box-and is he dead? no.
hearty as horse. Iknew two men as
much alike as e'er you saw two stumps
and no phrenologist could find differ.
ence in their bumps One takes the pa
per and his life is happier than kings
his children can all read and write, and
talk of men and things. The other
took no paper, and, while strolline
through the wood, tree fell down and
broke his crown, and killed him-"very
good" flad he been reading all the
news, at home like his neighbor Jim,
III het cent that accident would not
have happened him, for he who takes
the paper, and pays his bill when due,
can live In peace with every man, and
with the printer too.
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From the Hartford Times,

Mr. Franklin Warren, OF Cromwell,
in this State, made q sub-coEtract last
year for setting hea.lstones at the graves
OF tue Union soldiers in Louisiana. -
There were several thousands Of them
He was to put up marble head-stones,
six inches square and two and hall
feet in length, setting them two feet in
the ground He used large augur-like
instrument to make the holes He was
given the lines of the heads Of graves
by q Government engineer. But he
found the graves were irregular, and
in boring he frequently struck coffins
and bodies or bones They were just
under the surface, not so deep as he was
required to dig. In striking these bones
it was necessary to cut through them,
and in this work he found that many Of
them were the legs of mules or parts of
mule carcasses. The contractors who
had received $40 (instead Of $40, as
stated per body for burying the SOB
diers in regular order, had used the
bones OF mules, as we'll as those of the
soldiers, to swell their income, and had
made several graves out Of one mule,
and had received OF the Government
$50 for each mule leg put into coffin
and buried.
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The nledi ums All Frauds.

/ From an Article By Mrs Woodruff, in Wood
'edf hulls Weekly.I
Our personal experience among me-
diums. especially those claiming materi-
alixing power, has not been small. 1t is
true, We have never been to Morayia, or
to the "Eddys," but onr experiences
outside of tlrem have been uniformly OF
one kind, and that not favorable for the
reality Of the manifestations. We have
not hesitated to affirm constantly. AMI
we have so stated editoriaIly, that fully
materializ I'd spirit is, as yet, an impos
sibility, because the conditions in which
il is possible to fully materialize do not
yet exist. Materializa,ions are produ-
ced by natural means, under the gui.
dance of Law, and We have been shown
what that law Is. We do not deny that
there have been partial mate.ializations,
say Of the hand. face or arm, but We
must confess that we have never seen
them occur in the presence OF mediums
for soacalled materializations, although
we have been frequently invited to see
them. We are sorry to say it, but our
regard for the truth compel, rs to d.
so, that, il we have any spirit sight at
all, all the manifestations called mate
rializations that We have witnessed are
not what they purported to be.
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CALIFORNIA;. L.

The Chicago = NortkweStorA lR. n
Embraces under one nanaksaSut kSuHttk
Trunk RsilwsY Lines IL the WET s,d
NORTHWEST, Ard wtth ~ uonsrous
branches and oonuections, lorsns tho shave.
est and quickest route bstwesn Casoxso I'D
al pointsin IiLlsors, WIsconsIx, Nonss06l 4
MicnieAx, MissnsorA. Iowa. NsssAsxx, Cas-
FonSsA and the TWBTtRH TEuniron1ws n 1
Omaha and CallforniS 49,
lsl the shortest sud bsst repts fsr III 1e1p1s.
Ii NoRTHERH ItEisoia Iopx pxxoeE
SsAsx4 Wyoxrsa, CALoaAss, gpsAs, N6isA.
c.n,s,sA, oa'ses, c.sA. yAyAa - ~
Chicago. lG.dison ana s.. rsui iiuY
Il the short lins Tor Nosrnsis wSsssssiX
and MINNESOTA. and for nApssox, D.. PAvE
3rxxsAroLss, DuIgra and all peins a or
Gssst Nosthwssk its sc $Etx
WinoAa and st. Rstsr Ixne
fs tie Only route fer Wuuos 1. aepu>xu.
owArosA, MAHKAro, 81. Psrsa NRw UiH. ani
all points In Southsrn and Central ninr.ao
t.. Itst ! i d s.
Green, 0aya ana Iaasa1saeA nlnxv
Lathe only line for Jaassvills. .Wat>sIe1l.
Fond Da Lac oshkosh. Applstea. ,Gse6a
Bay, Eseanabh Nssauuss, MsrqnsttaI Hopah<s
ton. Hancock and the Lake sapssise cs1n,s
~. ~ as,sfsersSsa sa.iFfu =
FFeepeft- 4 Duhuque Kano-
is the only route fer Hgis,. RouhSor& &cuew
port. and AL p0lnsi via Frsspsre Ih
Chicago and Blllvvaukee Lous
d ths old Laks akoss R1a&s, IA. = a 80
one passing through vvassAos, laks Pessss.
Highland Park, Wsukesan- paelre- f~-ssSs
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The cattle drive from Texas for the
coming season foots up an aggregate OF
5000 head.
TIE House Committee on Appropria-
tions, by vote of 6 to 3, refused to
grant an additional appropriation OF
$5G0,000 TO the government board
charged with preparing articles from the
several departments, for exhibition at
the Centennial
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-03-28

The wives of India no longer burn
themselves to death when husband
dies. Christianity has taught them that
it is better to settle up the estate and go
for another man.
TIE members of the Dublin Irish Rifle
Association have unanimously voted to
accept the. invitation of the National
Rifle Association Of America, to com.
pete for the championship Of the world
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Alfonso and HIS victorious Troops

MADnip, March 2o--King Alfonso
and his victorious troops entered this
city this morning, amid the enthusiastic
cheering OF the immense crowds aud the
shouts of "Long Live the Paciicator
King" Cheers we're given for Generals
Onesada and Cainpas, who were espe-
cialIy greeted with cries OF "Long life
to the Defenders of Liberty y and Down
with the Fueroesr' Crowns were thrown
from the balconies aad the people pre-
sented the soldiers as they passed with
wreaths
LoxD ON, March 20-A Madrid dis:
patch reports that 10000 strangers
were in the city to witness the festivi
ties. In several cases, yesterday, $3.50
was paid for q balcony on the route Of
the royal procession. Numbers of sight
seers passed the night in the streets -
The houses along the line of procession
we're splendidly decorated and 80 trium
phant arches were erected. The entry
commenced at 10 A. NJ. aud the streets
from which a view coull be commanded
were crowded for hours previously
The king accompanied by ten generals
and fifty officers rode at the head Of the
procession
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-03-28

EV The Republicans in Congress in
1872 commenced to investigate the fraud
ulent contracts for carrying the mails on
the Pacific rou.es. A Mr.. BARLOW, OF
St Alhans, Vermont, OF the tirm of BAR
Low, SAsDERsos& a Co. engaged in the
frauds, testified last week that he paid
$4,000 and the Investigation ceased |!
Who received the money
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NOTICE.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SUM
i MERFfELD, have organized the schools
and graded them in the best Of Style. The com.
mon branches are taught. In addition to this
we have an Academical Department including
the higher mathematics and the ancient Ian:
guages. with German, 10 that few studies of
the ordinary college course are omitted We
are prepared to receive students from abroad,
who may desire to embrace the opportunity To-
acquire scientific and classical education at
lower rates for board and tuition than in any
other public Institution Of the kind in the State.
We have the largest and best appointed
building in Noble County located in a healthy.
moral, temperate and religious community
Parents need have no fear that their children
will suffer morally during their attendance At
this school. It is the intention of all concern
cd to make this Institution permanent bles-
sing to the country; we therefore ask the pat
ronage of the people.
Tuition from $5 to SO per term Of twelve
weeks. according to the studies pursued, paya-
BILE in advance. ssssg -s
Academical department to begin Monday,
April 10. 1876. /. @. PHILLIPS,
mch28, '76tf Clsrk of Board.
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The storm In View England

Was very violent. Fifteen inches of
snow fell in some portions of Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont. Trains
we're DELAYED In all directions. All along
the New England coast the storm was
most violent, and it still continues. The
damage done to shipping is very great
The Sound Steamers we're unable to
leave their docks at Fall river and New
port. Reports from various parts show
that many vessels have been wrecked
and it is feared large number of lives
have been lost Houses we're unroofed
and fences and trees demolished.
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From the Daily Register.J
Wheeling Live Stock Market.
March a..

March a.
.CATTLE-The arrivals amount to 70
head and sold from 3a5c; very choice
steers, weighing from l20cto 400 will
bring IS high as 5!c.
HOGS-The arrivals for the week
amounted to 800 head at prices from TIA
SIC. the choice lots bringing the latter
figures.
MILCH COWS-Few arrivals; de-
mand fair at S30a48
CALVES-In fair demand at S4a9.
SHEEP-We heard of no sales during
the week, but there were contracts made
for future delivery at 4s5c.
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SNOW STORM.
II Rages In Every direction.

NEW ORLEANS. March 20 "A heavy
storm occurred at Pass Christian, on the
Mississippi, Yesterday evening More
than half the wharves and bath houses
were washed away, and those that still
stand are more or leSs damaged. No
! other damage or loss Of life is reported
MIMPHls, March 20 Since o'clock
last evening unit 100 clock this morning
lO inches Of snow has fallen and is still
showing. The street cars are unable to
run. Such snow storm was never wit
messed here before. The tclegraphic lines
South are pro strated.
LITTLE Rock, March 90 A very heavy
snow storm visited this city yesterday,
the heaviest for wears Snow laid on the
ground to the depth of Q inches. Busi
ness suspended aud trains delayed
NASHVILLE. March 90 The heaviest
snow since 1913, fell during the last "a
hours, and 40 far South as Chattanoog, it
is 8 inches.
PAsooGULA, Miss March 20-A ter
rife gale prevailed here last night, de-.
stroying bath houses. wharves, and two
or three schooners. which were blown
ashore. Much damage was done tn the
shipping. One man was lost overheard
from the schooner lndianola.
BILovI. Miss March 20-All Of the
boat houses AMI wharves here except
three were swept away last night by the
storm, and several schooners driven
ashore; damage estimated at $4,000
CHATTANOOGA, March 20.-About s
inches OF snow tell last night, being the
heaviest fall in years. The storm seems
to have been quite general Fears are
entertained that it will throw the Tennes-
see River out of its banks, if the rain now
prevailing continues.
RALEIGH, March 20-Snow prevails
throughout the State II Greensboro it
is 4inches deep, in Hillsboro 3 inches,
and the mercury at the latter place was
20o at midnight Saturday. The peach
crop is believed to be destroyed.
THE STORM IN THE NORTHWEST e
OMAHA, March 20-The snow is 6 in.
ches deep the storm is over and the
weather is very cold The passenger train
west bound was detained 10 hours, and
east boun,l II hours by snow the block
ade was got through about 8 o'clock this
evening.
GREEN RIVER. w T, March 20-The
Union Pacific Railroad is blocked with
snow between Kawbus and Little Creek
The passenger train bound west, due here
at Z this morning,is laying at Separation;
the passenger train bound east, that pass.
ed here last night, is now lying at Was.
kan. sassz
CoLuMsus. O., March 20-The fall Of
snow to day is the heaviest that has fallen
here for some years 1t is 6 inches on the
level and the storm still continues.
New York, March 2O-A heavy snow
storm accompanied by high winds, began
here this afternoon, but turned into rain
at midnight. Dispatches from the inte-
rior Of the State report severe storm.
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The Huge Bloch orSilver that the
Mexicans Send 10 the Centen-
Mai,

From the New York Sun, nth inst
The City of Havana brought to New
York on Thursday block of pure sill
yer weighing 4,200 pounds and worth
S6A, 900 in gold. The block is foot in
diameter, and has six sides each three
feet long. 1t is perfectly smooth and
highly polished. 1t belongs to Pho Ber-
mejillo h Co., bankers of the City OF
Mexico, who have consigned it to Co.
mez, Rionda Il Co Of 9 Old slip to be
exhibited among the Mexican products
at the Centennial. 1t was exhibited at
the Mexican exhibition in Mexico last
year. The silver forming this immense
block is said to have been dug from the
Real Potosi, one of the oldest mines in
Mexico. The treasure lies in nexa-
gonal box in the hold of the steamship
City of Havana. The purser of the
Havana says that the silver block, in its
box, lay day and a night ungarded on
a wharf at Vera Cruz. "It wouldn't
stay long on wharf in New York." he
added. The silver is to be examined by
the United States Appraiser tomorrow,
and then it is to be deposited in the
New York Safe Deposit Company's
vaults to await orders from the Mexican
Centennial Commissioner.
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Baltimore Live stock Market.

OFFICE MARYLAND SrocK SCALES, !
BALrIMoRE, March %, 1876.
CATTLE-Sales at 4@61c; no change
in prices.
HOGS-Common hogs are not in as
good demand as others; sales at JOa
@ll5e and very few choice at 12c.
SHEEP-Good fat sheep have been
in fair demand; sales at 4t@7sc.
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- Gov. HAfEs' appointments of Di-
rectors for the Penitentiary have been
confirmed by the Senate. All right. ITO
the .ictors belong the sooils." We don't
believein Democrats having anything to
do with that Institution anyhow. Our
Republican frien,ls are entitled to the
management Of institutions of that kind,
If we may Judge from the operations for
months past in the United States Courts
at ST. Louis, Chicago and other points
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-03-28

Mr. Randall believes that by the
transfer of the Indian Bureau from the
department of the Interior to the War
Department at least one and a half mil.
lion dollsrs can be savatt annually. The
plan contemplates making great saving
in the transportation by removing all
the principal agencies to the vicinity Of
military posts.
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Chicago Cattle Marker.

/ March %.
seCATTLE-Good shipping cattle 4A25
"a S74; choice 5a5 so; extra 75a6,
HOGS-Receipts $4,000 head; mar.
iket active and lower; light bacon grades
Z 90aS 10; packing grades SaS 10. gen.
orally 8 10; shippers 10aS SO; Phila-
delphias Str75a9,
SHEEP-Market active and firm;
good to choice 5a5 65.
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Cincinnati, Live STOCK market.

3aR III March g.
CATTLE-Prices ranged as follows
Common 3a3 rs fair to medium 4a4 70 ;
good butcher grades S5a5 35; coarse
heavy oxen dull at from 8 so to- 4 Is
HOGS-Sales ranged as follows:
Common light I 60a7 80; fair to good
light SaS So; good heavy 9a9 Is.
SHEEP-Market firm at from 4 Is to
5 25for common TO fair, and 30 TOD
SO for good supply light.
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HEAVY FAN Of snew In England.

LONDON, March 20-Nearly all the
railroads north OF the river Tay remain
more or less blockaded by snow. The
Callidemain line is covered with snow 20
feet deep near Aberdeen, and u trains
are showed in at one point. More than a
dozen are blockaded on the Great North
ern line. The telegraph lines are buried
at several points north Of Aberdeen, and
the mail from Dundee to Perth yesterday
took IA hours instead of the usual 40
minutes. 9E H2g re it
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zDuIing the last Presidential can.
vass post traders paid from 90, 900 to SS,
600 each for campaign purposes, in pur-
suance OF a request contained in print.
ed circular sent out from Republican
headquarters at Washington.
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~ Chinese emigration is exciting the
people Of California It is ststed that
the entire steeraee capacity Of both lines
OF steamers, running from San Francis.
CO, is engaged for tine next six months by
importers OF coolies.
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East Liberty Cattle Market.
EasrIrnrRry PA March %.

EAST LIBERTY. Pa March %.
CATTLE-Best 6a6 %; medium to
good 5a5 Is common to fair 25a4 70 /;
bulls 3s4 Is; stoekers 3a4 so,
HOGS-Yorkers 8 40a8 70; Phila
delphias 8 4ea9 rs, 3;
SHEEP-Selling at 4a7 26,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-03-28

s@rhe Black Hills gold excitementis is
causing hundreds Of men to spend their
hard-earned dollars in pursuit Of that
which not more than ten out of every
hundred will obtain--sold. And the ten
will make theirs by feeciug the ninety.
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ar The sixth resolution OF the plat

a@ The sixth resolution of the plat.
form of the Pennsylvania Democracy,
adopted on the 22d inst is as follows:
"sThat the statute for the resumption Of
specie payments on the lst of january,
1879, is impossible to execute. II is a
deliberate proclamation that at that date
the United States will 60 into bankrupt
cv It paralyzes industry, creates DIS
trust Of the future, turns the laborer anil
producer out of employment, is stand
ing threat upon business men, and ought
to be forthwith repealed I"
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cE A dispatch to the Cincinnati Com
msrcial says of the second examination
Of Mr.. PENpLEToN:
WAsHrNaros. March 22.-The mem.
bers of the Committee that examined Mr..
Pendleton to night express the opinion
that be cleared himself of suspicion =
They were particularly careful to leave no
loophole ethrongh which by any sort OF
ingcnuityhe conld evade the truth, and a.
NJ. Hoar, Uf Massachusetts, participated
in the examination. it seems fair to pre-
sume that they covered the ground thor
oughly. s ~
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~ Mr, WRIGHT, The United States
Grange Commissioner To- Europe. reports
that he met with considerable success in
England and Germany, and thinks tha
the basis of Union will soon be formed
between the British Co operative Asso-
Citations and the corresponding Grange
Societies in America.
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New York Cattle Market.

NEW tUFA Cattto MaI AeS'
March %.
BEEvES-Or Ordinary to good steers 9
80 to IL go,
SHEEP-A few transactions at 6 25a
rs for. ordinary to good qualities,
prime and extra holding at SaS 90; sales
include car loads Chicago sheep, 100
= Is; 2 cars Michigan, II lbs,
25.
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H The Committee on Military Affairs
have reported billin Congress to regu-
late thepayi of army officers. That of
Generals axed at $4,000 instead OF
1000, the smountno paid.
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Hardware. Queensware,

QAVlN6 purchased late, and at great de-
IL cline in prices, We will bs able to sell as
Low tor cash, or toprompt paying customers,
% goods oan be bought at any other sstab-
hshment on this side Of the Ohio River, ,ss
Retail sample dealers not excepted.
Come aud see for yourself before purchasing 9
elsewhere. N. KOEHLER &CO.
may 10, TAI.
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Cl,aclnnatl.

March N--Flour 85aS 65; Wheat /
10al %; Corn 49a50c; Oats 3Sa43c; /;
Barley l 02a1 l5; Rye 74a75c.
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Chicago.

March 24-Flour 4 0Oa7 80; Wheat
l o2al o4 Corn Acc; Oats 3a4c; Rye
65c; Barley 57a60c., as,
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svsW The insurgents in Tarkey have
been successful in several important
hotties recently. The war is . Disgrace
fhis one, no quarter being shown on
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HTCincinuati .distillers have sent in
their protest against any change 10 the
tax on whisky.
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tHThe Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs reported back the nomination OF
RiA, DANA, Jr:. to be Minister to En-
gland, with Recommendation that it be
not confirmed Nest!
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~The Republican State Convention
OF New York instructed their delegates
to the National Conveation to support
Senator CoxxllsG for President.
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Land For Sale.

90 ACRES adjoining the thriving town Of
~ Elba, on the Marietta, Pittsburg &
Cleveland R. r. Comfortable frame house of
Z rooms, large barn and plenty Of fruit trees.
Apply to r. w. ST. JOHN,
Elba. Washington Co %.
or Dr. E. L. ST. JOHN,
Masterton, Monroe Co., O.
Feb. 30, 1876 ,3w
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EHThe Democratic State Convention
istn be held at Cincinnati on the 18th day
Of May. faesss