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Resolution Indorsing Hayes.

CONCORD, June 27.-In the House,
yesterday, Mr.. Sinclair, Democrat, in
troduced resolution of unqualified ap-
proval of the acts of the national ad-
ministration in removing the United
States troops from and restoring sell
government in Florida, Louisiana and
South Carolina; prohibiting office hold
ers from holding the machinery of poll,
tics for the purpose of controlling po.
litical organizations, and declaring that
no assessment for political purposes on
office holders shall be allowed The res.
olution created lively discussion, and
finally, on motion Of Mr.. Stevens, Re.
publican, was by strict party vote re-
ferred to the Committee on National
Affairs.
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Triple Murder Near Logan.

On Saturday evening the, 23d ult., a
most brutal and shocking marder was
perpetrated near Logan, Ohio, John
Weldon, peaceable and well to do far
mer residing near the village of Gore,
about seven miles from Logan, who was
supposed to have some money i'll his
house from recent sale of wool, was
murdered, together with widowed sis
ter, Mrs Susan McClurg, and Miss Hite,
daughter of Mrs McClurg by for
mer husband. One of the murderers,
William Terrill, was arrested soon after
the commission of the crime, and made
confession, throwing the crime on one
Joseph King, who denies all knowledge
of the crime, hut while the impression
prevails that King was an accomplice in
the bloody affair, it is believed that Ter
rill was the principal actor and instiga-
tor of the murder. Terrill says that
King met Weldon returning home and
when within short distance Of bis
house, shot him, first in the abdomen
and second time in the neck and find.
ing his victim not dead finished him
with corn cutter. That he then wenl
to the house and taking an ak from the
porch approached Mrs. McClurg and
struck her on the head cleaving it ir
twain The young lady who saw the
murderer making his way toward hel
attempted to flee but he pursued and ir
the first stroke buried the ak in bel
shoulder and then struck her upon the
head breaking her skull. In shor
time after the discovery of the murder
about fifteen hundred persons gathered
at the premises and up until late houl
the most intense excitement prevailed
1t is thought that the speedy hurryine
away of the prisoners to Lancaster, il
all that saved them from mob violence
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NEW JERSEY MUTUAL,
Suits for $2OO, 900 Begun Against
the Stockholders.

Mr. Ludlow McCarter, counsel for Re
ceiver Parker, made an application before
the Vice Chancellor at Newark, on the
Goth ult., for power from the Court to
bring suits for 5000, ,0OG against the stock.
holders of the New Jersey Mutual Life
Insurance Company, money alleged to
have been abstracted by them from the
Company's assets on the occasion of the
transfer to the Hope Insurance Company
of New York.
The Hope Of New York had the full in.
terest in the New JERSEY Mutual transfer.
redto 1.-THE condition of the transfer being
that the stockholders of the latter, Com
Ipahy were to receive from the assets
of their Company $3.50 for every 500 OF
their stock, and that $4,000 additional
was to be given to the Vice President, Mr.
e G, Lathrop. The new owners were to
make good this amount.
+ 1t is set forth in the petition that the
New York parties failed to make up the
deficiency in the assets, though in other
respects the agreement was carried out,
Mr.. Lathrop being paid $50, 900 in cash.
The Vice Chancellor granted the petition
to institute suits against the stockhold.
ers, and also authorized the Receiver to
begin suits against the holders of the as
signed mortgages who have begun to
foreclose them.
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Marion Mirrorl

THE'edi.or of the Spirit IF Democracy
.'sendorses the Southern policy of Hayes
with much the same feeling that he en-
dorses the almsgiving of Boss Tweed out
of stolen money" That meets the ques-
ticn exactly. The gambler who made
his money by bucking the tiger, and then
seeing the error of his way becomes con-
verted to the cause of religion, has no
questions asked him as to how he obtain.
ed ability to contribute to the missionary
cause. While the means by which the
money was made are condemned, the
christian uses to which 1t is put are ap.
proved So we condemn the means by
which Hayes controls the executive, yet
we applaud the course he has adopted 10
carrying out Democratic ideas thus far in
bis Southern policy. You see the differ
ence? ..s
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Now in circulation, s2l1, 100000
And SHERMAN hiding this away as fast
as his latitudinarian construction of the
law will permit. ~
s2l1,OO0,OO0

EPresident HAYES has now done an.
other thing which we unqualifedly ap.
prove. He has issued an order forbid
ding Federal officers from holding mem.
bership in National, State or local com
mittees of political nature, or becoming
delegates to political conventions, ol
from paying assessments for political pur.
poses.
This is exactly right-if be will employ
sufficient energy to compel its enforce
ment. Heretofore it has been the prac.
lice for Federal officials to almost wholly
control the conventions of the party in
power, to steal from the treasury money
with which to pay campaign expenses,
and to employ at high salaries supernu
meraries whose sole business it was to set
things up.
CARL ScHURz is believed to be the mo-
yer of this reform.
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oN11 STUDY
SELECT SCHOOL.

THE fourth term of this school win com-
i mence August 8, 1877, and viii con-
tnue in session ten weeks.
The distinctive feature of this school is
the PLAN of STUDY. The "One Study system
has been adopted, believing 1t to be TIE sys.
tenn, to meet the wants of teaohers. and 9TH
ers who wish to qualify themselves for
teaching. IT Is productive Of interest and
rapid development; ii effects thoroughness in
KAcH branch; itagives ample time in recita-
tion for practically work and for the discussion
OF difhcult points; it affords the BEST oppor-
tunities, possible, for examining different
text. on the same branch; It is psrtic-
ularly suited to the present system Of County
Examinations. = $3.50
Course of study,
1st English Grammar-Greene' Analysis
and Harvey's Grammar.
2d-Geography-(study by outline) differ
ent authors.
3d-Arithmetio-whitss Complete and
Rays Practical. q
+ 4th-0rthography-wright and others.
Other textbooks will be used for refer
ence. h ee,}ffl.v-
These branches will be taken up in the
above order; the first will be completed be-
fore commencing the second; the second be-.
fore the third; the third before the fourth.
or each branch will be continued as long AZ
the pupils Of each class may desire. Classes
will be organized n Algebra, Natural Phlos.
ophy and Geometry. A Lecture Class viii
be organised for those who CAN in addition
to the ONE STUDY, prepare q short lesson in
some select branch, such as o. 8. History.
Physical Geography, Physiology " Rhstoric.
Every effort will be pnt forth to impart
thorough instruction. The services Of a
competent teacher will be secured to assist
II necessary.
Tuition.
common Branches. ...........$5 90
Higher ..... 90
Music, Gncluding use Of instYument)lO 90
Music will be taught by MrA s. w. Martin.
iuitition in advance, and no deductions except
in cases of protrscted sickness. Boarding per
week $s so and " Is. For further informa,
tion address
W. T, BorTENFIELD.
Antioch, Monroe Co., ohio;-iune5, ,'7Std. s.
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy,l
A Card from Auditor Veddie. /.

didn't Wedile authorize us to pub.
lish Tubular Statement once and after
Hen West came out in an article saying
that we were not authorized to publish
it, he crawfshed out OF it, and West got
paid for it contrary to law, but we could
not be paid for it? Was that 'chaf'
too2"
The foregoing from the Democrat OF
the Goth ult. is untrue so far as it relates
to my action. ordered the Statement
published in The Spirit last year and
refused to order c H. Goodrich to pub
lish 1t, and so stated to the Commission
ers in his presence, and they declined to
allow his hill For nv lawful authority
to do exactly as did | confidently refer
every man, who feels any interest in the
matter, to the law as then existing
July 2, 1877. WIN WEDpLE.
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Financial C,s.

Prosperity must beget resumption; Re
sumption cannot beget prosperity.
Economy is the parent ofaprosperity.
Forced resumption means forced sacri-
flee of scores of millions of dollars.
Three standards are offered to the peo.
pie of Ohio: the gold, or single stand.
ard the gold and silver, or double stand
ard, and the HAYEs.SHERMAN. MATrHEws
political standard. which is simply tenn.
porary device for cheating the other two
Men pirate about gold being the only
"honest dollar" who never honestly earn.
ed dollar in their lives.
Thepolicy Of the administration is to
present whatever phase of finance the po-
litical necessities demand. SHERMAN's
cross-eyed double standard is contri.
vance for the reelection of STANLEY
MATTHEWS.
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The Republican confidence in the fu

The Republican confidence in the fu.
ture of the Republican party is weaken
ing. The lordly masters of the land do
not really hope to carry either Ohio or
Pennsylvania. They will not, if the
Democracy in those States are true to
the people.
Poor Ampt! No recognition yet p
The dirty work he did in Florida, too
Moves, who did the elegant in the land
of flowers, goes as Minister to France,
honored and exalted. Can't Hayes get
the management of the Geological Gar.
den to give Ampt the position of fan
bearer to Her Majesty the Cinnaman
Bearess ?-Enquirer.
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SHERIFFS SALE.
VIM. g. Martin
VS..
Evan Haney.

- n
DY virtue OF q certain order Of sale issued
- out Of the court Of common pleas
within and for the county of Monroe, aud
State Of Ohio, in a case pending in said
court between the above named parties, and
to me directed, Twill offer fer sale ~
public auction at the east door Of the court
house in Woodsaeld, on -..,...-.
Saturday, the llth day of August. 1877,
between the hours Of 10 o'clock q. m. and 4
O'Clock p. m, of said day, the following de.
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county
Ohio, to wit:
The north half of the northeast quarter
Of section nineteen, township four, range
six, containing eighty acres more or less.
Said property SO ordered to be sold is ap-
praised at and may sell for two
thirds Of said arpraisement. Terms Of sale
cash, ~ Essr'J ,si-s s..,..
h. s9!.s .s4-r5en TO. LrTTLR
july3,'77w5. Sheriff N. C. o..
II. HOLLAND, Atty. Tt.r-
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g. s
EEThe order Of President HAYES
forbidding Federal officers from running
the political machine of their party has
caused a widespread CONSERVATION
among the Republican politicians. With
the base Of rich supplies cut of, many Of
them are looking dejectedly forward to
defeat in Ohio and several other States
hitherto considered secure.
Who win do the work !? and who will
furnish the greenbacks ? are conundrums
which no fellow can find out.
They look upon itas sending their ar
my into battle without arms,
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The Woodsfeld SPIRIT cries ont "Ma.
ry Surratt'' at John A. Bingham The
editor should read little history Mr..
Bingham, ias Prosecuting Attorney, or
Judge Advocate, for the United States;
did prosecute Mrs Surratt,andt the Court
convicted her; but the entire Conrt sign.
ed a recommendation asking President
johnson to mitigate the sentence; that
petition was written by Mr.. Bingham,
and his name appears on the paper first |;
President Johnson refused to grant the
asked for clemency, and that is all there
is in it.-Nobie Co. Republican
What need is there that the editor Of
the SPIRIT should read history, when he
has such q fountain OF wisdom as the
Repub1ican within thirty miles ? We ten
der our grateful thanks for this vast fund
OF valuable information, conveyed to us
in very few lines.
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D. Gregg & Co, VS. James Murphy Ell
ux; civil action; judgment in favor ol
plaintiffs for Sl25,s5, and order for sale
of real estate.
Mariah Poggenburg ys Edward Mill
gan ct ux civil action judgment in ia
vor of plaintiff for S550,SO and order
for sale Of real estate.
Same vs. same !; 2 cases; judgments FOL
SIP 40 and S466,67 and costs, and ex
ecution saved to April 1st, 1878, ON the
latter amount.
National Bank Of Caldwell VS. Mary
A. Seaman, ct 81; Judgment by confes
sion for ssl ,02l.52.
WEDNESDAY, June &C. G Oblin
Is ger VS. Hugh Winland; civil action
Judgment in favor of plaintiff for S345
i65.
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Molly Maguires.

PHILADELPHIA, June PA special
from Mauch Chunk says: The Mollies
have murdered VIM. O'Connor, neal
White Haven, and also assassinated
John Grady, miner, employed in one
of the Lehigh colleries, and John Nc.
Dermot and Michael O'Brien, who were
witnesses against several of the execa
ted Mollies, have mYsteriously disap
peared, and fears are entertained tina,
they have been foully dealt with.
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GRAYSVILLE p-
SELECT SCHOOL,

Z
THR third session of this school win CON-,
| msnce July l6, 1877. Hfra. fgra
Judging from the patronage We have re-
ceived and the interest manifested by all I'M
attendance the present term, We expect 8
large attendance next term. No efforts wilr
be spared to make this q school Of thorough
instruction. While we desire the patronage
of any wishing thorough practical edusa.
ton We especially solicit the attendance of
those who desire to qualify themselves for
teaching. Glasses will be formed for the
benefit of teachers. 4ail,s
TUITION. -
Common Branches. .............S5 90
Higher .............. 90
Good accomm odations oan be had in town
at reasonable rates. srs s ~ ~
For further particulars address IN s4s ~
JAMES A. WATSON.
Principal
juuel9,77u. Graysvilie, Ohio.
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~In reply to our demand for .

In reply to our demand for a
"squale charge or decent retraction"
of our "personal knc wledge" of such a
Ring as he pretends, Bro. GOODRICH
does neither. He says:
"rhis is our answer Bro. Williams ::
If we were Jury to which the question
was referred, we would he compelled to
return a verdict of guilty but not posi-
tirely proven! In fact, as we understand
it from reports in the county, our wor
thy Bro. occupies the same position in
the Ring that he does on the SPIRITS
staff he, furnishes the brains. We are
now ready to hear from him Democrat
29th.
Did any mortal ever see so wretched
a iprop to reckless Misrepresentation
He understood it "fron reports in the
county," forsootb! And this he deems
evidence 50 conclusive that he may base
a scandalous charge upon it. How would
you, reader, like tn trust cause to such
Juror" "a he describes himself to be I
He would find a verdict of "guilty but
not proven" upon "reports from the
county" Even justice of the peace
would set aside such verdict as ludi
crously absurd. Reports from wha,
part of the county-"Bull Run" "H-'s
half acre." or is 1t like the fellows milk
mot tied up in anything. but laying
around loose
"Guilty but not proven" Why guilty
il "not proven r To a plain man "no'
guilty" would more naturally seem to
follow "not proven"
/ The obvious inference is, Mr.. Coop
RICH acknowledges that he has "not pro.
ven'' his charge.
Such support to a charge is merely q
shallow method of retracting it, and sc
regarding it, we refrain from applying tt
it some tolerably forcible specimens o
Anglo Saxon,
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STAFFORD KIb
HIGH SCHOOL.
ME second term commences July 30,
i 1877, and continues ten weeks.

Teachers Course. e.......,........$5 90
Higher m
TEXT Books. Arithmetic, Ray and white:
Penmanship. Eclectic System; Reader. McGnf.
fey's; Orthography, Wright; Grammar, any
standard work; Analysis, Grsene; Elocution.
Kidd; Composition and Rhetoric, Hart; u. s.
History, Willard; Roman History, Ricord: Ge.
ography, Eclectic Series; Natural Philosophy.
Quackenbos; Physical Geography. Warren:
Physiology, Steele; Geometry, Chauvenet: 10.
ology. Nicholson; Trigonometry, GreenIeaf:
Geology, Dana; Geometrical Drawing. Warren:.
Analytical Geometry, Olnay; Lettering. Pro-
jective and Perspective Drawing. Warren; Art
of Discourse, Day; Shades, Shadows and Per.
spective, Warren: Land Surveying, Gillespie:
Botany, Gray; Roads and Railroads, Gillespie:
Diferential and Integral Calculus, Olnay; Col
oring; Mechanics, Parkinson; Descriptive Ge-.
ometry, Warren; Astronomy, Smell, 0lmstesd:
Physics, Atkinson's Gano
TEAcHERs.-We will employ able and ex.
perienced teachers and will give particular at
tention to the training of teachers and those
preparing to teach.
Neutrality-suspicious. examinations in
the different branches of study; . course Of
Lectures on the Theory and Practise of Teach
ing, &C., good Literary Society.
Boarding can be procured either at private
house or hotel at 90 50per week.
Tuition in advance 60
For further particulars address L s5sa9t +.
w. r. MASON.
luuei9, TIT = Rrincspai 81
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rWhen the Republican State Co,

TWhen the Republican State Con
vention and the Republican stumpers de-
clare, as they doubtless will do, that the
administration is in favor Of the restora'
ton of the old silver dollar as legal ten.
der, their readers and hearers must bear
in mind that Secretary SHERMAN, with the
approval Of the administration, is openly
declaring that the bonds are payable in
gold coin, and gold coin. only, and that
Custom duties are not permitted to be
paid in silver on their theory.
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RF The means are easily within the
reach of HAYES and SHERMAN to utterly
destroy all the relief to be derived from
the rich harvests of the Summer and
Fall. gsa
They have only to continue their pres
ent policy to make business worse instead
OF better.
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BROwNSvILLE
SELECT SCHOOL.
). + 4. %innssl MansalAlL, Principals. .


THE second term of this School will COM
i menoe Tuesday, July "a, 1871,
and close Friday, September "a, 1877.
In addition to the branches usually taught
in school of this kind, classes will be organ
lied, if necessary, in French, spanish, Greek,
Latin and German E.
Elocution and Penmanship will be systemat.
ically taught by..competent teachers
Peculiar Advantages of the School.
A Literary Society, A Normal Institute.
A course Of Educational and Literary Lectures.
TUITION. -
Primary Department., s. 90
Common Branches, B 90
Higher Branches, 4N 8 90
Peumanship. S Lessons, I 90
Tuition invariably required in advance. No
deductions made except in cases Of protracted
sickness. ~
| For further particulars address
g. MARTIN, Antioch. NJ. C.. q.
y. A. MARsHALL, Joly, n. G. q.
junel2,S7td.i
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~We defy the Democrat to show by
evidence, or to furnish any evidence
whatever which would be admitted in
any coart of justice, that there was a
"slate' fixed up here for the late cam
paign We go further and defy that pa
per to name any two men who entered
upon an agreement for that purpose.
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Papal Appointments.

ROME, June 25.-At the consistory to-
day. the Pope appointed right Rev,
Louis M. Fink, the present Vicar Apos.
tolic of Kansas, to be Arch bishop Of
that State, and Rev Jas. Gibbon, D D
the present bishop of Richmond, Va,
as successor of the most Rev. James
Roosevelt Bayley, D. D, Arch bishop
of Baltimore.
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s-
JACOB G YoHo was an Infrmary Di-
rector. II R. West who was the editor
and proprietor of the SPIRIT, made an
attack on Mr.. Yoho, and when Mr. Yoho
asked space in that immaculate sheet for
q reply IT WAS REFUSED !-Democrat
29th.
1t is within our personal knowledge"
that Mr. WEST not only did not refuse
to publish the reply, but he offered to
pess- --a"s ', WIZ one might rri.e :
The negotfstruus gSAfs mare carried on at
the last by Mr. SPRIGas and the writer
hereof. SPRIGas dem anded in behalf of
those he represented that the editor of
this paper should bind himself to make
no comments whatever on their oommu-
nication. This and this only is what Mr..
WEST refused to do I would not have
so bound myself, and feel quite safe in
saying that you, Bro. GooDRIcH, would
have promptly rejected such PROPOSE.
ton. s.~s-.4se !.
This is the identical egg from which a
paper was hatched which was to work in
the .'interests of the Democratic party"
As Bro. GOODRICH seems to be little
confused in his mind about what consti.
.utes evidence, we will furnish him with
specimen:
WooDsFIELD. O., June 2S, 1877.
To J. P. Spriggs, Esq: .s
DEAR SIR: As you had charge Of the
negotiations about publishing a certain
article in behalf of Jacob G. Yoho,
please state whether it was not demand.
ed that the SPIRIT should publish what
ever was offered and also that the pub
Usher should engage not to make any
comments. Yours, &c,
s3t JERE. WILLIAMS
To this letter we received the follow.
ing answer:
WooDsFrELD, o, June 29, 1877.
Jere Williams, Esq: ta
DEAR SIR: In answer to yours of the
18th inst, I will say that my recollection
in regard to the j. c. Yoho article is
this, that it, was submitted to Mr.. West
and he was asked if he would publish
without comment He said he would
not, but would reserve the right to CON-
ment. The same conversation, substan.
tally, was had with you.
Yours, &c, j. p, SpRIaes.
*Mr. Spriggs here evidently refers to the
proposition and not to the article,as the latter
had not been read by myself, and as Mr.. West
afirms had not been read by him, NOR has either
of us ever known its conte nts to this day.
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Board of Pardons.

COLUMBUS, June ga movement is
on foot here toward the establishment OF
a Board of Pardons. The Governor
will recommend the creation of such a
tribunal in his next message to the Gen.
eral Assembly.
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Losses of English Insurance Com.
'Ni panies.

LONDON, June 23.--The Times says
that several English insurance offices
lost heavily by the St. John fire. In
one instance the loss will be over $780,
600, and the least that anv single Office
will have to bear is over 100000 The
principal sufferers are the North British
& Mercantile, Imperial, Royal Liverpool,
London & Globe, Northern Queen and
Commercial Union Companies.
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EThe editor of the Democrat says
in his last number that he knows the
members of the Woodsfield Ring.
Then don't keep US naging at you all
Summer, but ont with them. Give US
their names! Then let US join forces
o5-y---.----------i- Al. .l,,.al ih1
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Sentenced.

CINCINNATI, June 29.-Eph Holland,
noted gambler of this city, who some
, time since pleaded guilty to procuring
illegal votes at the last election, was to-
day sentenced to Is months in the pen
itentiary.
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ROston Races.

BosroN, June 29.-The race between
Smuggler and Great Eastern attracted a
crowd Of 1000 people. The race was
for 81, 900, ana was won by Smuggler,
Great Eastern winning the first heat
Time, :22A, 2:2I, 2:191, 1884.