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A proposition to have mixed schools
in Bellaire was defeated at q recent ses
si on of the School Board of that city.
One woman had four babies born to
her in St Louis, on the 2lst inst Nc
wonder they say, "Just wait hundred
years and we'll be the biggest town in
the West" ~ aa -g.
Two men went bathing in hot spring
near Austin, Texas, on the 29th ult
and one, David j Richards, well known
as s'Dave Red,". was drowned The
body, when it was recovered five hours
afterward. was almost parboiled, the
skin peeling of in large aakesa
When a Russian army officer or other
person of note is condemned to exile in
Siberia, be is first made to kneel on q
scaffold before the people, while the
epaulets and decorations are torn off,
and his sword broken over his head. -
He is declared legally dead, and his
wife, if he is married, can, il she choos-
es, consider herself a widow. His es-
tates are confiscated to the Crown. If
his wife and children follow him they
can never return.
The Postmaster General concludes
that the present plain postal card is
good enough, and will therefore con
time it in use. The present card ans
wers the purpose very well, and tie peo-
pie will not complain because they do
not get card colored pea green on one
side and sky blue on the other. The
latter cost more for their manufacture,
and are no better than the ordinary
plain card.
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Mexico.

CRY OF Mexico. May % The popu-
larity of the Diaz administration is ap
parently increasing. Senior Seamacona,
late member of the Mixed Commission
at Washington, and Senor Romero, ex
Minister of Mexico to the United States,
have strongly recommended their. friends
in the United States to urge the early
recognition of Diaz 1t is reported that
the knowledgement of Diaz by for
,eign powers would follow his recogni-
ton by The United States France and
England will then be invited to renew
relations, e .
Gen Jiminez has been relieved from
the State Governorship and Of all mill
tary command for the outrage on the
American Consul at Acapulco.
Four thousand troops marched to the
northern frontier, where Gen Escobedo
is expected to commence revolution.
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Probate Notice.

A CC0UNTS and vouchers have been filed In
IL the Probate Court of Monroe County
Ohio, for settlement, by the following Ad.
ministrators, Executors and Guardians:
First and final account of Michael Boughner,
Admir- de bonis non, with the will annex.
ed, of Rudolph zessiger.
Second partial account of Geo. Il. Trembiy,
Admir- of Bphraim g, Trembly,.
Second partial account Of J. q. Mccullough,
Adm'r of Ephraim Griffith.
First partial account of Jas. -Doughsrty,
Admir- of B. s. Slack.
First partial account Of Jere Williams, Admir-
Of Joseph Allen. aSU dtfkt /
Third and final account Of Abraham Brle.
wine, Guardian Of Elisabeth Rrlewine.
Third and final account of John and Henry
Z. Winland, Executors of James Winlapd.
Any person interested may file written
exceptions to said accounts, or any item there.
of, on or before the 4th day of June
next, when the same will be finally heard aud
continued from day to day until disposed of.
JAS R. NORRIS,
mays,'77w3. Probate Judge NJ. C, o,
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4 brave sIontenegrin w oman.

Mr.. Gladstone writes: "a sister and
four brothers, the four of course all
armed, are making pilgrimage or ex-
cursion to church. The state of war
with the Turk being normal,we need not
wonder when we learn that they are at
tackled unawares on their way, in a pass
where they proceed in single file, by57
armed Turks, who announce themselves
by shooting dead the first Of the broth
ers and dangerously wounding the sec
ond. The odds are fearful, but the fight
proceeds. The wounded man leans
against the rock, and, though he receives
another and fatal shot,, kills two of the
Turks before be dies. The sister press
es forward, and grasps his rife and his
dagger. At last they are all killed or
both sides except herself and single
Turk. She asks for mercy and be prom
ises it, but names her maidenly honor as
the price. Indignant, and perceivins
that he is now off his guard, she stabs
him with the dagger. He tears it from
her hand, they close, and she dashes the
wretch over the precipice into the yawn
ing depths below" IA IS eel
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from the Wheeling Register)
The Wool Market.
WHEELING, May Oath.

WHEELING, May 24th. !
During the past two weeks the far
mers roundabout have been shearing
and now they are naturally anxious to
know at what price our city wool buyers
will start it. Messrs. Henry K Lisl
and S. Horkheimer & Co., the principal
purchasers of wool in our city, arr
somewhat uncertain as to how the mar
ket will tend, and as great deal of i'm
portance is attached to the Loundon
sales which are now taking place, by
eastern buyers, and which no doubt will
to great extent decide prices this side
of the water, they prefer to wait for fur.
ther advices before committing them.
selves. However, as two lots of the
new clip were offered yesterday, it was
necessary to make start, so they were
sold to Mr.. H. K Listat 35 cents They
are fair specimens of West Virginia
double x wool ..
Messrs. Horkheimer Il Co., also
bought their first lot yesterday. The
terms we're private. 3ss
The range of prices to-day may there
fore be quoted from 33 to IS cents ac-
cording to quality. Our information is
that if any change from the above pri-
ces takes place it will be above those
figures and in conversation with Mr..
List he expressed himself as thinking
wool would ultimately reach 40 cents.
He could not say how far advanced the
season would be when those figures
would prevail, but it was his conviction
that such would be the case. From
what can be learned from the farmers it
is safe to say that they believe the new
clip should bring at least from 3S to 40
cents and most Of them will be 10th to
let their clips go for less.
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A Plucky Fish.

On Friday, at 4 p m Mr.. Crawshay,
an English sportsman. hooked fish be-
low Houghton Castle, but did not land
him until Saturday. morning, the Oath
ult at a. m. Immediately after being
hooked the fsh went down the river, ta
king out upward of ahundred yards Of
line. The water being strong and the
fish determined it was impossible to get
him back. A wood by the water side
made it equally impossible for Mr. Craw.
shay to follow the fish, and so things re-
NAMED until boat was brought at day.
light next morning from some distance,
by which means the wood was passed,
and, the fish was at last landed on a
gravel bed in the presence Of many spec
tators, some of whom had passed the
night with the angler. The fish was a
splendid male, 40 inches long and % in
ches girth, weighing 25a pounds,
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THE HORRORS OF WAR.
An Episode I'm the RussO-Turkish
Campaign Of ISL.

In 1911 the opposing Russian and
Turkish armies stood facing each other
on opposite hanks of the Danube. Du.
ring the night between the 9Th and 9.h
of September the Turks succeeded in
making u f.int and so tracing the Rus
SLAMS to'a spo; some 3 miles below the
real point of passage, in throwing force
of 2 900 men and 1 guns across the riv
or, short distance above Giurgevo.-
The first attempts of the Russians to
drive this small body back into the river
were successfully withstood, reinforce.
ments were rapidly brought over from
The right to the left bank, until finally
30 600 men and SO guns were assembled
on the northern shore. Every eff 'rt to
advance further and drive back the Rus.
sian army, which had fallen back into an
intrenched position was, however, re-
pulsed; the Turks themselves being
obliged after time to construct intrench-
ments, to withstand the counter-attacks,
directed against them Unable to drive
back the invading force, the Russians de-
sisted from any further active measures
against it, bit bringing a strong f'tilla
of gunboats up the Danube, to prevent
supplies being carried across the river
into the Turkish camp on the left bank,
they quietly awaited events. The pro-
visions Of the Turkish force, thus com
pletely isolated, unable to advance be
cause of the Russian force 10 front of it,
unable to retreat because of the fl ,tilla
Which effectually prevented any bridge
being thrown across the river, soon be
gan to run short. The weather became
cold, but there was no fuel with which to
kindle fires. Under these circumstances
the suferings of the men were very
great. For some time there was horse,
flesh, but it had to be eaten raw, as even
the tent-poles had been cut up and burn
ed. Hundreds died daily, and their com,
rades had not strength to bury them =
Disease was consequently soon added tn
famine, so that when finally, on the 9Th
Of December, peace was concluded, hut
1000 men, who are described as being
but living skeletons with scarce sufficient
strength to stand upright, were left out
of the 80 600 who three months before
had crossed the river.
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sHERIFF,s sALEYuEs
Samuel Orr
vs.. = aosss-s z. :
Charles w. McConnell etal.

sa ~ ------- II t.9FIearG i4fH
DY virtue of certain order Of sale issued
from the court Of common pleas within
and. for the county Of Monroe, and State II
Ohio. in case pending in said ooprt, ,hstwssn
the above named parties, and to NE directed,
u win offer for sale at public auction at'tks
east door Of the court houss in Woosdnsld, ON
Saturday, Ae ID day Of June, 1877,
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock 4. m. and 1
O'clock p. n.,p Of said day. ths following de.
scribed real estate situate in Aonroe county,
Ohio, to wit;
The northwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter or section eleven. township I'VE,
range seven, containing forty acres. ssss
Also, the. southwest quarter Of the south
west quarter Of section twelve, township I've
Of range seven, containing fofty acrss, ~ al
eighty acres.
Said property SO ordered 70 be sold % ap-
praised at $3.50, and may sell foe tMO-
thirds, of the appraisemsnt. Terms. Of sals,
$500 cash on day Of sale.
T. o. LITTLR
may1,77w5. Sheriff n. C. o.
N. HoLLIsTER Atty for plaintiff.
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EE 1t is unnecessary for US to give
even brief notice of the several candi
dates nominated on Saturday. Their
characters and qualifications have been
thoroughly discussed during the cam
paign, many of them through several
campaigns, and the people are we'll in
formed in regard q them.
Among those unsuccessful were some
possessed Of superior qualifications, und
who, we hope, will at soma future time
We mole fortunate We hope they will
hear l,fclt with becoming cheerfalness,
and Ike JACOB FAITHFUL trust to "hetter
luck next time"
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IFA letter from Hon JOEL PARKER,
bearing date May 2I informs us that the
N W Jersey Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany has been declared inso'vent The
Receiver is working vigorously to recov
er the stolen and squan'iered assets, and
will d, clare dividend as soon as it is
practicable. He SAYS in his letter tina,
there are complications which will ne
c,ssarif postpone the settlement for {
considerable time. He is authorized tt
refund all premiums paid to him sinc'
the Company became insolvent
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The Indian Famine,

CALCUTTA, May 20 The number gra.
tuitously relieved in Madras during the
week ending May 10, shows an increase
of Al 29l II is believed thst the num-
bers on the relief works have also in.
creased, but the returns are incomplete
There was heavy storm of rain in
Madras, Thursday and Friday, which
extended 80 miles inland, and saved Mel
lore and Chenglepot from water fam
inc. kilograms from various other
points on the Madras coast report fain.
Official reports from Mysore state that
the prospects are unimproved. The in
crease of numbers on the relief works is
about 10000 Official reports from
Bombay says the increase in the mum.
bers on the relief works is 29.433.
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sHERIFFis SALE.
lsfs9sEa .es--,9s 'aso ~
W. M. Armstrong Q
vs.. lae6 q M
David Mccoy ct al.

RYyirtue Of acertain order Of sxls issSsd
~ from the court of common pleas within
and for the county Of Monroe, and State Of
Ohio, in q case pending n said court between
the above named parties, and TO me ,iifeo,sd,
Will offer for sale at publie auctict Il the
east door Of the court house in woodsAeld,oa on
8 Saturday, the ID day Of June. 1877,
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock am. and 4
O'Clock p. m. of said day, the following de.
seribed real estate situate in Monroe eovntv
Ohio. to wit:
The southeast quarter Of section nineteen
fownship fourof range four, soataiuine one
hundred and sixty acres more or less.
Said property so ordered 70 b.. sold is an.
praised At $3.50, and may sell for two.
thirds OF SAID 'apPraisemeAt. Terms q 81
$5co cash on day Of sale. sfiN sffg
~ T. o. LITrLR.
mayI,'77w5. Sheriff N. G. q.
N. HoLlisrER, Atty for plaintiff.
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BARNUM AND CHARLEY ROSS.
The Great Snowman Sets IIlms elf
About Finding the Roy,
(From the Springfield Republican,

(From the Springfield Republican,
Ths negotiations between p T. Bar.
1.-the Snowman, and Christian X Ross.
the father of the kidnapped Charley, by
which the former is to offer $4,000 for
the return of the child and the latter to
agree not to attempt any prosecution of
those bringing him back, were finished at
conference in this city Yesterday, and
the formal offer is now made:
Twill pay $4,000 in cash for The deliv-
cry to me alive of the kidnapped child,
Charley Ross, or for Information that will
lead to his recovery | most solemnly
and sacredly pledge my word of honor
and my reputation as an upright business
man not to attempt for myselfto discover
the identity of the persons negotiating
with me in this matter, nor to convey to
any other person any hints or clues by
which any accusation or even suspicion
shall be directed against them The pa
rents Of the child unite with me in this
pledge, and agree if their darling child is
by this means restored to them, to aban
don all attempts to punish any person
connected with his abduction or conceal
ment they agree never to appear against
such parties, and with myself will use
every endeavor to shield them from ex-
posure For the last three years these
parents have suffered more than death,
and now that Mosher and Douglass, the
real abductors, are dead, it is hoped that
the persons who have the child in custody
will be willing to accept the reward and
i immunity. The reward shall be paid in
Fcurrent money as soon as the child is
identified by its parents AS an additional
security to the persons bringing him a
reasonable time shall elapse between his
delivery and the epublic announcement OF
the fact, that the parties delivering him
shall have every opportunity to avoid
discovery. P. T. BARNUM,
Bridgeport, Conn.
/ sanction the above arrangement fol
myself and wife.
CHRISTIAN X Ross,
Springfield, May 49,
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village of TaylOr's station Swept
AWAY.

TAYLoR's STATION, O., via BIG WAL.
NUT, O, May PA destructive fire this
afternoon destroyed the large part OF
Taylor's Station, a small place Of about
100 inhabitants, eight miles east of Co.
lumbus, Ohio,on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. A spark from a passing en-.
gine ignited four story mill and ware
house, containing only about 1000 bush
els of corn. The entire building was
destroyed in a few minutes, q high wind
prevailing at the time, sweeping the
flames to the village and wholly or par
TALLY destroying dozen or more hou.
ses. Loss heavy, but not definitely as.
certained.
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The old King of Gaboon, in Africa,
is dead, at the age OF nearly one hun
dred. His eldest son, Adaude, at once,
on succeeding him, cashiered the hun
dred women of his fathers harem, lib
Grating fifty slaves, and abolished the
sacrifice of human beings at religious
rites. Admiral Ribaut and staff, of tae
French squadron in the Gulf of Guinea,
assisted at the coronation ceremonies
The Admiral gave the King cow and
a bull by way of starting herd of cat
;lc for his majesty.
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asa -4vH
The President issued an executive or
der on the 23d inst, reserving the Pa
gosa Hot Springs and one square mile
of land surrounding them, in Colorado,
as permanently public property. These
springs are considered valuable for med
ical purposes, and this action is taken
with view to prevent future difficulties
concerning them, such as have caused
trouble in the case of the Arkansas hot
springs. sft s. s4fssart ~
1t is singular circumstance that the
man who is now Postmaster-Gener of
the United States is politically disquali-
fed 10 serve on a jury. This is Chief
Justice Waite's ruling in the Ellenton
cases now on triol in Charleston.
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EHon. JAMES 5. JENNINGS OF
Athens County declines to accept the
appointment as one of the Commission.
ers to locate the Tobacco Warehouse.
In our opinion Mr. JENNINGS has done
exactly right. His successor has not
been selected
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Consiantinople.

A correspondent writes from Constan.
tinople: The Minister of Police has is
sued notice ordering the faithful OF
both sexes to attend the mosques with
greater regularity, and threatening those
who habituaily stay away from the
mosque with punishment. He has also
enjoined the women to give up the fash
ionable feredjees mantIes) which do moi
sufficiently conceal the figure. and the
fashionable yashmaks which do not al
all conceal the face, and the high-heele
French boots, which have so largely ta
ken the place Of yellow slippers.
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Iron the Daily Register.]
Wheeling Live Stock Market.

3 May %, 1877.
.9 CATTLE-The arrivals for the week
were SO head. Quotations: Common,
3@4c; fair, 4@5c; choice 5@6c. The
demand for the week has been good an
Increase in prices of fully 4c since last
week is noticeable Choice home cattle
bring 53c; choice western &c.
HOGS-The arrivals were 81 head.
Quotations: 44@5c. The market is
very dull, as the packers are doing but
little. Best offer for bulk sales to pack
ers 4ac. SEES sl aa9}95a + i
SHEEP-The arrivals were SO head.
Quotations: Unsheared Sic; extra choice
a shade higher; sheared 4!c. The de-
mand is very good oI.gs iii aao q
LAMBS-Arrivals % head. Quota
lions 6@64c. Demand excellent.
CALVES-Arrivals so head at 3@7
co. Demand good.
MICH COWS-Demand slow at 25
GAS 90. yo
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why, the Extra Session was Pest
pOned.

New York, May 22-The Graphic has
adispatch from Washington to the effect
that the postponement of the extra ses-
sion of Congress was due to the discove-
ry Of a conspiracy On the part of Con
of both parties, headed by Da.
vid Dudley Field, to, introduce resolu-
ton declaring Samuel j. Tilden the hon.
est President elect, and inviting him to
take his place in the White House.
Which would have been exactly right.
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W-In selling bonds for greenbacks to
be locked up in the Treasury vaults, Mr.
SHERMAN shows about as much sagacity
as q farmer would who should allow the
Colorado beetles to eat mp one-half of his
potatoes in order to make the remaining
half more valuable; that, too, when the
farmer was raising potatoes for his own
consumption exclusively.
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EEA change in the method of deter
mining the tax on whisky, high wines
and distilled products, using weight in
stead of the present bulk measurements,
is under consideration by the officials of
the internal revenue bureau, and is fa-
vored by some of the largest distillers
in the country. 1t is believed that the
change proposed will secure better
and simpler collection of revenues, and
at the same time completely protect the
distillers who are willing to pay their
taxes due the government, from losing
competition with those rivals in bust
ness who are not. ;s ,,.S
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e~The bonds of Louisiana have
advanced 20per cent in price since MICH
Oils became Governor of the State
This is the way that the accession Of
Democrats to power ruins the credit of
the country.
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Carbu -. Mltcuett SnQ mary - At0x0000fs
e.'# sss dejendants. hsh svehiW
2'5Sef assss79ai - --l.x xgigce o. Asaaal5
THR said Sarah 3. Mitchell and Mary j. Al.
i exander, defendants. will take notice
.hat George Suppes, on the Let day Of Hay,
1877, caused certified transcript OF jude.
mont rendered against them, before 8. A. Al.
kiuson. J. p, of Adams fp., TO be 6led inths
court Of common pleas Of Monroe county,
Ohio, on which petition has been fied, and
the same is now pending therein in which
he asks Judgment against said defendants
for $57 OF, and per cent interest thereon
from April ii, 1875; thar an order of asSa6R.
'ment has been issued against the property
Of the said defendants, aud levied BY the
Sheriff Of said county on their interest IN she
3 Of the n 3 / Of SEQ IS, TpS, B 4, CON
taining rs acres; also, the W part Of fths N
W I Of the N W / Of SEQ 20, TIP 5, R4 con-
tanning 20 acres, situate In said -lssnses
county, Ohio; and that at the June term Tor
1877, of said court, the piaintif will ask for
a judgment for said amount and for an order
to sell the interest of said defendants II ssil
real estate. GEORGE SUPPRS.
mayl6 ,T7w6, .uFassaa . (
0KEr l. 0KEY and HEApLRr, Att'ys.
~ X sRas - A ~ - 2 @t<frFRs
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EEThe financial motto Of the Dem
ocratic party should be: Not one step
toward resumption until the old stand
ard, silver dollar is made legal tender,
and no withdrawal Of greenback dol
lar until it's place is supplied by silver
dollar.
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wHAYEs' efforts to conciIiate the
warning factions Of his party, are very
much like the Remington Arms Compa
ny's method OF conciliating the Turks
and Russians, by imparlially furnishing
weapons Of war to each belligerent
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Chicago Cattle Market.

May "a, 1877.
Good to choice fat shipping $5a5 go !;
medium 4 55a4 S5; butchers 4a4 55 !;
stockers 25a4 25
HOGS-Market dull and weak and 5
aloe lower, closing more active; COM
mon heavy packing 81 75a4 90; light
packing 4 95a5 O5; good to choice heavy
shipping 5a5 I'll.
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EFThe voter whose ears for weeks
have been saluted by the persuasive tones
Of the candidate, s.
"He feels like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted; s-
Whose lights are fed, whose gar and's dead,
And all but he departed" s
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wHAYrs is conciIiating BLAINE by
giving him good dinners. and appointing
his friends to office; still BLAINE refuses
to see the wisdom of HAYES Southern
policy.
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EyWe ask in the name Of humanity,
are debtors not yet ground down enough
to satisfy Shylock SHERMAN
To add contraction to the presen.
hardships Of tho people would disgrace
q barbarian