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CHAPTER XII.
WHAT WAS FOUND BEHIND THE sEcKhP
PANEL.

.Three weeks ago." continued Noel II
was in want of some papers OF Importance
which bad placed in the old bureau IN
Madame Gerdy's room. Missing the Key
7 had to resort to forcing the lock. While
doing so, a random blow of the hammer
coused the chisel was using to slide from
the nlace where it was inserted, and strike
With much violence against a neighborlng
rart Of the bureau. TO my astonishment,,
The blow moved small panel, which |
had srpposed to be backed by the SOHO
wood. | examined it, inserted the edge OF
the chisel in the crack or crcvlce SO Su''-
denly discovered, and pushed aside the
little panel without much difficulty.
The recess was filled with papers,,
crammed, in fact, that they fell out, ana
were scattered on the desk. -. IT,.
An instinct, a mere mechanical instinct,
impossible for me to explain leu ME 10
ia ke up one of the letters---for they were
le,ters---and, it being nnsealed' 10 open
and glance at its contents" ~
Old Corksclew shook his head. You
were wrong" he murmured, looking at
his young friend gravely; "wrong--vefy
wrong"
"(iranted; but what is done cannot be
undone. l read the letter,and before had
mastered six lines of it, was aware mat
the letter was written by my father---n:ly
father. of whom Madame Gerdy, despite
nv prayers and cntreaties, had re1usea
70 LET me know even the namo" :,
Here the young man paused, ana looKeo
annealinely in his listeners face.
You must not blame me; you can
hardly realize the hunger, nay, the an
guish of curiosity that possessed me.
Closed The secret panel, gathered up the
letters, and hurried away to IN! room u
read them, one by one." ,n
"a curiosity which has already heea
cruelty punished, my poor boy, salI DaoI Ia af
DIV Tabaret, surveying the working lace ,e o. y
tie other with sadness that was luil u
pity. -,, ho,,o res;sta !
such a temptation7 1t was those 'oI!
letters that gave me the proofs l spoke 10
you about just now" ow
"You have the letters, Of courses!
"safelv: YOU may be sure. You're mp
onlv friend I've no secrets from you,
You shall see them--nay, you must rea'
them!" 80
The young barrister oponed, one eo,o, o.,
the drawers Of his desk, touched secrr,
spring. and drew from a recess recess. 81 smSl1 n11
packet of letters, which he handed TO Via
Corkscrew. aor
Now, giving way to his natural ana !, ar, ar
dent curiosity, and placing his wonder,
fullv "detective-looking e" spectacles upo'I,,
his queer nose, the Daddy settled himself
comfortably in his chair, and unfastene0 ast
the string that was around the papers, ean,o r.
He took up the first letter that came It i,
his hand, and in obedience TO gesture o'
Noels, began to read:
"My Darling Valerie--- l..
"Valerie," remarked the barrlster' DE-
twoo,, his teeth, "is the name of Madam
Ccriyw ,u :..o
~ Nnow-I know!-pray don't lnte
r,,pt me!' said the old man. IL Will rea
each letter in my own way, and we ca
comment upc as
The read
, 1877-09-22

10y Cabil to IAt CAleaao Tft5xnt.1
LONDON OFFICE OF THa CMuAoo TamuNA
q PA1aaAyx PLACE, 8rRAND, Sept a2-4a. N.
"a dispatch from Ad1iauop1e Of tho Goth
states expressly that there has been no fight
ing In Bchipka Pass sinca tho Turks with
draw from Fort st. Nicholas last Mon-
dAy. Tho opinion galns ground that
sulsiman Paaha is taking tho courso
which disappoints Nehemet All Pasha, and
dsprives him Of tho cooperation upon which
10 believed ha had right to reckon, and sus-
taiued BY powerful Palace influanoe IN Con-
atauttnople, whero tho Impression made by
Gen. Gourkoa aappearancasout Of tho Balkans
has not yet been ef1Aced. There appears to
10 no real supreme WAX direction at tho
Turliah Capital combining tho operations os
the three armies, but each commander does
the beat he oan for himself In tha region H.
signed him.
, 1877-09-22
AT IT AGAIN.

RxF0HT&D BATTLE
CoNsrANr1xoPLE, Sept. 2l.-1t d reported
hero that great bA&tls was fought to-day at
Hiela, la4tinE from y In tue morning till Ia
tho eyeuing, and that tho Ruaaiauss xero corp-
pleteIy defeated.
LoHpon, Sept. 9l.-A special from 6humls
asserts that tue Russians lost 4,G0 Killed and
5000 wounded In eAe battle.
AAoTHHR AAPoR1.
LONDON, Sept. 23-5 l. n.-fho 7hze9Tuphs
Perm correspondent says telegram Just r.
celyed At thu War uaics from Mehemet Ali sn-
nounces that serious fighting began to-day
(Friday). Tho Turks were advancing stea&tl3
when tho message LIFT 6humla thla morning.
Nc. Other pap<r has anything touching the se-
ported battle, although several hare eorrespouu-
enta, both with The Cz2Eowttch aud Ashemet
ALL
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PROBATE COURT.

October 13 -Caiharine Berger Adm j
of John Berger. decd, obtained an or
der to sell real estate at private sale -
Jacob Easley, Joseph Bauer and John
Bruner we're appointed appraisers
J X. Collins. Admir- of the estate OF
T L Baron, fled his final account; hear.
ing continued. &S s1ei -
Oct 16 Daniel Brock, Guardian oi
,Emmaretta J Gourlev, a minor, filed
his second account: hearing continued.
Jacob All liter, Executor of the estate
Of Mary Affolter, decd, tiled bis second
account; hearing continued. H ~
The last Will and Testament of Theo-
dore Suppes, dec d, late of Adams town
ship, was admitted 10 oprobate. The Ex.
ecutor's are George and Charles Suppes
and Andrew Twinem Bond Sc 900 -
Isaac Ward, S Hood and E Hea6ley
were appointed appraisers. 2fs t4ss
Oct. II &C H Dankwerth and T s
Thomas were appointed Admir- of the
estate of Charles N Kirkbride, decd
Joel Y"st, James Walton and John
tSaodhue were appointed appraisers. q 2
Oct 18 Daniel Brock, Admir- Of the
estate of N Mobley. decd, fled an ad
ditional bond in the sum of $4,000. ez5
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Onion school Repo


The following belong to the Roll Of
Honor, for the month ending October
l2ths 1877:
Room No willie Hebling, Jacot
Koomtz, George Masters, Johnnie Nehcb
VIM. Stoelr, Henry Stoehr, Ida Denoon
Lana Deter. Lana Eckert, Minnie Neu
hart, Addie Piper, Minnie Stoehr. Bar
bera Schumacher, Annie Burkheart,
Katie Wagonheim
Room No 2-Cora Craig, Alta Nor
ris, Louisa Neuhsrt, Annie Pipe, Min.
ME Renherr, Lena Smith Birdie Spriegs,
Matte Walton, Ella Walton, George
Schauh, Eddie Schumacher, Charlie
Schumacher, Harry Mays, Frank Evans,
Archie Heck ~ AZ tE
Room No 3-May Smith. Ella Cassil.
Carl Judkins, Samuel Morris, Jacob
Young, Arnold Reef, Benny Hines
The reports of Nos 4, s and 6 will
be reported to The parents or guardian
by Record Card ~, "s2 s'Gf
The following rupils spelled over 95
per cent ont Of 100 words from Henkle's
Test Speller This high per cent is no,
usually reached by the best Of spoilers
Sylvester Dorr, W L Morris, Isaac
Denoon, Seigel Lupton. John Doherty,
WIN Dohertv, Edgar Armstrong, Otto
Cassil, Minnie Kcebler, Kate Mooney,
Minnie Poggenburg, Louisa Poggenhurg,
Hattie Okey, Josephine H effl r, Ellis
Williams, Ella NJ. Morris, Mary Beard,
Carrie Cassil, Mary Schmidth
w M HowEs. Sup't.
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What Our Victory Amounts To
Complete Route OF the RepubIi.
~ CanN.


45f..u canS. 4a.s,.a =
The Cincinnati Commercial points out
the magnitude of the Democratic victo-
rv in Ohio, which it says can, hardly be
overestimated: $50 tsr
In addition TO the fact that two de-
partments of the State government the
Executive and Legislative, pass directly
and Immediately into Democratic con-
troll, the third and cnly remaining de.
partment is reached by superceding q
Republican Ju ige of the Supreme Court
by a Democrat, and leaving that body
80 divided that the Democratic victory
next year, which is to be logical Sc.
quence of the present success, will com.
plele the revolution in the State govern
ment, and for the first time in the ers
dating from the outbreak Of the rebel
lion that party. will have come into com
plete possession of all departments o
the government in Ohio.
For the frat time since 1854 the peo,
pie elect Democratic treasurer. Fol
the first time since tue early years o.
the war we are to have Democratic
/ Attorney General. For the first time il
ltwenty-four years, the people elect {
Democratic Lieutenant Governor.
For the first time since the adoption
lof the present Constitution, Ohio vii
he represented bt Democrats onlyin th,
Senate of the United States The places
of Wade and Sherman will be occupict
by Thurman and Pendleton This fac
alone ought to he sufficient to placate th'
wrath of Mr. Wade over the policy o
reconciliation proclaimed by Republi
can President.
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from the st. Clairsville Gazette J
Hon. Ross J. Alexander.

Alter the unparalleled abuse and de
famation to which Ross j Alexander
was subjected dueing the late canvass,
his election by a msjp of 651 is a
magnificent triumph for that gentleman
and sufficient rebuke for his slanderers
The people of Belmont county have vim
dictated Mr.. Alexander and shown their
high regard for him by giving him a
vote far in advance Of his party strength
The vote aud majority given him dem
onsIrate that the people ef.t this county
have every confidence in his integrity
and ability. His fellow citizens have
elevated him to position Of honor and
usefulness, where his fne abilities will
shine out with additional luster and at
once bring him into prominence in our
State politics Belmont county has fur
pished our country with many eminent
c tizens, but none of. them started out
with more brilliant prospects and more
promising future than Ross j Aexan.
der. We look for him to at once take q
front rank in Ohio politics His abili-
ties. his energy and his influence entitle
him to be the Democratic leader in; the
House Of Representatives, and we be
lieve that he will be accorded that posi-
tion. Nav, more, We believe that he is
the right man to preside over the House
We are certain that no man; has been
elected to tue Legislature who is better
suited for the position than Mr. Alex
ander, and the gallant fight made by the
Belmont Democracy in the late contest
certainly eniitle as to some recognition
We herewith nominate for Speaker OF
1.-The next House of Representatives ir
the Ohio Legislature-Hon, Ross J
Alexander, of Belmont county. :w
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2 Wendell Phillips, that horny handed
son of toll, whom the Workingmen of
Massachusetts have nominated for Gov
-ernor, pays a tax on $2500O0. ab
Z The roof Of the Court House at
Brookville, Indiana, fell in Saturday
morning. Although number Of per
sons were in the building none were Sc
riously injured.
There are FIVE sisters in a Canadian
convent, all of them professed nuns,
who have contributed their entire for
tunes, aggregating 100000, 10, the treas
ury Of The nunnery,
It has been proved in Nevada and
other silver producing States OF the
West that capital devoted to- agriculture
pays better and more regularly Than if
put in gold and silver mines H
In the Episcopal General Convention
at Boston, Saturday, discussion was had
IN the amendment shortening The morn.
ing and evening prayers. The amend
lnent was finally lost
Since the beinning of the present year
Great Britain has imported f23 000, ,00C
worth OF wheat, against fG8000, ,00C
worth last year. 'sCurious enough
says the London Times, ''increased sup.
plies have not yet come from the Uni
ted States, which sent us nearly 4,000,.
900 cwt less this year than last"
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murder In Tyler County, w. va.

We are indebted to Mr.. Bert Swami,
Of Middlebourne, for,the particulars of
tragedy near that town, which resulted
in the death of Jacob Metz, well known
to many Of our readers. 7ielsl fai
1t seems that Metz had been intimate
with q young lady by the name of Cor
man, for some years, and that man by
the name of Rockwell, better known as
"Cheap John." having formed her ac-
quaintance, bad feelings bad been en-
gendered Metz had been over to New
MartiDsville last Monday, and ON his re
turn home met the young lady in Mid
dlebourne and in the evening accompa-
MED her to her fathers house, some dis
tance from the town Later in the even
ing Rockwell came to the house and the
men soon began quarrelinq, aud about
ten O'Clock. P M hogan 4 ghting in the
yard. Metz, according to the story oi
the girl, who was the only witness of the
affair, had Rockwell down and was poun
ding him with his fists, when Rockwell
managed to get his revolver from bis
pocket and fired, inficting wound iron
which Metz died yesterday morning.
Rockwell had not been arrested wher
our informant left Middlebourae.- -Nsu
MartiasUille Messenger
We learn from Col. D D johnson
that Rockwell was to have had his pre-
liminary trial last Saturday, but he pro
cured the postponement until Monda,
and again until yesterday, under thu
plea of being too unwell u attend TIT
Messenger is mistaken in referring 4
the woman as q "young lady," as she i
a public character and well known a
such. He further ssys the public i'm
preston Is that the murder was q mos
deliberate and foul one Register.
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WILLIAMs HOLLIsTER

Infants skull caps are again in FASH
ion for the child to wear in the house.
Man glories in his strength; woman
glories in her hair; butter glorles in
them both. .lsssr aF
PANAMA, October 10 "A serious rev.
olution has broken out in Guatemala.
A division of the Pacificators has ar
rived at LIE Paz. Bolivia, from Santa
Cruz, after shooting all the ringleaders
of the last revolution. tsl7g
The United States District Court at
Clarksburg found over one hundred in
dictments for frauds on the revenue,
violations of the postoffice laws and tor
couuterteiting. ~ a.
The rumor prevails. and is generally
credited, that Wayne MacVeagh, OF
Pennsylvania, will succeed Pleriepont
Jas Minister to England
Russian bulletins from Plevna say
siege operations are progressing, The
fire is concentrated upon one point, and
appears to have considerable effect.
Congress will be memoralized for a
small appropriation for the encourage
ment of riff. practice by the regular ar.
my and militia of the several States.
avoid that which you blame Others
for doing,' says one of our wise men
Well, things have come to a pretty pass
if man can't kiss his own wife.
Wisconsin, too, has proposed Con
stitutional amendment to he voted upon
in November 1t increases the number
of Supreme Court Justices Of the State
to five, there now being three ~
Mr.. Edward A Sturgis. of Worcester
county, Maryland, has made q fortune
of 100000 at Waco, Texas, in mer.
camille pur< uits, and has done it since
1864, at which time he was almost pen.
niless.
A Columbia Is, CO dispatch states
that State Senator Nash has resigned
and made confession to the Investiga
ting COMMITTEES, duplicating others ir
the Legislative frauds, and has made
restitution
The people OF Liege, Belgium, hav'
protected cat race. The cats are t,
Lbe taken to square in the city on {
certain night, and released at twelv,
o'clock The distance from the squar
to the houses of the several owners O
contesting cats will be measured, ant
the cat making the greatest speed to hi
own back yard will take the prize,
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THE EASTERN WAR,
Muhktar Pasha's Disastrous
Defeat.

LONDON. October ia ccordng tc
Russian official bulletins Muhktar Pashs
was seriously defeated on Monday and
the Turkish armv utterly destroy ed
On sunday Russian division turned
Muhktar's right, and Monday morning
General Heymann with 10000 infantry
carried OIyatepe, the key Of the Turkish
position, by assault, cutting the Turkish
army in two. The centre and left wing
under Muhktar himself, retreated upon
Kars, pursued by General Heymann and
passed In the flank Ivy General Lszeroff,
but they succeeded in gaining the cover
OF the torlifications after fearful rout,
during which The Turks lost greai
number in killed and wounded Several
Thousand prisoners and four guns were
captured. Three divisions, constituting
the Turkish right, had in the meantime
been surrounded and attacked and driv
en- from their fortified camp with great
loss Finally at 8 o'clock Monday night
the remnant of this portion OF Mahktar,s
army surrendered with thirty two guns
and great quantity of material Among
the persons captured are seven Pashas
Muhktar Pasha is in Kars The Rus
sian losses are stated to be relatively
slight. ,s,5.
New YORK. October ia St Pc,
tersburg dispatch says there have been
serious riots at Sarotow, Polish Russia
About l50 people we're killed and woun-
|ded. .-s...I ~, ...g T.. s.,
BUCHAREST. October 1.-THE BON.
bardment of Pievna has been recon.
menced along The whole line, AMI decis.
i've action is imminent Russian .advi
ces report that large numbers of Turks
are deserting Plevna 1t is stated thai
Osman Pasha's communications with
Sofa have been cut Suleiman Pashs
is concentrating all his forces at Kan
kali r s..
A telegram from Constantinople says
that Suleiman Pasha made a recounois-
sance in, person as far as Tirstinik A
hattie with the Czarewitch is momenta.
rily expected The snow in Shipka pass
Is one metre deep anu operations there
are impossible IN
LONDON, October l7.-An official dis
patch from Muhktar Pasha, dated Kars,
Monday 18th. says: Our centre, after
being exposed four hours to an over
whelming cannonade and incessant as
sauits, was compelled to retreat, leaving
Awliss Hill in the hands of the enemy
The Russians then occupied all the STRAIT
egical points in the direction. of Kars,
where we withdrew with one division to
prepare our revenge Another division,
Including the corps commanded by Ra-
child Omar, Kszum, Monsa, and Chef
vet Pashas CONTINUES to bold it's posi-
ton on Kara Dagh. Muhktar Pasha
SAWS his loss is only 500, which is obvi-
,ously untrue He claims that regi,
ment and half of Russian cavalry and
four baltalions of infantry were totally
destroyed Muhktas Pasha attributes
his defeat to the enemy's reinforcements
and the fact that they were able to place
200 guns served by skilled artillerists.
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Probate Notice.


A CCOUNTS and vouchers have been flied In
N the Probate Court of Monroe County
Ohio, for settlement, by the following Ad
ministrators, EXECUTORS and Guardians:
First partial aeoeu5t Of Samuel Judge Guar
dian Of James f.. Hxokett, ..v, ~
Third partial account Of Jonathan Conner
Guardian Of Corwin &. Ferguson.
First partial account Of Jonathan Conner
admir- of Matthew Scott. A -tlt
Fifth partial account Of Leonard Jackson
: Guardian of John T. Craig. cls ssa
First and final account Of Thomas Wilson
Guardian of John B. Ksan. ga. sti
First and final account Of John < Collins
Adm'r of Theodore LIE Baron, f.-s9
Second partial account OF Daniel Brook
Guardian OF Bmmaretta J. Gourlsy.
Second partial account Of Jasob Afoltsl
Adm'r Of Mary Affolter. ~ !s =
Sixth partial account Of VIM. Beardmort
Guardian of Isaac T. Bssrdmors.
First ascoun. Of Isaac Hsailsy Adm'r Of
Jeremiah Pittmsn. a' 3 q
ANY person interested may Ole writer
exceptions to said accounts, or any item there
Of on or before the 26th day of Novsmbe
next, When the same will be finally heard aut
continued from day to day until disposed of
JAS R MORRIS,
octt23.'77w3. Probate Judge " C, O,
H 4 8
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Presidents Message.

The subjoined summary Of the Mes
sage sent by President HAYES to the ses.
sion OF Congress which he called, is as
much of the document as most readers
will care for. This summary is taken
from the Wheeling Rtsiste. of tho 17th
inst
The special message sent In to Con
gress by Mr.. Hayes, yesterday, is short
and devoted t" stating the objects Of the
called session. 1t begins by referring
10 the failure of the late Congress to
pass the army appropriation bill, and
states that the army is branch of the
Government authorized by existing
statutes, and the obligation to maintain
it is in full force, and that in the absence
OF a specific appropriation the govern
ment was unauthorized to make the ne
cessary expenditures The absence of
this authority is regarded as lt grounds
for the convenine of Congress in extra
session. The message asks that the ap
propristions be made up on the basis of
an army OF twenty-five thousand, and
that all questions of increase or modi-
ication OF the personelle or administra,
ton ia either branch of military service
he suspended until some future time
The message then states that the amount
necessary for the War Department for
this purpose, according the estimates,
is 50. 243,674. The message then pro-
ceeds to designate the reasons for the
various estimates which accompany it
These are the library of Congress, for
binding newspaper files, DC, S22, 800 j;
for adjudicating caaesshuder the Court
of Claims, 81 .2o6, 453; for divers mis-
Fet tilsneeas deficiencies iR.the- Treasury
Department, S273,S9l; for printing
stamps in the Postoffice Department,
S100 000;l for the deficiency of navy
pay, 81 ,003 S6l;; for contingent expen
aes OF the United States Courts, s262,-
635 Etaa9j tsS ~
The message then refers to the great
benefits TO accrue to the Industrial and
manufacturing interests oftlie United
States by representation OF this Gov
fernment OF American industries at the
Exposition at Paris to be opened in
May 1873 1t alludes to the receipt of
Communication from our diplomatic
Representatives at the various courts of
Europe, which have expressed a deter
minatiof to participate 1t recommends
that plan somewhat similar to that es-
tablished by Congress st Vienna in 1873
be adopted. 1t refers to the amount of
100000 as the sum appropriated for
that occasion.
Tie message closes BY alluding to the
invitation sent to this Government to
appoint representatives to the Interna-
tional Prison Congress to he held next
year at Stockholm, and states that these
measures, in the interest Of the proven
ton of crime. are regarded as highly
satisfactory In the past, and recommends
that suitable appropriation, may he
made, that the invitation may be ac-
cepted, and representatives Of the Uni
ted States be present at their delibera
tions. -
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LEGAL NOTICE.

JRANKLfN HARTER and Riohard Hartsr,
IL whose places Of residence are unkn
will take notice that Louisa Harter. by Chris.
tian Cehrs her Guardian. did. on the i7th
day of October. A. D. 1877. file her petition
in the court of common pleas OF oDros
county, Ohio, against the said Y rankin Har-
ter, Richard Hsrter, and others, defendants,
In which petition she asks partition Of the
following described real estate tuate in the
county Of Monroe Ohio to wit: Lot mum Der
forty.four' in secti N twenty-four township
one range three, containing ffty y-eight acres;
and for equitable relief, and the said Frank
lin Harter and Richard Hartsr are notified
that they are required to appear and ans-er
said petition on or before the third Saturday
after the 4ihday Of December, A. D. 1877. /
Dated October %, 1877. a39 fts aei
3a sg ,taf PEARSON & D0HRRTY, y
oot93. .'77w6. Ats'ys for Petitioner
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1ESince the Ohio election 1t seems TO
b conceded BY knowing ones OF all par.
Mes that Pennsylvania and New York will
viys heavy Democratic msiorities. We
suppose Il has been ascertained that a
great many Republican voters will stay
81 home, ~ sfg IS 1s
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HwMr. PRIoE. one OF the editors Of
rthe Barnesyille Eatsrprise, has retired
from that paper, leaving Mr.. McCLEL
LAID sole editor. Mr.. PRIcE was very
superior editor, and Mr.. MoCLELLAHD is
very superior editor, bat for them to
come cut before the public, fall upon each
others necks, and weep TO the extent of
half . column each, is in very question:
BILE taste. There is atransparent affecta-
tiopoi affection. and the tear-drops smell
Of oniuns. g.
- We have had some sharp skirmishee
with the retiring and pntiring editors,
yet We cordially wish them both success