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GEN. FITZ JOHN POTTER.
THE REHEARING OFHIs CASE
Testimony of General Longstreet-
He Endorses the Generalship
OfPOrter--The Position
of the Two Armies.

WEST POINT, July 9-General Long
street was witness in the General FiIz
John Porter inquiry to-day. He tessi-
fed that General Jackson's force on the
2S'h of August, was about $4,000 men,
and he was east of Thcroughfare Gap,
and Longstreet was at Thoroughfare
Gap with $4,000 men, divided into divis-
ions of three brigades each There were
two battalions of artillery and several bat
teries, but there was no regular artillery
organization. The troops were in fine
condition. His troops we're marching to
the support of jackson on the afternoon
OF the 2Sth. Three brigades got through
Hopewell Gap that night, and the Fed
eral forces on the east side of the Gap
their position. Witness
troops then took the direct road to
Gainesville and then straight to Jack
sons command, marching three miles an
hour after the artillery firing was heard,
and reaching supporting distance to
Jackson about 8 A. N. General Hoods
troops we're deployed at once. KEN
per's three brigades were thrown in the
direction of the Manassas Gap railroad,
and other troops were in supporting dis
lance. There was no cavalry with Long
street, but all the cavalry of the army
was with Jackson. All the witness
troops were in position by IL o'clock.
The troops under Anderson were along
the Warrenton Pike, 4,000 or 5000
strong, and joined Longstreet's forces af-
ter dark. He knew of no terrific battle ra.
ging that day from daylight till after dark
If there had been, he would have known
it. General Lees plan was for Longstreet
to bring on an engagement and the latter
asked time to make reconnaissance, which
he did and deemed the plan hazardous
from seeing large number Of troops in
front of him, which he afterwards learned
were those of Gems. Porter and McDoN.
ell. Because of the large woods in front
of him he thought his position good one
for defense. In view of the impenetra
Bile woods it would have been very haz
ardous for Gen. Porter to take his COM
mand around the road to Grovetown, and
il he had attempted it his force would
have been broken up. Gen. Porter's
position checked the forces of the wit
ness till it was too late. If Gen. Por
ter had attacked that day, any time after
II o'clock. the forces Of the witness
| would have annihilated him, for the fed
eral lines were then too much extended
and disjoined. The battle on the 30tf
was brought about by an attack on Jack
son. Witness saw heavy masses o.
troops pressing the latter, and instead oi
obeyipg an order from General Lee tc
reinforce Jackso n, witness placed the bat
teries in position, and poured an enfilad
ing FIRE against the troops. They fell
back three times, be finally charged and
dispersed them and followed them til
10P. NJ. If Porter had made an attach
on him on the 30th he could have held
him without hearing from the rest Of th'
army.
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EFThe testimony thus far taken in
FITz JOHN PoRTER's case indicates ths,
he will be honorably acquitted of the
charges made against him by Gen PopE
In Is already established that PoPE was
very wild Of the truth in his testimony
on the former trial.
This whole PORTER affair was concoct.
ed as scape-goat TO bear the sin OF
PorEs incompetency, and as it happened
to aid certain political intrigues of the
time, it was taken bold Of by men who
we're able to secure whatever verdict
they desired.
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County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit Of Democracy
BEALLSVILLE ITEMS.
BrAIIsyrt.LE. q. Julv G. 1879

BEALLsvrLLE, o July 6, 1878.
Our town is improving more this sum-
mer than for some time past Notwith-
standing the warm weather and .'panicy''
times improvements still grow in the
way of building and repairing dwelling
houses, putting in curbing and laying
pavements. We think our town will ex,
Gel any town in the county for pave
ments.
The 4th passed off quietly here until
about 5 o'clock, when we were all seen
looking toward the east at what was call.
ed the Earthquake Company from Pow
hatan," coming into town. This was q
company composed of men and boys
who came in on horseback, with the ex-
ceptior of the "band," which came in in
a two horse wagon, and load in one
horse "barouche" This company was
not from Powhatan, but was composed
of our citizens, who had so completely
disguised themselves that they were not
known by any Of US. We were certainly
amused at the leader of the van, who
who seemed to have large ebay win.
dow in front of him and who seemed
to be enjoying himself by blowing Tor
trying to blow rathar) his own horn =
And then there was the man who seemed
to be playing the ACCORDION, but the man
and music we're both indescribable Sew
eral of the company we would like to
eulogize, but we will have to leave them
by saving, as for surprise and fun il
was the greatest success we have evel
seen in Beallsville. =
The Festival at the NJ. E. Church, or
the evening OF the 4th, was success
All seemed to enjoy themselves superla
lively, and none better than the commit
tee when it was found the net receipts ol
the evening were $50. =.
Our.public schools closed on the 2Stf
of June This seemed to be the most
successful school we have had here fol
years, judging from the regular attend.
ance and the never firing interest kept
up by both teachers and pupils, and sew.
eral of the pupils seem to be anxiously
waiting for the ringing of the bell fol
the opening of the Normal School,
From appearances this school will bt
largely attended. Preparations are being
made in several families for taking board
ers, and it seems that boarding is going
to be very low. Success to the school
We think this will be the school of The
county We understand there will b
several students here from Harrietsville
Noble County. 'st
Farmers in this part Of the county viii
soon be through cutting wheat, and they
say wheat never. was better. Crops o
all kinds are good 10 this part Of tht
county.
J. j. Simeral finished packing tobacco
for FL Miller d Co. on the 28th Of June
Jack Is an old hand at the business, and
he says this is the best crop he evel
packed.
Mrs. Nancy Clifford and her daughtel
Maggie have gone on visit to relative:
in Centerville, Belmont County.
Miss Emma Lynch is the guest Of hel
brother-in-law, Mr.. VIM. Detwiler.
For fear Of tiring your patience ",
will put period after this, and perhaps
write you MORE ANON
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NOTES UPON THE EUROPEAN
WAR.


But for the objections of France, Brit.
ish occupation would have been, not in
Cyprus, bat in one or more towns on the
mainland. I'D
In order thatth demands of the En-.
glish ambassador may receive needful
material support. there will be large
garrison fixed in Cyprus. 81
It is uncertain whether the subject OF
the Anglo Turkish Convention will be
brought before the Congress, but its dis
cussion by the latter is considered i'm
probable.
The material portion Of the work Of
the Congress being concluded, the rea-
ding of the text of the treaty Of peace was
commenced on the 10th inst. A great
portion oft was read and agreed to.
The "Times'" Berlin correspondent
says when the Anglo Turkish Convention
was first announced there, English diplo-
macy enjoyed prestige such as it has not
enjoyed for along time.
The Asiatic frontier as now fixed gives
Russia about half the land lying between
her old frontier and Erzeroum. This is
considerably less than was allotted her
by the San Stefano treaty.
Some critics say France ought to be
satisfied, as tits now shown that England
had no designs on Egypt, while others de-
clared that England virtually has. posses
sion OF Egyptin securing Cyprus.
The Vienna "Prees' says: We can
not but hail with sincere satisfaction this
victory won without bloodshed by En-
glish policy over the Eastern question
for the existence of Turkey, so frail when
she herself is her cole support, but under
the energetic protection Of England she
will be able to be maintained for years.
The system upon which Asia Minor is
to be administered will be generally based
on the Indian practice of residents or
agents. These representatives ofthe Eu.
glish. Government will be placed in mos
OF pashliks for the purpose watching and
reporting on local administration, bu,
will have no administrative powers.
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Russia.

LONDON. July 8.-A Berlin correspon
dent telegraphs that he learns from trust
worthy sources that in st. Petersburg,
and still more in Moscow, great indigna
ton is felt at the results of the Congress.
Russian diplomatists in general, and the
Plenipotentiaries at Berlin in particular
are spoken of in contempt. They do
nothing, people say, but make conces-
sions, and are ready to accept any hu.
initiation to gain the appreciation of Eu
rope. 5.s Hs 5a
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EwA terrible tragedy was enacted the
9th inst, at SteubenvilIe. John Stewart,
plasterer, entered the grocery and liq-
uor store of John McCann and demanded
liquor, on being refused he became very
demonstrative. McCann struck Stewart
with q tumbler, knocking him out of the
door. Stewart went home. procured a
musket loaded with buck shot and slugs,
and returned. He found McCann and his
little boy standing in the street. He rest
ed the gun against tree, took deliberate
aim and fired. Twelve or fifteen shot and
slugs penetrated McCann's heart, Kill
ling him instantly. McCann's little boy
received tour or Eve shot in the back aud
died the same evening. John Jones, q
passer.by, was also shot through the left
arm, but was not seriously injured. Stew.
art is in jail.
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cFThe Republicans are jubilant.
They have discovered a Democrat in
Stark county who is defaulting treasur.
er Well, as we have had several Re-
publicans lately, it is about time that q
Democrat would do something wicked to
infuse little life in to the RAIDS. Poor
Fessler, he was only patterning after the
Babcocks, Boss Shepherd and the thou
sand other thieves that have flourished
and fattened in the last decade.
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What tho jerks Proved.
charleston Journal of Commeroe)

4Hs.- kOuoricstoa Ooutuoi VI SVniIutrcesl
l. Mrs. jerks proves that Weber was
acting with Anderson in this business,
and demanding written guarantee, just
as Anderson testified.
2. That Anderson did not forge the
Sherman letter, but received and used it
in entire good faith.
8, That Anderson and Weber did
write letter to John Sherman, in which
they referred to the famous restaurant
interview in which Mr.. Sherman had
made them verbal guarantee.
That Anderson would have referred to
such assurances by Sherman in letter
the day after unless they had been given,
is really incredible. Thus, one by one,
the links of Randalrs original testimo,
ny are forged and rivited, not only by
witnesses hostile to Sherman, but even
by his own friends and partisans.
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Human Bones Found at st. Clairs.
JG vile.

ST, CLAIRsvILLE, July 9.-The work,
men engaged in making an excavation
preparatory to the erection of ex-Mayor
Riley's house, resuri ected skeleton in.
cased in box that was very much de.
cayed, and had evidently been buried a
great many years. The house that had
been standing on the spot where the re-
mains were found had been probably
erected fifty years, and there was ru.
NOR which our older citizens recall Of o
mysterious disappearance there many
years ago, but they can remember hone
of the particulars except faint recollec-
ton that there was man who was not
heard OF again after q fight that occurred
there. The present developments tend
to justify the suspicious entertained long
aOO ~ 7
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He Twisted Its Tail.
washington Post.)

Garfield twisted the eagles ia on the
Fourth until that proud bird Of the noun
tains screamed with no common vocaliza-
ton. In mapping out the future OF the
great Republic the orator said it would
"slope forward into grandeur, Under
Radical rule the country has been "slop-
ing forward" for some time. The de-
scending grade is favorable to speed, but
safety and "grandeur" are not the con
ditions of the present situation. "a f.
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s. ~SAM CARY, who is the captain OF
the hosts Of Greenbackers, says that his
party Is growing with wonderful rapidity
that it will hold the balance of power
In the next Congress, and has a fair show
to elect the next President CARY's rep
ntation as stumper is greater than bis
reputation as prophet.
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j. B. KEENEY

1~PoLK county, Iowa, presents the
most remarkable platform Of the season,
as testifes the specimen plank: with
full confidence in integrity,expressed con-
victions and soldier life of Hon. Ruther-
ford B. Hayes, the great Republican
party of Lincoln and Grant conferred up.
on him its highest honor, yet within one
short m ,on afler assuming official sta
ton, he was found to be training in the
rank of the enemy, and now marches step
by step with the advancing column OF our
Confederate foes. R.turn, oh! wanderer,
return" f5e
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Reasso,n,s WHY.

s. The reasons why DR.. Prices Fla
voring Extracts, Lemon, Vanilla, etc.
are superior to all others is because they
are prepared from choice selected fruits
and aromatics without coloring or poi
sonous oils, all the favoring principles
are retained unchanged by chemical ac.
ton, highly concentrated, requiring less
tn flavor. f-s-
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GERMANY.
Hoedel Sentenced To Death

BERLIN, July 10.-Hoedel was arraign'
ed today on the charge OF attempting the
life of the Emperor. He pleaded no,
guilty, maintaining thathe only attempted
to commit suicide. Thirty witnesses
however, testified that he aimed at the
Emperor. He was sentenced to death.
Hoedel was sentenced to be beheaded
His demeanor was insolent and defiant
He continued to smile even after sentences
had been pronounced. Numerous wit
nesses swore to his Socialistlc principles
and threats against the Emperor Will
liam.
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v EG IL II in e
FOR DR0PSY.
1 Never Shall Forget the First
Desc.

D0Ses
PRovIDRNcH.
Me-. II: R. STEVENS:
DEAR SIR: have been q great sufferer
from dropsy. I was confined to my house
more than year. Six months of the time
was entirely helpless. was obliged to
have two men help me in and out of bed.
was swollen l9 inches larger than my natu
raj size around my waist. suffered all q
man could and live. tried oil remedies
for Dropsy. I had three different doctors.
My friends all expected would die; many
nights Twas expected to die before morning.
At last Vegetine was sent me by FREUD. l
never shall forget the first dose. could
realize its good effects from day to day. was
getting better. After Ihad taken SEINE 5 or
s bottles could sleep quite well nights
began to gain now quite fast. After taking
some 10 bottles I could walk from one part
of my room to the other. Ny appetite was
good; the dropsy had. at this time disappear.
ed. kept taking the vegetine until rs
gained my usual health. I heard Of great
many cures by using Vegetine after got
out and was able to attend TO my work. I
am carpenter and builder. / will also say
it has cured an aunt of my wifs's Of Neural.
gia,who had suffered for more than 20 years.
She says she has not lad any neuralgia for
eight months. have given it to one ofmy
children for Canker Humor. have ne
doubt in my mind 1t will cure any humor;
1t is great cleanser of the blood; II is safe
to give q child. I will recommend 1t to the
world. My father is 30 years old, and he
says there is nothing like 1t to give strength
and life to an aged person. / cannot be toe
than tful for the, use of 1t. ! am, very grate-
fully yours, JOHN s. N0TTAdE.
ALI DISEASES Or THE BLooD.-H vEasrns
will relieve pain; cleanse. purify. and cure
such diseases. restoring the patient to per.
fect health after trying different physicians
many remedies, and suffering for years, is Il
not conclusive proof, II you are sufferer
you can be cureds Why is this medicine
performing such great cures? It works In
the blood, in, the circulating fluid. It. car
truly be called the Great Blood Purifier. The
great source Of disease originates in thl
blood; and no medicine that does not act d.
rectly upon it, to purify and renovate, ha
any just claim upon public attention,
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VEGETINE
lowe My Health TO Your Valuable

=
NEWPORT, KY, April 20. 1877.
MR. q. z. STEVENS, ds,.55 9eda
DEAR SIR: Having suffered from q breaking
out of Cankerous Sores for more than i've
years, caused by an accident ef fractured
bone, which fracture ran into running sore,
and having used everything could think Of
and nothina helped me, until had taken
six bottles Of your valuable medicine which
Mr.. Miller the apotheoary recommended very
highly. The sixth bottle cured me, and all
can say ia, that | owe my health to your
valuable Vegetine. Your most obedient ser.
want, ALBERT Won R0KDBR.A
1T Ii unnecessary for me to enumerate the
diseases for which the VEeErINs should be
used. know Of no disease which will no,
admit Of Its use, with good results. Almost
innumerable complaints are caused by poi
sonous seorstfons in the blood, which can be
entirely expelled from the system by the use
Of the VEesrINE. When the blood is per-
feOtly cleanssd, the disease rapidly yields;
all pains cease; healthy action is promptly
restored, and the patient is cured. vrr
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Wicked for Clergymen.

~ believe it to be all wrong and even
wicked for clergymen or other public
men to be led into giving testimonials
to quack doctors or vile stuffs called
medicines, but when really meritorious
article is made up of common valuable
remedies known to all, and that all ply
sicians use and trust in daily, we should
freely commend it. I therefore cheer
fully and heartily commend Hop Bitters
for the good they have done me and my
friends, firmly believing they have no
equal for family use. / will not be with.
oat them" Rev. -,
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They Don't Defend Him.
Harrisburg Patriot.l

ltis noteworthy, fact and one of con-
siderable significance, that while all the
Republican newspapers rail at the Potter
investigation as failure, farce, burlesque,
and so on, not one Of them ever under
takes to defend John Sherman against the
charge of trandulently conniving to put
Hayes into Office. s..4.Fq,
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~Every witness. without exception
we believe, thus far before the POTTER
Committee has been Republican. The
testimony, therefore, whatever it may be
worth is at all events Republican tes:i-
mony.
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A wine merchant in Mayence, Ger
many, went down into The cellar, knocked
out the bungs Of sixteen casks, cut his
throat, and died in deluge Of wine, thus
causing his uihsppy partner double be-
reavement.
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1t Has.

IC Has,
To the Editor of the Enquirer.
Has the law passed granting disabled
soldiers back pension from date of dis.
charger Please answer in next issue and
.oblige SOLDIER.
TYes; and it will be promulgated off.
cially soon but has not been yet.-ED
Exc.
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wSAM CARY says that the Greenback
party draws about equally from the two
established parties, In nearly every local
ity drawing chiefly from the party in the
msjority.
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wThere are no longer any serious
differences OF opinion among Ohio Dem
ocrats ON the currency question. The
party is more compact and harmonious
than it has been at any other time in q
dozen years.
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RE- According to the unanimous tes.
timony of Republican papers the elec-
tion in Louisiana was placed by Repub
lican authorities in the hands of set OF
nnprincipled knayes and liars.
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EFEngland carries off the lions
shar6of the Turkish spoils.
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EySuppose resumption were now a
fixed fact, how many men in Monroe
County would be happier for it3 @
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SUrRo, .NEv July 8.-The connection
between the Sutro tunnel and Comstock
lode was made last night. The air sweeps
through in powerful current, quite hot
now, but will soon cool off This is a
most important event to the mining in
terests and will give new lease of life
to the Comstock lode and mines, the pro-
duct of hundreds of millions of dollars
In bullion from the low grade ores, now
valueless on account of the expensive
mode of mining.
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The restorationof harmony among
the Democracy of Ohio is regarded
everywhere as placing THURMAN. in the
forefront as q candidate for the Presi.
dency.
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re- Gentlemen who attend Congress
sional Conventions this Summer should
be prepared for hot weather. About the
fiyeliest thing in the country nowadays
Is q Democratic Convention.
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GRANTS friends arerunning him
too much as DoBLEdid Molly Mccarthy.
His wind will all be pumped out before
he reaches the home stretch.
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A Nebraska man asks people to be-
lieve that his dog deliberately walked in
front of railroad train, laid it's head on
the rail, and was killed, because of sor-
row for the death of child for whom it
had shown a strong attachment.
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w SHERMAN was off to New York
again last week getting bis instructions
from Wall street about how to manage
the finances In the interests of the people
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HThe "jogerfy" class will please
supply themselves with new and revised
maps Of Europe and Asia
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r England gets the Island of Cy.
prus for guaranteeing the integrity Of
what is left Of Asiatic Turkey; which
will be protection to Turkey just SC
long as it costs England nothing.
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Tobacco,

To the Editor of the Enquirer: l
Will you please state in your paper
what disposition was made of the bill in
Congress relative to the tariff on tobacco ?
Is the tariff to still continued D.
GNo disposi:ion.-ED. Enc.
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w BEAcoNsFrELD has leaped into a
nigh position as diplomatist by gaining
with the pen all the fruits Of conquest
by the sword.