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HAs q rule the imitators Of dime
novel heroes seldom get nearer the prairi
es than Blackwell's Island, butin Texas
recently youthful hero has turned ur
whose adventures far eclipse the ordinary
ten.cent romance. His name is Lehman
Bcokmeyer. His parents, eight years
ago, lived on the banks OF clear bah.
bling brook, in a secluded valley. Oae
moonlight night the Apaches swooped
down upon their hut. Little Lehman,
aged eleven years, was carried of, while
his mother escaped alive For years she
mourred her child as dead. Gen. Mcken
zie's troops recently captured number
of Comanche braves. Among them was
Lehman Brookmeyer, known as "Red
Dog" an Indian in all but blood, and the
husband of chieftain's pretty daughter
Lshm an had been sold by the Apaches to
the Comanches, aud had become wsr
'rior in the tribe. He had even forgotten
German, the language Of his childhood
and when recaptured spoke only Conan.
che and broken English. He received
his mothers caresses with Indian stole.
ism, and unlike too many frontiersmen
who have dwelt among the red men, he
insisted upon remaining true to his Com
anche wife, "Drooping Cypress" and
bringing her and their two papooses to
live with him in ciVilization.-N YSun
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-04

EFThere is almost certainty that
the European Congress will revise the
'reay b,tween Russia and Turkey, bnt
it is too soon to taunt Russia with show.
ing lack of courage in agreeing to sub.
nit the treaty to the Powers.
In the Congress the money and re-
sources in which England is superio,
will avail nothing, while diplomatic skill
and cunning in which Russia is, to say
he least. not inferior, will he everything.
Resides 1t is not at all certain that the
Willy IGNArIEFF has not already q hint
from BI.MARcK as to the result of the
Congress.
Whether Russia is humiliatcd or not
IS yet to be. shown.
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YEGETINE

FOR cancers ana C8DCeFOIs A1u>
mOrs.
The Doctors Certif1cate..Read 1t.
ASHLEY, WASHINGTON Co., ILL.,, Jan. l 4, rs.
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no medicine that does not act directly upon
It, to purify and renovate has any just claim
upon pubic attention.
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APRIEsT TO HANG.
Sentence Affirmed in the Case of
Blasius PiStOrius.

Sentence Affirmed in the Case of
Blasius PiStOrius.
HARRIsBURa, PENN. May 27.-The
Supreme Court to. day affirmed the judg
ment of the Philadelphia Court in the case
of Blasius Pistorius, the Catholic priest
under sen tence of death for the murder of
Isaac Jacquette, in Montgo merry County.
Application had been made for the arres,
ofjudgment oni the ground that the trial
was improper because the prisoner was not
arraigned and the question.of insanity had
stirl been pending; but the Supreme
Court decided all the points against the
culprit.
The murder was, committed on July
"a 1875. Jscquette occupied farm
in Morristown, and John Pistorius, broth.
er of Blasius, occupied one across creek
Jacquette's COWS trespassed on John Pts
torius' farm, and the latter's brother
threatened to shoot them. A boy in
charge of the cattle informed the owner
of the threat and Jacquette came to his
residence Pistorius and Jacquette soon
became involved in quarrel, aud the
priest fred at his adversary, inflicting .
wound which proved fatal next day.
Pistorius was convicted in Mont
gomery and sentenced to be hung, bu
the Supreme Court reversed the judg
ment. A change ofvenue was then hae
to Philadelphia, and the prisoner w
the second time convicted, and the judg
ment of death pronounced. While
Judge Mitchell was imposing sentenc'
the prisoner created sensation by call
ing the Judge liar. LstterlY he asket
President Hayes to have him hanged
speedily, the object of which was to pro
duce the impression that he was insane.
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Gen. Trepofl, the head of the Russian
police was 10 Poland thirty years ago,
when the Grand Duke Constantine reciey-
ed from q man in the street box on the
ear. The man fled and could not be found
but the rumor spread rapidly. Trepoff
vent to the palace and proposed to pub
licly announce that he, and not the Grand
Duke, had been struck. The offer was
accepted, and Trepoff was createda lieu
tenant That began his career.
The most venerable couple In Texas,
perhaps in the country,are, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robinson of Mountain City. Heisreputed
to be 103.and she 102 years old and they
we're married in kentucky eighty-two
years ago. Mr.. Robinson says he never
swore but one oath, has never borrowed
but fifty cents, and never gave note.
He and his wife are like children In their
devotion to each other, and after any
separation shed tears on meeting. Recent
ly they we're presented with comfortable
house by generous neighbor.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-04

.EEIn the organization OF State Cor
Tentions in Ohio, it is the custom to ap-
point committee of one from each
congressional district to select one State
State Central Committeeman from each
congressional district.
Wherein is the propriety Of this cir
cuuioeution2 The disttict caucus ap
points the committeeman to select the
committeeman. Why not, instead Of
agreeing 10 appoint A to select B, them
selves select B, and be done with it7
Il seems to us that this complicated
machinery is cumbersome and annecss.
sary. We can conceive Of no valid ex.
euse for its existence or its continuation.
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The great Napoleon set apart "a, 900 q
year for dress. unfortunately he had a
weakness for white kerseymere breeches,
and being often wholly absorbed with
cares of Slate, he would constantly spill
ink or gravy, or coffee upon the garments
which he hastened to change as soon as
he perceived the mishap. E
Secretary Schurz has issued an order
directing that hereafter the lunch half
hour in the Department be dispensed with
and that II clerks eat lunch 10 dc it in the
Department building. The trouble is
that many who went out: returned with
their hides full OF bugjuice. Schui,
wants to reform them.
There is q clock at Worslcy, Lord
Elrsmere's seat in England, which q,
| o'clock always strikes 13 The reason
lie that one day the great English canal
maker OF the last century, the Duke OF
Bridgewater, to whom the estate belong,
ed found a number of mechanics in bis
employ idling about after l. when they
ought to have returned to their work
Inqniring the meaning Of this, he was
told that they had not heard the clock
strike it being much more easy to miss
hearing the single stroke than half doz
en- or so. The next day the clock struck
ID, and has done so ever since.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-04

~ There is usually quite as much in
terest felein the selection of . Chairman
Of the State Central Committee as in the
selection Of some Of the candidates. on
the,Siate ticket. sane iias % 81
'Why,not have the Chairman selected
by the State Conventionp Let each con.
gressional district select its own mem
ber, bot let the Convention select the
Chairman just as. it selects candidate
for Secretary Of State. q
This method would not only be more
democratic than the system now en-
ploysd, but would be much more certain
10 secure for the position the choice oI
the party.
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THE SITUATION.

The threatened trouble between the
Turks and Montepe grins is the result of
the aggressive action of the latter, who
crossed the river Zeta, and occupied the
heights, Commanding Podgoritz. after
the conclusion OF the armistice. The
Turks now demand q withdrawal OF the
Muntenegrlns.
--~ AsECRET UNDERSTANDING. -a s...
In occupying the Danubian water front
abandoned by the Turks Austria only full
filsa secret understanding that she has
had with Russia for several weeks, prepa.
ratory to the occupation of b ,snia. The
movement of the Austrian troops elicits
little comment at ST. Petersburg.
The special correspondent of the HER.
AID at St. Petersburg telegraphs that
Count Schouvaloff is expected to return
to the Russian capital after negotiations
at London are finished. There is no
hope of Prince G Gortschakoff being able
to 60 to Berlin, and General Ignatieff is
again being urged asa substitute.
LONDON, May 30-Itisreported that
fears are entertained at St. Petersburg
of an, outbreak or collision at C)nstanii.
nople. No such apprehensions are felt
here. tits thought that Russia Is mere
| ~ bargaining for the utmost possible con-
cessions before the final agreement is
made. Itis said that England ought to
Fmeetthe overtures OF Russia by therecail
OF Minister Layard, who is not in sympa'
thy with the present attitude of the Rus.
sian and British governments.
A telegram from St Petersburg give
the following as the programme of the
Congress: The Congress will, immedi'
atty on meeting at Berlin, determine the
basis of the treaty of peace, and the regu.
lations concerning its execution. l. vii
Organize several local commissions to de-
fine the boundaries, etc. The commits
sioners are being appointed and instructed
by the conference of ambassadors resi-
dent at Constantinople 1t is expected
that the session OF the congress will b,
short.
The Times Paris correspondent tele
graphs as follows 1.-THE guarded ma
ture of Sir Stafford Nortacote's state
ment made in the House of Commons on
Monday has produced almost consterna
tion here" The correspondent point.
out that the question is, can England b.
content with treaty being placed befor,
the Congress by Germany, as RUSSIA
not placing it herself am ,unts to taci
protest against the principle maintained
by England. It's not thought, however
that the difficulty is insurmountable.
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-Ef4 7zEFSE z q srfsqfsFs .
sHERTFF's SALE. {
Peter Fankhouser st al T.
VS..
The Sardis Manufacturing Company.


DY virtue of certain alias order Of sale Is.
ID sued from the court Of common pleas within
and for the county of Monroe, and State OF
Ohio, in a case pending in said court between
the above named parties. and to me dir ected,
will offer for sale at public anction at the east
door Of the court house in Woodsfeld, on
Saturday, the 18th day Of June, 1873,
between the hours of 10 o'clock q. m. and 4
o'clock p. m. Of said day, the following described
real estate, situate in Monroe county, Ohio, ia
wit:
Lots number eleven, twelve, eighteen, twenty
six. and twenty-five feet off the west side Of
lotnumber seventeen as laid down on the plat
of the town of Sardis.
Said property so ordered to be sold is APP
praised as follows:
Lot number 1S at $9,500
|. do 26 at 900.
25 feet off the west side
of lot No. IL at 100.
Lot number IL at 1S5.
do 12at 125.
And may sell for two-thi.ds of said appraise.
ment. Te ms of sale, five hundred dollars on
day of sale and balance on confirmation.
WIN. READ,
may14, ,TSw5. Sheriff IL. G. o.
HUNTER 8 MALLORY, Att'ys.
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washington Telegram.)

The whole Indian Bureau, backed by
all the rings of jobbers in Indian con-
tracts, agents, and other hangers on, has
opened war on the transfer of the Indians
to the army. They are industriously
waylaying Senators and pleading that
they be not legislated out of their offices
and their jobs. The prospect is that the
Senate will concur in the action OF the
House.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-04

EAlI the papers are saying that .
man. become crazy by studying the cur
rsncy question is running wild in the
woods of Texas.
All the papers are mistaken as TO the
crazy mans whereabouts. He has been
caught, and made Secretary eftbe Treas
ury.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-04

HI It is said, as Il it we're great
merit, that SHERMAN is going so-testifv
before the Louisiana investigating Com
mittee. E.'isas so = 1lt,gl
1t is said that IN some parts Of Ger
many, when, il wants to rain they just let
it rain.ig But they do not claim much
credit for it. esss Healiia
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Preparing for the Tenbroeck-Mc-
Carthy Race.

LOUISVILLE. May 2S The great Cali.
fornia race mare Mollie Mccarthy arrived
in Louisville this m orning from Chicago.
where she has been resting for few days
Mr.. j. W. Conley, of New York, who got
up the match between Mollie Mccarthy
and Tenbroeck reached here yesterday,
He says in regard to the challenge from
Mr.. Jerome to run Barricade against
Mol]ie next October, that Mr.. Winters,
the owner of the horse, will pay no atten-
tion to any challenge until after the race
with Tenbroeck. Should she then be in
proper condition he will offer to run her
against any horse in the world, the dis.
lance to be four miles and repeat. Mr.
Conley also denies the statement that
Budd .Dosbel has control of the mare
On the contrary, Doble was merely EN-
ploy ed to bring her here and place her in
the hands CT the trainer. Mr.. Harper
has decided not to take Tenbroeck to St
Louis. He was advised by the most
prominent turfmen of this and other
States mott do SO.
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~ The Enquirer seems to apprehend
that the Louisiana Investigation may Lift
TILDrx into prominence as candidate
for President In 1880. ssf9s
ARcHmEDEs with his longed-for lever
and fulcrum couldn't move that weight.
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the Union, and, with the accompanying
report, ordered to be printed.
There is pending bill to date all PEN
sions from date of death or discharge,
called the "Arresrages Bill" which will
soon pass.
There is also pending bill for the re.
lief of the Mexican soldiers. This has
been discussed in part. The solid oppo-
si,ion of the Republican party prevents
its present consideration, and may pre-.
vent its passage. But the Pension Gem
mittee will push it, and let the response
bility rest where it belongs-with the Re-
publican party.
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THE 4th session Of this school begins July,
1878. 6rsll9'-.Se
We take pleasure in Offering to the patronia-
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corps Of efficient Instructors, written examins-
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social community, a fifst-class Literary Society
and . thorough course Of Lectures asa .Feas se,
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The Democracy of Pennsylvania.

The Democratic Convention at Pitts.
burgh, on She 23d ult., made its nomina-
iions, after several sessions which were
quite lively. The men who were the
choice Of the Convention are, for Gov
ernor, Andrew H. Dill; for Supreme
Judge, Henry p. Ross; for Lieutenant
Governor, John Fertig, of Titusville ;
and for Secretary OF Internal Affairs, J
Simpson africa, Of Huntington.
The platform which they adopted is an
honest one, and meets the financial ques-
ton squarely and fairly. 1t supports the
investigation into the frauds connected
with the Florida and Louisiana elections
in 1875, bat deprecates any attempt to
oust Hayes as being revolutionary and
against all the teachings of our laws
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fBThe New York Evening Post an.
nounces that the Stewart Hotel for wo.
men will soon be transformed into q
general hoteL and adds, according to re-
port, the news that the hotel was to be
opened the Grst of Jane, and bar for
the sale Of liquors was already in pro.
cess Of constructions. 1t is said that
eighty is the largest number of women
who at any time availed themselves Of
the hotel, and that the number has dwin.
died until now there are only fifteen
boarders. An attache of the. establish
ment says that every day that passes
takes at least $500 out Of the Stewart
estate for the expenses of this concern
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OVER THE OCEAN.
European Peace Prospects.

LONDON, May 2S-Affairs at Constan.
tinople begin to look less dangerous
The advance of the Russian cavalry to
Print, which the Turks understood to be
an attempt to seize Pigros, with a view
of commanding the road to Kovak. is
now abandoned by Gen. Todleben. Gen.
Schouvaloff who ordered the occupation
of Pirinj is declared to have exceeded
his authority and committed an indiscre-
ton. The Russians have withdrawn from
Print and Gen. Todlehen is said to be
exceedingly careful to prevent anything
at this moment which would cause suspi.
cion or create irritation. The withdrawal
from Pilinji and the news from European
capitals have so relieved the previous
tension that little fear is now entertained
of the accident of collision. Both the
Russian and Turkish officers are indaig'
| ing in pleasure excursions. The work
of preparing Notifications Is greatltre-
laxed. t,.
TIE CONGRESS.
The invitations to the Congress issued
hy Germany state, in effect, that the
Congress will meet in Berlin to discuss
the treaty Of San S.efano. q
Correspondents at Paris and Vienna
say that the good offices Of Prince Bis
marck have beer largely instrumental in
bringing about the result without humil-
iatlon to Russia OF risk to England. The
Austrian and Hungarian delegations will
meet this evening when Count Andressy
will submit written explanation of the
Governments motives for availing itself
Of the sixty millions credit: 1t is ex
pected he will state that Austria only
prepares to take defensive and prevent
i've measures.
The treaty Of San Ssefano contains
several articles affecting Austrian inter
ests, and these, IL is hoped, Congress
will modify in a manner favorable to
Austria. Nevertheless, it is necessary
that she should prepare for all eveutuali-
ties.
The purport of th. invitation is that
the Congress meet at Berlin to discuss
the treaty OF San Slefano. Germany, by
the fact of issuing the invitations, be.
comes a guarantee that the whole treaty
will be submitted for discussion. II
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Excess OF. Republican loss,


From which it will appear that the
vote In 1876 is fair test OF the respect.
i've strength Of the two parties in the
district, and the district may be regarded
as having less than one thousand Demo
cratic majority upon a full vote, as the
parties stood in 1876 In 1877 the fall
ing of was much greater from the Repub-
licans than from the Democrats Des-
perate efforts will be made BY the Re.
publicans this year to pdll their full
strength, in order, If possible. to secure
majority Of the members Of Congress
Democrats will be equally on the alert
and full vote may be expected. We
are of opinion that the reasons that kept
away over $500 Republicans from the
polls last year, still exist and will have
much the same effect this year.
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THE RESPONSIVE CHORD.
A Well-Remembered Incident OF
the War Between the States.

the War Between the States.
Rev j. William Jones, In an address
before the National Sunday School Con-
vention, Atlanta, Georgia, related the
following incident: "In the early spring
of 1863, when the Confederate and Fed.
eral armies we're confronting each other
on the opposite hills Of Stafford aud
Spottsylvania, two bands chanced one
evening, at the same hour; to begin to
discourse sweet music on either bank OF
the river. A large crowd of the SOL
diers OF both armies gathered to listen
to the music, the friendly pickets not in.
terfering, and soon the bands began to
answer each other. First the band on
the northern bank would play .'Star
Spangled Banner" "Hail Columbia" or
some other national air, and at its con,
clusion the boys in blue would cheer
most Justify. And the band on the
southern hank would respond with
Dixie or Bonnie Blue Flag or some
other Southern melody, and the boys in
gray would attest their appreciation
with an ."old Confederate yell" Blu,
presently one Of the bands struck up
in sweet and plaintive notes which wert
waited across the Rappahannock-were
caught up at once by the other band ant
swelled into q grand anthem which
touched every heart, "Home, Sweet
Home - At the conclusion of this
piece, there went up simultaneou:
shout from hoth sides of the river
cheer followed cheer, and those hill
(which had so recently resourded witt
hostile guns) echoed and re echoed th'
glad acclaim. A chord had been STRUCK
responsive to which the hearts of enc
mies-enemies then, = = coult
beat in unison and on both sides Of tn,
triver
Something down the soldiers cheek
/ Washed of the stains Of powder"
/ -Co1unnbin rs G1 Reo;ster.
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VEGETINE
I Regard II an a Valuable Family
Medicine. r.

49, :. ~ JAN, i 1875.
Nh q. &. STEVENS, .s,, =. 8
DEAR SIR: take pleasure IN saying that !
have used the Vegetine in my family with
good results, and have known Of several
cases of remarkable cure effected by it. I
regard it as valuable family medicine.
Truly yours REV. WIN, MCDONALD.
The Rev. VIM. Mcdonald is well known
through the United States as q minister in
the M. Z. Church, Tsst.
THOUSANDS SPEAK-VEaETINE is acknowl-
edged and recommended by physicians and
apotheoaries to be the best purifier and cleanser
Of the blood yet discovered, and thousands
speak in its praise who have been restored to
health.