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GRAYsvILLE, +OHIo, Fe

= EVANSVILLE, |OHio, Ecu ~,
Ed SPIRIT: We take up our pen 10
jot down few items from this place
There was quite q sensation on Main
street last Monday night caused by the
bursting Of lamp at the residence Of
Mr. w H Booth Mrs Booth, in at
tempting to extinguish the flames, got
her clothing badly burnt, but received
no injury.
Two gentlemen from Barnesville made
US flying visit on Wednesday last, and
startled the citizens OF our village by
the wrongful arrest of Mr. A Harman.
charging him with stealing goods from
the Barnesville Depot. One would have
thought from the authoritative AIR as
sumei by the gentleman, who wore the
STAR. that there had been some strocious
crime committed by Mr. H. But the
facts Of the case are as follows: ,,
Mr. HARMON is q worthy citizen OF this
vicinity and was employed by the mer-
chants of this place (ddring the close of
the river to bring goods from Barnes
vi, e, and through mistake a barrel of
seed peas was put on Harman's sled and
brought to GravsviIle The mistake
was soon discovered by Hartman and he
sent the goods back. Shipley having a
lispatch for DR.. Parry, of this place,
comes to the conclusion that he can kill
three birds with one stone. namely: De-
liver bis MESSAGE TO Parry, have a DRUNK
and SCARE some money out of Harn1an
But alas! The thing reacts, and. the gen
tlemsn goes from the Dark Hills with a
PET ISLANDER CASE, worth five Thousand.
dollars How is this for one of the
"high.tonedo from the Queen Of the
hiIlsa We think down here that II is the
quintessence OF scampism, and We will
be very apt to take in the next "fop." so
Ship had better lcok "leeile out"
when he comes down next time
Our schools are in full blast, and the
teachers are giving satisfaction The
scholars are improving fast in learning
The Greenback party is making rapid
strides in this community They call
their plea, purity. emerging from corrup-
ton. We think they have not named'it
wrongly
Mr.. Archv Watson was in town the
other day visiting his friends; he Is now
located at Bloomfield, and is doing fair
business as q merchant. Archy looks
well: we hope he Is ereenbackers
The meeting. held by the greenback
men at Hartshorn's school house was q
success. II were added to the list, and
the prospects, are good for many more
The speakers Of the occasion were j W.
Watson and Bsker, from this place =
They show up the PRINCIPLES of the plea
with masterly hand We had the pleas
ure of hearing Mr. Baker speak upon
the platform Of the party to night, Thurs
day, and can say without ostentation
that be is noble speaker The party
seems to be in earnest, is laboring for
political reform. Lett come More in
the future AMACUs
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sHERIFFs SALE.
VIM. D. I swsry
Jas. h. Mckee.

ny virtue Of . certain order Of sale issued
ont Of the court Of common pleas
within and for the county Of Monroe and
State Of Ohio, in case pending In said
court between the above named parties, and
to me directed, Will Offer for sale n
public auction at the east door Of the court
house in Woods6eld, on
Saturday, the 10th day OF March. 1879,
between the hours OF 10 o'clock .. m. and 4
O'Clock p. m, of said day, the following de
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county
Ohio, to.wt:
Lot number twenty-five in the town o.
Calais.
Said property SO ordered to be sold is ap
praised Al $500, and may sell for two.thirdt
Of said appraissmsnt. Terms Of sale, ons
third on day Of sale and balance before CON
frmation.
WILLIANRRAD,
fsblI.'79ws. Sheriff n. c. o.
oKkE 4 0KEY, Att'ys.
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: sHERIFFs SALE. y
Nelson Hoess
George Keller e. a.

DY virtue Of certain order Of ss1s 10.
Dsued from the court Of common pleas witha.
and for the county Of Monroe, and -Stxxs-sf
Ohio, in scsss pending in said court betwssr
the above named parties. and TO me directed,
will OFFER for. sals'at public auction at tho
east door Of the court house in Woods6sld.sn
Saturday, the 18th day Of 4NareA, 1878,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock 3. m. and ,
'o'clock p. NJ, Of said day, the following d.
soribed real estate situate in Monroe countys
Ohio, to wit: ssf,.a s.fss.
The west half of the northeast quarter
and the northeast corner Of the southeast
quarter Of the northwest quarter Of ssotios
twenty seven. township four Of range sin,
containing eighty foar acres more on lsss,
situate in Bethel township. ,aC
Said property SO ordered 10 BE- sold n ~
praised as follows: The 6rst described tsAbt
~ 81 4eO; the second described tract 1t es0
and the whole Of said prsmises, being eighty
four acres, at Sl,46S, and may sell for TIVE
thirds Of said appraissment. Terms sf sale,
- - wM. RRsp,
febll. .'7sws. sheriff n. c. ..
0xnr & 0xE1, Attys. f,s ,sss zslz
tfiitf1s-2i Il ftttrigrt ~ = I.
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sHERIFF's SALE. !
Mary Ann Frynan Z lae
Catharine Powell OF al. :

OF virtue II esFsain srdsr u saisin psr-
tition issued from ths court Of common
plsas, within and fos the oennsy OF Msnrso
and State OF Ohio, In ease pending In said
court between the above named parties. end,
to me directed, will offer for salsat publis
auction at the east door Of ths ssart hsuss
in Woodsheld, on IS .aa. IS s.,ss,
Sahrday,tAs 8th day Of March, 1879
between the honrs Of 10 o'clock 1. n. ana {
O'clock p. m, Of said day, the fsllowing 4.
scribed real estate situate In Monroe county.
Ohio. to wit: .e''z
The southeast quarter Of section twsnty.lys.
township 1--WE Of range six, except 6ftesA scrss
sold of Of said quarter section BY said fJoAa
Powell, deceased. to Smiley Pryor, By dssa
dated Junesl3. 1854; and also except forty-six'
acres sold off of said tract by said John Powau
to James Worley. by deed dated June Is, 1854,
containing ninety-nine acrea
Also, the southeast quarter Of the northeast
quarter of section twenty-five. townsAip Ave e
range six, containing forty acres,
Also. the following trsos being part-of ths
southwest quarter Of the nertheuss qnartsr Of
section twenty-five, township Ave Of ranysaix.
beginning fof the same at the northeast corner
of the southwest quarter of the northeast quar-
ter Of said section twenty-five, running thence
vest seventeen and seventy-eight sne huz
dredth rods to . Stones thence sonth aighty
rods to stake; thence east seventeen and sey.
enty-eight one hundredth rods; thence AofsA
eighty rods to the place of beginning. contain
ing nine acres. Que hundred. and forty'sisM
acres in all. - 10
Subject to OatbarinS Po~slla dover ia,sAs
following part thereof, 10 wit The ssat part e
fhA ooufh holf nf s..< - A..
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Marietta, Ohio.

MARIETTA, February 26.-At q Sing
in Grand View Townships
this county, Saturday night, Joseph
Jones was stabbed in the back by his
nephew, Nathaniel Jones. The knife
penetrated to the lungs and the wound
bleeding inwardly. The doctors say
Jones will die. Joseph had threatened
tits said, to slap younger brother o.
Nathaniel, which is the alleged cause oi
the stabbing.
{ On Saturday Jesse C. Davis, of Lud
low Township, was killed By log roll
ing over him.
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Reno Exonerated.

WASHINGTON, Feb, 24.-It is under
stood that the Court of Inquiry con
vened at the request Of Majpr Mareus
A. Reno, Of the Seventh cavalry, to in
;quire into the charges that Msj,r Reno
had. at the battle of Little Big Horn (the
Custer massacre ,teen guilty Of cowardice
and remissness in the discharge Of his du-
ty,will report that the inquiry has not de
duced evidence against him which would
warrant q trial by court martisl,
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Feb. 2l,-Jacob G Yoho was appoin
ted Guardian Of the person and estate Of
Louis Hoffman, an imbecile Bond &4.-
100 ats1
Feb "a IT. L. Twinem. Admir- Of the
estate of Thomas C Penn, decd, oh
tanned an order to sell personal property
at private sale ~
Feb Is "A motion to dismiss John
Irwin, Guardian OF James Kaotts, q Ia
natic. was denied John NJ Grier, of
West Va. had been appointed Guardian
OF Knots, who at this time resides in
that State, and, by his attorney. filed said
motion
Feb 26-M Boughner, Guardian OF
e and Samuel Landis, Jr., obtained an
order TO sell real estate.
l. P. Farquhar was appointed Admir-
of Chas Peters, decd; bond $4,000
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Sfill Victorious.

Many years have passed since DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder was first
offered to the public; and its superiority
over all Baking Powders for making
wholesome, light, sweet bread and bis
cults has been established. Still yicto
rious, standing to day in the estimation
of thoussnds as the only safe and relia
BILE powder.
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TERRIBLE RAvAGES OF THE
PLAGUE.
Whole Towns Laid Waste--South
African News--Papal Affairs THE
Ameer Reported Dead--General
Foreign Notes.

Whole Towns Laid Waste--South
African NeWS.-Papal Affairs THE
Ameer Reported Dead--General
Foreign Notes.
New York, February pa letter
from ST. Petersburg says Of the plague
in Russia: 1t has spread in the southern
provinces at rapid rate, thousands up
on thousands have died with it within
the last FIVE days. The victims when Ia
ken with it live only about two hours
and turn black all over as a negro. All
the physicians ordered to take care Of
the sick have died within twenty.four
hours after their arrival. The corpses
are burned and so are the houses in
which the people die Whole towns
have been laid waste the past few DAYS
The government has placed Gordon OF
soldiers around infected provinces SO. the
people cannot get out and spread the
disease Any VINO attempt to- break
through the Gordon are shot dead on the
spot. The people are beginning to feel
uneasy all over the empire The gov
ernment, Of course. don't allow the news
to get out and all reports are suppress
ed, but the worst of all is that nobody
can get out Of the empire The Austrian
and German governments have placed q
double Gordon of soldiers along allafhe
frontiers, thus preventing all persons
from entering their territory from Rus
sia All persons from Russia by rail
road are stopped at the frontier and, de.
tanned twenty days in quarantine, their
baggage and clothing disinfected, aud II
they prove all right, after lapse Of
twenty days they are permitted to cross
the border. During the twenty days OF
quarantine, the people are housed in
large sheds and barns without any ac-
commodations or comforts Of course,
the knowledge of this fact keeps people
from travelling there is no possibility OF
slipping out anywhere. The government
is doing all in its power to prevent the
disease from spreading, but if it is not
stayed soon, victims may fall by the
thousands daily 1t is much worse than
J the yellow fever was in the South last
summer 1t was brought by a Tartar
soldier about month ago, who, on leav.
ing Turkish territory pulled of, from q
dead Turk on battle field, a handsome
silk shawl, which be tied around his body
and on arriving in his native town be
presented the shawl to his sweetheart, 8
girl of nineteen years She tied it around
her body and danced about for JOY in a
room in which were some twenty five
people. In two hours she died, and in
five hours after the introduction of the
shawl into the room the whole party OF
twenty FIVE had died. They all turned
black. In three days the whole town,
containing eleven hundred people, had
died, with the exception of forty. three
persons who had fed in time. From
this town the pestilence commenced
spreading all over the country.
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Maine News.

Hop Bitters, which are advertised in
our columns, are sure cure for ague,
biliousness and kidney complaints
Those who use them. say they cannot be
too highly recommended, Those Of
ficted should give them fair uisl, and
will become thereby enthusiastic in The
praise of their curative qualities. Port
land dd
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The Antl.Chincse Act,

- -
The passage last week OF the anti.Chi-
nese act, which forbids the importation
OF more thsn nfteen Cbinamen In any
one cargo, is ellciting vide and diverse
comment. Public sentiment lis very
clearly opposed to the introduction OF a
large Chinese element into this country
It is alleged. and truthfully, that the
standard Of morals among them is lower
than that among any other class OF our
population-that their open indecensies
are shocking to their neighbors and de
grading to society-and that oil their ear
nings are designed to be carried back 70
their native country.
But while 1t may be desirable to dis
courage, or even prohibit, Chinese immi-
grafton, IT is gravely questioned whether
we are at liberty to employ such means
as the snti Chinese Law.
It must be borne in mind that up to
the time our treaties with that country
we're made It had been. the settled policy
OF China from the earliest ages to strict
Iiy forbid the introduction OF foreigners
or the emigration Of her people. Th'
treaty which abrogated this policy VA
wrung from the hinesegoyernment un
der the threatening musaies OF American
and European cannon In this countr.
1.-The most important OF these treaties wa
hailed with general delight, and in Cali
fornia With perfect raptures, while il
China it was onlysstter much hagglins
and year Of delay that it was ratiiiet
at all. -
That treaty, among other things, re
cognized "the inherent and inalienabl'
right Of man to change his residence ant
bis allegiance" and it stipulated "tha
the people OF either country are at liber
ty to come and go at will, and that kint
treatment OF either IL to be accorded te
them"
II is plain as a pikestsff that this hast,
act Of Congress, is an open and hagran'
violation Of this treaty. It sweeps away
a once all the credit we have for observ
ing obligations with nations not strong
enough to compel their observance. i
makes ridiculous all our lofty pretension'
Of our country being an asylum tor thu
oppressed of all nstions; it puts te
shame our boosted principle Of the equal
ity OF human rigbts-the principle which
is the very foundation Of all republican
government.
But looked at merely as a matter o
expediency it is not quite certain tha
the act is wise. Even II We reject th'
suspicion that this act was prompted BY
partisan desire to catch the votes OF
the Pacific slope. and assume that 1t was
dictated by q belief that it, was fol
the public good, there are considers
tions on the other side. Chinscan bet
ter do without Us than we can do with
out China. And il in retaliation Chins
should exclude all Americans from he1
borders, .tox long wouldit be uutii ther'
would he loud clamor for our ships te
he again ranged in front of her cities to
force our missionaries upon ,her2. 94
China built her great wall to keep out
foreigners two thousand years ago The
nation whose chief pride it is that mer
Of all climes, kindreds and tongues are
welcome to her shores, is the only nation
in the. last quarter Of the nineteenth cen.
fury 20 erect Chinese wall.
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The Cash In the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Feb, 26.-Mr. Sher.
nam says that from the latest returns
received there was in the general assets
ofthe Treasury, Feb. II, cf gold coin
and bullion, 1888, ,377. .27I; of silver coin
and bullion. s35, ,565 ,43S, 40; in all S16S,
942.7O9,49. After deducting the amount
of current liabilities from the amount oil
entire assets the balance available for re-
sumption at the same date was $136, ,467,.
754,67. but no seperate designation oi
particular moneys for this purpose has
been kept, nor has it yet been determi-
ned whether the resumption fund can be
considered as moneys in the Treasury,
not otherwise appropriated.
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kgBLAINE has proclaimed his bid fol
she Presidential nomination: hostility to
free ships to capture New England hos
tility to the Chinese. to capture toe Pa
ciiic States, and fhs bloody shirt banner
to capture his party in the South. Hur
ry up your bids, gentlemen! Going
going! Look out now, or you'll lose
bargain Sorry to say there are no Re
turning Boards TO throw in, but bid up
bid up, gentlemen
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Trhere is in this vicinity general
feeling in favor Of a'Building Assoeia.
tion., Why do not some parties here ga
to work, and organize an association, or
at least test the strength of the feeling
on the subject? These associations have
worked we'll elsewhere, being advanta-
geous to stockholders and to builders.
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The Presidency Conceded to the
Democrats.

The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
says that "a solid S ,uih they the Dem
ocrats will have. No law can prevent
that" With that conceded. the next
president is virtually conceded TO the
Democrats. Certainly the Democrats
can carry enough northern electoral
votes to secure majoritvs BY wrestling
Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina
with their nineteen electoral votes, from
the Democrats, the Republicans coult
muster only one majority in 1876.
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eETbe BoorH fee bill. on fuller e

EF The BoorH fee bill, on fuller ex-
animation, is found to be so crude and
impracticahle that the Senate, il it pass
it at sll, will feel compelled to give it a
thorough revision. If it should fail, let
some one introduce a bill which will
stand the test OF the Constitution and OF
sound horse sense.
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EEHArEs' great reception to the for
eign ministers was run exclusively by
water power, and was an Improvement
In point OF dignity over the all night
session ofsthe Senste held during the
same week. a
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Fish Culture.

mere Is EedSOu W UoitSs0 tuos ooa
Legislatures are not liberal or far.seeing
enough in their provision for propaga.
ting and protecting fish to obtain the
best results. As for protection we have
statutes enough, such as they are, but
there is manifestly lacking public SEN
timent to enforce these statutes. A more
liberal policy by the Legislature. in our
opinion, would array, this public senti.
ment on the side OF the laws. ss
Along with some vague notions about
the owners Of under water lands being
the absolute owners OF the fsh above
their lands, there is prevalent idea that
all nsh laws are merely designed to af-
ford amusement to idle men, and are a
provoking interference with private
rights. These erroneous notions would
disappear If It were practically demon
strated throughout the State that under
proper culture ard protection an acre OF
water would produce more food than
any ave acres Of the best land.
The provisions for 6sh culture stop
too short. Legislators should look for
ward to the time (for such . time Is sure
to come) when every available stream in
the State will be as regularly stocked
and cultivated as will every available
farm In the State, and legislation on the
subject, instead Of being . "thing o.
shreds and patches" should be devised
with this state Of affairs in view.
There is scarcely county in the State
but has q stream in which the expendi
ture Of few hundred dollars would re
turn many thousandssof dollars. Leave
the pastime and recreation Of fishing
wholly ont of the question. and considel
it in thepurely mercenary fight Of dol
lars and cents, still everything is in favo
OF entering upon q general system o
| fsh culture. 1.s.,
The production OF fish of the mos
delicious kind, almost without limit, ant
at comparatively tri6ing cost, is NJ
longer an experiment. Ithss been de
monstrated over and over again, no,abl.
in the older States, where the supply wa
almost wholly exhausted. and where tn
waters are now teeming with she lusciou
beauties.
Take for example such a stream a
Muskingum Creek, in this county.
hatchery located at Squire SMfrH's mill
with all the facilities for projecting th
tfty, would cost but afew hundred dol
llars. Some neighbor With proper in
ssructions In managing it could be EN-
Iployed . few weeks each season at
small compensation to take charge Of il
and in three years, and from thencefortt
fish would be abundant throughout>th
whole length Of the stream. Those liv
ing along the creek, or going to it ffor
elsewhere. instead of drudging all day i
obtain meal far cat, would employ .
odd hour in the evening or morning i
furnishing their families. and perhap
some Of their neighbors, with most ez
eellent and healthful meat for a day Q
two days.
/ Furthermore ~ soon ~ the. psopl
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~Appropriate to the suggestion that
if.Tcs EwrHa we're nominated for Gov
ernor be would have the support OF the
Greenbaokers, the Mt, Vernon Basaer
pointedly asks. sWhy did not the Green
hackers Of his district support him las
Fall for Congress r.
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wRussia never had any trouble with
the Indians Of Alaska. England never
has any trouble with the Indians in Can.
ada. II is our people who cannot come
in the neighborhood Of an Indian tribe
without getting into row.
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TAs an Offset to our mention OF
the good credit Of 4 Southern State and
o Southern City, the Bellaire Independent
states that certain Southern States and
cities thresten repudiatlon. 1t ignores
the rather important fact that these
States and cities were stolen bankrupt by
carpet baggers and scalawags, put in
charge Of Southern people and property
by "a Republican administration. and kep1
there by federal .bayonets.
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Governor BrsHcr has appointed
H. " KERR. of Clermont County to the
oficepf State Librarian. We want to be
entirely certain that We are out OF hear
ing of everybody before we make our
comments. W
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i HA bill has passed one branch Of
our State Legislature to prevent the kil-
ling OF quails until after Nov. 10, 1880
II winter should pass without . patch
being put on the game laws the Cover
nor would have 70 call an extra session
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EE Republican papers are railing
about .'tissue ballots" just as though they
were some Democratic diabolical device.
and Is though they we're not invented to
aid in cheating TrLpEs out Of the elec-
toral vote OF Florida.
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sHThe Bellsire Independent enquiries
what city in the South has such credit as
mentioned by Us last week. We bad the
list of prices realized for bonds by vari-
GUS cities before us at the time, but are
now not quite sure; our recollection is,
that il is Richmond, Va.