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the strtkc sbout three weeks ngu) OF the quarry
mcu. there has beon urcat fallH.H of, an! two
Or thrce concerts were compelled to ston 8hlp-
menes ana lny their boats up Until tho difficulty
Tho tugb average about q boat-load day,
and It Il estimated that they burn three ard q
bali tons OF coal on tho roundlrp Three
men arc employed to run them, al!l II 10 clatnea
that the work is don0 as cheap, or nearly as
elleapt a. the canal propelors dc It, though il4t
te matter OF doubt IN tic ,Mtude Of those who
slalm to la posted. Tbs tugs ata allowed tn
run iour w. anl' eno-halt mica an hour on tho
out Of sight Of tho Collectors ul1lcc, 1T thu
confluence OF tho canul and tho South Branch.
In order to get NJ tho
Cosr or TRANSFORMATION
in the stone trude, a,lA obtain reliable data, q
TRIBUNE reporter called at ths ot!iee OF the
2. Baker, tho Secretary, and A. r. Williams,
tha Superintendent, kindly furnished all the In.
formation Eeaa!rel. 1he Company runs two
steam anal-boats, the NJ. Talcoit and tho Atl-
Of tlttJ n|lce between Chicago and I,elnout,
onc and . half thus ot soft Goa! arc burned; tow-
lns two taIges each, two tons ot coal aro con.
sumed. THIS atcantcss wctu butt after ulans
nild specifications furnished by Ar, hlerrtmau,
who Is tractacal lnhshfnst mid engineer. Louis
lG Petre, nlso prKutic4! mau enptuYcll by the
Cotnpeuy, built tlle hull Ut tho Ialcott, D d..
sgtlplion Of which wall answnr for both vtsaels.
11er lUpgth u lis ftes, breadth u hean sixteen
teet and SIX inches, and draft, loaued, tuur feet
and six Inches. There Is practically no hold Il.
the stone toats, the strong deck upon which
thu cafgo "a placed heulg constructed close to
tue buttotn os the vessel. THO nlachincry aud
boilers saI ptlot-touse arc sltAatel Ia 1h4 stern
OF tile boat, and take up but l!tllo room, !eay-
lnE capacity FORMED for tweutv.two cor1la OF
xubbls stone The Adssnce has soo,u tor
twsuty-four cords. The engines nre Of
The compound. condeusfng pattern, aud wsro
built BY Fraser 4 Challncrs. THIS boiler ts au
upltgbt one, eoDstsut.td by Daylas. The work-
tngs Of thrae boats hays been very satisfactory
70 Tie Company, ni,.i they are ceEta1nly erouon-
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4 TupSn iAnr HAVING Gk:iiFtgAEE ia I; Al Anp y
city Of country. rhu IL a4u e1ortenc I'd ktudtr'
EaftArr. AllftAs Y |. Ttlbunu uncu. -
Mt FDltEsT sE,t1NAHY-A unoD AuAnulSu
III &ad l,sy.nrhoo. Fho next term upeas aept. y,
1871. Il, u. kELLtlin.
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PERSONAL

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sesffah. Each additional fsat, u cents.
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P0lIard'S OYatiOn.

Never in the history of our town
has a successful candidate received
such an ovation as that given to J. X.
Pollard ON last Wednesday evening by
the people of West Union. Mr.. Pol
lard was in Manchester getting the
returns from the District but the
news Of his election preceded him, and
when he arrived in town the boys
were out with their little guns and
greeted him with forty rounds. and as
he drove down Main street, cheer after
cheer was given by the people on the
pavement. Not content with this the
friends of the newly elected Senator
gathered crowd, which, headed by a
band composed Of drums, horns, and
bells Of every description, from fifty
pound farm bell down to the tinniest
Sleigh bell, proceeded to his residence,
and taking the Senator elect by force
Of arms from his house placed him in
buggy and headed by the ''band'
the procession marched through the
streets and were greeted with tremen-
dous cheers on every corner. Those
who know Senator Pollard, know him
to be modest man averse to any pub
lie demonstration. Yet the boys
would have it that way and he was
forced to acquiesce. We predict Xii
by Pollard's career in the Senate Of
Ohio, will warrant the pride his con.
stituents take in his election West
Union Scion.
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tance between the visible and the in
visible, the temporal and eternal, ap-
peared in the light Of those lamps of
God. If ministers of Christ, elders in
the Church, men who bear the respon-
sibilities of Gods work on earth, all
who wear the name of Christian and
rejoice IN being redeemed, were as
much IN earnest as these political lead
ers, how they would push on the col
umns, until they had made Jesus the
King OF the Jews and Gentiles, and
crowned him Lord of all.
1t is easy to say that sense is of
more account than sound: that sound
and fury signify nothing: and that
the nolslest speakers are often the
windiest: that word reminds me of a
little story
This summer two distinguished
Scotch ministers were on their travels,
and together worshipped in a cathe=
dral where the organ was so raptur-
ously lovely that one Of the ministers,
an earnest hater Of instruments in
public worship, was completely over
come by the power of the music. AS
they emerged from the temple, he said
to his brother, Il will never speak an
other word against wind instruments.
not even against you"
But this is not to the point. My
point is that preachers and all pnblic
speakers should speak loud enough tc
be heard by all the people in the
house. 'As hearer [ sit before the
preacher and see the movements of his
lips, and as the man on the outside o1
the crowd said, when Senator Preston
was speaking in the street, He doe:
the motions splendid" [ say with the
Apostle Paul, IF I know not tn,
meaning of the voice, he that speaketl
shall be a barbarian unto me-"
IRENEUS
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Among the persons who assisted"
at the funeral of the late Louis Napo-
leon was certain General Schramm,
who served under Napoleon |, and was
wounded at the battle of Leipsic: The
founder Of the Bonaparte family saw
the young officer, then lieutenant,
weeping and apparertlE dying on the
field. why do you weep?" he asked.
Because l am going to die without
being captain was the answer.
Napoleon made him a captain at once,
in order, says the chronicler, ito
soothe his last moments" The sooth-
ing turned out to be wonderfully eff
cacious. He recovered Immediately.
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CONNECTIONS.

At COLUMBUS with Pittsburgh, Cincinnati q
St Louis R'y, for Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and New York.
For Chicago, indianapolis and st. Louis and
all western points.
For Cincinnati, Dayton and points on Little
Miami Division.
With Baltimore & Ohio r. R., for Chicago, Bal
timore, Washington, Newark and GAINESVILLE.
With Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati Il In
dianapolis R'y, for Cleveland, Buffalo and
points North.
With Columbus Toledo r. r.. for Delaware,
Toledo, Detroit and the West
With Columbus, Springfield & Cincin natl r. r.
for London, Springfield, Sandusky and Gin
cinnat.
AT CIRCLEVILLE with C. & NJ. v. R'y, for
Lancaster, GAINESVILLE, Washington &. H., and
Wilmington, Ohio.
AT CHILLICOTHE with NJ. & c. r. r. for Ham,
den, Athens, Cincinnati and intermediate
points.
AT WAVERLY with s., J. & P. r. r. for Jack
AT PORTSMOUTH with Ohio River Steamers
for Ironton, Pomeroy, Gallipolis, Maysville
and HuntingtOn; connecting at Huntington
with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway for Char
louisville GordonSville and Richmond Va.
GEO. CHANDLER, q. L. Ag't.
]. B. PETERS, Supt.
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Many a girl has had her whole hap
piness for life destroyed because she
obstinately chose to form her estimate
of the character Of suitor exclusively
from his behavior towards her and his
professions of love, rather than from
his conduct toward Others 1t is a
pretty safe rule that a man whose
whole life is but an exemphfication of
selfshness will not long continue gen.
erOus in relation to his wife.
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The shortest and surest way to live
with honor in the world is to be in
reality what we would appear to be;
and, if we observe, we shall find that
all human virtues increase and
strengthen themselves by the prac-
tice and experience of them.
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DIR. Bvles's wit once met with a Sc.

DIR. Byles's wit once met with Sc
we're retort. Encountering a lady
who, having declined an offer of mar
riage from the doctor, had married a
gentleman, of the name of Quincy, he
sa d: so, madam, it appears you pre-
fer quincy to biles," Yes" she re-
piled, for if there had been anything
worse than biles God would have af-
hicted Job with them"
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Edward, what do [ hear?-that
you have disobeyed your grandmother,
who told you just now not to Jump
down these steps?" Grandma didn't
tell us not to, papa; she only came to
the door and said, L wouldn't jump
down these steps, boys and no one
would expect an old lady to do that"
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GRAY's SPECIFIC MEDICINE.
Notice.

NOR SALE-One hundred acres of land in
Il Jefferson township, Jackson county, with
Two houses and good orchards, well-watered
and timbered, and has good iron ore; will sell
cheap.
For particulars, apply to the undersigned, at
Oak Hill, Ohio.
l also wish all those indebted to me by note
or otherwise, to call and settle, as wish to
close up my business preparatory to ing west,
and grow up with the country.
sepl8f JAMES JENKINS.
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The Washington Capital, in refer
ring to the Democratic defeat in Ohio,
says that it was owing to the pur-
chase of ten or twelve thousand Ger
man votes in Ohio which are always
known to be for sale. Whenever the
Republican managers buy these votes
they win; when they do not the Dem
ocrats carry the State. The Capital
goes on to say that probably three
out of four of these votes are cast by
emigrants from Hessee and neighbor-
ing German States, race of people
who have not changed much since
1777. At that time they sold or hired
their bayonets to George Ill, to be
employed in crushing the attempt Of
the American people to secure liberty.
Now they sell their ballots to the
money power of the country to be
employed in crushing the attempts of
the American people to preserve liber-
ty" The author of the above infa-
nous charge is a Democratic Office
holder at the National Capital Co.
lumbus Dispatch.
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SCIOTO VALLEY RAILWAY.

Commencing Monday, May 10, 1870, Trains
will run as follows:
GOING SOUTH.
Erpress-Leaves Columbus so m; arrive
Circleville 50, Chillicothe AZ, WaveIly 10 ~
a. m, Portsmouth ~ 90 noon.
'Mdu-Leaves Columbus 3 35 p IN arrive Cir
cleville 81, Chillicothe AS, Waverly 43,
Portsmouth 90 m.
Fast Freight and accommodation - Leaves
Chillicothe Is IN, arrive WaveIly IL m,
Portsmouth 20 a m.
GOING NORTH.
Mdi-Leaves Portsmouth 4 90 m; arrives
Wavery 49, Chillicothe Is, Circleville 0S,
Columbus so.
E1preSS-Leaves Portsmouth IL is p m, arrives
Waverly 40 p m. Chillicothe 81 p IN, Circle
vile 81 p m, Columbus 50 p m.
Fast Freight and accommodation - Leaves
Portsmouth 10 m arrives Waverly As,
Chillicothe 30.
All trains daily except Sunday.
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For PRESIDENT,
ALLEN G.. THURMAN,
of Ohio.
PLATFORM.

|. States are sovereign.
II. They can secede.
III. They can nullify.
". The United States are not a
nation.
V. The Radical Amendments must
be repealed.
VI. The Republic must be restored
to its original STATUS. - Okolona
States.
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m EDsCAl.
VEGETINE
DROPSY.
Inever shall
Forget the first Dose.

MR. II. r. STEVENS:
Dear SRI have been n great sufferer from
dropsy. I was confined to my house more than
a wear. Six months of the time was entirely
helpless. I was obliged to have two men help
me in and out of bed. I was swollen ~ inches
larger than my natural size around my waist:
remedies for Dropsy. ] had three different
doctors. My friends all expected would die;
many nights was expected to die before morn
ing. At last Vegetine was sent me by a friend;
realize its good effects from day TO day was
getting better. After j had taken some . or 8
bottles, 1 could sleep quite well nights. began
to gain now quite fast. After taking some ten
bottles could walk from one part Of my room
to the other. My appetite was good; the dropsy
had ct this time disappeared. Kept tahinS
the VegeNne until l reganed my Csusal HS;.iln. @
/ heard % great many cures by using Nege-
tine after got out ana was able 70 attend 70
my work. am n carpenter ana nuilGef: ! VIII
also say il has cured an aunt Gi my "iie VI
years She SAYS she has not had any neura4Sla
for eight months. have gwen II 10 one q my
children for Cuiike1 Hun'OT nave no aouot
i'll my mind it Will cure any hulor; II Is
child. / Will recommend II to the weriG. 81 y
father is eighty years old, and he says there Is
nothing like it to give strength and lie TO an
aged person. l can not be too thankful for the
use Oh It, T't Yours, JOHN s. NoTTAGE.
ALL DISEASES OF THE BLooD.-If Vegetine
will relieve pain cleanse, purify, and cure srch
diseases, restoring the patient TO perfect health
after trying different physicians, many RENE
dies and suffering for years. is 1t not concluSiEe
proof If you sufferer, you can be cured?
Why is this medicine performing such great
cures? 1t works in the blood in the circulat,
ing fluid. 1t can truly be called the Great BLOOD
Pt1.iHer. The great source OF disease originates
in the blood and no medicine that does not act
directly upon it, TO purify and renovate, has
any Just claim upon public attention
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@ ]
~ WEEK in your town, and no
fN HEE capital risked. You can give the
business a trial without expense.
- l. The best opportunity ever offered
knH for those willing to work. You
,HGEE should try nothing else until you
"eEI see for yourself what you can do
~ ~ ~ at the business offer. No room
to explain here. You can devote all your time
or only your spare time to the business, and
make great pay for every hour that you work.
Women make as much as men. Send for
special private terms and particulars, which
we mail free. S. Outfit free. Don't complain
of hard times while You have such a chance.
Addres sH. HALLETT & CO.. Portland, Maine.
2oct79y
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Springfield, Jackson and POmerOy
RAILR ROAD.
III ME- TABLE.

Taking effect Sunday, May 18th, 1879:
TRAINS GOING NORTH
Mail q Express-Leave Jackson 10 a. M; ar
rive simpsons 20 a. m, Cove 80 a. m., Bea-
yertown 45 a. m, s. V. Ry. Crossing 5 Is a. m,
Waverly Il a. M, Bainbride 6 35 q. m, Green
Springfield 10 10 p m.
Local Freight-Leave Jackson 90 a, M; ar
rives at Springfield Is p. m.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Mail Express-Leaves Springfield 2 so o. m;
arrive Washington q. H. 4 Is p. m, Greenfield
% p. m Bainbrldge 32 y. m, Waverly6 40 p.
20 p. m. Cove 81 p. m., Sim pson's7 I As d, M,
Jackson 90 p. m
rive at Jackson 6 Is p. m.
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VEGE1TfIME
| owe my Health
TO YOUR VALUABLE
Veqetine.

NEWPORT, KY, Apr. %, 1877.
MR.. II. R. STEvENs:-
bear Sir-Having suffered from q breaking
out of CunRerous Sores for more than five years,
caused by an accident of a fractured bone,
which fracture ran into a running sore, and
have used every thing I could think OF, ana
nothing helped me until had taken six Dot
ties of your valuable medicine, which Mr..
Miller, The apothecary, recommendead td very uei
highly. The sixth bottle cured me, ana All
can say is, that owe my health to your Vain-
able Vegetine.
Your most obedient servant,
ALBERT Won ROEDLR.
ut is unnecessary for me to enumerate the
diseases for which the VEGETINE shouIu pc
used. I know of no disease when VIII not
admit of its use with good results Almost
innumerable complaints are caused BY poison
Gus secretions in the blood, which can pc
of the VEGErINE. When the blood Is perfectly
cieansed the disease rapidly yields; all pains
cease; healthy action is promptly restoreo' anu
the patient is cured"
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HORSE CREEK BRANCH.

Forthe accommodation of passengers q train
VIII run daily Except Sunday) leaving Jack
and intermediate points: leaving Coalton
at q % a. m. and 80 y. M. for jackson and IN
termediate po inis Freight will be carried on
the regular mine switch traius,
WIN. THORNBURGH, Gen1 SupT
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State of Ohio, Jackson County, IS.
I'D. Armstrong, Cashier OF The First Nation
al INK of Jackson, Ohio, do soleinnly swear
that the above statement is true, to the best OF
my knowledge and belief.
D. ARMSTRONG, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th
day of October, 1879. CHARLES c. JAMES,
Notary Public, Jackson County, Ohio.
Correct-Attest:
PETER PTCKREL,)
T. s. MATTHEW'S, : Directors.
H. l.. CHAPMAN, }
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TAXES FOR 1879.
ce to the Taxpayers of Jackson County, Ohio.

Sa & auner sGHpty hf %n pg m
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Jackson, Ohio.

Has Pleating Board, which will do the finest
a nd truest pleating, of any other board, ana is
the cheapest ever invented, when its merits
are considered.
Also the best steel knitting needless and
crochet needles for sale.
Also. Finishing Irons, cheapest and best
Clothes Wringers, and lot of nice Poplar
Lumber.
For Sale by #. swanson, Weilston, Miss
Leo Mrs, Lloyd and Miss NJ.
Giliiland, Oak Hill.
l4nov7Sy
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Dayton & Southeastern Railroad.
J. E. GIJIPERLING, Receiver.
I'M f It ABIE.
Took Effect Monday, October 9th, 1879.
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IT questioned, send for pamphlet, ma
ture,s Laws, giving extended information
and testimonials from the first people ofthe coHa-
try. Mailed free.
The remedies are sent by mail, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, except the Salt which is sent by ex
press at purchasers expense.
Consultation free, and solicited at our Office, or
by mail, giving full description of your case
The 7,,tblic is earnestly cautioned against
limitations and spurious articles
DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST.
REGULAR PAD-$2.oo; Incipient diseases, first
Stages Chills and Fever, etc.
SPECIAL PAD-S3 90; Chronic Liver and Stom-
ach Disorders, and Malaria,
SpIEEN BELT-ssoo: Enlarged Spleen and
Liver and Chill Cake.
INFANT PAD-S1,5o: Preventive and Cure of
Cholera Infantum and Sum-
ner Complaints
Auxilaries for Ner-
RoDY PLASTERS-5oc vous and Circulative
TROUBLES, throwing
FOOT pair-5oc off distractions and
removing pains.
/ Auxiliary for Colds,
ABSORPTION SALT Sick headachs, numb
box, a5c; 6boxes. sI'as. nss' ets OF eNfFemi'leS'
For further information to diseases reached
by the Pad and its Auxiliaries, consult our PAM
phlet. Address,
HOLMAN LIVER PAD CO.,
s. E. Cor. Lth G Elm Streets, Cincinnati, o.
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Statlons marked thus ~ are flag stations, and
trains Will stop when signaled to do so.
W. Fl. LANCASTER, Master Transp.
W. q. EVANS, Agent at JACKSON
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the old constitutional basis Or IT, trans
formation into q strong Centralized
government dominated by the great
corporations, banks, railroads ana Inc
money power generally. and under which the
constitution will become obsolete. Inc
Democratic party is the party OF the consul
tuition and consequently Ut conservatism.
The Republican party is the party OF CEN
tralzation. and hence of revolution. Senator
Bayard. d few days ago, said that perhaps
the most important result Of the late stormy
extra session of Congress was the develop
ment of this fact and the exposure Of the
scheme of the Republicans for the centraliza-
ton of power; and, said Mr.. Bayard, TOR the
people to be forewarned Is to be forearmed.
The people have been foreWarned. They
understand the great issue before the coun-
try, and accordingly as they are Constitu-
tionalists or Democrats On the one hand, OIL
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or Republicans on the
other, they will act and vote. The Democrats
III OhiounderGcn. Ewing will surely carry that
commonwealth and the Democrats OF Lou
isiapa will sweep this State like q whirlwind
| They understand the issues on which they
are to vote and the hypocritical and insidlous
prcachments of the Times, which Is aCentrali
zationist organ, cannot seduce them into thu
support of q 80 called independent movement
and the betrayal OF Louisiana into the hands
OF the Radical, or, Ii the Times likes the nam
| better, the Republican party
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The Interior Department Is In tremor OF
establishment. And well 1t may be for most
surprising event has occurred. In the em-
ployment Of the government, as blacksmith
for the Sac and Fox agency, Indian Territory
is one Henry Jones' Several years ago Jones
was a blanket Indian. By adopting the
methods of the white man he gradually rose
above his former condition. and at last re-
ceived the appointments Of agency blacksmith
at q salary of $500 year. Since that time
his circumstances have gradually improved,
until now he owns q Wefl-stocked and we'll
cultivated farm of forty acres. With these
pleasant surroundings Jones has concluded
that he is pretty well to do, and can afford to
take from the government only what his
labor Is honestly worth. Consequently he
has voluntarily relinqushed aportlon OF his
salary, and has informed the department
that hereafter he shall expect only 5000 for
his services Such another instance OF Off
cial abnegation is unknown In the history Of
| Mr. Schurz's bureau, and there Is much con
Germ over 1t. There seems to be no reason tt
fear an epidemic of this sort Of thing, how
! ever It ie NOT believed to be catching, anf
the Indian Territory will not be quarantlned
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THE INDEPENDENTS.


The Cincinnati Commercial q stalwart Re
publican organ, joins with the Times Of this
city in encouraging and ilattering the indie
pendents. In Ohio. as Ia Louisiana, the only
hope Of the success Of the Republicans is Ii
the disintegration or Generalization Of the
Democratic party; hence we find these two
patriotic journals moving on common line
to common end.
The Independent dodge does not, however,
seem to be making much Roadway in Ohio
and in this State 1t will amount to very little
outside Of the Times office. The people cannot
be bamboozled by the ostentatious gibberish
of the Commercial and Times about independ-
ence in politics. They very clearly under
stand that the country is In the midst Of a
great civil revolution which must terminate
Ia the re-estabIishment Of the Republic upon
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Wiscasset, Me, is In the tolls. When the
railroad building craze broke out In that sec
ton debt Of $4,000 was incurred to pay Tor
stock. This amount was subsequently In
creased by borrowing money to pay the inter-
est, until now the debt aggregates over o
quarter of a million, or more than one-third
of the assessed value Of the town. The rate
of taxation has crept up to 4 per cent. This
burden was borne until the last payment OF
interest was due, on the fifteenth instant,
when the town defaulted An effort has been
made to induce the bondholders to refund at a
lower rate Of interest, but the proposition, was
refused. The town Is evidently bankrupt,
and 1t Is somewhat surprising that its offer
should have been rejected.