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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

Go 10 BYRON LlnLY', DRUG STORE and get
supply Oh Cois4te's Toilet soap At Ne"
Fork cost Also Ba hing sponges at cost
April L--Lt
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

Carriage Afgaaus. spring styles, just IN.
e. D. Subway.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

TINS cheapest and best line of Haudkerchiets
and Hosiery, at WHITING "kAY :
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-03-15

NIn Ohio there are eighty.eighl
counties, and only one, Morgan, is with
out railway track. There are Eve
counties with less than thirty miles each.
Gallia, Lawrence. Monroe, Noble and
Williams. The counties having oyel
100 miles each are Ashtabula, Belmont
Butler, Clarke, Columbiana, Crawford
Cuyahoga. Darke, Franklin. Hamilton,
Licking, Lorain, Lucas, Montgomery,
Portsge, Richlsnd, Ross, Seneca, Sum-
NIT, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Wayne. aud
Wood.
The twenty-four counties having The
greatest number OF miles, stand 10 the
following order, those joined by the con.
junction s.and" have the same number
Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Trumbull, Frank.
lin, Lucas, Ashtabula and Licking, Wood
Ross and Seneca, Stark, Lorain, Rich
land, Belmont Portage, Montgomery,
Clarke. Summit, Tuscarawas, Butler,
Columbiana, Darke, Crawford, Wayne
The railway mileage OF this county is
124,42; as given by the report Of the
Commissioner of Railroads. The other
counties in this Congressional district
have: Guernsey, SO 90; Harrison, 81.
SO; Jefferson, 1871; Noble. % 6S =
Thus it will be seen that Belmont leads
them all very largely, 10 the way OF rail.
roads. In fact, the position Of Belmon,
as fourteenth, on the whole list Of coun-
ties in the State makes show of i'm.
portance that is very creditable. Mon
roe county has all the way to fifteen
miles Of the B 4 S. w. railroad.-BeN.
aire Independent.
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sHER1FFs SALE.
John NJ. Greer, Committee,
John Irwin ct al.

DY virtue Of . certain order of sale Is
Dsued from 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 at public auction at the
east doorof the court house In Woodsfeld ON
Saturday, the yth day Of April,. 1881,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock q. m. and
O'Clock p. m., Of said day, the following de
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county,
Ohio, towit:
The northeast quarter Of the northwest
quarter Of section twenty eeven, township
three Of range four, contain ing forty acres
Also, the northeast quarter Of section
twenty seven. township three Of range four,
Except eighty acres sold BY Samuel Jones to
Abraham jones, beginning at the northeast
corner OF said quarter section, thence 8 cuth
enc hundred aud sixty one and half rods
to stake thence north seventy one degrees
east sixty poles to stake; thence north
twenty hve poles to astake, thence east fonr.
teen poles to stske in the section line,
thence east sixty three poles to the place Of
beginning. Also except thirty acres from
said quarter section, sold by samuel Jones to
George Waiter, and bounded on the east BY
lands Of Samuel Coleman; on the north by
lands formerly owned by William Myers.
Also about three acres sold and conveyed by
John Irwin and wife to A. D. Blake contain
ing forty seven acres, in all eighty seven
acres more or less. ssjs
said property 60 ordered to be sold is ap-
praised at 81 1884 and may sell for two thirds
Of said appraisement. Terms Of sale, cash
before confirmation.
WA. RBAD,
mch8, '8lw5.. Sheriff Y. c. D.
SrRIees 4 DRiecs, Att'ya.
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HJacob E. Thompson, the petty iu

@Jacob e. Thompson. the petty ju-
ryman OF the aondrous cane, might be
called Calamity Thompson. His acci-
dents by food and field have been great.
His breast bone was broken when he was
an infant. His skull was fractured by .
fall from tree when boy. His right
ankle was dislocated BY . wagon when
be was twenty-five. His left breast was
injured BY fall from wagon when be
was thirty. His left shoulder blade and
three ribs we're broken in 1855 by q
shell, in battle. In 1866 his left ankle
was fractured by horse falling on him.
In 1867 O. tree fell on him and broke a
rib, and in 1878 be fell, injuring his
shoulder Most of the accidents oc-
Cured in February and he is praising
Heaven that February has gone by. The
last accident to him was being drawn on
the petit jury. Cambridge Je6ersonian.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-03-15

ED. SPIRlr: The heslth Of our neigh
borhood is good with the exception O.
. lev chronic cases. Mr.. A. d Blak,
has been quite poorly all winter, but j.
improving slowly.
N H. Eddy, our present Postmastel
and merchant ct New Castle, has sole
out bis store To John ]. Goudy and in
tends moving to Kansas this Spring
James A. briggs has been appointed
Postmaster In bis stead. s
DIR. Lapp. Of Cameron. formerly ,
student Of DR.. Webb, has located .
New Castle.
The school teachers OF Green town
ship have their Institute every two
weeks; they are improving themselve
rapidly. The New Csstle school 10
complete success this Winter under th,
management OF Owen Hurd. =,
We are having considerable excite
lnent at this time over The hog law. Th,
Supervisors are sticking up noiices al
over the township to 6avethe porkerl
stop running at large, which does no
seem to suit good many OF our citi
zens.
William l. Norris will be . candidat,
for the Office Of Justice Of the Peace q
the April election. The candidates fol
nomination have commenced riding; ",
had two with US last week, and We shal
look for them by the score from now L
the 4th OF April. HANCOCK.
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HThe N. r. World says OF the

&The N. r World says OF the
Cabinet: ~
The Presidential mountain in labor
has brought forth litter OF Cabinet
mice. After all the running to and fro
and the mysterious telephoEings between
Mentor and the headquarters Of every
Boss In the United States. end IS the
apparent result Of all these psfturba.
tions, General Garfield yesterday sent to
the Seuate the weakest eel OF z@mes
ever mado up lnte the list Of : Cabinet :
The Herald says:
"Ws cannot calf Il An sble CABINET
bv no neess As sble rs that OF Mr.
Hasee i falls below the Cabinet o.
Lincoln. here we had Seward, Chase
Cameron, Bates, Blair and Stanton, and
far below the Cabinets OF Grant, who
found his advisers among meE like Fish
Washburne, Hoar. Cameron, the younger
Boutwell,, Morrill, and Taft. We should
say that Mr.. Blaine was the one man o1
genius. But Mr. Blaine has yet to prove
that bis genius lies 10 council and ad
miuistration." 81
Time will develope whether GxRTIELr
or the critics Of his Cabinet are correc
In their estimasiou. Had MoRfon sol
FoLcER, Of New York, been given th'
Treasury portfolio, it is possible tina
Eastern papers would have been bettel
pleased, and would have pronounced Ii.
Cabinet . wonderful creation IN the wsy
Of brains. and strength.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-03-15

ET The Wheeling Registers Wash
|ington correspondent says Of The recent
changes in the Senate:
"Tbe change, which more than any
other attrscts attention and excites re.
gret, is that which deprives the country
Of the services OF Judge Thurman, than
whom no abler statesman, no purer pat.
riot, no nobIer man will be left in the
Senate. A ripe scholar, profound
jurist, q mastery logician, q ready de-
batter, an untiring worker, Judge Thur
man possesses the gifts, characteris,ics
and habits that at man for the greatest
usefulness in the highest positions. Had
Judge Thurmsn been willing to serve
certain powerful corporations with hal
the zeal he has displayed in serving tht
people, the history Of the last campaigr
might have been greatly changed, ant
he might now be preparing for anothe
term in the Senate under Democratic
| Administration"
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The whittaker Uasea

New YoRK. March l0-The Tribun.
says: In the Whitaker court martia
case yesterday, expert Southwick testi
ied that be had discovered that the pa
per on which the note Of warning vaf
written had been written over with 9
pencil, and this writing vas afterwards
erased bv rubber. The words erased
we're those used in the note OF warning,
and they were in the handwriting Of the
specimens of Whittaker's writing given
him.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-03-15
4 Bad Chance.

The Cincinnati Gazette says il the
present Legislature does not pass To-
cal option and Sunday bill the Republi-
can party will be defeated next fall, and
the Cincinnati Commercial says il the
Legislature does pass local option bill
the Democrats will carry the State at
the next election. Rather poor chance
for the Republican party. According
to these wise men it would be well to
sIesve the road and take to the woods. !"
Ohio Hallsy Neps (Rsp.)
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We are impressed that about the bes,
thing the Legislature can do for the
common schools is to let them severely
alone. The kind o: a machine that the
graded school and college men propose
to set up over the common schools is
not demanded, and will require more
than the people are willing or able to
pay to keep it oiled and In motion.
City and town schools are, and must OF
necessity be, different from country dis
district schools. Guernsey Times, Rep.
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SHERlFF;s SALE. 1 [ &, Il
james Arthur Hrtehisoa. Co.,.
Isaac g. Brsnsoa st al.

! pY virtue Of certain order Of sale IN par
- tition issued from ths court or common
pleas, within and for the county Of Monroe
and State Of Ohio. In case pending In ssid
court between the above named parties. and
to me directed, will easr for Ssls At public
auction At the east, door Of the court house
on sa,t ~. E,s
fSaturday, the l9th day Of March, 1881,
between the hours Of l0o'clock .. m. and 4
o'clock p. m, Of said day, the following de.
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county,
Ohio, to wit: s.-.i.sss .s-ss..,-..i,
Lot number afteen in section six township
Eve Of range, ave. containing nfsy seven and
one fourth acres more or less, and paSticu..
tlsrly described As follows: Beginning for the
same At . stake and stone 6fty eight poles
due south Of the northeast corner Of the
northwest quarter ofsection six; thence. west
eighty and ,tighty-tundredth polss TO- .
stone; thence south ninety nins poles to
stone; thence east eighty poles to stone;
thence north ninety nine poles to the placs
Of beginning, containing Hfsy acres; more ov
less, (sxceptins therefro three and forty.
one one hundredth acres described % fol-
lows: beginning for the ssms eighty poles
west Of the southeast corner Of the Aorth
west quarter OF section ak; thence north nfty
nine poles to . stake; thence sast three and
i've tenth poles to stake; thence south ten
degrees east sixty poles; thence west 6ftesn
poles to the place Of bsginuing)
Also, the following tract Of land: Beginning
for the same eighty palss west Of sstaks set
south 6fty eight poles from the northeast cor.
asr Of the northwest quarter Of section six,
township Ave Of range hve: thence west forty
poles to stake; thencs south forty poles 70
q stake; thence sast forty poles. thence
north forty poles to the place Of beginning,
containing ten sores more or less; alss, the
following tract Of land: Beginning for the
same fifty four poles south Of the northeast
corner VI the northwest quarter Of ssotioi,
six, township i've Of range Ave; thence south
four poles to post; thence wsststwsnty .nins
and eight tenth poles TO post, thence north
nine degrees east four poles to stene;thsnce
east twenty mine aud eight tenth pslss 70
the place Of bdeinnins, containing one hun.
dred and nineteen rods more or less.
Said premises SO ordered to be sold is ~.
praised At 80 $50, and may sell for two..h irds
Of sal Il appfaisement.
TERMS OF SALE-Ons.third cash In hand
one. .thi,d in one year, and ons-third in tws
years nom day Of SAFE, With interest; the Do.
ferred payments TO be secured By nostgsgs
upon the premises sold. ESQ Fs
tse wM. RBAD,
febl5.'slw6. Sheriff n. G. o.
HuSrEa l. MALLORY, Atty's
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WHArEs' veto OF The funding bill

UHAYEs' veto OF the funding bill
cost this country sl5,slo,oOo year in
cash. That is the amount that would
have been saved to the Treasury, per
snnum in interest, had be approved it..
BY his sctiongshe bankers are permitted
70 pocket that amount every year. and
yet Republican editors and stumpers in
sIst that theirs is the party Of honesty
and economy. @
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-03-15
~The British will evacus,e Ca

aUThe British will evacuste Canda-
har. ts,e Capital Of Afghanistan. En-
glands late wars have not been grand
su,cesses. Experienced officials declare
that the Afghan var will cost f7.0oo..
900. The wars with the Zulus, Afghans
and Boers have cost millions of pounds
and Thousands OF lives. all for the pur-
pose OF securing . s"seie.tidc frontier"
which they hsve failed to secure.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

CARAH BORDNRR and Henry 9. Bordner,
- whose portofice address Is Glenrock,
York county, Pennsylvania; Klissbeth Har-
per, George Harper and Jacob Markle, whose
postofioe address is Penusborough, Ritchie
county, West Virginia; Alberta Heupp and
James Heupp, whose postofacs address ID
Lockpsrt, Jackson county, West Virginia;
Blissbeth Smith, Sebastian Smith, Martha
Smith an J. W. Smith, whose postonics ad.
dress is Ravenswood, Jackson county. West
Virgins; Mary A. NArkle, Cora Lee Harkls,
Olive Jane Markls, W Granville Markls BIZ
wood Markle, Leonors Narkle. Vlotoria Mar
kls and Ida Bell Markle. whose postofRce Sd
dress Is Hebron, Peasants county, West Vir-
ginia, will take notice that on the 18th day
Of March, 1881, Lydia Clegg and her husband
Samuel Clegg fled petition in the court Of
common pleas of Monroe county. Ohio, the
object and prayer of which is to obtain par.
tition and assignment Of dover Of the fol-
lowing described premises situate In said
county Of Monroe, to wit.
Known a. part Of the east half of the
northeast quarter of section seven cen,
township seven Of range seven, commencing
for the same at stake on the east side Of
said section and eighty eight rods south from
the northeast corner Of said section seven
teen. running thence west seven and 6fty six
hundrsdth rods to stake in the road; thence
south ten and half degrees west thirty ave
and twenty eight one hundredth rods along
the road to stake In the section line; thence
north one and q half degrees west thirty
four and sixty hundredth rods to the place
of beginning, containing seven and I've hun :
drsdth acres.
Also, the following parcel or tract Of land:
Beginning for the same at . stake twenty
nine and sixty hundredth rods south Of the
nerthwest corner of section eleven on the
section line in township seven Of range
seven; thence south one hundred and ten
and fsrty hundredth rods to stake; thence
east eighty and fourteen hundredth rods to .
stake; thence north eighty one and ffty hun
dredth rods to stake; thence north sixty
eight degrees and forty ave minutes west
eighty six and thirty two hundredth rods to
the place of beginning containing forty eight
and seventy hundrsdth acres. except about
three acres sold of Of the last mentioned
tract by Jacob harkls to John Rockwell.
Also, lots numbered eight and nine In the
town Of Miltonsburg, Aonree county, hio
Yoa are required to answer said petition
on or before the 18th day OF May. 1881.
- s LYDIA sCLRGG and
SAMUEL CLRGG.
By sprigga 4 briggs, their Attorneys.
mchl6,'slt7.
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eYGRASr, CoHKLrsa. ARrHUR 4 Co.
held conference at Washington one
night last week. They are'the leaders
OF the stalvarts, in the Republican party,
and that class is not rejoicing aud throw
ing up their hats over the Cabinet ap-
pointments. II Is thought that they pro,
pose to make trouble for the new Ad-
,ministration before many days. unless
thsx are permitted to have pretty much
their osn way in directing affairs.
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WGeu. C. H. GRosvENoR, Of Athens
is in Washington, and expects fst po'
sition, which he deserves and ought to
have. Notwithstanding the vigorous
kicks Of the Athens Ringsters. the Gen
eral manages to tyrn up on top every
time, while the recoil throws the Ring.
ststs sprawling upon their backs. And
that is the invariable result in contests
for supremscy between mean. low-down
spite and acknowledged ability.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-03-15

The frst arrest under the Irish coer,
cicn bill we're made last week. Corne.
illus Koegh. OF Carrochbish. County
limerick, was arrested ct his residence
on q charge of intimidation, and Mi.
ohael P. Boyton, League organizer,
and one of the traversers,, we're arrested
10 Kildare on 9 charge OF melting mnr.
der. The latter, on being taken into
custody, protested in the name OF the
American Republic.
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cySince the veto of the funding bill
the National banks have fled spplica.
tions asking that they may be allowed to
withdraw the legal tenders from the
Treasury, which they deposited to ena-
. BE them to take up their bonds placed
/, there 10 secure their circulation. II ap-
pears that the banks have been nicely
caught, % the prevailing opinion of the
law is that legal tenders deposited in the
Treasury, to withdraw circulation, can
not legally be withdrew.
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-In the trial a. New Philadelpbia

D0In the trial a. New Philadelphia,
OF Mrs Athey, for the murder of Mary
Senef, the murderess was placed upon
the stand, and made statement of the
murder, which in brief is as follows:
While Mary Sene6 and herself were
undressing for bed that fatal Friday
night. they quarreled about certain
rapping on the window. Mary denied
that she had done it, and in the Ian
gusge of the witness, called her liar
I told her she should get out of my
house. She raised chair to strike me
We took hold Of each other, and grab.
bed an AK that was in the kitchen. Mary
got it away from me, but I got it back
and struck her several times; dom
know how often. She fell to the fool
I went out and with hoe dug hole ir
the ash pile and buried her. there.
then went back and cleaned up the blood
Was so crazy and excited that did no
know what l was doing. In two weeks
after dug up the cody, and my brothe
and husband took it to Sugar Creek
where it was found.
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Hancock Carries the Inauguration
by Storm.

The ball was held 10 the National
museum hall, the immense floor OF S0,.
600 square feet being covered by dan.
GERS and spectators. Garfield haG his
reception there. too. and everybody was
10 high spirits, when Hancock entered
the hall, and walking up to Garfield,
shook hands with him. Cheers and
wells OF delight shook The building, and
Hancock became the lion of the eve
ming. For a time the'scene was. trans
ferred into reception Of Hancock,
which quite outshOne that rendered
Garfield. Hancock's act of courtesy
aaa msnliness turned the tide Of popu.
lar feeling in bis favor almost to the ex-
tinguishmen. OF the attention shown
Garfield. The people followed Han
cock about aud did not let him escape
until q late hour. a
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e sHERIFf'S SALE.
John B. Often, COMMITTEES,
: 2 vs.
James r. M orfis, ct 81.

g1sf ~ !. Il 10 e . :
)Y virtue of . certain order Of sale is-
d sued from the court Of common
pleas within and tor the county Of Monroe
and. State, of Ohio, in case pending In said
court between the above named parties, and
to me difected,l will offer for sale at public
auction at the east door of the court house
ON 's'g &.; nHls..z6 q, 3sI ~
. Saturday.. the. ID dayef April. 1881,
between the hours OF 10 o'clock .. m. and
o'clock p. m of said day. the following de
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county
Ohio. to wit.
part Of the south part of the northwes,
qua,ter Of session IS, township Vt range s.
containing % acres more or less, and lyine
south ofthe Marietta road.
Also 2e acres more or less lying south ol
said road and being in the southeast corner
Of the northeast quarter Of section S, oi
township ., of range s. Said 81 acres being
bounded on the north and west by said Ma
rietta road; on the south BY the lands Of said
Jacob Motter and Howard Salisbury and os
the east by the lands Of WIN. r. hunter, TO.
yether with the privileges and appurtenanos
thereunto belonging.
Said property so ordered to be sold 10 ap.
praised at sl0s0. and may ssl, for :wo.
thirds of said apprsisement. Terms Of sals
cash before confirmation.
| WN. RBAD,
mehl, ,'Slw5, Sheriff Y c. o.
srR,ees 4 DRfoes, Attys -
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PENSIONS
1NsoLvENT NOTICE. .

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Probat,
IN Court Of Monroe County, Ohio, has de-
clared the estate Of William Weddls, de-
ceased, to DO probably insolvent Persons
indebted to said estate are required to pre-
sent their claims, for allowance, within kiz
months from this date, February 2, 1881
SANFORD WBDDLR,
Admir- Of the estate of VIM. Weddle, decd
feb8, ,s8lw7.
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lN iAs liss day Il rslssasy. 1, D. 1851.
Otns Probate Court VI Mssres Csussy, ,oAls.
Declared the estate q. TsspSs Asanss,s sistl
70 bea probably insslvsnt. !, Creditors asc
ths!siere required = present. th,ls. slains
ssairst the estate 70 tASusasssieSdi sc
allowance, within ak nshths ftsm ~ ne
to payment. 81 Pavn0Sis )
mchl ,'slt7. sT.G