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FOREIGN ITEMS.

England and France are said {, be
again in harmony on the Egyptian ques-
lion and to be ready to discuss it with
the other Powers, Collisions are still
feared between the soldiery and Minis
try.
Yiennese dispatches m1lntain that the
outlook in DaImstia aud Herzegovina is
improving, several villages having re-
fused to jim the insurgents. A Berlin
paper believes that General Skobelefi
will enlist with them.
The coronation OF the Gar is said to
have been postponed till September.
A French company has undertaken to
construct railroad in Persia IRON Te-
heran to Rasht.
The Pope told the Spanish Ambas-
sador that he would prefer to see the
proposed pilgrimage absndoned.
There is general dem and 10; Bulgaria
for return to q constitutional form OF
government.
The Yemen rebels are advancing to
Mecca to proclaim the spiritual deposi-
ton Of the Sultan of Turkey.
Lieutenant Harber, one Of the Officers
appointed by Secretary Hunt to aid in
the search for the missing members of
the crew OF the Jeanette, mas arrived in
London on his way to Irkutsk.
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TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
"A Daughter Deliberately Murders
Her Own Father, With the Con-
; sent of His Wife and Her Sister.

R OK RAPIDS, a., Feb. 16.-Befere
the Coroners jury who are investigating
TIE murder of John Lanahan, who was
killed while setting near window, ON
Saturday night, Maggie, his Oldest daugh
Ter, confessed that she did the shootirg.
She also implicated her mother, her
sister Anna, and the latter's lover,
young man named Birch. The girl tes-
titled that it had been agreed between
them, some time ago, to quietly put the
old man out Of the way at the earliest
opportunity. Birch furnished the pistol
When her father came from farmers
club meeting and was about to sit down,
she stepped up behind him and fred,
killing him instantly,
She then arranged the body so as to
appear as II some one had shot him
through the window, while her sister
Anna went out and broke the glass
AS to the motive for the crime, Mag
gle testified that Birch wanted to msrr,
Anna and her father refused. He also
did not provide we'll for them.
The mother and other daughter cor
roborated this testimony Birch at one
time lived with the family and was driv-
en- from the house by Lanahan, who sus-
pected him with criminal intimacy with
bis wife and daughter. All the parties
implicated are under arrest and the
greatest excitement prevails.
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SHERIFFS SALE.
Michael Schaub
Mary A. Way and ano

DY virtue Of certain order of sale ID
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 door of the court house in Woods ield. .cn
Saturday, the 25th day Of March, 1882
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. M. and 4
O'Clock .. M, of said day, the following de.
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county,
Ohio, to wit:
A part of the Hollister farm, the same
being part of the northeast quarter of sec
tion twenty nine, township four of range
FIVE. and described as beginning at corner
on the quarter section line, the same being
the southwest corner OF certain tract
heretofore sold by Hollister to Fred Neuhart,
and being thirty perches west OF the south
east corner OF said quarter; thence north six
degrees east fifty four perches to white oak
thirty two inches in diameter for CORNER
thence north seventy five and half degrees
west tep perches to white oak twelve inches
in diameter for a corner; thence north twenty
one degrees west fifty seven peiohes to the
middle of the road and corner to William
Schsufele; thence with the road south sixty
eight and half degrees west twenty one and
a half perohes; thence north sixty eight and
a half degrees west seven perches ana fifteen
links to post witness black oak eighteen
inches in diameter, bears north fifteen and a
half degrees west ninety eight links; thence
south eleven degrees west one hundred and
three and half perches to the quarter sec
ton line; thence east with quarter line sixty
nine perches to TIE place of beginning, con.
tanning thirty ak and half acres BY lati-
tuds and departure,
said property so ordered to be sold is ap-
praised at 81, ,460 and may sell for two thirds
of said appraisement. Terms OF sale, cash
before confirmation
CHRIS. LUDB,
febql. .,S2w5. Sheriff NJ. C. U.
J. J. HoLLIsTsR, Atty.
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How is this for depth At Saline,
Kansas, there were found the skeletons
OF Eve men, and copper kettle. down
ninety-seven feet in the ground The
kettle was eight inches deep and Ten
inches across the top Two OF the men
had rings around their ankles, and one
a silver ring on which was sent to NV
York.
I:seems to be understood. at Wash
fngton that at least part OF the tax on
tobacco, and whisky will be talk of
during the present Congress. The gres,
argument in favor of reduction Of tn
tax on whisky to fifty cents per gallon,
IRON ninety, is that it will discourage
moonshining, and secure an easier, less
dangerous and larger collection Of reve.
Que.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
already received from an Eastern nation
al bank an application for first subscrip
tiou OF 100000 for the new per cent
bonds proposed in the Senate funding
bill. The bank now holds nearly $500,
600 of the extended 81 per cent. bonds
The application was referred to Secretar,
Folger.
MRS. F. SIMhERINa. Millersville, Pa
had Ozena and Chronic Cstarrh. Pr
RUNA cured her entirely.
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feb2l ,'62w4.
SPRIGGs & DaIGGs Att'ys.
PROBATE NOTICE.

CCOUNTS and vouchers have been fled
a in the Probate Court OF Monroe County,
Ohio. by the following administrators and
Guardians, to wit:
First partial account of James Anderson
Administrator Of the estate of Francesca Moi
fett deceased.
First partial account of John Headley. Ad-
ministrator of the estate of Siias Headley
deceased.
First partial account of Henry Mowder, Ad-
ministrator of the estate of Sarah Jane Agin,
deceased.
First and final account of Washington and
T. G.. Nelson, administrators of the estate oi
Thomas Nelson, deceased.
Third partial account of Daniel Neuhart
Guardian of the minor heirs of William Claus
Jr.. deceased.
Third and final account of A. G.. Hughes
Guardian of Mary A. Carter minor.
Second and final account of Robert Jackson
Guardian of Charles NJ. and Martha j. Agin,
minors. (deceasedl
First and final account of John CHASER
Guardian of John B. Burkhardt. minor.
First and final account of Frederick Schaub
Guardian of jeremiah Sinclair, a minor.
Third and final account of Edward Okey
Guardian of James E. King. a minor.
ANY person interested may file written ex-
csptions to said accounts or any item thereof
on or before the 18th day OF March nex'
when the same will be finally heard and con-
tinued from day to day until disposed Of
R. Z. WALTON,
fsb2l, ,'SsIS. Probate Judge N. c.,
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GUARDIANS SALE.

TN pursuance of an order OF tbs Prob lte
/ Court of Monroe County Ohio. ma 10 on
the 10th day of February, 1882 in the case
of Daniel Bower, as Giariiaa of Dante.
Haney, au imbscile, against his warl the un
dtrsigned will, on the
lst dag Of April, 1882.
at IL o'clock NJ on the hereinafter d,scribsi
premises, offer at public sale, the following
described real estate, situate in Monroe coun-
ty, Ohio, to wi:
Commencing for the same at the north
west corner of the northeast quarter Of sec
tioa thirty six township thrss Of range four;
running thsncs east one hundred aud iorty
Ave rods; theme south fifty hve rods; thence
west one hundred aud forty five rodsto
quarter section line; ;hAuc, ucrta fifty five
rods to the p!a.e of beginning, containing 8
forty nine acres more or less.
Appraised at S475,
TskMs OF SALE-Ons third cash in hant
on day Of sale; one-third in one, and one
third in two years f'om said day Of sale, de
fsrred payments to b, secured bv mortgag,
on the premises sold. AMI to bear interes
from day Of sale, payable annually.
DANIEL BOWER,
| Guardian of Daniel Hauey.
feb2l, ,'s2w4.
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A WOndrOus Fowl.

There is bird in New Guinea which
in the size of its eggs and its manner o!
Matching them, must be extraordinary
1t is not larger than one of our ordinary
fowls, but its eggs are three inches long
by two and half in diameter. 1t does
not attempt to sit on them A. colony
of birds lav their eggs together in a
large mound in the hottest part OF the
year, from September to March, and
'eave them to be hatched by the sum-
rie mound is made of sand, loose
earth and sticks and leaves, which latter,
bv their decay, increase the heat. The
mounds are wonderfully large. being ten
feet high and about SIX feet in circum
ference at the base. The young birds
come ont at hole in the top. The
mother bird waits on the trees ABOUND
till her chicks are hatched. and then
leads of her own brood. How each
knows its own is mystery.
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SOME OF the Repudiators 10 the Vir-
ginia Legislature are disposed to think
for themselves, notwithstanding the at
tempt OF RlDDLEBzRaER to control them
and their votes. They are now engaged
in fierce contest over who shall be Au-
ditor Of Public Accounts. RIDDLEBER-
GER fayors new man, and quite mum
ber of his repudistiug friends favor the
reelection Of the present incumbent.
who, Il is conceded, Is an honest official
Perhaps that is RIDDLEBEReER's ohjec.
ton to bis reelection.
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ITEMS.

SENATOR POM, of this District, who
is very sick, has received back pension
amour, ting to $500 Marietta Times
The Noble County Agricultural So
ciety at its meeting, Feb. 4'h, 1882, de,
termined to hold the next annual air on
Sept. 9th, 2Sth. and 80 b, 1882 at their
grounds in Sarahsvile-NCble County
Press.
Mr. MICHAEL ToRPY, father of Sher.
i'll D. B. TorpY, who died Sunday after
noon of congestion Of the lungs was
born in Tipperary County, ireland, in
June 1901. He came to This country
aid settled in Marietta, in 1886, and has
resided here ever since -M0riett0 ReG-
lister, 18th inst.
NJ P. PRETTYMAN, E Q, publisher of
the Oracle, at S. Mays. W. Va, wss
married last Thursday, at Ctldwel, to
Miss Rehecca c Morgan, Of Dexter City
Among the invited guests present were
Private Dalzeil and daughter, Mr.. Cooley,
of the Republican, and Mrs. Amos, wife
of J. NJ Amos, OF the Press -Marietta
Register. 18th inst.
DR.. HENRY WEST presented to the
school library last week, twenty octave
volumes of the "Democra,ic Review :"
containing history of The Democratic
party from 1888 to 1854, and of the
leading Democrats of that period. II is
valuable contribution to the library,
tenttling the donor TO the thanks Of all
those interested in our schools. Besides
these several miscellaneous volumes
were contributed. Belmont Chronicle.
The ligh,ning-rod swindlers are maxi
ing lively start, for The coming season.
Recently farmer named Wike, at Yell
low Springs, OHIO, contracted with one
OF these fellows to rod his building for
$40. and entered into contract to that
effect, signing his nam, to the paper 1t
wasn't long until $500 note in the
hands of third party was presented
for payment, ss result Of the contrac'
The farmer payed 5000 for his expert.
ence. just 50.
The case of Levi Rutter vs. Fran
els Henry had less than one dollar origi-
nally involved. but by the time the costs
and attorneys fees are paid, $3.50 at least
will be the price Of the luxury of going
to law. The controversy was in regard
to horse. "Money makes the mare
CO." but for genuine cquinine speed with
money bags, give us "breachy" hoss
with poke on. Verdict for the plain
tiff with l cent damages.-Nariettn
Register, 18th inst. -
CAPT. JOHN X. BooTH, of the steamer
Courier, was presented..Saturday morning
with an elegant gold-headei cane, by
the crew OF the boat Mr.. Thomas Mar.
tin, the mate, made the presentation or
behalf of the crew in q well-wortled adj
d dress, and the G pain replied in happ,
style. The cane bears the following in
Eeription: "Presented to Capt. john K
Booth, bv the crew Of the steamer Cour
Tier, February IL, 1882" The stick is ,
handsome one Wheeling Register.
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Tuscarawas Co. Democrat, 18th inst.
Justice to Senator Pearson.

Hon. A. J. Pearson, our worthy Sem
otor. was quite i'll at his home in Woods.
field, o., last week, and was consequent
ly detained from his place in the Senate
for several days. His anxiety, however,
was SO great for the passage Of our Tus.
Co. Court House bill, that on. last Fri
day morning, against the protests of his
physician, be left bis room and went to
Columbus. On his arrival he found that
the bill had been passed, it having been
stated to the Senate that he desired its
passage; and be was only sorry that be
was not present to aid the matter with
his vote. Oa Saturday morning, by
consent, he was permitted to record his
vote, which he did in the affirmative.
Mr.. Pearson is an able gentleman, and is
entitled 10 the thanks of the people of
Of Tuscarawas County for bis noble ser.
vices in their behalf.
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From the wetzel Co. West Val Messenger.
SARDIS ITEMS.

Our schools are all in good condition
M. 1, taught by Prof. Schoolcraft and
Miss Nesbitt: No. 2, by J. N Goddard +;
No. 5. by H. Smiitle No. 4, by W. A.
Hamilton; joint No l, by Sanford Hos
kinson and Philip Potts.
Emmet Waters Is hsppy-it is 8 girl.
w. Humphreys was heard to say, Twins
again"
Mrs. ]. NJ. Dunn has been very sick
for several weeks with rheumatism.
Mr.. Williamson, cook on the steamer
"Welcome," came home last Monday
With the measles. He is now GONZALES
cent.
: 1t was reported last week that there
was . case Of smallpox on Narrows'
Run, but it proved to be measles.
We are very sorry to hear OF the death
OF our old friend Franklin Martin, OF
New Martinsville. Mr.. Martin was we'll
known by this entire community.
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AppuRTIONMENT.
Full Text OF the Bill as it Passed the
House.


WASHINGTON. February 17.-The fol-
lowing is the full text o.! The Apporlinn-
ment hill as it passed this afternoon:
Be il enacted, etc, That after March
Sd, 1883, the House shall he composed
of 325 members, to be apportioned
among the several States, as folloxs:-
Alabama 8; Arkansas 5; California 6 !;
Colorado l; Connecticut 4; Delaware
l: Florida 2; Georgia II; Illinois 90,
Indiana Is; Iowa IL; Kansas 7; Ken
lucky IL; Louisiana 6; Maine 4 4; Mary
land 6; Massachusetts II; Michigan
IL; Minnesota 5: Mississippi Z; Mis-
souri, IA; Nebraska 3; Nevada l; New
Hampshire 2; New jersey Z; New York
"a; North Carolina 9; Ohio 81; Oregon
l; Pennsylvania %; Rhode Island 2;
South Carolina Z; Tennessee 10; Texas
IL, Vermont 2; Virginia 10; West Vir-
ginia 4 Wisconsin 9.
Section 2. That whenever a new State
is admitted to the Union the representa-
tive assigned it shall he in addition 10
the number. 325
Section 8. That in each State entitled,
under this appointment, the number To
which such State may be entitled to in
the Forty-eighth and each subsequent
Congress, shall be elected by districts
composed OF contiguous territory, and
containing as nearly as practicable, an
equal number of inhabitants, and equal
in number to the representative to
which such State may be entitled in Con
gress, no one district electing more than
one representative; prcvided, that unless
the Legislature of such State shall 9TH
erwiss provide before the election Of
such representative shalt take place rs
provided by law. Where no change
shall be hereby made in the representa-
ton Of a State, the representatives
thereof to the Forty-eighth Congress
shall be elected therein as now provided
by law. II the numbers hereby provi-
ded for shall be larger than it was before
the change, then such additional Repre-
sentative or Representatives alio wed to
said State under this apportionment. may
be elec' cd by the State at large, and the
other representative 10 which such State
is entitled, by districts as now prescrib-
ed by law in said Slate, and it the num-
her hereby provided for, shall, in any
State, be less than it was before the
change, hereby made, then the whole
number to which such State hereby pro-
vided shall be elected at large, unless the
Legislature Of said States have provided
or shall otherwise provide before the
time fixed by law for The next election
of Representative, therein.
All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
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Written for The Spirit Of Democracy
Orchard Grass.
FEBRUARY 10. 1882

FEBRUARY 10, 1882
DIR EDrToR-SSr: Whenever any per.
son either by observation or experiment
learns anything tha: is likely TO prove q
benefit to Others, it should be made
known; therefore, withyour permission,
I propose to give, for the informa.ion
OF others, my experience with Orchard
Grass.
Two or three years ago ought one
bushel Of seed ami sowed it on one
fourth of an acre / sowed it for seed
The yield has been from three to seven
bushels from that fourth Of an acre
My manner Of sowing tine seed, was 10
cradle the heads off, and then, after
letting it Gry while. to thresh with q
fail. am now feeding q mixture OF
orchard grass and clover hay. ! find it
most excellent for sheep and cattle aud
especially for calves. have not tried
horses on it yet; although have not
tried it for pasture think from its early
growth, being ten days or two weeks
ahead OF any other grass, and its resis-
tance OF drouth, it would make one OF
the very hest of pasture grasses.
Tue proper amount to SOW per acre
for pasture is three bushels, slightly
narrowed in; for hay two bushels seed
and six pounds red clover Cut the hay
when ahout half OF the clover heads are
ripe. for II permitted to get 100 ripe the
orchard grass becomes hard and conse-
quently is not so good. The best way
for those who wish to- try this grass i:
to get hushel or so of;seed ct first, as
ills costly, and stAise their own seed =
And now, brothe, farmers throughout
the County, cannot We give our views
on various things that relate to our call.
ing that others may be benefited BY
theml Fam sure the obliging Editor
OF THE SPIRIT, with the strong interest
he takes In the advancement OF the
County, will publish them.
JOHN MOORE.
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EE The doctors everywhere have
been doing great deal Of vsccinating
this winter. 1t has been demonstrated
that vaccination is almost sure pro.
lection against the dreaded small-pox
The New York Sun says that the sta
tistics demonstrate that vaccination is 8
better protection against smallpox than
the small.pox itself The tables Of sta.
tistics show that out of every hundred
cases of smallpox occurring after vac.
cination the percentage of deaths was
3 $40, while out Of every hundred
smallpox succeeding smallpox the per
centage of deaths was Is Z. The vac
cine matter should come from the CO "
and then there can be no injurious re.
suits
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@ We clip the following railroad
items from the Marietta Register, 18th
inst:
Hello. Bellaire! What are you doing
for the Ohio Valley Railroad
We hope that we may soon have
good report from our friends in New.
port and Ma,amoras on the Railroad
question.
The Pennsylvania R. R. Co. will tuild
q drst.class railroad, low grades, stone
ballast, steel rails, comfortable stations,
and put on sps cisl equipment.
Are there not one hundred persons in
Marietta and Haruar who are abundant
ly able to invest one hundred dollars
each in the stock of the Ohio Valley
Railroad?
The Ohio Valley Railroad, il built,
will add q round million OF dollars to
the tax duplicate of Washington Coun.
ty. Think of that, Taxpayers, when you
add your name to the subscription list.
Young men of Marietta and Harmar
The railroad committee must have your
help! A subscription of ore hundred
dollars each won't .hnlt you! % the
contrary it will prove to be paying in
vestment in every sense OF the word.
One hundred young men in Marietta
and Harmar ought to subscribe two hun
dred and City dollars each and thus Sc
cure the building Of great Trunk Line
through our county, and give Us good
shipping facilities as any town in the
State.
Fifty thousand dollars for the new
railroad means fve hundred shares OF
one hundred dollars each. Not large
sum to raise If Merchants, Manufactu
rers, Capitalists, Real Estate owners and
Young Men, with their fortunes to make,
all subscribe something
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-21

SPEAKER PATTERSON, Of the Lower
House Of the New York Legislature,
gave Tammany the chairmsnship Of the
committee on grievances. Thereupon
the Tsmmany strikers said naughty
things and wanted the public to believe
that the Speaker bad bargained With
them before his election. Failing to get
anybody to believe their story, they re
venged themselves by voting to elect Re.
publicans to ell the positions In b 9Th
branches. The exact sum paid the stri-
kers by the Republicans is not known.
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"Birds Of . feather
Flock together"

II. DE LEssEes Isthmus Canal scheme
is not proving such grand speculation
- the stockholders we're led to believe
Already one hundred and forty million
francs have been expended and very ill.,
tie work has been done. Eleven hum
dred men and officers. working for the
company. have died within the past
year. An American naval officer esti.
mates the cost Of the canal at $500, COO
600, and thinks the scheme Is oil but i'm
practicable.
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Noble County Republican, 18th inst.
Death of the Oldest Mason in the
United States.

William Miller died q. the residence
OF bis son, one half mile west OF Cald
well, Wednesday evening, Feb. 9Th, 1882,
aged 9S years and g months. Father
Miller was born al Clough Mile, q little
hamlet near Ballaboea, Province Of UI-
ster, County Of Antrim. Ireland, June
9th, 17SS.
In accordance with the rules OF the
craft be began to take the degrees of
Masonry when be was l8 years of age,
and took the Masters degree 10 1901,
received the Royal degree in 1904, when
be was 81. He was subsequently, made
a knight Templar, but could not, during
the latter years OF bis life, recall the
date OF his elevation to that honor.
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wTne following lines contain much
wisdom, and should be strictly observ.
ed:
People are apt to forget, in compare
lively flush times like the present, that
there must after a while be resction.
Whether the present tide OF pros sperily
is to continue for one year or five years
cannot certainly be known, but certain
it is that it must be followed by some
degree OF stringency and depression. In
days of plenty We are all apt to be lit.
tie careless, and often venturesome. Blu,
there is just as much need of business
caution now as FIVE years ago. Make
no investment which smacks of anything
but legitimate business. Turn deaf
ear to all speculative inducements, stick
to your farm and your stock, and when
times of stringency come again they will
not find you unprepared. -Stockman.
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Tue Republicans In Congress propose
to admit the Southern half OF Dakota as
State. The bottom secret to The move
ment is, they want working msjnrity
In the Senate, and having ascertained
that two Republicans will be elected
from the new State, are ready to admit
il regardless Of population.