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q. s. and S. o. Home, av,,'

The fourteenth annual report of the
Board OF Trustees and officers of the
Soldiers' and Sailors Orphans Home,
located at Y mia, Greene county, Ohio.
was filel with the Governor to day. On
November l6, 1883, 677 children we're
IN the Home During the wear died
AMI ll5 we're discharged and la3 admit
te'i. The efficiency OF the present or.
gan z .lioh Of the Home is attributed to
The tnure OF position. upon which de-
penis q ness aud d lelitr. The thirty
seven persons employed in the Home
nave been there since the present man
agemeni came into office. 1nmu'es are
employed in the folio wing industrial 'ie'
par'ments where they are taught the
trades: Shoe shop, tin sh0p, ,carptnter,
printing, painting. engineering, farming
dress making. bakery, wood carving,
telegraphy, tailoring and laundry. Two
hu,dred and four orphans are taught
the above trades
The cost per capita of supporting the
chill 'ren, was reduce last year from
$ll4 81 70 Sl32.75 The report recon
mends he purchase of additional land
and states that 253 applications for ad-
mission 10 the Home are now on file
Eve thousand d,!lars is asked f'- 10
build new in'us,ria hall, and new i'm
pr,vfmeu's IN the main building are pc
titioned for. The Board says tina tn
building is in danger Of bring burned
bv its poor arrangements, It being heat
ed nv stoves. In brief way The Bnaid
OF Trustees say that the building is no.
Fl. for iis present uses. The f1llowin,
appropriation is ask,;a Tor NIX year: -
Current expenses, S43 $40; sala- e+
al7 400: industrial pursuit, S4,300; o.
d'na'y repairs, "a 500; library, s400;
Trustees sxpe' ses, $500; supporr o
orphans outside OF the Home. 5000:
cows, S450; net earnings. $500; h "ses
$3.50; laundry, 5000: sewerage, 81 900.
improvements, SI7250 Total, Sl53..
39S Accompanying the report i. those
OF The Superin,endpnt ot schools, of the
iinancis1 iiicsr. Superintendent of PRINT
ing and the gardeners report. The re-
port is by far the most interesting and
satisfactory Of anv State institution that
has been Eled.
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The French in China.

Hose KoNa, November 27.-Further
particulars from Haidzuong show that,
in tie combat of the l7th inst, tie
French losses were four auxilia,ies kill
ed, two auxiliaries wounded, and eleven
regulars OF the garrison wounded, in
addition to those already reported wound
ed on the Carabine. The enemy ,s be.
lieved to have lost from two TO three
hundred killed and wounded. The en-
tire Red RIVER delta + reported to be
reyoIu ing against the French occupation,
aud now that the Black Flags and the
pirates-th, ir allies-haye assumed the
offensive, It will become a serious diff.
Guilty to occupy the towns already taken
and to have sufficient trOoos IN the field
to capture Bacninh end San,aY.
In the meantime active preparations
are being msde for the assault OF those
places. Perhaps, indeed, they have beer
attacked already, aud perhaps fighting Il
now going on The gunhoat LYNX lei
Haidzuing after the Carabine affair
when reiuforsements arrived, and will
the Leopard, having crew OF ninety
men, under Lieutenant Feraud, has gone
to occupy the river near Bacninh. ant
to cut OF the enemy's retreat. All who
are taken with arms in their hands viii
be put to death without qna:ter.
PARIS, November 27.-A rumor ws'
current this afternoon in the lohhies o.
the Chamber OF D'putles that Admira
Courbet, with his forces, bad been de-
featei 10 Tonqpin nv the Black Flags
and his communications cut off. The
rumors were giysn more credit becaus'
no official infot nation is forthcoming
There is consider sble unessiness at thu
absence Of ness from Aimiral Courbet',
expedi,ion.
Ex:ite crowds thronged the b0ule
vards until late hour tonight eagerl,
discussing the rumors Of the French de
,eat in Tonqlin. The relicence Of th'
Government IS much commented upon
Several members Of The committee oil
Tonauin credits urged P.ioe Minis'e
Ferry, 10 abandon reserve and inform tn
Chambers of the osi,ion OF aIaira. II
view of this state nf things the follow
ing semi. Official communication was sen
to the papers: We are authorized 10 de
clare tha, up 10 the moment OF goins
to press the Government has received
no dispatch from Tonquin unfavorabi'
to the French. Alsrmist reports NAV
therefore, be regarded as false.
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Egypt.

The recent successes OF FL MADHr. in
E,yp.. sre alarming Europe. Gen. Lo'
KIxo, whose long experience In military
command in Egypt gives him valuable
knoHiedqe of the situation, gives his
views on the Impending events In that
cauntry. nv an interview in the New
York Hsvald The General is OF the
opinior that FL MApHI Is tool of the
alsve traders. and that his army was re-
crui,ed snd organic d With means sup
piled nv them, thev themselves being its
nucleus He regards the fall OF Khar'
ioum as sImost inevitable, and In biz
Judgment the logic OF events will eompe
Enplapd 10 throw 10000 or 10000 Brit
ish soldiers into Egypt from India OIL
elsewhere 70 prevent successful advance
from Khsr,oum toward Cairo
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Frederick KindelSerger
David +. Suttcr ct al.

DY virtue Of . certain order Of sale is
ID sued from the court Of common
pleas within and tor the county of Aonsoe
and State Of Ohio, in case pending in said
court between the above named parties, and
to me dirsotsd,I will offer for sale at public
auction at the east door of the court house
on
Saturday,the 29th day 9f December. 1883
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. to wit.
Lot number six in the village 0f Cameron
formerly Jamestown) according to tbs orig.
inal plat Of said village.
Said property SO ordered to be sold Is ap-
praised at ss75, and may sell for two
thirds of said appraisement. Terms of sale.
cash before confirmation.
CHRIS. LUDR,
nov37, ,'s3w5. She ii n. C. Q.
A. fEAIscS, ATTY.
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The New Yerk Times discussing the
depressed condition OF manufacturers,
and especially the feature OF over pro.
auction. says ",lie tariff has stimulated
them unhealthily, and the reaction was
hound to come sooner or later" But I,
qualities its theory in this way:
There would have heen = tendency Ia
aver.prodnction " there had hcen nc
tariff at all, and that tendency wonld
have heen substantially the same unde,
: moderate iariff. Rn, the extreme high
rates ha' aggravated the tendency seri.
ons'y. The exact measure IF the aogra
rati"n cannot he had, There is no way
Of getting at il. hut of its existence and
of its mischievone character there is am
pie evidence. The encouraging feature
in the situation is that msnufsciurers
who have heretofore heen most earnes,
in demanding relief from Congress no
gin 10 sce The facts as they are There
Is pronounced opposition to the tariff
nn pig iron among the steel mill owners
there is strong hostility TO the tariff or
the coarser forms OF steel among the
makers Of the finer forms. This feeling
does not 6nd expression often In print
but those familiar with the business &C.
knowledge it. Our Pittsburgh dispatch
yesterday morning contained the follow
ing significant statement:
"1homas B Atlerbury. prominent
gla,s manufacturer. !seclared in an inter.
view tonight, that he and many other
iron and glass manufacturers have come
TO the conclusion that protective tariff
does not protect, and that revival in
The iron and glass trades cannot be
hoped for,until all tsriA restrictions sre
removed"
This is one Of the many signs of q
sentiment which cannot be without its
effect.
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wThe Democrats gain Congress

vThe Democrats gain a Congress
man in The FIRST North Carolina district
by the recent election of Thomas, 6.
Skinner to Oil the vacancy caused by
the death of Pool, Republican. In Iowa
the Democrats also gained in the eIec-
ton OF Cook, TO take the place Of Cults,
Republ,esp. deceased. These changes
make ,he House stand as follows: lsS
Democrats. l20 Republicans, 5 Readjus-
tiers, 8 vacancies. There are many con.
tested sea s, and Democrsts will prob
ably gain several members in their de-
termination. Wallace will undoubtedly
get McKinley's seat from, the Colum-
hiana (Ohio) district, as be has made
out clear case. In one of the Virgil.
MIA districts Malone 9 .canvassers elected
R. NJ. Mayo by one majority in poll
of $1,000 votes. by throwing out q
Democratic county. Mr.. Mayo will
have to walk. There are other cases oil
like character. the work OF Republican
Returning Boards Coshocton Democrat
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Guernsey Jeasrnpian.

The ease OF o lver vs.. EaRleson, which
We mentioned last week as being decided
in the supreme Court in favor OF Oliver.
involved the question IS to the owner.
ship OF sI4 worth OF corn. The case
has now come back to the Common
Pleas Court for execution, with $500
costs attached. The decisions Of every
Court that passed on the case we're the
same, from the Justice Of the Peace to
the Supreme Court.
How long will it take people to learn
not to act like idiots In the senseless
prosecution Of law suit about few
tOIlsrsf
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-12-04

UP 10 the hour OF going 10 press, we
have not learned whoshas been nomina.
led for Speaker Of the HoHse OF Repre-.
seniatives. The editor. ad interim, hopes
that it is not RANDALL Upon "
tariff duestion-which is and will be the
observation-disclosures is no sounder than
"pig iron" KELLEY It Is about time
Democrats ceased playing second -fadls
to rnonopolles, protective theories, STAN
Fdsrd oil companies. etc. n Govern.
ment can be pure, or be administered for
the good Of the greatest number. that is
not arrayed against sli class legislation.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

CARAH JANE MILLER and George ". Nil.
- ler her husband and Rachel Adams and
George W. Adams her husband. whose place
OF residence and postofhos address is Twiggs,
Peasants county, West Virginia, will take
notice that on the 9Th day Of November A
D. 1883. James Baumgartuer filed his certain
petition against them and others in the Of.
6cs OF the clerk OF the court Of common
pleas Of Monroe county. ohio, praying for
partition OF the real estate of which Chris
tlan Bsumgartner died seized, and described
as follows:
The north half of the northwest fourth
OF section seventeen [l7,l township three
I3J of range six rs1, containing eighty acrsl
more or less.
You are required TO answer said petition
ON or before the 18th day o. January. A. d
1884.
JAMES BAUMGARTNRR,
BY JANUS WArsoS, hs atty.
novl3.'S3t7.
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The Ohio Idea,

Wellsville Sun: George II. Pendleton
was the first exponent OF the Ohio idea
Pendieton's Ohio idea was the first move
made in the nation to sverting destruc-
tion and disaster. Pepdleton is one oil
the greatest among all the celebrated
sons OF Ohin. He should succeed him
sell in the United States Senate.
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How to stamp out Bossism.

Frankfort (Kv Yeoman: The re
election Of Mr Pendle,on by the Obi,
Legislature becomes democratic neces
sity. 1t is the only way in which til,
party can put its foot upon bossism q
once and forever 1t must either elec
Mr.. Pendlcton, or /! must declare allie
glance to Johnny Mclean
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-12-04

The Wheeling Register appears to
have j.iaed the Enquirer gang in their
esupaign OF sbuse and falsebood against
Senstor PExDGk7ox The bar'l Is on
tap at Cleveland and for all who choose
to engage In the work.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-12-04

TIE Bellaire Independent is frst.
class eussser on who composed the mid
night meeting beld in that city. 1t was
. quie, little gathering, just bv accident,
you know, but plans we're laid oil the
aeme to capture several PEsDLET's
votes. shich plans will never material
iz.. The aforesaid votes are for PES-
DIErox frsi. last and oil the time and
cannot be bought or traied into he.
irsying the trust The people have conf
dsd 10 them.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-12-04

TINE ene hnndredth anniversary Of The
evacuation of New York City hy the
British troops at the close OF the Revo-
lu,ionarv War, November 26, 1888, was
celebrated by grand civic and military
display.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-12-04

SaAUEL b McCoLLocH. the missing
Clerk ofthe Courts at Wheeling, has not
ye, turned ur. # is claimed that be was
seen fep days ago 10 Chicago. II be
is still u life, the cause Of bis absence
seems TO be inexplicable.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-12-04

The official canvass OF the vote OF
Nsp York shows msjorities for the
Democratic caarlidates as follows:-
swEEr, State Engineer, 20.0s6; Max
WE'LL, Treasurer. 16 9S4; CHAPis. Camp-
trolIer. 1890; O'BRIEN. Attorney Gen.
eral, 1860. CARR, Republican, sup
rorted by the brewers and liquor inter.
est for Secretary OF State, has 9 major
iiy of lS,247 over MArSAKp. Democrat.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-12-04

THEl.E is one prominent Republican
that is not besnirched with single cor
rupi 5oh Of the many hundreds the Re-
publican party has fostered, and that
man is ex-senator Ro. GoE CoNxLISe. oi
New York His official life was clean
from the day he entered Congress to the
day he retreaied from GARFIELD's nomi
nation OF RoBERrsoN TO be Collector o.
the port OF New York.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1888.
TIE editor has been absent for severa
0aye past.

PREsIpRsr ARTRuR has pardoned Ser
geant Mason, who shot at GuIrEAU, the
murderer Of GARFIELD. This is the last
chapter In that tragic affair.
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Gu.rn..y J,ner,onian.

THs beat interests of the Democratic
party ss 10 oihs Senatorship, are surely In
The re election of Senator PENDLEToS.
To elect another is to confirm the super
ls,ive boss system, now attempted to be
fastened upon the victorious Democracy
OF Olio. The standards Of the bosses
must be struck down.
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TnE troubles in Egypt and the unset
lied etGte Of affairs between France and
China. may Iead to q serious disturbance
Of the peace Of Europe. Asia and Airi-
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

HHE Monroe County Teachers Institute
l. will begin DECEMBER X4th and
close with Teachers' Examination ON SAT-
URDAY. the 29th.
A complete and able corps of instructors mas
been employed. to wit: ..,..z-........
PROF. EDWARD OLNEY,
of Ann Arbor University, '.The Prince of
Mathemsticians."
SUP'T. II. w. STEVENSON,
Of Columbus, Ohio's greatest Institute Worker
will instruct in Language, Literature and Nat
ural Science, and
PROF. 8. Nj. MARTIN,
Of Letart. Ohio, will give instruction in E,o.
cution and Penmanship
With this staff of instructors, combined
with our usual able and efficient .home .alent, >
we certainly can anticipate grand and profit.
able session OF teachers of Monroe.
LECTURES.
Evolutionary Entertainment Thursday ev.
ening tho 9th, by s. NJ Martin, and Popular
Evening Lectures by Profs. 0lney and Steven
SON 4
Teachers. this is your Institute and certain
ly every teacher Of the County should make it
his duty to be present and lend helping hand
so come one, come all, aud show that you are
alive and in earnest. and participate in good
social xud educational feast.
By order of Executive Committee.
G w. HAMILTON.
G.. o. DOUGHERTY,
4. J. GRAHAM.
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O'Donnell, the slayer of Carey, the
Pho ix Park informer, was naturslized
al Youngstown, Ohio, in 1879.
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1884 .---4--s. -.
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l have just received full stock of Gro
ceres, Notions, Tobacco, Cigars and Candle g
Can furnish You at low rates any article
Kept 10 grocery store. Give me acall.
=. Nov 20. 1883. FRITZ BUCKTO.
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The Alarm General.

The people Of oil the towns between
khar,oum and Cairo are in a state o,
terrible excitement and alarm, II is re.
ported that FL Mahdi will move on Cairo
a. once. Ii this be true Egypt will bt
in stste of anarchy within two weeks
worse than anything ever known before
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Nov %. 1895.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-07-21
The COlored Cadets Father.

From The Fort Smith (Ark.,) Eeu E+a
The father Of John II. Alexander. the
eolorsd cadet, Of Helena. Ark. who has
Just won for himself in - distinguished .
manner . place at West Point Military
Academy, was Postmaster Of the House Of
Representatives at the time the editor Of
the Eer Era was Stats Senator In the $685.
ion Of 1871. We knew him very we'll and
esteemed him highly. He was . prosper
Ous business man Of Helena till ruined by
IN overflow. Although once . slave hs 3D.
1catsA himself we'll and was perfect gen.
usnan in appearance and manners. with
aone Of that ''niggsrisn" about him that
separates the races. One Of the most solid
nerchants Of our State capital. with whom
M. Alexander bad sustained business rela-
lions for years. told the writer many times
that there was not . moro respected Citizen
IN Helena than HE. ]. n. Alexander. and
that the latter oftsn dined with our inform
mt whoa at Little Rock. We hope his son
VIII b an honoR b ths seIviee, his nativs
9hts. nd ~ eae&
Huntsville gazette., 1883-07-21
Fourth Annual Meeting Of tn
COlored Press Convention.

The Colored Press Association
convened at st. Louis last week with
fair representation OF the two hun
dred colored editors of the country
in attendance.
The labors Of the session continued
through two days. Among the inn
portant subjects discussed were
Journalism as Business," "The
Press as an Educator" "How best
to redress outrsges by Common Car
riers," and "Industrial Education"
A set of Resolutions were adopted,
urging the Colored Press. among 9TH
er things to agitate and advocate
mixed schools for the races. and equal
travelling accommodations. 1t was
elso urged that the word Negro
should be written or printed with u
capital n.
It was determined that the next
Convention be held ct Detroit in Ju-
ly 1884.
The following are the officers elect
ed:
Pres. W. A. Pledger; vice. w. T.
Scott; Second Vice, w. A. StClair;
recording secretary, w. o. Vance;
Cor. Secretary, Henry Simkins;
Treas Vim. ]. Simmons; Executive
Committee, N. T. Mitchell, w. A.
Sweeney, ]. w. Wilson.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-07-21

Mr.. William E. Matthews. the popular
eslored broker Of Washington. is q bright
sxsmple Of colored mans capacity for
financial business. After serving the Gov.
eminent about ten years as twelve hun
dYed dollar clerk, he accumulated q few
thousand dollars, with which he commenc-
ed business as :broker two years ago.
His tusiness met with success, and now
his annual business transactions amount to
about 5000, 900. His available resources
amount to some $75,00O. and his daily
profits from leans discounts and mortga-
ges average about $40. His banker will
take bis notes very readily to the amount
of $4,000. Mr.. Matthews is shrewd and
safe business man, and he can command
probably more capital than any other col
orsd man in the country. Key West
News.