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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21
Tho Robbers at Large.

The defendants in the Star-Route
cases have been acquitted by the jury,
on the charge of conspiring to defraud
the government, in the face Of the
most indubitable evidence of guilt.
Whether this is the result of IA failure
on the part ofthe prosecution in prose
cutting the case, or the stupidity and
incompetency of the jury, is immaterial
now, the public robbers are free, and
they and their sympathizers have had
grand jubilee and n fashionable
drunk over their escape. 1t is said
Dorsey and Brady in the exuberance
of their spirits, announced a determi-
ton to prosecute all the principal
newspapers of the country for deiama-
ton of character. They will have n
good time before they get through
with this work, probably takiug in the
balance of their lives, and leaving lit
tie reputation to be proud of to their
posterity. The Philadelphia Time,
which is to be one Of the victims Of the
great unconvicted, does not seem to be
paralyzed by fear of the threatened
prosecution, when it remarks Even
with all the technicalities Of the law
exhausted to shield the Star Route de-
PENDANTS, there was no plausible cx-
cuse for a verdict of acquittal. OF the
positive guilt of Dorsey aud Brady As
the leaders of a great conspiracy to
defraud the government there is no
possible room for doubt. Brady was
the Post Office official charged with
the Star Route contracts, and Dorsey
was a United States Senator. They
commanded the services Of many sub
ordinates, as their positions and skill
readily enabled them to choose the
most useful helpmates from the swarms
of trained public pluudercrs about
Washington. They deliberately, sys-
tcmatically planned and executed the
most glaring frauds upon the govern
ment they literally robbed the pub
lie Treasury until they scored the
theft up in the millions, and it was
done by Brady making himself per-
iured official as we'll as a public thief
and Dorsey added subornalion Of per-
jury to hi. appalling robbery.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

a wHIRLwIND passed over Elmo
Wisconsin, on the 11th inst, doing
much damage. A freight train was
picked up bodily, except the engine,
carried from the track and completely
demolished.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21
} Il LICHTr, Clerk

Ir has been decided by United
States District Judge in Texas, that
the Civil Rights Act of 1879 is uncon-
stitutional and an infring of the
rights of the several States.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

TIE Federal court of Utah has de-
clared Senator Edmund's Mormon law
a failure. The Senator himself will be
n failure about the time he measures
his strength with the Democrats as a
candidate for President.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

TnH Legislature Te.assembled on Tues.
day last TO redistriet the State. Now, az
ter two weeks rest, il is 10 be hoped
the members will be able to comprehend
the fact that the people are earnest in de.
mand of fair and jusi apportionment.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

A CoNTEMPoRARY suggests that
only portion of the members of the
legislature will draw the ten dollars
day during the recess. 1t will be the
larger portion certainly, embracing
fifty in the Senate and two hundred
and one in the House.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

WHAT ARE WE TO EXPECT' Is Mr..
Tilden n candidate for President ?
The interviewers conflict in their state
ments. Watterson, of the Louisville
Courier, had a pleasant social inter.
view with the eminent statesman at
Greystone, and says "that nothing
passed which leads me to modify the
opinion ! have so often expressed, that
no power on earth could induce him
to accept the Presidency" On the
other hand the New York World has
an interview with a member of the
New York State Democratic commit.
tee, supposed to be we'll informed, says
that Mr.. Tilden is a candidate for
the Presidential nomination in 1884"
that "the plans are all laid" and that
the cold workers" under instructions
are getting in their work. Which of
these statements is to be relied upon is
the difficult conundrum, Mr.. Til.
den alone can develope. All rep
resent Mr.. Tilden as in vigorous health,
and certainly his great ability, his
conspicuous craftsmanship, bis power
of leadership and his undoubted pa
triotism, entities him to compete for
the greatest official position on earth,
without discredit to the great party
who honored him on former occasion,
but We doubt very much the accuracy
of the statement which thus places
him in the field. We incline more to
believe the statement Of Mr.. Waiter.
son.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

The Committee of One Hundred is
said to be much pleased that five i'm
portant reform measures originated or
endorsed by them we're passed at the
late session Of the legislature. This
was certainly doing well in Demo
cratic House and Republican Senate
who, with two or three independent
exceptions, voted solid against them.
All these reformatory measures having
failed to pass previous Republican
legislatures, public honesty can scarce
ly fail to give the credit where it is
due-to the success of Democracy in
the last fall elections.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

WHEN John Sherman bounced
Chester a. Arthur out Of the Custom
House in New York, it probably did
not occur to him that time might
come when Arthur would have an op-
portuuity to bounce.-John or some Of
his special friends. Sherman is now
begging Arthur to spare the Revenue
collectors Of Ohio at least during the
pendency ofthe State campaign. When
Sherman is reaching for Arthur shoes,
he cannot afford to lose his grip on
Ohio by the absence or Indifference Of
these active and useful workers upon
whom he is accustomed to rely.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

The Philadelphia Press referring
to the late Nutt-Dukes tragedy, says,
"Justice must be done though it puts
on the scafFold a man for whom the
hearts of men will we'll in sympathy"
Yes, but how will the Press convince
the people Of Fayette that justice has
not been done. and done by young
Mutt?
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

THE San Francisco Chronicle be-
lieves that the Mormon question will
have 10 be settled exactly as the slav-
cry question was settled. Better first
adopt the California method with the
Chinese, and arrest the importation of
Mormons, who are coming in by the
thousand every year, from Europe.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

FIXISG THE STYLE. The bunker +
convention which recently met at
Flora, Ind, arranged that the men
shall wear broad.brimmed hats, closely
buttoncd coats, and wear their hair
long, parted in the middle and adhere
to the ancient custom Of the sect. The
women are TO dress plain aud wear the
shaker bonnet.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

The Monongahela Baptist Associa
tion have expelled the Rev. K. c.
Morgan under charges Of malicious
and general lying" and "indecorous
and grossly immoral conduct" 1t Is
certainly not fattering endorsement
to confer upon the reverend gentleman.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

JUDGE HoADLY, of Ohio, says the
Democrats will carry that State this
fall as certainly as that the sun will
rise on the day of election. The full
realization of this solar observation, it
is to be hoped, will bring the Judge to
the front as Governor of the Buckeye
State.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

LAWYER BIGELow, of Washington,
has been awarded s400 by the court
out of the Betty and Baby" fund, for
defending Sergeant Mason on his trial
for shooting at Guiteau. He claimed
half the fund raised by charity for the
support Of the wife and child oi his
client. The s4O0 is TO cover his ex'
npnsps
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

BRADY AND THE DoH-LY- have
escaped the pcnitcntiary a, all the
great robbers Of the Treasury DO, but
they never can release themselves Of
the odium Of guilt attached to their
name by the testimony developed in
the trial. Its useless, perhaps, to try
eminent thicvc- in "A community where
drcamcrs and drunkards are selected
a- jurymcn.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14

Send for Sample Copies of next
weeks FREEMAN for distribution.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Notice.
0 River Railroad Company

Ohio River Railroad Company
VS..
Sarah A. Davis and Nelson Davis bar
band. nus
To Sarah A. Darts and Nelson Dorfs b..
band. ei nus
You will take notice that on Thursdo,. =,
Sth day Of March. 1888, The Ohio River / N me
road Company Will make application Ia t.aii'
tition to the Circuit Court of Wood cas Pc
at the Court House thereof, to appoint Gn.y
missioners TO ascertain a Just com nenso oyih
to you as the owner of the following ,lesorI!9h
ed real estate, lying and being in The COLD lid
of Wood in said State, which is propoeed y
be taken by said Railroad Company ~ t %
construction of its railroad, to-wif: Al ne
following described parcel of land s;frato'Hn we
the District of Parkersburg in said COUNT "a "a
Wood, through which said Cornpanv;S ~ u
road is located, and described partfcnlariIIa.l '
follows: Beginning ut the point whera3ti a.
center line of said Railroad as now looa,,nne
crosses the northern boundary line az , ,eu
lands of the said Sarah A. Davis fhann' nt
34o W. S}5 feet TO point of curve: thenoe y
a curve TO the right having radius nj o ~
feet 800 feet to the tangent point OF - -
curve; thence n. 81 W. l7S feet to the w sada
ern boundary line of the said Sarah A, DaViitt
The said strip of land is 60 feet wide batllSN
30 feet on each side of the above describng
center lire, and contains ! SLIGO acres 'eu
A plat of the said strip OF land proDoSad :.
be taken, is now on file in the Office of ~ 10
w. Va, for reference and all other Legal NY,
poses, marked "a" pN'
Yours, &c,
THE OHIO RIVER RAILROAD Co
By LEONARD IL CALDWELL, its Attornevs
February 3, 1883. e'''
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14

Is acres of level land, in good
state of cultivation, in one mile OF
the Little Kanawha Bridge. Good
frame house in nice grove, out
buildings, &c. Price, $1,000. On
Lubeck road.
Thirty acres more can be added,
at $50 per acre. Enquire Of
w. F. ATTKIssoN,
Real Estate Broker and Notary
Public
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14

See "Open Letter" inside.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
18th day of Zebra airy, 1888,

that being a court day, sell at the front door
of the Court House of Wood county at pub
lie auction TO the highest bidder, the follow
ing real estate, in the three separate tracts "
ing on the waters of Big Run in Williams
District, Wood County, W. Va, and more
fully described in the bill of Exhibits and
proceedings in this cause mentioned, =
the first of said tracts being IN? same
conveyed to said S. r. Athey by Isaac j :.
Dickinson by deed dated on the 9th day of
November, 1868, recorded in Deed BOOK No.
20. page 80, of the land Records of Wood
county, W. Va, and containing acres more
or less, being the same on which said Athey
now resides.
Also all the inrarest,of said S. r. Athey in
S. r. Athey by the heirs Of Benjamin Athey,
decd, by deed dated on the 10Th day OF Nov
ember, 1873, and recorded in Deed Book, No.
49, page 3I9 of the land records of Wood
county, w. Va, containing nine acres, more
or less.
Also d tract of 80 acres conveyed to said s.
r. Athey by John w. Stout, School Com
June 1873, recorded in Deed Book No. y page
1872 of the land records OF Wood county, w.
Va.
Terms of Sale--Onc-thirtl cash in hand on
day of sale, the residue in two equal pay
mcnts on six and twelve months Time, the
purchaser to give bond and security bearing
interest for The deferred payments, and a
Their security.
Special Commissioner.
IOM CIemens. Clerk OF tn Circuit Court,
do hereby certify that bond as provided for
in the decree of sale in the above case has
been given. o. NJ. CLEMENS, CLERK.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Notice..
Railroad Company

Ohio River Railroad Company
VS.,
Olivia Hammett, late Sisson, and Richord
Hammett, her husband
To Oliuia Hummett, late Sissoa, and Riebcr,
Hdn1naett, her husband.
You will take notice that on THURSDAY N.
Sth day OF March, 1883, the Ohio River Raii
road Company will make application bv no.
titiOn to the Circuit Court Of Wood coIinfT
West Virginia, at the Court House tbereof
to appoint Commissioners to ascertain
just compensation to you as the owner If
the following described real estate lying and
being IN the county of Wood in said State
which is proposed to be taken by said Rail
road Company for the construction of its
railroad to- witt All the following descriheS
parcel OF land situate IN the District Of
Union in said county of Wood, through
which said Company's Railroad is located
and described particularly as follows: Be-
ginning at the point where the center line ST
said Railroad Company, as now located
crosses the northern boundary of the land
of said Olivia Hammett, being a part of The
e. p. Sisson eState) thence following said
center line n. l3o w. 1873 feet to the South.
crn boundary line of said tract The said
strip of land proposed to be taken, is 60 feet
WIDE being 81 feet on each side Of said CEN
ter line, and contains 25-I00 acres. 4 plat of
the piece of land proposed 10 be taken is
filed in the office of the Clerk OF the Circuit
Court OF Wood county, w. Va, for reference
and all other legal purposes, marked "a"
Yours, &c,
THE OHIO RIVER RAILROAD co.
BY LEONARD & CALDWELL, its Attorneys
February ., 1888.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Notice.
Ohio River Railroad Company


VS..
Mary Mcdonald, late Sisson, and John Nc
Donald, her husband, Olivia Hamnett
late ;SissOn, and Richard Hammett, her ,
husband, Fannie Sisson, Mary +. Sisson
Kate HOletzel, late SiSSon, and children
and heirs at law Of f. P. Sissons estate,
and heirs at law of Joseph Sisson, decd.
To the aboue-nonled Defendants.
You will take notice that on Thursday,
the Sth day OF March, 1883, the Ohio River
Railroad Company will make application
by petition to the Circuit Court of Wood
county, West Virginia, at the Court House
thereof to appoint Commissioners TO ascer
er OF the following described real estate, ~.
ing and being in the county of Wood in SAID
State, which is proposed to be taken by said
Railroad Company for the construction OF
its railroad, to-wit: All the following des-
crihed parcel of land situate in the District
of Union in said County of Wood through
Which said Company's Railroad is locate /,
and described particularly rs follows: Be,
ginning at the point where the center line
said Railroad, as now located, crosses u
northern boundary of lot No, 4 OF the E.
Sisson Estate, set apart to James SiSson
now dead, as shown upon the plat OF u \
division of said estate, thence follow
said center line on Il curve to the right, ht
ing a radius of l402 feet to the tangent POI
of said curve; thence n. l3o w. l3l feet to u
southern boundary line of the said lot NO
The said strip Of land is 60 feet wide, bel
30 feet on each side OF the above deScfn
center line and contains 29-i00 acres; a pl',
of the said piece of land proposed TO be takei
by said Railroad Company is on hle IN th'
Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court o
Wood County, w. Va. for reference ana al
other legal purposes, marked ~"
TIE OHIO RIVER RAILROAD co.
By LEONARD q CALDWELL, its Attorneys
February Il, 1883.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
The Floods at Parkersburg-The
Highest Water tOr22 Years.

For more than week past our
people have done little else than
watch the raging rivers and look
after endangered interests and
property.
The mad waters reached their
highest point at Parkersburg last
Thursday, stopping at A feet :
inches, Is inches lower than in
1860, and with the continued rain
falls receded very slowly.
Public interest was largely CEN
tered in
THE KANAwHA BRIDGE, =
which was in imminent danger of
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Wanted-5O0 Names.

We want our readers to send us In prompt
Nv, pext week, the names and Z. o. address
of 500 TEN perance men and women, who are
not taking the FREEMAN. We want to mail
thern copy of next weeks FREEMAN
which will be the hrest paper OF the season.
full o. the opinions of the Press and the
feelings" of the people, concerning the
most unwarranted action of the Legislature
in refusing to hear their prayers. send lists
from to 10 at once:
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
LANDS BOUGHT AND SOLD ON
COMMISSION.

ForSale, a number of desirable farms iD
Jackson and adjoining counties. Also IlnI
Der Lands, andtHouses and Lots in the tow
of Ravenswood. Several tracts OF Lana ~
sale on the line of the o. r. R. r., and VII
double in value in the next three years.
40. 4.
60 acres, miles from Ravenswood, frohs
as poles on the Ohio, 45 acres cleared IVY
h0uSes ON the line OF the o. r. X. X. PTlcgf
$50 per acre, and half cash III manu-; tlS w
ance on time.
A. acres, lies on Sarvis Fork of Sand Cree .,G
10 miles from RavenSWoOd, 70 acres Sica1S S IN
young Orchard. Price $500, one-hali oa'''
the balance on time.
No.1
700 acres, 9-miles from Ravenswood, on t tlS
Pike from Ripley to Parkersburg, on n1
left-hand fork of Sand Creek, 30 acl eS re to
ed, plank dwelling-hOuse, GOOD Wen 81 ool
ter, good out-buildings,co nNenleht 70 90 pricl
A acres bottom, 30 acres in grass i IN
81 800. one-third to be paid cash in manu- "1
balance in two equal annual payments
NO. Is.
1917 acres, % miles from CottageVliiie, 4
miles from the Ohio river, near Ihe III III. in
the O. r. h. r., s. acres in grass, 20 Trane
meadow, so acres splendid T1mDer, Ih i"iId
Barn, two tenement houses, good out band
ings Price, $3.50, one-third cash III H'"N
the balance on time.
NO. 20.
127 acres, on Turkey fork of SANDY, II i ,rsl
from RaVenswood, good limestone litiiu, "sj
watered and we'll timbered, l6 acres cleas
Price $40 per acre, onehalf TO be paid II n c, s
the balance in one and two years eq'iai p''
mentS.
For information concerning these l!D'
call on or address
II. I'M. he. LEMEIEG
Ravenswood, W. Va
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14

G.. J.. SPENCE.--I am not only
the largest Music Dealer in the
State, but lead them all in selling
frst-class Sewing Machines.
Singer and New Home Machines
sold on monthly payments.
G. L. SPENCE, Agent
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Commissioners Sale.

Ry virtue of a decree rendered by said
Court in said cause at the NoVcmbe Term.
1882, the undersigned Special Commissioner,
will on the
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14

A public meeting should have
been called for the relief of the
poor who are suffering from the
effects of the floods. 1t should be
called yet. Let none suffer for lack
of needed food and shelter.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Observation-Disclosures
WATER! WATER!! EVERY
WHERE
Floods on Floods! Look out Below
Floods on Hoodsi Onooord they Go!
Deluging Districts, Towns and Cit
les, on their way to the Gulf!


The unprecedented floods pre-
vailing throughout all this region
extending over several States, have
taxed the energies and absorbed
Che attention of all'classes during
the past ten days, as never before.
In many places the waters have
at former times been higher and
destruction of property greater, but
for general extent and long dura-
ton, the historical "oldest inhabi-
tant" looks in vain for parallel.
The general outpouring by Jupi-
ter Pluvius, set in ten days ago,
with an unusual flooding of the
country throughout Indiana, Ohio
and parts of Pennsylvania. One
county in Northern Ohio lost $780,
900 in the destruction Of country
bridges alone.
Fremont, Ohio, was almost de-
stroyed, 400 families beng left
shelterless, to be cared for by the
public, and the losses in property
in country, towns and cities tdro :
out the region named was reckoned
by millions.
Before these waters subsidized
came the
SECOND DELUGE,
throughout the country tributary
to the upper Ohio, and down came
che immense ice-gorges from above,
sweeping out everything in the
way.
As these floods were rolling on
and reaching their highest at this
point and vicinity, the windows Of
heaven were opened again for "a
hours and the already drowned
country was subjected to
THE THIRD DELUGE,
and here is where the general de-
xastation and damage grows be-
yond computation.
The Muskingum and Kanawha
rivers pouring in their unusual
volumes and meeting the Ohio
food at near its highest, made the
situation at this point alarming,
but especially 50 at Marietta,
where the rise was SO sudden as to
take the merchants by surprise,
when too late to move their goods.
The entire business portion
of the city was flooded to the
depth of several feet.
While at Parkersburg the waters
lacked more than a foot of reaching
the height Of the food Of 1860, yet
the destruction Of property is said
to be much greater.
But for the country below
THE FOURTH DELUGE,
was hanging over the doomed in
habitants, and this was poured
down upon them just in time to
meet the combined floods from
above, about the region of Cincin-
nas:, subjecting that city, Law
rcuccburg and the country and
Cite below to
AN UNPRECEDENTED FLOOD.
From Feb. LIST to llth the rainfall
in the region Of Cincinnati reached
the remarkable depth of about g
inches, and on last Monday the
Ohio reached the frightful height
of62 feet s inches, within II inches
Of the highest flood at that point on
record, that of 1882, when the wa
ers rose to ga feet three inches. On
Monday the City Gas Works were
flooded and the city was left in
both darkness and murky waters.
The Dail:es come to us filled with
accounts of incalculable losses and
destruction of property, for the
details of which we have no room.
We have later advices by tele-
graph that the flood reached its
highest yesterday at IS feet and 1
inch, 10 inches higher than ever
before known.
The Floods at Parkersburg-The
Highest Water for % Years.