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w The towns in The Western part of
ahisscounty should contribute money for
the Hood sufferers. II you have no
committee forward your money contri-
buttons to ". f. HUNrER, of Woods
deld. he is Treasures Of the Relief
Committee here.
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w EMERY s. TAzLoR, sonef THos q.
TAYLOR. of Ozark, who has been attend-
ing Duff's College at Pi,tsaurg, has fin-.
ished his studies, and on the 18th day
of October last, received his Diploma
He is nov at home but expects to go
into business soon.
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20 B-Stoves. Pumps. Feed Cutters. Corn
Shelters. Bird Cages, Rat Traps Brass Kettles,
Gross Out Saws. Guns, Reyolycrs. Ammunition,
Doors, Sash and Glass, all to be found at The
Hardware Sore. and offered way down in
price. sep1l. U. E. HARLAN.
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tcon,inued from ,os, .oees)
How Watch Cases are Made.

This process Of ofmanufacture was invented
by James Boss, who started in business in
1854, and the methods and tools used in
making these watch CAGES are covered by
patents. This is the only ,cutcA case made
under this process. For many yearsthc In
PRODUCTION of these goods was slow, owing
Unpopular prejudice against plated" goods,
but gradually the public learned that the
James Bo,s Cold Hatca Case was not a
cheap go'd-rashed Or electro.platod article,
but was made of genuine gold plates OF
standard quality and thickness. Conscientious
adherence to the determination to mako
the best watch casc ever put on the market
and the adoption of every improvement
suggested, has made the James Boss Gold
Watch Case the STANDARD. -,.os x.ax
In this watch case the parts . .
most subject to wear-the bow cro~n, hinges,
taumb-catches, ETC., are made of SOLID GOLD.
depha Pa ha.dsone Illustrated ramphst Aswins how
To be eontiaacd)
aug14,'83Y.
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w There is drift pile on Esq. JOHN
MARTrS's farm, below Clarington, that is
estimated to be worth $4,000. In the
pile are three box care which belong to
different railroads up the river
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cE The Steamboat Iron City passed
Clarington last Saturday with food and
supplies for all who require assistance
The boat stopped at all points where a
white flag was exhibited.
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Meeting of Dem. Cen. Committee,

There will be q meeting of the Demo
cratic Central Committee of Monroe
County, Ohio, in Wnodsfeld, on
Friday, the Goth day of February,
1884, at l o'clock P. NJ. 70 determine the
lime and manner Of holding the next
Democratic County Convention. Let
there be full turn out.
J.P. SPRIGGS, Chm.
C E MILLER, Sec.
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EOn Paden's Island, short dis
tsnce below Sardis, there is a turn table
for standard gauge railroad lodged 10
q drift pile. The drift covers an acre
and is fifteen feet high in many places
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Relief Meeting

There will be a meeting of
the Citizens of WOOdsfield
held at the Court House
this evening to devise
means to assist the suffer-
ers along the Ohio River in
this County from the re-
cent floods. Let there be
a full turn out.
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A Startling Discovery.

Physicians are often startled by re-
markahle discoveries The fact that DR..
Kings N.w Discovery for Consumption
and all Throat and Lung diseases is
daily curing patients that they have
given up to die, i startling them to
realize their sense Of duty, and examine
into the merits of this wonderful dis.
covery; resulting in hundreds OF our
best Physicians using it in their prac-
tice. Trial Bottles free at Judkins
Drug Store Regular size $1.00.
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Call at The SPIRIT Office for job print
ing from visiting card mp to full sheet pos
ter. Letter heads, business card on envelopes,
statements and bill heads printed N short
notice.
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JACKSON TOWNSHIP ITEMS.

WITrENs, OHIo, Feb. Z, 1884
We have six candidates out for Asses
sor. That's right, boys; you can fnd
on; that way how many friends you
have.
Bowen & Hissom are doing good
work with their corn mill, 80 under
stand.
A move in the right direction would
be having preaching or prayer meeting
Sunday evenings We.have good To-
cal preacher. Why not, James1
The population of our neighhorhood
is increasing fast. There Is girl baby
at Thos Bowens and a boy baby at John
Thorburn's.
Mrs. Anderson and daughter returned
home from Pittsburgh by the overland
route.
Mr.. Cass Colvin Is lying very low at
the present time, and Mr.. John Ice, OF
Narrows R IN, fell and run snag in his
throat and it came very near proving
fatal
Protracted meeting commenced at Lo-
Gust Grove on the 9 h of the month.
Mono, ] think your corn crop will be
very slim, especially where they wear
No. IA boots. I cannot imagine how
they will get between the hills OF corn
without demolishing them. suppose
you get your boots large enough by last
ing them over saw log.
Rev. Payne, our Presiding Elder, re-
manned over night with US. He was on
his way to attend Quarterly Meeting at
Antioch LITTLE ROSEBUD.
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Chicago.
New York.

Feb. s.--Flour OOa5 90; Wheat
90c; Corn 52a5Sc: Oats 32c: Rye $50,
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Baltimore.

Feb s-Flour 8 a5a6 90; whea
0Ssl GO; Corn 5Sa60c; Oats 39a47c 0
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WooasfeId stocx sIarres

Feb. Is Cattle 3aa4ie per pound !;
Sheep 3a4o per pound. Hogs 4a5 per
pound gross.
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MARRIED.-On Feb. IL, BY G.. NJ.
Blowers, ESQ.,, of Adams township,
Miss MARIAH j WARMER to Mr.. SAMUEL
W.PrTTMAN.
January 9th, by Rev. THOMAS CLINE,
Miss NAKcEY ]. Brown to Mr.. JOSEPH
-BRIsrER.
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Index to New Advertisements.
Sheriff,s Sale. c. LUBE.
Marble Works, r. c. SoHERER.
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FEBRUARY Is, 1884


The greatest food that was ever known
here has left thousands OF destitute fam
lilies, and relief has been arriving for the
sufferers above US. We hope the good
people OF this county will not forget to
help the destitute. and ! think Cochrans-
vile comes first on the list. There we're
about thirty homeless families in that
little village, and oil course a person al.
ways helps the needy at home first: but
don't understand me to say that Coch-
ransv:lle is the only place in this county
that needs help. All kinds OF provisions
are needed. do not mean this for per-
sons who are worth thousands. There
is hardly family that takes your paper
but what is able to give bushel OF
wheat or corn. Anything in the way o.
food will not come amiss. Cast In your
mite, be it ever 30 small, and you will
receive a fourfold blessing in return.
Matamoras, of Washington County,
relieved the sufferers of Cochransville
with $500 worth Of eatables on last Sun
day, which will last for about two weeks,
and know they feel about S5 900 better
off by it, and they will never he forgot
ten. LITTLE ROSEBUD.
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If 1T avere pOssibZe

to get the testimony of the multitude who
have used HOOPS SARsAPARILLA for de-
bllity. languor, lassitude, and that general
feeling of stupidity, WEAKNESS and exhaus-
tion which every one feels during this season,
we should be able to present to our readers
such an overwhelming mass of commend
atery messages, that the few who have not
tried 1t would do scat once. 1t is positive
fact, and has been so effectua1ly demon
strated that no one to-day denies 1t, that
Hoods Sarsaparllla contains more real med
cinal value than any article before the people.
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Feb. S.-Flour 2 75sl 65; Wheat
Oo; Corn 5S Soc; Olts 4sc; Rye TIC.
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Hundreds are Suffering for
Want Of the Necessaries
Of Life.

Jacob Reinherr, j. P. Spriggs, p.
Diehl, s.. A. Atkinson, f Diehl,
John Ruegsegger, VIM. T. Hun
ter, Asher Okey, G. Lude, II. X.
Walton, g. r. Harlan, w. E. NAL
Tory, A. j. Pearson, e. j. Graham,
I'll. IL, West, Il. HeaGley.
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Aid for tIIe Sufferers.

The citizens of Woods6eld have sub
scribed the following amounts to aid in
relieving the suffering in the river town
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and stable.
Abe Hail. dwelling and stable.
E. D. Amos, warehouse, dwelling and
stable.
Abe Bever, dwelling.
Isaac Sutton, two dwellings.
H. White, dwelling.
John Hines, dwelling.
George Hall. dwelling and stable.
George Cochran, yelling.
Jas. Hall, dwelling and stable.
John Marlow, dwelling, shop and sta
BILE
Jas. S,etson, dwelling.
L. NARROW, dwelling and shop.
Mrs R Williams, dwelling and stable.
Skagg Bros, dwelling.
George Powell, dwell ing.
V. Bunnell, dwelling.
o. NJ. Folger, dwelling.
Josiah Wilson property, dwelling,
store and warehouse.
The houses of their foundation be-
longed to Fl Hubbard, Ira Hall, James
Brad6eld, John Hickman aud the estate
of Josiah Wilson. A dwelling, short
distance above the town, occupied by
Jon Cation was swept away. A neat
frame school hou's lies in the back-wa-
ter one.half mile below the town
Nearly all the wearing appa eel, house
hold goods and provisions ere swept
away In the houses. Tie contents of
the stores OF Shat and Amos Brothers
was nearly total loss. Tas only build
ings in the town left on their fouuda-
tioDs were the u E Church and dwell
ling belonging to Mr.. q W. Cline.
Five families were q1artered in the
church and appeared comfortable The
Others are living in some OF the wrecked
houses aud with people in the near
neigbborhood.
The committee, after Consulting with
a number of the citizaua.. sug gested that
a Rsliet CommitteeAbe formed. The
committee consists OF the following per-
sons: j. M. Rsper, E. D. Johnston,
Elan Amos and Harrison Cochran.
The wants Of The people here were go
pressing that the committee extended
financial aid, which the local com mittee
took charge of and will use to provide
food and clothing. 1t is useless to a.
tempt to describe the distress of the in
habitants Of what was once thriving g
little town. They saved their lives. bat
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
John B. briggs & ano
James Wells.
MARIETTA ACADEMY.

sPRrees & Daises, Att'ys.
National Republican., 1884-11-12

president. But we think our colored cit.
liens may venture to dismiss their fears
Democracy does not love the negro.
That much is plain. But 80 far as slavery
is concerned IL may well DO doubted If
there is even a small minority Of mon in
the south who would restore the accursed
institution If IL was in their power to do
so. Twenty years experience has shown
oonclusiyely that FREQ black labor is
cheaper aud more productive than slave
black labor. With that point settled the
reason for slavery has vanished, and, leav-
ing the constitional amendments aside,
no disposition to restore slavery exists.
Nor does tho democracy wish to take
away the nominal right to vote from tho
colored man, though the party is practi-
cally unit in preventing him from ex-
ercising that right. The reason for this
lies in the fact that If the colorcd man
was deprived of the right or suffrage the
democratic party would Immediately be-
come a hopeless majority Democratic
politicians understand aud appreciate this
thoroughly. Senator Brown, OF Georgia,
in q speech at Atlanta last week, said;
The 6,O)JnlO Of colored people in the south.
crn states give TO those states about thirty
seven representatives. In the house and thirty
seven members uf the electoral college. This
gycs the south great increase Of power but,
rs the colorcd race act with the republican
party, and that party is in the minority, this
! increase Of power is given to the democracy
of the south.
II The republicans had not given the ballot
to the colorcd race the south would have had
a smaller number, by thirty.seyen, in the
electoral college than she now has. This
would have turned the scale in the present
election and. instead of the general rejoicing
over tho union In our democratic success the
republicans would have been exulting over
| the success of their candidates.
The reason why the democrats would
be very 10th to deprive the colored man
Of his right to vote could not be more
compactly stated. While the bourbons
will do their best to deprive the colored
man of the substance of citizenship. they
may be depended upon to carefully pro.
serve its shadow to him, for thereby
hangs their only chance for supremacy
in national affairs,
The colored man has no evils to fear
| greater than those he now endures. His
right to go where he pleases will not be
abridged, and such avenues Of support as
arc now open to him will remain fully as
accessible in the future. But the colored
man may rely upon it that democracy
will neglect no expedient of fraud,
oppression, or violence to deprive his
vote Of legal weight. That is their
record in the past and will be their Ger
tain liie of action in the future.
National Republican., 1884-11-12
Mr.. Clapp and Mr.. Conkling.

1t is due to myself, perhaps, that should
correct some of the more material statements
contained IN what purports to be an interview
with myself and which is published in the
star of this evening. All that is imputed to
me relating to Mr.. Conkling's having done
eNertod the greatest strength of his influence
against Mr.. Blaine when II needed but O
straw to tip the balance" together with the
attendant ejaculation, "the miserable thing
are the coinage of u fertile imagination. For.
tunately there was witness present when the
star reporter visited the finance committee
room, who can bear testimony to the incor.
rectncss of the reported conversation, which
was not In any respect OF sufficient consequence
to be repeated at all, but which, If published,
should have been reported truthfully.
WASHINGTON, NOV. IL. " a. h. CLApP.
National Republican., 1884-11-12

Capt. Francis NJ Ramsay U. S. N, superin-
tendcnt of the naval academy has made his
annual report to the secretary of the navy.
lie says that forty.six cadets completed the
four years course in June last that eighty.
three candidates for admission presented
themselves in May and June last, and eighty
one in September. Nincty.three of the 16i
were admitted. Mr.. Ramsay says experience
has shown that cadets who enter the academy
in May gain great advantage over those who
enter in September, and recommends that
hereafter all nominations of candidates shall
candidates for admission shall be required to
present themselves for examination between
May 10 and June !. He also recommends that
the selection of cadets who are to fill vacancies
in the lower grades of the line and engineer
corps of the navy and OF the marine corps
shall be made upon the completion of the
four years course, instead OF upon the compile
ton of the six years course.
National Republican., 1884-11-12
Electric Liuhtinp a Snccoss,

The annual meeting of tho stockholders of
the United states Lighting company was held
at their Office, 937 Pennsylvania avenue, yester-
day afternoon. MIR. Samuel Norment was
elected chairman and Wm. Dickson secretary.
Mr. A. NJ. Renshaw, general manager, pre-
sented his annual report of the operations of
the company, showing large increase IN the
machinery procured during the year. He
urged that the capacity of the company for
further business be extended without delay.
The proposed underground system to be laid
on street rs u test was fnlly explained. Mr..
Seymour w. Tullock, treasurer, presented
his report of the financial condition of the
company, reporting that 1t was free from all
debt, and that n semi.annual dividend would
be declared on Jan. /. The election ofa board
ofdirectors resulted in the selection ofthe
following: Samuel Normcnt Matthew q.
Emery, James l.. Barbour, VIM. Dickson,
Robert Boyd, seymour W. ,Tullock and 4. NJ.
Reushaw, this city, aud =. a. B. Widener
and Dr. VIM. X, Warner, of Philadelphia, The
board organized by the election of Samuel
Norment, president; NJ. q. Emery, vice presl-
dent; VIM. Dickson, secretary S. w. Tullock,
treasurer; \. NJ. Renshaw, general manager.
Executive cOmmittee-Messrs. Boyd, Dickson,
and Tullock.
National Republican., 1884-11-12
SOLDIERS AND CIVIL SERVICE.
Tho Commission Directs the Statutory Prefer
ence 10 be Strictly Observed.


The civil service commission has issued a
circular to subordinate boards in reference to
priority in certillcation of persons entitled to
preference under section 1904 OF the revised
statutes as honoraby discharged soldiers or
sailors This states that in the view OF the
President as Of the commission, any person so
discharged for disability, incurred In the line
of duty, who, as the result of an examination,
has been placed upon a register as eligible for
appointment, should be certified In preference
to any other person thereon not entitled TO
such preference examined for the same part OF
the service. even though such persons are
graded higher without such priority in oerti-
iication ii appears to be hardly practicable to
give the preference In appointment which II
seems to be the object of the statute to secure,
Recipients are requested to act upon this view
in making certiilcations. The does not APP
pear to be any authority on the part oi an ox-
amining board or the cJmm ion TO require
the production OF the order ot discharge Az the
evidence Of the right ol preic ancc CLAIMED,
and they must, therefore, hcrept llt Oatn
of the applicant stating the TACT. u is leit
tor the appputing puNQrturcqurct The rfDduc'
tlou 81 tno dl,ghGfHl Elun CertiuchNon
should, lu 10. iaCv. chow any uialm ol pieINt-
cugp made Dy The DgIsUu certified.
National Republican., 1884-11-12

A colored minister residing in western
state has telographed to President Ar.
thur as follows:
From observations extending through nine
years residence In the south II Is my opinion
that there IS great danger of a general conflict
between the two races IN that section, grow.
Ing ont Of the fears Of many COlored people
that under a democratic administration they
will be gradually reduced TO slavery; there,
fore as a loyal colorcd citizen, beg leave 10
suggest that tho government issue instructions
TO federal ohiocholdor3 IN the south 10 be
cautious as to the advice they give to the col.
orCd people Slavery Ia dead forever, aud the
possibility Of it's resurrection ought not 10 be
proclaimed for partisan effect,
There is unquestionably a decided feel
ing of fear and nervousness prevalent
among tho colored people, based upon
their distrust Of the democratic party
and their apprehension Of wrong to be
done them in case Cleveland is to DO our
National Republican., 1884-11-12
~ posToEFioE NOTICE.


Letters for Europe need not be specIaily.dl.
for By Ay M
Us all Trans Atlantic mails are forwarded by the
iAstesI vessels available.
Foreign malls for the week ending NOV; 10
VIII close PROMPTLY In AL casesl at thlS once
THbRsDAY--At 10 a. m. for Ireland, per
steamship city of Montreal, via Queenstown
ClGlters Tor Great Britain aud o her European
Countries must be directed per CITY OF Mon-
a dlSo @ a m for hEuT9Ps ,bnn,s per steam ann
ship orinGeoi az li30p. ~. ioI Cubaend Porto f
pas, rabasco, and Nucatan, Mexico, per steam
ship City OfAlexandria letters for other Mex
lean states must be directed "per City OF Alex
FRlDAYi..7Ato 0 a. m, for Newfoundland and 81.
Miquelon, via Halifax at lli3O u m.
for llayti, per steamship Athos. .
s,as%sRip Hf@ sromai At a. b5q & 'Sr @ an Or NsS @
sopiSamptSh and and sromea t a'SlR dst5Ss p ior GrsS
h@ drsced en- Psr p4I5 rP m for he
Ngtherl9nds direct per steamship Edam' VIA VIA
Am3eTdtami a. ii3O m for EITonei per
for Germany, &c, must be directed per
BLitanniGD AZ y; m, for scotland direct, per
for Belgium direct per steamship Rhynlnnd,
via Antwerpi ut 1870 p. m. for Cuba and the
West Indies, per steamship Saratoga, via ia-
M@ ~ o China sE 9na Jspsa ;ss%slep slog
here Now 'l6 at p. IN. Malls dqr Austria
liza, New Zealand Sandwich and FIJI Islands,
per steamship Australia (yia san Fran
cisco, close here Nov. . % at p, "a; lor OF Ar
rival at New York OF steamship city OF CHI
cago with British malls for Australia.
sTheschedule OF closing tTrans. Paclnc malls
Is arranged on tho presumption of their nnlnteE'
rupted overland transit 70 San =, Francisco.
Malls from the East ARRIVING on time At sgn
francisco on tho day OF sailing or steamers are
dispatched thence the aAn0 day
HENRY G.PEARsoN,
Postmaster.
PosroEEIon, NEW YoRn. Nov. z, 1884.
National Republican., 1884-11-12
Legality of the Swain Court Que STONED.

Counsel for Gen. ID. G. Swain have laid be-
fore the President an argument against the
legality Of the court-martlal appointed in his
case. The point made by them is that this
court has been ordered by the President and
that the President is not empowered to order
such n court except in cases wherein the COM
mnndcr OF the accused is the accuser. They
represent in their argument that in this case
the secretary of war is the accuser, and that
the proper person to make the detail of the
court is the general of the army. The Pres-
dent has taken the matter under consideration
and will have conference with the secretary
to try Gen. Swain has been directed to con.
vcne ON Saturday next the question OF its le'
gality will be disposed Of as soon as possible
National Republican., 1884-11-12
Wedding Bells.

Mt, Vernon Place church was the scene Of
an interesting wedding last night Mr. Thomas
j. Fague, formerly of this city, but now an in
surance agent of Baltimore, being married to
Miss NJ. l.. Ferguson. The church was crowded
by friends and the altar was handsomely
decorated. Rev. DR.. Cox, the pastor of the
church, performed the ceremony. The bride
was attired in an elegant green silk travelling
dress, trimmed with brocade velvet, and wore
q. NJ. and Robert Fague, brothers of the
groom. There were no bridesmaids. After
the ceremony reception was held at the resi-
dcnce Of the grOom'S tuther No. GIL IL street
northwest. Mr. aud Mrs. Fngue took the 0:Ij
o'clock train lor an extended western tour.
National Republican., 1884-11-12

THE franchise bill has passed the house
of commons without the formality of n
division, and now goes to the house of
lords. Tho tactics of the latter body will
probably be in the direction of delaying
action upon the bill until the commons
have acted upon the question of a redis.
tribution of seats. But whether their
lordships can make this point or not they
arc not likely to allow parliament to ad.
journ without passing tho franchise bill.
They know very well that in that case
tho next issue would be upon tho aboli-
tion of tho house of lords, and that is an
issue they will delay facing to the latest
moment possible.
National Republican., 1884-11-12

IT is noticeable that every demonstra.
tion Of riotous nature that has occurred
since the election has been the work of
democrats. In Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York, Boston, Indianapolis, Cincin-
natl, and other points where disturbances
havo occurred the story has been uni
formally one of democratic aggression and
law breaking. This is the natural result
of tho incendiary and lawless advice
rendered the masses by tho democratic
leaders