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$500, 600, 900 AT STAKE.
Laying Claim to Harlem Commons,
Including the Site of Gen.
Grants Tomb.

PrrTsBURGH August 10-On Thurs.
day next the Rev. w. R. Coovert, pastor
OF the Church of God, Townsend street,
accompanied by Mr.. S N. Arnold. real
estate agent will leave for New York to
establish claim to Harlem Commons. in
cluding that part OF Riverside Park in
which Gen. Grants tomb is located. O.
the Coovert family there are about q
hundred. and If The claim is proved
$3.50. .0C0 900 will be divided among
them. Mr. Coovert has transcript to.
ken from the documents on file 10 the
State Capitol in Albany. This transfer
shows that John D. Lowell, John Ver.
vsIen. Dan Turneur, Joost OHlene, and
Resolve Waldron patented 10000 acre,
Of land in the towE of Harlem, N y,
under patent made by Gov.-. Richard
Nicholas, May 1866 The patent was
remsde on October IL. 1867. and rea'.
firmed to them their heirs and assigns hs
Gov. Thomss Donegan on March %
1886. Then the title passed to Waldrou,
stter ward to man named Williams, then
to the Van R4ndis, and the last named
patentee is Luke Coovert "
Luke Coover, had son, Jasper Coo.
vert. Thomas Coovert was son Of The
latter, and the Rev Mr. Coovert says
that Thomas Coovert was the father oil
his ia her, Joseph Coovert, who is noN
living in Mercer County. The Rev. Mr.
Coovert further says that, as far as car
be learned, Luke Coovert never dis sposed
Of this property, but leased il for 9s
wears. which runs out soon. Attorneys
have offered to take the case subject to I
contingent lee, and Gen. Butler, !, Il
said, has guaranteed TO win it for $5,
900. 81
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THE GREAT LAND GRAB.
Some Figures About the Public
Lands Illegally Fenced In by Cat
tie Men.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1l.-Mr Walker
Acting Commissioner OF the Land Office
prepared list to-day of the holders o
land who fall within the terms Of the
Presidents proclamation. The list, Mr.
Walker says. does not indicate the full
ex'ent of illegal fencing. 1t gives only
the fenced lands that have been surveyed
and the illegal occupancy established. -
He estimates this portion to he not one.
tenth OF the land actually fenced in and
occupied by corporation. Nearly all the
public land from the Dinety-ninth meri.
dian 10 the Rocky Mountains is thus oc.
cuped, bat the department has not had
force enough to investigate all the com.
plants made. THIS will be done. how
ever, and the lands cleared. The extent
of the grab is almost beyond computa.
ton.
The total in Mr.. Walkers list is 8, ,033.
$50 acres The scene OF greatest pillage
is Colorado. where no less than $685..
$40 acres are known to be enclosed
principally 10 Arapahoe. Bent, Ell Paso
Los Angeles, Park. and Pueblo counties
The totals for other States and Terri
tories are:
Montana, 1874 $50; Nebraska. 207,.
ESQ; Nevaia. 20,500; Kansas, "a. 100;
Wyoming, 5000 ~ ah, 2,l00
Among the largest holders are the
Arkansas Land and Cattle Company o1
Colorado, l,000. 600 acres. and the Prai
rie Cattle Company of that Stste, LOCO
900 acres. There are private holdings
in the same State OF 62,700 acres, 40.
300 acres snd~2 300. 900 acres. One firm
have fenced 90,SS0 acres in Montana
and another 81 $50 acres in Nebraska
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LEGAL NOTICE.

DOsA HUDSON. aged fifteen years. Armin-
III ia Hudson, aged thirteen years. and Eliz-
abeth Hudson. aged eleven years. children and
heirs of Margaret Hudson, deceased, whose
place of residence and postoffice address is
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, will
take notice that on Saturday, the 18th day Of
August, 1885. Henry H. Meek, as Executor Of
tie last will and testament of Henry Meek, de-
ceased, fled his petition in the Probate Court
of Monroe County, Ohio, against them and the
other heirs and legatees of said decedent, allie.
ging that the personal estate of said decedent
is wholly insufficient to pay the debts. legacies
and costs of administration; and praying that
plaintiff my be ordered to sell the real estate
of which Henry Meek died seized, for the pur.
pose of paying said debts, legauies and costs OF
administration. aforesaid, to wit:
The west half Of the northeast quarter Of
section thirty three, township four of range
Also. the northeast quarter of the northeast
quarteri of sention thirty three, township four
of range four, except eight acres.
Part of the southeast quarter of the north.
west quarter of section thirty three township
four o5srange four, containing two acres.
Also the southeast quarter of section thirty
three township four of range four.
Also the southwest quarter of the south.
west quarter of section twenty seven. township
four Of range four.
Alsos,the west part of the northeast quartz,
Of the southwest quarter Of section twenty
seven. township four of range four, containing
fifteen facres and being all the real estate o.
which said Henry Meek died seized. excep,
house and lot in the town Of Beallsville.
Unless you answer said petition on or before
the 18th day of October, 1885. the same viii
be taken as trus and judgmentrendered &C
cordingly. HENRY b. MEEK.
Executor Of Henry Meek, deceased.
By BRIGGS 3 MALLORY, his Att'ys.
aug1S. S5t7.
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The DifcreDcc.

Writes by D. D. TAYLOR, Of the
Guernsey Times. who soldiered in Ohio
during .the4var: r
Loyalty implies more than senti.
nent It imphes an obedience of law. q
sealty to established authority. There
can never be anv permanent harmony
between the north aHd south 80 long as
the south permits the constitution or the
laws OF the nation 10 be disregarded !"
Written by Capt. r. c McELD WHEY
OF the New MartinsviIle Nv. Va Dem
ocrat, who was in the Confederate ser.
vice throughout the war:
..The great funeral is over, and wha
remains OF Grant 10 history. Happy in
deed is this nation II IL never forgels tht
Lesson of bis life In this century w
shall never know another Grant. but lei
there be many like him, to hold the grea
principle OF our national unity deare'
than all else on earth"
Every Northern soldier and citizer
will entertain the highest respect fo'
brave Southern men like Capt. McEL.
DowsEr, while no other feelings thar
those Of contempt can be entertained fol
such blatant siay-at-homes as D. D. TAr
boR.
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Extraordinary Means Adopted to
Sustain Legal Argument. -

GALVESTON, TIxAs, August u.-1n q
suit OF Longview John w. Duncan, one
lof the attorneys In the case, vehementlv
argued that no value or reliance could he
placed upon petitions promiscuouslv
signed nv citizens. Opposing counsel
refuied Dincsn's argument scalhingly
and characterized It as absurd and idiot
lie. The court and the jury were also
against Duncan. They believed that pc
titions 10 any cause, IL signed by good
men, we're entitled to respectful conside
ration.
ChagriEed and defeated, bnt not con-
vinced that he was wrong. Duncsp qui
etly went to work to prove that a petition
was of no value. His ingenious zsal vas
rewarded Yesterday, when In open court
fhe real q solemn petition praying thai
the court would hang their fellow towns
man Luke Howard, who is one OF the
most respectable anil enterprising citi.
gins OF the place. Duncan displayed the
names of all the county officers and ol
6'ty business men signed to this ludi
crous petition. xe.f
| Among the sigpers we're the brother.
in.taw and father n-law OF Howard
Ev ~ signature was proven tosbe genul
inc and last night it was conceded thai
lawyer Duncan had proved bis argu'
ment
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A TART LETTER.
President Cleveland Writes it to a
"SlOp.Over" Politician"

New YoRK, Aug 5.-A special from
Cincinnati says: Presi lent Cleveland
recently appointed a certain judge, in
whose favor very numerously signed pc.
titions had been filed. He soon ter.
ward received letter from q person
who had signed petition in favor oi
the appointment. 1t declared that the
appointee was an unfit man for Judge
that the community were disgusted with
the choice and that the writer and other,
had signed the peii'io merely 20 get rid
of the applicant, knowing his unfitness
and never dreaming that such a man
had any chance for appointment. The
Pres dent replied:
WAsHINaroN, Aug. 5.
DEAR SIR: / have read your letter
with amazement and Indignation There
is but one mitigation to the PEI fidy
which 1t discloses, and that is found in
The fact that you confess your share in it
I don't know whether you are demo
orator not, hut if YOU are, the crime
which you confess is the more unpardon
able. The iiea that this administration
pledged to give the people better gov.
ernment and better officers. and engaged
in a hand-to-hand fight with the bad
elements Of both parties, should be be.
trayed bv those who ought to be worthy
Of implicit trust, is atrocious, and such
reason to the people and to the party
ought to be punished by imprisonment
Your confession comes too late to be o
immediate use to the public serl ice, and
I can only say while this is not the frs
time have been deceived by lying and
treacherous representations. you are'the
fret one that has so frankly owned hi
eriavous f,ult. If any comfort is to be
extracted fsom this assurance, you Sre
welcome 10 it. Yours truly,
Ga YER CLEVELAND. =
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Repairs at the White House.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 The White
House is now closed to visitors and will
not be reopened until the Presidents re
turn. in September In the mean time
the building will be overloaded and made
as clean and comfortable as possible
Considerable repairing will have TO bt
done and several improvements in the
internal arrangements will be made. Th.
clerical force will remain on duty during
the summer, Assistant Private S ere
tary Pruden is in charge. The Presi
dent will always be within tele2raphi(
Communication with the White House
and will in that way attend to ali mat
ters rcqnirine action ON his part.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

DOBERT TMcELD0WNEY. Frances J: Nc.
IL Eidowney. John s. MoCasky, Margaret D.
McCaskey, a minor aged seventeen years. Jo-
seph R. McCasky. minor aged l6 years,
James McCTky. minor aged fourteen years,
Ambrose e ~McCasky. q minor aged twelve
years and Harry Beatty. a minor aged fifteen
wears who all reside at New Martinsville
Wetzel County. West Virginia, and whose
post, flee address is New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, West Virginia, will tafe notice that
on Saturday. the 9Th day Of August. 1885. John
10. McEldowney filed his petition in the court
of common pleas of Monroe County. Ohio,
against the above named parties. praying for
partition of the following described real estate
situate in Monroe County, Ohio, to wit:
Twenty-eight acres in the southwest part Of
fractional section twenty one. township one Of
range three, known as lot number one. Also
lot number in section twenty-seven.
township one Of range three, containing one
hundred and fifty.six acres and known as the
George and Sarah Thistle farm.
Un ess you answer said petition on or before
the 10th day of October. 1885. the same will be
taken as true and judgment rendered accord.
ly. JOHN o. MCELD0WNEY,
BY BRIGGS & MALLORY, his Attorneys.
hugl1, ,T5t7.
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tered an aperture and pulled it in af.er
Ihim2
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Another Notice To Land Grabbers,
The President Ordering the Re-
mOval of Fences frUm the Public
LaudS.

WAsHINeroN, Aug. 10.-The Presi-
den, to-day issued proclamation order
ing the removal OF fences from the pub.
lic lands. The proclamation reads as
follows:
Whereas. public policy demands tha,
the pubic domsin shall be reserved Tor
the occupancy of actual settlers in good
faith, and that our people who seek
homes upon such domain shall in no
wise he prevented by any wrongful IN
erierence from the safe and free eDt
thereon to which they may be entitled
And whereas, to secure and msin'ain
this beneficent policy, a statute was pass
ed bv the C,ngress Of the United States
on the % b day Of February, In the
year 1885, which declared to he unlsw al
all enclosures of public lands in any
State or Territory, to any Of which land
included within said enclosure the per.
sun psrtv, association, or corporation
making or controlling such ENCLOSURES
had no claim or color OF title made or
acquired in good iaith, or an asserted
light thereto by or under claim made in
good faith with view TO entry thereof
At the proper land Office: and which
statute also prohibited any person, by
force, threats, intimidation, or ny any
fencing or inclosure or other unlaw al
means, from preventing or ohs,ructing
any person from peaceably entering upon
n "a, l;ah tnr tap M
on any tract Of public land subject to
settlement or entry under the public land
Iisws Of the Urited States, and from pre-
venting or obstructiug free passage and
transit over or through the public lands
And whereas il is bv the tifth section
Of said act provided as f'llo~s: THAT
the President is hereby authorized to
take such means as shall be necessary to
remove and destroy any unlawful en-
closure cf any of sail lands. and to en.
ploY civil or military force as may be
necessary for that purpose"
And whereas, 1t has been brought to
nv knowledge that by unlawful eDclos-
ures and such as are prohibited by the
terms sof the aforesaid statute. exist
upon ,he public domain, and that actual
legal settlement thereon is prevented
and ohStructed by such enclosures and
nv force, threats, AMI Intimidation
NV, therefore, I, G"ver Cleveland,
President Of the United States, do hereby
order and direct that any and every IN.
lawful enclosure Of the public lands,
maintsined bv anv person, associa ion,
or corporation, he Immediately removed
and | dO herebv forbid any person, as
sociation. or corporation from prevent
ing or obstructing by means OF such en-.
clo-ures, or nv force. threats, or intimi-
,lalion, anv person entitled thereto from
'peaceahlv entering upon and establish
ing a settlement or resi- ience on any
part Of such public land which is cub
ject to entry and settlement under the
laws Of the United States.
And ! command and require each and
every officer o: the United States upon
whom the duty is legally devolved to
cause thi, ories to be obeyed. and all
the provisions Of the act OF Congress
herein mentioned to be fiith,ully en-
forced.
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Gen. Gordon Says the War Is Over--
His Story of HancOck's Special
Courtesy.
SARATOGA, August 10 The most no.
ticeable { fleet OF the ceremonies OF the
Grant funeral is the good feeling between
North and South. The Southern men
appear 70 feel especially happy over it
l saW Gen John b. Gordon. one of the
most celebrated and brilliantly daring Of
the Generals of the Confederacy, Iasl
night. He could not talk about his re-
ception in New York without a suspi-
c,ous moisture in his eyes or q quaver in
his manly voice. Said he: 1T can be
said of Grant that he did more for his
country in diving than ever he did 10 his
most eventful life. 1t is an anomaly in
history. The man upon either side who
says The war is not over now Is simp'v a
fool. When the great leader OF the Ua-
ion armies goes to bis grave. at peace
with all, and receiving from the South
the same tribute Of respect as from the
North, It is enough to FL the heart OF
every true patriot with happiness"
~
Gen Gordon RELAXED an incident OF his
experience in New York which appeared
10 have touched him very deeply. He
was cnmpimen'ed in the first place bv
hciEg invited to act as aide upon Gen
Hancock's staff. When be called to re.
port for. duty he was handed an order
which directed staff Ulcers to take their
positions in the line according to their
rank Gen. Gordon was embarrassed
when be read this. He had held one OF
the highest of offices in the Confederate
army, but under the existing order OF
things he had no isnk. S1 he so we'd
the vexed question Of bis position by 60.
ing modes,ly TO the end of the hhe BE-.
low every one OF the resulat armvsofhr
GERS down to the humb est. But he was
not permitted to remainthere An aide
from Gen. Hancock came galloping up
and directed Gen Gordon as the ranking
officer TO take bis position at the head OF
the stat next to Hancock himself. This
recognition OF his old grade deeply
touched Gen: Gordon, not that be cs' Ell
anything for the position itself. He is,
too much of q man OF the world to be
moved about trifes, but the spirit ot.
courtesv and friendliness that dictated
The offer stirred bis chivalrous nature to-
its fullest depths Again at the tomb
Gen. Gordon fell back, deciding to yield
the place to some Of Gen. Hapcock's
regular military associates. But even
then he was foiled 10 his attempt by the
watchful courtesy OF Gen. Hancock.
Word came quickly to Gen. Gordon that
he was out of position and he was di-
recied to move up above Gen. Roger
Jones and hold his place untilt the close
Of the ceremony.
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100 Lashes Given by the vigiIantes


+ PARKER 'BUss W. Va. Aug. 15.-T"e
organic ui IN # vigilsntes known as the
Red Men Yesterday made an example Of
Elmore Cfeel. at Greeve's Run, Writ
Counts, because be was cruel TO bis wife
and children The complaint about his
.harsh treatment OF his wife had become
so general that it reached the cars IT the
mob, and at midnight Creel's
house was surrounded. Creel was 10
he'd. A sqnad T. the masked men broke
into his house and, overcoming bis
struggles, tied his hands, took him to
the yard and gave him fearful thrash
ing with cowhiies and hickory withes
A'ter whipping him thew united him and
let hiu 90. with the warning that an.
other visit might be looked for # he
was not kin Ter to bis vie. Creel wen,
to Writ Court House today and swore
out warrants for four of his neighbors,
who were arrested and gave bail for their
their appearance at the next term
About hundred lashes we're laid on
Creels back.
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The Resurrection OF the Army.

WASHINGTON. Aug. l0.-The recent
general armv order sending officers back
to their regiments after period OF fonI
years ON detached duty is provoking
much discussion among officers In Wash
ington Officers who f,vni the orde, say
f4voriisn is now ended; that officers
will not he allowed to remain away from
,h ir commsnds ten or fifteen years tina,
captains who have never seen their com
paniss will have an opportunity to look
at them, and that men who have beer
on the frontier for almost a score o
years will now he permitted to taste tht
sweets OF army life
"Tbat order" said an officer to day
.'means the resurrection OF the army
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m Friiay afternoon about 4 o,cloc

EF Friiav afternoon about 4 o'clock
there occurred at Benwood very strange
and ssd caee OF suiciie. Joseph Johns,
retired mill man, who also was rope
maker, aged So years, hung himself in
bis barn on o rope said to have been
made by himself in Wheeling several
years sgo He was not missed for some
time, and when found by . member o.
his family was cold in death N. c'use
is assigned f)r the rash act, but it is
supposed that he was labor'ne under 9
temporary it Of insanity. He leaves q
large family in moderate circumstances
We are i, f,rmed ,hst his fltber pu,
an end to his life the same way O mum.
her of wears ago.
He il also said to have made the rope
ON which Tom Carr was hung, at St
Clairsville. Bellaire Tribune.
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HThe Columbus Time. saws: TIL

s EE The Columbus Times says: The
statement of Po.tnaster.Genersl Villas
makes it plain that the OFFERS made the
American steamship comoanies tor car
rying the mails were refused because the
companies we're acting 10 concert in the
hope of coercing the government into
disbursiDg the S400,000 appropriation.
He says that be went to the full limit OF
the Law and offered them both sea and
inland postage, which was three times
us much as they had been receiving, and
three times what is paid tor the service
across the Atlantic If these cempsuies
want to act in this manner, they NAV
possibly learn to their sorrow that the
Government Can possibly get along
without them.
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Partisan Pension Examiners.

WAsHINaroN, Aug. ll.-COmmis-
.sioner oi Pensions Black has heen Con.
sidering the case OF Pension Examiners
who Anticipated in the elec ion In Oai-'
last fall. He has concluded that the
majority of them merit dismissal for
neglect Of duty and offensive partisan
ship Those not removed will be trans
fsrrei to other States. Thi. step will
probably have q wholesome effect on the
ex x.miners who a'e retained 10 the ser.
vice The Republicans will have to
manage the campaign 10 OHIO this year
without the aid OF strikers from the
Government departments at Washington
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ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that a petition
IN will be presented to the Commissioners
Of Monroe County, at their next session
September, A. D. 1885, praying for the aite-
ration of county road on the following line
to wit: Beginning in the county road at or
near the east end of the foot br dge across
Piney Fork Of Sunfsh Creek on lands Of
Amos Melott in Adams township: thence In
an easte.ly direction through the lands Of
Amos Melo.t, John Bracy, William kobberly
and William Anderson, passing on the sast
side of said William Anderson's dwelling
bo"se;thenoe in a anortherly direction through
said Anderson's land 10 intersect the old road
at or near the line between William Anderson
and A. II Mobley land. PETITIONER.
Julyl4,'85w5.
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