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On Monday, May 3. about 6 1000 stri.
kers being crazed by the incendiary
speeches Of foreign anarchists made a
raid on the McCoRMok Reaper Works
at Chicago and tegau pel,:ug the work.
men with stones. The police had to be
called and quite battle ensued before
quiet reigued. Chicago has been kept
in an uproar all the past week BY The
lawless Russian Nihilists aud French
Communists. Some thirty policemen
have been killed aud an unknown number
OF the mob. On Wednesday in Milwau
kee three severe conflicts between the
militia and the anarchists resulted in the
loss of q number Of lives. Cincinnati
was threatened the latter part OF the
week with Fan outbreak and CIV Fora
KER dispatched to different parts OF the
State for militia. These bloody riots
does rot seem to emina,e from the hard.
wooking claas but are the devilish pur-
poses of wild agitators and anarchists
whose only business is to preach wild
doctrines and stir up well-disposed and
honest citizens. The Internal leaders
have no excuses for their madness and
should be dealt with as other criminals.
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MILTONSBURG.

Ed. SPIRIT: The majority of the far
mers OF this vicinity have their corn
planted.
House cleaning seems to be the order
of the day.
Mrs. Stencil OF W Va, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Wineeret, of this place.
Adam and Joe Fahrenbach of W. Va ,
are visiting their father of this place.
S. Groux is having q new coat of paint
put on his store room.
Rev. Manuel preached at the NJ. E.
Church last Sunday.
d c. Steel is happy-it is boy.
There is to he wedding in our vicin-
ity on the 18th.
Fred Groux leaves for Cleveland this
week.
There was quite an excitement on Sat-
urday evening; more talk than blood
CITIZEN.
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INDIANA.
DUNKIRK INpIi

DUNKIRK INDIANA. April %, 1886
Ed SPIRIT: In accordance with your
request to write, and thinking few items
from Indiana might be Of interest to the
many readers If your valuable paper, I
take thi, opportunity to contribute what
| can towards that end.
Leaving Toledo via. the Wabash, st
Louis and Pacific, reached Fort WAYNE.
one OF the most Hourishing of Indiana's
cities, and thence to this place. Dun
kirk is village of about l000 people.
who are we'll known in this section OF
the State as an energetic and intelligent
commur itv. The recep ions usually ac-
corded to hook agents are not worked
up with as much eclat as that OF Mare
Antony to Cleopatra at Rome some GEN.
turies since, bat the kindly treatment OF
your correspondent at this place has
been so much out of the ordinary that
be deems it q matter of especial men
ton. Tue good people here are as So
cial as one could wish f,r, and If one is
a stranger he is taken in, 10 much the
same fashion that one Of old was cared
for by the good Samaritan.
The town is located in the extreme
western portion of Jay county, 15 miles
from Portland, the county seat, on the
line of the Pan Handle Rail Road. Il
is so situated as to be within mile each
Of the two neighboring court es of Della
ware and Backford The country about
Dunkirk is we'll settled and occupied hy
a prosperous and intelligent fafmine
community, the larger portion Of them
having come here in early times from
OHIO. Spring has Come upon The farm
ers go suddenly as to bring out the butts
before the ground could he prepared for
corn. Oats have been planted, and the
fall wheat is doing we'll, presenting green
ielis that are very evenly covered.
g There are two Churches in this place,
one NJ. E., and one Missionary Baptist,
each having resident pastor. The Sun
dav Schools are very good, indeed, an
unusual interest being shown in The dis
cussicn OF the lessons, and good music
adding to the acttractiveness OF the chill
dren's church.
There are several towns of good size
is this county, besides The county seat
and az will take in each of them before
leaving the community, ! may write to
,ha SIRIT again. 7. p. u.
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@A Wheeling merchant and Q
Woodsfeld banker were fishing, a few
days since, in one OF the streams Of this
county. Fish we're not inclined to take
hold very rapidly, and the holders OF the
poles we're becoming disguised with the
situation, when, 10, there came mighty
jerk that about raised the banker cff his
base. The fun had begun, and now the
time for action was at hand. A mighty
effort on the part OF the aforesaid banker
resulted in the breaking of the pole, ard
the falling of banker full length in the
water. After a great struggle fine
bass was landld amid the crowd OF spec
tators that had been attracted by the he
foic efforts of the fisherman -Bellaire
TribHne
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Land Grabbers.

Land grant railroads have not taken
their grants as whole out Of the Gov
ernment's hands, although the roa,is
have been completed for years. They
leave their boundaries indefinite, and
have not received their patents yet. The
object being Of course to avoid local
taxation. These railroads have not neg
lected to Gle their claims to the lands,
though, and thus prevent the settlement
of them. They have been holding them
In this way without dollar tax until
they have become valuable and are now
selling them at high prices to settlers.
But the Commissioner of the Land o.
'dce, SPARES, during the past year has
been pushing these land thieves TO the
wall BY an examination Of clsims and
definition OF boundaries; by these pro-
ceedings he has brought out some Curl
GUS results, These land grant railroads
?.
have appropriated lands outside Of their
area as follows: The Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe road has had approved to
1t "fully 900, 900 acres more than it was
entitled to, 224 600 acres of which being
ouside OF its limits; the Kansas Pacific
holds $4,000 acres outside OF it's limits,
and 250,00O acres more than belongs to
it; the Missouri, Kansas and Texas holds
10000 acres more than 1t has any right,
1000 being outside of limits; the
St Joseph and Denver City follows with
= steal OF 100000 acres, and the Central
Branch OF the u. P. with $4,000 acres
Don't forgetithis liberslity to the poor
railroads was meted ont under the ad.
ministration Of the Land Office by job.
bing Republican officials. A bill hae
been reported by the House Com mittee
on Public Lands, requiring the immedi.
ate adjustment and settlement of land
grants and restoration OF lands, i'm.
properly seized, to the Government.
The agent OF the State OF Kansas in
his letter to President CLEVELAND says
of the railroads:
"They have received lands that were
expressly reserved for the operations OF
their grants: They have received indem
Hity for Indian and military reservations
for lands previously granted to other
railroad companies; for lands settled
upon and sold prior to tue dates OF their
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Hon. JACOB KoHLER, the present Re-
publican Attorney General Of Ohio, has
engaged in business transaction which
has rather . severe penalty attached to
Il. he 10 member and President Of the
Franklin Building Company Of Akron
II 10 claimed he has used bis official In
hnence in selling -four to the Ohio Blind
Asylum. The following section, 1858
-oi the Revised Statutes forbids such q
business transaction:
"An officer elected or appointed to an
Office OF trust or profit in this State and
an agent, clerk, servan. or employe ol
such officer or . board of such officers
who, while acting as such officer, agent,
clerk, servant or employe shall bscome,
directly or indirectly, interested in any
contract for the purchase OF any pEop-
erty or FIRE insurance for the use of the
State, county, township, city, town OF
village shall be imprisoned in the peni-
tsntiary not more than ten years nor less
tssn one iear."
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WILLIS CREEK.
MAY 5. 1888

MAY 5, 1885
ED. SPIRIT: 1t has been quite dry
here for some time, but we are having
nice showers to-day.
Farmers are busy getting ready and
planting. corn. Wheat promises far
WELD Grass more forward than at this
time last spring. Preparations are being
made for large crop of tobacco.
Measles AMI whooping cough have
about Disappeared.
John Stephen, Sr., is on the sick list
He hos been afflicted with palsy for sew
eral years. Has heen resident Of this
township fer over 80 years
Elizabeth Baker, aged 78, is quite i'll
E. D. Stephen died April l.
A. D. Stephen is dangerously ill.
James R. Stephen is suffering with in
fammatOry rheumatism.
Gasawag TIot. an old resident of Ma
rion township, Noble County, died May
Il. So.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
BURKHART.
MAY7 1885,

MAY7. 1886.
Ed. SPIRIT: Most of the farmers are
done planting corn in this section, and
all are enjoying good health.
Adam Burkhart attended the wedding
of Miss Katy Burkhart, of Wheeling.
Miss Emma Robins IN visited Miss
Emma Gramlich, of Lewisville, last
week.
Miss Eta Wagon6eld, OF Lecompton.
visited friends here last week.
Mrs. Katy Weisend. Of this place, was
in Woodsfield last week on business.
The Bracken Chapel Sabbath School
will begin next Sunday at 9 o'clock
House cleaning is the chief employ.
ment. and garden making is not lost
sight Of. MAYFLowER.
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grants; for lands previously seltc ed by
the States for school and internal i'm
provemert purposes, and for lands be-
yond the outside limits of their grants"
Something should be done to restore
these lands anil give room for actual set
tiers, for good government lands in
the West is Fast being taken, and the day
is not far distant when there will be no
lands Of the Government to either settle
or steal. Commissioner SPARKS should
continue to hunt down these land grab
bers and assert the peoples rights.
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ILLINOIS,.
BURNT PRAIRIE. WHITE Co., Ill.
April 20 129k (

BURNT PRAIRIE WHITE Co., Ill.
April 80, 1885.
EDITOR SPIRIT: Thinking few words
from Illinois bv a citizen Of Monroe
county might be read by the good old
Democratic farmers and people in gen.
eral, take this present opportunity to
write have been in this place but
short time, consequently my knowledge
of the country is limited. I have just
returned from stroll through the mead
ows and cornfields. The forests are ar
rayed in vernal beauty. The weather
at present is cool, having just received a
refreshing rain, vegetation looks pros
porous. The farmers are late with their
work caused by the continuance Of their
long stormy winter, leaving the soil verv
wet, especially in the fat part Of the
country The soil is very fertile, caus-
ing vegetation to spring up rapidly
whenever the warm sun OF spring warns
the bosom OF our mother earth.
The health Of the community is good
The only sickness that l have heard OF
is the ague in q mild form.
Wheat will. average about one foot
high, and is promising heavy crop
The fruit crop will be fair for this coun-
try but the hills of Monroe surpass this
country in the fruit line. The principal
part of the corn will be planted from
the tenth to the twentieth OF May. Far.
mers here make great deal of their
money from clover seed which grows in
abundance. The timber here is not as
good as IN our native state. The prin-
cipal part of the forests is composed OF
gum, oak (of several vareties), honey
locust and elm. ! have seen some OF
the gu N trees as large as ten feet in cir
conference; the honey locust about the
came size; the oak and elm about as we
ind them in Monroe. / will now give
The prices OF some of the productions
of this country; cows from $40 to S35
horses from $50 10 $3.50; wheat 85c
corn 30c; eggs 5c; bu ter log.
Hoping this will find favor with all
that read it, l remain
Yours truly,
W. ALAN DEvAUL,
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ARennhlican stronrhoId.

According to newspaper report some
radical reform Is needed in the Republi-
can stronghold OF GaIlipolis. The City
Council is nearly solid Republican and
has been guilty of the most outrageous
fraud that could be imagined. A corres-
pondent says the ring jobbery at CALI
polls ought to quiet the ghost of Boss
TWEED. He saw an order drawn for 81
rs cashed for SITS by the Treasurer, an
other for &1N cashed at 500, and other
similar orders from 800 to $4,000, not
only without warrant OF law but without
the scratch OF pen to account for the
disposition OF the money. All this was
done by the city officials and with an su.
dacity almost incredible. A citizen'e
committee is after the Council and have
requested their resignation. Several
councilmen have salresdyicomplied and
banded in. their resignation, aod some
are refanding the m appropriated s~ag.
As the leaders OF the Republican party
are seemingly anxious for investigation
they could have an excellent opportunity
in their own bailiwick.
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An Investigating Assembly.
What it Cost in the Hamilton
County Senatorial Cases, and
What it Costs in Other LnveS.
tigating Cases.

N,w that the Hamilton County cases
are in the hands Of the Senate, many
people are very anxious to know what
it has cost the State to investigate the
frauds that we're started by the Repub-
lican party. Estimates have been made
by ffarent pa ties varying from $4,000
to S25 900, but nobody could give any
thing near an accurate estimate Until the
stenographers had made out their bile.
These are now in and shows that this
part OF the investigation will cost 90
204 % alone. Mr.. Algernon Granville,
who took the testimony for the Demo
Gratis, returns bill for saba 25 ,Oa,
of this bill Mr.. Granville has already
paid ont over S2,l35. leaving him about
81. 500 On the contract. Mr.. Longley
the s,enographer for the Republicans
says his bill :s S5,050. Having this as
basis for cnsts, it can be soon shown
that the investigation will cost searly
S25 900. The hot.l bill will be nearly
S6 600; witness fees $1,000; per dier
Sergesnt-at-arms and assistants $4,000
hack hire, two per day, ninety days
$500; incidental expenses $1,000, snt
in this included expenses 81 200, and II
thi. included all expenses in Columbu,
excepting printing, which will he ahou
81 600, making total OF S2l 504.25.
1t is impossible to learn what the Cow
gill perjury mill investigation cost. al
Cowgill has kept everything secret ex
cept the bill of the stenographer, which
$500, but knowing ones say that the
n vestigation will cost nearly $4,000
OCT Of this sum the committee paid con
siderable for hotel boarding.
The investigation made by the infs
nous and notorious committee know
as the House Committee on Privileges
and Elections, of which c. L. Poorman
Of Belmont, is chairman, will cost th,
State in the neighborhood of $4,000
A large portion of this amount wss pai'
for frst-class sleeping and bathroom
and parIors in Cincinnati
The Peniten'iary and Terroll investi
CATION committees will cost the Stat
fnearlv 81, 500. A number Of gentlemen
astated last night in the State House tbs
tue Investigations made and carried ou
b, the Republicans will cost the Stat
10 the aggregats s5) 900, and notaing II
sl ow f,r t,is vast expenditure of money
Co'u bui Times
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By q vote OF Eve 10 four, the U. 5.
Supreme Court has made the very i'm
periant decision that the property OF
corporations cannot be exempted from
State taxation by legislative authority,
the majority OF the court taking the
ground that previously existing Legis-
1ature cannot bind in this regard ihe ac-
ton of succeeding legislative bodies.
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TEE bill authorizing the building BY
The State OF Ohio . home for INDECENT
sx-soldiers and sailors is now law.
Five trustees are to be appointed by the
Governor, who are to select site, erect
the building and appoint Supsrinsend.
ent. The bill sppropri.tes $50, 600 for
the purpose. All soldiers Who were cit
izeps Of the State st the time Of the pas.
sage Of the sc. sre.sligible to admission
but preference is given to those who
served ia Ohio regiments.
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l 4
LAST Wednesday was the day set apart
10 bounce the four Senators from Ham
ilton County. When the Senate was
called TO order Il was discovered that
only II members wero present, not a
quorum. The Democrstic members had
learned OF Boss Boz KEKsEDr's intended
revolutionary rulings, and concluded to
leave him IN the lureh. The Democrats
sre gone and the Senate without . quo
rum. What will be the result no one
can tell. The Governor has the power
to adjourn. 1t may be an all summer
session.
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Miraculous Escape.

W. W Reed, druggist, OF Winchester,
Ind, writes: One # my customers,
Mrs. Louisa Pike, Bsrtonia, Randolph
Co Ind was long sufferer with Con-
sumption, and was given up to die fy
her physicians. She heard of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, and
begun buying it Of me. In six months
time she walked to this city, distance
of six miles, and is now so much i'm,
proved she has qlit.using it. She feels
she owes her lie to it,"
Free Trial Bottles at R. W. Pope's
Drug Store.
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Never Give Up.

If you are suffering with low and de-
pressed spirits, loss Of appetite, genel al
debility, disordered blood. weak consti-
tuition, headache, or any disease of q
bilious nature, by all means procure .
bottle OF Electric Bi,ters. You will be
surprised to see the rapid improvement
that will follow; you will be inspired
with new life; strength and actively will
return; pain and misery will cease, and
henceforth you will rejoice In the praise
of E ectric B tiers 5 I'D at fifty cents 9
bottle by R. w. Pope.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
John B briggs, Admir- of Charlotte Margraff
VS..
Charles H. Dankworth u al.

DY virtue Of certsin order Of sale issued
u from the court OF common pleas, within
and for the county of Monroe, and State OF
Ohio, in a 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 Woods6eld,
on
Saturday, the 29th day of Nay, 1886,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m. and
o'clock p m, Of said day. the following
described real estate, situate in Monroe
county, Ohio to wit:
Known as out lot number one hundred and
fourteen in the town OF Claringtop. Monroe
County. Ohio, and being in section nineteen,
tow nship three OF range three.
Said property SO ordered to be sold Is ap-
praised at 1855 Sc. and may sell for two
thirds of said appraisement. Terms OF sale,
cash before confirmation.
LOUIS SULSBBRGER,
apr27.'ssv5. Sheriff N. C. O.
briggs 4 MALLORY, Att'ys.
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THE vital statistics for the census Of
1880, Just completed, presents some
comparisons Of interest: The mean an
nual birth rate for the United States is
SO per 1000. The death rate is higher
in the coIored than 10 the white popula-
hon, in the foreign element than IN the
American, IN the cities than in the rural
districts. Excluding immigration the
annual increase Of population yearly for
ten years by the excess Of births over
deaths vas SIS, S,522.
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EDMuNDs consumed the time OF the
q. S. Senate Bgbting CLEVELAND and
now they are compelled to pass bills by
Wholesale. A few days ago the Senate
passed 400 pension bills in lump with
on. reading one Of them. This Is the
way our laws are made and the people
expected to obey them to the letter.
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A Druggists Story.

Mr.. Isaac c Chapman, Druggist, New
burg, N. Y writes us. 81 have for the
past ten years sold several gross of DIR
WILLIAM HALLS BALSAM FOR
THE LUNGS. Lean say of il what !
cannot say of any other medicine.
have never heard q customer speak of i
but to praise lis virtues in the highes
manner. l have recommended it ,in s
great many cases of Whooplug Cough
With The ha, piest effects. / have used j
iD my own family for many years; il
fact, always have bottle in the medicine
clos ready for USE"
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ATTACHMENT NOTICE.

O.. T. ssvelns. Plaintiff, J Before F. H. Beard
ys. 81. P. of Center
Solomon oblinger. Dsl't township, Monroe
County, Ohio: On the 18th day of April. A. D.
1886, said Justice issued an order of attach
ment in the above action for the sum of 50 %
and $25 probable costs. Said cause will be for
final hearing on the 10th day of June, A. D.
1856, at / o'clock P. m.
GEO. G. JENNINGS
may11, $685. Agent for Plaintiff.
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ga mound thiIt; feet in diamete

~A A mound thiit, feet in diameter
at the base and nineteen feet high, has
been opened on the Brown farm, four
niles west of Martins Ferry. 1t was
crowned by an oak tlee two hundred
years old In the mound we're found
the partial remains Of five bodies, which
had been hurled in sitting positions With
their faces to the east. There were also
stone hatchets and arrow-hesds, and
several large fat slabs OF slate hearing
curious hieroglyphics. Barnescille En-
terprise.
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TIE expenses Of the General Govern
ment during the niue months OF the
present fiscal year have been nearly 823.-
100000 less than during the same period
Of 1884. This is Democratic economy.
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ES General A. j. Warner YVES here
on Tuesday andNle't that afternoon in
company with General Wikoff and oth-
er railroad officials on special train fol
Columbus, where the G. & N. railroad
will he offered tor sale the door of the
U S. court house to.day-We edDesday
Cambridge Jefersoaian.
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TIE Senate has passed the House bill
to give jurors in Justices courts 30 cents
day instead of 80 cents each without
regard TO time as the law was heretofore
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Ar the State meeting at Cleveland q
few days ago A. L. CoNeER, Of Akron,
was elected Commander for the Depart
nent of Ohio, 6. A R.
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TEE health OF Secretary MANNING
Who bss been very III for some weeks, is
improving.
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JOAN L. SULLIVAN and CHARLES
MITCHELL are to have eight rounds with
gloves al Chicago June Z. Chicago needs
them nov to knock out the mob.
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TIE Iowa Legislature has recently
passed bill requiring scientific temper
snce instruction in the public schools
The law to take effect July 8. 1887.
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A LAW has been passed by the New
York Legislature making Saturday after
noon legal holiday in New York City
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ATTAChM ENr NOTICE.

L. W. Jones, Plaintiff, Before F. NJ. Beard
VS.. u. f. of Center
solomon oblinger,, ,Def't. township, Monroe
County, Ohio: On the 10Th day of April, A. D.
1856, said Justice issned an order of attach
ment in the above action for the sum of $lo
I0 and $40 probable costs. Said cause will be
for final hearing on the 10Th day Of June, A. d.
1856, at o'clock .. m.
GEO. G. JENNINGS.
may11 ,S6t3. Agent for Plaintiff,
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IT will be safe now for Republican pol
iticiaus to come ont Of their holes. JEFF
DAVIS has gone home.