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THE following advertisement appeared
in q Nevada paper: bs an
NOR SALE The oil ce Of the United
L States Senator for the State OF Neva-
do, tenn running six years fram March
4, 1887, hereby offered Tor sale to
THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH
Neither fitDess, mental justification,
moral character, residence nor previous
condition of applicants will he consider.
ed. i''isf' z. g So
THE ONLY REQUISITE Is COIN.
No bids will be considered unless &C
companied by certified bank check for
S1O0, 600. aal Aa4 1s
Deposits received from unsuccessful
bidders will be returned to them, suhjec
to q slight shrinkyge for
PRIMAGE INSURANCE, &c.
Bids should be addressed to;sts
yias SENATORIAL COMMITTEE.
4 Virginia City, New; June 16, 1885.
Sc The above was intended as burle.que
but there is more truth in It than fiction.
There are three millionaire candidates
for the Nevada Senatorsbip, and more
than likely the highest bidder will get it.
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sHERIFF's SALE.
Spencer McMullen
So VS..
Henry Hughes Il al.

DY virtue OF certain order Of sale issued
from the court of common piers. within
and for the county of Monroe, and state
of 0hio,in case pending 10 said court between
the above named parties, and to me directed
Twill soder for sale at public auction at the
east door Of the court house in Woodsfeld, ,on
Saturday, the 2lstdag Of fAugust, 1886.
between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4
o'clock p. m. of said day, the following de-
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county,
Ohio, to wit: yE ur
South part Of west half Of sectron thirty
;wo, township four of range FIVE, oontainiog
twenty FIVE and eighteen hundrsdth acres.
. Also, north part Of northwest quarter Of
southwest quarter of same section, township
and range, containing two acres, which land
Is more particularly described as follows:
Beginning for the same at the southeast cor.
ner of the west half of the northwest quar-
ter of said section thirty two; thence south
Two and a half degrees west one and thirty
four hundredth chains to Hunters line;
th,nce north eighty seven aud halt degrees
west thirteen and ninety hundredth chains
to stake in range line; thence north three
degrees east eighteen and seventy six hun-
dred.h chains tos stake in hall quarter line
corner to M 3 Turner's land; thence north
eighty three and three fonrth degrees east
thirteen and seventy two hundrsdth chsins
with N. 3. Turner's line TO Steed's land;
thence south two and a half degrees west
nineteen and sixty six hundredth ohains to
place of beginning. containing twenty seven
and eighteen hundredth acras.
Said property so ordered to be sold Is APP
proised at $272, and may sell for two thirds
Of said appraisement. Terms Of sale, Cash
before confirmation fe-s -
E LOUIS sULsBBRGgR,
july20,, ,'86w5. Sheriff u. G. o.
3, DRIees Il MALLORY, Att'ys. .,s- =
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sHERIFF's SALE.
T. 5. Thomas &ano, Bx'r,, !
.t-sT ~ vs.. ss -
Isaac B. Gordon & auo.

ny virtue of certain order Of sale is.
sued from the court of common pleas with
in and for the county of Monroe, and State Of
Ohio, in 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 Woodsfeld, on
Saturday, the 2lst day of Augvst, 1885,
between the hours Of 10 o'clock am. and 4
O'Clock p. m. Of saii day, the following de.
scribed real estate situate In Monroe county,
Ohio, to wit Lifsi ~ f'.h ,tsi
Commencing a. the northwest corner Of
Osoro Sims lot on the county road; thence
north with said road thirty eight feet to a
stake; thence about east to the Ohio River:
thence south thirty eight feet to the line Of
af aforesaid Sims' lott thence Wes, with said
Sims line to the place of beginning. II being
strip of land thirty eight feet wide Of the
south side OF lot number six In thetown Of
Walton in said Monroe county
Said property SO ordered to be sold is ap'
praised at 5000, and may sell for two thirds
Of said appraiscmsnt. Terms Of sale. Cash
before confirmation. yoi-.sl, ~
LOUIS sULsBER9BR. n
july20.'86w5. Sheriff NJ. C. o.
DRIees Il MALLORY, Attys.
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STAFFORD.

noticed in your pafer or a recent
date glowing article, embellished with
exquisite touches o. rhetoric, descriptive
of the S afford oil well, but have yet to
see a graphic description OF the action,
or rather reaction, OF a well alter il had
been dosed by torpedo.
On morning OF the I'd of July, I,
with hundreds of others, repaired to the
scene en- Factory Run, short distance
wrsk of Stafford, TO see the well venlla.
ted. At Z o'clock the charge was low
cred into the well, consisting of a cylin
dricsl shell, with four-irch base and
twenty inch altitude, filed with nitro
glyctrine. Fully 20 minutes elapsed from
the time the g,-deyil." an instrument for
exploding the shell, was dropped into the
well till the reaction took place. when it
responded like seyser, eIectins with a
tremendous force huge column Of oil
and water to perpendicular height Of
100 feet. For several seconds it Gus.
tanned itself, maintaining lis altitude,
while sheets of oil fell in torrents around
its base. over the area OF circle with al
radius of not less than hundred feet,
and clouds OF spray cast off by the resist
ance OF the atmosphere hoated out to
gfester distance. The huge column,
with its translucent appendsges, appear
ed to he incased in transparent and
flowing robe adorned bv the transposition
Of the suns rays with all the gorgeous
colors OF the rainbow, while the apex or
capitol OF the column was crowned by q
beautiful halo which was crossed and
recrosstd in transitions by beautiful
flashes resembling those produced by the
aurora borealie, and the excrescent in
the center Of the arched crown bubbled
up like boiling cauldron. sending up
globules OF oil that spalkled with great
brilliancy. No poet can describe, nor
limner portray, the beauty and imagery
that clustered around The amasthenic jet,
as it swelled into man moth proportions,
and stood out against the sky like great
mirage, and became more fascinating and
entertaining to the crowd OF witnesses
than Sam Jones in sermon. When the
uphesval had attained its maximum it
was assailcd and fred into ty shower
Of pebbles and stone that issued With
great force from the well, raking the der.
rick and raging like grape and canister
shot from huge gun with a caliber
commensurate with the casing in the well.
When it seemed TO sbate Its force and
began to topple over it collapsed like a
great hot air balloon in it's descent. ln
he slbsidencc Of The R,w, Old Sol that
had been looking over the high bill par
TALLY vailed bis disk behind passing
clord and sent forth milder rays through
the aeecy cloud and floating spray, pre-
seDting scene that must have rivaled
Cox's golden sunse'. sa@ SLOAN
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!. :. B. e B.
snGal ssA d AIs \ Eahda.dss.

H
New goods. Just opened. Lergest and finest
assortment of Cream and Beige, Egyptiene La
ees to 10 inches wide, at 25 cents, also in
Flouncings 1S to 30 inches at so cents. These
are elegant goods and unusual value
FINE 36 INCH EGYPTIENE SKIRT.
INGS in Cream and Beige at 75 cents.
BLACK SPANISH GUIPURE SKIRT.
INGS 40 inches wide. at 81 70; and Escurials,
same width, at So per yard. Large stock Of
Blac, Beaded Fronts at 81 and up to $40 each.
We are also offering special values in Ham.
burg Skirtings 36 inches wide at 81 so and 50.
Hamburg Embreideries in largest assort.
ment of elegant patterns at 3 cents yard up
to.fnest goods all extfa values.
THOSE ELEGANT BLACK AMERICAN
SILKS are still on sale and are certainly the
very best values offered in any market. These
goods are thread and 5 thread warp and will
outwsar any foreign silk. Prices are 81 20
inches wide. and 81 25 aud 81 80 in 81 inoh
goods, three qualities.
STILL CASE of SU INNER Silks in Black
and White at 20 cents. I case Colored Glace
Summer Silks at SO cents-extra heavy goods
and not soft and fimsy like 50 many of these
goods offered. .s'a''''-
: Oro lot 23 inch Colored Surahs at 65 cents.
8, One let % inch Colored Surahs at $l.quality
usually sold at 81 25. sg4ya--r
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WITTENS.

There is 10 be Sunday School Pic.
mic at Narrows Run ON Saturday Au.
ecst 21st. for the benefit of the M. E
Church of this place. A general invita-
ton is extended to every person to come
and spend day Of recreation at one ol
the incest groves along the Ohio river.
Miss Cal Welli of Zanesville Ohio, is
the guest of Miss Mamie Garden.
Miss Theadosla Hissom OF Crnterview "
is visiting relatives here.
Mr. NJ. Farmers family Of girls pick.
300 buckets Of black heriies this sea-
Thomas Bowen has returned home
rom Ravenswood where he was look.
ing up farm.
Mrs. E. Tuel ls layed up with The
rheumatism for the past week.
Johnny HenliDe has returned home
from Athens.
Mrs. Ruth Russell is visi Jog parent:
in Brook County W..
LITTLE ROSEBUD
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81
TIE PRECEDENT has signed . bill rcstor.
ing q Confederate soldierto the pension
rolls at S17 Q month. The bill was pass.
ed throueh both bouses under aireport
that did NOT state all the facls.-Aonr
0azsttes ahiie1s sss 5ss' sno hat.sis
Come, Bro. DouGHERTr,r don't mislead
your iesders. The bill seferred to re-
stored 4 pension 10 Aericdn soldier
who also served inthe Confederate army.
This bill also passed the, Repablicaa
Senate. lYon ylit passed botn houses
under vsreport tthss did mot state all ,ae
facts. IfsHbad been vetoed, you would
bsve been crosking about another pen-
sion veto without spy mention Of the
reasons Of the veto. -. a.. ~
"A islfe report would not be any sex.
cuse for q veto, with you. butit is ioi
both houses OF Conetess. Foy 81
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Ho! for the Raven Rocks.

A merry party Of seven "took in" the
Raven Rocks on the 22i cf July.
We started bright and early (sbou,
eleven o'clock so that we might enjoy
the fresh morning breeze, as we wended
our way over the lovely hills, and
through beart fuI (f) hollows, to cur
de,t'na'iun 9 % rf-' l-r,- f-e
We reached the "Rocks" about noon,
and sitter short rest, psrieok of most
delightful dinner, in TACT, there was
e, cry thing t. tempt thu most delicate
palate, and we all did fell uslice to the
feast, prepared by sometf Bealsvile' 3
fair daughters. cen ses
After dining, the gentlemen who we're
always on the alert at every beck and
ca |, Sc, up The croquet and swung the
nammocks, and sitter INDUCING 10 few
games, We concluded to take q stroll
over the Rocks. When permitted 10
behold such sights, one is led to ex-
}claim. How wonderful are all thy
works, o. L,rd!" for such grandeur is
occasionally seen, that it may be more
fully appreciated.
We went from the first step, over
rocks, through caverns. over streams
up heights, and over cliffs until We
reached the highest pinnacle. Our me-
anderines reminded US of the song o.
the brook. fres
1--WE wound about and in and out,
With here blossom sailing;
And here and there lusty trout
And here and there grayling."
We sat under the cliffs to rest, ani
one of the gentle men took "refrcsbmeD
fror, cigar" while ano ber FL wantc q
"snmpin'' to saw. deliver. d some elo
quenl speeches, 10 his cwn :i,imitablt
style, about the "boy IN The burnin
deck" and the 'hoy WHO stood on the
rockets, estin'i peanuts ou'eD his pock
els r -,-...,....
We xeie also highly enteltslned with
a (, vocal concert, by the yourg ladies
whose voices, like The wsrbiings of hap.
py birds echoed irom lhe rocks above
until We almost imagined ourselves float
ing in Ian S Eysian. p, -.-.
We .,cad the names o' t5use who had
reso'lcd lhi.her !, m f., .snd near, and
and rndrr ,teir, autoe'srbs inscribed
our n~r. @
We en- ed cur trip splendidly, and
to tlose .aho have never wished this
freak at nature, We wonli advise 10 do
so, oud know thrs will never regret hav.
ing gore b. ibis time the day was
drawing TO close, and after profusely
deco aiipg ourselye', bo's"s and wagon,
will tens. we lurnfd our faces. home.
ward, hut Is "" jo"Intyed, a'as! cloud
appeared in TIC, hitherto clear sky, and
from ''.e clud sprinkle, then the rain
descended to "'pi'e" our decoration, but
being nj her "suear Dcr sal" we finally
arrived safe at home, well pleased with
our tip /" the Rayen Rocks A RAVEN
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Magdalena B. Dorr
Frederick Hunckler & al

fDY virtue of certain order of sale in
ID partition issued from the court of common
pleas within and for the county Of Monroe,
and State Of Ohio, in case pending in said
court between the above named parties, and
to me direc.ed,l will offer for sale at public
auction at the east door of the court house
in Woodsfeld. on
Saturday, the 2lst day Of August, 1885,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m. and
o'clock p. m, of said day, the following de.
scribed real estate. situate in Monroe county
Ohio to wit:
The west half of the northeast quarter of
section twenty four, township six of range
six. containing eighty two acres.
Said property 80 ordered to be sold Is ap-
praised at Sl.476, and may sell for two thirds
of said appraisement. e ss
TERMS OF SALR-0ns third cash in hand,
one third in one year and one third in two
years from day of sale; deferred payments to
bear interest and be secured my mortgage on
the premises sold. .ti
LOUIS sULSBBRGBR.
juIy20,'s6w5 Sheriff NJ. c.. o, -
G. g. JENNINGS, Atty. ,-..4,
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PERSONNEL OF CONGRESS.
Who the Leaders Are and the States
That Send STRONG Men.
Washington Letter.

Tie present House, as judged by the
test of the past session, is not remarka.
BILE for blilliancy MS whole, although
there are, Of course many brilliant meu
in its rostr. The ieadeas. rs usual, are
mostly men who have had previou. ex.
perience 10 Conste's. hut among the
new men. there are several, like Rreck.
inridee and Taulbee, OF Kentucky. Grain,
of Texas, and DANIEL, OF Virginia, who
have made their mark already
WHO TIE LEADERS ARE.
The leaders Of the present House. BY
virtue of either orator cal, fnrensic, ar
gumentalive of practic. ability, are, on,
The DEM mocratic side, Speaker Carlisle
and Meesrs. Randall, Morrison, Mills,
Hewitt, McMiIlin, Breckinridge, of Ken
tucky; Holman. Townshcnd. Tucker,
Bland, Reagan, Grip, Willis, Hatch,
Bragg, Findlsy, BIoun,, Warner, of
Ohio; Cobb. Springer. Curtin, Taulbee,
and Turner, ami on thr Republican side,
Reed, .Hi.cock, Bu'terwoltb, Mckinley,
Kelly, Browne. Cannon, Long. Member
son, of Iowa; Dinglev, Bayne, Phelps.
Cutcheon, Burrows. Guenther, Ander-
son. of Kansas; Payson, Hepburn. and
Burleiah These, AMI perhaps lew
others, may be sal to practically run"
the House: Forty or fifty men, there
fore. constitute its propelling 'orce. and
the other 275 are passengers. Tie
ratiu is far different in the S ,n'te where
at least half OF the whole number Of
members are men ., positive power in
some direction or 'lirec ions.
THE DIFFERENT STATE DELEGATIONS.
1t is curious to see what great di-
ference there is in the comparative abil-
ity and prominence of the several State
delegations in the House Some States
are very finely represented. others mod.
eratelv we'll, and still others very weak.
ly Perhaps the strongest State deleea-
t,on, as whole, is that of Georgia. 1t
consists Of Messra. Norwood, Turner
Crisp. Harris, Hammond, Blount, Glen.
enls, Reese, Chandler. and Barnes Mr..
Nor wood is one OF the hest educated and
wittiest members OF the House. Mr.
Turner is a liberal, eair-minded man, of
fine intelligence and great working pow
er, and his arguments in contested elect.
ion and other important cases duliug
The las, FIVE years have heen quite mas
terly. Messrs. Crisp, Hammond and
Bloupt are trio OF brilliant LAWYERS,
legislators and psrlismentsrinns, and
they are often called to the chair TO pre-
side over the Committee OF the Whole,
or IN the absence OF the Speaker. HI.
nois has Elk conspicuous representatives
in Messrs. Hit, Payson, Springer. Can
non, Morrison, and Townshepd; bu the
sversge of the delegation is not high
this year. Indiana and Iowa are also
rather weak, on the whole; but Kansas
is strongly represented, I've Of iis seuen
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Ieaac Hatcher
t- VI. F,Ef ,ft,.
Michael Salisbury & al.

D
DY virtue of certain order Of, sale issued
from the court of common plAas, within
and for the county of Monroe, and State q
Ohio, in q 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 Woodsfeld. or
Saturday, the 2lst day Of august, 1886
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock a. n. and /
O'Clock p. m. Of said day, the following de-
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county
Ohio, to wit. qrrsz i TT AT
TRACT No. 1.-The south part of east hall
Of southeast, quarter of section i've, town.
ship two Of range ave, containing twenty
nine acres more or less. .
Appraised at .S2so. 9gtsA st5Y 80
TRACT No, part of the southwest quar-.
ter of section I've, township two of range
Eve, beginning At; the southwest corner Of
said section whore white oak nine inches
south thirty sevea and . half degrees east
fifteen links and beech twelve inches bears
north fifteen and half degrees, east twenty
nine and half links, thence north one de
gree east twenty five and ten hundredth
chains 10 stake on section line and sugar
tree ono and q half inches south six and Z
half dserees east four links south siphtv
nine degrees east thirty seven and seventy.
one hupdredth chains to stake; south ten
degrees west twenty Eve and ten, hundrefth
AIMS to a stake and wax twenty inches;
thence north thirty five degrees east eleven
and half links; thence north eighty nine
degrees wost thirty seven and = half chains
to the place of beginning, containing ninety
foursud half acres, fsxoept forty acres Of
the vast and thereof leaving 6fty tour auS
q half acres. more or less.
Appraised At $545. 5asE =
Also. the following lands in Washington
county, Ohio, Grandvisw township, to Wit.
TRACT No. 3-Northeasfs quarter of the
northwest. quarter. Of section ten, township
two of range hve, Is, sysz8 sr,gtsse
Appraised at 81 900,
TRACT No. .4ANofthwest quarter of north
west quarter Of section ten, township two of
range i've. IETHtfi 4SIatfAEl
Appraised at $50e.
TRAorN 5-The southwest quarter Of the
northwest quarter of section ten. township
tvo of rauca Eve. -rs
Annraissd at S44o.
TpIoT No. 6-Also. beginning on tbs hank
of I'm RIM and cornsr to 3so,.a sallsrs.
- w S.ss
tne.oe " ,Ae ~. "yn s..oA.ooA eos.eoS
west ten rods ana WE'VE hnAs;- thence nor.n
twenty seven degrees west nineteen r"ds ana
nine hnKs; thence NORTH thirty degrees west
twenty two rods andatwenty links; thence
north thirty two rods and thirty two links, to
the section line; thence with the section east
one hundred and twenty six rods to the
section corner: thence sou,h two hundred and
twenty eight rods to a stake corner to DR.
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LA.r 3 "wednesday Col. j ID TAiio,iR,

LAST "Wednesday Col y. d TAifoR. Of
Guernsey County. was nominated in The
l7th District by scclamalion, ss The Re-
publican candidate for Congress, Col. c.
L. PooRhAs. cfths Bellsire Tribune, the
principal opponent Of TAYLOR, having
Withdrawn from ,be race few dsys pre-
vious TO the Convention. > ag1s
The swsg and Doodle Of the TAYLoRs
wss too much for PooRMAN. TAYLOR
had a fun hand aud PooRMAk had to
pass. se1sf .sasSar a5
The SrrRiT two years ago labored dill
ieenily TO convince Bro. PooRMAN OF the
unfair methods OF J. D TAYLOR, but be
refused TO heed the advice, and Was so
anxious for TAYLoR'r election that be
came over into Monroe and made the
bills resound with bis eloquence in TAr-
LoR's behalf Now Bro. PooRMAN is az
loud and indignant in bis contempt for
Taylor as he vss two years ago in re.
commencing him 10 the people. 1
We are very, sorry that Doodle carried
off the prize over ibe we'll recognized
ability spd merit OF PooRMAs; yet moth
ing more could be expected by PooRMAN
after such . career as be made in the
stump-isiled Legislature. His untirins
work end cooperation In unseating four
legally elected Senatorsis snd seating the
four frauds wust meet its reward. All
ibe psr,icipa.ors in that di'eraceiul pro-
ceeding mus, sooner or later meet the
same fate, s5a. giire ro hsl
II falls to the. lot OF Bro PooRMAN TO
become the FIRST srd OF course makes
/, that much bsrder TO bear. Men who
who will permit themselves to be used Is
tools either by other men or apolitical
psrty must expect nothing better than to
meet defcst at The hsnds of the honest
-
voter. --..
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Frederick Ketterer
Simon Dorr ct al.

ny virtue of certain order Of sale issued
b out of the court of common pleas t,
within and for the county Of Monroe, amp
State of Ohio, in 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 Woodsfeld, on
Saturday. the 11m day Of September, 1886,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m. and
4 O'Clock p. m, Of said day, the following
described real estate situate in Monroe
county, Ohio, to. wit: ..q-
Being lot number [27l twenty seven in
the town of Woods6eld aa descaibsd on
the plat Of said town. t. -.
a Also, the west part Of lot number (68]
sixty eight, being thirty six fee: deep and
the whole width of said lot in said town
of Woodsfeld, county Of Monioe, Stat Q
a of Ohia.s asa 81. s,-r. .i, So p.
Said property so ordered to be sold is
appraised at S275O, and may sell for two
thirds OF said appraisement. Terms of
sale, cash before confirmation.
81 e i8 LOUIS SULSBBR9RR,
augle, 1875, sei Sheriff VI. c. ,,
sl1 C. &. KErrERER, Atty. ss
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CORRESPONDENCE.
LEWlSVILLE.

Wheat is all brought in; crop good
Oats generally harvested; fair weld is
expected Corn is about on average
crop. Tobacco is moderate. Garden
truck OF all kinds is plentiful Potatoes
is above an average. Frnils Of all kinds
in abundance The sorghum crop is
very light.
The health OF the community ls good
Our neighhorbood is quiet at present,
with the exception Of few who once IN
q while meddle themselves with others
II each and every person would mind
lhtir own business, they would have
enough to do. SOLOMON SEALRooT.