The Spirit of Democracy from Woodsfield, Ohio • Page 3

WE SPIRIT OOEMOCRACYi 5: faeiday, February S4t i LOCAL. Baltimore Railroad. CENTRAL Om DIVISION.) Train Leave raa East 1.85 A. 8.30 p. 4 55 QoraaWEST 0.03 a.

12.40 p. 8.10 i Cotinty Officers. iilCHAEL PAVIOOKSY JAMES R. OP CJOBT8. PHOB AT 8 )UJX)B.

WILLIAM TbaMAS o.LrrrLB. ALBERT i. PEARSON Atthhbt. ARCHIBALD Rbwrbeb. OLIVER S.

SLOAN Sitbvbtob, JOHN MUHLKMAN Cororbh. i IVFTBH ABT HlKKCTORfl P. SCBTjMACHER, SB.rJACOB DRUM and JOHN PPALZQRAP. JA8. ARMSTRONG 'CHRIS-TLIN CEHR3 and EDWARD OKRY." Commissioners meet on the first Mondays Mrch.

Juve. September and December; And as a-Board of Equalisation on tie third Wednesday 61 May in each year. i Hew ghertna Sale, i Little. dror's Jesse, Maeicle F. yri F.

Oket. New Store, JcfiN A' Watson. Admr's Notice, Wk. HcDougal. School, Exanunatioti3v J.

Jlf Dohertt. jtar This ii trimming grape Tines. jail has iworiipanVcsijgod for 129 days. 4 XSTTbe Spring, electioa tafce9 place on Monday, the -6th Jar fif April: "Wool is quoted inlthe Wheelins; market at JgareaJrangicg from .43, to 47 cents, CountVCornmiagioncrs meet in regular session7 od Monday, the -2d day of March. IIto whisky sold at either of the drng stores in Caldfell, so says the Press.

A interestiig letter relating to the Orst settlements in will be found in this issui. "We regretto learn that Mr. Geo. Kikq BeUsTillc, is afflicted with Uropsy'-bf "the Heart 'pThere 5s considerable feickness in Salem townshi at this lime, occasioned by feYers'of Afferent kinds. A --siit lwThirtT new members have been added to tbe Presbyterian Church of Martin's Ferra Belmont ounty.

4 Ti protratted meeting under charge o-Rev. Gamble, is in progress in the Church at r' lyThe St. Clair8ville Fair will be held thrs year on the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th aid 19th days of September. liuraucr oi Kasw wui- tnenced in the Court of Common Pleas. during the pastk rJ IMr.

J. K. Bcchanan will remove to the residence of Gen. Amos the pres eit JtyThe next erna -of Common Pleas Court convenes on" Tuesday tlle12th sm r-. i I gW -r, consiq era oie- Bicsness (caused by 'erysipelas fever in the Eas tern part of bunsbnry townsmp.

treasurers of the seteral Htowhships werein Jastriweek and received their townships proportion of School in "Seventy-five persons have wUh the chhrches cf Williamsburg, Noble county, during the past two months. -fji 'gW The Pittsburgh'Confcrence' of the M. Church wilt 'meet at Blairsville'i 1 Pennsylvania, the 18th day of March. jarellaire favors a. narrow gauge railroad from that place to ttrichsville, miles, at a cost of $15,000 per mile'.

Marttii Democrats in eacfi township should be looking round to fliid the best men torfill the townshio olfices at the 'Spring 'J. T' lrNQW-a-da-s a lady. wearing a trained, skirt in the, street attracts much attention a3. a' man. wearipg, a straw hat in January.

JtarElizabethan ruffs arejidisappear ing rapidly, autt a3 they go they grow Small, ine run nowjworn is size, neat and jf-Mr Henry McIltaine, an in-f '-raate of the Cbunty lnfirmary, died the "Toorning the 19ih Inst aged 78 -years He v'as a native of Ireland. i ffrsi the first cbapter'of aii interesting story, and other, entertaining reading matter. Reading niatter ea our fourth page. y. i .1 1 ni -a- Conrad 'BtfACK, of Ohio township, has 'just "d'ompleted.

a and coivenien frame reictuce qontain-J ing eleven rooms. ryMr. Isaac Jeffers of Sunsbury township, was' thrown from horse 4ri the 16ib and completely splat-. v're with mud, but iwasjnot seriasly injured. urn A frtfl nama.t AT A UlTTf.

fl JUUIIg 1 UfllUtU fill from the roof of the kitchen of the Warner House in coun ty, the loth inst. a distance ef 12 feet and was seriouaTy, I l'T 1. i JITPersons residing iif the country will' oonfer a favor by informing as whether the frnit prospects have been Blighted by the frequent changes in the i -Thl8 issue of The Spirit is the first number of its thirty first year. We Commence the year with a larger subscription list and advertising patronage -r ban ever before. j' grThere were 39 applicants for Cer-" "'tificates at the teachers examination on Rt.nrdav.

the 21st inst. Twenty six re- ceived certificates 1 for 2 years J. for 18 months fit tor 12 months and )0 for wonth Thirteen ww rejected: jtWe dislike to place men in an Unfavorable light, for truth, in the estimation of the people, but when they de liberately circulate falsehoods, knowing them to.be such, they must, suffer the fcon9equencei The following facta' ftora the Auditors reporda will be easily anderstooa bj our readers rr The Assessor blanks for two years, 1872 and 1873, for this county, coat $300, or at the rate of $150 per year, not $676 07 Jor the -past, year, as has been falsely alleged, j- The publication of he Report of the County Commissioners for the year ending September 1, 1873, under contract with the Board, cost $121,33, not $202, as has been falsely alleged. The bill rendered the Commissioners can be seen at4.be Auditor's officer? The amount received by The Spirit office for printing done for the county from July 24, 1868 to September 4, 1873, a period-of five years, one month and eleven days, was $3,330.73 in stead of either 57,475,22 or $7,612,49 a3 "has been falsely alleged. Auditor's Woodsfield, Ohio, February 13y 1874.

I certify that the above- statements are correct, as shown by the records in this tt fr rT -r -I (a M. IIoeffler, Auditor) From that amount, $5,330 75, there is to he deducted the sum of 05 paid for stationery Vnd dockets ordered by the Treasurer, Clerk, Sher iff, Probate Judge, Prosecuting Attor ncy and Recorder, 'during the period mentioned; and the remainder $3, is the actual amount received for the period mentioned. The average is $784,74 per year, in stead ot is has been': falsely ailpseo. The records of the county are kept in the Auditor office and are open to inspection aCaJLs timei hy caiizeos of the countyi or others; who desire to look over them Any respectable man. who doubts tlieaboye.

statements is in vited to ekamine those records, and the books in this office. Henry R. West. Nelson Baker is the, author ized agent for several reliable Fire In surance Companies advertised elsewhere in ihe cPiRiT. we recommend Mr.

the companies he representsi ffj, election for Mayor of Barnes rille was held on the 16th inst. Mr. M. Gardner received 190 and Mr. J.

Manning 171 Totes. The world moves again since the result give! "gen era! "We request odr County Corres pondents to give otber things, the probable number of acres of tobac co to be planted in tlreir several neigh borhoods the coming season with last JCyjAMEs Brister, au old 'and well known Ciiizen of Summit on the 16lh ir9t. He was born in Sen eca township; this county, and was aged 62 years in September last. "A widow and children are left to mourn his de- i son of Mr. Anthony Hunter, of Wayne township, aged 12 years, met with a serious accident on the 15th inst.

He was running down a hill when he tripped and-fell, breaking his left arm above th elbow. Dr. Walton was called to attend the case. 't ol 'ZA private letter from a prominent Democrat in this 'county, received last week, closed in this wise "Your course is approved all in this neighborhood, Republicans well gj Democrats, and 1 am sure it will increase your subscription list' HrPtAJisoir, of.Bealls ville, who accepted a call, a short time since, from the E. Church at ville, Georgia, has been transferred to the South Carolina Conference, and 8ta-i Spartanburg county, S.

C. He' writes that the weather is de lightful and that he and family are well yTbetBarnesville JSnterp-ise thinks the tidal wave ot temperance may" rise high enough to overflow that town, and says also that the ladies of Barnesyille are equal to anything they, rundertake, and if tbey heartily enter upon this crusade, even the "wickedest man must surrender, iSTThis item has been going the rounds -of the press: "Information is wanted of whereabouts of Mrs. Catherine' Her maiden name was She is wanted to report to Mr. Ed Ritter, Youngstown; Ohio, who is in possession of papers concerning an estate to. which she has fallen, heir.

JtThe term examinat ion of the High School Department of the Union School will. -commence on Friday, the 27th inst.l i tTbe examination for promotions will commence on Monday, the 2d day of March No pro motions will be made unless the pupil is regularly examined Married On the 8th day of De-cembct, 1873, hx. Rev. StepeTen Fitch and Miss Ward On the 20th day of January, by the same, Mr David P. Hutchison and Mrs.

Hannah P. of Suns- bury township, Monroe county. "The-Womens Whisky War is being waged successfully at the following places in Ohio Franklin, Xenia, Lebanon.Spirngfield, Morrow, Vienna, Deerfield, Chillicothe, Washington, Ripley, Middleport, Ox ford, New HollandvNew Lexington; Coolville, Athens, London, Lancaster, Kenton, West Jefferson, Wilmington, Galuopolis, Dayton, Charleston-, Greenville, Columbus, Os-borc, Coshocton and many other towns. Transfers ot Real Estate. Sheriff Little to Emmett, 20 acres, Malaga township, 8620.

M. Emmett to John Hunckler, 20 acre, Malaga townshii)j $600. I 1 Wm" Duerr to' Mary Duerr, lot 20, Sardis, 8S0O. i f-Sheriff Little to J. W.

Roth, 80 acres, Switzerland townshit). $2,710. 1 F. J. Burkhart to Clouse, 80 acres, Malaga township, $2,500.

James Craig et al to" Amos Mobbefi-ley, 72 acres? Franklin townahip, $350. James T. Craig et al to Sarah Craig, 36 acres, Franklin township, $50. followingaotde.r was enter ed upon' Journal on the day of the recent term or UDurt: Ordertd. by the Court, that the Clerk, hereafter, set, all, cases which appear from the1 pleadings to; be at 'issue, per auaiit to the provisions of Section 306 of the Code, without consulting "attor neys; and is further ordered, all orders, judgments, decrees, motions and other pf occedings, not otherwise disposed, at present term of.

this vyouri, sianu conunucu uniu me next terns'tlieTeofc' i4 uin- 'i cost of printing in Belmout County for five years ending September 1, and the cost 'ofprintina for Monroe County from July 24, 1863, to September 4, 1873, a period of 5 years. 1 month and 11 days, is shown below Population. Printing. Belmont, $10,720 41 Monroe, 25,779 3,923 70 charged th same rates as were charged by the printers in Belmont County.and we base the calculation upon the allowance for the difference, we would have.been entitled to $6,959, which Sura is $3,033 30 more than was recetved by this office. Had they charged as low prices as we Clid they would have received $6,043.50, or $4,676,91 less than they did receive.

The average" per year paid for print in Belmont. County, for. 5., years wa $2,144,08,1 5. The average per for printing, in Monroe County for the same time, Omitting the and 1L days, was $784,74. Tlie number; of townships and corpo rations number 24 in each couuty.

The figures given alwve are offloial from the offices of the Auditor? in Bel-' tnont and Monroe Counties. They exhibit plainly that the county printing iii Monroe is done at very low rates. Life Insnrauce. The New York Mctual the strong est Life Insurance Company in, the World. The New York Mutual is the cheap est safe Life Insurance Compady it averages the largest dividends' to the policy holder.

'r For on Williams" Agent, Woodsfield, Ohio." febl0w4 ffayni-sbarg College. Waynestiurg College affords the beM; facUities for a thorough education, at the least possible expense. Both sexes Tuition fee very Good rooms for clubs and for sclf-board-ing. A special course of instruction for teachers. The next terin, of 5 mohths, will open on the 13th of April.

For catalogues and full Prof. A. B. Miller, Waynesburg, Pa -febl7t2. Z3rWe leartr that John Gambs.

who resides near Calais, this county, was seriously injured two weeks since by his team of four horses running away with The hows rah down Dement's a short distance from the leaders 'running against' 'a tree injuring one of them eo badly as to render it worthless. The saddle horse JelLuporvMrGAMBS and remained in that position "a considerable length of Gambs is slowly from his injuries, and will, ulti mately, tis thought, fully recover. readers of The. Spirit in Washington and aljoiuing townships, are invited to read the store advertisement of Mr. John A.

Grays-ville, to be found in ihis issue. In his store, those desiring to purchase; 'can find anything and everything in the dry grocery, hardware and queens- ware line. Hats and caps, boots and shoes and all other articles found in a first class country, store. Mr. Watson started to Wheeling-yesterday, Monday, to replenish his stock.

Again, we'say give him a call. Total Amount Paid For Court Ex- penses at the February Term. 1ST4. The following are the amounts paid out of the county treasury for expenses of the late term of Common Pleas Court: Witnesses before Grand Jury, 98 05 fx mi btateraascs, .73 9o Petit i 249 55 Grand i 132 50 Amos Spfiggst Atty's, defen ding Carpenter, 70 00 Same Ohio vs Henthorn, 30 00 D. Okey, Clerk, costs State eases and 153 05 W.

F. Hunter, defending Eli Henthorn, 50 00 Same Ohio vs. Carpenter, c40 00 Constables 4 Deputy Sheriffs, 63 00 Total; .0 $960 10 Conclusion of the Procepdlnern ot the late Term of Common Pleas Court. Horij R. E.

Chambers on, the bench. Saturday, February 14. William Moore vs. Wm Blackledge. et al.

Civil judgment ju favor plaintiff Tor $262 50 and costs, and decree for sale of mortgaged premises. W. ftmith vs Emily F. Smith. Di vorce; leave to defendant to file answer in' 30 days and eaiise continued.

J. A Harmon vs. Baker et al Civil 'actinnr; motion, of defendant to the petition overruled leave to -defend ant to answer in 30 and cause con r. Jas H.sMcKee vs Wm Lower'. Civil action; demurrer of defendant overruled." 1 J.

S. Schofield vs. John- Stalder et al. Appeal Christ. Winkler, Adminis-trato'rV made a party "defendant with leave to answer.

Christopher Kindelberger Jacob Pfalagraf. et al; Civil action; the exceptions ll 2 to', the "report Special Master were heard; the first ex ceptipns were sustained and Jthe-fSecond were' overruled. Cause re referred to A. J. Pearson, Esq Special Master.

J. Ady vs. "Watson Wiley Appeal; demnrrer of defendants sustained; leave to pluintiff am'en'd 'petftion in 30 days and cause continued. Gray vs. A Gray.

Civil action judgment in favor of plaintiff for UUland G. vs Wm." Weddle et Executors. Civil action motion of defendants sustained in part 1 N. Cline Wm. Weddle et al, Executors.

Civil action; demurrer to second cause of action sustained. Hear ing on moiron, same entry as in case above Monday, February 16. Samuel Jones et jus JK. B-joth etal Civil action; continued at costs of plain tiffs. Berij.

Stine vs Harriet Stine et Partition cause John Wiley vs H. II. Lingo-. Civil action; judgment in favor, of ptaintiff for $532 Oland costs and order, for sale of lands. IV C.

Penn vs. Jas Shook ct Confirmation of sale ordered that a writ of restitution issue to put said purclia ser, Penn, in possegsioji of the premises Jesse Lucky vs. Johq Brown et -Confirmation of snip sale confirmed amY Sheriff ordered to make Deed, John Bcardmore vs. Job Stackbouse et ux; Confirmation of sale sale confirmed and jSlicrjff ordered to make Deed. Wm.

Moore vs. H. Duvall et al. Confirmation of sale Sheriff ordered to make John Nixon, vs. AdanV Meyers et ux.

Civil action judgment againgS de fendanta for? $240 costs, 'and order for sale of lands. The re-appraisement of section 16, township 3 and range 5, at $40 per acre, was coufirmed. j-. Adjourned without" day P-f oWeni3, Puzzles, Enigmas, JHTAnswers to problems and enigmas in Tuf. Spirit of the' 10lh inst.

James CJegg, Round botjtom. 19 Fill the 3 gallon keg; empty into tlfe 5 gallon keg, gallort againland ll.tljg 5 from it empty Uie 5 gallon into the gallon keg, fioiir the 1 gallon into the 5 gallon keg and Gil the 3, and empty in the 5 and the wine is divided. John J. Battix, of Washington township, "Jones'' of Calais, "Snipe" of Mai- aa townsliio. "Buckeye of Wayne townshin and J.

T. of Groen township, answered No. 19 correctly J. P. and II.

B. answered No. 18. Some one should read aloud, and the others guesS until all "give it up." What is smaller than a mosduitb's mouth 1 What it pats into its mouth. When is ayonnglady like a whale? When Site's pouting, Why may a sculptor be supposed to die a miserable death? BeCausj he makes faces and bu-jta.

baveu't grt it, and don't want it but if 'I had it nothing would induce uie to part with it. What is it A bald head. Why is a person who never lays a wa ger as bad as a regular gambler Be-' cause he is no better. What is the -difference between a far meranda bottle of whisky? One husbands the corn, aud the other corns the husbands, There was a room with eight corners. In each corner sat a cat; before each cat sat seven other cats, and on each cat's tail sat a eat.

How many cat's in all Writ-ten for The Spirit of Democracy, From Sumoilt Tou nHlilp. February 13, 1874 No, ii A man sent his boy out with $100 to buy oxen, sheep and hogs l'he oxen at 10 a head, the hogs at $3, and sheep at 50 cents. He had to buy a hun dred head How many did he buy of each kind 'Jacob Bacman yi (Written for The Spirit of Pemooraoy.) From. Green TowiiwlBlp' New Castle, Feb: 13. 1874 No.

24 A man owns a meadow which is twice as long as wide, itind it contains 80 acres how many rounds will he go in mowing.it, if he cuts a 5 feet swath No. 25 A Invested $5,400 in stock at 25 percent which pays 8 per cent annual dividends; how much' must he invest in stock at 4 per cent discount and paying 10 per cent annual dividends, to secure on equal income 7. miscellaneous enigma. 'i No 261 am composed of 10 letters. My 1 3 8 is a domestic animal.

My 10,3 5 2 is often made of. iron My 4 5 6 7 has no end. My 1 9 8 is a kind of bed. My whole is the name of a town in, Monroe County. miscellaneous" enigma.

No. '27 1 am composed of 9 letters My 15 7 is a small insect. My 3 2 0 7 is one of the four points of the compass. 1 My 8 5 4 9 is a work, conlpos'ed of "floe threads. My whole is the name of a village in Monroe J.

T. P. Written for the Spirit of Democracy. MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. No.

271 am composed of '25 letters My 3 1 17 9 is a small fruit. My 16 24 15 is a sort ot pine. My 7 12, 20 8 is a man of Media My 11 18 25 is a religious My 10 9 2 19 is a sprout. My 22 21 6 9 is a manner of walking. My 13 23 5 is used by tanners.

My whole is one of Franklin's max ims. J. J. Baker. (Written for The Spirit of Uemocraoy.) From tTayne ToTUthlp.

Edwina, Feb. 16, 1874. No. 29 Why are the tropics located 23A degrees from the poles No 30 A certain number multiplied by 2.5 and divided by what'is that number 5 2 produces 1 31 If a person weighing 200 pouuds on the surface ot the earth were transported the surface of the suny what yrou-kl his weight then be? oTA Uo riiucU gas will fill a 30 feet in diameter? No- o5 What should be the face of a 4 jtvonths' note discotfrited for 124 days athfier draw frofri bank $2,500 What is the greatest bieadih of ca pet that wiir cover with whole breadths the floor of 3 rooms 13 feet 6 ncheVU5 feet 9 inches and 18 Teet brdfad -respeoUvely Bccketb for The Spirit of Democracy.) From Summit Township. miscellaneous enigma No.

351 am composed of 14 letters' My 2 3 is a preposition. My 4 5 9 10 8 is a limit. My 1 6 7 is a vessel for liquors. My 9 8 is a neutef pronoun. My 12.11 13 14 is a long piece of wood.

My 12 13-14 6 is an excuse-- My whole is the name of a city in Europe. W. F. Egger. 1 Aaron S.

Yof. TheTemerance Movement. I According to notice a large congregation assembled at the Christian Church the evening of Uie 18th. inst, for the purpose of devising a plan the sale of intoxicating liquors might be arrested in Woodsfield Mr. S.

P. Jones was called to the Chair and Mr. G. Cosgiwve appoin ted. Secretary.

Kev II. Smith. Rev. J. Olm sted', N.

HoLLisrER, Wm. F. Hunter, Sr .1 P. Spkiggs and R. Morris, Ei-qr's addressed the meeting.

On motion the Chair appointed the following coinmittee to select. an Executive Committee of ilghteen' persons with instructions to report their nam -8 to a meeting the next eveuihg, 19th Rev J. D. H. J.

SmTrr, R. Morris. E-q Airs Eliza Hollis tfER and Mrs. A. Smith.

Adjourned to meet at the M. Church: Thursday Evening, 19th inst The chui eh building was The meeting was called to order by Rev. rMiTH, and' Mr, Solomon Spangler was made Chairman and' G. Cosgkoye ap pointed Secretary. Hon Jas MCRRfsf1 reported the names of eighteen persons to.

act ns an Executive. Comnr-ittee, With power tp appoint sub-comniittees. The report was adopted. After considerable speech making the following resolution was adopted by a rising vote: liesoloed, That it is recommended to the Executive Committee, to send a delegation to the liquor. sellers, and endeavor to persuade' tbem' to pledge Uie.inselyes to the.

sale of liquor. That this committee report to a meeting tc. be held Monday night the 23d inst for turtlier instructions. i' Ou niotion, adjourned- i A. Knouff, of Kennonsburg, Noble county, has purchased 450 hogsheads of tobacco this year.

ISTWehave nnquaslionable authority for pronouncing untrue the story circulated here and Lynn M. Mcrpuy, formerly associated with Mr. Kern an, in the Democrat, had been sent to the 'penitentiary "for forgery. Mr. MnRrHY is not in the penitentiary, nor is he underlhdrctment" for any of-foneq whatever.

i IsTA committee consisting of three 6f our leading men, T. A. Way, JoxEs and and seveij of the foremost ladies, Mrs! A. J. Smith, Mrs.

J. R. Wm. Read, Mrs. Dr.

Walton, Mrs. S. J. BarneSw Mrs. -IIolu3TKU and Mrs.

Ada Way, 011 Friday, waited upon all engagad lu liquor selling in this place; with the purpose of persuading them to tease the traffic. At Loci's Necharts they found- the door locked against them, which was the only discourtesy' thev encountered during the round At J. Reiniiekr's they learned that he had been selling nothings but a small amount of ciderj' and had quit and determined to stay quit selling that before he was visited by the committee. Ihe best thev eoukl set from Dieter, who we believe sells only cider, was, that she Would uot agree, to quit until the stock on hand bhould be. sold.

Jacob Schneider made a square and fair pledge to quit at once and 'permanently. At Schuefele where been 'cider and wine rtre sail to be sold, they fbund the doors open, but the proprietor ab- seut. n-; These are the facts as we have gath ered them" from 1 rriclnbers of the coni- who have not already pledged es to tiuit will again be visited themselves to quit by the committee as it is deierrhined to try all the powerS of persuasion before adopting stronger measures. Probate Court. The following business lias been transacted since the tlJse'of our report on the 11th inst: February FreT Guardian ofvAltty and Elizabeth Elwards.riiihorsj filed an inventory of (the estate of said wards, winch was approved.

February 14 Matthew Moore was appointed Trustee df the' estate and Ti.l,. property of the heirs of Mary K. Moore iJUIKI CiOU. B. Williams, Guardian of Theo dore and Emma Williams, netitioned for order to self lands.

Petition granted. HutchisrJn-; WIlHara IliU aiid George King were appointed appraisers. -j; Vi February 16 William McDougal was appointed Administrator pt es tate of Thomas McDonjal, deceased ind $1,000.. Henr' Meek, John Key. set1 ar.d Aimer Lindsay appointed appraisers of the personal property of said estate.

February 17. Adam Henthorn Jr, Guardba the estate of James A. and Margaret'E. Cflarlc, filed his first partial settlement account the hearing of which was continued to the 30th day of March and notice ordered published in The Spirit op Democracy February 18 J. M.

Guardian of the estate of Mary filed his first partial settlement account, the hearinig of which was continued to the 30th day of March and notice ordered published in The Spirit of Democracy. February 19 -T. Fowler, Admin istrator of the estate of George Flowers, deceased, filed his first partial settlement account; and. notice of beating C'dntihued to March 30 i i Go West Through St. Louis.

To all mho are seeking new homes in or about to take a trip to Missouri, sas. Colorado, New-Mexico, Nebraska, Orocon or California, we recommend a cheap, safe, quick and direct route, -via St. Louis, over the Missouri Pad 'He Through Line. It is equipped with Day Coaches, Buck's 'reclining Chair Cars, Pullman's Palace Sleepers, the famous; Miller Safety Platform, and the celebra-' ted Wcstinffhouse runs its trains from St Louis to principal points the West, without chftmje. We believe that the Missouri Pacific Throusrh Line had" the best track of -any road West of the Mississippi River, and with its supe rior equipments and unrivaled comforts for become the great popular thoroughfare between he East and the West.

Trains fiom the North. East ami South' conncctat with trains ot the Pacific The Texas con nection of this road is now completed, and passengers are offered a first class, all-rail route from St. Louis, to Texas, either over the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad, via Sedalia, or over the Atlantic Pacific Railroad, via Vinita. For maps, time as to rates, routes, address S. II.

Thomp son, Eastern Passenger Agent, Columbus, Ohio, or E. Ford General Passer.ger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. Quct Hons will be cheerfully and promptly answered! Cheap Farmi for ale Ea-y i Terms. The Atlantic Pacific Railroad Com pany offers 1,200,000 acres of land in Central and Southwest Missouri, at from $3 to $121 per acre, on seven years' time, with free transportation from St.

Louis to all purchasers. Climate, soil, timber, mineral wealth, schools, churches, and law-abiding society invite emigrants from all points to this land of fruits and flowers. For particulars, address A Tuck, Land Commissioner, St. Louis, Mo. dee30v What llio Autov of the Twins lias Dei eloped, Philadelphia Feb 17 The autopsy twins took on the bodies of the Siamese I'lace yesteiday An examination of the joining the twins, was made and the question whether sever ance could be ma le safely in life was settled the" negative, with almost a certainty.

Tlic lining of tlie membrane of the abdomen i'n each was found to enter, the band and form pouches, over lapping each other at the centre of the band, so tliat the kiiii'e' parsing through its centre wi'tfdscvcr the pouches end open the abdominal cavriy of, each of the It was also proven that there was a blood circulation through iKTA Kentucky to Cin cinnati the other day and bought a jug of whisky, and when he got home he found that the whisky had beeii poured out and the jug filled wjtb. water. by an interposition of Providence, as mysterious as it was benign and merci; ful, the poor man's life was saved Courier Journal But what became of the oher fellow? BQTTlie monitor, Dictator be'ieyed to have been lost at sea on the 15th lost," it afJ" War Declared Against the Sioux Indian. The following telegraphic correspondence has taken place; New York, Feb 13. General W.

C. The trouble with the Sioux, which fop aonfe time past Wo have been trying to avoid, seems now to be beyond any peaceable" solution. In addition to the killing of Lieut Robin son and Corporal Coleman, the Chief clei tat the Red Cloud agoncy has also been killed. The agent of Spotted Tail agency also reports that large parties of hostile Indians from both agencies have left for general hostilities. Gen id has sent out scouting parties to warn ranche mcivmcl to tell them la returnto the I will go home to-morrow to superintend any action that may bn ueces-iary.

P. II. Sheridan, Lieut. General. Headquarters U.

S. ArmtJ 13 To Oon H.Shsrirlan. CuminandiiiS Uilitarj i Divbrion of the Missouri, Fifth Avenue Ho tel, Kew York!" Your dispatch of this morning roceiv. ed. Under call ot the interior Depart inent of to to your headquarters ht Chicago, you wid be justified, in collecting the most effective" force possible, even if jou draw cavalry from Fort Riley by rail to Cheyenne to march to Red Cloud Aency, striking every "party, of Indiaus that oppose.

Every Indian" who has marauded south of the North rmte should be demanded and held as an accomplice in the murder of Lieut Robinson. JTliQir ponies must be very poor now, anil the game must be scarce, so the occasion to give the Sioux a lesson long merited seems to me favorable. My own opinion is that the Sioux should never again have an agency away from the Mis- W. T. SnEKMAN.

uouri iiivcr. SouietliUij; The- Wajs and Means Couimittec occupied at their session the 17th inst with an examination of the moiety system, and the frauds practiced Upon the revenue at New York. Mr. who has been one of the princi-ipiiliflforraers for the 'Government, has been making a clear breast and is de iveloping a Tich-Trii'ne of rascality, in officers, and even the Federal-Judiciary of New. York, do hot appear to the best advantage.

ISTThe trial of the celebrated Rich will case was brought to a on Tuesday morning by a verdict of Ihe jmy that the paper wriuni is not J.ii i.i. r7. the held as to the trust estate claimed by the heirs of the first wife as the property of-their mother, that there is not sufficient evidence to justify the. trust. The Court further held, as the deed given to the heirs of Abraham Rich by the Sec or.d wife, that they be set aside.

The Guernsey county lands are in, dispute. CuUliccll, Noble County, Press. 3f'The celebrated Grove will contest was. tried in Court in Missouri last The verdict was rendered in la-vorpf the heirs, and against the Bible Society, to which almost the entire es- tate-' had been willed. Among the contestants are Mrs Grove.

Mrs George Jepon and John A. Grbve, Esq of St. (Jlairsvitle. Hon l). D.

1. Lowen was one of the counsel. The amount in volved in the controversy is estimated at abinit $100.000. St. Clairsville Ga zette, 12th inst: XTLying, as a principle ot business, never pans out very well.

Any anpar ent gajn by it never compensates for the degradatio'n loss of self respect amt the respect of ho'norable rrteTi, sure to follow. in the Wake of such a course Morgan Coiiiify Herald Rit oiiaclng on a Furrow, 'Bishop DoggetIat'ly" returned from California, says he saw there a wheat field seventeen milts long, arid when the owner plows it he starts the plows on one furrow and goes all day, and when night stops and camps out iand plows back the next Our farmers mav form some idea frcm this of what farming ia Califocuia is. 8Whilc Wales Cirroll and wife, of Bellairetjwere at church'on Su iday last, their" residence was entered Trom a back door by buralars.and silypr es, jewelry. valued at about S300 was abstracted therefrom. St.

Clairsville Chronicle, 19A inst. penal US, Children Otteh tooTt Pale and Sirlr from no other cause than having worm iu the Ktomach. Bkowh's Vrmifoo! Com pits will destroy Worms without injury to the, nniort or ti.r inin-inn. in.uni. trim usually In worm preparations.

CURTIS BROWN, Proprietors, No. 215 Fulton street. New York, Sold hp Drufigixis and Cliemists and dealers in Medicine at Twenty-Five Cents a Box. Angttst26, 1873y. The Household Panacea; and Fam- ily Liniment ia the best remedy in the world for the following Cramps in tV Limbs and Stomach.

Pain in the Stomach, Bowels or Side, Rheumatism in- it forms, Bilious Colio, NeuralKia, Colds'. Kresh Wounds, Barns, Sore Throat, Spinal Complaints, Sprains and Braises, Chills and Fever, Gor Internal aud Extrnal Use. Its opeYatlota Is not only to relieve tha' patient, "but entfrely rempv's t'tie cause of the oomplaint. It pen'utrates and pervades the whole system, restoring healthy action to all its parts, apd quickening the The Household Panacaa is Purely Vegetable aad All llealing. Prepared by CURTIS BROWN, No.

15 Fulton street New York. For by all druggists': AagJ673T4 Thirty Years' Experience of ah' Old MrN winalww'Soothlng Syrnp is the prescription of one of the bet Female Fhysioiaus and Nures in th United States, and has ben used for thirty years with never i failing safety and sucoe'S by millions of mothers and children, from the feeble infant of oue week old to the adult. It corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves' wind crUft, regulates the bowels, and gives' health and comfort to mother and chili. We believe it to be the Best and Surest Remedy in the World, in all cases of Dtsbsteb't au'd DiAtRuoiV is CuiLDRiis, whether from teething or any other cause. Fall directions for using will accotni any ea'cli bottle.

None genuine nnle3S the fao-simile of Ccbtjs Pkrsimh is oh the outslle wrapper. Sold if all meioin dealera, SELECT SCHOOL. THE next r'sibn of the Antloch Select S-ttul wtUeomineivce on Jlolltlay, April 1874, aud. coutinue ten' weeks. rTtrabs; i Common brasches, Higher i Tuition invariably-r(juired in No deductions will be made except in cades of pro-traotod aioknea.

r. at). lt, ISii Il PECTUS -OF- THfc SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY Woodsfield, MoriroG 0., Ve propose pub'ishing a first iasa weekly paper in which will be found the General News of tha country, and the LocAlIteWs of Monroe. County The latest Market Reports, front all point3.wil! Imj furnished our readers. Wo shall advocate iu the future, aa in the past the principles of Democracy.

We shall aim to give tho people the truth concerning all matters Thoso guilty of corruption in public positions will be exposed; without regard to what party they may be attached. This we regard as the true oours tor a puUiia iurual to pursue. Adrerlising and Job Werlc. All Advertising and Job Work will ba execnted in a workmanlike manner, at rates as low 89 the same can bo' done for at any other country office. TER3SS TO St'BSCRIDERS.

Single copy 1 year, $1 50 6 months Fostagepnii by (he $ubxcribtrl cent per year from uly hub of 10. or more', 50 HENRY R. WEST, Miltonskrg Steaia Mill, ProfryUr. KEEPS constantly for sale at Wholesale and Retail, Fio.ir, Corn Meat, Backvrheat Flour. Bran, Chops.

at living pricea. Only one tenth taken as toll. The highest market price paid in far wheat, 60 Dollars FARMERS, MERCHANTS, MECHANICS, AND- -I .1 vi, EVERYBODY Buy tha World-Renownsd THEBISTIHTHEWQRLD The igliest Premium was awarded to it el VlEN'NbA Ohio State Fair; Northern Ohio Falr; Amer. Institute, N.V". Cincinnati Indianapolis Exposition St' Louis Fair; Louisiana State; Fair; Mississippi State Fair eorgia State Fair FOR BEING Tdejest fewMaciK and Xdoing the largest and best range of All other Machines in thft Market were in direct i OOMPBTITIOIT.

4 S5T For Hemming, Fell ing, StitcUng, Cording Binding, BraidingyEmbroid i i ering, Quilting, Stitching, i fine or heavy it is unsurpassed. ') J. Where we haye noAgeatSi, I we will deliver a Machine for the price named above, at the nearest Rail Road Station of Purchasers. Needles for all Sewing Machines for did Machines taken "in Exchange "'I Send for Circulars, Price 1 List, and Copy of WU-KP. one of the best Periodicals of; the day, devoted to Sewing Machines Fashions, General News and Miscellany; I Agents "Wanted 4 Address; Wta Serai lactoe'Ci)- CLEVELAND, OHIO: Blank Deeds and Moit Sajjcs: forvsato at-lftiioc.

4 i Ml IDEA! BBBBBBMBtSBB-aBHBBBBBaBBaawaBBBI WXL p. spnioos, Attjrney aad Counsellor at: Law, And Claim Aigent; WOOpSFIELD, OHIO. 1 OriCB fJ'a itain ia tha old BlMaaif Feb 17. 174- it Fahn for: Sala rIt. 1 rIB Tord'San near Woodsfield ia sl'.

ana it not told in iie time I prefcr'snt-. ing it to a (food dairyman far a erUinsus.par$. 1 iii cuah and ptrt ia repsir. Thi furra oonWi aVnti' i IfO HUNDRBlj FtFTT ACRE, Arid Th ulesrwl land all tows to 7 xcpting twouty-foar twM wlueh vii nk.ut'f mp lust apriag. It is well usilaulitei fr dairy parpotM.

Tt -oont-una two large frame barn which. Mtink UUiutr and ruw ruoia fur aeve-ity-llvaoe 09 hundred lie id eeira, aad pimty ol water. Ai aver tha furra. 7' It also onttunA-two' dwulKaj auntaa o4 S- (rood frame church whioh baa falh baoV tu firm, whioh will make a good dairy farther information oill on or addieai 1 TH03.X rOP.D, YfapLfield. TLs Oa, 0.

HIGH SGIIOOtl A SESSION afthia School will ba taaaitf Rnmnienoinjjf on Jtouday, April 19f. 1874 iuid'cmtinue m-' eeaaioa- elaves weattai Competent feauhera Will be employed, so tbt the Suliool may be graded and cmduutd will, profit to.all who may wkh to patronUe ua. ihBesion' will held In the new TJnSj Sohool bnfldinff. which well ventilated at arranged for the accommodBtioa of pnpUa. While in our teaohin we ahall not orrloJ the theoretical, practicability aa ear prin aipal r.

y' '( Therefore onriavitaton la to all who wUk, to become more thoroughly acquainted' wltk," Ifhthomatics, Sciences or Languanre-, trot eape-5 cially do we" invite the patronage of younf dies aad Gentlemen who wih a thorough fff itration for the occupation ef. 01 fOood lkslrdinf canhft aoeiired at trohn tire -to four dollars per week. -v Booma oan be rented and pupil hoail thy aelvea at half the abov atpeaae. Ti 'r' tuitioit; Common Branches, Mj Hisrher Branchea, fi' Lanffoayea, when punuod in. aonJMotioa with otlier atudiee.

If nut studied, in oanoction with othar Tuition aivaMav 7 No deduction will be made only 3aMMi protrajtod.aiulineaa. S. a. COSfjROTiJ, 'PrinchA rl. "i -J FEED At JTaltoa'a old stapd south at 0 0 I if Dy OiilOi I i IVITB the aUnUaa 0 the af oodlild and vielavty dp my atoalt- It I 'iEsislng 0: Couit." SCfl48( V' Toaiccs SodA, 1 Kicx.

Soaps, Pbppes, And all artio'ei usually fc.uad bi Store, Alio, i. 4 x. tha Court BUCK If I ill be kept on hauiA'AJf klnda oiPrQd.Bft, 13 A Iii Is ISu Al IS A ,1 and other arliclaa Ukeo 1b azahana fr Call and examine any stoak, I ibaii 4tM fairly and taatly with all who. give ma ttii patronage, T. WOODSFIELD) SELECTSCHOOii' THE first session of Alas' School, will roifcC ntance on Jflondaj.

April 37, 1874, and continue tou wetiav. 1 None but oomitent ami experienced 'teart am liA amnlnvl nnil Tift Will Xa spared to m'nkethfs-eoh'ool oqaaX to the haBr ever taught iii thot.oonpty. Therefore we very; recctfully solicit th patroga ot -i who dosire a thorou-'h. practical education, and 'tH especially those wno wish to qualify themaelvaa: for Uacbife, na his sohol arford auperior ad Tallica wvi tvwwi tf TCITIOJ. a Common branchea, Ilisrhor (..

...,7 W. Tuition raqnirai in advanoa. flood boitrdtn rooms eon be abtaityvi as renHonable rates. For further purtinuiam addroM E. TILFORD, Prinefptl.

I -FoMOlima. Ohkki land 'MferSaioi kTE HVNDHF.tr ATTD TWENf ACRL- land with a pood dwelling, 4 rooms af A cellar, stable and other her yoocA- fv I.L 7 with a 15 feet over-shot wheel, twpTun Of snint-ioill, bultiu-cloth and elevator, aliu irfkirl runninsr order. About 50 acres under enHiratinn; a small or b.ilauce of in good thnbei; well except thn ciWlt bluffa. All of whicl I wUl oU for $2,500. Tcnns easy.

For further particulars' eall 4n the undersized and -examino the property. uite on the Piney Fork of Sunfislu in Sunsbury township, three xuilos south of Boitllsvpta, Monroe county. A Also 50 acres in Center tflwtisFlp, 8 trliea northe-istof Woodsfield. on Suufish m-ek, tiAea fourths of a mile aboTO mill; about 89 acre cleared; a email oroirt u-li two good tobacco houses; balance yood tirttbe'. A i chance tut raising libioco' "Piice i $1,000, oash or half cakh, bwlknco oi time with interest.

Prsoi)9 wishing to bw will please cull on the ai nis nv uie iuj iciii. BUCHANAN BURKIIEAD liver, Sale Stable North of the Coart Eonst WOODSFIELD, OUIQ: Si' funerals aad atteoded it'reasaaabta' rates. 5 -''J'i Particular Attentfott will'l Tai'X' to tioaraiusr uorsos. A- PEICKS WILL BS Ur jaylioit tlya patraaaga of thair f.lendi.aat ipauuo mnmm prH i if Si 7lS Or 4: Ml 1.