1776. CENTENNIAL GREETING 1876.

"HERE'S THE MOT THAT JINGLES IN THE POCKET.'

$1.25 in intrinsic value for every $1.00 Green-back presented at our Counter.

Having leased for a term of years, at a mere nominal rent, the fine new buildingknown un tbe

CORNER OF HIGH AND BEECH STREETS, OPPOSITEWO0DSOW HOUSE.

we respectfully announce that we have fitted up tbe north room of the same with oneot me largest and most attractive stocks ol

HATS, BOOTS, SHOES AND CARPETS,to be found in any market

In deference to the crowing demand for GOOD GOODS at LOWPRICES we have adopted for our business in this house, the new and popularsystem of

RETAILING GOODS IT WI10LES1LE PRICES,

Strictly for Casb.,and hope that our patrons, by a liberal and cheerful compliance with our terms, willaid us in making this enterprise mutually beneficial to tbe community and to ourselves.

CsTltemcmber that our terms are STRICTLY CASH, and oome prepared toavail yourselves of the extraordinary bargains which we shall offer.

Our stock will be found complete, and prioes uniformly the very lowest at whichgoods can be placed in the hands of consumers. Note a few of our prices :

t Paper pood Pins for 10 cents ;1 Papers best Enplish Needles for 10 cents ;

Spools best Machine Thread for 35 cents;Spools best Hand Thread for SO cents.

HOSIERY.t Pairs Ladies' extra Heavy White Cotton Hose

iot so cents ,1 Pairs Ladies' Fine Cotton for 25 cents ;t Pairs Ladies' Balmoral for SS cents :Ladies' plain Navy Blue and Brown Cotton for 10

cents par pair;Ladies' fine Cotton, iwrular made, for 25c. per painLadies' German Knit Cotton, 25c, worth 40 cents ;aww auu vuiiorens nose in great variety.

Gloves in all Grades at LowPrices.

Look at our Kid, In Black, Opera andcolors, at io cents ana upward .

Handkerchiefs.Children's Fancy Bordered ITdkfs, S for 10 cents ;

Ladies" Embroidered, 25 cents, worth 50 cents.

LADIES' NECK-WEA- R.

A superb line of Ladies' Neck-Wea- r, comprisingRoches, Linen Collars, Silk and Lace Ties, atlotMt prices.1 Baches for 8 cents ;Wide Silk Ties, long knotted fringe, only S5 cents,

worth 60 cents ;Great Bargains in Sash and Gro. Grain Ribbons

and Ouipure Laces :Job lot of Hamburg Edgings and Insertings, at

60 cents on the dollar ;Parasols, San Umbrellas, and Fans in endless va-

riety. A complete line of

WHITE GOODS,Comprising Swiss Mulls, Nainsooks, VictoriaLawns, Jaconets, French Lawns and Organdies,Whit. Tarletons, Piques, Birds-ey- e Diaper, inlinen and cotton, Linen Lawns. Fronting Linens,Bobinets, Crepe Lisse and Bias Tncking.

A large line of Standard Printsin good styles, 6 cents per yard ;Good 4 Bleached Sheetings, 8 cents per yard;Fine 4 Bleached Sheeting, lOcents per yd, worth

1H cents;Good 4 Fine Brown Sheeting, 8 cents per yard j

A Magnificent Line of

Dress Goodsin all grades and prices.Genuine Lyons Silk Poplin at 75 cents, worth 1 ;Striped Silks at 80 cents, cheap at $1 ;

40 Inch Black French Cashmere, 75 cents, soldheretofore at 95 cents ;

Black Bombasines, Henrietta Cloths, Grenadines,Linen Suitings and Knickerbocker Polonaise Clothat equally low prices.

The attention of consnmere is called to ourstock in all numbers and qualities of the celebrated

"Black Baven" Alpacas andMohairs,

which are conceded to be the very best goods Inthe market for service.

No lady should purchase this class of goodswithout first giving ours an inspection. We shallmake

LADIES' UNPEKWEAKa special feature in our business, and are nowhaving manufactured t. order an elegant line ofKight Robes, Chemises, Drawers, Tucked Skirts,Iknvets, Ac Our lady friends will be surprised attbe low prices in this department. Extraordinarybargains in Turkey Red and Bleached TableDamask, Marseilles Ituilts, Towels, Napkins,Doilies, &c

Ladies', Misses' and Children'sFine Custom-Mad- e Shoes

and Slippersin great variety of style and at very low prices.

Special Bargains for the Gen-tlemen,

in fine Boots, Shoes. Hats, Collars, Handkerchiefs,Suspenders, Ties, Underwear, fccGents' Mixed Cotton Hose, t pairs for 25 cents;

" Balmoral Hose, pairs for 25 cents ;Super Stout British X Hose, 20 cents ;

" Super Fine British Hose, SS cents ;" German Knitted Hose, only 90 cents ;" Fancy Bordered Cambric fidkfs, 15 cents;

Fine Linen " "90 cents ;" " White Shirts, only 95 cents ;" "Broadway" Shirts, $1.75, worth i85;" TJnlanndried Shirts, of best quality, in all

sizes. The Finest Stock of

Fancy Cassimeres & Coatingsever brought to the "Model Town."

t The Ladies are cordially invited to visit on

CARPET DEPARTMENTon second floor, where goods will be shown withpleasure and no one importuned to buy. We havea large stock of Brussels, lup-ain-

, and Hemp Car-pets, Floor and Table Oil Cloths, Cocoa and StrawMatting, Crumb Cloths, Rugs, Hassocks, Cambricand Nottingham Lace, Curtain Goods, which weare oiiering at lower prices than ever before known.

Tersons in pursuit of bargains, should call eablt, as we have now in stock manygoods which cannot be replaced at present prices.

SPARCUR BROS.MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING.

N. B. We shall continue the business as heretofore at the Old Stand, Musio Hall(

Building, Main St, where our friends will find the usual large and attractive stock atlowest market prices. Give us a call. ap27ni2

Hillsboro. April 25. 187fi.

J. S. SHAW. J HARRY D. RIANHARD.

SHAW & RIANHARD,Wholesale and Retail

STO YE DEALERS!Our long connection with the firm of Messrs. Red way & Burton, of Cincinnati, the

Leading Stove Founders West of th-- Alleghanies,Enables ns to assure onr friends that our Goods are FIRST-CLAS- A 1, made of the Best HOTBLAST CHARCOAL IRON, Mounted and Fitted in a Superior Manner. Mr EVERY STOVE ISWARRANTED.. We call especial attention to onr

A WOOD COOK ; also, the

EVERLASTING, "FOR COAL. These Stoves are made of SELECTED Iron, and have NO equals.

WE ALSO KEEP A FULL LINE OF

H --A. I?. 3D "W n E3 ,

HOUSE FuMSHM GOODS & AGEICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS

tr AU kinds of JOB WORK. ROOFING and SPOUTING done promptly to order. 'mar30tf SUA IT at RIAXITARD.

fir H K! Jnericai1 and Italian Marble, 1 TV"!

J'rft M0KMEKTS AisD TOMBSTONES, I vSj.l (fgjM "d '""Porters of Fine Scotch Granite Monuments. f

sE .ss&5!wst!&.u!iE jri!I wish to express my gratitude to my old customers and the public for tbe liberal patronage I have re-ceived during the last twenty and now in connection withyears, my son respectfully ask a conttnuanceof the same. We are better Drcnared than ever to do all kinds nt l!Mtm ..L-.... i . . .

very lowest prices, and in tne latest style, with neatncsB and nermanenrir.

trSATlSFACTIOS WARRASTED.Jam 5, 1874. PAUL HARSHA & SON.

Walnut Street House!

ss4f fT I tan iKffr ItliSfill!,

MI.

Walnut Street, between Sisth and Seventh,' CINCINNATI, OHIO.

This House is one of the largest and pleasantest in the city, locatedwithin two squares of the Fountain and the new Custom House. Streetcars pass the door for all parts of the city.

The House .has recently been newly painted, papered and furnishedthroughout, and now offers superior accommodations to guests, at veryreasonable prices. Board $2.50 per day.

DATCIIELOR, REGMER & KEYE, Proprietors.THOS. C GADDIS, 1

W. W. WEBB, f Uerks.

J. H. BERRY, Book-Keepe- r:

Advertising Rates.From and after January 1, 1815, tbe Rates of Ad

vertising in this paper will be as follows :

1 w. S w. w. m. 3 m.C m. 1 yY.X inch.... .$0 fiill 1 HO 5i 1 75 t 50 r. 5 00

I inch 1 Oil i on 5 do! 5 00 50 10 00S inches.., S TS 6 50 7 00 00 15 00S inches... & 00 4 75 7 00 00 U 00 19 004 inches... a s 5 Ml 8 501 10 50j14 OO 24 005 inches... 4 Oil! 1 00 00 10 00! 12 00 16 00 25 00Jl col 6 Nil 8 50 00 IS 50 15 0010) 00 30 00a coi 1 01) 10 00.11 50 15 Oil 18 Ofllgli 0" 40 00

8 00,12 00114 00 17 64) 2 00 38 00 SO 0010 00,17 00 80 00 30 00 :lo 00 SO 00 SO 00

The above scale of prices is for ordinary singlecolumn display advertising. Solid Legal, Official

and Tabular advertisements will be charged at theinch rate for space occupied. Rule and Figurework 50 per cent, extra.

rjrEci al Notices, advertisements in other thansingle column measure, and those in a prescribedlocation, 85 per cent, additional.

Local Notices 10 cents per line for first, and S

cents per line for each additional insertion.Cards in Business Directory One Inch, 1 year,

f10: $ months, ffl; 3 mouths, . One-ha- lf inch 1

year, f5 00; C mos. $3; 3 mos. $2.

Obitdabt Notices (other than simple announcements of deaths,) Tributes of Respect, Cards ofThanks, and announcements by Societies 5 centsper line.

Notices of Marriages, Births and Deaths whenfurnished by proper authority free.

Attachment, Divorce, Administrators' and Execntors' Notices, must be paid for before insertionas also Foreign and Transient Advertising generally.

CALIFORNIA!2he Chicago b North-Wester- n

Jiailway,TCmhrarjul under one management the Great TrunkRailway Lines of the West and North-Wes- t, andwith its numerous branches and connections, formsthe shortest and quickest route between Chicagoand all points in Illinois, Wisconsin, NorthernMichsran, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Califomirand the western Territories, its

Omaha and California LineIs the shortest and best ronte for all points inNorthern Illinois. Iowa, Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon,China, Japan ana Australia, itsChicago, Madison and St. Paxil

LineIs the short line for Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, and for Madison. St. Pan). Minneapolis.Duluth and all points in the Great Northwest. Its

Winona and St. Peter LineIs the onlv route for Winona. Rochester. Owa- -

tonna, Mankato, SU Peter, New I' I in, and all pointsin Boutnera ana uemnu .Minnesota, its

Green Bay and Marquette LineIs the only line for Janesville, Watertown, FondDa Lac Oshkosh. Anpleton. Green Bav. Esc&nah.Negannee, Marquette, Houghton. Hancock and thelAEe superior country, its

Freeport and Dubuque LineIs the only route for Elgin, Rockford, Freeport, andan points via r reeporu lis

Chicago and MUioaukee LineIs the old Lake Shore Route, and is the only onewwbiuk mruugu Arauewu, uikc ruresi, mgnianararK, n auaegan, iiacine, &enosna to Milwaukee.

PULLMAN PALACE CABSAre run on all trains of this road.

This is the ONLY LINE running these cars be-tween Chicago and St. Paul or Chicago and Mil-waukee, or Chicago and Wionna.

At Omaha our Sleepers connect with the Over-land Sleepers on the Union Pacific Railroad for ailpoints west of the Missouri River.

On the arrival of the trains from the East orSouth, the trains of the Chicago & NorthwesternRailway leave CHICAGO as follows :

Fob Council Blufw, Omaha and CAuronxiA,Two through trains daily, with Pullman PalaceDrawing Room and Sleeping Cars through toCouncil Bluffs.

Foa St. Paul and Minneapolis, Two throughtrains daily, with Pullman Palace Cars attached onboth trains.

Fob Green Bat and Lake Superior, Twotrains daily, with Pullman Palace Cars attached,and running through to Marquette.

Fob Milwaukee, Four through trains daily.Pullman Cars on night trains, Parlor Chair Cars onday trains.

For Sparta and Winona and points in Min-nesota. One through train daily, with PullmanSleepers to Winona,

Fob Dubuque, via Freeport, Two through trainsdaily, with Pullman Cars on night train.

Fob Dubuque and La Crosse, via Clinton, Twotrains daily, with Pullman Cars on night train, onMcGregor, Iowa.

Fob Sioux City and Yankton, Two trainsdaily. Pullman Cars to Missouri Valley Junction

Fob Lake Geneva, Four trains daily.Fob Rookpubd, Sterling, Kenosua, Janes-

ville, and other points, you can have from two toten trains daily.

New Yoak Office. No. 415 Broadway; Bnstnn Office, No. 6 State Street; Omaha Office, S53 FarnhamStreet; San Francisco Office, 181 MontgomeryStreet; Chicago Ticket Offices; 63 Clark Street, un-der Sherman House; corner Canal and MadisonStreets; Kinzie Street Depot, corner W. Kinzie andCanal Streets; Wells Street Depot, corner Wells andKinzie Streets.

For rates or information not attainable fromyour home ticket agents, apply toW. H. STENNKTT, MARVIN HUGHTTT,

Gen. Pass. Ag'f Chicago. Gen. Sup't, Chicago.icvtvuoui

; la 0b mm

RAILROADThis Company, having determined toontdnsl

rival lines in the character of accommodations andfacilities offered western bound emigrants, haveestablished three daily lines of cars between Cin-cinnati and all important towns and stations on the

Mississippi & Missouri Rivers,INCLUDING SUCH POINTS AS

Quincy, Burlington, Keokuk, FultonClinton, Prairie-d- u Chien, St.

Paul, Kansas City, Leaven-worth, Atchison, St

Joseph. Browns-vill- e,

Nebraska City, Council Bluffs andOmaha.

rFTralns leave Hillsboro, Ohio, at 6.15 A. Mand 8.30 P. M.

Trains leave Cincinnati via I. C. & L., as follows:7.30 A. M. for Indianapolis, Lafayette, Chicago

and the Northwest.1.10 P. M. Great Western Fast Line, for Indian-

apolis, Danville, Springfield, ljuincy, Macon City,Chillicotbe, St. Joseph and intermediate stationsarriving at Kansas City at 8.45 next evening, fourhours in advance of all other routes. Arrives atSt. Joseph 7.35 next evening, EIGHT HOURS inadvance of all other routes.

7.00 P. M. Chicago Express for IndianapolisLafayette, Chicago and the Northwest.

7.00 P. M. Night Express for Indianapolis, Dan-ville, Springfield, Quincy, Macon City, Cbillicolhe,St. Joseph and Kansas City, arriving at KansasCity at 9.25 second morning, and St. Joseph 8.10second morning hours in advance of all otherroutes.

The 2.10 P. M. and 7.00 P. M. Trains haveThrough Cars attached for Omaha and all inter-mediate stations via Burlington withont change.

PARTICULAR KOTICE.Pasnengers holding second-clan- s tickets, will be

ect through to destination on Fint ClassTrains, an advantage tbe traveling public can-

not fall to appreciate.All communications in retrard to passenger fares

or freight rates on house goods, or stock, promptlyattended to.

It ia no trouble to answer letters.Pattftenfren arriving in Cincinnati on trains of

tbe Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad make connec-tion in same depot, thereby saving tbe expense andannoyance of a long and tedious omnibus ridethrough the streets of Cincinnati.

Ask for tickets via Indianapolis, Cincinnati &Lafayette Railroad, and do not be prevailed uponto take any other.

Tickets are on sale at tbe M. & C. R. R. Depot,Hillsboro. Ohio, and at the followin? places inCincinnati : General City Office, Northwest cornerFourth and Vine atreets, opposite the Post Office,and the Plum Street Depot.

P. B. Kennedy, General Ticket Agent, Jno.Egan,0mml Pansener A pent. J. M. k11pv onnralEmigrant Agent, to whum all communications re-

lative to W estern Emigration should be addressed.oct23m9

To Western Emigrants!For Map, Railroad Tim Table, Land Circulars,Land Exploring Ticket, liow Rates on HouseholdHoods and Stock and Reliable Information relativeto the

"W EST!CALL OH OR ADDRESS

J. M. KELLET,General Emigrant Agent, N. W. Corner Fourth andVine Sts., directly opposite the Post Office, Cincin-nati, Ohio.

TO LAXI BUYERS !

OVER LAND GRANT ROADS.

I am the ONLY AGENT East of the MississinnfRiTer. actini limits appointment received fromGovernors of Western Stales. My duties are tosee that von get Keimnie lnlormiu ion and the BestPossililc'Fnti-- on TRANSPORTATION.

Don't fail to call on or write to me before closincany agreement relative to moving your People orProperty.

I Make Xo Charge for Services.nov.tf

Examinations of Teachers.faUE Board of School Examiners of HighlandI conntv irive notice, that examinations of Ad- -

nl i cant for Certificate will take place in the Hills-boro Union School building on the first Saturday ofevery month, and on the third Saturday of Februa-ry, March, April, August, September and October.

m. f r,. a.un)uul K.r 1.. ... : a.i.I lie rvAMtu i imt iwu ice iiit.m.iiin.u j ir t" lio.Tbe attention of Local Directors is called to Sec

tion 93 of the School Law, in which they are for-bidden to employ any person a a teacher who shallnot have firnt obtained a certificate. Also, the at-

tention of Township Clerks to Section 94, in whichthey are or bidden to draw orders for Teacherspay, on lew a certificate covering the whole timetaught is filed with them.

By order of the Board.aul9yl II. S. DOGGETT, Clerk.

8. M. PETTINGILL and Co. '10 State StreetBoxton, 37 Park lloe, New and 701 ChestnutStreet, Philadelphia, are authorized Agents for pro-curing advertisements for the News in the abovepi lies, and authorized to contract for advertising atour lowest rates.

"At Home."Ton will alwavs find the Printers "At Horns

from 7 A. M. Monday till 6 P. M. Saturday, ready toprint at At Home or aay other stvle of Cards, atthe seplStf NEWS OFFICE.

Centaur

L iniments.WniTE, for the Unman Family.YELLOW, for Horses and Animals.

These Liniments are Bimply the wonder of theworld. Their effects arc little less than marvelous,yet there are some things which they will not do.They will not cure cancer or mend broken boneB,

but they will always allay pain. Tney nave

straightened fingers, cured chronic rheumatism ofmany years' standing, and taken the pain from terrible burns and scalds, which has never been aone

by any other article.The WHITE LINIMENT is for the human

family. It will drive Rheumatism, Sciatica andNeuralgia from the system; care Lumbago, Chill- -

blains. Palsy, Itch, and most Cutaneous Erup

tions; it extracts frost from frozen lianas ana lect,and the poison of bites and slings of venomousreptiles; it subdues swellings, and alleviates painof every kind.

For sprains or bruises it is the most potent remedy ever discovered. The Centaur Linuncnt isused with great efficacy for Sore Throat, Toothache,Caked Breasts, Earache, and Weak Back. Thefollowing is bnt a sample of numerous testimonials:

TuniANA TfouE. Jefp. Co.. Ind.. May SS. 1873.

"I think it my duty to inform yon that I havesuffered much with swollen feet and cords. Ihve not been free from these swellings in eight

i Now I am nerfectlv well, thanks to iheCentanr LinimenU The Liniment ought to be applied warm. Benjamin brown."

The proof is in the trial. It is reliable, it is nandy, it is cheap, and every family should have it.

To the sick and the halt and lame,to the wounded and sore, we say, "Come and behealed."

To the poor and distressed who have spent theirmoney for worthless medicines, a bottle of CE.TACK L1NLMENT will be given without charge.

The Yellow Centaur LinimentIs adapted to the tough muscles, cords and flesh ofhorses and animals. It has performed more wo-nderful cures of Spavin, Straji, Wlud-gall- s,

Scratches, Sweeny, and general Lameness, than allother remedies m existence. Read what the greatExpressmen say of it :.

"New "York, January, 1S74.

"Every owner of horses should give the CEN-

TAUR LINIMENT a triaL We consider it thebest article ever need in our stables.

"II. MARSH, Sup't. Adams Ex. Stables, N. Y."E. PULTZ, Supt. U. S. Ex. Stables, N. Y."ALBERT S. OLlN Sup't. Nat. Ex. Stables,

N. Y.""MONTGOMERY, ALA., AugUSt IT, 1S74.

"Gentlemen: I have used over one gross ofCentaur Liniment, yellow wrapper, on the mulesof my plantation, besides dozens of the familyLiniment for my negroes. 1 want to purchase it atthe wholesale price, and will thank you to ship me,by Savannah steamer, oue gross of each kind.Messrs. A. T. Stewart & Co. will pay your bill onpresentation. Respectfully,

"James Darrow."The best patrons of this Liniment are Farriers

and Veterinary Surgeons. It heals Galls, Woundsand Poll-evi- l, removes Swellings, and is worthmillions of dollars to Farmers, Livery-me-

s, Sheep-raiser- s, and those havinghorses and cattle.

What a Farrier can not do for 120, the CENTAL KLINIMENT will do at a trifling cost.

These LinimenU are warranted by the proprie-tors, and a bottle w ill be given to any Farrier orPhysician who desires to test them. Sold eveiy-wher- e.

Laboratory of J. B. Rose & Co.,48 Dey Street, New York.

Castoria.Is a pleasant and perfect substitute, in an cases,for Castor Oil. Castoria Is the result of an oldPhysician's effort to produce, for his own practice,an effective cathartic, pleasant to the tasteand free from griping.

Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Byannis, Mass., succeeded in combining, without the use of alcohol, apurgative agent as pleasakt to take as hoket,and which possesses all the desirable qualities ofCastor Oil.

It is adapted to all ages, bnt is especially recom-mended to mothers as a reliable remedy for alldisorders of the Stomach and Bowels of children.It is certain, agreeable, absolutely harmless, andcheap. It should be used for Wind Colic, SourStomach, Worms, Costiveness, Croup, &c.; thenchildren can have sleep and mothers may rest.

J. B. Hose CO., 46 uey Mrect, JNcw lorK,arc the sole preparers of CASTORIA, alter Dr.Pitcher's receipt. marlCwl3

Ayer'sClieiTy Pectoral,For Diseases of the Throat and Lungs,

suoh aa Coughs, Colds, WhoopingCough, Bronchitis, Asthma,

and Consumption.Among the great

discoveries of mod--I ern science, few arsof more real value

;to mankind than' this effectual rem-re-

for all diseases"of' the Throat andLungs. A vast tri-

al of its virtues,throughout this andother countries, hasshown that it does

Surely and effectually control them. The tes-

timony of our best citizens, of all classes, es-

tablishes the fact, that Chebry Pectoralwill and does relieve and cure the afflictingdisorders of the Throat and Lungs beyond anyother medicine. The most dangerous affec-

tions of the Pulmonary Organs yield to itspower; and cases of Consumption, curedby tjjis preparation, are publicly known, soremarkable as hardly to be believed, werethey not proven beyond dispute. As a rem-edy it is adequate, on which the public mayrely for full protection. By curing Coughsthe forerunners of more serious disease, itsaves unnumbered lives, and an amount ofBuffering not to be computed. It challengestrial, and convinces the most sceptical.Every family should keep it on hand as aprotection against the early and nnperceivedattacks of Pulmonary Affections, which areeasily met at first, but which become incura-ble, and too often fatal, if neglected. Tenderlungs need this defence; and it is unwise tobe without it. As a safeguard to children,amid the distressing diseases which beset theThroat and Chest of childhood, ChebrtPectoral is invaluable; for, by its timelyuse, multitudes are resoned from prematuregraves, and saved to the love and affectioncentred on them. It acts speedily and surelyagainst ordinary colds, securing sound andhealth-restori- sleep. No one will suffertroublesome Influenza and painful Bron-chitis, when they know how easily they canbe cured.

Originally the product of long, laboriousand successful chemical investigation, no costor toil is spared in making every bottle in theutmost possible perfection. It may be confi-

dently relied upon as possessing all the vir-tues "it has ever exhibited, and capable ofproducing cures as memorable as the greatestit has ever effected.

PREPARED btOr, J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass.,

Practical and Analytical Chemists.OLD BT ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.

MITJSIC!nil would respectfully call the attentionWW Music Teachers and thepublic generally to

tne tact mat we are

MMCTOMG ORGANS,

of a Superior Quality

Onr Cases are made by skilled mechanics, aud ofthe beet of thoroughly seaeoued Black Walnut lum-

ber, and finished in varnieh or oil. in the flneetstyle. The style of our Cases Is peculiarly ourown, and they make a beautiful piece of ParlorFurniture.

The munic is all first-clas-s, both for tone and vol-ume, and we challenge comparison. We have alsoinvented a

DOUBLE-ACTIN- G KNEE LEVER,

(which is eiclueivelv our own) bv which the performer has full control of the instrument, changingmutant ly from the softest to the loudest tones with-out having to remove the fingers from the keys.

We also use (of our own invention)

A Double Forte Stop,that is suitcrior to anything now in n?e.

With the above description we place our instru-ments before the people ujhiu tiieir merits, willingto nbide by their verdict.

We respectfully solicit a call from all those wih-i- n

to purchase, feeling satii tied that we can pleasethe most fastidious.

For further particulars, call on or addressMUlll'llY & WOODKOW,

Manufacturers, Lynchburg, Ohio.Jan. 20, 1S76. jun2i)m6

R. H. PARVIN. Advertising Accnt. No. 16SVineStreet, between Fourth and Filith, is Agent for theNews in uincmnaii.

The new Sultan of Turkey was mar-ried a few Years aco to a beautiful Circassian slave who was purchased for thesum of 12,000. She was taken to Con-

stantinople at a very early age, and wastaucnt all tne accomplishments tliatcould be acquired in that metropolis.When she arrived at a marriageable ageshe was reckoned to be the most beautiful and elegant lady in all the TurkishEmpire, lhis lady has borne JMehemetMurad several children, and it is saidthat he has devoted much care and atten-tion to their education. He is said notto be a fanatic, but rather disposed to beliberal in his views.

Over 5,000 new members were admitted to the Congregational churches ofthe country at the May communion.

She pgMittti pewsu

HILLSBOROUGH. OHIO.

THURSDAY, - JUNE 15, 1876.

MINOR TOPICS.

A new blasting powder, named " hera- -

clin," invented by M. DiclTerLoff, is be- -

iDg tried in the mines in France andAustria. According to the descriptiongiven in the French patent, it containspicric acid, nitralo of potash and ofsoda, sulphur, and sawdust. It is saidto burn comparatively slowly, so that itonly fractures the mass, and does notscatter the pieces about.

A shirt dealer in Dallas, Texas, trieda new plan to win the affections of awoman one of the stubbornest of herheadstrong sex. He fell desperately inlove with one of his shirt makers, whowas comely, good, and fair to look upon ;

and she, knowing her station and respect-ing it, crushed him with indifferenceand pulverized him with civility. Butshe gave him no hope at all that she everwould become an equal partner with himin the shirt business. He swallowed abig dose of morphine, but took care tohave a doctor or two and a stomach-pum- p

close at hand, and not to be toolong sounding the alarm. The doctorspumped him and bailed him out of theprison of death, and the newspapers gavehim gratuitous advertising of the causeof his e. He fully expectedthat it would bring the pretty shirtmaker round, but it didn't. It was adaring experiment, but it failed. It waslove's labor lost. She simply told bim,in return for this mark of his devotion,that if he had permitted himself to diefor her like a man she would have goneto his funeral with pleasure.

The Philadelphia Timet describes aremarkable woman who is connected withthe Centennial Exposition Miss EmmaAllison, of Ontario, who has the entirecharge of the Baxter portable engine ofsix-hor- power. She is by no means a

and Amazon,but, on the contrary, of neat and cleanlyappearance, and a highly educated andrefined young lady. Of the brunettetype, medium height, well formed, pos-

sessing a gentle disposition and muchvivacity and good sense in conversation,she affords no little attraction to visitorsas she dexterously manages her iron petand tells them all about it. Her dressis neat, and she makes it a point to keepboth engine and room in the perfectionof tidiness. She believes that if so manymale engineers did not find such apparentdelight in plastering themselves all overwith soot and making their engine roomsperfect specimens of disorder and filth,women would long ago have looked withfavor upon the occupation.

According to the report of the StateBoard of Charities of the State of NewYork, recently issued, half the populationof New York city was in 1873 residingupon an area so crowded that less thanseven square yards ofground was allottedto each tenement house occupant. Thisis followed by the still more startlingstatement that of the entire infant pop-

ulation about eighty per cent, is foundin tenement houses, and that of thesescarcely one-ha- lf survive their secondbirthday. Last year the artisan's dwell-

ing act came into operation in GreatBritain, providing for the removal ofovercrowded dwellings in cities and toinsure in their places cheaper, healthier,and more comfortable houses for thepuor. The act has been carried out inLondon, Birmingham, Liverpool, andseveral other large towns with admirableeffect, and with a marked change bothupon the health and morals of the people.There is something to be learned, afterall, from the " effete despotisms."

According to an article in the BristolMedical Journal, it has been found by Dr.Renger that the tincture of capsicum, inten-dro- p doses, is the best remedy tocounteract that craving for alcohol,which is the curse of all inebriates, pre-

venting their return to rational conduct.This remedy has been tested by otherphysicians, and they report very favora-

bly in regard to it They give severalinstances of men ef various ages who,

hung around the lowdrinking saloons, or at home, when theliquor was shut up, would pick the lock,or when money was taken from themwould tipple on credit whenever theyhad a chance. The best way to admin-ister this remedy is to commence withfive drops in a little syrup of orange peelbefore meals, increasing the dose of capsicum tincture to twelve drops. In onemonth those who took the remedy be-

came quite other men, changing fromhalf idiots to men who attended to theirbusiness, and took an interest in all thatwas going on in the world.

According to the provisions of theSoldiers' Homestead Law, any soldierwho has been honorably discharged fromthe army can enter one hundred andsixty acres of government land the titleto which will mature five years fromdate of entry, provided he settles thereonas scon as he is discharged. Should he,however, before the expiration of thefive years, change his residence, or giveup the land, the land reverts to the government, and he has no power or rightto sell or transfer the title, which inpoint of law he does not and will notKisst?s uutil the f:reyeais have expired.

Ky a recent rulii g t.f the Stcretary ofthe Interior, (fitrits of si:c"'i homesteadaie rn longer perm it ted to be made byattorney as before. In future all personsentitled to enter homesteads under thislaw, are required to make their applications in person, with due proof ofidentity, at the Land Office of the dis-

trict in which the desired land is situ-

ated, and the affidavit required by theregulations of the Department uponsuch application must be made beforethe register or receiver of the office.

Miss Saeaii Smith Stafford, daugh-ter of the volunteer Lieutenant whospraug into the sea and rescued the flagshot from Paul Jones's ship Bon HommeRichard in the battle with the Serapis in1779, is still living at Trenton, aged seven-

ty-four. She is a relative of Sir Strat-ford H. Northcote, of England, and alineal descendant of Charles Carroll, ofCarrollton. When the rebellion brokeout she loaned all her small fortune offifteen thousand dollars to the govern-ment, receiving in exchange the firstvoucher issued by the State of New Jer-sey as a war loan. This, when paid, sheinvested in Northern Pacific ftock andlost it all. She has loaned to the Ccntennial Commissioners the original rec-

ord of the court-marti- proceedings inthe case against Benedict Arnold, triedin 1780 for fraud as Quartermaster, andthe original order of Washington datedValley Forge, March, 1778. She hasalso in her possession the flag shot fromthe masthead of the Bon Homme Rich-

ard and rescued by her father. It is ofbunting, with thirteen red and whitestripes and twelve white stars on a bluefield.

THE MODEL

Well, wife, I found a model church ! I worshipedthere !

It made me think of good old times, before my headwas gray ;

The meetin'-hous- e was fixed up more than theywere years ago,

But then I felt when I went in, it wasn't all builtfor show.

The sexton didn't scat me away back by the door ;He knew that I was old ana deaf, as well as oid and

poor:He must hare been a Christian, because he led me

throughThe long aisles of that crowded church, to find a

place and pew.

I wish you'd heard the singing, it had the old-ti-

ring;The preacher said, with a trumpet Toice, " Let all

the people sing!"The tune was Coronation, and the music upward

n.lled,Till I thought I heard the angels striking all their

harps of gold.

My deafness seemed to melt away, my spirit caughtthe lire,

I joined my feeble, trembling Toice with that melo- -uious cnolr.

And sang as in my younger days, " Let angels pros-trate fall.

Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lordof all."

I tell yon, wife, it did me good to sing that song oncemore;

I felt like some wrecked mariner, who gets a glimpseof shore;

I almost wanted to lay down this weather-beate- n

formAnd anchor in the blessed port forever from the

storm.

The preachin' ? Well, I can't just tell all that thepreacher said ;

I know it wasn't written ; I know it wasn't read ;He hadn't time to read it lor thelightnin'of his eyeWent flashin' 'long from pew to pew, nor passed a

sinner by.

The sermon wasn't flowery; 'twas simple gospeltruth ;

It fitted poor old men like me ; it fitted hopefulTouth :

'Twas full of consolat ion for weary hearts that bleed,'Twas full of imitation to Christ, and not to creed.

The preacher made sin hideous in Gentiles and inJews:

He shot the golden sentences down in the finestpews ;

And though I can't see very well I saw the fall-ing tear

That told me hell was some ways off, and heavenvery near.

How swift the golden moments fled within that holyplace;

How beautiful beamed the light ot heaven fromevery happy face ;

Again I longed for that sweet time when friendshall meet with friend,

" When congregations ne'er break up, and Sabbathshave no end."

I hope to meet that minister that congregation,too

In the dear home beyond the stars that shine fromheaven's blue;

I doubt not I'll remember, beyond life's eveninggray,

The happy honr of worship in that model church

Dear wife, the fight will soon be fonght, the victorybe won;

The shinin' goal is just ahead, the race is nearlyrun:

O'er the river we are nearing they are throngingihe shore,

To shout ur safe arrival where the weary weep nomore.

THE GREAT SEA SERPENT.

[Bombay Gazette.]

There was a thick bank of clouds onthe horizon, and as the sun rose from thesea, behind the dark bank great massesof color red and blue and yellow litup the whole expanse of sky and sea.was looking at a strange ruddy plotred on the water right astern whensaw, apparently near the horizon, but inthe red blot, a dark moving shadow. Itdid not seem to move with the othershadows on the sea, and this fixed my at-

tention to it. Soon I saw it was steadilyapproaching the vessel. I could distin-guish no form, only a dark shadow, butI made out certainly that it was advanc-ing toward us and at a great rate.Fifteen minutes must have passed whenI at last became able to distinguish theform of the advancing object (I spoketo the captain afterward as to the dis-tance the object could have been from uswhen I first distinguished it, and he toldme I must have been deceived by themoving lights in supposing it near thehorizon ; and he guessed, from whatsaid, that it was then three or four milesdistant Mistakes of a like nature, hesaid, are commonly made by the inex-perienced.) I cannot accurately describemy feelings on beholding that hideoussight. At first I turned to call out,bring others to look on with me; but be-

fore a cry could pass my lips, a secondfeelingof selfish pleasure that I alone sawthat fearful thing, seized me, and I turnedmy eyes again to the sea and kept themthere. Within a hundred feet of thestern of our vessel, not now approachingus, but simply following steadily inwake, was this hideous thing. A greatmass of what looked like tangled sea-

weed, on which a futile attempt at comb-ing had been made, rose out of thewater. This mass must have beentwenty or thirty feet in length and tenfeet in width, and as it came on it causeda wide ripple in the water that showedthere must be a still greater part belowthe surface. From the center part of thismass, raised just clear above it, and fac-

ing the vessel, was a great black head.The top was quite flat, in shape not un-

like that of a monstrous toad. A thickfringe of coarse, reddish hair hung overthe mouth, quite concealing it But theeyes were the most awful part of thisfearful thing. They were placed farapart, at either extremity of the flathead, distant from each other at leastthree feet. I must here state that all thepassengers and all the crew, except thecaptain himself, saw the tiling afterward,but that they were scarcely two whocould agree as to the color and nature ofthese eyes. I can only, therefore, writeas they appeared to me. The eyeballswere enormous; they must have beenfour or five inches in diameter. Theyscintillated constantly. Every one knowsthe extraordinary appearance of & sur-face covered with small alternate squaresof bright red and bright blue, the quiv-ering, uncertain, unfixed iook suchsurface has, the difficulty, the impos-sibility experienced by the looker-o- n

fix the color of any particular square.The eyeballs of this thing had suchquivering, uncertain look; but they werenot red, nor blue, in their color; theywere of a bright, burningly bright, cop-

per hue ; they pained our eyes andthis we were all agreed as we lookedthem. In the center of each eyeball,mere speck, but visible from its extremebrightness, was a point of light,white light It was impossible to tellwhether these points were or were notmaterial points of the eye or merelycaused by reflection, but they were clearlydefined, and seemed to remain in thesame place. The motion, however,the thing was eo steady that no deduction could fairly be drawn from their notchanging their position. The appear-ance of this extraordinary creature wasso new to me, eo entirely outside all myprevious experience, that I had no pre-conceived ideas with whjch to comparethe thoughts it raised in my mind.the impression it caused was vague andindefinite, and I can only say thatit raised in me extreme horror anddislike.

I had been so absorbed in the pleasingpain of looking at the thing, that I hadquite foigotten the other people onboard, and was first roused by hearingCaptain Davidson step upon tbe stern byme, give one loot below at the water.and then hurriedly go back. In a fewminutes every passenger was crowdingonto the stern, even the ladies appearing,though in unhmshed costume, reclamations of the extremist astonishmentbroke from all, and then silence fell, asthe crowd stared at the hideous creature.The children, at the first sight, ran backbelow screaming, and some refused tocome again on deck, though their nursesand ayahs desirous of looking on

used all possible means to makethem. Some, however, returned, curiosity overcoming fear, but even theselooked on in a perpetual tremor of terror,and held themselves ready at the firstmovement of the thing to rus-l- i away.noticed at this timo that the captain wasnot present, and turned to an old Euro-pean sailor by me and asked him to goand tell him. " Captain won't come, nofear of that, sir," replied the man. Iaked if he was navigating the ship." No, he was not navigating the ship,"said the sailor, " but he would not comefor all that" ; however, he would go andtell him. But though he went, the cap-tain would not come. We all remainedabsorbed in the strange sight till the firstbreakfast bell rang at 8.30, when we hadperforce to hurry away and take ourchance of bathing at that late hour. Upto this time the thing had kept steadilyin our wake, its movement continuingabsolutely smooth and constant, and thespecks of light in the glaring eyes neverchanging a hair's breadth from their posi-

tion. At breakfast I sat one removed

from the captain. We began, of course,talking of the thing we had seen, but thecaptain, for some reason ws could notthen understand, seemed to dislike thesubject, and soon we abandoned it, fall-ing then into absolute silence, for wecould talk of nothing else. When wewent on deck again we were only a fewminutes at breakfast we found the thingstill following steadily in our wake. Thechildren had in great measure got overtheir fear, and had made a long line byjoining bands, and the whole lot of themwould now crouch down and then sud-denly rise up, open their mouths at thething, and cry out at it. No notice ap-

parently being Ukcn of this they grewbolder, and at last their cries increasedtill they shrieked shrilly. Suddenly thehideous creature seemed roused by thesecries, it raised its head in the air, uttereda strauge bellow, and came forward at agreat pace toward the ship. None of uscould at hrst move lrom tear; the thingseemed to have grown in size, its eyeballswere more burninslv brinht: the children fell on the deck crying, and some ofthe women tainted, nut we who re-mained standing, suffering though wewere under intense terror, still could not,when we at last were able to move, re-

treat, or even take our eyes off the thing.It came swiftly up to the ship, alwaysuttering the same peculiar cry or bellow.When but a few feet from the stern itsuddenly turned and came up close onthe port side. Here the side awnings hadbeen put up to keep oil the sun, butthree of us rushed up to the awning andquickly got it down that we might betterwatch the thing. For myself, I must saythat while doing this I was still sufferingfrom extreme fear, but my curiosity wasso intense, so irresistible, that I wouldonly act as I did. No sooner was thething level with us than it raised itselfwith a sudden movement high out or thewater, till its head was thirty r fortyfeet above us. It still uttered the samepeculiar cry or bellow. Under our in-

tense curiosity we stood out on the bulwarks to follow its movements. It openeda great mouth, cried more loudly thanbefore, and made three blows at the mainmast. Ihe Jast ot these touched it, andcaused the ship to sway violently, sothat we were nearly cast off into thewater. When we agi ia looked for thething it had gone. Tl ere was no ripple,no disturbance of any kind in the waterto show where it had been. It was goneabsolutely. We looked constantly for itduring the rest of that day, but not theslightest trace did we discover.

And now let me state shortly why I,to not over facile in writing, or fitted for the

subject by knowledge, write this. Attiffin of that same day, just as we wererising to return on deck, the captain roseand asked us to remain for a few minutes.Then he shortly referred to the strangesight we had seen that day, laying stresson the fact, however, that he himselfhad not seen it, and he went on : "Nownone of you can doubt what yeu saw ;

but I advise you not to talk about it.I That was the sea serpent you saw. But I

of wouldn't talk about it if I saw it ItI only leads to making people laugh, and

the papers take it np and cut jokes on it,and it won't do you any good, and itwould not do me any good. But thenremember I did not see it, so I've noth-ing to do with this one. But if youtake my advice, you won't talk about itPunch took up one sea serpent, andthat captain never got over it never.Remember, though, I didn't see thisone."

You will s--e now, Mr. Editor, that ifyou don't publish this, a most extraordi-nary fact may be lost to the world. Thisaccount, I may state, has been read overby some of the passengers, and theirdisagreement from what I have writtenis only what would necessarily, under

I the circumstances mentioned, be expected. To show that I have no fear ofridicule, I give my name.

MATTHEW STRONG.I may state that when the thing raised

itself up and struck the mast, it wasapparent that the masswas long, coarse hair, covering a dark,thick neck. But the thing could not pos-

sibly have been a serpent; for, to raise soprodigious a length of neck above thesurface a huge body below the surfacewas of course required.

The Salary of Leading Actors.[New York World.]

Miss Clara Morris, when at the UnionSquare, gets $600 a week, and f1,000when she stars, furnishing her owndresses. Miss Fanny Davenport is saidto have received as much as $750 a weekwhen at the Fifth Avenue, and $1,000a week when starring, besides being provided, as aU the actresses at this placeare, with two new dresses for each play.Mis3 Rose Eytinge got $350 a week atthe Unicn Square; Miss Ada Dyas has$250 a week ; Miss Kate Claxton, $175 ;

Miss Jeffreys Lewis, $100 ; Mif8 RosaRand, when in New York, $75; MissEmily Rigl, $75; Miss lone Burke, $75;Misa Georgiana Drew, $60; Miss IdaVernon, $100; Miss Rose Wood, $50;Miss Rose Lisle, $60 ; Miss Marie Gor-don, $75; Miss Ida Jeffries, $50; MissSydney Cowell, $75 ; Miss Effie Germon,$90; Mrs. Gilbert, $100; Mrs. MarieWilkins, $75; Miss Mary Wells, $75;Mme. Ponisi, $100; Mrs. John Sefton,$100.

When George Clarke was in New Yorkhe had $125 and $150 a week. JohnGilbert gets $150; Wm. Davidge, $100;D. Harkins, $125; James Lewis, $150;Stuart Robson, $150;. Harry Becket$150; C. R. Thorne, jr., $250; JohnBrougham, $200; H. J. Montague, $225;

a Chas. Fisher, $150; C. A. Stevenson,$75; J. W. Carroll, $75; Mr. Floyd, $75as actor and $25 as stage manager. Allthese salaries are paid for seasons of eight

a months. Leading men like Thorne,Brougham and Davidge, have annual" benefits" in addition to their salaries.John Brougham netted $1,109 by his

in recent benefit at the Fifth Avenue;at Thorne made $1,000 by his benefit at thea Union Square, while the genial Tooker

surpassed them both at bis recent benefit,of by which he netted $3,000.

George Rignold, during his engage-ment here, was paid $250, gold, a week.Mr. bothern plays on shares, one-hal- f thehouse after expenses; and LawrenceBarrett gets the same terms, and $750 a

of week when on salary. Edwin Booth isthe only American actor who gets a clearhalf of the house to use a theatricalphrase, meaning half the gross receipts.While playing under engagement to Mr.Ford, recently, in the South, Mr. Boothgot $600 a week salary. George FawcettRowe gets J.200 a week, tfeorge Honey

So got $250, gold, a week. t,. U. JJavenport gets $500 a week. Fechttr used toget $1,000 a week, but does not now,Joseph Jefferson was once paid as muchas $3,500 a week, apd his managers weresaid to have made money by the engage-ment. Miss Charlotte Cushman used tohave half the whole house. Miss Ade-laide Neilson used to get $1,000 a week ;

she now gets half the whole house. Mrs.Rousby, when she was here, got $1,000,gold, a week. Lester Wallack, when pity-ing under salary, under engagement tohis father, used to get $125 as actor and$25 as stage manager. Barney Williamsused to play on shares. Mr. and Mrs.Florence together get $500 a week whenoa salary.

Oriental Proverbs.

The following are some of the infinitenumber of oriental proverbs:

It is easy to mount a little donkey.The nightingale was sbut up in a

golden cage, but she still cried, "Myhome, my home.

Two captains in one ship win sureiysink her.

The fox ends by getting into the furrier's shop.

Knito wounds heal, but not tuose produced by a word.

The heart is a crystal palace; oncebroken, it can never be mended.

With patience sour grapes becomesweetmeats, and mulberry leaves turnto satin.

At sight of a glow-wor- the timid cryfire."A fly is nothing, but it spoils the ap

petite.Tne apple pnu tne pomegraume utra

disputed which was fairer, when thethistle exclaimed, " isreinren, iet uh nutquarrel !"

Mem. for Dom Pedro's note-boo-

American trains sometimes travels 3 317

miles in eighty-fou- r hours.

OHIO.

Thomas Bigelow, proprietor of theFour-Mil- e House, on the National road,west of Columbus, was so badly kickedby his horse " Black Tom," that deathwas thought probable. The horse ia avicious animal, and broke a man's legwith a kick, in Columbus, some weeksago.

And now Columbus has a first-clas- s

ghost sensation. As many as tweuty-hv- e

persons are ready to swear that alarge block of buildings on High street,between State and Tennessee, is hauntedby the specter of a tall female, who isimpalpable to touch, nods when asked ifshe was murdered, and float out of thesecond story window and off toward thecemetery.

The seventeenth annual Convention ofthe Ohio Sabbath-scho- Union, commenced its session in the First BaDtistChurch in Dayton, June 6. Rev. H. F.Colby, of Dayton, conducted the intro-ductory devotional exercises. Rev.Thomas T. Everett, of Dayton, deliveredthe address of welcome. Rev. J. E.Twitchell, of Cleveland, responded inbehalf of the Convention. C. M. Nichols,President of the Union, delivered theaddress, urging that the proceedings bemade so practical and helpful that thecau?e shall be promoted. Colonel R.Cowden, Corresponding Secretary of theUnion, gave a condensed history of theSabbath-schoo- l work in Ohio, stating thatthe first school in the State was organizedat Marietta, the next in Dayton and thethird in (Jinciunati.

The other afternoon a young daughterof R. W. McWhorter, Superintendent ofthe Orphans' Home, Mount Vernon, fellinto an uncovered cistern, and wasdrowned before she could be rescued.

John Campbell, a wealthy old bachelor,of Pleasant Township, Faiifield County,committed suicide, by blowing out hisbrains with a shot-gu- No cause as-

signed for the act- -

The eastward-boun- d local, while mak-

ing a switch over Main street, Coshocton,struck and instantly killed an old gentleman named William Barden. Four carspassed over the body, mutilating it in ahorrible manner, tearing out the heartand scattering his brains for some distance along the track.

A new vegetable pest, called cankerworm, is devastating the orchards in thecountry southwest of Dayton. Whenthey gtt through with an orchard, itlooks as though a fire had scorched thetrees.

It is believed that the crops in the Muskingum Valley never looked better.

The remainsof Bishop David Edwards,who died lately at Baltimore, were buriedin- - Woodland Cemetery, Dayton. Alarge concourse of people followed theremains.

A miner named Chris. Schmidt, atPomeroy, a few days since, in PeacockMine, received injuries by the fall ofslate from which he died the same even-

ing. He leaves a large family.

Political Items.The Cleveland Plain Dealer announces

its purpose to support the nominees otthe Ohio Democratic Convention, whileit " epurns and repudiates the platform."As to the latter it says: "It seems in-

credible, with the results of last fallstar-in- e

them in the face, that there shouldhave been men enough in the Convention to have ranged Ohio, in this Presidential campaign, under a leader whosename is a synonym for defeat, and a flagupon which are inscribed '.Dishonorand ' Dishonesty.' "

The Baltimore American, speaking ofthe Ohio Democratic Convention, saysA large majority of the honest people ofthe United States place Mr. rendtetonin the same category witth GeneralBelknap, and are as much shocked at hisappearance in the Demccratic StateConvention of Ohio as they would be ifthe disgraced should bemade President of the Iowa RepublicanConvention. In conferring this honoron Mr. Pendleton, the Ohio Democratsmeant to inform Mr. bchurz and Mr.Adams and all thehiehtoned reformersthat they have a supreme contempt fortheir rhetoric and their principles.

The proposition to abrogate the two--

thirds rule in tne Democratic namouaiConvention is favorably received at theSouth. The Richmond, Virginia, En-

quirer (Democratic) asserts that the partyhas " outlived the necessity for such arule, if, indeed, the necessity ever existed ; ' and the Virpatch (Independent)of the same city, points out very clearlythe tendency of the rule " to bring incompetent? to the lroat ; to oner a premium to malcontents and grumblers; tocau.e a great deal of time to be wastedin uncandid balloting, and to put a manof profound abilities, wide reputation,and great experience below, or at bestupon an equality with the least qualifiedof the aspirants."

Norwich Bulletin : The Democracy atWashington are reported as being sickat heart over the action of the OhioDemocratic State Convention. Wellthey might be. It was a sickening affair.But, then, it is pretty evident that OhioDemocrats are about Like the rest of theparty, and that none of them are fit toadminister the affairs of a State or thenation. Allen is a proper representativeof them. It is an eighty-year-ol- d crowdwith no sense nor wisdom left. It is tobe hoped that the Democrats at StLouis will improve over the action oftheir foelish brethren at Cincinnati, butthey are more likely to do worse insteadof better.

Philadelphia Ledger: Judge Taftwill be far more at home in the Depart.ment of Justice, administering thedutiesof Attorner-ueneral- , than he could bemthe War Department He is one of thenearly perfect types of the true lawyer

a wise and safe counselor, " learned inthe law," who acts upon his conscienceregarding nothing but his duty as legaladviser. At home in Ohu a3 we hadoccasion to observe when he was appointed to the War Department he wasregarded by the people of the populouscommunity in which be lived as an adviser and as a Tudge that it was "safe totie to ; and in the river countries of theWest that homely phrase expresses thefullest confidence. The Attorney-General'- s

office might wait long before finding a more worthy and able incumbent

Commissioner Johnson, of the Customs Division of the Treasury Department, has prepared a tabular statement,in response to a resolution ot the Senate,showing the balances standing on theboots of the Department against customsofficers. This statement shows the nature ol the respective accounts, gives thename aud official title of each person in-

debted, the date of appointment, andtime covered by the accounts. The state-ment covrs all outstanding balances asfar back as January 1, 1830. In present-ing this statement Commissioner John-son says: " I am impressed with the be-

lief that no private business in thiscoun-tr- y

has been conducted with so small aloss as that trivenforthe first period, viz:$25 in $10,000; and when we considerthe lass in the second period, viz: ?iain$100,000, it seems incredibly small, andis convincing evidence of tbe efficiencyand integrity of the officials engaged incollecting the vast einns invoiveu aimpaying them into the Treasury."

It should be a matter of pride andcongratulation to Republicans that inthis sensational and scaudal-mongerin- g

era no act of or wrong hasbeen brought home to any Republicanleader. The case of Belknap does notconstitute an exception to this state-

ment, for he was in no tense a Republicanleader. He never voted the Republicanticket and though a member of a

administration was iM even amember of the party. Leaving him outof the case, however, we repeal that l oprominent Republican has been foundguilty of any betrayal of trust or of anywrong doing. The'Cou federate Congresshas given its whole time and eilorts this

winter to accomplishing this result, butwithout avail. The raid on SenatorMorton was an ignominious failure. Theattacks on Bristow have proven utterlyharmless, and even recoiled on their Au-thors, while Mr. Blaine showed his per-fect ability to explain the pendingcharge against him. As one result ofthe Confederate management this winter,and of the failure to implicate one singleprominent Republican in any wrongdoing, we believe the party will go intothe next campaign stronger and moreunited than it has been for years.

The Reconstructed Cabinet.

The New York Graphic says that therecent changes made in the Cabinet tookthe country by surprise, though somesort of a change" has been anticipated forseveral weeks. It had become necessaryto fill the English mission, and since tberejection of Mr. Dana by the Senate anumber of prominent names have been ,mentioned in connection with that im-

portant office. The appointment of Attor-

ney-General Pierrepont waseminentlywise and proper, and meets with almostuniversal approval. He belongs to afamous family, being a decendent of

tJonathan Edwards, the eminent meta-- iphysician and divine. A graduate otYale College, in which he was a class-mate of Chief Justice Waiteand WilliamM. Evarts, a gentleman of scholarlytastes and associations, he is peculiarlywell fitted to represent this country atthe Court of St James. Having been a "

member of the Cabinet since April,1S75, he understands the condition ofaffairs and the wishes and policy of theAdministration better than almost anyother person who could have beennamed, and will doubtless fill the im- -rortaiit post with credit to himsell anato the public satisfaction. Pierrepontwas one of tbe leadinz and most influential Republicans of Ohio, and was thechoice of many for Governor of theState. The Cincinnati Commercial insiststhat had he been nominated he wouldhave made a better run than Hayes. Intbe short time that he has filled theoffice of Secretary of War he has wenpublic confidence, and added to the re-

spect entertained for him before. Aneminent lawyer and jurist, he i3 moreproperly placed in the Attorney-uenera- i-

ship than the War Department, whichreq uires business knowledge and administrative experience and energy, ado.these traits are abundantly possessed byJ. Donald Cameron, son of the Pennsylvania Senator. Mr. Cameron receiveda college education, but embarked inbusiness, and has been prominently con-

nected with the railroad interests ofPennsylvania. There is no reason forimagining that these appointments indi-cate a preference for either of thePresidential aspirants over the others,and the fine speculations to the effectthat the Administration will nowactively support Conkling or Morton orJtsiaine are excogitated irom me muorconsciousness of the men who manu-facture political sensations. The ap-

pointments simply mean business; theywere designed to promote the publicinterests ; they show excellent goodsense, and have the general approval ofthe country.

Display in Washington.

Gail Hamilton has an admirable article in the June Galaxy on the " Displayof Washington Society." The articlewas incited by the maudlin gushing otthe female Washington correspondents,who declared that the cause of SecretaryBelknap's downfall was his wife's ex-

travagance, and they solemnly and dis-

mally screamed that all the miseries ofthe nation were due to the dreadfulextravagance of the ladies of Washing-ton, and the love of display which ani-

mates their husbands. Everybodyremembers what an avalanche of thiskind of stuff swept over the country justafter the candal about the War Secre-

tary, and the wonder now is that someintelligent person has not before thiswritten an article such as appears in theGalaxy. Miss Dodge contrasts theadministration of Washington and Grant,and the showing ia very shabby for thelatter-da- y Presiden t The Father of hisCountry "was in the habit of bedeckinging himself in velvets and silks, anddecorating his person with diamonds,costly dress swords, and powder. Herode in state with four horses jU.d a mostimposing coach, and lived with suchsplendor that even " in the primitivedays of the Republic " his salary wasinsufficient for his wants and he wasobliged to sell fifty thousand dollars'worth of land to keep himself out ofdebt If General Grant attempted thestyle of living that Washington did, theDemocrats would incontinently go intohysterics. The fact of the business is,as everybody can see who is not blindedby partisanship, that life in Washingtonis far simpler now than it ever was before,that there is less extravagance there thanin any capital of the world, and that theofficers of the government lead thecountry an excellent example. This itis true does not tend to elevate the dig-

nity of the government, for Republicansimplicity can easily be overdone.Washington had the true conception ofthe requirements of the place, andbelieved in Upholding his position. To-

day, however, a large portion cf the peo-

ple seem to think the President should goabout in his shirt sleeves, with his trow-se- rs

tucked in his boots, whittling astick.

Secretary Robeson to the Naval

Secretary Robeson has addressed thefollowing letter to the Naval Committee:

Navy Department, May 23, 1878.

Son. W. C. WhUttouie, Chairman of the Com-

mittee on Naval Afain of Ihe Houie of

Sir For more than three months theCommittee on Naval Affairs of the House ofRepresentatives has been investigating theNavy Department and the naval establish-ment. To this investigation, conducted invarious and distant parts of the country,and extending over the wool time of thepresent administration, and into the detailsof all its transactions, every person sup-

posed to have any complaint against the de-

partment has been publicly invited. Theexaminations have been conducted in secretsession without notice, and, of course, with-out an opportunity forexplanation, or suggestion by any personcomplained of. During all this time, in theabsence of any specific charge made againsteither myself or any officer of the depart-ment, 1 have remained quiet, with the ideathat the testimony when finished would bepublished as a whole, and that when it wascomplete in all its parts, each false chargewould be accompanied by its refutation,eonBdent that where no wrong really ex-

isted, none could be made finally to appear.But the publication of portions ot unfinishedtestimony in detached parts has, as was tobe expected, afforded an opportunity forcharges and insinuations niade in publicnewspapers utterly false in fact, and foundedupon lalse inferences, from the testimony aspublished, which will fall at once to theground, when the whole facts are known.Under these c rcumstances I demand, as amatter of public right, not only for myself,but for any officer of my department againstwhom anything is supposed to appear, a fulland speedy opportunity to be heard injustification of every matter charged, andthe regulation of every false influence thatcan possibly be made, and I also demandthat this hearing be held in open session ofthe committee, to the end that public justification may follow as speedily as possiblethe charges ana insinuations uiauc awiir

die action of the committee, 1 remainYour obedient servant.

GEORGE M. ROBESON.Secretary of the Navy.

Specimen of Retrenchment.Cincinnati Gazette: A specimen of the

svstem 'of retrenchment of public ex-

penditures which this Democratic House

practices up m, is given in its bill toappropriate for the expenditures of thePoetollice Department The bill re-

quires various addit ions to the mail ser-

vice, and hits a special clause forbiddingany discontinuance of service, and then,having increased the expenditures, itcuts down the appropriations five mil-

lions. Tbis is the recklessness of a partywhich would break down the Govern-ment because the Executive Administra-tion is not in its hands, and the dishon-

esty of a party which will utter thisIraud and destructiveness as economy.The party which deliberately went atwork to break up the Republic in 1860,for no other reason than because it wasput out of the control of the Adminis-tration, has succeded very well in show-

ing the country, by its exhibition in thecontrol of the House, that is has still thesame nature.