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"""""" "i niisjiisamisi,. mm j....J,.,.TIi.h , i rirv 1 - ' MM r .r i 4 i f ; i t I id A 0jA t, JP A f-r!fy I ' 1 IS I I V A f J I k- I I t I J B 1 H 1 ', ! ' 3 ; 11 VOL 2. f J.W.BOWEW, I Publisher and Proprietor. J M'ARTHUR, VINTON COUNTY, OHIO: THURS AY, DECEMBER 31, 1663. (HJS0PrRTEAR,l I Xa Ldium, S . NO. GO. l)e gnqnitet The Contested Election Cases. KoTIIIIfa WOtllll sut.l.fv Mm HiiiHm!. nfVIn j . ton county, after bernt beaten at the eWtlnn held ntrir1Jhh.nl a ' , Selection theyu have, wo wh.vr.Vd 1 the election they must have, would have, and did have to their entire satisfaction. It was urged on ny the moat wild, rampant, and radical of the party, claiming all the "honesty And llPMnrv" In til. t.orl.1 Tlinif .ImW . - . "moved heaven and enrth" to elect the coun- tjUcket-eapectally the Auditor. Sheriff, and j -" .... . i.i. niiutn. Treasurer, and suoceeded only In electing the liuit named In an unlawful and dishonest way. Their little Radical paper published '. week'ufter week for more than three months before the election, what It called the "Public Hecordof the Demoemtlo Candidate for aud itor," which waa made up of all aorta of the wont misrepresentations, and worded, aa the . -modern Homer thought. In inch "due style" that It would completeley annihilate Hkkby "" Hetsolds, the candidate, or cause the peo ple to match to the poUa In drove of hun dred and vote against the "Poblle Record" ... nnd;nvry other man on the ticket. But It wa ;' ii.p "iu!ii..i :. . i :. .; v viutm ltcord," tiidt ';.tlnut'. .Ui.uiiOUVlCtMr' !' 'fhe Two "RecordH" wore woltiheU In the "pub lic" balances, and the "Vinton Record" wra found to be tfoflelent In truth and honeaty. The people pronounced agnlmit It. The Rnd lcala and their "Record," having linen furnlnh d with a "Little book," (about like the one deft by Old Jobs Roikikks for hi children many hundreds of yean thought the olee of the people on the "Public Record" question mlht be changed even If the voice Ol the people la the voice of (Sod) by bringing the matter before' the Court In purraance of the 'fLlttlo Book;" but the Court not only de cided that the "Publlo Record" waa correct' - but completely wiped a umall portion of the . "'tittle Book" entirely out of existence, as the reader will aoe by reading the following pro ceedings of the eases which we find were writ i ten at MeArtbnr.Ohlo, nnder date of Decern. , ber 12, and published In the Cincinnati Ku" qulrer, and which is much better than any history of the owes we could write; j At the present term of the Court ; of Common Pleas, of this (Vinton) t county, held by Judge E. A. Guth ; rio, several contested election eases were tried and determined, invol ' . most of the county offlces.rllled n1 election held in October, the do cision of which is of vital interest to the people of the whole State. Daniel Booth was declared, by the I Clerk of the Court and two Justi i ces, duly elected Sheriff; Henry ; Eeynolas, Auditor; Jonathan Brine, I Kecordor; and Frederick "W. Uaynes, Commissioner, of Vinton ; county all Democrats. Their re ; M)ective Eepublican opponents, ;, George Pry, Willium J. Kannolls, Eldridge L. Hawk, and Benjamin I M. Walker, contestod the election, : i and claimed that they wererespect , ively elected to such offices, because, ; iu three townships Richland. ' i Clinton and Harrison the Judges V of election took a recess of about an ;liour,at noon- to get: their dinner, " ' the DOlls bincr rloRnd Anrimr nnrh ( time, after proclamation of the fact , uj tnejutiges 01 trie election, they , inviting all who wished to vote be j i . . jore ainnor to come forward then and vote. In Richland township all tne judges and one clerk wont to dinner to the same house.taking yno Daiiot box with, them, but keep ing it locked and in their custody. Jn Clinton tOWnshin twn inrlo-Aa and one clerk went together, taking ana Keeping the ballot-box, as in the casoofthe other township. In Harrison township two judges and one clerk went together, with the ballot-box, which they kept, as in the other cases. i Aftr dinner the election went on ' tintil aix o'clock, T. M. These are all the faets proved, or attempted to be proved, in the soveral cases. By declaring tho election void in these townshins. the raaidun nf tho Totesin the county woald elect the jnepnoucans, ana aeleat tho Demo crats wno naa been declared elect- Judge Guthrio, who is a most do cided Kepublican, having, in fact. always been an Abolitionist, but wno aus lor some years been recog nixed legal mind and legal attainment, uu, nitnui, peneci juaicial inde pendence and integrity, determined to rule correctly as to the law of overy case without reference to the marfiaa VhAua k! a ........vis uu, wr mi mere ont- aiae consiaerations: ilILD: That in thesn fl,.A - viiuvu VIIVIV was no Dretans that. ho . v..v iotCTo iur dinner was taken for the purpose of r-w-v...s mny iraoa, or int any Iratd was com m itted by any person i n AARaaiNAitA at. ... wuououuokaereoi no pretense tl ."mg Totor offore,i or even """'" w anring the adjourn iuin; no pretense that, fn conse- HUBoce oi is, any voter failed to get the opportunity to vote, or was de prived of his vote; no pretense that the candidates declared elected, the vWii,0uu,, ur any oi them advised consented to, or know of it: no cretense that if. iftij .l. - . , one set of candidates or party, more than fh tfk i 1 - - ""'Wi wr mai any bodv whs affected bv it at. ii in r ceivablo way, or that the result of v. c.uon wouia nave differed a . single vote if the recess had not n0 .l)ro.ton88 that i cApression or the will and choice of a majority of theWal V"5 n"? ooon had at this .ouun. oaon nil and fair express Ion of the choice pf the majority of the voters, for tho several candf dates for the offlcea to be filled, is the solo object of every election. The - election itself is paramount to the mere form of conducting it prescri- -1 bed by the law. Tho Institution of elections proceeded the laws passed to regulate the conduct of them The Jaws were made tor the elect ions, not the elections for tho laws and forms must be hcldsubordiuuto i I to substance; the ritfhta of the peo ple must not be AllfrifWH in ihn misconduct of the officers contlnct- ni? an election: wlml tnunuUm must not be disfranchised for such . u u u nvv uioii uuuuincn J Lffli.Inl : -. j -i ""W"Ul, WIU IBo Will 01 ill of ' e mnority permitted to override the Will of the maioritv. einri nnr to now Ollice wno Dave D cloarly defeated by ft majority iL. 1 1 x . . . " sous to hold office who have been the legal votera, unless tho law re- j --- j " v r v " 'vkui iuioib. uuiuHs ilia iaw re- !-!- .t,A tti tv . V , . , ul"n election to be held and conducted in a prescribed manner be. clearly mandator? nr imnai-n. tive in the requirements, and not mereiy airectory. And laws may be vital for some nnrnnses and Hi. rectory only tor others' '" Onr stat ute simply prescribes that the polls shall be oponed between six and ten o'clock, A. M.,- and closed at six o clock, P.M. It does not provido that if that be substantially done, though not actually,., for every mo- mmii, 01 uiuume between tho olbiv inir and clesintr. the election ahal! ha void. It docs not forbid a tempora ry suspension of the voting, by a recess, taken in the ernrnian nf an honest and sonnd diacrntinn bv rh jungos, wnen tne law is, alter all, substantially complied with. In some places, the great number of voters will require the polls to be kont onen all the lima hAtwMn r.ha i i .. 1 -1--! . A .1 ... oponmg hiiu closing oi me polls. I.. ..Il . 1 V I 5. f in in num. liiiHiu uihv hximi. nn Miirn necossitv.owint? to the small num ber oi voters, or other circumstances. in many places, all who wish to vote in tho forenoon, wot h dinner and then go home and dine, wuiie tnose who vote in the aflcr noou wait nntil thev havedinnri hA lore coming to the polls, causing a an in ma voung, xnero 18 not anything improper in the judges adjourning for their dinners, in such cases, especially If they invite all who wish to vote befora thaw an J aujourn, unless tne law is impera uivvuiiu uuv uiuviv uiroviurva in which case it COnld not hA Hnna without rendering the election void, us tne inquiry wnetnertue ijegisla ture made it vital tor sufficient or insufficient reasons, would be pre ClUdOd. J.1I6 Controlling pAnann would bo, the Leirisbtura hnti maAe, . a tne iaw mandatory. isut the law only provides a pen altv atrainst the officers of an nlnn tion who improperly negloct or vi olate its provisions. Yet such lia bility tO Dlinishment doaa tint, non. essarily affect the validity of tho election. Iffraud is averrnd ni nrtliii f wuj wiisaJij else mHterially affocting;results, and irrcgmnnieB nu departures trora the tbrrn,, and requirement" Pre scribed by law for the conduct of the election, are, in any way, made the menns or become aiding causes of it, then,; they will be closely Hcruienizou, ana witn it, may ren der the election void. He claimed that the foregoing principles are settled by the decis- ot tho Supreme Court of Ohio: State, &c..Tavlor4 Scarff vi. Foster 15 0. S. R.,p. 144; Foster rs.Scnrff, ID u. o. K.,037; Howard vs. Shields 16 O. S. R., 190-192. The onlv case to ha fnnnd nF decision by an Ohio Court, holding that such closing of the polls for dinner renders tho election held at that place void, is one made by the iinirit;t, tjoun oi Hamilton county, in 1867. a renort of which is fhnrJ in the American Law Register, for December, 1867. The opinion was pronounced oy judge iirinkerhoff of the Supreme Court. It arose out of an election held for Mayor of Mt, a.iry, in mat county. The holdinc deprived both nan didates of the office, and roaultod in tne oia aayor holding over. Th case was onlv arirued nnon nn side that to sustain the validity of me eiecwon. n o authority was re ferred to by counsel or Court. The reason assigned for the decision is that tho itaal riaht of th vntm tn east their votes, during the recess, was But if no voter attnmntnil , Jf vv,ui VIVU pesired to exorciso his rfcht during rkt lima ' it ia AiKt li P. a ......v,u ii uiiuvmii io see anv ;n:M. i . r iiijui y w nuy uuuy, or now any vo tor's richts were antnallTr An;A t. o ... . wwftiiuu W him, impeded, or Interfered with. xsesiaes, u an reasonable opportu nities aro afforded to voters to vote at an eiectioa, that onght to be suf- nciont. ine practical exercise every richt. in all nthni. ... subject to reasonable Interruptions and delays and why should this right be made an exception f All who undertake to in a nurfii.. miU(5, wiuum h given nme, and do it, are expected only to substantial ly employ Lhat time interruptions iiuiuttrv necessarv rim-ruuiia 1 ' A .r-.f, uiwoiy tcuiuururv in ins r AhoMn. ter, being usual and natnral r.i. dentsof all such nnderUlrinn nj requirements, and ordinarily to be All that' this law.wnnll un require is, that exorcise of tho richt w vuio niiiiii uesuosianiiaiiy afforf,! ed to every voter. ' , All deprivations of right, all wrongs, all injurious conBequonces to anybody must be nrornrf kv fhA contestants. In the lamrancm nf rk. Supremo Court of Illinni. ? TJ:.i vs. Peoplo, &c, at patre 72.' W not presume one way or the other." Aue question men is, ig the law imperative, oronlvdirantm-vf ti, decision of the Hamilton coiinty District Court is not binding upoa the Court of Com - -sa vi tuia district, though entitled to the highest respect, and to be carefully weighed and considered. There is a. 1 A. a . i. no v ttuMw ttii sup port it. vThe whole current of the a tlWI i Aft B.il - rhiiha TYi na trtnnrt ihaf will au tuunticosuu weir reasoning is ;ainst it. " People vs. Cook. 14 Barb. m. Y aga Rep., 259; v ' People M. Cook, 4 Seld. (8N.Y.) Rep., 67; - People, vs. Martin, 1 Seld. (i V T an. ' N . iivy., tit, Piatt, ic, vs. People, 29 11L Rep:, 14 Broadhead f;iwntn io uri . Hu.v, AW IO. Rep., 624; Aug. and Am. Cor. p. 93, soo. 6, and n. 94. - - . Tho resonings found in those cases soem to be sounder and more in accordance with the principles contained in the decisions of our Supreme Court, and more in accor- um;o wno justice and the rights mo vorcrs, tuan. are to he foind the -District Court d less compelled bv a Iaw nlflnrlv 1m. perative, a court should not dis franchise the legal voters of any townsh tion, the undoubted choice of the majority of the voter of a county, and give effect to the choice of the miuum m us sieau. r urtner serious consequence are kely to result frnm riinra a - . - wiiik BV. A ibtace election ia mmstimu w.ra close; and to set aside the election, in a few townships,might defeat the choice of the majority of the votera v ii nuvie ouiie, ano put the mi noritv in nownr a Rtn. . r - MW4v IUSV UO" cide the elontion fm p.oi.i.i --ieoiuiii, VI toe unitea otates. and th nt. Ar 1 . " - v vv v that State might be.changed by the IT.ii;ni.uu oi inepnncipie contend ed for here; .so the choice of a Pres ident, really elected, might be de feated, and the offlea opponent, fairly dofeatcd by the lo- mbI tvitna " C t. 1. ivinvi tuo people. Following, then, what wasdeem edthe sounder reasoning, and the uuuuuuwu current or decisions, the Court would hold the law merely directory in such a state of cases as ' prewnt, and not vital or Impenv Judgments were rendered In favor of the defendants, the contestees, in all the eases. IthnrTderrhelaw-of mLgSStSi !"tsrlectl their offloesTtl. il Clark! of Ohlll eothe. and H.C. Jones, Ihr ptalntlfft unoraiwuia aiirea Taple of CInclnnaU JudgeOrognn, of Lognn, and b. a Dana and John Mavo. for rifaiJa.ii. k. ""-."-o, mu. wiu k" wiore tne Ha preme Court an motions r leave ta ale M- Ho the Uw U to be definitely settled. Pbujix HoTit.-Thi it the asm of in Hew HoUl ow bsing opaaad la this ww, oy Mrs. Rnra Q. Baartog, wsIob dsaervss a share efth publlo pairoaage" See card Ta'aaother part ef this paper: No amount of quibbling can any longer cover up tho fact that thore is not in Congress, as at present constituted, a sufficient amount of ability or Statesmanship to ex tricate the country from its present embarrassments. TJn skilful hands can pulldown asplon did edifice; but It requires talont, genius, industry, skill, and well di rccted porscverence, to erect ono. r n i i. ... vur nnanciai policy, as it was a few years ago, was admired by the world. Its destructions by the Goths and Vandals of the party now in power, has reduced the country to a condition truly deplorable. Can this or tho next Congross give this this decided relief? No! Good Fisults are tlwavi noticed in the use of White rim Centptvud. Try It for all diseases of the Throat, Liogs and D.iuuejs, sou see ll It II sot to. PHCEN1X HOTEL, IiBttoa Block, lit Door East af the Onr) Inss, M'xaTHTjia, ohio, Kn. RUTH 0. URvlTTON, PnprUV. THIS HOUSE has raerntly beea remoddled ana newLT fUB.MSUEUi Boons large sod weii nnuuwa. avoood tjtabllng, and bo paias spared to se, vwinin'MiBMi 1HW iUUIIQ. Pec VIsm's""8 " ttfeitl,J solicited. TEGSTABLS AHBEOSI B THE fimtili Of THE ME! . - m. . -1'..- ! MK I locks restored by it to the aar, luHr: inua oi you til, ana art happy 1 VoungPeople.wlthiVai.ao'aa'orrwiBsIr lava thssa nnfsshlnnMkU .v... 1 . beautiftil auburn, and rejoice I - Pannla Kr... Kan ,1. Bn. t.i T " ..mm m.w mnn Will Daudnir and ffunr Bu l v.. ckaji coaU and clear and healthy scalps. rtald-Meskdod Votonuiai hsn Jisir remaining locks Kghteaed, and tlx liara snots eoTK-ad wiik of Hair, and dance tor joy t Young Gentlemen bis it became It l richly perfumed) ' Tpung Udlea it bejeaaM it keeps fchtir lisir in place 1 Kvervlwulv tmuad ami mrnf I W.... it is th dntutt tad Ut article ia the nsrketl : PoriHj, ly Druggiiti fonerally. "A HAPPY CHRISTMAS!" GLAD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY! To People of the Southern States! UNIVERSAL AMNESTY AND FULL PARDON TO ALL! "Wb axe highly pleased tc announce that"';"'AiibKkw Jomrsosr, President of the United States, elected dy the desperately "loyal" Radicals, issued on Chirstmas, Decem ber 25, 1867, a .proclamation of full pardon and amnesty for the so-called offense of treason against the tJntted Stes o all and to eyery per son who direcly or indirectly participated in the late insur rection or rebellion which bo terribly frightened the Radi cals during its progress. This is the proclamation that should have been issued in 1865. ' FULL PARDON TO ALL! ANUAL STATEMENT FULL PARDON TO ALL! ANUAL STATEMENT OF THE FULL PARDON TO ALL! ANUAL STATEMENT OF THE PROVIDENT LIFE & TRUST CO. FULL PARDON TO ALL! ANUAL STATEMENT OF THE PROVIDENT LIFE & TRUST CO. OF PHILADELPHIA. FOR 1867. ATDITOR OF STATE'S OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. 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Hutiaoribers may, by applying early, obtsia back si ts of tb Reviews riam' lan usry, ISSft, to Dec., I80S, and ot Hlnokwooita mag name from Jan., wis, to Dee-, iim, at bjilf the carr.ni auoscnption price. sYsV"Msither brsmiuma to atihanrthera. nne ill. count ta elubs, ar rsdueed prices, for back nnml-era, can be allowed, unless the money ia immOT uirei,io ine ruonsners. ao preuiaa canh. gtten tolub- The Leonard Scott Fab'?. CO. 140 KULT05 STREET. . T. Tho L. . PUBLISHING CO. also publish the fbPmttj'q nnTTiV aV AAABiUAJAJ (VJ UVIAVJll ui DMiiiuuitjti, wm lfl" lssfi J. P. HoTrB, of TftU College. 8 void., Rotal JmF W fel Ult lw0 TolB-""b-r mil Ht pid t r 'm RmjinKmainDH ana on m i JT .wmypcana ineirauoress piain- .j wi..ma, wiiiiweir iy mum mall ineir tvrjs) hMnllriillv mmt I. - .1 . .. 1 1 pne of oar Male Hllver roantain Pertaj hold- '1 w"w vu nam a one aip. Any person sending nail and tintypes wll re ol tlntype-pina and ( Fnuutain Perls and a iMuaiillrnl writlm, u .....u ..n 1 1 I1.-C 2-Xra 119 Chambers SL. Boston, Ma 1 no imaentigneii, desiring to retire from the ....... uuii.i. ui in,,, nni-m ror ssvie n valiiable ftirm, annate two miles north of the U.rlAll.aiHlulntii.tl D..IIU.J . . " yiuwiiiiwi wiunim, in narnon TnwnMhlp. Vititon county, Ohio, on llteHtate I. " "u o Ainena, sad about 14 miles east from Chilltcotbe. ft from Irfindondery Hint Ion and 4 front Rsykvllle K 1.1 1 1 1 11 1 im.iI.IuIh. UA.. -1 . X ; i-"i.i....iwwu.- wiiuna aisi pM-res under cnltlvntlon. Vi acres in meadow, and mi acres of bottom tand; two comfortable Swel- in. knn.. I 1 1 , i,L..i. . . 7 ' -1 ..-iiun iiTOHiirui: soon nam and staldeie two nice orchanhcthe beat of tim ber and water. The fnrm can be divided ialr two parts: will be sold in so penile partaor to. Bother. A small form, or western lanikuy town property, can be taken in exehangeT tor particular, call on or address 1 T ur nmrvu . . .. U Or A. Q. ELUOTTon the rremtsw QOOK Or IfATUKB, ' A great Physlnlngtml work. TTot an adver 'rnentof aome IkK-tor'a medicines, but a V7-'-'" i"iio iiui.tiiiniKHi ror narned Peop.sv or thoee oontemMotlng marrlse,OB whjecta with which all shouUf lie fsmllllar. When vou once avMa kmiw Ar.i.i. . 'awlyoa will not be without It for twice uncmi. rurniuipirie utoie oi contenlM, dts cTlptlveclreulnr and price, send two S cent atamps to BOX 144, CJde, bhio. " ( pROBXTE HOTICE- NtrTTrRUKamr. ia.-a s m . Mxoii, tim thin dy flted bis aooounU for ntuU U)lllnriii.n( fn lltA Iilu.1. i a. - . r.iv.anna iU ( I H 'HtJ j 1(1 ( CM VIIIMs ocmntv, Ohio, which wlll(limij (Vr hcariiigon win Bsnaj vi riuur, , n. is. irwt:, wx w M . "VOX-ril IV At. J", IT, -d L " i i - n f BSWUsWaaBstBBIl 5) aaysBB. bbssw wiftJPsyTlsW 1 L ( WSsmajsjsasgaajssaBTWr W o o go ftiisisasMii iiiaj ' oi;- NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO, OP TS f United States of America. ' ViagtnsTUW s. c. .- . CEARTERKD BY fiPECUr; ACT OF CONGRESS, Approred JuW 25, 1369. CASHCAPlfAUl.000.000. PAID IS FULL, BRANCH OFFICB riBST BVriGHU BSK BUIlniSO, Mll'i, Where the genernl bualnotsof the Company is tninanotiol, and to which all gcuural evrrss. pondunce should be addrtmed. OKPiOEHS:- CL.VRENOB H. CLARE, President. JAY COOKS, Chairman, Pintno tad Bxeeutive Cora mil i.e. HEVas D. COOKB, Vie.PreslJBt. EMERdOS W.PEET, Seor.tsry and AU nary. Thlsoompitny, National In Its sharacter. of. fers, by reason of lis rc capital, low rales of premium and new hihles, the most deslrs. hle meansof Insuring lifoyet offered to th pnnllc. Thernteaof premlam. being largely reduc. en, are m-vle us mvontble to die Insnrers as th iae of the bent mutual eoinnnnles, and avoid all the complications and uncertainties of KoUm, Dividends and the misunderstand. ": hitter are so apt to cause the Policy-Holder. ' Beveral new and attractive tables are now presented whloh only to ho understood to Drove ancentAhlu ii th. hi. Iitin .....i, . . u.. isooss-PKiinumso rniicv and sarcss rssMivw . poncr. In the former, the policy-holder not only secures a lire Inanranoa, payable at death, but will receive, if living, after a period of afi-w yiam,an annual Income equal to w-u (.i "i uie parol ma policy, in Ilia - ..... , H . IW I rr-T i-1 .,Hn w in. awured the total amount of monev he has paid In, In addition to the amount of his noil. The attention of parsons contemplating In suring their lives or Increasing the amount of ....... ....... uio; ninwi.i i. vo, n Wllicil w bll speclivl ndviintiwfis offered by the National uimi..iiii,wx ...piiiimny, - I'ln-i. Iu U l.f . . J jl.1. ii , .i, . i.iifiim.ui i.iiu mil pariiimimrs B-IVOn Oil ROn itlutio. IA Hi. Q.ii.nli OIH.B nf , - I r- ..... ... w u. .UI.U VIUV. V. the Companv, or to JOHN W. F.IJJS A CO., viusinnau, D.ua, iteneml Agenti. hr Ohio Bae. - S3. I,: . HAWK, Special Agent for Vinton County. 'ARTHTJH NURSERY, J. & W. GOLD! - ifculd respsctfnllyintorm the siltseas or Vials and other csuntiet that they bars, at (heir IUK8EBT, 0a Mils HoelWu Froa KcArtly, ihererj'besirarleUtsa ' " - ORAPE VINES, APPLE TREES, TEACB TREES, QUISCB TREES, PEAR TREES, CHEHRT TREKI. warrnr.t all our stock tnie to name snd st is low prices as can he obtained rnywlicre, and invite sll pereonr to call and examine it. Any letter addreitaed to us, ss to prices or va netie., will lo nromnll nvwered. BUSINESS COLLEGE I CORNER MAIS AND 3D 8TBEET3, ZA.NESVILLE, OHIO. IS the ehoapest and best place for voung men ami ludim lo secure a thorough Business Education. BOOK-IiElSFIlTa-, . And all eoUaterul branches taught In the most Thorough and ComyleU manner.. Send tnr specimens of writing and College Reglater, giving further informiitlon, with ttMtiiHoniuls frnm HihIiioss Men. Book-keep-era, Ten:heps, e. Address It I.L 4'IIoaUIL.f., Principals, Bcei-ly jimtivllli-. Ohio. 'J'HAt S NICE! ; " BEAUTIFUL FUENITUEE 1 1 I ntWRV LASTS. O. W.WIMOX. XAITT2 & WILSOIT, . . Hsls8tr:t, - . . - . McAtbnr, Ohle, Having purchased the Furniture Establish, muutor Killer A Wykotr, are now manu facturing to order the most ' SKAUTIFCL FURNITURE, ofthe very latest style and flulshl , ' V. Finuly Finished Bureaus, -Cafle Seated Chairs, Breakfast Tables, and every variety of First-class Foraltnrs, ITsually fonnds In Pnmltnre Estobllahmeuts, uu a. iu. i LOWEST CAS3 PRICE3I They will also carry on this huxineas. atid will conttanUy on hand an assortment of fine- " ly nnlaliedCoinus,or supply order la Buy ttyle desirod, at Extremely Low Tticrsf yiKAfiis - FARM POE SALS! A flrat-elass farm of 1M Aorest 11 Acres nn.' dor a gitod stat of cultivation; 75 Acres ot creak bnttnm, mostly In meadow; tAauitmiof "dntt beuch" or secoud botiuut sot In grass; a good Orchard of 100 bearing Apple Trees, grafted frrtlt- a good frame ITonaennd Ham; Kultableout-hull'llngs; gool well of water In the door yard, Hituatc 4 mllon from Ksysvllle, on the M.AO. rt tllroftd-mlleHweatnr Allena vtlle.on the State Hosd lea-ling toi'lillllivittie. Well altMtel tor a "Drover's Hund." A ood allot creek running through the laud, and an eioetlenl intlleot ou trio name. Apply to Koliert Lyle, tlie occupant, or lo D. B. sUWel, McArtUur, 0,