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Cjjt Crascrbatibe.
iOiiPa Mm KELLT, EDITOR AXD PROPRIETOR.
XTCONNF.LSVILLE, OHIO :
FRIDAY, - - March 11, 1STO.
RADICAL PROMISES VS. RADICAL
PERFORMANCES—A
A FEW STATISTICS
Everybody will remember the
promises made to the people by the
Kadical press and stomp orators,
during the last President) a! cam
paign, of "retrenchment" in Gov
ernmental expenses, if they, the
people, would elect Grant to the
Presidential chair ; And trc occas
ionally hear, noir, of the "economy"
that has, so far, characterized Gen.
Grant's administration. For -the
benefit ot the Hcpublicans, who
continue to harp on tins subject, wc
make the following exhibit of ex
penses at the White House nnder
Grant's administration, and also
l Lose under Lincoln' administra
tion :
President Grant has asked for
the next fiscal year a continuance
of the force be Las put on duty
since the 4tl of March, last, viz :
President TJ. S. Grant, $25,000
Private Sec. R. M. Douglass, 3.500
As. Private Sec. J. T. Ely, 2 .500
Executive Clerlr, L.P.Sucley, 1.800
Executive Clerk. C. C. Rniffen, 1,800
Detailed Clerk, W. II. Cook, l.fiOO
Detailed Clerk, W. IT. Fry, 1 ,C00
Military Secretary, Maj. and
Brevet Brig. Gen. Horace
Porter, (actual Sec ) 2,750
Military Secretary. Maj. and
.Brevet Brig. Gen. O. E.
BaDCOck, (actual As. Soc.) 2,750
Military Secretary, Capt and
Brevet Brig, ben. Badean,
(scribe).
Military Secretary, . Brevet
Brig? Gen. Lieutenant Col.
1 T. Dent, Presidential
doorkeeper,
Steward,
Messenger,
Furnace Keeper,
Policeman,
Policeman,
"Watchman,
"Watchman,
J kxrk eeper-i n-c b i ef,
Assistant doorkeeper.
2,200
3,C iO
2,000
840
720
1320
1,320
900
900
1.000
600
Secrei-ary to eirn land patents
(now on duty at Internal
Department). N. J. Brooks, 1,500
Rtatiorery fend contingent
fund,
5,000
1,000
1.000
3,000
Lamplighters,
Laborers on sidewalks,
Laborers on Grounds,
ToUl,
69,800
ADDITIONAL EXPENSES OF THE WHITE
HOUSE
Manure and hauling, 3,000
Painting exterior, 15.000
Gas, 5,000
Plants, etc., for preen house. 5,000
Apprcpriittion of $25,000 for
iiltiBgcpand refurnishing
1ms been exhausted, and
en additional amount ask
ed for of
30,000
Total,
(Salaries,
$63,000
69.S00
Grand Total, $132,800
President Lincoln, when the war
was at its height, ard the duties of
the Executive office required more
clerical and other labor than ever
Vefor or fone.e, asked for
Oco Private See. at $2 500
Ono Sec. to sign land patents, 1.500
One Steward, 1200
One Messenger, 900
Stationery and contingent
exprRe8, 1,000
Pay of Major John Hay. Mil
itary Secretary, 2,450
Total.
President's own salary,
$9,050
25,000
Grand Total,
$34,050
RECAPITULATION
The White House under Lin
coln, $34,050
The White House under Gen.
Grant, $132,800
Grant over Lincoln (peace vs.
war,) $98,750
An increase of $273 per day for ev
ery day in the year.
It strikes ns that "Grant's ccno
wy" dou't show np well. If he
keeps on "economizing" m the way
lie has started out, we are very
fearful that by the last year of his
term the people f el like call
ing it gross extravagance.
Representative Dawes, of Mas
sachusetts, a Radical, remember
the promises of "retrenchment"
made by his party daring the last
Presidential campaign, and also the
onslaught his party made on An
drew Johnson's administration as
being rotten, corrupt and extrava
gant. We have Borne Republicans
iu this county who are, now, accus
tomed to point out Grant's aJmin
jetratios as tho perfection of econo
my when compared with Johnson's
They believe and argue that John
son's was the perfection of rotten
ness and corruption, while Grant's
in the perfection of honesty and
economy. Mr. Dawes, above men
tioned, very recently made a speech
in Congress on this subject, and we
give the following extracts lor the
benefit of our deluded Republican
friends. Mr. Dawea said :
"What U the first evidence that
we have put forth to the country of
cur disposition to carry out our
pledges ? I hold in my hand tho
Lock of estimates made the first
year of this Administration. And
while I know the ungracious posi
tion I occupy, I propose to speak
plainly, bntlo. speak, truly to my
party friends on this side of the i
House. I know that while "faith
ful are the words of a friend," there
is not much case remaining to the
friend who inflicts them. Now, sir,
what did Andrew Johnson, in the
'ast year of his administration, es
imate that bo would carrv on this
uovernment for ? Ho estiraaud
that he would carry it on for $303,-
000,000, and we cut down the ap
propriations $20,000,000 below his
estimate. But his own estimate of
the cost of carrying on tho Govern
raent, which the people at the polls
declared to be profligate and unrea
sonable, was 8303,000,000.
Now, nir. what does our own Ad
ministration estimate that it will
carry on the Government for, for
the next year ? The sum estimat
ed for is $331,097,145 C2 ; an in
crease over the last estimate cf the
administration of Andrew Johnson
for 1869-70 of ?2S,097,174 C2. But
we cut down his estimates $20,000.
000, eo that the exact differencobe
tween this book of estimates to
tho present administration and the
appropriations made the last year
of Andrew Johnson's administra
tion is $49,6S2,537 01.
'1 havo a right to complain of
the other end of tho avenue, that
with all its professions ot economy
and reduction of unnecessary force
in tho Departments, with all the
heralding by telegraph, or other
wise of us purpose of reduction,
there is not one of these Depart
ments that does not estimate to-day,
in the book I have before me, for
ac incrcaso of expenditure over the
appropriations of last year, save on
ly one, and that is the poor, nnpop
ular Attorney General. I hope it
is not because of thin remarkable
trait in his character that it is con
templated at the other end of this
Capitol to relieve Lim from further
public service, and to drive him in
to private lifd."
Grant's admirers will remember
that Mr Dawea' references to Hhe
other end of the avenue" are direct
attacks on the "economical " (!)
Grant.
THE CADET-SHIP BUSINESS
The investigations of Congress,
relative to the selling of CadeUhips
by its members, has cutised two
more "resignations," in aJditioa to
that of Whittemore, of which we
made mention last week. Messrs.
Golladay, of Kentucky, and Dewees,
of North Carolina, have both sig
nified their willingness to ceaso
their careers as member. Golla
day, however, has not been able
to get himself out of the difficulty
by tendering his resignation. The
Governor of Kentucky will not ac
cept his resignation, but says Ins
casewill have to be investigated,
and if found guilty, ho will havo to
bear tho dishonor of a formal ex
pulsion. "Honest" John CovoJe,
ot Pennsylvania, and divers other,
are said to be guilty of thij offense.
"MACK" ADDRESSES A LETTER
TO BUTLER
In the Whittemore case, which ter
minuted in that Carpet-Bagger be
ing forced to resign his seat in Con
gress, Butler said bard things of
newspaper men ; and, thereupon,
Mack'' writes lrom Washington as
follows :
WAsmxarox, Feb. 27, 1870.
It so happened that there was a
newspaper correspondent mixed up
in the investigation of the sale of
cadetships to the extent of having
been enc cf the parties to make tho
offer to buy Whitttmore's appoint
ment. He was negotiating for a
third party, and knowing something
of the man be was dealing with, he
approached Whittemore with a
plain offer, which I believe was ac
cepted. Whereupon Old Diabolos
takes occasion to mase a sweeping
denunciation of all newspapers and
all editors and writers. I thought
the opportunity a good one to "take
ray pen :n hand' and write him
these few lines to let him know I
was well and hoping they would
find him in the same condition :
Washington, Feb. 26, 1870.
To tho Honorable General Benja
min Falstaff Butler :
2Ion Brave General : Was it not
a little unjust in you to include in
one indiscriminate denunciation all
'newspaper men," as you style
them, beeauso of the dishonorable
act of one? There is always more or
lepsof injustice in such sweeping
and all-embracing condemnation?,
but especially Is this true when the
object of it is a profession including
so many shades of intellectual and
moral character as the press, of ne
cessity, docs. You, who have won
the applause of your countrymen,
first as a brave soldier of the Re
public, fighting battles and saving
its honor and integrity, and then as
a great statesman, harvesting for
the benefit of future generations the
precious fruits of your prowess in
the field, should be the last to adopt
such a standard of criticism. In the
late war there were Generals who
rivaled Flora Temple's best time in
putting ten miles between them
selves and the armed hosts of rebel
lion at Big Bethel. There were al
so Generals who conceived the stra
tegy of conquering a peace in the
Southwest by storming the side-
boards of New Orleans, and, failing j
J
to cake the lueergent Jay down
their arms, made them lay down
their spoons and their forks. There
were those also who, sent ta attack
tho Confederacy at Fort Fisher,
saw in every gray jacket behind
the bristling bayonets tbero "a true
Prince," and retired "on instinct,"
like your valiant prototype on Ken
dall Green, moistening their small
clothes in nervous trepidation the
while. Not to mention him who ae
cording to the General -in-chief
converted himself into a bottle imp
and corkod himself up m Bermuda
Hundred. Now, sir, I mention
these historical facts, ol which,
doubtless, your presence at the
front prevented your hearing at the
time of their occurrence. merc'y for
the sake of proving by the flrgv
mentum ad hominem the utter injus
tice of your sweeping denunciation
of "newspaper men." How would
you liko to have your well-earned
military laurels torn from your
brow by a wholesale censure of all
the commanding officers as a cot
of runaways and spoon-thieves to
include alike the battle-scarred vet
erans like yoursolf, and the bottle-
ecaired hero of Bermuda and to
reduce to one degrading level the
captor of forks and the captor of
forts ? You will seo at onco how
you will suffer by each indiscrimin
ate condemnation.
The same is trno of you in that
other and more lofty part you are
now enacting on the public stage ;
showing by your daily acts that
peace hath her votaries no less re
nowned than war. When voi re
turned your blood-stained sword to
its rusty scabbard and laid aside
your glittering, but deeply-dented
helmet of war to assume the peace
ful robes of statesmanship, did you
not find yourself thrown into the
company of men who sought as the
hjgbest object of ambition the cheap
applause of the groundlings who
sunk the statesman in tbo politi
cian, and both in the demagogue
men who would rather be notorious
than right t Have you not met
those who preferred the extraordi
nary role of a Tombs lawyer prac
ticing in the House of Representa
tive, to the otfice of judge tc pass
upon the guilt or innocence of an
accused member ? And nil because
it was apt to attract attention, and
because, next to well-Jcaervcd
fame, there is nothing eo good as
well-earned infamy in the opinion
of such men. This is another in
stance m which your great namo
and reputation would suffer by the
reversal of the' doctrine of the a-
tonement which you peek to apply
to "newspaper men" in making all
suffer for the sins of one. It would
degrade you to the level of him
who, failing to secure the honor of
chief prosecutor in tho Whittemoro
case, volunteered his trvicee as
chief defender. I might quote fur
ther illustrations, but 1 forbear.
A word to the just and generous,
like a word to the wise, is suffi
cient.
I have the honor to be, very res
pectfully, yours, 'Mack."
THE INCOME TAX
The inquisitorial enactment known
as the Income Tax Law. is not grow
ing popular as it grows older.
Day by day its evils and injustice,
its con options and inquieitoriul
provisions becomo moro fully de
veloped. The New York Indepen
dent, which has the 6lomach to
swallow, without a grimace, almost
any Radical pill, comes out against
it.
It believes it to be corrupt in its
influence, unequal and unjust in its
application, inquisitorial and offen
sive to the taxpayer, as well as ab
solutely condemned by all the stan
dard writers on political economy,
and the very last mode of taxation
that should bo adopted and the ve
ry first to be abandoned inasmuch
as it is an anti-repoVIican anomaly
that should be removed from the
revenue system. In the estimation
of tbat paper it is a tear tax, af mis
sable only ia extreme emergencies
of the Treasury should be strictly
limited to then.
'And yet." says the Independ
ent, "tho tax still exists so far as we
wo can judge of tho temper of the
present Congress, it is likely to ex
iat for some time to come, unless
th9 people promptly arouse them
salves to procure its repeal. We
have noticed that nearly all our ex
change papers condemn it ; the ee
cnlar press of New York City is all
but unanimous in opposition to it ;
we have talked freely with income
taxpayers, and have yet to find the
first one who is in favor of it ; wo
believe that throughout the country
those who pay the tax are offended
and disgusted with its continuance
and would heartily rejoice it the
law "levying it were expunged from
the statute book of tho nation ; and
yet Congress has taken no step in
the direction of removal, but rather
in the opposite, bo far as it has act
ed at all. The occasion for the tax
has ceased, while both the execu
tive and legislative departments
ot the Government seem dispoReJ to
hold on to it, as if it were a proper
and norma! tax in time of peace."
Then followi a discussion of both
the manner and neccphify of its re-
mcfva!. "What can- tho taxpayers
do for their own relief?" is a very
pertinent question put by the inde
pendent. It suggests that they ex
ert their influence among the peo
ple by discussing the lax, talking
and writing about it, and tlir.s cre
ate a public sentiment averse to it..
This, the Independent asserte, ''i
judtwhatwe have been trying to
do, meaning to continue in thcf.-.me
line until this tax infamy is driven
from the land. Wo believe in At','
ing it. There arc 6ome things that
had better die, and this is one of
them."
Then, again, they may make an
impression on Congress by address
ing letters of rcmonstranco to menu
hers of Congress, setting forth the
whole matter as seen by the tax-paj-ers
themselves, thereby waking
up the members to a fact that they
are now doling ovor. Damely : that
tho tax is offensive to the great bo
dy of tho people who pay it; and
finally taxpayers might by memor
ials petition to Congress to repeal
the law or not extend collections
under it beyond-the present year.
There is no doubt but that the
people might take all these steps,
but would Congress heed them ?
ue opine that it would not. The
Independent must go back to the
primary causo if it would remedy
the evil. An evil tree is not prov
erbial for bearing good lruit and
good things are not likely to come
out of the Nazireth of tho capital
at Washington. The present Con
gress is not m tho habit of devot
ing itself to the wants and the wish
es of the people, but is iudustrious-
Iy engaged in taking care or its
own interests. To repeal the in
come tax law would bo to material
ly reduce the perquisites of Con
gressmen and other government of
ficials in securing position for the
publicans and Paul Prys necessary
to execute it.
To go to the root of tho evil, it
will be necessary , to turn out the
present incumbents, tmd elect new
men to their places, men who will
represent the people, and who are
not concerned in the schemes of pe
culation and plunder against tho
public treasuio and the pockets of
private citizens. The foulness and
corruptien that haj recently arisen
to the surface of Congress and is a
stench in the nostrils of every hon
est man, shows the absolute necess
ity of a change in tho management
of affairs, not only as recards the
inquisitorial incom tax, but every
otner department of government.
The burdens of the people are be'
coming intolerable. They have ap
pealed in vain to their Radical task
masters for relief, and now it de
volves npon them, if they would
not be still more hopelessly crush
od, to take matters in their own
hands nd right their wrongs in
Sho proper way by turning their
unworthy agents, who'havc becomo
their oppressors, out of place and
power and put men in their stead
who will represent theia and obey
the pablic voice. Pitts. Ist.
Honors to General and Mrs.
McClellan-A Double Reception
at the White House—
"The Man who ought to have
been President."
A Washington correspondent gives
the fotlewing incidents of a While
House reception on Washington's
birthday :
"Mrs. Grant held another of ler
afternoon receptions to-day from 2
to 4 o'clock. It wns by far the Iar
cst and most brilliant of any given
thus far this season. It was also
in a way highly aensulional ; for,
instead of one, the public really at
tended two receptions, of which the
more unexpected was peahaps the
more welcome . and significant.
General and Mrs. McClolIan held
this latter, and that not only with
in the halls of the Presidential man
sion, but in tho famous Blue Room
itself, with Mrs. Grant and a gorg
eously attired retinue standing a
cote, and witnesses of the scene from
beginning to end. '-;. .
It happened in this wis. The
reception was at its height. The
wholo suit of gorgeously furnished
rooms was crowded with people.
The Jiving lido was surging on d
tossing with old-timed restlessness
through tho channels marked out
b the four rooms and the long cor
ridor, thrown open on occasions of
ceremony like this for the last score
of years or moro. Many had come
and bowed at the shrine of Presi
dential greatneM, nodded promisc
uous greetings among tho crowd,
and squeezed away through the
long files of incomers, aod had
gone.
Others were left, however, to fill
their places. Mr.the Prenident had
come in late from attending a fash
ionable wedding and was at his
post by the side of Mrs. the Presi
dent. The countless Dent? were
ubiquitous a power hence bappy.
The affair was culminating.
A carriage drawn by two white
horses, drove up to the door. From
it descended a pale, delicate looking
woman, leaning on the arm of a
handsome military looking man.
They slowly entered the outerdoor
and passed into the vestibule.
Somehow a passage opened for.
them, whero others found onlv an
j impassable barrier. People looked
and those in front whispered hur.
riedly to those behind. The mom
ent they had passed, the open space
fillon np as if by maic, and there
was a violent pushing toward the
front.
In a litllo while they had passed
through the crowd and were ex
changing salutations with the Pres
idential party.
Then began a scene, ono 1 mg to
be remembered ; the prosent in
cumbents of tbo Win to Hoaso will
never forget it.
People forget them, or if they did
remember them, they didn't care to
show it. Some ono said : "There
is the roan who ought to have been
Presidont," and the sentiment im
mediately fcpraad.
In less time than it takes to tell
it, the scene of tho reception shift
ed and the actors had changed pla
ces. General and lire. McClellun
were for the time being tho Presi
dent rnd his wife ; and General and
Mrs. Grant "outsiders" nobody.
The real President grinned and
grimaced, and, as is his habit when
in social troubles, plucked at his
beard. It was comical to watch the
look of chagrin and anno)anco on
his face, as he in tnrn watched the
scene at his elbow ; but what could
he do ?
The situation wna desperate be
yond hope, and untit his unwilling
rival had quitted the field of his tri
umph, he stood there in blank des
pair. Relief came at last, howev
er ; but not until the reception had
come to an end.
REVELS, THE NEGRO SENATOR.
"Mack" writes as follows from
Washington :
They tell a good thing on Rev
els, which causes me to doubt the
confidence of the Radicals in his in
telligence and loj alty. A few days
ago Wilson, in conversation with
Judge Thurman, remarked, by way
of a pleasant joke, that as there
were no vacant seats on tho Repub
lican side of the chamber they had
concluded to five Revels a desk
next to him (Thurman). Wilson
thought 'i barman would esterase-
' - t 1 t. a I J TT
noun proienw uui ue uiun i. xic
jumped at once to a practical view
of tho matter and replied, "All
right. Put him next to me. and
I'll have him voting with the Dem
ocrats on every question that comes
op in les? than a week." Wilson
didn't laugh any more and Rjvcli
wasn't seated nxt to Thurman.
The Radicals took him to their own
side, evidently regarding him as a
tender lamb of tho fold, in need of
a little iiursing."
Select Miscellany
THOMAS PAINE
A few weeks since I stood by the
grave of Thomas Pain, in the town of
New Rachel'e. A plain ro-nument
marks the site of his former home and
his final restingplace. Erected by a
few friends, it is covered with signifi
cant quotations from his politico relig
ious writings. As I stood there and
reflected on h's genius, his apparent
power and his real weakness, I thought
of Christ's striking prophecy, and his
singular historical fulfillment : "On
whomsoever this stone shall fal', it
shall grind him to powder."
Thomas Paine's career was full of
promise. He wielded apen whose pop
ular power has rarely been equaled,
never, perhaps, excelled. His "Rights
of Man," published in England during
the exciting scenes of the French Re
volution, reached the unparalle'ed cir
culation of over a million of copies.
His "Common Sense," published six
months before the Declaration of Inde
pendence, is 6aid to have severed the
last links that bound the colony to the
mother country. Six days before the
battle of Trenton the 1st number of his
"American Crises" was read at the
head of every regiment, and first a
rouscd, it is said, the drooping ardor
of the disheartened people.
When at length the independence
was secured, to which his various ser
ice in the cabinet, the field, and with
the pen had afforded no mean conclu
sion, no honors seemed to a triumph
ant republic too great to be lavished
upon him. General Washington re
ceived him with peculiar honors asjhis
guest. The National Congress appro
priated $2,000 as a testimonial of a na
tion's esteem. New York presented
him with a magnificent estate of three
hundred acres at New Rochelle. Penn
sylvania voted him a gratuity of $2,
500 New Jersey offered him a home
stead within her borders. Virginia
failed only by a sing'e vote in the temp
ted appropriation to him of tract of
land valued at $20,000. "It is doubt
ful," says the historian Eotta, "wheth
er any writer ever possessed a higher
degree the art of moving and guiding
the multitude at his will. "No writ
er," says Thomas Jefferson, "has ex
ceeded Paine in familiarity of style, in
perspicuity of expression, happiness of
elucidation, and in simple and unassu
ming language."
Such was the man who, drinking in
the irreligious philosophy oi the French
Encyclopaedists, undertook in his
"Age of Reason," at the end of an oih
erwise memorable life, to subvert the
principles and undermine the authori
ty of the Christian religion. He did
not deny, but asserted the existence of
God, the claims of conscience, and the
reality of an immortal existence be
yond the grave, ne simply set his
lance in poise to demolish the Cross of!
Christ. In vain did Benjamin Frank
lin beseech him to repress a work fo
shocking to the religious sensibilities
of mankind. 'Among us," said the
wge, "it is not necessary, as among the
Hottentots, that a youth to be raised
into the company of men should prove
his manhood by beating his mother ''
laine persisted. Ilia "Age of Reas
on" for the moment outrivaled the
wide spread popularity of his "Common
Sense" and his "Rights of Man." The
church ofChriat seemed for the mom
ent to tremble under the blow. Christ
ian men feared fr the safety of their
faith before an attack so audacious,
from a pen so powerful. But the lance
that struck the cross of Christ was shi
vered into thousand pieces in his
hand.
Ilia assault was as powerless to move
the Rock of Ages as the thunderstorm
to shake' the granite hills over whose
heads its harmless anger plays. The
stone which the builders refused fell
upon him and ground him to powder.
He is left without a sect and almost
without a follower. Ilia services to
liberty have been obliterated from the
memory of mankind by assaults upon
religion. He is known to but a few
saTe as the representative of the coar
sest infidelity. Even the broad mind
ed Quakers wonld not yield to his
bones a final resting p'ace in their
Christian burial ground. lie was in
terred upon his farm. Half a century
ago, from his violated tomb, his remains
were removed to England. An enthu
siastic friend anticipated for them
there a warm welcome. But none was
so poor as to do them reverence. Dis
persed, as by the judgment of Almighty
God, not even the place of their final
burial was recorded. His works have
well nigh disappeared from fame, his
very bones from their grave. And the
name and life of Thomas Paine remain
a monumental testimonial to the truth
of the prophecy, "On whomsoever it
shall fall, it shall grind him to pow
der." Rev."" Lyman Abbott, in the
Christian Monitor.
The Seven Wonders of the
World
The first of these wonders were
the Pyramids of Ej-ypt. The see
ond was th ilausole jm, or tomb,
built by Artemipsia, for her hus
hanJ, Masolus, Kin; of Curia, in A
sia Minor, at llHliearnassua, B.C.
350. It is now in the British Mu
scum, where it was placed in 1857.
The third was the Temple of Dian
na, lit Ephesui, which wns 455 feet
long, and 225 iect broad. It was
destroyed by fire cn the n:ght ot
the birth of Alexander tho Great,
by a man named Eros t nit us, who
perpetrated the reprehensible act
in order, i l is aaid, that his name be
handed down to posterity.
The fourth comprised the walls rf
tho hanging gardens of the city of
Babylon. These gardens were rais
ed in terraces, one abovo another,
on the tiers of arches ; and reached
by flights of steps. Flat stone
were laid on the arches, and these
were connected together by bitum
en, and covered by thick sheets of
lead ; earth of sufficient quantity to
allow trees and shrubs to grow,
was spread on the lea. The gar
dens were five in number, and in
the form of an umpilhcatre.
The fifth was the enormous braz
en image of Appolo at Rhodes, and
which was erected B. C. 200, and
was thrown down by an carlhquako
about seventy years afterward. It
stood across the entrance to the har
bor, with each foot on the. extremi
ty of a molo.
The sixth was Thidias' statue of
Jupiter Olympus which was 37 feet
high, and was made entirely of
gold and ivory.
The seventh was the Tharo. or
lighthouse, built by Ptolemy Phila
delphus, King of Egypt, which was
built ol white marble, at the en
trance to tho harber of Alexandria:
and a light was kept constantly on
the top of it to aid the sailors of the
Mediterranean in steering for the
bay.
A TTeetern Justice of the Feace
recently settled a very knotty case,
wherein there was much conflicting
tefltttrony in regard to tho owner
ship of a spotted calf, by deciding
ihQd: dismiss tbe bnit and pay
the costs mypelf, if the parties will
-kt- . i-j r
the decision of the court.
This is the way "Olivia" gushes OTer
an honorable member from .Massachu
setts : "The Hon. Samuel Hooper was
the nnest wintry picture on the Boor.
lie looks as if the earthly loved him,
and had brought him the choicest off
erings in her power. The sunshine of
life has mellowed his character. Al
though he is a New England elm, a
round which the ivy of youth and aff
ection lores to twine."
A little four-year old in Kich
mond, very fond of a certain dish,
when asked by his Jmother if he
wouldn't like to be and angle with
wings, and fly about lme bis little
dead brother, replied, after pause.
" No, ma, Id a herp rather be a
bawk.and live on chicken-."
A (Jalifornian who was employed
by a widow to sell a number of
males, received for them 92,600 and
then wasted the money in riotous
living in San Francisco. The police
were notified, and he, being arrest
ed, promised to refund the money,
provided the widow would marry
him !
A writer in the New London Star,
who was once a member of a com
mittee to invite Iafos Choate to de
liver a Fourth of July oration m
New London, declares that when
hi reply was received, it required
two days to decipher it bo as to tell
whether he accepted the Invitation
or not I
The Custom officers at N. Orleans
hara 2,300,000 lbs sugar confiscated.
ID. H.MQRTLEY&CO'S COLUMN.
D. II. MORTLEY & CO S.,
CASH PRICE LIST OF GROCERIES ! !
3uCORRECTED WEEKLY -&a
TENTHOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF
GROCERIES
TO B E SOLD!
REGARDLESS OF EVERYTHING,
EXCEPT
THE MONEY.
LOOK AT THE PRICES.
COFFEE.
Best Rio Coffee, 4 pounds for $1 00
Prime Rio Coffeo, 4 1-2 lbs. for 0
Good RioCoffeee,5 lbs for $1 00
Government Java, per pound, 30
Roasted Coffee per pound, 25
SUGAR.
9 lbs. Good N. Oilcans Sugar for $1 00
8 lbs. Fair X. O. Sugar, for $t 00
7 1-2 Ib. Choice N.Orleans Sugar, t 00
7 lbs. choice Pemarara,- Zl 00
7 lbs. Rest White N. O. Sugar for $1 CO
6 lbs. Crushed Sugar for f 1 00
6 lbs. Tulveriied White Sugar for II 00
IuAlI other kinds in proportion.
TEAS
Best Young TTy-on. -old all orer
the country for f 2 pr lb. J $1 50
Extra Young Hyson,
Good Young Hyson,
Best BlacV Tea,
fl 35
ft 20
1 00
MOLASSES
Tine Quality of Symp. per gl , Jl 00
New Orleans Molasses per gal., flo
Sorghum Molasses, per gal., 50
TOBACCO.
Reit Richmond RlarkXa-
ry Pound, p?r lb. SO
Rest Richmond Illark Xa-
vy. halrcsi & qrs. per lb. KO
Extra Richmond blk. Xa-
vy, halves &. qra. per lb. 15
Good Richmond blk. Jta-
vy, halves it qrs. per lb. 60
Golden FSake per lb. $1 OO
Real br Irhl fl veil per lb. $5
llrlarht Xavy per lb. 80
rfU loulavlll and Kentucky
brands, good, sound and war
ranted, sold In proportion
with the above prices.
LIQUORS.
t-Ture Tlv, Jionrbon. A Corn Whis
kies ; Pale and French Brandies ; IIo -land
Oin ; Pure Imported Port Wine;
Black Wrry Brandy ; Cherry Wine, Ac ,
which we warrant equal, if n t super
ior, to any sold in the market: and
which w ae I for Medical purpose,
and only in strict accordance with the
S ate Liquor Laws.
SUNDRIES.
Carbon Oil per gal., 25
Pore English Soda, 12 lbs. for . tl 00
Sifted Pepper IGrainJ perlbn 40
Cod Fish per lb., 10
Best quality of Brooms each, 30
Fire two-pound can Tomatoes, I 00
Four two-pound can Peaches, 1 00
12 lbs. Carolina Kice for 1 00
Harris' Sugar Cured Pried Beef,
per lb.,
One doien of No. 1 XXX Flint
Glass Chimneys for 1 00
English CffTrants, 5 lbc. for 1 00
Cranberries per quart, 10
18 bars Star Soap for 100
20 bars Rosin Soap for 1 00
ALL GOODS SOLD ARE
WARRANTED ! !
Or tbe money refunded.
4Cash paid for Butter, Eies, and all
ainus oi rrooace everybo
dy is invited to call.
POSITIVELY NO GOODS SOLD
On Credit!
DON'T FORGET THE PLACE,
$10
D. H. 'MORTLEY & CO.,
CENTER STREET, 7
JtcCONXELSVILLE. O
Feb23,lS70-tf.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Administrator's fflce.
The undersigned has bees appointed ard
qualified Administrator of the eslnte of
-'ames Meier, deceased, late of Morjaa
County, Ohio. JAUE8 J. HCFFUAy,
Feb. 25 Zw.
Sale Of the Rex. rami
In ponuHi.ce of an order gractui by the
Probate Conrt ot Morgan eonefr, Ohio,
we will cfiVr for a!e at public jction oo
fcaturduy, March I2!b, 1870, at 11 o'ci'k.
A.M. upon the premises, the following
describ-J real ,taie siloate in Mneh
ter ton?hip Morgan eoUniy. Ohio, kaowo
as the -Rtx Faro," ad described as fol
lows :
Situate in the township of Manrheaer,
Morjran county, Ohio, to-w if Situate in tho
southwest qaartrr of section fire () town
ship sevec (7) range tea (10), begi&uiag at
the northwest corner of said qu. lor; thence
on said line to th fence at the no-theest
corner of th orchard; thence with said
fence so as to inclnd the orchard In a
south direction to the margin or top o;' the
bench or brek ef the creek ; '.hence alonr
the top or margin of the bench or break of
aaid creek to the south line of aaid quarter ;
thenoe weat to the corner of said quarter ;
thence north half way along said quarter ;
thence went two-tbirda across the southeast
quarter of section six in township and range
aforf said ; thence north to the north line of
aid quarter ; thence east to the p!a ef
beginning, containing one hundred and fif
ty acre, more or less. ALSO, part of the
northeast quarter of said seetiou six, com
mencing at the sontheast corner ot said
quarter ; thence north 1J$ degs. east 63.32
poles; thence north 53 degs. west 15.40
poles ; thence north 68 degs. west 23.69
poles ; thence south 2o) degs. west 52.32
poles; thence south 77 degs. west If
jlca ; thence aonth 63 degs. west 0.44
poles ; thence south 53 degs. weat 19.20
poles ; thence south 45, degs. west 19.20
polea ; thence aonth 83 degs. eat 194.12
pole to the place of beginning, containing
28.1 acres. The first of said aboe tract
being sub-division No. 5 of said section e.
nd 8ub Xo. 6 of aaid section six. and the
second tract being sub-division Ho. 6 of
raid section six. as shown by the plat of
the said sections 5 and six, in the county
Auditor's office. .
AppraiMri at S7 150.00. Term off ale
oV-ihird cab oo dy ol fair, one-third ia
twrlre month, and balance in tweDfj-foor
ratth, deferred payments to bear inter
est and be secured by mortgage on the
premises.
FAMCEL T. HARPER,
LUCIUS P. CULVER,
Exoeatorofthe Wil of James Harper.
E. M. 8tanberr,Att'y.
Feb 11. 1870 4r.
FOR SAIL
TOWS PROPERTY
FOR S A. LEI!
VT7E desire tn sell, between this and the
lit sy of April next, the proueny in
Oe e a, now occ up id by Mr. Longfellow. .
The Lot ia full sized on front street the
dwelling is a two story frame, six rooms "o
good repair, with cellar and coal house, Ac.,
large cooper shop on the rar end of the
Ljt a well ot fcood water convenient, and
a grtttt mill near by will sell for cah. or
on easy payment, as d'id. and will give
a bargaiu. CALL SOON; th property
must sll. Assignees of S. C. BSEWSTEIt.
FeblS 1875 4w.
1 mu
won
SALE!!
"fenfVntaining M acres, seren and a half
miles iiortheast of JfcConnelTiIle, :n Pria
tl twnho good frame dwelling house,
with seven rovms, and other oat-bnild'ngs:
good Milestone soil ; several fields of rtir
bottom ; seventy acres cleared, the balance
splendid timber. Orchard of choice frnit ;
a good spring a few-yards from the house ;
the place ia well watered, having liviag
water in each field the rear round : plewtv
ol C'al ; farm convenient to churches and
school. This farm will be sold at a bar
gain. For further information inquire er
ad.tre DAXIEL MEKYVIX.
FtbI4 3w. JLVgs Creek, Ohio.
INSURANCE.
The Best is The Clieapm I
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INSURANCE COMFY HARTFORD.
JULY I 1S69.
CASH ASSETS,
85.S52.58S.98
By thatr fruits y know then.'
T.oases paid In Ffiy Tears.
23.221.45 87
FIRE AND INLAND NAVIGA
TION RISKS.
Accepted at as
CS-FAVORABLE RATES AND
RULKS-et
As ar consistent with solvency and relia
ble Indeuinity.
JAMES VT ATKINS Agist.
Jan. 7, 1870. McConnelsviilj, O.
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BOOK BINDERS.
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Blank Book Manufactory,
FOE JOB PBIXTIXG
Our specialty. Music, Magasiaea, Ac.,
twind iaanr atyle an, I at thaeheaneat
rts. V Blank Books for Counties,
Banks. Merchant, c, best paper allha
lowest rates.
Zaneaville, Oot. 13, 1S69.
31 EAT MARKET.-
NEW
MEAT SH0P!
ITdvingjust pnt new and beautiful rs
rairs upn my room, on tbe Public Square.
I am now r-repared to accommodate mv
customers with the choicest meaU- 1 am
determined not to be undersold or exceHed
Thankful for past favors I ,ti rH a
share of the public patronage. The hizU
cash prie paid for hides. ,
Those who are indebted to me on aid ae
rount are requested to call and settle, as I
V ",n,are P m nt here
after do only a Cash lusincss.
April 2Mj. A.J. GRAY.
