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ELIJAH w WADSWORT
HoN. SAM L. HUNTINGTON, Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. Feb. 10. 1907.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 10, 1907
DEAR SIR Your letter of the 30th
ult., came TO hand on Saturday last and
that of the 9Th inst, Yesterday. Pre-.
vious TO the receipt of the first, l had
seen Seneca, and others of his tribe, and
Ogauntz with Is of his people who had
come here at the request of Seneca AS
the deceased Indian was not one oi
Ogauntz nation, be said he should moi
take lead in obtaining redress, but
would be satisfied with whatever Seneca
agreed TO.
Seneca observed that all he wanted
was, that the same measure of justice
should be dealt out to the Indians and
white man. That he was not contented
to see all the exertions of our civil au-
thority used against those who had shot
the white man, while we were asleep 10
the murder of an innocent Indian, and
concluded by saying that he should be
satisfied if both the Indian and white
aggressors could have a fair and equal
trial. gave him assurance that the
law would be put in force equally
against both, and persuaded him to wait
peaceably until the court should meet at
Warren, (as special court was reported
to be called. my expectation was, and
still is, that the Court of Common Pleas
would issue a bench warrant, for the
apprehension of Darrow and Williams,
as it is said the magistrates of Hudson
have been deferred by threats from tax
ing any measure to secure the offenders.
hope for the honor of Hudson that
majority of their people do not coun-
tenance such atrocities and that some of
the civil authority at least, have frmness
and independence enough TO put the law
in force. Mr.. Allen Gaylord, who
brought your first letter, told me that
the first man who attempted to take Oar
row or Williams would be shot, and that
the constable at Hudson dared not to
execute a warrant against them. That
if the Indians wanted war Mey were
ready for them, though presume, he
speaks the sentiments of few despera-
does only. Yet this is not the language
to appease the Indians. 1t however
shows the necessity of supporting the
laws and of taking such measures as 10
prevent any further alarm, and l am GER
tain if it proceeds further it will be our
own fault and not that of the Indians
On the day after the receipt of your first
letter l called on Major Carter. He
agrees with me that the best way to give
the Indians satisfaction is to do them
justice +; that since our talk with them
there was no immediate danger to be ap-
pretended, and that there was no ncces-
sity of further conference with them
until it should be known what course of
justice would be pursued against our
own offenders. Besides. as treaties can
be holden only under the authority of
the U. 3, no agreement we could make |
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WHOLE NO. s1ss.
THE NEGROES.

Ifone- halfthe cruelties enacted during
the recentinsurrection panic at the South.
could be disclosed, what an appalling
record would they make. But not q
tithe of them will ever be known beyond
the circles in which they occurred. The
South is uot communicative in such mat
ters. During the troubles at Dover,
Tenn, suspected white man was put
to death in most eowardly and cruel
manner, and yet the fact has but just
came out, in letter from a daughter of
a physician in Tennessee to her friend
in New York. The white man was
squeezed to death in cotton pressl His
name is not given, and there ars no
means Of asceItaining that there was .
particle of evidence against him beyond
the suspicious Of the barbarous chivslry
of Tennessee. Twenty Of the negroes
at Dover iron works were whipped to
death and decapitated, and their heads
placed upon poles along the Cumberland
riyerl The following account of the
burning at Abbeville, Ala, ofthe negro
Nose, is taken from the EafalGs Native,
and is not of course exaggerated: :
"It will be recollected that the crime
for which Nose was burned, was Il
murder of his master. A large con-
course of people was assembled at Alb
beyille, numbering from 1000 to 5000
The negro was taken from the Jail by
the guard. no opposition was offered'by
the sheriff. The place was arranged be-
fore the negro arrived. A green pine
stake was set in the ground firmly. and
around that, pile of tat pine wood was
arranged in diameter about six feet, and
about four feet high. He was bound
head and feet to the pole. aud before FIRE
was placed to the pile. the wretch made
the following confession: .'That lie had
murdered bis master, but would not have
done it if it had not been for white
man." He made some other confessions
duplicating white man and another ne
gro in the affair. Our informant says,
that when he left the FIRE had already
consumed his head. legs and feet. and
that they were piling on more wood to
finish the body.
From such pictures in our own Chris
tain country, We turn for hope to the fol-
lowers of 'the false prophet >" and We
find this announcement in the latest sd-
vices from Turkey
"About a year ago 6rman was Is.
sued fOrbidding the sale Of white slaves
in Turkey. This frman was owing en-
tirely to the strong representations made
by the foreign ambassadors. Redschid
Pasha has now resolved by his own will,
and with no pressure from without. to
forbid the importation and sale Of black
slaves likewise. Knowing the ideas
which public opinion in Europe attaches
to slavery, he makes this confession in
spite of the difficulties which he must
expect in carrying oat measure which,
perhaps. more than the prohibition of
the sale of Oircassiahs, must lead to q
complete change in the domestic habits
of the country. M
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-03-04

From the messages OF the Governors
of Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania,
we get many reliable facts relative to the
three great CommOnwealthso of the Union,
which cannot fail to be of interest
In relation TO the Public Schools of
this State, we learn from Gov. Pollock
that there are no less than seventeen
hundred districts-ten thousand direc-
tors-twelve thousand teachers, and
over five hundred thousand pupils.
Gov. Chase gives the amount of money
raised in Ohio during the past year for
schools and school houses at 1885,
938,94. We also find that the number
of miles of railroad in actual operation
in that State in 1855. according to a
statement made by the late Secretary of
State, was 1898. The present number is
about two thousand eight hundred
These railroads have cost about ninety
millions of dollars more than a million
OF passengers are annually. carried upon
them, and their gross receipts are not
less than six millions of dollars year.
This other fact seems almost fabulous,
TO wit:
"The whole area of the State, accord
ing TO the computations of the Federal
authorities contains 80, ,964 square miles,
or %, SIG, $50 acres. A little more than
half century ago, not an acre of this
area had been cleared for cultivation, or
even reduced to private ownership" =.
There are now but 43, 553 acres of
public land undisposed of within the en-
tire State Of Ohio. In 1910, the num-
Der of acres reduced to private posses
sion was 1888. 1O1. In 1890 this guam
tity had increased to Is, &c., ,O43 acres;
in 1880, estimating the quantity for two
counties from which there were no re-
turns. 10 l6. .I99, ,692 acres; in 1910. es-
mating for one county, to 19.74O,281 |
acres; in 1850 to 90. .OS1 $50 acres; and
in 1855 10 e5. geo, ,O83 acres. These
quantities ale exclusive of town and city
lots.
The census returns of the State of
New York for the past year are given in
a summary form by Governor King in
his inaugural, and form an interesting
feature in that document. He sets down
the population at 1885, ,9sl. Number
of foreigners 92O. $50. The increase N
population during the past year in that
State is 3S per cent. There is within
the State just about as much unimproved
as improved land-there being about
thirteen million acres of each. The az.
gregate wealth of the State is two thou
sand millions of dollars. There are
95l ,952 children attending schools; and
the aggregate expense of the Common
Schools of the State is s3. 53I, ,942. The
number of enrolled mili'ia is 335. 900, of
whom Is. 500 are uniformed, armed and
Pittsburgh Gazetts.
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with them would be considered as bind
ing, and there is no fund on which we
could draw for the expenses which would
not be short of two or three huh1red
dollars.
On the same day 1 again saw Seneca,
he said he had been threatened by some
Hudson people. He did not wish for
war-he would engage himself to deliver
up John Mohawk when required, and
would voluntarily do it as soon as Dar-
row and Williams were secured for trial.
He and Major Carter and Mr. Campbell
all agree in this story. They went up
to the place where Nicksaw was killed
and buried him. There was no appear
ance by the snow, of any fight or scuf-
fle between them, no club near, but
Nicksaw appears to have been shot in
his back as he was running, and fell
dead in his tracks. Seneca observed that
Indians might lie. and white men might
lie. but the snow would tell no lies. He
is well convinced it was an unnecessary
murder, and is willing it should be as
certained BY trial.
Under this conviction justice demands
and our own interests require that he
should be grati6ed.
In case it should be necessary to de-
mand the delivery of John Mohawk
under the treaty, the regular course
would be to get afidavits of the neces-
sary facts, transmit them to the Gov
ernOr and request him to make the
demand. But l believe this will be
unnecessary, for though the Judiciary
cannot properly make such demand any
more than direct the holding of treaty,
yet l have 10 doubt that Seneca will
freely deliver up John Mohawk when
ever l assure him that the legal steps
are taken against Darrow and Williams.
Meanwhile 1 think you may assure
your friends that for the present those of
the Saneca nation amongst US will not
commit any outrages upon our citizens
or their property.
| am Sir respectfully yours.
SAM'L. HUNTINGTON.
Cr,- Z w .nrmnnru
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SINGULAR SIGNALS OF SINGLE
NESS.


In the neighborhood of Quimper. in
Brittany, very singular custom pre-
walls. The men there wear peculiar
kind Of one cornered hat, the manner Of
wearing which is supposed from the
character of the information it imparts, to
be very interestig to the women. The
widower wears this hat in such way
as to bring the corner right over the fore
head, probably for the purpose Of show
ing that this life has been oyershadowed.
The married man wears il so that the
corner is over his back, perhaps as sig
ni(ying that he can only look back for
happiness, which with him is memory.
The jolly bachelor causes the corner to
come jaunily over the right or left ear.
which may mean that heis open to Fro
posals. When widower or bache-
lor there makes an offer ofhimseIf, must
say to the lady. "Take my hst.'' 1t
may be that there Is some silly satire in
the thing, which foreigners cannot essiiy
=
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The Baptists of this country propose a
mission to Japan. j. Goble, who visited
that country with Com. Perry, brought
home native Japanese. with whom he
has been studying at Madison Universi-
ty, to ct himself to preach the gospel in
Japanese. They ask means to complete
their course of study, when both will re-
turn to Japan and establish mission
under the supervision of the Baptist Mis-
sion Board.
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lCOrrcspondense-l
DEERFIELD Jan. 95, 1907


DEAR SIR This morning we sent
Bigson and two sons to prison-the ag-
gressor is supposed to be shot. A coun-
Gil of neighbors has been called to devise
some plan to protect US from future mis-
chief. We think treaty or council with
the chief they belong TOTO inform the
chief of the conduct of the Indians-will
have tendency 10 negotiate friendship,
which will be of public utility. A war
or quarrel will injure. and prevent our
settlement. Any plan your Honor can
devise to reconcile this misfortune we
will concur and acquiesce in. You will
please to send By the bearer a line TO
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QUESTIONS FOR THE DEMOCRACY.

s91 --. For the Chronicle
QUESTIONS FOR THE DEMoCRAc'
- What is DemOerscy1
-ai ~ What Aristocracy7
Are they synOnynous7 one and the s2nea
Call ye that nation free.
= 'i-ii- Where millions bow the knee7
Is 1t Republican more than in name7
What say the poor Oppressed.
.s-a Crossing the Oceans crest.
Daring for Freedom, the wind and the wave;
~ = When, as our shore they near,
SOP ri Cries and deep gre ans they hear
- Harsh elank Of nznacles worn BY the slaves
Hope they fOr freedom here7
Comes not a troubled fear
In,oiuntarily over the hearth
Think they secure to live,
Mnns those who choose to give
Mans best Inheritance hut to part!
Would that low policy,
Which, with its ready plea,
Very contemptible-namely, Of "hEs,"
Makes its sad ravsges,
Stop with the "saUages7"
Would it not reach at length you sir, and yOu7
Does mans habituae,
Make him our property, il that we can,
By means Of his weakness.
Or even his "1zsekness,"
Gain authority over the mani
Does tnat good old volume,
Whose every column,
Presents inspiration truly sublime,
Sanction Democracy's
Present philosophy
Or does it favor most that Of old sisns7
Those great, immortal dead,
Who for their country bled
Were they or forefathers7 How can It be
That. from their high estate,
Man e0xld degenerate
Into corruption as low as have wei
viii Northern cOwardice
Still make sacrifice
Unto the Slave Power, all we hold dearl
Is it not most unwise
Still, still to compromised
Does it not argue the sasest of fear7
Will inactivity
Fer make q nation free7
Ist not disenssseH, the souihrOn Onends7
- Ifthen. our tongues are mute,
Do We not prostitute
Heavens best gifts 10 most unhOly endsl
Are We not presuming
60 Too much, in assuming
~ That we on the South as of old may reIy7
6 = The -grszt institution"
- - LIST not all polution2
win some ner school Democrat please make reply
Oberlin, Feb. Is57. Jos ADAMS.
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inform US what is best to do.
With sincere request we remain
Your humble servants,
LEWIS DAY
LEWIS ELY
EPHM. B. HUBBARD
JOHN HARTZEL.,
ELIJAH WADswoRTH, Esq, Garfield.
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NUMBER TWO.

The Shooting Of Daniel Diver in Deer
field; The murder of the Indian. Nick
saaO- Honorable conduct of the Indians
-Aa interesting letter from Cor. Sam
2; ue. Harrington.
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As long as thou shalt live. seek to
improve myself; presume not that old
age brings with itself wisdom-is is bet
ter TO learn late than never.
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The greatest man is he who chooses
the Right with invincible resolution who
resists the sorest temptation from within
and without; who bears the heaviest bur
dens sheerfully; who is calmesriu storms,
and most fearless under menace and
frowns whose reliance on Truth. on
Virtue, and on God is most faItering.--
Charming.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-03-04

Happiness is a perfume that one cam
not shed over another without feE
drops falling on ones self. -s
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Keep your temper in disputes. The
cool hammer fashions the red hot iron
iato any shape needed. . p.
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=, - EDIroRs OF THE BEAcoN Should
you deem the following correspondence
worthy of insertion in your paper, it i
at your service.
The narrative Of the shooting of Dan
lei Diver, by which he was rendered
blind for life; is copied from Hr. Henry
Hoxe's Historical collections Of Ohio,
and is understood 10 have been compiled
BY Dr. Thomas c. Shreve. formerly oi
Deerfeld, now OF Massillon Ohio. 1t is
probably correct, with the exception oi
the date. which was 1907, as the cor
respondeHce shows; and not 1906 as
stated by Howe.
- The letter of Gov. Samuel Hunting
ton, tthen think, Judge of the Supreme
Court. ought to be published because
itplaces the whole transaction in its true
light, and does not throw all the blame,
from beginning TO end upon the poor In
dian. Indeed it shows. on the part OF
some of them, a high sense of honor and
veracity, and native integrity worthy
of respect.
Williams, who shot Nicksaw, was,
believe, an inhabiiant of Boston in this
county. He was never tried, so far as
now recollect, nor do / believe any war;
rant was ever issued against him for that
murder.
Benjamin Tappan of StubenvilIe. and
probably other persons now living. may
be able to give information on the sub
ject. and if they can correct or add to
the information herein contained, shall
be glad. F. WADswoRrH.
From HOwe's Historical Collections of Ohio.
I'm 1906, there was an encampment
of fseven Mohawk Indians, in Deer6eld,
with whom a serious difficulty occurred.
John Diver. it is thought, in horse
trade, oyerreached one of these Indians.
named John Nicksaw. There was much
dissatisfaction expressed by these Indi-
ans at the bargain and NicksaE vainIy
eendeavored to effect re-exchange of
horses. On stating his grievances to
Squire Lewis Day. that gentleman ad-
V;sed him to see Diver again and per.
suade him TO do justice. Nicksaw re-
Piled, "Nol you speak him! me no speak
him againl" and Immediately left. On
this evening. Jan. Goth. 1906. there was
sleighing party at the house of John
Diver. Early in the evening while
amusing themselves. they were inter-
5rupted By the rude entrance of FIVE In
dams. John Nicksaw. John Mohawk,
.sss4T1se = EsE&9 s
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A seasonable gathering. and reason
able spending, make good house keep
ing.
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Such as are careless Of themselves,
will hardly be attentive to snother's con.
ceins. ,-,.-,.7 3. -r.,-,,.z -
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Gbaitt Misftllang.

IFrom the Summit County Beacon.l
MEMORIALS OF THE oLDEN TIMES.
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Ii you spend the day probably, you
will have cause to rejoice at evening.
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Speak no i'll Of thy neighbor. if thcu
wouIdst not heal what viii troubIs thss.
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Where love is, there is no labor, and
# there is labor, the labor is love.
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4 FEW FACTS GATHERED FROM
THREE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.

GEN. E. WADswoRTH.
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- EDIroRs OF THE BEACON Should
you deem the following correspondence
worthy Of insertion in your paper, it is
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-11-27

A MODEL MAYoR.-Sometimes it is
the misfortune of a city to have an ass
for Mayor. Such was the case about
twenty-five years ago with certain
city, which it would be impolitic, not to
say impolite, for us to name in this con-
nection. He was so ignorant that the
ways sent book-pedlar to him with
English grammars, Immediately after
his election; and when he declared he
had no use for the book, the pedlar said,
Everybody tells me you must have it,
and study it, too" He came into office,
and took his chair in stately dignity
In few minutes the clerk laid before
him paper, which the Mayor was re-
quested to endorse as one that had pass
ed under his eye. The clerk remarked:
at is only necessary that you write
your initials upon it,
"MynisAuls, said the Mayor, "what's
my nishuls %
Now it so happened that P was the
first letter of both the Mayors names,
and the clerk very innocently replied:
ooh, sir, merely write two P's upon
the back of the paper"
His honor the Mayor took the quill
in his trembling hand, and, with the per-
spiration on his brow, wrote "Too PEZE."
and the document is on file in the office
unto this day Phil Press.
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-11-27
State Of California.
.OUNTY OF NEVADA, SIS


DISTRICT Court of the fourteenth Judicial District
II THE PEOPLE Of the State of California, to
GEORGE F. LEMON Greeting:
1ou are hereby Summoned to appear and answer the
complaint Of Alfred Johns filed against you, Ardre
Casamayou and VIM. Buttereld, within ten days from
the service this Writ if served you in this county,
within twenty days served yo in this District and
out Of this county, and within forty days if served on
You in this state and of this District in action
commenced on the fifteenth day of August 1857, in said
court fer the recovery Of five hundred dollars together
with interest thereon the of three 0 per cent
per month from the ist day of December d. 1855, till
paid and for decree of foreclosure and sale the
mortEaged premises described in the plaintiffs
plant file in the office of the Clerk of the Dis
trlct Court aforesaid.
And you are hereby nefhed that if you fail to
said complaint herein directed plaintiff viii take
Judgment against You therefor by default together with
all costs of suit and also demand Of the such other
relief as is prayed for in his said complaint.
In testimony whereof l. RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk
Il . \of the District Court aforesaid do hereunto
. )set my hand and impress the seal of said court
this Sd day of September A. d 1851
RUFUS SHOEMAKER Clerk
BY VIM SMITH, deputy.
Upon reading and filing the affidavit of the above
named plaintiff is ordered that service be made upon
George +. Lemon by publication once week fol
shree months in the Nevada journal q newspaper pub
shed in the county of Nevada, and that copy of tho
summons and complaint be deposited in the post Office
directed to the said defendant George f. Lemon a
Acapulco Mexico NILES SEARLS
District Judge.
Attest, RUFUS SHOEMAKER, clerk
BY WIN. SMITH, deputy.
Stewart Sargent, Attys for plaintiff
The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-11-27

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, WASHING
ToN.-This avenue is destined to be-
come, if it is not already, one of the most
beautiful and imposing streets in the
world. Extending four miles in length
and one hundred and sixty feet in width
through the heart Of the city, there are,
or will be, situated upon it the Capitol
of the United States, with its spacious
and highly-cultivated grounds the
Presidential Mansion, with its ornate
APPENDICES; several of the national ex-
ecutive departments magnificent stores,
hotels, public buildings, and private
dwellings,, with their metropolitan style
and finish the National Botanical Gar
dens, exhibiting the bloom and exhal,
ing the fragrance of every cline and
numerous iron-picketed, grass carpeted
parks with their wealth and beauty Of
ornamental shrubbery, and, bordering
all, eight miles of waving shade trees
Unj0R.