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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-03-24

ANEw Book Thomas W. Harvey, A.
NJ, well known to our educational men, and
especially 50 as conductor of Teachers In
stitutes, has just published a Practical Gram
mar of the English Language. From the
cursory look we have given the work, we
think ii Of considerable merit Mr.. Harvey
il q ripe scholar of large experience.
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THANKs-To our friend Capt. Gnttz-
wiler, assistant Sergeant-at arms Of
the Ohio Senate, for a supply Of pub
lie documents and reports.
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STRANGE. U TRUE.-EVery young lady an
- gentleman in the United States can hear somW
thing very much TO their advantage, by rstnr
%Ssithout charged by addressing the undersigre
oblige BY not noticing this card. All ot6ersSt a
please address their fobsdient servant, essyr.f
THOMAS F. CHAPMAN,
etlGuIs ISL Broadway New York.
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CITY ITEMS.

For sALE.-A good shifting top buggy
cheap, on time. j. II. SIDDALL.
no25tf
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WEsrNENsTEE REYIEw for January is re-
ceived. Contents; The Struggle for the EN-
pire with the Mahrattas; Our Criminal pro-
cedure, especially in cases of Murder; Mr..
Bright's speeches; Art and Morality; The
Adulteration of Food and Drugs; BIr. Oar
wins Theories; Contemporary Literature.
-Four dollars . year. Address the Leonard
Scott Publishing Company. n. Y.
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The Scientific american thar
S. +. Cross of our city was granted letters
patent for q Halter Loop.
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DELIeHTPUL sensation, and cooling to the
head, is "Barrett's Hair Restorative, " which
took the Medal.
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CLEVELAND MARKET-Mar. 20.
FLOURLCitv made SO 25a10 60 ;
country made 81 25a8 for Xxx red and
amber: Buckweat -four s. 20.
WHEAT-Ohio spring 81 a; No 2
red winter held at 81 %; No Edo at
81 AZ.
CORN-Sale of 8 cars at zoe.
Oats-Held at 90.
NEW YORK MARKET-Mar. 20.
COTTOR-Steady at 2S3a2Sie for
middling uplands. ICES
quiet and steady
for common, and duh and very heavy
for medium and GOOD grades.
WHEAT-NominaI and lower;
shippers and millers insist upon q ma
terial decline. ETAr
RYE-NOminal.
OATS-Quict at 735c for western
in store. "a az
CORN-PIenty and dull at 86aS7c
for new mixed weste n; old do nOmi
nal at 90a92c in store, and declined.
PORK-Quiet and steady at S3I 70
a31 8I4 cash and regular.
BEEF Dull and unchanged.
CUT MEATS AND BACON
Quiet. and without decided change.
EGGS Steady at 25a37c.
LARD Quiet at 1Ssal9cf for good to
prime steam.
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HURT or TIE MISUNDERSTANDING the
18Th inst, q man about 90 years Of age,
named Samuel Smetzler, was struck by the
westward bound Express train, q mile and
a half from Wooster, while walking upon
the railroad track, and had ono leg and arm
broken and a shoulder. blade dislOcated, and
was otherwise badly bruised,
The accident as described by railroad
men, was n unusually singular one, and q
miraculous escape from instant and a honi-
BILE ,dealh.-WAYNE Co, DKMooRAT.
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COMMON please courts can change a mans
name Heretofore it was only the Lsgisla-
ture that could do ii.
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TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ALL Ex-
PENsEs PADl-See advertisement of Amer
lean Shuttle Sewing Machine. 1yfeb'69
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marriott

GEETING & BUCHER-Have re-
moved to their elegant room in Eagle
Block, No 8.
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GREAT BEscovnEx.-Et has long been claimed
that five new ~ thefs would be an herb. or a
combination Of herbs, roots and barks that would
cure all tbs ills human desh Is heir to. DR.. Mish-
Ter, with q few Of ms proiss6lonol friends, have
kept this Idea constuntly in view and laeored ear
nestly aud nersoger1nQly for years to md this most
deslrable tFeAsure. Though they haYs not foAnd
Az Instant cure for oil COMPLAINTS, taey have never
never failed In curing Chills and Foyer, Dyspepsia.
md al disseses arising nor any smpQry Of the
including Liver Complaint. Coughs Colds, Sick
Headache, Neuralgia HsrFousnesss General Debu-
This great dlseoysry, 10 honor or the iadsfetiga-
bic iabon OF Dr.. b. Mishisr, Is c allied Aishlers
Her Bitters, and wherever introduced takes the
Rtase of4uinins hRd ths foslet other Fensdles
used heretofore for the observation-disclosures above
Sold BY an Druggists and General nealers. 4
Prepared solely by DR.. 6.B HARTMAN 4 CO.,
Successors to DIR B Laneaster. Penun.
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\ srOENY day was monday with snow
and blow. 1t rained y the evening.
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TIE sieighs AM bells were lively
about town yesterday, but a clear sun
soon brought the, snow to q meltinR
mo cd.
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ANNIE D-lcKESsoN viii lecture here April
9th.
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TERMS no AGENTS.

~ A
TERMS 70 AGENTS..
We SEND as commissi6h toAgentss q
Fora Club of Thirty, and $500,
one of the following articles: a Musket,
Shot Gun, OF Australian Rtfs, 20IYgrds
Cotton, Lady,sI@ Fancy .Squatef Wool
Shawl, Lancaster Quilt, ACCORDION. Set
ofSteel Biaded Knives and Forks, VIO-
lin and Bhws Fancy Dress Pattern Pair
Ladies' extra quality Cloth Boots, one
dozen large ize sLinen ToWelsS Alham-
bra quilt, Hopeyeemb Guilt Cottage
besSquality Print. Il yards Dslain,ron
dozen Linen Dinner Napkins, &c.
For a Club of Sixty, and $500,
| one OF the following articles Rexofver
Shot Gun, or Springfsld Rifle AZ Yards
Sheeting. Pair Honeyc.mb Quilts, Cy-
Under Watch, 4 yards ADoubIe Width
Waterproof C1Oaking, TLady's Double
Wool Shawl, Lancaster Quilt, Alpaca
Dress Pattern, s~EngraYed Silver Plated
SIX botQed Reyolvn CsFbrs See of
Ivory-hsndled Knives, with SILVER plat
ed Forks Pair ofau Wool Blankets. pair
of Alhambra- Quilts, 80 yard4 P OF a
Marseilles CUNT, Double Eight-Keyed
ACCORDION, Web3ters National Pictorial
Dictionary 900 engrayIngs, 900, psgesl,,
81 yards Dooskin for suit, az. -As4GRf
-s5 Fora Club ofI0a, sands$I0,OO. 1go
Double BRrpst Shot Gun, Rifle Cane, or
Sharp's Ride, 65 cards Sheeting, Fancy
CassfmeretG Coat, Pants and Vest Pattern
extra quRiitY6r PairsssPIendid Rose,
Blankets, Fancy Plaid Wool Long
Shawl.S5 yds Hemp Carpetlng, splendid
Violin aud Bow, splendid Alpaca Dress
Pattern, Silver Hunting>cased Watch,
Single Barrel ShoB Gun, Sharp1s RavofY-.
er, one pair fine Damask Table, Covers,
with one dozen Dinner Napkins to match
WeEeester's1l8ustrsts Unabridged Die.i
tonary, $500 pagesl, &c.vu
@For additional list@of commis-
si0nss see circular 5.s no ,esl11 wa va
COMMISSIONS FOR LARGER CLUBS IN
PROPORTIONS. wei sEsrraauCa bua var
Agents will please take notice Of this
Do not send names, but number your,
clubs from 3 Wpw4rd-nMake your
letters short and plain as possible.
TAKE PARTICULARS NOTiCE
q .sAE1s
'VmSBe SURE and Send Money tnzAL1S
0AsEs by REGISTERED LETTER Which.
cen b sent from any POEt-0mos, -,
This WAY of sending, money is pre-
terred to any, other method whatever. "a
We cannot be resPnnsiDls for money
to insure IT'S safety. 80
SEND FOR CIRCULARS.
sendzsOnr address, iRs f9h, Fown,
County and State, XIV syad
|sassAsaHS. g. THoMPSON &c.,,
mar17w4AOud &aoS INV ~ .I5i %
2 -.asL-ElsIsI-ait-sa. 10 EEEszL9
.nRY a6D0S!"s % $40
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WALL PAPER.-A large assortment
at John McGregor's Book Store. See
advertisement.
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MEETING OF FIREMEN.-At q meet
ing of the Committee OF the several
Fire Companies of the City of Canton,
held on the 18th day of March 1896, to
recommend q suitable person to pre-
SEMI the to voters Of the City of Canton
at the ensuing April Election for the
office of Chief Engineer Of the Fire
department of said City. Capt. G.
Oberly was called TO the chair and /.
II. Plero appointed Secy.
The following Committeeman were
present:
Capt. C. Oberly, Washington Fire
Co.
Capt. Lothamer, Rescue
Capt. Lindeman, Stark.
Capt. DAVIS, Steam Department.
G.. Dierkert, John Snyder, A.
Frantz, Daniel Parr, f. Kemper, w.
Baxter, Samuel Mckinney, and /. H.
Piero.
On motion a ballot was taken for
the purpose Of presenting the name OF
q suitable person, and thereby recon-
mending him asthe choice Ofthe Fire
men, to the voters of the City of Can
ton at the ensuing Election, for the
Office Of Chief Engineer of the Fire de-
partment of the City. Several candi-
dates were named on the first ballot
r. A. Dunbar receivtngnearly all the
votes cast IT was, on motion. Re
solved, that R. A. DUSBAR be declared
the unanimous choice of the Firemen
for said ONCE, and that the Citizens
Of Canton be requested TO vote for R.
A. Dunbar for Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department. -
Resolved, that the proceedings OF
this meeting be published in the sew
erRl papers ofthiS City.
G. OBERLY, Chm.
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GEETING & BUCHRR-Have re-
moved to their elegant room in Eagle
Block. No 8. %
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M DO NOT WISH TO IN
form you, reader that DR.. WOn-
derful, or any other man, las Discovers
ed sEremedY that cures Oonsumption
whenn the lnngs are half consumed, ID
short, will cure alksdtseOseS wether Of
mind, body or estate, make men 1--we or
ever, and leave death to play forLRRnt of
work, and Is designed to make our sub-
lumary shere a blissful7 paradise, TO
which Heaven itself shall be but a side
show. You have heard enough Of that
kind Of humbuggerry and we-do not
wonder th0t you have by this time bee
come diSgastsd with it. But when we
tell you that DR.. Sage's Catarrh RENEE
dy will positively carr the worst cases
OF Catarrh, we only assert that which
.thousands can testify to- Try 1t and
YcU Will be convinced We Will nay
$500 Reward for a case Of CatREEh that
sNespaaRot ehFes 3 bsyrrud lEyo1T
FOR SALE DRUGGIST
ls-f5gI EVERYWHERE, -
Price only so cents. Sent by Mail posi-
paid for tSizty csntss Pour PRekRgeaf for
500 or Dozen for $500. tEsndatW
cent stamp for Uts Eage;s pamphlet or
.Catatrh. Address tha ProYTist0r,
X v. PtERcE, E.D.a
mATsR3 BuffSlo. NJ Y.
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The Common Pleas Court will
probably close this week. 80
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.EXRM FOR SALE.

\ -Ons of the best Farms IN EImishuIeh
township, one and sha1f mnes northeast
of Lnuisvinaz on the road leading 70
Harrisburg. The Farm eoatalns sixty-
with . good orchard. For particulars,
call on or address the SUBSCRIBER at Louis
vile, Stark county Ohio ~ ....tA :
FRANCIS IAcQuET.
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a SPLendill I'm .IOE SIC.

Il WISHsT0 SELL NY LARGE
Il armofabOutTW0HBND Rorss
neaEthe village OfsRarisp Stark county,
Ohio.stZ @s5a uat ~aflsE1ssHa btEE ssEa 4
farm residences rs q fine brickLhouse,
large bank barnWith the other qutNhouses
lConVenient to the house Is large snEing
of fne softyVzater.' Also g. good orchard,
and In lact everything requisite nnla good
FARM About tWentyShEe GerestB intim-
; If preferrsd the farm will bes divided
SO as to suit purchaser, giving him over
halEs1Possession caR be given Hmmedi-
lately. s9Enr 10 SOD btEaglCla Gdl 30 Wna I
For further particulars enquire Of the
subscriber on the PREMISES Cas ~ IA
aal isal1a Vs-sg3 JACOB GERN1OH.
! Paris, Stark county, o.9Feb. SS69m2
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ITO OOHSU1RE0ES2THE ADVERTISER,
u having been restored TO health In q few weeks
BY q VsEy simRle FeHadys after having -Gnfered foT
dread disease ConsumpeOE-is anxious to mako
known to his feloVsudeEsre the means Of cure. .
To all who desire Il, no viii send q copy OF the
prescription used Gree Of, ehargelh with the dreo-
lions for preparing and using the'suUs which they
viii md q GUEE5 0uR1 for CoHsU1rPTIoN, ASTHMA,
BRoNoHrrs, CoUans, CoEDs. and all Throat and Lung
Affections. The only object OF the advertiser ?
sonding the Prescription tato bene6t the Athlete
valuable, and he hopes every sufferer viii try his
remedy, as 1t VIII cost them nothing, and may prove
Parties wishing the prescription, TEEE, yreruEn
mail viii please address
Rev. EDWARDA WILSON,,
WnlIamshurgTH fngs Co. New YORK.
Z mavq2sGTvIs uEu
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A-omce in Canton, Ohio, on coornsFo
Fifth and Poplar streets, for the Purohas-
ing, Selling Exchanging and Leasing
Real EstBte; and is connected with agen-i
cies at AlIiance, Massilon, Wooster,
Fort Wayne, andA other cities East and
West. deC2Stf
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ID DAD RCRAPERs Farm Balls,
ala JOHN tAlRPA ca
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NoTICE.-The Canton Building AS
ISOLATION No. L hereby gives notice
that no fines will be imposed upon
members who are in arrearages until
April LIST.
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GLASSWARE. FksCY G66DS,3 &C.
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EPISCOPAL SKRvICE-Every Sabbath, in
Harter's Hall, at 1Ol O'Clock A. M. and 81
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TO REMOVE MOTH PATCHES,
4 Freckles and Tan from the face, use
PerrY's Moth and FFeckle Lotipn. Pre-
pared only by DR.. B. GgPetry. Sold by
all Druggists. -
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given hat the under
signed has been duly appointed and
qualified as admins traitor OF the estate
of VIM. Wolf, late of Stark Co., Ohio,
deceased. All persons holding claims
against the estate will present them for
settlement ~ - 7rtsE11 zs-sE --anp
"a. JOHN BoLENDER, admir-.
= marl7 ------- ---.----- ------ :
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q LIN RENT. aI
TIVE rooms for rent on second floor in Empire
Block, middle part. PE1ee9i50 for one year from
April LIST. These rooms VIII be rented separately
II preferred, The from room. which IS q very deEi-
rable room for an ONCE Is now unoeeupied, and is
for rept.
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-N9FFlE0Eh, az-sqoog w4T4
Whereas my wife Jane Elizabeth
Schlimmer has left my bed and board
without cause or provocation, this is 70
notify all perSons not to trust or harbor
her on my account, as ] shall pay no
debts of her contracting.
JOHN GEORGE SCHLIMMER.
MRfIz3YL ~ 2I@AH
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REV. J. G. LAvRRTY,
Officiating.
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.pRx a9Bpsss@s55..s s 5'5 no
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By order of Board,
WA. MCKINLEY. Sec'y.
on, March 22, '69.
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W. a. LYNCH.
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'E@-Be SURE and Send Money anzAL1i
GASES by REGISTERED LETTER Which
can be sent from any Portfolios.
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REAL ESTATE or SALE.
BEEDEN'S

YARNS Rb Town PROPERTY
u Bought. sod aadHsnled.
, 1869-01-17

po,e Of .t1king current observations. Tasy
1av tba boat dTiftfuE to ward thtu through
ths fog, aud hexfd their bail. Nj. fotuey
20 instant orders to ocaat the anchpr aafitti
T. h27ine hs en- tuoyrd previously. and 3nout'
cd 10 The men to pull for the. boat bat.
pdrs1rzed with fear, they ceased their tdof9::
and CT .IoE ont '.For 1od's sake pull for u"
laid down their oars. It took some teH'
preeioua minute3 to Eet clear Of the anchor.
and to get out the oars in the whale
hoAt. i Meanwhile the other had dr'fted
past, and Has In the first heay1ng surge Of the
breakers. Tough ash bent like whale zone
tor few uop1ents. sTesy rnau g1Etag {az ~
old mariner Of the bag expresa.s it) the
boAt--{somethiDg 6adl They overlook tho
others JUST IN time Mr.. Forney. with great
cooneA and presence OF mind, instantly
anchored his own boat with his spare anchor
holding on to the other, then took the pet
sons In her. .i1tn tho Whaie.boat, aud cast the
other adr1ft. THIS was ali accomplished
Within a few feet Of the breakers,
that We're unusually heavJ on that day,
Then tsey started b1ck+ picking up arss
the husband. whom they met drifting help
lets'y in the !og-Folng mewhere, he
Ane" nnt Nhlther. In search OF bis loTed
ones- Hts boar was alo cast OF. Next,
tie other tW,l adventurous ones we're nei
and tt rned about. Heavily 1aicn now, tht
bont sureed through the water, against the
s!ronE tiGe, impetled BY the fnlI force q
hardy 5lntHs, and at last emerged from the
fog Ard current and brought her burdet
aatefr 20 shore.
MLra1: If farmers go out In 4 boat. the,
should make their maiden efforts in still
Naler.
, 1869-01-17
4 ssa14=s Act of = Xeure oI1csF OF tho
+ Eo1At @nsv<y,


Ne sang from the ScvPo1t toreEou} Nezs
the folh3win. thrilling incident, showing the
meritorious coolncss Of young officer Of the
Cuast Survey, md take pleasure ID stating
that the Mr. Fosney referred TO Is = son Of
MIC B. FoEney. of Lebanon, Pa:
to the hay: went across to the south beach
In crazy little skif. They had villa them
TWO women. Two chldEeu- and oua Indian
boy. They mxnsSed to get oTef, hut on
theft return the boat vas caught by
as sbs ess ss.. TT tids ,eeF onnnS asSkuS s1 s;
ths boat, with IT'S precious cargo, MAS car
lied do a the channel and ont towards The
bar. The day WIS an IL tensely foFgY one,
and The boat soon disappeared hom the
si2ht oe the only Witnessed, two little boya
There hsppened to BE- no available cssts bat
| TWO smaH sk1fIs c1 the same description as
| the oue Eoue out One OF the.e vas man
ned by the a1mo,t distracted husband Of
! ore Of the women. aud pulled With tlantlc
usintpg boat WAS also msn1ed b, t#o maa
employed on th- coast sazFey Hho happened
| to be On khore. and it eoon followed
Meanwhile, pieturt the STATE OF sEAfrs III
the first boat; drifting rapidly upon eef.
tain ta'c--the roar OF the oreakers sounding
unconscious Il the tine through EXCESSIVE
flight. The mrn Struggling sEatust the re
lsn,le.s force of tne tide that dre~ them
SLOWLY to thelr doom. And to crown thef.
misery, no eye could behold tkeu, or heArs
sympaih,ze with their fate. ETen the auE
bid hts face in fog and frownsd.
Bet ID, N splro Spero;' and this hop.
WIS suddenly fanned 70 nav life b. 1ne sazha
Of large object directly IN dont Of than
They hail d in agoniztux terms, aud Werl
j | answered, "pn11 fer rs, aud pnl
: baso.' Il hsppened, oy one M o
goddess sometimes bestoEs, that the whsle
, boat belonging to the survey had gone ou3
i under the con mand Of Mr. FoEney, 50
: anchored just Inside ofthe hs-, for the pu,
, 1869-01-17

uesr the homestead. and as fa5
= = lay in their po,1Ss;; p,Ss;r pTorssssa pm,sfresa
IRON The raVaea Of tho invading army. a
the e1ote q hostlltes. oy strenuous anonea aeS
ior one Of tht1r n1nber to 60 70 Alastanppl
aud hs!tg back the venerable lady: 1hey
rep seed the furniture which bad been oe.
stiuyed, surrounded her with all the coW,ofIs
her great age upwards Of seventy, requires
and serve her with an humble, 1ssthtaI, ae.
voted 1o9e, which hAs faW parallels N tae
history Of entranchisement-- Nay. :.thef
eren 20 80 fsr . 70 instss upon !, Tlason q or
FER up," and pzovi5e I'll Ii Ids of dellcacies
for theit ente1tainment. In fact, all their
money, labor aud servtce are at The <ispo al
Of their utst1 ess, Is she may we1t ho called.
spd the one idea OF their lives SCENE to be to
provide TOR every possible Or Impossible "snk
pleasant hone, quite alone, save.for her ser.
md IN IT, oSssase t aRi sRnt rasss fqa
fel:-ab b1 egatlon and fidelity as theworld has
ever seen
, 1869-01-17

Around the Sue Murphy claim all the
legal wtt Of the Senate has ridden, ard
this little Alabama woman has h.l such
intellectual la1ces broken tor her as
would have pleased the queen OF q tour
nameut. The supporters ct the claim
include some weak and compassionate
brethren like Senators Anthony and
Wiley. The csrpet-hagetng Senators
| support #, ct course, expec ing to MAKE
! it the entering Tecge for IN 1llinitsbft
hes. like Il. For the rest, the pecptk
! pressing this case are The aDc:eut repudss'
| tors rall5 ing under rev flag. H-zdflcks
Davis, most al 1he pezdei:onians insts'
upon il. TITS the adv2nco guard OF iron
| enc hup5red millions to three hundred
| m,,ticus If Southern claims which, buess
ire ike 9 waterspout upon cal
sorely-lscen bscks, will tnsl'J and fully
crush us altogether. The political ain
CT pushing this claim in Congress is 70
discourage the stx-payers the pefsoaa'
aim CT It is to grow fatupou 'he fee1Vel'es'
4 grind system ottalvsgelt fs, wlsh rob
, 1869-01-17

The theory that Denmark YES induced
to consent to sale cf her West 11dis
Ielsnds in order 10 furnish Us, during the
war Ct the rlbei!ioP, With 3 coal.ng har-
Dor from which ouz sntps-os-war were
excluded is rebutted bY the fact that Mr.
Seward first made his overture for the
purchase In 1854, and shat II Was rejected
by the King Of Denmark. The
whcle subject tten dropped, and
was not renewed until December, 1865.
nine month"; after the close OF the WAT
twas again rejected by Denmark Sub
sequenlly. Dir. Seward renewed his offer
and the King ct Denusrk became im7e.
cnnious, and he offered to sell at
higher price. This was in 1S67-tw'
years after the close OF the war. Th
theory 'hat Demark. agreed to sell In or
der to extricase the Uni cl S ases troy
tie dilemma oi hay .ng no coal:ng harno
Is contrsdicted bY the dates.