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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
The Ten per Cent Interest Bill.


Now pending in the House at Columbus,
win probably be voted upon this week and
its fate determined for this session.
Our people are very generally opposed to
the General Assembly changing the present
law. During the last few years the attempt
has been made to change the present usury
laws, but failed even in the Republican Leg.
islatures. We trust it will fail now. The
following remonstrance has been numerously
signed and forwarded from this place:
To the Honorable the General Assembly
of Ohio:
Thu undersigned, citizens of Ohio, re-
specially protest and demonstrate against q
change in the present interest or usury laws
of Ohio.
The undersigned believe that if any
change were TO be made it would be prefer
able TO repeal all laws for the collection of
debts, Our opposition to the passage of an
act legalizing a rate of interest higher than
six per cent. is based On the fact that the
increase of wealth in ohio Is probably moi
higher than six per centum per annum, and
hence business in general will not Justify
the payment of a higher rate.
The true public policy is to encourage
citizens to invest their means each for him.
self, rather than to induce an abandonment
of business with a view of lOaning their
capital at u~suriOus rates. In short, let our
Legislation aim to decrease rather than to in
crease the non-producers and the inactive in
society.
This petition has been signed without dis
tinction of party, and instead of a hundred
or two, thousands of signatures might have
been obtained had the effort been made.
Is it not time to change the drift of our
legislationf Instead of making all our laws
in the interest of money, money, MONEY,
to ROD labor, let US have an effort call
hands round" to cease for a time the
worship of the golden calf'' and try to do
a little for honest labor. The Congress
cares for the Bondholder-passes tariff laws
more to enrich huge manufacturers-enacts
railway schemes and donates by millions of
acres the public domain-establishes by
hundreds, banks with special money max
ing privileges. OF course, honest toll foots
all the bills.
The only remedy we see for this state of
things is for the LABoRING MEN of the land
10 come together, to work together, and
with a pull altogether hurl from power the
allies and tools of the monled power. 1t is
a common cause, n common people, act
ing upon common sense, should act accord
ingly, and with p%romptitude, before it is too
late. All these burdens fall upon La6or.-
We make no war upon money nor moneyed
men, We do object, however, that the
law making power should be wholly, devot-
edly, ROBBERY in their interest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
T EGAL NOTICE.


John B. Stoufrer and Mary @. Stoufner
his wife, who reside in the Slate or Mich-
igan, will take notice that on the 2Ist dav
of January, 1853, John Noaker hied his
petition in the CourtOf common Pleas OF
stark county. Ohio, alleging that he is
seized in lee simple OF four undivided
fifth parts OF the following described real
estate, situate in said county, to wit:
Part of the southeast and west
quarters of section no. "a, in township nc.
10. of range 10. 8, pounded as foIIowR.
Beginning at the southeast corner of said
section, thence north, with the section
line, Ia chains IS links; to a part AZ said
section formerly belonging to Jacob Dear
dorf; thence west, with the line of said
DeardoIh tract, 81 chains 5 links; thence
south 10 chains 50 links, TO the section
/; thence with the section line to the
place of beginning; containing one humid
red acres.
Also, part of the south half OF said sec
tion "a. bounded as follows On the east
by lands owned by Stingers; on the moth
by lands OF B. Onding; on the south by
lands of W. Noaker, and running west
as Tar as said Onding's land containing
one acre n 6ve rods, more or less; and
that the said Mary G. Stouffer Is seized in
fee simple OF the remaining fifth part of
said lands,
The prayer Of said petition is for the
| partition of said real estate in such mans
ner chat said John Noaker may hold his
| proportion thereof in ~severalty and the
same will be for hearing on the fourth
day of March, 1859, or as soon thereafter
as leave of court can be obtained.
GEO. w. RAFF,
Jan2Ow6. Atty for Plaintiff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17

THINGS must be at asad pass in the
city of New York The unpuniShe |
lawIessneSs rife in that CITY is beg, T.
ting q vigilance committee. Infuen-
tial lawyers, merchants and property
holders are connected with the move
ment, and help with advice and mon
ey- The whole thing has been prac-
tically elabORted. The leaders are
reliable men, who faced the fire dur
ing the fearful crisis that brought or
der and peace to San Francisco. Or
der and safety must be inaugurated.
or blood will how,-Rep. and Rep.
Indeed! Does our splurging neigh
Dor know that the 2oEics arrange
ments of New York city were, by a
radical Legislature, taken out of the
control Of the people of that city p
For years the citizens of New York
have had no control whatever in ap-
pointing and managing their police.
1t is tho loyal radical Legislatures of
that State that are responsible for the
bad condition of things n that city
Splurge again, neighbor, and mount
another ''velOcipede."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17

Wesley Nelson, who murdered
Lambert, q wealthy farmer residing
near Beloit Wisconsin, on Wednes-
day, for his money, was arrested in
savannah, Illinois, and is now in
jail in ~Janesville, Wisconsin. He
c~onfesses the crime.
Conductor Corwin of the p. r. w,
&c. r. II. was shot at Peru, Indiana,
on the 18th, while in the discharge of
his duty and died the next day at
Fort Wayne.
About the LIST inst. a young man
brutality murdered a Miss Fox, aged
about 10, near H~endrysberg, Belmont
county, in a brutal manner. He wan
ted her to marry him and she refused,
while walking In the lane on her
'ather's farm, when he threw her
down and cut her throat from ear to
ear. He escaped at first, procured q
gun and shot himself. He has been
arrested and is IN Jail at st ClairsviIle
and likely to recover.
A convict in the Penitentiary from
Hamilton county, named Andrew
Louden, on the llth, committed sui
eide by hanging himself in his cell.
The FRIENDS OF Booth the murderer
OF Lincoln 1t is said have now per-
mission to lift his remains and give
them burial.
The body of Atzerott, hung for
participation IN the murder of Lin
coin, was taken up by his friends ON
the 10th inst.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
A Nice Middle.
ERNEST KING,

A curious state of affairs now exist
with regard to Georgia. The lower
branch of Congress, in admitting
members from that State, declared it
to be In the Union, and also declared
that it had ratified the constitutional
amendment. The House has, there
fore, recognized Georgia as ii Stale
The Senate will not admit the Sena-
tors Georgia has elected, and denies
that it is a State, and denies also that
it has ratified the constitutional
amendment.
The anomaly is Increased when we
consider the course of the Senate and
House as to counting the electoral
vote ofGeorgIa. TheHoUse opposed but
the Senate favored counting the vote
This is only another specimen of rad
ical inconsistency.
IL would seem that Georgia is only
half IN, and we ask, what should the
President do under these circumstan-
ces? What should General Grant do,
who by the reconstruction act, has
supervision Of the affairs Of the 'out,
lying ssatssf'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
National Banks

The Committee on Banking and
Currency have agreed upon amend
ments to the national banking bill
which passed the Senate last session.
As amended, it permits depositaries
TO receive in deposits only ninety per
cent. OF the amount of their securities.
The committee struck out the fourth
section of the Senate bill as to distri-
button of the currency, and have
Incorporated a section Of their own,
allowing a redistribution of $685.
600 of currency, of which 81, zoo, 900
are to go to Southern States, 81, ZOO, 900
to the West, and the remainder to
other States. Under this arrangement
it is ascertained that Massachusetts,
has an excess over her quota Of S.
600; New York about the same. The
balance OF excess is with Pennsylva-
mia and New England The arrange
ment takes currency from large banks
principally.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
DARTIrIoN NOTICE.

Mary Eckinger and her husband John
Eckinger; William Joseph Thouvenin .
Henry T~houVeuin Emma Elizabeth
T~hOuvenin; Susan Thouveniu; Jacob
houVenln; and Mary Eguay formerly
Mary Thouvenin) will take notice that q
Petition was filed against them on the
thirtieth,day of January A. D. 1859. in The
Court of Common Pleas within and for
the county OF Stark, lay louis yenin.
and is now pending therein, Wherein Lon.
Is Thouvenin de mands partition of the
following real estate. situate in said Stark
county. to wit:
Part of the southeast quarter of section
twenty-five. (25) township ten, range
eight, und as follows: Beginning at
the northeast corner of said quarter sec.
ton; thence running west with the quarter
line 10 the corner or said quarter; thence
south f~orty>nine and one half perches To a
pnstt; hence east one hundred and sixtv.
two perches to a post on the quarter line;
thence north with the quarter line to the
place of beginning; containingfifty acres.
Also the south half of the northeast
quarter OF section number thirrvHsix. in
township ten and range eight, excepting
twenty acres taken OFF along the easi
line, by parallel line. of said halt quarter:
sad tract of land to contain 81 66-IO0
acres.
Also a part of the northwest quarter of
section tlIirty-slx, in township ten, and
range eight; beginning for said part at the
oOulNedSt cOTueT u Sdlu quarter Section:
thence north along the quarter line TWEEN.
~ chas1sa and twenty links; thence west
parallel 90 the north line of said quarter
nine chains and ninety links;~ thencssouth
parallel to the east line OF said Quarter.
twenty chains and twenty links, to the
south line of said quarter; thence east
along the quarter line nine chains and
ninetv links to the place of beginning;
containing twenty acres.
Also a part of the south west quarter of
section thirty, township eighteen & range
seven, beginning for the same at the
northwest oorner of said quarter section;
thence south one hundred rods; thence
east hfty-six rods to a stake: thence north
one hundred o tn a stake; thence west
htty~six rodsto the place of beginning,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS acres more or less.
Also a part of the southwest quarter o.
section twenty, township eighteen and
range seven, commencing for the same
eighty rods east of the northwest corner
of said quarter; hence west along the
line of said quarter twenty-four rods to a
stone; hem south fifty rods to a stone;
thence east eight rods to a stone; thencl
north TO the place of beginning, contain
ing five acres, and that at the next term
OF said court the said Louis ThouveniU
will apply for an order that Partition may
be made of said pl emises.
SCHAEFER q LYNCH,
feh3w6. Att'ys for Petitioner
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
NOTICE.
John W. Lonas, Pre-, Court Of CONS


John w. Lonss. Prf, Court Of CONS
Jacob Zinsmaister and countv ofsIsrf
VIM. BuTkolder. Defts. State OF Ohio.
Jacob Zinsneister, WIN resides in Stark
county, State Of Ohio, and William Burk-
holder, of t. State of California, will
axe notlce that's petition was filed against
mem on the 18th day of January A. D.
1908, IN the court of common pleas within
ana Ter b county of Stark and Stale Of
ohIo, by John w. LonRs, and ~ now
pending, wherein said John ~ Tonaa
representing that he owns seven sixfeantb
tf-1o) interest; that said Jacob ZinEmeis.
Ter owns sevenSsixteenth n. I6l interest
ana that William B~urkholder owns two
sl1teenth (z-l6) interest therein, demands
psrtltlon OF the following real estate in
the county OF stark and state of Ohio 70
Wiz: The northwest quarter of section
tWenty, township nine, range nine IN
betnlehem township, Stark county Ohio.
NeAcePtinR therefrom ny acres of land
out OF the southwest corner of said mar
ter section, described as follows: com.
menclng at the uthw corner of said
quarter section; thence along said ouar~
Ter section line east forty rods; thence
north parallel with the west line of a.id
section twenty rods; thence west nara IaI
with the south line of said quarter section
Iotty rods; thence south along the west
line OF said quarter section twenty roda
10 the place OF beginning, being the aame
taoOI OonNoyeu ny 110nry burk-
holder 20 Owen Thomas, and by him con-
y'yed 20 David Stahl, and by him TO -
Baker, he present owner thereOO CON
tanning one hurdred and dfy-dve acres,
AT the next term OF sal court CONNIE @
ing the 22nd day OF February 4. ID. 1869.
the said John ". Lonas will apply for an
order that partition may be made of said
premises, aid that IL this cannot be- done
without manifest injury, that such pros
ceedlngs be had as are authorized BY law.
Dated at Canton, Ohio, this 18th day OF
January A. Z. 1863.
MEYER & HENDERSON.
Att'ys for Petitioner,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17

THE New York World has had sew
eral well-written and unanswCrable
articles Of late, taking the ground
that the terrible wan was chargeable
wholly to the Mongrel party in the
North that it was unnecessary and
utterly inexcusable, and therefore, q
crime against civilization. In an ar
ticle on one OF Chief Justice Chase's
late decisions, the World probes his
shallownes for calling the United
States, a National Government
taking the rue ground that there i
no such thing as a National Gov
eminent" known TO the Constitution
of this country. This is the doctrine.
Now, If all Democratic journals
will talk right out in this way al d
utter truths upon all other questions
we shall yet have a restored country
and q revived constitution. Let u
have the plain u~nvarnished truth. Ii
nought else is there safety.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
ian2Ow6
sHERIFF's SALE.

Samuel Irwin VS.. William J. Nelson,
BY virtue OF an order to sell isspad
from the court of common pleas of Stark
CO. Ohio, and to me directed I will offer for
sale at public out cry at the door Of the
court house Charters block in the city Of
Canton, on
Saturday, the 10th day of February.
1869,
the following described real estate situafs
in said county, to VIII: Being a part OF
the northeast n northwest quarters Of
section number q, township II, range 8,
bounded as follows: Beginning at the
quarter post or the north line Of said sec.
tion thence west So links to a stone.
thence south 80 east 10 chains and 80 links
to a stone; Themes west 2 chains to a stone.
thence south 25o west l chain and so links
To a stone; thence south 4Se east 8 chains
and 90 links 10 a stone; thence north SO
east chain to a stone; thence north 90
west s chains and so links TO s. stone.
thence north 264o east is chains to a stone:
thence north 4S' east 3 chains to n stone;
thence north % west l chain and 90 links.
TO a stone, on the north line of said sec
tom; thence north $50 west along said
north line 20 chains and As links TO the
place OF beginning containing nineteen
(l9) and 20 i0Oths acres more or less AL
- the following described portion OF
said section, beginning at q stone in the
center OF the road located on the line be-
tween the northeast and southwest quar-
ters of said section, said stone being Is
chains and 5O-lO0ths south from the point
where said quarter line intersects the
north line of said s~ection; thence west 2
chains; thence south 25e west one q a half
chains; theme south 4Se east 80 chains :
thence south 400 west 1 3-4ths chains :
thence north 26o west a chains; thence
east 4 chains and 50~I00ths; thence south
l and so lO9ths chains to the place OF be-
ginning, containing and Il 100ths acres.
Upon said premises there are a water and
Steam grist mill with all necessary build
Ings, aud IS situate about 3 miles north Of
h city OF Canton.
Sale to commence at one O'Clock P, NJ.
Terms cash. r. a. DUNBAR,
Jan2Ow5 Sheriff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
Veto of the Negro School Bill.


The President sent the following
message to the Senate:
To the Senate Of the United States:
The bill entitled An act transferring
the duties of the trustees of the color
ed schools of Washington and George.
town, is herewith returned to the
Senate, in which house it originated,
without my approval. The accom-
panying paper exhibits the fact that
the legislation which the bill proposes
is contrary to the wishes of the color.
ed residents of Washington and
Georgetown, and that they prefer the
schools for their children should be
under the management of trustees
elected by the Secretary Of the Inte'
rior, whose term Of ofice is for four
years, rather than be subject to the
control of bodies whose tenure of
office depends merely OF political
considerations, and may be annually
affected by the elections which take
place in the two cities. The colored
people of Washington and George
town are at present not represented
by q person of their race in either of
the Boards of Trustees appointed by
the municipal authorities. OF the
Trustees, however, who, under the
act Of July 18th, 1852, composed the
Board Of Trustees Of the schools for
colored children, two are persons of
color. The resolutions transmitted
herewith show that they had perform
ed their trust in q manner entirely
satisfactory to the colored people Of
the two cities, and no good reason is
known to the Executive why the du-
ties which now devolve upon them
should be transferred as proposed in
the bill. With these brief suggestions
the bill is respectfully returned and
the consideration of Congress invited
to the accompanying preamble and
resolutions. ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, February Is, 1869.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17

OUR friends in Bellefonte and the
township should bear in mind that
there are meetings once a week regu-
larly at Democratic HEADQUARTERS in
this bOrO, and that at ali times the
club room is open and the latest news
papers kept there on file. 1t is de-
signed to make this a permanent IN
stituIiOn, and Democrats who are
pregnant with speech and council, as
well as those who enjoy such "love
teasts, "shOuld makea habit, at least to
be present as often as possible. The
work should go on with unfiagging
zeal and spirit.-BeUgonte Pa Watch
man.
Such an arrangement should be got
up by our friends in Canton. Indeed
it is all important everywhere. The
Democracy should consider the i'm
portance of an organization to spread
the principles of political truth. 1t
seems as if
'Devil with devil damned firm concord
hold,
Men only disagree"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
The Ohio Statesman.

The Ohio Salesman Of last week
announced a change in its proprietor.
ship and editorial management
RICHARD NEvINs has associated with
him in the publication Mr.. F. ii.
MEDAEY, son of the late GOvERNoB
MEDARY, & G. B. FLOOD has assumed
the exclusive editorial control. Mr..
EsHELMAN and MI. CLARKsoN, the
local editor, having retired, Mr.
EsHELMAN has our best wishes
wherever he may cast his lot. We
hope soon 10 see him break out edito,
rally in = new place. No one more
suitable and acceptable than Er.
FLoan eonld hnceesd.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
I EGAL NOTICE.

Lewis Vernier. jr., who resides in the
Siate of Missouri. will take notice that on
The 20th day OF January. 1889. Susan Ver>
nler MED her petition in The court ofcOm-
mon pleas within and Tor the county o.
Stark an l State ofOhin. alleging that some
line IN the wear 1854, she and her hus-
nand, Louis Vernier NOV deceasedl, pur
chased OF Augustus Gachatte the follow
ing described real estate situate in said co.
10 VIII! Fart of section 2S, in township 10,
Of range z, snd being lots G, D and X, In
Daniel ~Chappuis' Addition to the town OF
Louisville, in said county. Also four
acres OF and adjoining said lots on tile
east, decided to aid tie by Jean la
mielle and wife. Also two acres, being
part of the wet half of the southeast
quarter of section 81, in the aforesaid
township, decided by Xavier Paunier
ana wife 10 said Gachatte, subject TO GER
tain rights ofthe Pittsburgh; Fort Wayne
aI'd Chicago Railway Company. also
part OF lot b in said Chappius' addition to
Louisville, adjoining lot 6 in said addition
and decided to said Gacbatte by said Pau
nler. a said plaintiff and her hns'
hand each paid one half the purchase
money for said premises, and by agree
nlent between them and saId Gachatte. q
ueed was tn be made to her and her hus'
band Jointly that on the 3Oth day of Jan
nary, 1864. a deed was made by said Ga
cliatte Tor SAID premises, but by mistake of
the scrivener by whom the same was writ
ten, the name of said Lonis Vernier, her
husband, was alonen amedin said deed as
grantee, and the Dame of the plaintiff was
entirely omitted therefrom. That said
error and omission were not discovered
Gntil recently-lOng after the death of b
SAID husband. That he departed his life
leaving Louis Vernier, jr., James VernIer.
and George Vernier, ali of whom are mi:
nors, his only children n heirs at law.
The prayer of the petition is for an order
AID decree ofcourt vestinR the title TO one
undivided half of said real estate in the
plaintiff, and forever precluding and bar
ring the said minor heirs from setting up
or claiming title to said undivided half OF
said property. Also for partition OF said
premises in such manner that the plaintiff
may haveandhold her said undivided hall
otsal0 premises in severalty; AMI for other
necessary and proper relief.
Inc are required to answer
said petition Oh or before the Goth day of
March. 1869, and said petition will be for
nearing at b February term, 1869, of said
court GEO. W. RAFF,
JanSOW6 Atty for Plaintiff.