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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-07
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Best Red Wheat per sack 80
John Rodgers Jf, per sack ae2ll 4i!:h .alli5 50
shelled forn per bushel ~ & lqd JlEy.. i 20
Corn Meal bqlted, per 100 lbs, ,.;.,,,.a so
Corn Meal, uhbolted per 100 lbs. 90
iCoTnlahd Oats (nixed} per 1eO lbs! s9Ig p Is
Shorts apd ddlings 6mtSedNRa .spaIgssts q 90
Bran an.......... s.... i Ok
Brckwheat Flour per 100 lbssi.l ~ 10 90
IfTheoChsapss 7E1oufj 0dalitSi Considered,
9lff6ea this MARKET, 4o4 iDd .oldRiIGm9I
And want it distinctly understood that all
the Flour sell is made at the Ravenna Summit
4Eill aafld from Portage County Wheat, (Which is
the bsst raised in theFState the present season;
and that is the reason Why all who want Flour
VIII bdsiit in prefeienee 70 poorer Flour at
higher pfieesJ This Flour is warranted jtoy be
9ifS h0P pure B59 y ipffr 4f M Sfai m RsIIG1Rr
|oY taameH $40 .YfidiTd8 1881 Ton
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-07

THE'Ol South Church, in Boston,
in addition to its church edifice, owns
property valued ut 100000. ohi2
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-07
Portage County Medical Asso-
'di hn 'a'i" citation, S2R'a VNts

The Portage County Medical Association has
az pointed a Board OF Examiners Under tho act
OF the Ohio Legislature passed May 9th. 1865 to
protect the citlzens Of Ohio, nom Empiricism
aiidel the Standing OF the Medical Profess
siom Said Board wal meet at Ratcnna, upon
the first Thursday Of each month, when ali per-
sons desiring examinations as IFQgircd BY said
act may Sttend. 'pi'54''t 'iV' VI V"'
at ioqs omEa o. CJsanEoNARp9 NJ. D,
idi u9ag3sd All iDELpIsSG,, M D4uRjs
t.,l,a.... ,,.-, "A. NJ, SHERMAN, AZ. .D,,
Examining Board
RFhe Society holds It's ineetlng gs on the frst
Thursday, of esel, inSntfR fod f54 rllsu}
.,g kr,p ,..,,,y,,, GEO, SAnLER, NJ. y.
Ravenna, sept1T.s 1858, tt. Secretary
81 si.f(ilE IJTD Ift1lNu2 $40 II liHg
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-07

Ia TIE place to buy your Watches, Clocks and
Iewelry, is at n, .MowEN'S,, No,j =, Etpa- -Blool
where you VIII always find q good assortmer, =,
and lower prices, than any other HUtiss in the
eounss.il BoE 1Slsns73 as uguou9 isoEi
I Repairing done on short notice, AN work
Warranted SepS, 1865, If
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our AdTertisfng g iPatronsLLThe he
Places to do Busii1esSs.

The following is1a listof oidir ativertising pat.
rons with theirhTsiness siio z ,tnsit,E1 III
n MGssHRFsfSt6iSa 8 Hp8TaIe ana FaEnisbains ca Goods
y: KAHN-clothirg and Furnishing Goods
LATHSsPOE.4t tIothing and Z urnish shiag Goods.
l.. s. MI AssETT-Beoks and Stationery, and
T1NoE nssSf' S Fur sadfFnituFe and croskery
T. G. PHILLIPs-Furniture and Crockery, and
DURH4H s. AITzrBoots and sshees.vaiI
aW{Rb GtRKEf9Grocers, and Dealers in
Crockery and GlRsswareg 5agBs5 s7sF .sIFf
LEWIS. s GoRRISGE nSsddles and Harnesses
BEB5GHER = sEYAouRTTlpry . 70 Dry lGpod4 and Gro
i. CoNvKRsEHDry Goods and Grocerfes.K
J. s: sMITH&i iCoyDrE Goods and Groceries.
C. S. CoTTER-Sllver and Brass Plater, Bell
Hanger.aud Locksmith.I BE sat 81 ssf iIs9 !
e " W 'PSRSNMfbIs PSRAfHfbiss WopEs WEES osva1i c
F. BARToNGShinglesF b Factory. Il wod IN
sEcoNPPsNlAEHoNA4pBAaEs RayenAae Bankers.
sGEIGER & AIUNRoE- B1aeksmithirg. z. TIT
DIR. ID. Re JEaa1NGsLDenfiStsu2 aai hdA
BRAENERIf& M MAsoN-Eleur and Eeed.s .,5f
DR. y B. Sg@at PRgaiciah @
RGE nnRSs ard
riages ofall Ii hds oof3' 81 ii 1I0s IisIIT
Z. HsQBy R--R Patent Be et.T lack kssln1 Ifstis
,oBd X a obi9 S5tt4FETF t4F G9Ne 4del House Cleve-
F. E. UDELLh-Dealer IN Coalse3f 9ii4 ,i..ti p
3tGEo,r SQAEREIId.Ez-1f failor and. agent for
mf a. Il. ChfEEIG@fer BeafeF eh5 .nR
WIN. UOohlIAEADealen iihiCoal.' II bsd OF
CoTTER & TRIsShHR~Eleetfo Platers.
D; WRApsS7Dry Goods and Groceries, Edin-
bugh.
HIMsHITLecREzLicense "a uetiQneegS
E. r. WAIT-Dealer in Watches, Jewelry, sc.
:, A. H;sLAEToSHe Agent for Moving Machines,
Reapers, &c.
/ IIa1PP. ItEHBi&s Oo44Ironi iFeundry!D
or zsqqnRRDFEssIoNaL GARDs.it .Eq
". sIAxsoN,, Garrettsvire
+. .RANNEY s. HATFIELD, Ravenna.
y luoff ,ii3ihNyB Is. THoMASJo Niffs9TsIl5f
tspE.saf oa kFbos Il NV v! BEnAs 10 a1issU
,TqnIi. sdj oYHtAR3 Z AE 9EEsBss Esss so9a4 a vi
il aoni btMs stpsrt. od-E eno 10 sstois
D. L. ROCKWELL, . Kent -
iPHTS SICEANs-J okERH WaEGoEER, NJ Dl tIiI
: A. w. ,ALcoRN. NJ, d.. ,-F
a1 nt HHi lBeldi1ig & Stedinah. N. ID. iiii F"
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Loyal Militia outrages in Arkansas. as

Loyal Militia outrages in Arlapsas.
The following is an account co IN i's5f' Of a az
affair, already noticed BY TELEGRAPH tl,sgfGbIh
and now condensed by the MeTmlpphi;
I Appeal from the Washington (Arkaann.
[is s1a t1elegrdph: :i''iil o7oif sfFf baWei
1tappears that Oh "Wednesday! yR!nahG the
10th instant, a band of between two
and three hundred armed men men entered tta
tile little town Of Center Point, Point u II Il
Sewer county, about tw5entv--eight iht
miles from Washington, and TOOK tto5,o5lkillvos pos-
session Of the place. Taken by by. 4 sur ar
prise the citizens were entirely defense.
less, and were marshaled e,. i,ne masse II in
an open field, where they 70 were kept
until four o'clock in the afternoon, not
knowing by what" authority OF Z for 81
what reason they We're arrested. In
the meahtiffie the town was rainisaacckkeGd rainiackkGd
and plgndercd by the, armed wretches
calling themselves G Ciaytop'sa militia,
ofieEery thing ofyslue,e and whatever
they could not carrybaYagn thhYEdesa
troyed, suGan sidf nj .isooYgd7 b5
a Next day a number ofcitizehs from
thessdjoinipg country, shearingr it rek
pi9rtfdfhat the jaybswkGs had made,
Boa loid nG - dori Hg mon sd bIunas
sdi TsdaiIt Id ,ssaHdpiJl' ni 1iEd
f5i4u,I
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NEWS ITEMS.

a Tue two Houses of Congress con-
Vened again, after their holiday ad-
journment on Tuesday last, and will
proceed to the business in hand of fix
ing up matters for the benefit of the
NEGRO and ho,dbo III q. o,r;s+,.,...,. p
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Spangler's Statement.

The New York World has this state
ment of Edward Spangler, whose name
will be remembered in connection with
the assassination trials. Mr.. Spangler has
spent his time since the assassination
trials. principally at the Dry Tortugas.
The main point of Spanglers Statement
is the following:
II am entirely innocent of any fore or
after knowledge of the crime which John
Wilkes Booth committed-save what /
kn ew in common with everybody after it
took place. / further solemnly assert that
John Wilkes Booth,or any other person
never mentioned to me any plot, or init
nation of plot, for the abduction or
assassination of President Lincoln, that
l did not know when Booth leaped from
the box to the stage at the theatre, that
he had shot Mr.. Lincoln and that T did
not in any way, SO help me God. assist
in his escape; and / further declare, that
l am entirely innocent Of any and; all
charges made against me in that connec,
ton. never knew either Surratt, Payne
Atzerodt, Arnold or Harold, or any Of
the so called conspirators, nor did 1 ev-
er see any of them until they appeared in
custody. While imprisoned with Atzer-
odt, Payne and Harold, and after their
trial was over, l WAS allowed a few min
utes exercise in the prison yard. / heard
the three unite in asserting Mrs. Surratts
innocence, and acknowledge their own
guilt, confining the crime, as they did
entirely to themselves, but duplicating
the witness Weichman, in knowledge OF
the original plot to abduct, and with
furnishing information from the Commits
sary of Prisoners Department, where
Weichman was a clerk"
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MIR. PeabOdy'S Magnificent Gift.

Mr.. George Peabody, who, in Febru-
ary, 1867, presented the sum Of one
million dollars, and eleven hundred
thousand dollars in Mississippi bonds to
a broard of trustees, for the promotion
of education in the Southern States, has
now added to that gift the sum of anoth
er million of dollars in various securities
and cash, besides Florida six per cent.
bonds which, with over due coupons,
amounted to about 1884, 900 more.
The interest on the first and present
gift makes the annual revenue of the
Trust over one hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars, an amount considered am
ply sufficient to meet all the requirements
of the Trust without infringing upon the
capital.
Mr.. Peabody's expressed satisfaction
with the results of his former endow-
ment thus far enhances the apparent val
lie Of his uncxampled munifcence for it
is not TO be supposed that he would have
bestowed this immense increase in aid
of scheme which is not as he believes
succeeding to the great benefit of the
South and to the vindication of his wis
dom rs well as to the honor of his name.
The Trust is in the hands of men so en-
ment that their honors, alike involved
with its distribution, are security for q
continuance of the blessings which it is
intended by its founder to conserve. A
gift like this is too stately and magnili-
cent to require praise.-N: Y. World.
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A Good Reas OH.

Gov. Hayes ard Lieut., Gov. Lee both
find fault with the Democratic Legisla,
ture-and both lie about the mattcr-for
not establishing Soldiers Orphans
Homes. Even if their charges were
true, the fact that the Radical officials
have stolen the funds formerly provided
for soldiers relief, would be good and
sufficient reason for not trusting them
again. with similar fund-Hancock
Courier.
Had it not been for the stealing of
$500, 900 raised by taxation for the sup
port of widows and orphan children of
soldicrs-taken without warrant of con-
stitutional law by the last Radical Legis-
lature, at the instigation of Radical State
officers, there would have been no ne
ccssity for Soldiers Orphans Homes
As this money was taken from those to
whom it belonged, the last Legislature,
in law providing for the erection of
Childrens' Homes in the different coun-
ties of the State, where they are needed,
provided s'home" for those destitute
children, who were robbed by Radicals
Of their just rights.-Statesman.
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Satan Preaching Virtue,

The party of THIEVES in Conven-
ton at Columbus, on the 23d, dcnounc-
ed Democrats for extravaganza and mis-
use of the peoples money! That was
a ''stop thief cry truly! According to
the admission of its own leaders, these
thieves STOLE more money from the
Treasury in single year, under Lincoln,
than the entire annual expenses of the
government amounted to, under Buch,
anan. According to other distinguished
authorities in their party, ONETIlIRD
of the whole war debt is based on frauds
and impositions practiccd on the Treas
ury in the name Of LOYALTY! With
such a record, nothing less than the bra
zen impudence of Satan himself could
have induced the Radicals to assume the
right TO rebuke Democrats for a proper
want of economy. Their effrontery is q
certain indication that they have in con
temptation some new raid on the Treas
ury. TO blind the eyes of the people,
they seek to throw dust in their eyes
Ne,vdfk AdcOGate.
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Governor Hays.

The Newark Advocate has this to say
about the speech of Governor Hays, ac-
cepting the nomination for the Cover.
norship: : taig sida
'In many long years observation as
an editor, it has not been our lot to en-
counter as unworthy and discreditable
production as the carefully concocted
stump speech delivered by Governor
Hayes on the occasion of accepting the
denomination. 1t demolishes at a, dash
all the good opinion that had been enter
tanned of him by his opponents. Instead.
of man of truth and a gentleman above
the level of demagogues, Improves him
to be an adept at falsehood, and the peer
of the lowest trickster in political war
fare His statements in the matter of
expense and taxation under Democratic
legislation, are prepared and CLOSED
over with the skill and cautious circum-
spection that govern the practised bur
glar in the formation of schemes to ,ac
complish his nefarious purposes, The
design of all this, is so transparent that
it will deceive none except those who are:
'hopclessly blind, or who have no wish
to know the truth.-Governor Hayes is
conscious of the openriess of his party to
a destructive assault, and it is in the
vain hope of arresting attack. that he
seeks to p ut the Democratic party on
the defensive. The taxes Of all sorts,
levied or authorized by the last Demo
cratic Legislature of Ohio, do not amount
to single days plunder by Radical
Congress. Notwithstanding this sun-
deniable fact, Governor Hayes seeks by
shouting "stop thief at the heels of a
Democratic legis lature, to draw attention
from the squanderings, profigacy and
pillage of his own party, and in this way
keep its strength unimpaired, that it may
retain power and he obtain re-e!ec-
ton. That he is considerable anxious
on this subject is natural. When elect
ed 1.-TWO years ago, amajority of the white
voters of Ohio casttheir suffrages against
him. 1t is therefore not wonderful that
he now feels distrustful of success with
the additional drawbacks which stagnant
trade, an imbecile federal administration
and purpose to override the declared
wishes of the white voters of Ohio, in
terpose to the success of his party at the
coming October election. But in all this
noIupright, honorable man should see an
excuse for crafty deception and false
hood that would be in keeping with the
ingenuity Of a counterfeiter but are ih
utter violation of rectitude. Besides, it
will fail to secure the purpose intended,
and if any sense of honor be left, will
strip the person who has resorted to it
of that highestof all rewards, the secret
approval of his own Judgment.
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Political.

The thermometer is rising rapidly in
Tennessee. The editor of the Nashville
State Jorrna, (Stokcs orsan) compli
mcnti the editor Of The Knoxville Win
(Sentcr organ) in this fashion:
"Thc diabolical corruption of Pcarnc
knows no height no depth no width no
breadth. In him is concentrated all the
vic ,contamiaatiOns which make up a
iicnd lncarnatc. Such is Pearnc, of the
Knoxville Wing; a dcfamcr; black
guarl; a sIandcrcr."
The Maine Democratic papers think
there is chance of carrying the State
for the right party thi, time The Au-
gusta Standard says:
The times arc auspiciou:;. The Rad
lcal party is divided II has two candi
dates III the field, and the Indications are
that there will be lively war between
tn" Factions. Gen. Smith may be elected
if the Democracy are true to themselves
and their cause. If Gen Smith receives
us many votes as Mr.. PilIsbury did last
year, he will he the next Go, crnor of
Maine"
a Minnesota correspondent Of the
Chicago Republican, says of Minnesota ::
There is no use in conccaling the
facts, Notwithstanding We gave 5000
majority for Grant, there Is a possibility
of our losing the State this fall Wei!
informed politicians all understand and
acknowledge it. We cannot afford 70
hazard the success of the Republican
party TO please certain clique, or to
benefit any mans chances for the United
States Senate. Something must be done
to harmcnizc the party, or defeat is Ger
tain"
John Covodc has been appointed
Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republi-
can Central Committee i'll place of Galu-
sha A. Grow. The Harrisburg Patriot
(Dcmocrat) sounds the alarm:
"Forcwarncd is forcarmed They
have found an agent who will balll at the
preparation of no fraud tilat will prom
isc success. They have for their leader
4 man who can stuff 4 ballot-box with the
same pious air which he assumes in lead
ing prayer meeting. 1t was fit that,
after passing swindling registry law,
they should select an agent like Covode
to set the cunning machine going"
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PATENT BUTTER.
Another SWindling Invention Ex-
posed.


The last dodge of the scoundrels who
plundcr farmers is thus commented on
by the Journal of Chemistry:
The need of the diffusion of more
practical scientific information among
all classes is clearly shown in the readi
ness with which people become victims
to some ofthe most absurd tricks and
schemes which the fertile brains of cum
ming men can invent. The most of these
tricks surpass in audacity all other
which we have heard of. A patent but.
ter company have opened offices in this
and other cities to show people how to
make pound of good butter out Of a
pint ofmilk, and to sell them rights to
make, and also little white powder,
which is the agent used to perform the
magic work.
''At the Office of the company they do
not ask the eager purchaser to believe
their statements; but they churn the but
ter before his eyes, A pint of milk, with
half a pound of good butter is put into
little tin churn, with spoonful of the
powder; the whole is warmed, and then
five minutes churning brings out one and
Il halfpounds of good butter Here is
demonstration! What can be more con
vincing? No one suggests to the en-
terprising company that nearly nine
tentbs of the milk used is water, and, if
they perform what they allege, they are
changing water into butter. This would
indeed, be miracle equal to that of our
Savior, who changed water into wine
We have been asked several times by
Intelligent gentlemen how this thing can
be explained. Very easily. By the pro
cess the whole Of the pint of milk mos
tly composed of wa.er) is driven into,
or blended with the half pound of melted
butter in the churn, although the ,watery
mass, which looks like inferior butter,
weighs more Put the mass into,a dish
and beat it, and the true butter will sep
arate from the milk or water with which
it is blended. This is the method by
which butter and lard are greatly adul-
terated. Nearly all the lard sold by gro
GERS contain from 25 to 40 per cent. of
water. The adulterators have not been
able until within year or two to com
bine with genuine lard more than 25 per
cent of water; but recently, by the use
Of alkaline carbonates partly saponify
ing the lard, they forced into associa,
ton more than 40 per cent. What a
shameful fraud this is And how hard it
falls upon poor people, who mostly con-
sumo the attenuated fat! We shall wage
unceasing war upon these wicked frauds
and schemes; and we ask all honest men
and women to aid us in exposing, and
thus preventing, the evils" /. i5s "a
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The Financial Swiatlte Of Gram;
and Boutwell,,

Secretary BOUTWELL, boasts that he
will reduce the Dcht fifty millions Of dol
lars IN the course Of this year, An cX-
animation proves that resources arc fur
nshcll by means with which GRANT and
RUUTwELL have ha,i no moro to do than
with the chb anl flow of the tides.
In the .irst placc,thc revenue from i'm
ports, in the fiscal year jnst ended, is
largely in excess of the revenue from the
same source in th" preceding year. For
the year Guiding June 80, 1868, the
amount uf duties was SlGI,O00,000, for
the year just closed they amount to $lS2
090,009 excess Of SiS,6091o1. NJ
body preten:ls that the customs revenue
is more faithfully collected tm'lcr the new
administration than il was before The
increase l., due tn heavier importatiuns
Of forciga goods, IL Is absurd TO he
spattcr Gen. GRANT with praise for the
larger orders sent abroad by our import
ing merchants
Last year, S23,649,lJ7 were paid out
nj the Treasury in additional bounties
to soldiers. The Secretary of War
(Gcn ScHoFIELD) recommended i'll his
December report, that no further claims
of this kind should he considered after
the llh of March Gen, GRANT and his
administration have had nothing to do
with the closing up Of this source Of cx-
penditurc.
Last year, there was paid TO Russia,
for the Alaska purchase, S7,200,000 in
gold, equivalent to s10,OOO,oOO in cur
rency Mr. Boutwell,. has no payment
of this kind TO provide for.
The Frecdman's Bureau, having served
its purpose in the Southern elections, was
discontinued by Congress before Gen
GRANT came into powcr--a saving of
about Sl,000,o00 ayear, The discon-
tinuauce of military governments in
seven of the ten Southern States has
done away with the necessity for great
number of soldiers, but no official docu-
mcnt gives the annual saving on this
head.
Last year, bonds were supplied to the
Pacific Railroad amounting to S2f, ,lJ2,
900. The road was just on the point of
completion when Gen. GRANT came into
office, and this source Of expense is about
to be stopped. The resources,.a added or
released, which we have here enumara-
ted, foot up $50 far as they can be asccr-
tuned rs follows:
Additional customs duties, SlS,000,00o
Cessation of extra bounties 2i,000.000
Alaska. 1000 600
Freedmen's Bureau, 4000,0O0
Discontnuanee Of military govern
ernmontinscvrn States (unknown,)
Pacific Railroad bonds, 2I,O00,OOO
Total, S77,0Oo,0O0
So with S77,0O0,O0O of additional re
sources Secretary Boutwell, expects to
pay off S50,000,O00 of the public debt.
And the Republican Journals brag over
this expectation as signal proof of the
great merit of the new administration