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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29

Rio Janeiro adviees again report the
fight of Lopez, but add no particulars.
That he Is used up is probable, but the
Brazlhans have had way ever since the
war began of routing the eI-Dictator on
paper, and no one need be certain that he
has abandoned his country to his enemies
until he appears IN person upon foreign
soil.
The late State Of Georgia has been fully
turned over to the military and General
Terry Is now in command of the depart
ment." Under his manipulation the
work Of Radiealizing the Legislature and
electing Bullock to the Senate is now go
lature will meet january 10, and proceed
at once to ratify the amendment to the
constitution Of the late republic Of the
United States.
Important changes in the management
Of the Great Western Railway of Canada
are about to take place, which will virtu-
ally place the road under American con-
troll.
Another government defaulter Henry
A. Allen, keeper Of the Sub Treasury in
Wall street, was arrested on Friday,
charged with defrauding the government.
His case is similar to that of Superintend-
emit Dunning, who was arrested few days
ago. The allegation is that he purchased
articles for the use of the building, and
handed IN false vouchers, pocketing HIM
self the difference between the real and
pretended amounts paid out Mr. Allen
was one Of General Butterfeld's appoin-
tees.
The special election in the Urbana sem
atorial district comes off to-day. It is to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Mr., Russell.
There are in Ohio, l,02S, ,675 youths be-
tween the:ages Of five and twenty-one
years. OF this number 5lS, ,S86, are males,
and 48l ,5l4 females. There are 1924
colored male, and l1,541 colored female
youths.
Major AcCurdy, Of Cardington. Ohio,
who killed his son a couple ofweeks ago,
is sinking rapidly with the Consumption.
Henry Seitz, a boy sixteen yeare Of age,
visited the house Of Mrs. Wehowski, in
Allegheny City, on Saturday, to solicit the
company of young lady to the skating
park, She gave no decided answer adm he de
clared if she would not 60 hewould shoot
himself, hourishing a pistol at the time.
Shortly afterward the boy was found shot
in the forehead. He died in a few hours,
The nomination of Mr.. Hoar to the Su-
preme Bench will be withdrawn, and he
will remain in the Cabinet. The President
says he will not insult Hoar by nominat-
ing another Northern man. 1t is propos-
ed to transfer Arkansas to the Southern
Circuit, and appoint Judge Caldwell to the
Bench for that circuit.
Generals Porter, Ingals and Sackett,
reached New York, Sunday, from St.
Domingo, they have succeeded in leasing
from the Dominican authorities, the b. y
and peninsula Of Samana, for period Of
fifty years, at the rate Of $3.50 900 per au-
mum in gold
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
EDWIN II. sTANTON.

The war secretary Of Mr.. Lincoln. died
very suddenly and Unexpectedly last
Wednesday morning aged 54 years.
He was born in Steubenville in 1875
entered Kenyon college in 1888 but only
remained a year or two and then went to
Columbus and clerked IN book store
He studied law in L. D. Golfers Office in
Steubenville, was admitted to practice in
1886 and located in Cadiz-was there elect
ed prosecuting attorney and in 1889 was
elected by the Legislature, reporter of the
Supreme Court of Ohio
In 1853 he became assistant Attorney
General under President Buchanan and in
1860 succeeded Judge Black in that office
when the latter became Secretary of State
in place of General Cass.
From being an outspoken secessionist
Mr.. Stanton became an ardent war man
and q supporter of Lincoln who soon gave
him business, and in 1862 he succeeded
Cameron as Secretary of War. His and
Lincoln's and Grants well known refusal
70 exchange prisoners, caused the death of
many poor fellows at AndersonvilIe; and
Mr. Stanton was one of those who, through
military tribunals and arbitrary arrests
carried things with high and a tyranni-
cal hand. He was man undoubtedly not
troubled with seruples when anxious to
make point or gain an end, He was Just
suited to the Lincoln dynasty, and made
an earnest and willing tool for them and
their internal work ..f --
President Grant and his radical Senate
had just appointed Mr. Stanton to the Su-
preme Bench for life, but Higher power
had a more lasting place OfrepOse and that
summons the ex war Secretary had to obey.
1t is admitted that Mr. Stanton was gen.
orally arrogant, dictatorial, and even.rude
in his intercourse with men. He made
bitter enemies and even his friends were
such, more through fear than love. In
short, he was man of passion and vio-
lence rather than one of kindness and low
ing power.
He was a man of great ability and it
would have been well for the South had
they had a war, Secretary with the energy
and unscrupulousness of Mr.. Stanton.
The war then might have had different
result. One by one, the men who brought
on the great civil war, and those who di-
rected it, are passing to their final account.
They have made their history and must
pass to judgement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
The Trial OF David Marshall for WIFI
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Murder.
The trial of David Marshall was had
last week upon charge of Manslaughter
The Jury returned a verdict of assault and
battery. Marshall was sentenced to six
months imprisonment in the County
jail.
We were in attendance while the chill
dren of the prisoner were upon the stand.
They told the story of their fathers many
acts of cruel, british and inhuman con
duct to their invalid mother, with such
embarrassment as only child can feel un-
der such circumstances.
The substance of the children's story is
as follows:
Father was IN the habit of pounding
mother and the last time he came home,
mother was sick abed; she had been sick
and unable to sit up for several weeks
He cursed her and called her hard names
he then jerked her around by the hair of
the head he then struck her three times
on her head with his fist. which caused her
to faint he then jerked her out of bed by
the hair of her head, and then finding her
almost hfeless, ordered one of the children
to take and put her back into bed, and an
other OF the children to go to neighbors
and tell them to come and take her away
within fixed time or he would kill her
When she was returned to the bed it
was aseertained that the right leg was
fractured.
At this stage Of the proceedings his
neighbors took the case in hand, and took
the mother and children to the Infrmary
farm, where the mother fingered a few
months and then died from the effects of
her injuries received at the hands of her
tiendish and brutal husband.
We learn the children are now under
threats of violence and death at his hands
for testifying against him. VIII the good
citizens of our county allow the monster
to execute his threats ?-Yanloeyt (O.)
Times
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
EDTrORIAL naEVIrIEs.
The Woman Question-Is he richf
Sh.at ,l,t,;n,,-- -c,vJla Ioctursa

The Woman Question-Is he richf
Sheet Lightning-CaudloIoctu -
A CAlifOrniS couple lately celebrated
their golden wedding by a fight, in which
the woman was victorious The old man
immediately drowned himself.
A Canadian postmaster had a keg OF
damaged powder, and to sec if it was good
he threw lump into the Fireplace 1t
cost his widow $3.50 to put new roof on.
Thank heaven, there. is but one man in
Congress who has been mean enough to
abuse the memory of the dead George Pea
body, and shat is Schenck'-BOston Post I;
They have one-horse street cars in Chi
cago, and they call them Bobtails. They
have churches with unfinished steeples in
Cincinnati, and they call them Stumptails.
The young ladies Of the Rochester Free
Acadamy write their lesson on the broad
hem of their white aprons" At recitations
they are thus enabled to hem more than
haw ti --I .--.-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
THANKS.

Thanks to Hon. William Mungea of
Ohio, for a pamphlet copy ofhis latespsech,
so offensive to Garfield and other bond
holders. 1t produced quite futtering all
around. The Democratic members who
rushed in alarm and voted for Garfelds
resolution might at least have tried to at
tach proyiso-that there should be no
reputation provided the Bondholders
would take pay in the same currency they
gave for their bonds. Why did not some
of the scared ones think of this, or some
thing like IT'D ...
The fact is Mr. Mungen stated he spoke
for himself alone-no man nor party was
responsible for his views. Of course, Mr..
Mungen could not, and would not if he
could, commit the Democratic party to any
new doctrine But in all this matter we
may say the Democracy will be governed
by circumstances, recognizing the old and
well established principle in public policy
-saltls popllH est sllprenla Ier-the safety
of the People is the supreme law.
The fact is. Democracy is justice and fair
dealing. 1t scorns wrong and robbery.
1t seeks to protect the toilipg defenceless
millions from the robber exactions of the
moneyed cormorants in power 1t believes
not in one rule oflaw for the bondholder
and another for the working and business
man. 1t is these and such as these that
viii bring about repudiation if it ever is
brought about-not bill Mungen." In
fact it will come if at all, in consequence of
the high tariff and other exhausting
schemes of taxation now in full operation.
Our people can see no fairness in paying
the bondholder in gold and the working
men in deprecated currency-no justice in
eIemPting the former from the burdens Of
taxation and crushing with taxes the la
Dor and business of the country.
This is repudiation. 1t is repudiating
justice and fair dealing-repudiation of
honesty and of equality in paying taxes.
This is not Mungen's reputation, and this
is now in full blast. Garfield and company
are alarmed, lest all this be suddenly stop
ped by an awakening of the people to a
full knowledge of their wrongs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
Death orE1-seeretnry Orwnr stanton.

WASHINGTON, December "a. 1869.
Ex-Secretary of War, Justice E. NJ Stan
ton, died this morning at three o'clock, of
congestion of the heart. Mr.. Stanton has
been confined to the house for about a
week. The President and Vice President
called on him last Sunday his fifty-fourth
birthday, when the former rendered to him
his appointment as Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court, for which Mr.. Stanton
expressed his gratitude and acceptance.
Yesterday -Stenton comp& &ained OF Sick
ness, but his family were not alarmed as
to the fatal result, as he had apparently
been in a worse condition previously.
Shortly after midnight his symptoms be
came alarming. Surgeon General Barnes
was present on his accustomed visit, but
found it impossible to afford relief Rev.
DR.. Starkie, of the Church ofthe Epipheny,
Protestant Episcopal, was summoned, but
shortly afterward the sufferer lost his con-
sciousness, and was unable to converse
with any one The pulsations of his heart
ceased for few seconds, and then return
ed. His breathing being very faint, twas
not until half an hour before his death that
his family could realize he was dying.
About 8 o'clock A NJ he expired quietly
breathing away without struggle. At
his bedside IN his last moments were his
family, consisting of Mrs Stanton, his
eldest son, Edward L. Stanton, Ella, his
eldest daughter, about twelve years of age.
Lewis, his second son, nine years of age,
and Bessie, his youngest child aged FIVE
years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
T1IE cAaE OF GEoReIA.

General Morgan. = leading Democrat
and member of the Georgia Legislature
has published rejoinder to the letter Of
Hon. J Nelson Tiff, in which he says:
81 'Tho1present Legislature will never,re-
seat negroes. nor will it psss the Fifteenth
Amendment These are ssttledfacts. For
myself have been q submissionist Is long
-aslI intend 10 be, and have gone a. far as
I intend 70 go-tO, crafty the unhallowed
VIII and doniaeerDs spirit Of = eorruPt
Congress.5 b -..i .... r.+ .. 10
Such are represented to be the senti-
ments Of majority OF the people Of Geor-
ga. They arc endorsed by all the leading
papers Of the Stste. l5-..-.. l ~. sgaa
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
SoMx A. u1NGHAx ON RADICAL
r CONaIsrENCV.

John A. Bingham. member OF Congress
from the Harrison District in this State. on
the passage Of the bill to force the State Of
Georgia 10 60 out of the Union, made q
hruitless endeavor TO make his party friends
consistent. but wofully failing in this. he
voted against the bill He said it was in
conflict with every letter Of the past legis-
lAtion Of Congress on the subject of recon
struction-in conflict with the express or
der Of the PreSdentrwhen no was General
of the army, acting under the law ofrSeon-
struction in 1868 in relation TO Georgia: in
conflict with the utteranee Ofthe Attorney
General Of the United States in reference
10 Virginia. under the operation Of all re-
construction acts. and that it was in con-
Aist with all past legislation, and Of the
interpretation Of the Constitution. For
these reasons he asked that it be postponed
q tilI the third Wednesday in January. /
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29

GRANT has. nominated Gen. ], Wilson
SchafFer. of Freeport, Illinois, for Gov
ornor Of Utah. Schaffer is perhaps the
only man in America mot even excepting
his friend Ben. Butler) who could be
reasonably expected to "hold his own"
with the sultan of Salt Lake. He ccan
blow" stronger, swear louder, and drink
more whisky than any other political
swashbuckler in the whole list of what
Senator Drake called Grants d-d old
bar-room cronies." He is nearly as suita-
bic aperson for Governor of Utah as Ben.
Butler would be for Cashier of the Federal
Treasury.-ErehGnge.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
DWHAT y.AsITHE wAR FORF

Gsnerai George W. Morgan. Of the Knox
oountE distrist, haa our thAnka for = copy
Of his late speech in the House, at WASH
in0ton ,on tho'.Reconstruction of Georgia"
The opening paragraph is as follOws:
There are those, and they are number
sd bv thousands. who at the time Of the
outbreak of the war which closed five years
aQo believed that il was the deliberate
purpose Of the so-called Republican party
10 fSrce this country into war for the ex-
press purpose Of subverting its free lnstl-
tons, was one Of those who We're re-
luctant 40 to believe / was Wiling 70
contribute. to the best of my humble abil-
ity. in suppressing the armed opPosinon
10 The Government, But, SIR, Win my
hand upon my heart, IN the presence OF the
great God who rules all nations, and now
watches over ours, ! here declare mat
am now convinced that the single object
Of these leaders Of the Republican party
was the subversion Of our free institutions
and the desire Of the war to that end. The
charge that i make is bold one-a charge
that should not be lightly ma6e-a charge
which when made on this floor should oe
sustained by proof What are the Proots?'
Well would it have been for our people
had thoy comprehended the designs Of the
radical leaders in 1860 and 1861 and had
acted accordingly. We well remember
meeting General Morgan shortly after his
return from Europe, in the fall Of 1861. and
while waiting for our respective trains
We found he entertained confidence in
Lincoln and company, in which We did
not share. The General had then made
up his mind to enter the army. which he
soon after did. From the first we were
convinced that the single object Of the rad
'ieAl leaders Of the Republican party was
the subVerSion Of our free institutions and
thedesiro Of war 10 that end"
IN 1851 it was perfectly conSOunding to
zee American citizens, who had admired and
adopted the teachings Of Jefferson. Jackson,
Clay and Webster. follow these radical
leaders and aid them in their disunion
schemes Of tyranny and subversion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29

Through Tickets for sale at all Ticket ofices.
@. w. MEAD,
General Superintendent
augll'69
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rOREIGN sUnMARX.

The Dalmatian insurection is at an end.
A number of arrests have been made in
the French army of nen-commissiOned Off
GERS and soldiers accused of forming repub-
hcan and socialistic societies.
The new French Ministry is expected to
be announced to-day. 1t is believed Oh
ivier will be Prime Minister.
Ex-Queen Isabella and Montpensier
have not yet become reconciled.
The Pope was felicitated on Christmas
day by deputatlOn from the Council
His health is good
The full list of the Committee on Disci-
pline Of the Ecumenecal Council is an
nounced.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29

The people ofCalifornia are up in arms
10 oppose any increase Of Chinese immigra-
tiOns They are particularly bitter against
the proposition to raise the subsidy of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, which
they look upon as the chief agent in the
matter, from the present figure, $500 900,
10 100000. Alarge meeting was held
in Congress Hall in San Francisco on the
evening Of Nov. "a. at which the most
earnest addresses were delivered. Partieu-
lar stress was laid upon the opium SNUG
Cling practised by the Chinese, and theim-
portEtiOn Of prostitutes which they carry
on A council was organized for further
efort and the prospect IL that strong
measures viii be adopted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
MARKET AND CROP REPORTS

are full and reliable. Indeed, being Ably Edited
Illustrated and Printed in Extra style and adapt
Cd to country village, and city, the RURAL is the
Paper for Yourself, Family and Friends Re
member that 1t is not monthly but the Largest,
ChedpeSt and Best Illustrated HeekIl-and that
though double its former size and gTeGti i,aDrorsf
as Subscription Price remains unchanged!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
shock of an Earthquake.

SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. 27.-An earth
quake was felt, last night, throughout
Western Nevada. The shock continued
all night. The Virginia City down traiu
on the Carson Railroad was thrown from
the track.
AT Virginia City, Nevada, walls were
thrown down, door bells rung, clocks stop
ped, dogs hoWled, horses snOFted, and gem
eral CONSERVATION prevailed.
The shock was felt severely in the level
of the mines. The vibrations south lasted
about ten seconds. At Reno the shock
was preceded by low, rumbhng noise,
which lasted nearly two minutes, greatly
alarming the inhabitants.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29

From all accounts there was n lively
scene in the Senate when the nomination
Of Attorney General Hoar came up for con-
frmation as Justice of the Supreme Court
1t is described by Senators present as the
stormiest secret session known to that body
for eighteen years Sumnerin aspeech that
day, said that it was worse than he had
witnessed during the reign of the slave oil
garchy" Conkling, of New York, attacked
Sumner in vigorous style He said that
Massachusetts,, through the hands Of her
Senators, held the hilt of sword, thepoint
of which was aimed at the heart of the
other States" And much more to the
same effect. Reilly, this is an alarming
state of affairs to exist in the Radical hap
py family. Whatever brawls disturb the
Streets" there should be peace in the fra
ternity Of loyalists Whatever tends to
the contrary is rank treason.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29

The Georgia Bullock carpet bsgger) who
slEirns to Be governor Of that state has
been in Washington getting the Radical
COnsreSs. to unreconStruet. 20 As TO fI up q
negro LegislAtnrO and thus bo able to
count Georgia for the XIV Amendment
and get himself into the o, S. Senate. A
glorious time for black BullocksI
The internal tyrants at Washington and
sisswhsrs dubbed carpet baggers, SCALA
wAg. &c. encounter trouble at every point
Wrong doing has trouble in its course con
stantly. ...a i-.4 % s.-a .y 4. ..i'ir
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
Sheriff Sale.

Hezelriah Nicholas ct al Robert Nicholas ct al.
DY virtue of an order to sell issued from the
ID court of common pleas of Stark county Ohio
and to me directed, will offer for sale at public
outcry at the door Of the courthouse in the city
Of Canton, on
Saturday, the 29M day Of January, 1870,
county, to wit: The west half of the northeast
quarter of section number tWenfy-six TOWNSHIP
number eleYen, (S4gapcFeek), and range number
zen, containing eighty acres, more or less
Sale TO commence ut l o'clock p NJ Terms
One-third cash, the balance in two equal annual
payment with interest from day Of sale secured by
mortgage on the premises.
r. A. DUNBAR,
dee&9Ro Sheriff Of Stark county, o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29

IE the Georgia debate in the United
States Senate Judge Thurman ventured to
intsrposs that this meditated overthrow Of
Georgia would bo q violation. Of States
Rights. To which. Sumner responded,
Estate Rights was an old customer in the
: Senate This was said with = sneer and
we fancy curl of the lip.
- These old New England federAls claim
thiS country Is nation" and turn up
their delicate noses at State Rights" II
this is hAtion-whS should New Eng
land. with little. over three millions Of
people, have u Senators in the u s. SEN
ate. and New York with some four mil
lions have only two Senators7 All this
can only be accounted for on the doctrine
of sovereign states
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-29
HOW THE SPANISH GUNROATs
WE'RE RELEASED.

Mack, Of the Enquirer, writing from
Washington, gives the reasons why the
Spanish gunboats were released, in New
York, and allowed to go forth to act against
the Cubans. .
Secretary Fish, ofthe State Department,
had son-in-law 70 fame and to fortune,
but not to the Spanish Minister, unknown.
That functionary employed him to get his
papa-in-law to release the gunboats. and
offered HIM; If he succeeded, over $4,000
in gold, That amount of money was q
good thing to have in the family, and the
gunboats were released.
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LEGAL.
Sheriff Sale.
lIN PARrIrION.l

Henry W. Thomas ct al. VS.. John Thomas ct al.
DY virtue of an order to sell issued from the
ID court Of common pleas of Stark county, Ohio
and to me directed will offer for sale at public
outcry at the door of the courthouse in the city
of Canton, on
Saturday, the 29th day Of January, 1870,
the following described real estate situate in said
county, to wit: The north east quarter Of section
number IA, township number 9, pike, and range
number 8, containing 1G2 acres, or less; also
the northwest quarter of SAID section, township
and range, containing I63 acres, more or less,
excepting from the last mentioned tract 81 acres
of land conveyed by Nathaniel Thomas and wife,
February 18TH 1865 to one Daniel Baughman by
deed recorded in volume 92, page 55 of the Re
cords Of Stark county, Ohio, the same being
bounded and described as follows commencing
for the same at the southwest corner Of said
quarter; thence running east the line of the
south boundary of said quarter section to the CEN
ter of the county road leading to Sparta; thence
a northwest course along the Oenter of said road
far enough TO ooatain 81 acres cf land by run
ming due west to the western boundary Of said
quarter, and thence south on said boundary
to the place of beginning, containing 81 acres
of land. Sale to commence at ! o'clock p n
Terms one-third cash, the balance In two equal
annual payments with interest from day of sale
by mortgage on the premises
r. A, DUNBAR
dec29W5 Sheriff ofStark county