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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-28
w4NTEDl-AN ABOLITIoNIsTI

A young abolitionist is wanted at
West Point, just now, to- sleep with
the colored cadets just admitted ito
that institution All the white cadets
the appointees, sons and proteges
of Radical Congressmen-haye to
/" go back" upon the Juvenile Ethio-
plan, when it comes to sleeping with
him, and somebody WHO believes,
practically, not theoretically, in the
equality of races, is wanted to room
with him. The difficulty is thus stat
ed by white cadet to a New York
reporter, who was recently at the in+
stitution. The following is the colo
guy on the point alluded to:
"Some of the young men who have
Just come in, and the fathers of some
who came with them, have said they
were Abolitionists and believed in
the equality OF races all through
When they tell us that, we say, Then
you are just the persons we want; we
have q couple of negro boys here, and
have been trying to find white boys
who will room with them. We are
glad you have come"
Reporte-What did they say to
that
Cadet-They all sfiunked."
Reporter-What did their fathers
say?
Cadet They, left it to their sons
and their sons begged to be excused.
It is all very we'll to theories on the
equality of the races, but there isn't a
single man of them who is trying to
force these black boys on us who
would wish to have their sons room
with them here.i ss1 y oil .f..a.5.i !
Won't some loil brother Beechei
gather together these Radical children
and their paternal ancestors, and give
them q sermon on the sinfulness Of
hypocricy ?-of discrepancies between
preaching and practice,
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A SNAKE AND HOG BArrLE.-A far
mer living OH the west side of the
river, in walking about his place, dis.
covered q nest of rattlesnakes i'm an
old log about which several large
pieces of rock lay scattered. Our
friend had heard that hogs were death
on snakes of all sorts, and not caring
to attack the nest himself, he thopght
he would try the experiment and see
a fight. He drove several hogs in the
vicinity of the nest, and watched the
result. The hogs soon. seemed to
scent the yarmints and commenced
roofing eagerly about the spot. In an
instant half dozen of the vicious
serpents emerged from their hiding
places to attack the intruders, who
manifested Jealous disposition to go
in.. A snake would rear himself to
the height Of the back of hog, shake
his rattles, and plunge his fangs into
the animal with lightning like celebrity
and then dart away, pursued by the
grunter, who dextrously received the
sting upon the feshy part of the jaw.
Time and again this would be repeated
until the hog got his fore foot upon
the snake, when he would deliberately
rip Mr.. Snake in twain, and then de-
YOUR him. This slaughter continued
until all the snakes were disposed of,
when the hogs grunted contentedly,
and without any signs of being dis
turbed, waddled off in search of other
provender. The eye witness to this
singular contest, which was not with
out its exciting features, declares him
self convinced that pig is impervious
to the poisonous bite of any kind OF
serpent.-C0luna6u Crisis.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-28
BATHING SCENE.

1t is not exactly right to laugh at
our fellows misfortunes, and yet, like
wag who saw another squirming
under the pangs of a jumping tooth
ache, the thing was so ludicrously
comical that we had to laugh or bust.
A party of jolly chaps, in order to
cool off after the sweltering heat of
Saturday afternoon, hied to the Mo-
nongahela rivera just above the Smith
field street bridge, for an old-fashion-
ed bath and swim. They went di-
vested of all superfuous gear, and at
once plunged into the inviting waters.
The pioneer of the party yelled out,
"Mys God, Frank, but the bottom is
muddy and atickyp But in they
went, wading out as far as the depth
would permit, one unfortunate wight,
who was as hairy as Esau, STOPPING
down and grasping handfuls of the
bottoms deposits, rubbed it over his
body.
The discovery was soon made that
the material was coal tar, the refuse
of the gas works, that had been
dumped there to be got rid Of. The
whole party were black as Africans,
in certain spots, and their feet were
thoroughly eneased in the adhesive
material. Bathing was soon brought
to an end, and as their bodies were SO
coated as to preclude the possibility
of donning their garments, they took
up the lire of march for the Mer-
chants Hotel, with not even the dig
nifty of a Georgia summer costume
a shirt collar and pair of spurs
Fortunately at that hour there were
no "peeping Johns" " or prying men,
bers of the Sorosis, to impede their
sorrowful face, and with their crum-
pied linen and "outside duds in
hand they made rapid time.
Arrived at the !" Merchants" a tub
of water was speedily provided in the
saloon, and, with o firkin of lard and
box. Of soap, the scrubbing process
commenced. The tarry substance
was tenacious; and as the victims
creased and scrubbed, washed and
swore, the scene as witnessed by an
outsider, was one to make even q dog
spill. his sides with laughter, and
would have furnished a Hogarth or
Cruikshank material for one of the
most ridiculous sketches that ever
employed their graphic and ready
pencils, The next morning the whole
party were as melancholy as if they
had just witnessed the destruction oi
a sfiH-house-sore from rubbing, and
whether at table to enjoy the ordi-
nary rcpast, or in the reading ROOM
striving to reap the benefit of the
cooling breeze, visions of the past
night would rise up before them, and
they emphatically declared that the
odor of tar was in everything around
them.-Piftsbur0h PaDer.
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MICHIGAN LANDS,

~" Acres of Land, in lots and
1SOUD farms of various sizes, mostly To-
Gated in Sanilac County, Michigan, offered for
ue, and ON easy terms. Titles perfect
THESE lands will not be held In the market but
will soon be sold at the low prices now offered at
or withdrawn.
One or two desirable Michigan Farms will be
exchanged for property in Portage County
Building Lots at Ravenna for sale
Fine Dwellings at Ravenna for sale
Farms, q large variety, some very desirable,
and offered on liberal terms.
s7-3m. A. w. BEMAN.
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PAYING ZOE BOARD.

T. =
Mr.. Easy keeps hotel, taking both
transient and permanent boarders, as
they may offer. Some time since he
had young married couple among
his guests, who kept up an appear
ance of ample means, and seemed to
have everything they wanted, though
they had prolonged their stay for seY-
eral weeks, and the landlord had not
called upon them for any money.su
At last some little circumstance oc4
Cured which made Easy a trife un-
easy as to the solvency of his debtors,,
and he said to his wife, in confidence: !:
"What do you think about Mr.. and
Mrs. Sharpf They are fpnning .upSa
large bill. I suppose he is good for
it, though" .re4nf.q ese.,oEI
60, guess there's. no DANGER" re-
piled Mrs. Easy. "They are all right
asked him for money yesterday, and
he paid me $50 on account"
.Paid you S3O?"
eyes" ~.
a sudden light darwnned s on Mr..
Easy. z aq ..4 .. .,a.i.
81 know where he got it." he ex-
claimed. He borrowed $50 of me
yesterday morningp Frsfas.r~
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| IINOR SALE.-A No. Surface Planer al
= most new. Price $500. Also a Planer and
Watcher. Price $1QO. '~N N
Good Oak or Ash flooring lumber taken i'm
eNchange. a II. CLINE
ss-aw. Ravenna Planning Mill.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-28

A NYTHING you want done in the line of Bill
IN Heads, Cards, Posters, Pamphlets, &C., be
sure and come 10 the Press 0fice. on Chestnut
Street, north end OF Empire RlOch.
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on hand at all times, and will be sold for very
SMALL PROFITS. ? Almost anything in the
Grocery and Provision Line can be found at my
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TRAINS STOPPED BY CR1cKETs.-
Several times of late the trains ON the
Central Pacific Railroad east of sElko,
Missouri, have been stopped by crick-
cts, and delayed sometimes over an
hour in o, place. Recently. at zone
point, near the Wells, where there
was slight rising inclination in the
track, they had to back down half a
mile and make three trials before
they could get over that particular
point, where crickets had piled them
selves to such depth on the rails as
to render the track so greasy that the
driving wheels flew around on it as if
the locomotive were suspended in the
air. Parties unacquainted with the
facts, and who know nothing of the
number, size and fatness of the black
crickets of Utah, Colorado, Nevada
and Idaho, can have no conception OF
the appearance of an army of crickets,
or of the vast. heaps into which, they
mass themselves when they meet
with an obstruction. To such the idea
of crickets stopping a twenty ton en-
gine must appear ridiculous yet such
things happen in the sagelbrush coun-
try without exciting any special won
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-28

NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS.
IN Notice is hereby given, that sealed pro-
posals will be received at the Auditors office up
70 August 18th, one O'Clock T.. NJ. for the Mason
ry to the following Bridge Work.
Two Abutments for II Bridge in Brimleld
township, two miles west Of the Center, Road.
Bids by the Perch of 25 cubic feet
Specifications tor the above work may be seen
at the Auditors oilice,
Commissioners viii be in session Aug. 9th,
1870, to oppn bids and make contracts,
Ry order Qf Commissioner. i. .
fNFF WIN, GRINNELL,
9S-Sw. =. Commissioners Clerk.
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SUGARS.


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Successors to Belding & Bro.) a. ''
WHEELER's BLocks M ain St.,
RAvENNA, OHIO. If
nEALERs IN tseE sssai. s1ii
DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS. WINES,
SOAPS. COMES, DYE sTtFFs, GLASS,
ToILET ARTiCIEs, PERFUM-
ERY, GROCERIES, AND
The public will find our stock of Medicines
Complete and Warranted Pure.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUND.
ED. = ~ 9IiaE T."SI
BELONGS 4 ARMsTRONG's.
Fruit Extracts for favoring F|' ltt-
'.''' At BEIDINGs 8 ARMsTRoNG's.
Chewing and Smoking Tobacco,
Macoby and Scotch SNUFF, ,7t e. s.t'
.ei.s-,7t At BELDINGS h ARMSTRONG'S.
Mixers Cancer and Scrofula Syrup,
Rush's Sarsaparilla Iron and Blood Purifier,
Piso,s Cure for Consumption, ...-.
Walkers California Vinegar Bitters,
Clarks Anti Bilious Compound, r.
Helmbold's Buchu,
The Graefenberg Company's
MARsHALLS'
Uterine Catholicon, iafli a.tt
osgood's linda Gholagogua, ......
Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
Jaync's Expectorant,
Wizard Oil, ~ e.,
pr. j. Hedges; Fever and Ague Annihilator,
Ayers Ague Cure,
Hostetter's Bitters, ,.es5. -. 10 -..ss,.fs.'.f.
Sapolio for Cleaning and Polishing,
HalPs Hair Restorative, .TF1 su.
Ayers Hair Vigor, .........
Mrs. Aliens Hair Renewer,
Burnett's Cocoaine, ~
stephens Ambrosia,
Allisma for the Hair, hs.-s .,.f "a. ,
Together with all the other Popular remedies
of the day at slE 4l. 4.i-i f.. .li'.nI
BELDINGS & ARMsTRoNG'S.
FAMILY SUPPLIES.
Tho very best two dollar Tea for 81 IS. " I
Coffee, Spices, New Orleans MOlasses, Pure Ci-
der Vinegar, Pure White Rock Potash, Pick
stones Washing Crystal, No. Carbon Oil, sun
Burners, and Chimneys, Mt
BELDINGS Il ARMSTRONG'S, &
Pure White Lead, Paints, Oils, yarnishes
and Brushes of all Kinds. Cottage Pahts and
Colors ut REItpiSGS y ARAlSTRoNG'S.
Goods delivered to any part of the City by
Nss4Iis. BELDINGS y ARMSTRONG.
Ravenna, April VI, 1s1Q, 50-1y. ts
A ;,,t 1tr s,fT
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CONFECTIONERY,
GROCERIES.

so GROCERIES,
@ sa.ss.4e PROVISIONS, &c
uaa 3a5 81 @
taEs fg 5H Il EH3 Isl
the very best grades of
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GROCERIES, a. fa4 ol
PROVISIONS.

All of the above named goods were bought for
CASH with GOLD OF liz. and T propose to sell
at prices that defy competition. t't ttr
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-07-13
10 Me ra.ee. q orange oann,u.

The Convention which met IN HiIlsboro
on the 2lst May, 1870 directed the Exec
utiye Committee In case any Of the can
didates then nominated should not accent.
TO supply tile vacancy. This action clear
" proved that that body did not intend.
In any event, 10 be bound by the proceed
ings of minority Of the delegates on the
9Th 81 May. Being absent froIn home,
when was appointed Chairman Of the
Executive Committee, before meeting
could be called X. VI. Jones announced
himself candidate for the Senate. Anx-
ious 90 promote harmony and thinking
that he would see from the action Of the
different conventions Of the Conservative
party held throughout the State aud the
conduct Of prominent citize..s, that II wa
deemed expe,lient that we should have
candidates, VIM were NOT banned by the
XIV amendment Of the Constitution 81
the United States, / delayed calling the
committee together Being urged BY n
large portion u tlIeeitizens 10 prompt sc-
| ti0il, ] convened the committed aud sub
mitfed the question 10 them. Learning
that my nane would le brought forward
for the nomination I resigned a. chairman
and refused foreman member. Having
received the nomination I Ut first felt Il d
duty. under the circumstances. not 10 de-
cline II. Subsequent reflection however
has led a. different determination. The
absence Of SOME membens of the commit
lee and the conduct 81 others hut too clear
III indicate the division that might be ex-
peeled ~ the county. Unwilling 10 excite
discord aud resolved that no action Dfmine
should cause defeat, have concluded a.
withdraw my acceptance. AZ the time
Published card stating that / wis not n
candidate for the nomination before the
Convention, ! was anxious that the on
vention should not beifammelled In IL ac-
ton, but should have the widest range 10
select a person ~ the highest order ~ tall
cnt to meet the difficult and perplexing
questions that are nov upon ~. Besides
hoped thai we might expect more lem
lent action ON the faft 81 Congress Ia re-
lation 10 theremoyal VI disabilities. These
expectations have been disappointed.
Congress has prOee,lesi ioenIOfce the XIV
ameBdmentby appropriate Legislation
This law we are hound 60 obey, and Il Is
mere folly 70 expect that we can have
members seated incur Legislature in def.
ance 81 the construction placed upon the
amendments by Congress. The fate III
Georgia but boo clearly shows what thai
construction Is. This amendment pre-
scribes that no person shall hold any 1i)ic1,
civil or military, under the United State,
or under any State, who, having previousIy
taken an oath ~ q member ~ the Begis
lature or ~ an executive or judicial oiilcci
Of any Staie 70 support The Constitution o
the United btnles, shall have engaged II
rebellion against the saIin; our ounstiiu
ton prescrii,cs, 1.-THE terms ~ o6rg fOl
benatorS and incinbcis Of the House o
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\. ,44. N, NJ. n ;n,nr,a, ~
coniinittee Waiseu upoll iile " ~ ,e
Of me action q tne coilveil'loi', e9pses
again my hsinciinaiioh 70 acccpss a ~
begged the co'nini'lee e a'loW inv a''''e ~
c co. uon, u M,
Asiue from tI,e 1'rlcne ueli's'.ps =. ~
vale 1'ls,nss, aele w;as Vssa s,
my eligioui;y unuc, s'g if1 ii,,;,n statas
70 lhe oiis.ieu'toi q 'a.e '..s
Aller eA,,l ,a.ls'on '' INV ,aa,
tlon N.Y.. sp'a,s Y. Wy oss ~
ihiiles ~ .ne ''ste pes.sae sa, r.,s
lwas not ihelfg4Die " U seat ~ ti,c fseSis,,
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not be touched by an outsider no matter for
what, or they il put you in jail, and that
toowithont giving you any'hcaringl Isn't
that pretty busincssfor "the best Govern.
ment the world ever saw?' What right
had Congress to try a case that properly
belonged to the Courtsof Virginia? And
upon what meats do these Caesars feed that
they have grown too great to be whipped
like other people for their rascality and i'm
pudcncc? Are they too good or too mean
to be chastiscd? We believe in aoggine
'em like other folks, whenever they need
kicking.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-07-13

MEssRs. EDIToEs- Tho ticket present
ed by .'Farmers' is composed eniirely Of
good men, but the laboriDg portion u the
community would prefer County Commits
sioners 10 bc residents Of fiillsboreugh. ~
order 10 avoid paying mileage, which makes
no small item when they have to travel 10,
II and IL miles. What Is the use 81 pay
ing and i and 81. wcdn We can have Il
done for <Js We would suggest the fol-
lowing ticket:
John n Kirkland, T. j. Hill, DR.. q.
Hooker, r. Il. Ruflin and Lcmucl Lynch.
LABORER.
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State Of NorthsCarolina.
ORANGE c0UNTY--Ssperior Court,

ORANGE COUNTf--Ssperi0r Court,
SPRING TERN, 1870.
John Berry, and Elizabeth Berry,
Executorsof John Berry sr., d'cd lprns.
as
William w. Allison, and John j.
Allison, Executors Of Joseph defts
j. Allison, deceased.
TT appearing on affidavit Of the plaintiffs 10 the
j. satisfaction of the Court that a cause Of action
exists against the defendants in this ease and that
John j. Allison one Of the defendants hath depart
ed from the state Of North Carolina 10 avoid the
service Of summons:
Il j. therefore ordered by the court that publ
cation be made weekly FOR six successive weeks In
the HiIlsborough Recorder newspaper published
IN the Town OF Hillsborough. that the said John
j. Allison Il summoned 10 appear af the next
Tersu Of this court NJ the Court House In Hills
boro on the sth Monday after the inst Monday ol
September next, and answer 10 the complaint ol
the plaintiffs, otherwise the plaintiff win take jIg.
ment against the defendants for the susa Of Five
Hundred and Ninety one Dollars and flity eight
cents, with interest thereon from the 10th q
March 1861 TIL paid.
Witness George Laws Clerk 81 said court nj Of
dee In Hillslorough this 10th day Il May A ID 1870
fpr's fee. si0.00l
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EgAn IIIinoI. raper keeps throe blank

EyAu Illinois paper keeps three blank
columns headed thus: Special Notice
These columns are reserved for those town
merchants who ought 10 advertise This
is pretty good bit at class Of men whe
realize considerable trade from the printer
and give him in return a patronage that
will not pay for his chewing tobacco I'LL
Printers ought to buy literally only Of
those who patronize them literally. Aud
henecforsh We mean to make this rule.
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They amuse themselves in Auburn
by catching toais and feeding them on
lightning hugs They make the toad swal
Low parcel Of these bugs and then put hin
under glass dish. The flies keep up 1
flashing inside for some minutes, and illu
inmate the toad all over. His toadship en-.
joys the sport, too.
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10 Me cai.eas u lNeeklen5ug oo,lntv.

10 ne CaisoHs NJ lBcckiubUrg Counly.
when tile convention ~ the conserya-
tive party met on the 23d ult., 10 nominate
a County Ticket, | instructed two gentle.
men who were delegates 10 inform the
convention that did not accept the n0rl-
inatlOn for the Senate, with which my
name had been connected for some time
previous. This I learn, was done but
ncvcnhcIcsaI was nominated. When the
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gW-The father Of Abncr Anderson, q

~ The father Of Abncr Anderson, ed
itor Of the Danyille Register, was lately
murdered in Pittsylyania county, (Va.,)
in his own store at the dead of night. lie
was an old man in his 18th year andxhad
been in the habit for the last several years
of sleeping at night in his store. Ills skull
was mashed with astick that had 6een4and-
ing in the store for some time. Hi$6lood
and hair were on the stick. The tracks q
the murderer were printed in blood all over
the floor, though there were no impressions
Of the heel part Of the foot. The murderer
had walked on his toes. It's thought there
must have been two engaged in It ; it's not
thought negro did it. We are in posses
sion Of rumors that promiae the most re-
markable and shocking deyelopements. L
was told us in Danyille that an arrest hat
already been made. There was only TWEEN
ty-fye dollars stolen.
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Ie'rhcrc i . great stir among the I'd
wards family in consequence Of the e1pira-
ton d 80 years lease Of property in the
city IF New York, grantedby King George
to Robt Edwards, which expired and found
said Edwards dead. The property Is est.
mated az - millions, and Edwards heir
arc now called fcr--who are they and where
are tlcy. i General Edwards of Ca,
claims TO DO one: Il rather stikes Us thal
VIC conc in somewhere for slice Of thai
old mans estate: We well remember thai
man named Edwards hada dog once tha
trotted over cur .daddy's plantation. an,
he lEdwards--and maybe the dog tool
may possibly be related 70 The old man "a
wards.
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gA new spirit medium. with the view
% inducing editors to commit suicide, i'm
parts the information that newspapers fou-
rish in the spirit world. Believe We rath-
CT take chance here among therounders.
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IgA nephew Of Gen. Butler was 'arres-
ted in New York few days ago charged
with stealing spoons. Spoon stealing seems
to run in the Butler breed.
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!1An irrcyercnt lawyer having insulted
Judge Pitzer, Of the California bench, his
honor descended, seized cane and thrash
ing the attorney. resumed his seat and bid
the lawyer to proceed with his argument.