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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-17

The National Woman's Suffrage Conyen-
ton meets in Washington this week, aud
new affiiction Of balderdash and vanity may
be anticipated. The Irrational woman is an
intolerable nuisance, and of all the bores of
America she is tho most absurd. 1t is impos-
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-17
LANnLa- TN LTMRn

THErE is not decent man or woman In che
community that does not rejoice at the con-
viotion Of s. M. Landis on the charge Of cir
oulating indecent publications. For years tho
course of tAis man has been scandal to
Philadelphia, and it almost seemed as if the
Law had no power to place any check upon his
vile practices. His so-called medical lectures
and sermons have imposed upon few weak
minded persons, principally women, but for
the most part, they were patrcnized by a class
of people who had natural taste for filth
equal to Landis himself The amount of in
jury TO the morals Of society that his fellow has
done by his blasphen,ous discourses, in which
he attempted to give his vileness the cloak
of religion, can scarcely be estimated, but it
is as nothing to the evil influences exerted
by his publications, which have been thrust
under the doors Of respectable citizens and
into the hands Of the youth of both sexes for
years past, in the utter defiance of law and
public opinion. The law, however, has at
length laid it's hand upon Landis, and
although he is now out on bail awaiting the
decision Of the court on motion for new
trial, and was permitted yesterday to dis
course as usual at bis hall, we sincerely hope
that his career has come to a close, and that
he will now receive his just deserts. His
case is one that calls for the seyerest
penalties that the law allows, not
only as punishment for past Of
fenses, but as an example to others who
may be inclined to follow in his footsteps.
There is very little probability that a new
trial will be allowed, and the Judge should
not only impose a fine, but should sentence
him to prison for the full term permitted by
the law. The payment Of fine sOW
be no punishment at all, and the whole
trial will be made use of as an advertise
ment s. M. Landis, M. d. (?), will
not receive his deserts until he is locked
up where he can do no moro harm; and in
disposed as we are usually to interfere in any
way with the course Of justice, we feel it O
duty we owe to the public to urge in this
case that the seyerest penalties may be inn
posed. District Attorney Gibbons and Mayor
Fox both deserve the thanks of the citizens
of Philadelphia for the energy which they
have shown in the prosecution of Landis, and
it now remains for the Court 10 finish in an
appropriate manner the work they commenced
so we'll.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-17

a On THURSDAY and FRIDAY EVENINGS, january 90 and
gL HAsELTrNEs dALLER1Es, NO. res Chestnut Street
ujJt be sold the entire collection of Charles HoseE-
tine, oOine to his going to Eur Also
p,iuate collection, Which 1oithout reserye
The largest and most important Safe offered jn Phia-
delphin for years. t al
Sale to commence at z I-2 o'clock each eventn
SCOTT, Jr, Auctionser.
Notc ErhiJii6n Free at No. 1875 Chestnut street
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-17

ttral m 5I $4,000 HtIi0T rtrt
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YTfIu aHY
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-17
THE PARHAM FAMILY

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1t is very durable and strong
II is elegant in design and finish.
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In fact, IL Is the very best In use.
Sold terms Saesroom NO. 7Of 7O4, 70f 7O4. 20
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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-17

nSSg- HEI.MBOLDS FLUID EXTRACT
w. BUCHU Is pleasant in taste and odor free from all
Injurious properties. and immediate in its action. no
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29

REPUBLICAN ELECTION Frauds
Hon. Z. Z. Bowen, Republican mem
Der OF Congress from the CharlestoWn
Is. ~ District, charges his Radical
egro)competitor with gross election
frauds. Bowen claims that he was
reelected by majority of nearly ten
thousand, but the Commissioners and
managers of Election, appointed by
Gov. Scott, and bitter opponents OF
Bowen, SO manipulated and stuffed
the batlot-boxes as to make return in
favor of DeLarge, (colored Radically
All the Commissioners and Managers
OF Election were appointed by Scott
from among his own partisans, most
OF whom were candidates. for Office
and running on the same ticket with
Scott. The grossest frauds were per-
petrated by the Radicals, and IN many
instances so openly and shamelessly
that their own party friends have be-
come disgusted with them, have turn
ed States evidence and denounced
them. Charleston papers chronicle
tne Inc arrest of several Managers of
Elections who have confessed their
guilt before the U. s. Commissioner,
ana have been bound over. Mr..
Bowen is taking testimony to submit
In his case, and will produce, for in
stance, the afidavits of two hundred |
men that they voted for him in a pre-
i}nct where the managers return only |
thirteen votes for Bowen. DeLarge
ls mulatto, of but ordinary intelli-
yence is Incorporate in habits, but is
friend aud ally of Gov. Scott,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29

ANsWERED.-Grant, inhis late mes.
sage says, Revenue Reform has moi
been defined to my knowledge" and
ne desires to know what the Reyenue
reformers want. The New York Eve-
nsng Post, Radical, essays to furnish
his royal highness with the much COW
eted information, as follows: ~
They want to see as few articles as
possible taxed, because every. tax is
necessarily an interference with indus.
Try they want to see all taxes and dn-
les reduced to the revenue point. he.
cause thus smuggling is discourape6.
ana the honest trader has a fair
cnance they want only those articles
10 pay duty which are net produced
mere, because thus the government
VIII get all that the people pay. excent
the mere cost of collection thew want
10 see the government when 1t laws
laxes' do so Tor the purpose of raising
revenue and assert that if the people
Wisn '. TO foster any particular branch
OF industry, this can be more cheaply
oone by direct booty" --57l-f
Ihe Revenue reformers may be very
anxions to bring about the above re-
forms, but they have a strange way of
showing it. 1t can never be accom-
'lished through the Radical party
which is owned and controlled by the
privileged orders for their own bene.
it. - @4'''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29
Loul.lan. carpet.n.r Ren,ni.osno...

| The usurper, Yarmouth, who as
sumes to be Governor. of the once
proud State of Louisiana, and who
went there as a pennilcss adventnrer
some three or four years since. has
been Governor for three wears, at a
salary of $1,000 per year, and is now
worth S250,000 or S300OOO. During
the last campaign he StU1Rpe9 the
state Tor the nigger ticket and strenu-
ously advocated the total abregation
OF all distinctions on 'account of
race, color, or previous condition of
serVitude. On his visit to the CITY of
Shreveport, he was furious in behalf
OF social equality. After speaking to
2 motley crew, he put up at the Brook
House for the night and requested the
best room in the House. After he
had returned, Brooks Qandlord) took
Warmouth's niger coachman up to
the same room to lodge, but this was
too practical an application of Radi-
cal teachings to suit the rascal and he
demurred to sleeping with the nigger.
UT seems to US the objection should
have come from the nigger) and said
to the landlord: "See here Brooks
we understand each other: when
talk of equality, l do SO for political
effect; please show Sam (the niooer1
to another room" which was accord-
ingly done. In the city of New Or
leans there is restaurant kent bv a
negro woman, who prohibits blacks
from any of the privileges of her
mouse. Recently some coIored %
genius undertook to defy Aunt Susv
and took their seats at the tahIe |
among the white guests, but Auntie
routed them instanter. Oscar Dunn.
VINO was for many years a successfni
BARBER on the lower Mississ;pni
ooats, put who is now, by the grace
d federal bayonets, the reputed 1t.
Governor OF the State, heard of this
lno concluded he would break Susy's
prejudice to niggers, so he repaired
- her eating House, took his seat
among the boarders and ordered his
INNER, but 0esu0tats, etna and a
'tfdmoots! aunty's eyes flashed with
pure African fire as she stepped to
Ounn,s chair and laid her manual ex-
remlty upon the shoulder of his ex-
'enency and in stentorian tones said
Look eh har, nigger, what you doing
'roWdlng III har 'mong white gem.
men. git out you nigger," and this
tadieal functionary got. These are
acts as we derive them from the high
st source.
Moral: Louisiana is better place
OF carpet-baggers than for negro Of. .
clals, but a very poor place for de-
ent white men to liVe.-Sedalia :
Democrat. ' - ~''''''A !
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29
Connecticut Eleotion

The Connecticut State election takes
place on the first Monday of April
The Democrats meet at Hartford on
the 18th of January for the ncmipa.
ton OF State ticket. The call of the
state Committee for the Convention
says:
Nearly six years after the close of
a secnonal war the President announ-
ces IN ms message to Congress, that
tnree States of the Union have been
admitted to representation in our
national councils: and he CONFIDENT
y expects that another-one of the
va Ihirteen-will take her Mace
tnefe, next year. With this official
announcement of the dismemberment
o. The Union which Secession had
falied to break, comes an appeal. bv a
leader of the Republican party in
congress, for the inauguration of war
against powerful European State, to
save the Republican party.
1t is the policy of the Democratic
party to retrench expenditures. rednce
taxes, reform abuses which reach over
thirty thousand offices, to paw the nnb.
lie debt, to relieve great interests
which are crippled by unnecessary
burdens, to restore the Union. sus-
tam the honor of the country, and
promote the prosperity of every sec
tion but on no account to bring caIam-
lty upon the people for the preserya-
tlon OF any political party. All who
agree with us in these sentiments, and
VINO are opposed to disunion and mil
!lafy supremacy, are cordially invited
10 act In our organizations, and to aid
~ restoring union and harmony.
winch are essential to the prosperity
Of the country" ''i'S
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29

BUTLER's amnesty bill, introduced
into Congress, is not an amnesty hin
at all, because it excludes from benefit
every Southern man to whom amnesty
would be OF any value. 1t is the same
police court shyster scheme he pre-
senten at q former session, and is
manly designed to perpetuate the
Olack mailing pardon brokerage for
which this Congress is notorious-a
system whereby the bitterest "rebeIn
IN the South could secure pardon of
MS alleged sins by greasing the naws
ana iu6rlcating the conscience of SONS
loyal Congressional cormorant with a
bribe. Butler blunders eeregions,v
If he thinks that his smartness will oct
through SO fragrant a fraud witbont
its true character being known, and if
1t passes it should be distinctly under
stood that the members voting for II
knowingly connive at the execrable
system of bribery known as nardon
brokerage. 1t is said that an effort
Will be made to strike out all the fsey-
ceptlons," thus making amnesty een.
eral and complete, but we hardly ex-
pect this to be done. It is said that
Gederal Grant is opposed to any am
nesty measure at present, though con.
sidering his intimacy with Butler II
does not seem likely that the latter
would bring the subject before Con
gress without his approval. Butler
has announced that he will ask the
House to consider the bill early the
present week.-C9fsis.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29

The New York Herald has beer
looking into the land grabbing evil
and is frightened. 1t says that the
soil of the States and Territories own.
ed by individual citizens may amount
to five hundred millions of acres.
Out of the remaining seven hundred
millions the appropriations already
made by congress and those proposed
TO be made to railroad corporations
and for other jobs amount to over
four hundred millions, or much more
than half the available territory be.
longing to the government and the
people. These stupendous grants
and proposed grants cover an area
larger than twenty States of the
Union-that is, all New England,
New York, New Jersy, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia,
North and South Caroline, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana. Previous Congresses have
given away to favorite companies
two hundred and twenty millions,
and the bills before the present Con-
sress will give away hundred and |
millions. ~
How do the people of America like |
this state of things? One thing is
,ertain-whether they like it or not,
hey have gos TO endure it, as well as
'ther evils, till a political earthquake
'wallows up the corrupt party at pres
mt in power.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29

The SAN DoMISGo Sw1NDLE.-Tbe
Philadelphia Age, speaking of the net
scheme of the Administration. saws.
General Grant is but the agent of q
New York company in this effort to
annex San Domingo to the United
States. The capital of this congrega-
ton of brokers and jobbers is said to
consist of 20 shares, at $f5,0U each.
TO this company all this mineral lands,
mlll privileges and prospective town
sites in San Domingo have been grant
ed. They also have the monopoly of
banking, of building railroads and of
running steamboats,. They are an
thorized, in the event of annexation.
TO survey the whole public domain Of
the Republic, and to have one-fifth of
the same by way of compensation.
This one-fifth they are to locate for
themselves, in any portion of the is
land selected. With such 9. fine bar
gain in prospective, it is no wonder
the scheme is pushed upon the Senate
with such pertinacity. The dividends
VIII be large, and hence the interest
Ielt IN the movement at the White
House,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29
Another Democratic victory.

A special election was held in the
first Senatorial District of Philadel-
phia on Tuesday, the Goth inst, to fill
the vacancy occasiohed by the death
of Republican Senator. The Radi-
Gals carried the district in October by
about thousand majority, but, at the
late election, notwithstanding, as the
despatch says, the administration filled
the Navy Yard with paupers, the
fraudulent registration of scores of
negro votes, and corruption fund of
over fifty thousand dollars, the Dem
ocrats won a most glorious victory.
electing their candidate. Col, Dechert.
by over thirteen hundred majority
This result gives the Democracy a
majority in the Pennsylvania. Senate
of one.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29

These lists are only passengers
killed or wounded by direct railroad
accidents, and do not include those
rnn over on the track or employees of
the road killed in the discharge Of
their duty. Kansas, it will be seen, is
at the head of the slain, with q killed.
while New York comes first in the
wounded list, with 63. The largest
number of persons killed at enc acci-
dent was q, being upon the Mfssissip-
pi Central railroad near Buckner,
when train upon the25th Of; Febru-i
ary broke through the trestle bridge,
to which must be added Is wounded.
New York starts first in the freuuen-
cy of her accidents, having had four
teen by which lives were lost. New
Jersey, it will be seen, has not been
behind in the deadly contest, having
had five fatal accidents by which ten
lives were instantly lost, while the
number of those mortally wounded
IS not ascertained, but goes to swell
the list of forty-six set against her on
the list of injured. To these ghastly
tables should be added those of lives
lost by the blowing up of our river
and lake steamers, and the number
then shown would indeed be start
ling. D''-NN
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29
Terrible stearnboat disaster.

A special despatch to the st. Louis
hepuol'cdn from Vicksburgh, Miss,
gives the details of a most horrible
steamboat disaster near Grand Lake
on the Mississippi, by the snagging
ana sinking of the steamer Nick Wall.
The hurricane roof fell in crushing a
number of the cabin passengers.-
There were on board two hundred and
nifty souls, and it is thought that over
one hundred lives were lost, as bnt
one hundred and forty on board couId
De accounted for. The disaster ia said
70 be the most appalling that has han
Pened since the explosion of the Sui
tana, in 1865. "-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29
Death on the R.i,-some Drs.asul Stats.

Death ON the Rail-some Dreadful stati.-
A study of the record of the killed
and wounded passengers of the rail-
roads Of the United States, may-if
not entertaining-at least be to q cer-i
tain degree instructive. We are acz
customed to see in the papers of the
day accounts of q few Killed here. or
a score or two injured there, but it is
only on compiling these fragmentary
evidences of the "demon of the rails p
that We learn anything like the true
state OF the facts. The following
facts are taken from record for the
year ending October 81, 1870. The
total number of deaths by the rail was
one hundred and sixty-eight, together
with four hundred and eighty-iour
wounded, geographically distributed
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29
IFor the Democratic Press !

thor the democratic Press.1
J fSoeoieefaons of an Old Settler Corrected
: MR. EDITOR. The communication
IN your last issue headed sRecolec.
tons of an old Settler" by friend
. Christian Cackler, was perused by me
with much pleasure, and it is to be re-
gretted that so few of the old Settlers
record their recolections for the in
formation of this generation and of
those to follow us.
was sorry however, to observe a
few errors in his communication. and
trust he will not be offended if /
essay to correct some that 1 deem err
rors, that such may not too long go
uncontradieted.
Samuel Forward ESQ, of Aurora. ia
named in that communication as one
OF the first Associate Judges of Com
mon Pleas appointed on the first or
ganlzation of Portage county, and
william Wetmore, Esq, as the first
Clerk of the Court. He also hinks
that John. Campbell was the first
Sheriff.
Ihe first Associate Judges were |
AMI Afwater, Esq, of Mantua, viii
liam Wetmore, Esq, of Stow, and
aaron Norton, Esq, who was, 1 be-
iieve, then residing in MiddIebury.
though he had first settled and built
mills in Hudson and afterward settled
ana built a mill in Northampton.
where Ha'oso he resided in the Sum-
mer of 1907, but 1 think moved to
Middlebury in the fall of 1907.
AlVa Day, Esq, of Deerfeld. was
the first Sheriff of Portage county.
elected June 9Th, 1908, and re-elected
in October 1908. He however resign
ed in 1909 and Campbell was his suc- I
cessor. n
That communication speaks of Por-
tage as the first county set off from q
Trumbull. I
Geauga county was set off from
rrumbull by act of Legislature Dec. /
list 1905, taking effect March, 1906. Z
Mr.. c. speaks of Franklin town. =
nip as first organised in 1915. At q
he first Annual election of Portage
county, i'll October 1908, Franklin n
ownship included the present town 7
hips of Franklin, Ravenna, Roots .
own, Charlestown, and, l believe. q
ONE adjacent unsettled townships. !
# all of which it was diYested and set
fl by itself in 1915.
The Indian Nickshaw was killed .
an 22d, 1907, not in Dec. 1906. :. -
oted it in my diary at the time. 1 =
7as then (Jan. 1900 living-going to =,
'hool at Hudson-Boarding in the ~
'mily of the teacher, Benz. Wheaton. %
| think it would be inferred from
[r. Cackler's communication that the "a
'aniel Diver who was shot by the al
ldian was the same who cheated the U
ldlan in the horse trade, but it is well "
1own that John Diver was the one II
no swapped horses with the Indian se
I'd Daniel who was punished by trl
ohawk. tit
Benjamin Wheaton, Esq, was the sc
st Clerk of the Court of Portage &c
unity but never removed to Rayenns
serve as such. Judge Wetmore re. ar
sned his judgeship and Wheaton Ct
clerkship soon after the appoint to
ents were made and Wetmore was I'll
pointed Clerk. Samuel Forward, pc
q, was appointed Judge in place of mt
dge Wetmore-appointed by the
gislature in 1909 or 1910. De
may perhaps at some time give tic
public of the county, a list of all at
early officers of this county and of
'ir terms of service. ma
Respectfully, \
JOHN HARMON. to
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29

In TReUBLE.-The Conneaut Re
porter relates the following :
A man named Jordan, living
about two miles south of this
village, on the Center road, was
recently made the victim of q New
York swindler in this wise: 1t seems
from the information we gather at the
Express Office that Jordan ordered
counterfeit greenbacks. In due time
the package came with a collection of
S91 and some cents. The money was
I,.aid and the box taken up the Cente:
joad iR triumph. Upon opening ii,
the package was found to contain a
counterfeit Of in tae shape of shaw
ings, old paper, etc. JordaB immedi-
aAely rst1Ynsd end attached the mon
~, which fortunately for him, had not
been returned. The defense failing
to; appear the money, after Geductin1
costs was refunded. Jordan's prsdic.
ament in the community may be bet. |
IeF imagined thap described. IuoTO
q 1IEQ i41tgIlsG1I 1el Tuc -grfarf az / =
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29

Haul OF Blacklist.
The Mobile (Ala.) correspondent n,
the Hartford Times gives the follow.
ing account of the way in which the
negro repeaters were caught at tbe
recent election in that city. We com.
mend the story to all virtuous Re-
publicans
l have great pleasure in informing
you that we are free from radical rule.
Smith, the Radical Governor has Civ
en- up the contest. We have now a
Democratic Governor. Our citv
election on the 9th resulted in an en-
tire overthrow of carpet-bag officials.
Every member of the city govern
mept is now Democratic. The rad.
icals used every effort to bring ne.
groes from adjoining counties. as
usual, to vote. A recent law passed
by the Radical legislature made a
criminal offense to challenge a vote
but if it could be proved that a man
had voted illegally, he was liable to
criminal prosecution. The great diff;-
Guilty was to find these negroes after
the election was over. But the nldn
adopted by the Democrats to detect |
them in the late election, was tbiI
We have eight wards, A detectiye |
force was stationed at each ward.
with fish-hooks from No, l to s.
When a negro who was suspected
himself, they would fasten
he heck to his coat-tail, correspond
ng in number to the ward. Then when
,e went to another ward and voted.
hey would find TIC TIC nook, which was
good evidence that he had voted.
hey would arrest him at once and
end him to Jail. After they had got
bout forty in Jail, the negroes be-
anne alarmed and gave up their plan
4 repeating and tha pamoorats car
led the oily,