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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-11

TAXING THE BACK TRACk.-The Su-
preme Court of the United States, at
the December term, 1869, by the opin-
ion of five of its Judges against three
declared the law making greenbacks
a legal-tender for all debts public and
private, unwarranted by the constitu-
ton so far as it applied to debts crea-
ted before its passage. Since then
that body has undergone reconstruc-
ton, Strong, of Pennsylvania, taking
the place of Grier, deceased, and
Bradley, of New Jersey, having been
added to the bench. At the recent
term of that high tribunal, identically
the same question came up, and the
Court took the back track, overruling
its former decision, the two new
Judges voting TO sustain the constitu-
tienaIity of the law. Thus, the high
est judicial body in the land has deci-
ded in favor of the validity and con-
stitutionality of the law providing for
the issue of grcenbacks as money, and
of the binding force OF that contract
which Congress made with and for the
people, and which is expressed on the
back of each and every of the notes
put forth by the Government, thus
This note is legal tender for ALL
DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, except
duties on imports and interest on the
public debt, and IS RECEIVABLE FOR
ALL LOANS MADE TO THE UNITED
STATES
Thus, in all contracts between the
people, whether before or since the
passage of the legal tender act, the
creditor is compelled to receive this
deprecated currency for his debt. But
the Bondholder is privileged char
acter, and so tender are the Radicals
of their pets, and so anxious are they
to sustain the public credit, that they
have provided for paying their claims
in gold. To be sure these bonds are
nothing but an evidence of "public
debt" "loan made to the United
States" and that loan was made in
this same deprecated currency, when
gold was at a premium of from eighty
to hundred and fifty per cent, and
the Government had assured the peo.
pie when they received this currency
that with it they should be enabled to
pay all debts public and private, and
that it should be receivable in pay.
ment of oil loans made to tie United
States" But now the Radical party
turn round and tell the people that il
shall be received as a legal tender fol
the payment of private debts, and
they commit most outrageous swim
die and robbery of the people, in or
der to pay the bondholding aristocracy
double the amount of their loans te
the Government, by paying them il
coin, where only greenbacks were re
ceiyed, and only greenbacks wer,
promised i'll return. They boast o
the amount of the debt which they
have cancelled, but TO do so, they hav,
oppressed and plundered the people
and made them the o hewers of WOOD
and drawers of water" to privileged
order. Was there ever baser swim
die, more audacious robbery in tht
worlds history?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-11
NEWS ITEMS.

HE United States Senate met in
executive session yesterday, for the
purpose of considering the work of
the Joint High Commission on the
subject of the Alabama claims and the
fisheries.
THE monthly debt statement of the
Secretary of the Treasury for April
claims reduction tor the month of
$6,124, 4,053,1
MRS. JANE G.. SwIssHELM has at
length given in her adhesion to the
female suffragists, and been selected
as delegate to the coming National
aConvention of the suffragists at New
York by the Christian Suffrage So
ciety of Chicago.
A HEAVY snow storm occurred at
Pennington, Maine, and other points
on the 4th inst. Snow fell to the
depth of five inches, and the ground
was completely covered with it.
Hon. r. P. SPALDISG. declines the
use of his name as candidate for
Governor in the coming Radical Con-
vention. Hon. Darius Caldwell, of
Ashtabula county ditto.
The Mayor of Cincinnati has or
dered that the front doors of all pla-
ces where intoxicating liquors are sold
in that city, shall be closed on Sun
days. That will cure the evil, we
guess not.
THE President has commuted the
death sentence passed upon Charles
Perdue, the seaman who set fire to the
ship Robert Edwards, wien eight
hundred miles from land, to twelve
years at hard labor in the Albany PEN
itentiary.
THIRTY-THREE indictments for
counterfeiting were found in the u.
S. District Court at Pittsburgh, at its
recent session. Eighteen of them
against Attic, alias Bob. The maxi
mum Imprisonment for his offences.
is two hundred and forty years; the
minimum ninety.
A DECREE of divorce has been grant
ed Mrs. Pomeroy, wife of :. Brick
Pomercy, by Milwaukee court, and
$4,000 alimony allowed her. The
Cleveland Herald says that gossip in
that city says that Brick" is to wed
lady of Cleveland who has herself
pissed through the divorce branch of
the court.
On Saturday last, 29th ult., young
man named Lafayette Sheperd killed
his mother and sister with an axe, at
their home near Newton, Jasper coun-
ty, Illinois. He fled, but was arrest
ed at Olney, and is nowtin the Clark
county Jail. He has several brothers
and sisters, who are also under arrest,
under suspicion of being accessories TO
the murder. 1t is said that Lafayette
is insane.
DICTATOR GRANT has issued his pro-
clamation for the enforcement of the
the infamous Ku Klux act. He says
it is equally applicable to all parts of
the United States, and will be enforc-
ed everywhere 10 the extent of the
powers vested in the Executive
These powers are unlimited. 1t must
be gratifying to the people of the sew
eral States to know that they are sub
ject to the arbitrary, tyrannical power
of one man.
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Bribery and Corruption at Toledo.

The President removed Mr.. Reed,
Post master at Toledo, Ohio, and ap-
pointed one McMaken in his place.
Charges of the most flsgrant cor
ruption OH the part of Congressman
Peck, of that District, in connection
with this appointment are openly
made. Parties representing him, have
sold, in writing, the Postmastership,
Collectorship, and Assessorship at
Toledo for $1,000. These allegations
are made by Republicans, who boast
that they will be proven.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-11

TIE Radical Central Committee has
issued call for State Convention of
that party to be held at Columbus Oh
Wednesday, June 21st, to nominate
candidates for State officers. The
Convention is to be composed of al
delegates, of which number Pertsge
county is entitled to fve.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-11
MARRIBD.

JONES-DOTY-Atth the residence of the BRIDES
d. e. Thomas. OF Newburgh. Ohio, Mr.. John
II. Jones to Miss Ida H. Doty, all Of Ravenna.
CAMPBELL-ALLISON the residence of
the oNcisting magistrate, on the 9Th inst, by
G. B. Stowe, Esq, Mr.. Joel C. Campbell, Of
Edinburgh, and Miss Lonisa Allison, of
Charlest0wA.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-11

The last surviving Revolutionary
pensioDer, and the only positively
known Revolutionary soldier alive, is
Daniel Frederick Bateman, now re-
siding in Freedom, Cattaraugus coun-
ty, n. Y, where he has resided for the
past sixteen years. Mr.. Bateman is
about one hundred and nine years
old, and makes his mark as signature
TO the pension receipt,
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CITY OF coLUMBUs. oNrHuRsDAr. JUNE

1ST, 1871.
1t was also resolved that the basis of represen-
tation in said convention be follows: That
each county in the State be entitled to one dele
gate. and also one delegate for every five hum
efred votes cast for Hon. VIM. Hiesiey for Secre-
tary of state at the election held on the Second
Tuesday OF October. 1870, and also one delegate
for every fraction of two hundred and nfty votes
or over, cast for that gentleman ut that time,
(which basis of representation will give to-
ties of this Congressional District will be enti-
tied 10 the following- Ashtabula. 2; Geauga.
2: Mahoning, 6; Portage, 5; Trumbull,
The following are the officers TO be nominated
by the Convention:
GOVERNOR.
LIEUTEN Ant GOVERNOR,
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
AUDITOR OF STATE.
TREASURER OF STATE,
SUPREME JUDGE,
MEMBER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
COMM MlSS.ONER OF COMMON SCHOOLS,
CLERK OF SUPREME COT KIT.
In announcing this call, we deem it not inap-
propriatc to add a word on the Importance OF
ticket to be nominated. depends in very great
degree upon the men TO be put III nomination.
and the harmony and unaniniity of the n0mina-
tiOnS. To this end it is desirable and important
that every county should be fully represented
and the VIII Of the people should be ascertained
and expressed as nearly as possible The Cleo
ti0n will be one Of VITAL Importance to fhe
State and country at large, and will have an inn
p0rtant influence upon the great contest of 1872
With judicious selection of candidates and q
harmonious and united effort, the Democracy
can and will redeem the state from Radical
misrule, and answer back to the East South and
West. the glorious news that Ohio is true to the
Constitution and Union.
BY order of the Dem. State Cen. Com.
CHARLES y. ALLEN, Chr'n.
JAMES s. GRAIL, Ses'y.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-11
NEW 7-3O GOLD LOAN
OF THE
Northern Pacific Railroad.
RAPID PROGRESS OF THE WORK.

The building OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
| (begun July last) is being pushed forward with
| great energy from both eXtremlt1es OF the line.
Several thousand men are employed in Mime
| sofa and on the Pacific coast, The grade is
nearly completed T6o r miles Tor iTem s3
miles of finished road, and track-laying is rap
| idly progressing toward the eastern border OF
| Dakota. Including its purchase of the st. Paul
| and Pacific Road the Northern Pacific Compa-
ny now has AIS miles of completed road, and
| by September next this will be increased to at
| least 500.
| A GOOD INVESTMENT. Jay Cooke &
| Co. are now selling and unhesitatingly recon-
mend, Profitable and perfectly Safe invest
| ment, the First Mortgage Land Grant Gold
Bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad Compa-
ny. They have 80 years to run, bear Seven and
! Three -Tenths per cent. gold interest (morc than
| per cent. currency and are secured by first
| and only mortgage on the ENTIRE ROAD AND ITS
EQUIPMENTS and also, as fast as the Road is
completed on
$4,000 ACRES OF LAND to every mile of
| track, or 500 Acres for each!$1 600 Bond. They
are exempt from Y. s.: Tax; Principal and In
terest are payable in Gold; Denominations:
Coupons, 90 10 1000; Registered, 500 to So,
LANDS FOR BONDS. Northern Pacific
7-3O's are at all times receivable at TEN PER
CENT. ABOVE PAR, in exchange for the Compa-
ny's Lands, at their lowest cash price. This
renders them practically INTEREST BEARING
LAND WARRANTS.
SINKING FUND. The proceeds of all sales
of Lands are required to be devoted to the re-
purchase and cancellation of the First Mortgage
Bonds of the Company The Land Grant of the
koad exceeds FIFTY Million Acres lnls I'M
mense Sinking Fund will undoubtedly cancel
the principal of the Company's bonded debt be,
fore it falls due. With their ample-security and
high rate of interest. there is no investment ac-
cessible to the people, which is more PROFIT
ABLE OR SAFE. -
EXCHANGING U. s. FIyE-TWENTIES
The success of the New Government per cent.
Loan will compel the early surrender of United
States per cents. Many holders of Five Twen-
| ties are now exchanging them for Northern Pa
| cihc Seven-Thirties, thus realizing handsome
profit, and greatly increasing their yearly in
come.
OTHER SECURITIES. All marketable
Stocks and Bonds will be received at their high
est current price in exchange for Northern Pa
! ciflc Seven-Thirties. EXPRESS CHARGES on
| Money or Bonds received, and on Seven-Thir-
| ties sent in return will be paid by the Finan-
| eial Agents. Full information, ma $, pam
| phlets. etc, can be obtained on application at
| any agency, OF from the undersigned.
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sherif's Sale.
The State of Ohio, Portage County, IS.

The State of Ohio Portage County, IS.
TN pursuance to the command of an order of
L sale, directed to me from the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Portage Comfy. in the cause of
John Burnett, Plaintiff, and Lyman Smith, ct
ais, Defendants, shall offer for sale at public
auction, at the door of the Court House in Ra-
VIENNA county and State aforesaid, on
TUESDAY, the 30th day of MAY, 1871,
between the hours OF 10 O'Clock, n NJ, and
O'Clock u. NJ. OF said day, the following des
cribed property to wit, situate in the township
of Charlestown. county of Portage and state of
Ohio and known as being part of lot No. 36, and
is bounded SIS follows:
beginning at the northwest corner at stone
in the town line. in the center of the highway;
thence east along the center of said highway, 2l
chains and 81 links to n stone; thence South "a
deg. east IS chains 20 Il stone; thence north SNst
deg. west. chains. 6S links; thence south -
deg. west. chains, 2s links to stone; thence
north sos, icgs. west IL chains. 20 links to
stone; thence north 0 min. east, IL chains, 81
links. to the place of beginning. containing
50 4S-1OO acres of land be the same more or less,
subject TO legal highways. and being land sold
by Plaintiff TO q. l.. Fenton.
Appraised at S65 per acre.
on Is ID. PAINE Sheriff.
w. u. THOMAS. Plaintiffs Attorney.
SHERlFF'S OFFICE. Ravenna, o.,
April &c. 1871, I3g-5w.
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v YMAN HINES EsTATE,-Notice is
IL hereby given. that the subscriber has been
appointed and duly qualified as ExecuuiN. ON
the estate of Lyman nine, late OF Portage conn
ty. deceased. All persons indebted TO the es.
tate, are requested to make payment and all
persons having claims are notified to present
April ~, 1871.
1S0-3w. SABRINA III<E
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-11

EDITOR OF PREss.-Let the friends
of free Republican institutions observe
the course of the new editor Of the
bogus Democrats. We observe that
in his first paper, he endorsed the in
famous Ku Klux force bill giving to
President Grant the Dictatorship OF
the United States, thus making our
&C vernment from model Republic q
Monarchical one not very limited in
its powers. Last week he brought
Gen. Garfield to back his opinions and
long, prosy editorial. not very clear
to our mind. That infamous bill
passed the Senate with five of the
leading Republicans voting against il,
among whom are some of the mosl
honest and talented members, az
Trumbull, of Illinois, and Shurz Of
Missouri. And we observe many Of
the ablest Republican editors depreca-
ting the passage of the infamous force
bill. J. III.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-11

THE Democrats of ofPennsylYania hold
their State Convention at Harrisburg h
ON the S4th inst.
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NlT1IING you want done in the line
"A Heads, Cards, Posters, Pamphlets SC ha
sure and come 20 the Press Ofice, ON Chestnut
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DIED.

.CLINE.-At the residence OF his srandfather
Jacob EAders, in this village, on the sth inst
OF dropsy, Charles Cline, aged SS years and {
months
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-11

HoME to tn Press Office on Chestnut Stree,
north en- end OF Empire, Block. and get your
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Moving Buildings.

Wy w Il. SMITH would to say 10 those de-
w string to have buildings moved. that he
has an entirely new set of tools and implements
for carrying ON the business (the best in Por-
tage County,, and that he is prepared to attend
to all calls in that line promptly, and will guar
antee satisfaction.
All persons having buildings to be moved. are
requested to call before engaging elsewhere.
Residence near old Canal he'd Prospect street
south. w. W. B. SMITH.
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Democratic State Convention.

RoosIs OF THE Dem. STATE CEs- Con-, !
COLUMBUS, o., April Sth, 1911.
To The Democracy Of TIE State of Ohio:
At meeting of the Democratic State Central
Committee of Ohio. it was resolved that the next
Democratic State Convention of Ohio, be held in
H.
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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-05-04
VOLUME 23-NUMBER %
The Magic hog.

This Justly celebrated breed was or
iginated by d. NJ. Magic, of Butler
County, Ohio, and introduced to no
tice about the year 1910, who saws they
resulted from a cross between the PO-
land, Irish-grazier, Byfield and the
Big China. And he saws that after
trying for some years the four breeds
separate in theirpurity, he found some
good points and some Objectionable
ones in each of them, and that he de-
/ termined to try crossing them with a
view to securing the good qualities of
each and combining them in an ami
NAL, and wedding out the ObjectiOna-
ble ones. He thus obtained hog that
was superior in size, fattening quail
T ties, constitution and stamina, much
superior to either of the original
breeds. They are now almost univer-
sally conceded, in point of size, early
maturity, fattening qualities and pro-
ductiveness, the very best breed of hogs
known i'll the West. This breed of
hogs, although of recent origin, NAV
be regarded as thoroughly and perma-
nently established. They have been
bred so long and with such uniform
success, that they maybe confidently
relied upon as possessing such an iden-
tity and fiXity of character as a dis
tinet breed, as to give assurance that
they will certainly and Enthusiastically
propagate and extend their good quail
tiles. They are very large, black and
white spotted hog; mature early, are
easily kept, and grow to a great size.
This hOghas taken the "P0rk Fuckers
Premium" at the st. Louis Fair the
past two years, and this premium
was so large and liberal $3.50 in 1853
and ST0O in 1859 as to attract the at
tentiOn of swine breeders throughout
the whole country, and thereby call
out two Ofthe largest and finest shows
of hogs, if not the UeTy best shO1rs euer
made IN the cOytlfT7L
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-05-04
Greeley Burlesaued.

Mr.. c. w. Fay, of the Trenton, n.
]. Sentinel, is after Greeley's agricul-
turGl laurels. Here is a sample of
what he knows about it: The proper
time to pull hemp is any Friday that
a good judge may select. Castor oil
beans succeed best in the bowels of
the earth. They will soon work their
way out. The best preparation for
hops is a toad or two in each hill.
They will make the vines fairly lump.
The usual time to put in rye is early
in the morning. Some husbandmen,
especially those in the city, continue
to put il in at intervals of half an hour
until bedtime. This practice is only
allowable In case of q dry season. In
reaping wheat never take it by the
beard, it is found to go against the
grain. Buckwheat is not healthy
food. 1t is apt to cake IN the stOm-
ach. Corn in the ear is apt to affect
the hearing. If eaten Green it will
make the voice husky. When dealt
out as army TatiOns the kernel should
always be served first, and then the
men privately. Never plant your pO-
tatOes early. 1t IS the early potato
tudJ SSts liiS worm. IL Is up Dill
work with them after that. To be
certain Of the right kind of squashes,
compare them with your head. In
adopting this rule l first mistoOk
pumpkins for squashes, but by con-
tinued comparison, soon learned to
detect the difference. But for some
new beginners it requires great eau
tiOn.. In making cider out of apples I
found it took a pretty tight squeeze,
notwithstanding my long connection
with the press. Never drink cider
made from crab apples. 1t is pretty
sure to ego back on you" If you
would lay in a supply of old wine be
sure to make it out of elder berries.
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From Pole TO Pole

A merchant going home drunk, stag
gered against a telegraph pole.
''Beg your pardon" said he, 81 hOpt
no Offense. It's rather dark, and tht
street is narrow you see."
In few moments he came in con
tact with another PUle.
"COuldT't help it, sir" and he. lift
ing mis- hat; 81 never saw such crooked
lanes as we have here in this city"
Again he ran foul OF a pole, this time
with such force that it sent him
backward to t he ground.
"LoOk here, neighbOr, you need moi
push a fellow down because he hap
pened to touch you; the road is as
much mine as yours, and l have a;
much right to be here as you have
you old stick-in-the-mud."
He picked himself up, and made an
other effort to reach his home, but he
soon came plump against another
pole.
81 shan't make any more apollo.
gies," said he "if you get into the
middle of the street and stand in my
way, that's your lookout, and not
mine"
Proceeding on his journey again
and becoming angry and dizzy, he
seemed to be entangled in an ineXtric-
able labyrinth of telegraph poles
which led him to make a general
speech:
"Gentlemen, you are not doing the
fair thing. You do not give a man a
chance. You run from one side of the
street to the other, right in my way
Just then he met friend, and tax
ing him by the hand, he said:
"There is a procession going along
the street and every man is drunk;
they have been running against me
all the way from the club. l knocked
one of the fellows down, and one Oi
the fellows knocked me down, and
then lot of them got around me, and
I believe they would have kicked me
within an inch of my life if you had
not come to the rescue. Let US get
out of this street before the procession
comes back, for they are all drunk"
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Forgotten Vows.

As we passed along one of our busy
streets a few days ago, we heard
words that shocked us, the more sc
when we recognized the speaker.
During the terrible epidemic of 1867
we were called into the abOdes of the
rich and poor, to point the dying tC
Christ for comfort, as best we could
the sad hearts of the bereaved. One
night we stood by the bedside of q
sick child, and heard the physician
tell the parents that his skill could
not save their ''little one" The
heart ON the strong man bowed un-
der the weight of that sorrow, and re-
membering the God of his pious faith
er, he sank on his knees and begged
the preacher to pray God to spare his
child. The black vOmit was staining
the lips of the little one when that
group k nelt around the bed, but the
child was spared. We meet him
sometimes with his sprightly step and
bright eye, and always think of that
midnight prayer.
Is this an extraordinary case? We
doubt not that every one of our read.
ers can recall, from memory, similar
cases. Every preacher can tell a SIM
liar story. We need not go abroad
Possibly you or 1 never uttered the
Language of profanity, but where are
the vows we have laid on the altar in
some hour when we needed the helI
of God and they came in answer to
prayers !-TeIHs Christidn AdCOcdte.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-05-04
4 Donation Party.

Somewhere in Pennsylvania there
is a Presbyterian clergyman whose
nominal salary is $3.50 a year.
But as it was six months in arrears,
the congregation determined to give
him a donation party to help him
along.
1t came Off-the donation party did.
The entire flock was on hand, but OF
the presents there We're only six roll
ingpins, pen-Wiper, and quarter OF
peck of dried apples, crop Of 1864.
The minister, Of course, had to fur
nish refreshments; and the company
not only discouraged four hams, three
and firteeS icss i0s 1s 81 ~ tg S9nt b,lhE lhEIttfI
up two pounds of sugar and all the
next winters preserves.
To crown all, four spoons were miss
ing.
The clergyman says he wants to
have just one more donation party,
and then he will close up his business
and begin over again as champion
paper at the almshOuse.
He is particularly down on one sis
ter, who jammed herself full of ham
and preserves, and enough other sue
culent diet to keep the entire family a
week, and then lay up against the
wall, pretending to feel religious, and
singing, "There is rest for the weary"