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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
BUFFALOEs ON THE RAM
PAGE.
Eight OF them Pay visit to the
Village of sidney, Neb.


! Last Sunday while the citizens OF
Sidney were quietly enjoying the re-
! pose afforded them hy the Sabbath. a
drove of eight butfaloes c::ilie guliop-
| ing over the rolling hills, aud entered
| the town, aud took & spin through the
! streets. In less than Ten minutes tho
alarm had become so general that ey-
4 cry man. woman aud Child in the place
were armed with shot guns, rifles, re-
volyers, dirk knives. aud pitciIforks,
| while at the barracks every soldier
was on duty at once, and prepared to
meet and vuanquish the ice or die iii
1.-the attempt. In tact, it was ques-
ton OF buffalo meat or no buffalo
me at with them. The enemy WAS OUT
| fanked, and q. tietachmaut OF one buf-
falo became separated from the main
body. of the Inonarchs of the plains
and was driven inside of Itse post.
Then, the grand hurrah began in dead
earnest. The soldiers few around the
buffalo in the enclosure, as did the.
giadiators of old srotHid the infuria-
ted bulls in+ the ainpiiheatre. Colo
mel Dudley, the cuniinandant OF the
post, acted as Chief Director of the
thrilling spoit, which lasted some
time. The buffalo was finally corner
ed and killed, after receiving shots
too numerous to- ti.ettion, and after
having Q bomb shell thrown down his
throat and exploded. Music, TOO, lent
its charms to the thrilling scene, as "a
couple of italian haFpers, who travel
on the Union Paei:ici were engaged in
thumbing their, Instruments during
the hunt.
hi the meantime. the seven buffa-
loes IN the town were having q red
hot time. One of them effected an
entrance in the dining room Tef hnm-
sey's Hotel, and broke several chairs
In attempting to sit down at the. table
to make square meal of antelope
steak. Getting his back up at the
toughness of the steak, be overturned
the table and smashed The crockery-
ware. Information had III the mean
time been conveyed to Mr.. james
Rumsey, who was out on the war
path, and he returned TO turn the in-
truder out, or else serve him up on
the half shell. just as Mr.. Il. enter
ed one door, Mr.. Buffalo ran out an
other. tIt. legelled his gun, but it
would not go OF, and the buffalo es-
capped and joined the remaining six,
who then turned tail OH the town,
and cantered over the hill and far
away, after having smashed several
windows, created. al intense excite
ment. and playing the deuce general
ly.-On9ahG Bee.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
THE LITTLE LABoRER.
By J c. BrzSErF.

+
4 ti-Y- man, with fingers soft aa tender.
AS any iadg-s f.IiT
Sweet cyes OF blue Il form bit fTi;li and slender
AMI etifis Of sunny haIr,
a household toy. a fragile thing OF beauty-
ct ~ lth etyh RI iii- >gn
Begins his round ot toi,-E sois-lEn uGtE,
That must be Gai. d13.e
To-day he's building castle, house and tower.
in @oh'irs,'is art and ssili;
Or lai3ors iiil his hammer 5Y tue hour.
Hith strong. deserninefi viii
Anon with f0.de,i little care, !i;,'s p.s ing
a DiiSsS anil driving tistie:
Again with iiloHgitfui, estrs:.S< brow
Soine booAs dare lord to leaG
Now laden like some little beast Of burden
lie Grags himself alonG.
\ nd now hi~ lOIdly little voice is heard in
iioistrous >hont and sung
Another hour j. spent ia busy toiiing.
With hoo and toi, and gaii-
And with patience that is never failing,
He tries and coEqTers All
i;nt sleep at last Q e'ertsske= ,,li;tle rover,
And %. his mothers breast,
Toys tfrown aSisie. the days hard labor over, +.
He siass 10 quiet resi-;
And as fead him 10 my hossEl. sleeping,
shIuk. mid gathering f"ars
VI what tile distant future niay he Keeping
As woi fer n:anhDods seais.
Must he with toll. l,is daily bread ne earning.
In The Borlu.s bI>y nars.
Life-s hitter lessons every day 5e learpiI,:ss,5
It'll patient. sttaggiiMg heait:
Or shall nly little archifccl be bnii.Iin.
soiae monuaneIlt of fame.
On which. IL letters ilrighi with glory gliding
4 he world nay Tead his name:
Perhaps some humble. lowIs occupation,
But shared with sweet content;
Perhaps ii life IN loftier. prUuier Station,
In selfish pleaSjiie speBt
?erchance these little feet may cross the portH
of ienruiDg's lofty IsJir
His life uorS be - scatter truths immortal
Among the sons oil men
WhAte'er thy lot, o blessed little sleeper
Where e'er thy feet may roam
When Lille sione. and death tire uoilst'~ Srea
reaper.
Shall cali thy harvest home
A.yest thou go then as sweetly to thy slumbers
EaTtiI's toys lay gladly down.
Then rise, 10 wear, nit Iieave.'s angelic uisin
DeIs,
y starry, radiant crown.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

All English CORSuHS Report the Con-
dItfon and Numbers of the slave 'Popu-
lation of the Island.
From the Pail Mall Gazette. ssA
From an interesting dispatch from
British Consul General Dunlop to
LORD Granville, which appears in the
correspondence respecting slavery and,
the slave trade in foreign countries,
Just issued, it appears that there are,
IN round numbers, about 350000 ne
gro slaves III Cuba, q considerable pro-
portion OF whom are African born,
imported during the last thirty years
deducting from this the aged negroes,
and those employed in domestic and
other servit1de, there may be rather
more than 21D,U00 active, abIe-5oaied
:. estate" slaves occupied in the culii-
vation OF sugar, tobacco, etc.; and, in
addition, there are similarly employed
about $1,000 to 60,0u0 Chinese, who
are, while uader tie bond of labor, TO
all intents and purposes, slayes.ii Ever
since the slave trade has been serious
ly interiered with, the field negroes
have been diminished in numbers
over the whole OF Cuba. They are
not encouraged to contract regular
marriages, lead irregular lives, and
are generally overworked. They are
not, however, treated with wanton
cruelty. During two years residence
in Cuoa, Consul General Dunlop has
never seen negro slave receive buff
fet or blow, though lie says they Of
ten deserve it, " for an insoleht, sulky,
obstinate, healthy, negro is a. provok-
ing and cross tempered as a wicked,
wilful, disobedient school. boy or 4
refractory mule" The Gasette, de-
lighting to have its little joke, adds:
their position is, therefore, on the
whole better than that of a Winches-
Ter school boy, but their hours of work
might with propriety be reduced. The
festate" slave begins work at six in
the morning, and iabors with little in
termission up to six, seven, and with
moonlight, 10 eight and even nine at
night. This Consul Dunlop has seen
repeatedly, and he adds il is painful
and melancholy TO witness IL must,
however, be remembered that a.
regards hours OF labor the slave III
Cuba has not more reason 10 com
plain than the railway official in Eng
land, and his fatigue, though painful
to himself, is nos dangerous to the
public.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
A Roaring Lion at Taos.

The people in the neighborhood of
Taos are just now very much exercis-
ed over the presence OF some large,
wild animal which roams the woods
at night and is making havoc with the
shsep and cattle of the neighhorhood.
Its presence was first known on last
Saturday, one week ago, when it en-
tered the village of Wallace Station, Il
little town a few miles from Taos, in
the evening just after dark, and killed
five OF six dogs, and during the night
ate the heads of two or three of them.
Since that time it has been frequently
seen in the neighborhood of Taos, in
variably just about dark. but early
enough to plainly distinguish its form
and size, although those who have
seen it cannot tell its color. II is said
10 be three feet in height, and six or
seven feet long. One gentleman who
has seen it and examined IFS track
says that it is q genuine California
| Lion. One night last week coon.
hunting party came upon 1t and dis
covered it in the top of a tree. The
California lions are said to be good
climbers.
Mr.. w. A. Brooker, farmer, living
within about mile of Taos, gave us
the facts, and said that on last Thurs
day night, while carrying sack of
-four through the woods from Taos to
| his house, he met the animal in ra-
vine short distance from his house.
| Both he and it stopped-he threw
i down his sack of flour aud gavea yell.
The animal stood perfectly still and
looked cooiiy at him, its large eye-
balls glittering in the dark. Mr..
Brooker gave another yell, and the
animal loped slowly away, making
the brush crack as it vent. In the
morning its tracks in the light snow
/ were examined. and the points of its
paws were longer than mans hand
when spread ont. Its huge claws
/ showed by their marks to be two
I inches long. 4I
AT present it contents itself with
killing hogs and sheep. Mr.. Brook
er informs us that his .neighbors in
tend trying to capture the fellow, both
| to save their stock, and, as a matter of
safety, TO themselves, as any one pas
ing through the woods at night would
be tempting meal for his savage IL
onship. Exactly what it is, no one
knows; but that it is some very large
wild animal, not common in this sec
ton of the State, is undoubtedly a
fact. We shall probably hear more
from it again.--iSt. Joseph Herald.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
ANNEXATION of Canada.

A body of men, calling themselves
delegates " from the different British
North American colonies met in
New York and resolved in favor OF
the annexation of Canada to fhe
United States. This is the day of i'm
pudence and fuss making. A few
people meet and resolve. A man,
whose opinions nobody cares about, is
interviewed, and what he thinks about
great many things is spread before
the public. These British Province
men no houbt thought their views OF
great importance: but they are of the
least consequence. and will neither ad-
vance nor retard the annexation OF
Canada to the United States,U We
suppose that event must take, place
before the breaking up of this Repub-
lie. 1t will facilitate the disruption,
and we hope it will be long post
poned. s4inl7a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

WHEN Governor Lewis, of Alabama
can legislate through mob that pos
sesses neither certificates ofelection
nor quorum; when United States
troops can take possession, OF the
Louisiana State House, and place in
power State officers at the option of
Judge Durell when decisions of the
Supreme Court of State are declared
u nullity by United States District
Court Judge in five minutes hearing,
it is evident that this country is going
to the devil by large majority To-
ledo Democrat.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

THE Jacksonville Journal states that
q blooming, 6lushing school girl called
at that Office, the other day, and -inf
ouired for :. papers for a weak back"
The idea suggested was that she
wanted them for pannier.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
Where SAID comes Fron,.

The sea depends on the disintegra-
ton of rocks on land for its saltness.
1t does not originate in oceans and
seas. Rains wash it and hold it in
solution as particles are Liberated by
violence, decomposition, and grad
ual action of many natural forces. All
streanlets and rivers, therefore, are
constantly transporting salt to the sea
Ii there is more than can be held in
solution, then it taccumulates in masses
at very deep points, which, In the
revolutions to which matter is sub
siected, may again be q stratum of salt
somewhere remote from where the
mass was formed. Thus, the salt
mine of Poland, and the vast horizon
tai bed of salt in Texas, as well as that
mountain OF rock salt in Sau Domingo
were collected at the bottom of an
cient seas, which are now dry land
remote from water. o ~h
There arc places in Africa where
the process of disintegration of salt
from rocks is regularly going ,on, but
there is not water power enough TO
force it oawardly to the sea. Hence
the particles are spread abroad and
mixed up with the soil. The negroes
of Kalliul. in Northern Africa, haYing
discovered its distribution where
there is no water to dissolve it in the
ground, leach it. In that way they
separate the salt. BY evaporating tho
water holding it in solution, an excel
lent article tor domestic purposes is
produced.
Salt pervades the earth. 1t exists in
the grasses and most vegetable pro-
duets on which animals feed. In that
way they derive enough i'm most
countries to meet the demands of
their nature. They require as much
as civilized humanity. With them
salt is necessary, as with ourselves,
for Keeping the organs of vision in
good condition. Stop the supply and
blindacss would be universal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
Horse-Chestnuts Wanted.

of Horse-Chestnuts. Buck yes for which I
will pay liberal price Call at the stove al. d
Tin Store Of Sanford & Hunt. Mechanics block
q. M SANFORD.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

A youth with an experimental turn
Of mind spoiled the worship OF a
peaceful congregation in Western
kentucky, the other night, by slyly
inserting o package of Smith & Wes-
sons cartridges in a scuttle of coal.
The cartridges went off and so did the
preacher.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

The divorce lawyers Of Connections
think of getting up testimonial to
the Rev. ID. Fisher, of Hartford, who
has solemnized over 1900 marriages.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

THE Savannah (Ga,) Adcertiser, says,
" When Monroe was elected President
the second time, his opponent John
Quincy Adams, got but. one electoral
vote. Let John Quincy Adams, Jr.,
who was candidate for vice Presi-
dent on the O'Conor ticket, take cour-
age. lie came within ono oil getting
as many votes as his grandfather"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
VANCE s. WELLS

have this day received their Spring Goods con-
sisting in part OF Window Shades, Shade fS-
lures, Shade cord, Chromos, Picture Frames.
Nails. Picture Cord, Table Cutlery, Glassware.
Crocl,ery, Looking Glasses, Window 1Cornice.
Our Window Shades al this spring styles.
and not old patterns out of use for years.
We are selling good exte lsion Table of our
own manufacture for 81 ,25 ps foot.
Have jusfreceived line "A nd largcasso. ..tment
of Lounges all new and desi rable goods, which
we shall sell very low.
We are agents for, and kee on hand, the ':eie-
brated Woven Wire Mattress the best bed in
use. Every one guaranteed D give satisfact on
VA NCE & W ELS
Raven,a, Ohio, April 9Th. tIsI2.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
Moving Buildings.

TIME undersigned, having the only complete
l. set Of tools for moving buildings. within
thirty miles of Ravenna, and having had six
teen years experience in the business. will take
contracts for moving buildings OF any dimeD-
sions with promptness, without damage and
for reasonable charges Apply in person or adj
dress WM. CLINE. Kavenna o.
P. s. wish the public to understand that
while do not propose TO work for less prices.
or in unfair competition with honorable and
competent workmen in my line, do wish to
say that / will move buildings cheaper than
: BILL SMITH, either by. the day or job. can do
work better and cheaper than the aforesaid
Smith, lethis figures he rs low as he dare come
20. 1871. 1sa-tf.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

A Sioux City teacher in primary
school gave each of her scholars the
word F." chimney" to write short
comment upon. Fortunately the fol-
lowing was discovered in time not to
be read aloud: II do not wear a
shimmey. for l am not girl, for if |
was girl would wear shimmey.''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

INSURANCE AGENCY.
r. w. Coffin, Life and Fire Insurance
Agent. Oniee. on 2d floor. over the second
National Bank. Rsgenna, Ohio.
Sept. %. 1868. 55-1y.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
Caban Slavery.

An English CoBsuis Report ON the Con-
dItfoJ and Numbers of the slave Popu-
lAflon of the Island.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
Rates of Advertising.
Business Cards.

" EIJIJ1lIlL@ IIO = hOA13
CIevelanss Ohio ss,50 per day. p A GIL
LETrE. proprietor
Dec. s. 1865, 1y-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26
A Den of Robbers.

An Abode of Burglars I'm Westc1ies.er
COunty-The Attic of sacred Edifice
Converted into a Den OF Rpbbers-Fhat
their stociS in trade Consisted of
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

Attorney at Law, No. 1912 Northwest
Corner Public square, Cleveland. %. Prac-
tices in State and United States Courts. Coi-
lections promptly made lS4-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

Mechanical and Architectural Draughts-
man. Patent Office Drawing a specially,
No. - Fifth AseDl-, iit;stuTsh- Pa
june 6, 1872. ls5-y-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-24
YNr Ku-KiMr aMsiness.

The New York Sun, IN outspoken
Radical Journal, denounces Grants
late Ku.Klux raid in the State of South
Carolina in themost unmeasured terms,
declaring in the strongest language
that the Columbia trials have demon
stated the fact that the shameful acts
of violence committed in that State
By the Ku-Klux have mostly been the
result of the i'll feeling existing be-
tween the worst classes of the Two
races, and that they might have been
etfectually suppressed without any re-
sort to martial law. Indeed there
had been no disturbances for long
time when martial law was declared
for political effect at the instigation OF
the swndling carpet bag rulers of
South Carolina. They have also
shown that the execution Of the Ku.
Klpx law, with its illegal military ar
rests, has resulted in tho seizure and
Imprisonment Of many entirely innn.
cent persons, against whom no cvi-
dcnco could be found, bought or manu-.
factnred, sufficient to support prose-
cution; and that the efforts Of the
law, when put in force, are as ipjuri-
GUS 10 the community as the law itself
is anti.Amcrican, unconstitutional and
unnecessary. This view of the case
is rapidly growing among the more
thoughtful Republicans of the country,
who see in Grants repeated attempts
at usurpaiion, predispostion on bis
part to disregard all the forms and rc.
quircments of a constitutional goycrn-
mont
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-24

The uegrophobians are beginning to
speak plainly. Whether the "white
trash want to hear it or not makes
no difference TO the leaders OF the
Radical party,
The Philadelphia PrssS, while dis.
cussing Mr.. Summers equality bill,
now before Congress, says:
The negro must bs received in the churches,
the hotels, the public conveyances, and even the
common schools Of the land. The question is not
one of sentiment but Of law, and whatever may
be the drift Of the former, the direction Of the
latter Is right
The polorcd people have right under the
common law TO enter the public hotels. railroad
cars and theatres Of tho country, and IT, as at
present. those who manage these institutions
have too fno sense Of superiority to admit it, IL
should be enforced by law. II is foolish and
weak to wal. in this matter.
We suppose the readers of the 10y
al organ will understand that this is a
straight forward movement in the in,
terest of the negro alone, and against
that of the white man.
As the editor of the Journal is in the
habit of manufacturing editorials from
the columns of the Press, VIC may
look for an emphatic endorsement OF
this amalgamation doctrine.
Such, however, are the sentiments
of the Radical leaders, but there are
but few among them honest enough
TO express them as menacingly as
Forncy. The white people who are
opposed 10 associating with negroes
may as well make up their minds at
once to throw their influence and
votes against those fanatics because,
If they assist them IN their crusade, a
war Of races on this continent will be
The result Of their infamous teach.
ings, and that, too, within thirty
years, unless the negroes have more
sense than their white allies.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-24
HIM II rms D0ire.

Hon. ] d. Davis, State Senator from
Berks county, while on recent visit
to his home, gave a public explanation
of the motives of the Democratic
Senators in authorizing Mr.. Buckalew
TO vote for the Republican candidate
for Speaker, with q view of securing
the organization Of the body. He
said to have continued the contest for
Speaker would merely have created
bad feeling, with no adequate return,
as the election in Philadelphia would
soon have given the Republicans a
majority in the Senate. Mr.. Davis
continued
ave hope to secure, through this compromise,
a modification Of the odious Registry Law which
will be benefit to the Democratic party through
out the State. The Speaker Of the Senate has
declared to US IN the most positive manner that
he viii supply two amendments TO the Registry
Law, aud use all his influence In the Senate and
House TO pass them. The Speaker for the House
will vote lor and otherwise favor the adoption Of
the amendments, apd other prOWigent gnd inag-
eniial men among .he Republicans Of the House
have said the same thing good feeling is ex-
ishng at Harrisburg, and we have more TO expect
now, with the assurances we have received than
we could have expected il we had pursued diff
feTent course
We trust Mr.. Davis expectations
may DO realized, but our faith in the
magnanimity OF Republican legislators
is very weak, when the advantage of
their party is at stake. We believe,
nevertheless, that the Democratic
Senators did right in allowing the Re
publicans to have control of the Sen.
ate, under the circumstances, though
we would rather it had been done
without the aid of n Democratic vote.
Erie Observer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-24
DafnMQhke IlGreI0ftOtlS.

Catccazy, the Russian plcnipotenti-
ary to this country, has left for ST.
Petersburg; the family fight between
Mrs, Grant and Mrs. Catacazy having
became so notorious that one Of the
government families was compelled to
leave Washington. The Russian Bear
has therefore returned to his own
home, where be will not be u subject
of family debate and loyal snobbery.
Tho Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald states why
Cassius M. Clay, the celebrated Aboli-
ZIONIST, was recalled while minister to
Russia during Lincoln's reign. TWAS
because Mr.. Clay was in tho habit of
loading a lcwd woman into his car
riage and driving into the Emperor's
grounds, to, which tho Emperor pro,
tested. Another charge was that the
woman, in II nude state, had been pho.
tographcd at the residence. OF the
American minister, and tho photo
graphs promiscuously distributed -
For such scandal Mr.. Clay was sent
homo, The party "controlled by
grand moral ideas" have succeeded in
conoealing this infamous outrage to
tho present time Is the American
born who will not blush at this d1mn-
able piece of Radical diplomacy The
residence of the American minister vt
St. Petersburg a den of harlots and
naked at that This is not all. Clay
was kept there as minister for nearly
two years after all this harlotry was
brought to the notice of Mr.. Lincoln
and Mr. Seward by the Russian gov
ernment.
What kind of an opinion will the
Russians have Of US Americans after
Catecazy gets home and tells all he
knows about the present government
families ? The Clay diplomacy and
the horse jockey President must be
subjects of rare reflection among the
Greek worshipers.
We hope the Duke Alexis, who is
now here on n visit, will bo able to
comprehend that Cassius NJ. Clay
and the Grant and Dent families are
not representative Americans, but OBJ.
tained position by accident and for
only limited period.