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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
LOOKING FOR FRAUD,

For a long time the Herald has had
this he'd as captition for its dispatches
about the New York custom house eX-
amination-"Lookin for Fraud" Now
that head is not sufficiently significant,
and we move its amendment. Let it
read-"Fraud Searched for and Found y
If there were nothing but the aforesaid
heading to guide the worthy readers OF
the Herald they might suppose that
those sedate Senators have been looking
through the Grant-Leet custom house
all this time in search of fraud, but had
found little, if anything, out of the
way, whereas what they hare found
ought to sink Grant & Co. so deeply
that a ten-thousand-mile dredge couldn't
touch them.-PldiR Dealer.
The Investigating Committee has
found fraud-enough of it in all con-
science-but they have found nothing
that was not known to exist years in
and years out under Democratic Presi-
denotes, and Democratic Congressional
majorities, and yet such thing as a
Custom House investigation was never
permitted under Democratic rule. The
Plain Dealer cannot point to Il case of
SuppOScu lTduu uuucI Iiic AuhiiiiisIii-
tions of Lincoln and Grant, that has
not been met honestly and squarefy, by
a Republican Congress, with Commit
tee of Investigation. So far as this
present Custom House investigation is
concerned, there has, as yet, been not 4
particle of testimony showing any
knowledge on the part of President
Grant of the abuses there existing, or
that he in any way has colfnived at
fraud. On the other hand,it is in proof
that the very man pointed out as the
grand rascal-Mr. Leet-was secretly
connected with the General Order busi-
ness of the Custom House and that
President Grant, personally, was not
in favor of Leet's being connected with
the Custom House in New York
Cleueidnd Herald.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
THE NEW GAME BILL.

A bill has passed the House OF
po,>r4,4;o, 90 III. c.o4o
A'ePi o'oh '"'i'o' vi 'ni' o''''e, on'
Citied "A Dill lor the Detter pro
lection of land owners in the State
of Ohio" and reads as follows:
SEC. l. Be it enac ted by the General
A Assemoty e o. me Stete cf ono, mat II
time to enter upon any enclosed lands
of another for the purpose of hunting
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
HAPPY HITS.

While the bill was under discus
sion in the Senate-the import OF
which is-shall intelligent men, OF
only ignoramus and fools sit on
juries, Senator Updegraff, favoring
the former, well said:
at is consonant with the genius OF
our institutions to have regard in legis-
what the Senator from Trumbull some
what sneerly calls popular clamor.
Public sentiment is the foundation and
source of all our great powers. The
Senator from Tuscarawas eulogizes the
common law as the wisdom of ages thai
common law allowed any husband to
TO fog his wife-and Blackstone says
''the lower rank of the people were al
ways fond of the old common law and
still claim their ancient privileges
[Laughter,l Under George ". a mar
could not sit on a jury who had not 8
freehold of fl0, or a lease worth G2(
annually, or lived in house with III:
teen soindo,c. [Laughter.l But the
practical wisdom of the present sift;
these hOary and feudal barbarisms ant
adopts them to the needs of this pro-
gressive age. Practically, the present
law constantly results in delays, in eX.
penses, and finally in excluding intelii.
gent and impartial men from juries and
filling the jury-box with twelve Of the
most ignorant men in county, and o.
course the verdict is simply reflex O
their average prejudices."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
GLADSTONE.

Signs thicken that Gladstone's
tenure of power is drawing to its
close. Were it not that it is exceed
ingly difficult to fix upon any per-
son who has sufficient political influ-
ence in England to readily succeed
him, the Prime Minister would
speedily be voted out of power. A
recent and very trivial incident
shows the readiness of the House OF
Lords to make a case against him.
Mr.. Gladstone in conjunction with
the Lord Chancellor, appointed a
graduate of Cambridge to the living
of Ewelme, when under the statute
it belongs only to an Oxford gradu-
ate,-and the Lords came within
to votes Of passing its censure upon
him. OF course, vote of censure
would occasion his resignation, and
the reorganization of the Ministry.
Disraeli is suffered to inspire many
of the movements, but he is in the
sere leaf of his political life, and is
very unlikely to regain power. Thus
affairs wear very unsettled aspect
in England.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
INTRODUCTION OF COAL.

The following is reliable history
of the discovery and introduction
of coal in America; Bituminous
coal was mined near where the
city of Richmond, Virginia now
stands, as early as 1775. A Rich
mond foundry employed it in max
ing shot and shell during the revolu-
tion. 1t was sent to Boston, Phila-
delphia and New York in 1889. Oba-
diah Gore and his brother, black
smiths, from Connecticut, were the
first to make use of anthracite coal
in the Wyoming, Pa, Valley, in 176s
Judge Jesse Fell, of Wilkesbarre,
was the first to apply it to household
uses. Phillip Ginter, in the Mauch
Chunk region, discovered the LIE
high coal in 1871. Mines were open
ed in 1898, but twas ten years latel
before coal was shipped to Phila
delphia. The Schuylkill coal was
frs. sent to Philadelphia in 1912.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
THIRD DISTRICT CONTEST.

The contest over the Third Dis
trict Senator has terminated in un-
seating Kemp, the Democratic occu-
pant of the seat, and installing Say.
Ter, the Republican contestant. The
point turned on counting the votes
of the veterans in the soldiers
Home, at Dayton. Those votes
were cast for Sayler. They were re-
fused by the Democratic judges, and
the certificate given to Kemp. A
decision of the State Supreme Court
ruled out those votes at q previous
election, but in the meantime the
United States had retroceded the
property to Ohio, reserving its con-
troll over the institution for the pur.
poses of discipline. The Democrats
held this retrocession was of no
force because of the reservation
contained in it. The Republicans
controverted this opinion. The ex
citing and disgraceful scene that ac-
companied and followed the deci
sion of the Senate has seldom beer
equaled in the Legislative halls. The
Democratic Senators became mad
at their defeat, and lost all sense Of
decency. Putnam, Patrick and 9th
ers cursed and damned the Senate
III in 4 most fearful manner
Such scenes are most disgraceful
and especially so when occurring in
as dignified a body as the Senate is
supposed to be.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
THE STOKES TRIAL.

1t is entirely clear that the same
kind Of a struggle is destined to
take place over the case of Stokes,
the murderer of Fisk, as occurred
at the trial of Mcfarland. The
contest will be bitter, and will in
volve every ingenuity that can be
devised, to delay the trial, and be
fog the minds of the jury. Graham
has not, however, thus far received
the consideration he did at the Nc
Farland trial, add may fail utterly,
Still he has immense energy and
great fertility of resource, and will
do all that is possible in behalf Of
his client.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
WHAT GRANT THINKS AND SAYS.

Some sneaks tried to get appoint
ments in the New York Custom
House from Collector Murphy, by
claiming to be the special friends of
the President. This matter COM
ing to him, he sent a note to
Collector Murphy, and in it he
said:
/ "While the President does not for a
moment suppose that you ever uttered
the language it imputed to you he deems
it well to take this opportunity to say
that if any persons have been employed
in the Custom House upon representa-
tions that they are his particular friends
or favorites he hopes they may be dis
charged; and that if any persons ever
apply for positions under you upon
such pretense, he requests that they may
not be employed"
That is just what the whole life
and history of Grant would lead us
to suppose he would say, under such
circumstances. --'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
VICTORIA WOODHULL.

Victotia Woodruff has ceased to
sustain the character of a petitioner
in behalf of woman suffrage, and
now assumes the attitude of rev.
olutionizer. She is disposed to do
dreadful things. Among others to
march from Maine to California and
speak in deuunciation of the clergy
and members of Congress. Just
how she hopes to improve the pros
poets of woman Suffrage by such a
course, we are not informed. 1t is
rather ominous that she should as
sociate the clergy and Congress
men on the same level. Either the
clergy are vilified, or the honora-
bles are. Looking at the subject in
a practical way, we doubt whether
much progress is made with the
present Congress, by such high
handed vituperation.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
PETITION TO THE LEGISLATURE

A petition was sent to Mr.. Still
well for presentation in the House
of Representatives not long since,
from j. A. Estill and seven hundred
and five others of Holmes county,
for an amendment to the liquor law
similar to that proposed by the
''Schirch bill'' of the last Assembly.
Now, what do we want of change
in this law which is one of the best
laws that has ever been enacted in
the State? 1t is just such a law as
has long been needed, and as its
working so far has been good, why
not give it fair test by giving il
time, before an attempt is made at
modification? The citizens of the
State should be on their guard lest
the good qualities of this law be so
tampered with by legislation, that
its most beneficial effects may be
lost, by being rendered null and
void.
Remonstrances against any modi-
fication of the present temperance
law are being circulated and numer.
ously signed in many parts of the
State, to be sent to the Legislature as
indicative of public sentiment on
the question. That law should not
be repealed or changed unless il
shall be to secure a better one. The
friends of the temperance cause in
this county should be as active as
they are elsewhere.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
THE OHIO LIQUOR LAW.

The Supreme Court Of this State
has affirmed the constitutionality of
this law. The points Of the decision
are stated as follows: That the wife
may bring an action for damages
against a liquor seller, and recover,
after the death of her husband; also,
that wife has an interest in her
husbands capacity to perform labor
as means of support, and that she
may prosecute an action for dam
ages resulting to her from the de-
priyation of such means of support
in consequence of the intoxication
of her husband against any person
who caused such intoxication by
selling to him intoxicating liquors
in violation CT said statute.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
NEWS.
Major Hall is to be tried next week.

Major Hall is to be tried next week.
Ten men have lately frozen to death
in a storm in Nebraska.
The ice gorges on the Ohio river are
doing an immense deal of damage to
towboats, coal barges. and other RATS.
The expenditures of the city and
connty of New York for the past eleven
years were 1868, 1927.
The Postal Department is receiving
very many protests at the delay of the
California mails.
Minister Washburne has received in
structions from his Government to ne
gotiate postal treaty with France.
More trouble is reported in ChicOt
Co., Ark. 1t is reported that Governor
Hadley has ordered more militia there.
Crittenden Co., Ark, has voted one
hundred thousand dollars to the Men,
phis and Kansas City Reilroad.
The Methodist people are still hold
ing protracted meeting in their church.
Quite an interest is manifested and the
attendance is good.
The Commissioners of Internal Rev.
enue is understood to have recommend
ed the consolidation of the whisky tax
at 20 cents.
The reported election of Tom Scott
as President of the Southern Pacific
Railroad causes general satisfaction at
Memphis.
Harry johnson was instantly killed
on Friday at Masonic, Wis, by the burst
ing of the balance wheel of saving
machine.
The Pdtrie believes the negotiations
between France and England relative
to the commercial treaty will be resum-
ed, and that they Will likely lead to a
friendly revision of the existing tariffs.
The activity of the Bonapartist agents
who are intriguing throughout France
to secure the return of the eX-Emperor
creates some excitement in parliament
tary circles at Versailles,
The Legislative Committee appointed
to report ON the condition of the tomb
of Gen. Harrison, say that the present
owner of the burial ground is ready to
cede it to the Stale. They recommend
that the State accept it and rear above
the remains of Ohio's only President a
plain granite monument with simple
inscription:
Washington students had high old
time when they heard of the Supreme
Courts verdict concerning their COL
lege. Bells, horns and powder added
no little to din and yells, howls and
fights, had something to do with the
declaration made by one of the papers
that the faculty was not consulted nor
did the town people take any demonstra-
ton.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
DISCUSSION IN CON GRESS.

This week will be distinguished by
the discussion in Congress of Sum
ner's resolutions touching the sale
of arms to the French government.
1t develops that there is a law OF
Congress that apparently covers the
entire case, and, under authority OF
this law, Senators Morton and Conk-
ling contend the Secretary Of War
acted rightly and legitimately in
disposing Of surplus arms. The
fact that these articles afterward
found their way to France, or were
paid for at a rate in advance of what
the Government received, does not
affect the case. Still, we hope the
investigation will take place.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
THE REPORTS ON KU KLUx.

The Cleveland Herald says the
majority and minority reports Of the
Congressional Committees sent
South to investigate concerning the
operations of Ku Klux, have been
made. On careful review of the
synopsis published there seems to
be no material difference between
the two reports on the leading facts.
Both admit deplorable condition
Of affairs in portion of the South !;
both state that ignorant, corrupt,
and designing men have acquired
power and brought evil on the peo-
pie they rule; both testify to the e1-
istence of armed bands of Ku Klux,
and to their deeds of violence and
outrage. Where they differ is in
the distribution of cause and effect.
The majority report charges upon
the intelligent classes of native
Southern whites sullen refusal to
fall in with the new order of things
consequent on the giving the ballot
to the colored people. They either
arrayed themselves ,in open opposi-
ton to that newly enfranchised class
or refused to take any part in poll
tical affairs. Hence they estranged
the colored people who at first had
kindly feelings for their old masters,
allowed them to fall into the hands
of corrupt and designing men, OF
compelled them from necessity to
assume power for which they were
fitted neither by education nor ex
perience.
When it was too late, the better
class of Southern whites found they
had made a serious mistake, and
then, instead of seeking to recove,
lost ground by legal and equitable
means, resorted to organized VIC
lence and wrong. The majority SEE
in the'Ku Klux Klan a large and
powerful organization under intelli
gent direction.
The minority report asserts thai
the better class of Southern whites
accepted the situation in good faitf
and sought to reconstruct the shat
tered fortunes of their States in a
spirit of loyalty to the nation, but
every effort was thwarted by a de-
termined purpose to deprive them OF
the smallest participation in the
management of their political af-
fairs. They were overslaughed in
every way, and corrupt rulers thrust
upon them in spite of their earnest
and persistent protests. Finding al
their efforts useless they withdrew
from the hopeless struggle, and some
misguided persons resorted to vio
lence as a remedy for their wrongs
but the minority of the Committee
assert that this has been done by
detached bands in certain localitie.
instead of by formidable organiza
ton.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
CONGRESS.

During the past week the resolu-
tions of Sumner about the sale OF
arms to France, has been debated
fully on both sides in the Senate.
The members were generally get
ting tired of the debate and were
anxious tc have the question put SO
that an investigation might be enter.
ed into.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
AND STILL ANOTHER.

A certificate has been filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State at
Columbus, incorporating the Cleve-
land and Youngstown Railroad Co.,
with a capital of 100000. The
route described in the certificate of
incorporation lies through Cuya-
hoga, Summit, Portage, Trumbull
and Mahoning counties, to a point
near Lowell, Mahoning county, five
or six miles south of Youngstown,
on the Lawrence branch, which is
owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
MANUFACTURING,

The manufactures at Beaver Falls are
thus summed up. The cutlery works,
the most extensive in the country; the
file works the largest in the world; the
axe and hoe works, the most extensive
in the west; the shovel manufactOry,
overfiowing and compelled to extend
its boundaries to keep pace with its in
creasing demand; the hinge works, one
one of the most complete in the cOun-
try; the glass works, paper mill, knob
works, Touring mills, door and sash
factories, saw mills, three brick yards
and the manufactOry for brushes, repre-
senting aggregate capital of more than
50 100000, with ample and liberal bank
ing facilities for almost any extent OF
business.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
Schurtz Speaking in Reply to Conkling

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 20.-The
galleries OF the Senate are packed to-
day and Schurz is replying to Conkling
and others, on Summers resolution rel
ative to the sale of arms. He has a
large number OF official documents,
which he is using to prove the allega-
ton of Summers preamble to his reso-
lutions. 1t is expected that during the
course of the speech some developments
will be made not heretofore stated. The
interest i'm the debate is increasing, and
many members of the House have left
tnat body and are on the floor of the
Senate. The pressure was so great that
the Senators were compelled to admit
ladies' to the Cloak Rooms on the floor.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
THE INVESTIGATION.

In comment on the subject of the
purchase of arms for the French
Government the Pittsburg Dispatch
says the Senate devoted Thursday
last to the discussion of the motives
which prompted Mr.. Sumner to of
for his resolution of inquiry into the
purchase by Remington of arms for
the French Government. The dis
cussion did not reveal anything that
was not known before. 1t showed,
however, that the Senate is determin-
ed on the investigation, but is equal
ly determined that the motives that
gave rise to it shall be clearly under
stood. Mr.. Sumner has Carl Schurz
as defender, but even the Missouri
Senator does not relieve him from a
very embarrassing position. 1t is
clear that he will not escape unscath-
ed in the event of the proposed in
vestigation coming out failure. All
this, however, does not suppose a
hostility to the keenest research into
tine doings of the Government, IN
many particulars it does demand
that motives shall be- pure and right.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, who is known
for careful, cautions, gentlemanly
man, sees enough corruption in the
manner in which the investigation
is proposed to demand that the au-
thor of the resolutions shall not be
on the committee at all. The press
report says that he reviewed the par
agraphs of the preamble one land ar
gued that some of the statements
quoted in it were plainly false, and
that none of them furnished foun-
dation for the allegation that the
good name of our Government was
seriously compromised. The inves-
tigation must now go on; but he
hoped that it wouM not he made by
the committee proposed in this reso-
luton. Because, by parliamentary
usage. the chairman of that commit
tee (Mr. Sumner) would be the one
who had already assumed in this
preamble the truth of the charges
to be investigated. He hoped the
matter would be referred to the
Committee on Investigation and Re
trenchment, the Committee created
for the purpose of investigating.
This was an era of investigation.
They were ordered on almost every
pretext, and many of them, like this
one, were quite unnecessary, but
they would continue until after the
Philadelphia Convention.
These are but moderate state
ments ofexceedingly atrocious facts
1t seems that Mr.. Sumner is a good
crater, and all the walls Of his wrath
are being poured out on the Presi-
dent. 1t matters not how fiimsy the
pretext, how unworthy the occasion
he is ready to join in hue and cry
that simply disgraces his fair frame
in order that he may wreak personal
revenge on one whom he regards as
an enemy. This belittles him, and
leaves his record tarnished. II
shows that he can only be candid
and true when he has no personal
hostilities to crafty. This is 8
weakness, if not more than weak
ness, a positive evil of character. Il
certainly makes of him an unrelia
BILE leader, an unsafe counselor, ano
an unstatesmanlike Senator. Still
we hope the investigation will be re
ferred to a Committee entirely above
reproach. Their investigation
ought to settle the question finally
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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
SEVENTY-FIvE PER CENT. WHISKY
TAX.

The Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue in reply to the answer of
the Ways and Means Committee
about fixing uniform tax on whis-
XIV has recommended a tax of seven
ty cents per gallon. This is five
cents in addition to the present tax
as collected under existing laws.
Dawes, who has charge Of this meas
ure, is arranging a bill, and expects
to have it ready to report this week.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the partner
IN ship between N. W. Laubach, II. g.
White and Il. B. Cunningham was dissolved on
the 18th day of February, \. u. lSIs, by mutual
consent. y. W. Laubach selling his interest to
Mcssrs. II. G.. White and 4. u. Cunningham,
who will conduct the business hereafter under
the firm name of white n Cunningham. All
persons indebted to the old firm are requested
TO call and make Immediate payment,to the new
firm who have assumed the accounts Of the
old firm. NV. LtCBACH,
H. q. NuIrE,
Feb. Is, 1874. 4. Il. CuSSINGuAM.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
The shooting of Jas. 7

The shooting of Jas. Trimble, at Gin.
cinnati, a few days since, by the guard
of the Adams Express Company, was
the termination Of series of robberies
of their ears of thousands of dollars
worth of jewelry. Th ough his con-
fession the greater portion of the goods
have been recovered. Tobias Strauss
and David Evans, pawnbrokers, were
arrested charged with receiving the
stolen property.