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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21
DEERFIELn.
| LEGAL QUESTION UNSETTLED.

A LEGAL. QUESTION UNSETTLED.
DEERFIELD, August 5.
The even tenor of the staid and
quiet character of the population of
Deerfield has been disturbed during
the past week by a lawsuit, which
came off on last Saturday before JUS
tice Hoffman and jury. The case
which disturbed, and still disturbs,
the equanimity of our citizens is that
OF The Trustees of Deerfield Town
ship against George Hartzell, to col.
lect the penalty of five dollars for re-
fusing to serve as Supervisor to
which the defendant had been elected.
The defendant was served with mo-
tice which was illegal and void,
whereupon the Trustees declared a
vacancy to exist and appointed Hart
zell Supervisor. Before the ten days
had expired in which he might qualify,
the Trustees appointed another indi-
Yidual, who qualified as Supervisor.
This proceeding of the Trustees, to-
gether with the fact that Hartzell was
over, fifty-fve. years of age, and ex-
empt~from working on the roads,
which he claimed also exempted him
from serving as Supervisor, were the
principle grounds. Of defedse.Cl
The counsel argued long and loud
to convince the jury that. beth were
right, when they asked the Court to
lcharge thai jury as toahe law SO as to
settle the question as to whether the
exemption from workingon the roads
also exempts from serving as Super
visor, But it was no goAthes Court
preferred to throw the responsibility
of constructing the law upon the jury.
The jury, after a couple of hours de-
Liberation, could not agree, were dis
charged and the case continued. The
jury stood Eve for defendant and one
for plaintiffs. So the vexed question
of exemption from serving as Super
visor remains unsettled, because the
Court refused to grapple with the
question: If the Court had deter
mined the question, the minds of the
people Of. the State would have been
at rest, and they would have known
OF what kind of timber to make Su-
pGrvisorsi3 sagEtI4As dJe
Robinson. Of RaVenna, for plain
tifsE; FloEdIng Of AtIianesif FOR ode
fendant.
The plaintiffs have already paid
nearly $50 for counsel fees, and if
they hayeto pay the costs too, it1will
be dear five dollars. It will be a
dear whistle in any event.
SPECT AT0R
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

IT must be confessed that with the
mercury in the Thermometer up among
the nineties it is little hot and un-
comfortableweather for laboring men.
But that makes little difference to our
patriotic Congressman who get their
little $40 week, payable monthly,
with nothing to do but lay in the
shade and take their ease till the cool
days of December. And then his
Royal Highness, Gen. Grant, has a
much softer thing with his gift cottage
at Long Branch and $l25 SO q day
from the peoples treasury and nothing
to do but amuse himself
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21
GARRETTsvILLE.

CorrespondeQce.
Que week ago last Friday morning,
a little after nine O'Clock, William
McClintock, one of the Oldest citizens
of this place, passed away after suf-
fering a severe illness. Mr.. McClin-
took had reached the ripe age of
eighty years, and has seen the growth
of this place, his home, from its in
fancy to the present time. Forty
years ago he located here when the
country around was wilderness
and this village was composed of only
a few hamlets, and the busy life which
now characterizes it had hardly be-
gun. Last Sabbath the funeral was
held in the Baptist church. of which
he has for q great part of his life been
a devoted member. The services
were very largely attended, Rev. Mr..
Davis the pastor of the church off,
ciating. He will long be missed by
a large circle of friends and devoted
family.
On Tuesday morning last the house
of A. e. GiIlson, situated a short dis
tance north of the corporation limits,
was, at very early hour, discovered to
be on fire. The fire was not seen in
time to be extinguished, and conse-
quentlys the building was soon con-
sumed with part of its contents.
For some time the daughter of Mrs.
ellison has been suspected of being
deranged, as she has acted very sim
gularly for some days. It is supposed
that she was the author of the confia-
grafton. A few days previous steps
had been taken to remove her to the
lunatic asylum, at Newburg, but the
necessary legal requirements had not
been fulfilled. On the day previous
the order for her removal was reeeiv-
ed, but too late to execute until the
following day, when she was taken to
the Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum
for treatment.
On Wednesday last thunder storm
passed over this village which<was at
tended with but very little rain but
much lightning which did considera-
BILE mischief. "A cowSoWned by S. W
Fuller was struck by lightning and
instantly killed; also horse owned
! by F. G. ASWolcott which WIS in the
pasture near the fair grounds was
killed. This was the first and only
damage done by lightning in this vii.
laee this year. DENIS.
GARRETTsvILLE, Aug. Is, 1873.
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

Winch? We find the following
paragraphs in two different articles
in the last weeks issue of the Radical
organ of this county:
ssAs, a Senator William Allen has
left no enduring record as a states
man. He was simply a noisy parti-
san-nothing more. 1t is certainly
not kindness to trot out this old oc-
togenarian, TO be made the laughing
stock of modern times" ase
Next.
''The Democrats have put a
strOng ticket in the field. It is folly
to deny it. They have put forth a
specious and seductive platform.
This is admitted"
If Mr.. Allen is such an soctogena-
rian fossil" with "no enduring record
as q statesman" as to render him ''the
laughing stock of modern times"
how can IL be that heis at the head of
a " strong ticket ?" Which of the
above paragraphs is trne2 "You
pays YOUR money and takes yonr
choice" iult93 yia
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

JOE ARCH, the English labofef, in
speech at Newburg on the 18th, said
that ''if his life was spared until An.
gust he should visit the States of
America" But it is no holiday ex-
cursion that he contemplates. He
further said, if he found there a home
for the agricultural laboFers of En-
gland he should tell them so, but if
he found that farmers in Am 'rica
were men who wanted both sides of
the bargain, and that the crows were
as black there as here, he should ad-
wise them to stay In England If he
found America was the true home for
the workiDgman, where the son of the
poor man could sit down by the chill
drsn of the rich. write on the, same
slate, and read out of the same book,
and where they could have full elec-
toral power, he would stand on her
shores until he had drained the labor
ing serfs out of England, in order
that they might settle in the fruitful ]
field of America, with its ninety mill
lions of acres yet untitled. and he
would do this until the farmers of
England were made to bite the dust,
if they refused to treat their laborers
like men. He hoped before this time
twelvemonths to make the farmers of !
this country know the worth of q
man. Although he was of humble
birth, and had only been an agricul-
tural laboreP himself, he had English
blood, and an English heart and hu-
man feelings; and he would not see
six hundred thousand tillers of the
soil in state of slavery, and Eaocked
by being told they were free. He
would traverse America from one end
to the other, if he lost his life, in try
ing to raise the English laboFer, and
would die gladly if he could bring
him into a state of freedom.-EG.
Joe Arch will be most heartily
welcomed to our shores. But if he
expects to find no aristocracy and no
orders here he will be very |
much disappointed. We have our
monopolies, our tariff mo-
our bank monopolies, all en-
joying special privileges, and all liv-
ing upon the industry and toll of the
masses; and he
will find powerful party devoting
al its energies and powers. to build
ing up these favored interests, 1t
may be that our laborers are not yet
quite as bad off as in England, but
hey are fast approaching that condi-
ion. Ii aa1i fsagts i
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21


The Ohio stock law is pretty rigid,
making the owners of stock liable for
all damage done by it. No person is
required to fence against stock, but it
is a matter of the utmost Importance
to owners that they keep their stock
off other peoples premises. Under
the law trespassing stock can be taken
in execution to pay costs and damages
without reference to homestead eK-
emptions. The law, however, does
not authorize persons to kill or in
jure animals that trouble them. On
the contrary, persons who kin or
MAIN stock, even when trespassing,
subject themselves to heavy penal
ties.-Ev.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21
WE learn something new every dav

WE learn something new every day
about the postal cards. The latest
valuable piece of information is that
they cannot be sent at the ordinary
rate when written over the side in
tended only for the address. You
may write your letter and crowd as
much as possible in a microscopic
hand upon the blank side, but let no
word transgress the opposite face,
else the full letter postage must be
forthcoming to save your letter from
confiscation. A case of this kind was
brought to the Postmaster-Genera
who decided "that any additional
matter other than the Address ON the
face of postal card renders it up.
mailable except at letter rates of pos
tage.n-Er.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

TIE platform adopted by the De-
mocracy of this State meets with the
hearty approval of the party every
where. The Democrats of Maine, in
their Convention last week adopted
it entire, and the Democrats of Mary
land adopted the essential principles
of If. 1t is one which should meet
with the endorsement of the laboring
producing people of the whole coun-
try, as it faVors their interests against
the monopolists and plunderers.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

The entire cost of the Constitution
al Convention to the State up to the
hour of adjournment on Friday last
is $62, ,9S1.7l1a .leaving only $2,0lS.2Sk
of the appropriation for paying the
expenses of that body yet unexpended
and it is scarcely half through with
its work. Are not the people paying
pretty dear for the whistle?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

The, New York World, in an arti-
Gle on the extravaganza of the times,
says tfThe difficulty about this and
so many other matters in this free
country is that we all want to be
equal nowadays, although we are
dreadfully unequal in purse. when
dine with man with $4,000 year,
said a millionaire, she gives me just
the same dinner as when I dine with
one has $4,000 year, though how he
manages it don't know. osa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21
NOTICE.-Notice is hereby givon

DOAD NOTICE.-Notice is hereby given
III, that q petition viii be presented to the
Commissioners of Portage County, at their next
t&blishing of a new road on the following line
to-wit:
Commencing at point in the township line
read, between ShalerSville and Mantua, where
said road diverges from the line of the town
shipS aforesaid, thence east along said township
line between lots 81 and IS in Mantua and lots
% and 9i in Shalersville, until said line inter-
saets the road bearing northerly from near the
Feeder Dam in ShalersYille to the Center of
Mantua. Said contemplated road being a dis
tance of about one hundred and nfty rods in
petitioners
uly 80, 1873. asst,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

EXPULSION AS A CURATIvE.-It is
proposed to make members of the
Ohio Legislature swear that they
haven't taken any bribes and won't
take any. That oath would not be
much of safeguard. The develop
menIs of the late Congressional in
vestigations show that bribe-takers
will not hesitate TO become peI1urers.
The only way to stop such corruption
is to promptly expel every convicted
bribe-taker, and to elect no more of
them to any legislative body.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

81 THE Bucyrus Forum says that the
p. TT. w. s. c. r. w. has had about
$150,O00 worth of goods stolen from
cars within the last few months and
on the first of this month they ar
rested about thirtv-fve employees,
conductors, brakesmen, engineers and
fifemen,. and there are about forty
more to be arrested. 80 81.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

Ten millions of defalcation in. the
United States Treasury is now the
rdmor from Washington, coming on
top of the Credit Mobilier Radical
swindle, the squandering of the pub
liol domain, and the back-salary steal.
What will be the next, development
under Radical rule
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

:. IT is now announced that General
Van Buren, ex-Commissioner to- vi
emma, is to follow the example of Col
fax, Harlan, Pomeroy and other Radi-
cal saints, and go out lectnring before
Young Mems Christian Associations,
temperance societies and other moral
institutions. aa5eH A1ts
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

5s4THE friends of President Grant
who were planning to put up $780,
600 as an inducement for him to de-
cline his increase of pay did wisely
ia backing ont. Grant would doubt
: less have accepted the 100000 with
gratitue and pleasure, and he might
have appointed some of the donors
to ofice; but giving up the. other
100000 would be an entirely differ
ent affair. 9s4is = frosls bsaia.ls54
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

d9iAE investigation into the affairs of
the Fairfield county Treasury by Gen
eral Goldman has revealed a most in
genious system Of thieYing by which
that county has lost the round SUM of
s$l43,0Oo. ii yi5i 9i4s asse5Asit'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

THEl late election in Kentucky re-
suited in the choice Of thirty-tWo
Democrats TO six Republicans in the
Ssnate, and eighty-one Democrats
aud nineteen RepubIieans in the
Mouse A unlbfls 1eBsTBq sgeIlei1om
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

A DNTTNTSTRAToR'S SALE OF REAL.
IN ESTATE.-On the S0th day of August,
1878 at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, on the
premises in Sufield township, one mile west of
the following Real Estate, as the property of
VIM. Stout, deceased to wit: 2l S9-1OQ acres in
8. Z. corner of lot No. IS, in Suflield township.
subject to dover and homestead of the widow.
TERMS OF SALE.-0ne-t third to be paid down,
one-third in months and one-third In one year
with annual interest from date. Deferred pay
mentS to be secured by mortgage.
WILLIAM PAULUS
Administrator of William Stout. decd.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

a The Boston Advertiser says: "The
divorce case between Ann Eliza and
Brigham resolved itself into purely
business transaction, q matter of
prophet and laws"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

go or Of the intimate friends of the
z late Oakes Ames of Massachusetts,
who was with him in his last illness,
says: s'About the last words that the
poor man spoke in his life was that
Colfax had lied about that s. G.
2 check" Who that read the testimony
ever doubted itg The Republican
Vice President was, beyond any
3 doubt, monstrous liar sT s9a95
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

a COLUMBUS dispatch dated the
18th inst. says: ''The districts were
ali represented in the meeting of the
Democratic State Central Committee
to-day. Good news comes up from
all parts of the State. The Demo-
Gratis are reported as live and active.
Itwas resolved to inaugufate a vig-
croas campaign, to commence about
the first of September. b45a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

5da aOvEHb one hundred bodies have
been recovered, who lost their lives
by the burning of the steamer Wa
Wassett, last week, on the Potomac.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21
.Ilemooratic : !. County Convention.

DenocHaticC County convention
ffhe Democrats and all other citizens Of Por-
ee County opposed to the present corrupt and
wicked administration, are requested to meet
N con vention by delegates at Citizens. Hall, IN
Kisvenlia. at 10 O'Clock A A.. On SG
= saturd ay, August sOtEa, 1873,
tHe following of1ees:
His Representative, S
-Ilig Auditor, s
Hilf Treasurer, a Jus
sl 4 Recorder, in
t.frs Prosecuting Attorney.
u Coroner. County Commissioner,
; ID Director of County Inhrmarys
to be supported at the coming October election
Each township and election preeinf viii be
entitled to i've delegates in said Convention,
which they are recommended to select on Thurs
day Evening. August 18th.
,aisi BY order or the Committee.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

Hon. S. S. Cox has been nominated
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Mr.. James Brooks, and has ac-
eepted the nomination. t...... ....,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21
Democratic Sac Tieket.

For Governor -.
For Lieutenant Governor
BARNABAS BURNS, of Riehland
Far Supreme Judge (Loug Term)-
H. q w WHITEMAN. of Hamilton.
For Supreme Judge Short Terml-
CHARLES ii. SCRIBNER, Of Lucas.
III. a. DAUGHERTY, Of Fairfield
sOr Treasurer- :.
GEORGE WETMER, Of Summit
FOR COMPTROLLER Of the Treasury
JAMES X NEWCOMER. Of narlon
For Member OF the Board Of Public Works
CHRISTIAN SGHENCk, OF mercer
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21
FOR SALE.

a farm of l141< acres of land, in the n. E. part
of Brimfield township, with good dwelling
and barns. good new and old orchards, is we'll
timbered and has an abundant supply of water.
For particulars enquire on the premises, of
KRAUS BROTHERS.
Brimfeld. July s6, 1873. s5s-6m.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21

partnership hitherto existing
N between Rhodes & Michel. Suffc1d, is
mutually dissolved, and has been since Oecem-
ber "a. 1872. All notes and other accounts to be
settled by GEO. MICHEL.
Sufield, Ohio, July %, 1873. 1854.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-21
ADVANTAGES:

1. 1t will Immediately relieve the sufferer. as
it lifts the ingrowing corner of the nail out of
the flesh, thereby removing the cause of the ir-
ritation.
q it is entirely non n-corrosive. as the clasp is
warranted to be coin silver, and no fears can be
entertained of mineral poison.
8. 1t will effect permanent and lasting cure
as it fat1ens the nail by lifting up the edges and
position.
4. 1t is self adjusting and may be placed to
any case, no matter how difficult it may appear
o.. 1t may be worn with boot or shoe with
perfect ease as the clasp lays perfectly fiat on
the top of the nall and has no rough or project
ing points to the sock,
s. Its comparatively triaing cost places it
full benefits.
In short. it is a relief from torment that has
long been needed and a cure for a pest that has
foiled the entire medical world to effect,
The following are 3 few of our many testimo-
nials
On a careful examination of your apparatus
for ingrowing toe nails. l am clearly satisfied
thatit win serve the purpose better than any
of very painful and troublesome affection both
't'' '''-N Prof. j. f. WOODS. NJ. D.
Toledo, Ohio.
Having used Z. E. Stedman's Silver Clasp for
IngrOwing toe mails, in my own family, can
recommend it as valuable instrument for the
relief and cure of the deSeaSe, and one that Will
JOSEPH WAGGoNER, NJ. D.
kavenna. o.
In a case of Ingrowing toe nails, for the cure
of which have tried various surgical eXpedi-
ents and which have returned after iexcision,
tried one of your silver clasps, the result being
II. C. BRAINERD, Al. ID.
Cleveland, o.
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Piano for Sale!

A ZINE secondhand Piano for sale at a
A bargain. Enquire of
1T.,.n az ,a7s D. c. GOODMAN.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-01-31

LOCAL ORION IN BRADFORD.-Brad-
ford is the second county in the State that
has voted on the question of license or no
liccnse under the option law. The election
was held on the nth instant, and, as in
Clearfied, the majority against license
was very large. Nearly eight thousand
votes were PoIled on the question. The
Bradford Argus publishes nearly complete
returns, which show n majority of $3.50
against granting licenses: In the town
Of Towanda the vote was very clcsc, 3I9
votes having been cast against and 300
votes for license. In most of the rural
districts the majorities against license
were very heavy. This vote in Bradford
county, with the result in C!earfield. indi-
Gates with sufficient cIearncss the fate of
liquor license in all the northern portion Of
the state.-Pdtriot.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-01-31

THE Executive Committee Of the Cen
tennial Commission had an interview with
Governor Hartganft, at the State Capital
yesterday. Speeches ware made by Mr..
Norycll, Mr.. Stevens, MIR. CoIliss Gir. Wood
and Xii X. Price, of this city. all OF whom
urged the necessity Of State aid to the en-
terprise within the next thirty days, SO that
the President of tie United States could
make proclamation to the world that the
Exposition and Celebration would be held.
Mr. Price also maintained that the stock
OF the Celebration would be profitable
investment, and enforced this position in a
fOrcible and convincing manner. The Gov
ernOI,respondcd TO the sentiments expressed d
in q hearty, earnest manner, declared ho
was fully convinced Of the necessity OF
speedy action, and announced he would
urge the app 1priation by ail the means in
his power. The meeting was of a most
encouraging character, and ve have no
doubt the Legislature viii make the asked
for appropriation without unnecessary de-
lay. This news should produce a good ef-
feet upon the meeting to be held to-day,
ard send up the subscription to a million
at once.-4gs, 29th.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-01-31

A BLACK SEOw S-ORH N IOwA.-Ti!e
Dubuque IeleGTIP5 says One of the
most singular PhenoTnen"ns which ever oc-
CURED in the State Of Iowa took place on
Wednesday last. On Tuesday evening the
terrible storm began, ana it continued TO
Increase Ia fury till u ecir esday morning.
when the limit Of its vast strength was
made manifest. It was noticed wien The
wind first began to blow, the surface Of
the snow was white As usual, while on
Thursday morning, when people a~Oile,
they found the surface covered with black
earth.
kt firct il was supposed that this was
only the SCOT which had been blown out of
the chimueys, but, when it was ascertain
ed that the blackness extended all over
the State, it was found that the supposi-
ton was incorrect. The only manner by
winch we can account for this singular
circumstance is as follows When the
wind was blowing with such uncommon
Tapidity and force, it probably took the
snow from the tops of all hills as we'll as
% other high points in the State
The loose earth was not proof againstits
strength, and so it was taken up, carried
for miles and miles, and finally let down
to give to the beautiful snow difFerent
col0ring. Whetherthis theory is correct
OF not, certain it is that the phenomenon
exists This black snow is suggestive OF
the blood-red snow which falls in certain
portions of the Arctic regions.