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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-11-13
CHINESE FESTIVAL.
Curious display of axsIigioua Pictures I'm
Sam francisco. - -


toorresponIence.of OF the New York World.1l
Many persons residing In the imme-
date neighborhood OF the principal
| ioss-house have for the past week
noticed several Chinamen building Q
dragon of. enormous size, with crested
head and horned body. This is the
god of the festival of An Ten or the
moon, one of the greatest importance
in the Chinese calender to thewomen,
who pay him extreme devotion, as his
malignity appears to be directed SOLE
lly against their sex. Last evening,
lust as the darkness was settling over
the city, there was hung in front OF
every house occupied By the Chinese
a large and fantastically ornamented
lantern, the purpose OF which isis TO
ward of. evil genii. Our party. leay-
ing the saloon, proceeded to the Iung
| Wa Mea Temple, where we arrived
| just as several Chinese priests were
sounding gongs, cymbals andd haut-
boys, which were TO, call the disciples
of COnfucins to worship. Soon crowds
| of Cinnamon and women began to
enter the temple and pray in their PEE
GUITAR style. The temples was more
qoPgeously decorated than usual, and
| description furnished by Lee Sang
OF the paintings seemed to me ito be
interesting The guardians OF the
outer gates were two large mummy
figures, eight feet high, and dressed in
elobofately Y deco oFated tfnsel and paper
dresses. They keep of interlppers
and guard the different divisions. In
one of these are hung five long BAN
ners, on which are represented the
punishments bestowed on vile and re-
| fractory women. d On each we see q
| Judge, en- one side of whom. is good
genius showing the cuIprlts good viz
| tues, while ou the other side the evil
genius shows her vices. Women are
depicted as receiving punishments, to
say the least, simply barbarous. We
/ have them with the cangue or stone
collar on, and f1ounderiDg in aisea gof
boiling blood. Some are represented
tied to the pilloTy and fed on fire;
some are being thrown into seas OF
molten lead. Again we see demons
putting women into wheel through
| what looks like q cofee-hoppers and
crushing them. The punishments are,
| however, offset by several other paint
ings which are greately Worshiped by
the Chinese women. They represent
| yirtuous women, who are resting on
dragons and flowers. They are dress
ed in purple and gold, and have the
dragon embroidered in the imperial
color, yellow and gold, on their
breasts. Their feet rest on green
cushions !; in the center of the temple
hangs alarge lamp, around which re-
volVe figures descriptive of battle
scenes. There are four battle scenes,
with manikin figures of virtuous wo-
men and cruel men. The women are
of course victorious. A large tablet
commemorative of the feast hangs
over all. .-=z.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-11-13
a WHITE MANS CO1EMONwEALTH.
White Hen in North Carolina 500 Years
Before Columbus Discovered America

s A WHITE MANS COMMONWEALTH.
Before aColambus Discovered America
Congressman A. NJ. WaddelI, OF
NORTH Cafolina, delivered his Iectul
at Wake Forrest College, recently, in
which he attempts to show that the
State was settled by whites 500 years
before the discovery Of America by
Columbus. The Wilmington Journal
gives a brief report, as follows: HMr.
Waddoll ineisted that 500 years be-
fore Columbus was born the Irish dis
covered and settled North Carolina,
and called it Great Ireland. In sup
port OF this somewhat startling prop
osition, the lecturer showed that the
EsGuimaux informed Lief, the son of
Eric, the Red, in the year A. ID. 1000,
that white men lived south of Chesa-
peake Bay; that the chronicles of Ire
land prove5that at this early period
Christian men Inhabited Hvitramanua
Rnd-the White Mans Land-now
North Carolina; that when Amades
and BaFloWe visited Roanoke in the
year 1584they found among the abo-
rigines children with blue eyes and
auburn hair-proYing their Caucasian
descent-and that the natives of this
region spoke the Gaelic language, and
claimed that eomei of their ancestors
were white men and talked in q book
The future historian of the State was
urged, before entering upon his pious
task, toiexamine with caresthe records
of Northern Europe, the eontempoFa-
neous narratives of voyages, and the
archaeology of the Icelanders, and he
would most assuredly find, by the aid
of these N Northern Lights that the
history Of the old State begins long
before the period usually assigned to
it. An eloquent appeal was made to
the Stale pride of his hearers, Hyp-
sometry had shown that Carolina's
mountain's were Ioftier than any 9TH
ers east Of the Mississippi River; ge-
ology had proved that the first gold
ever deposited was to be found in her
sediments |; the testimony of the rocks
has. established the fact that created
life made Its first appearance within
ihefs borders; and now, to complete
her glory, we ind that she was the
first dwelling place of Europeans on
this continent. In conclusion, the
speaker said he felt double interest in
his subject !; fors besides being an en-.
thaeiAst in his devotion to his native
State, he cherished an ardent affection
for the Emerald Isle, whence his fore
fathers came; and when, in vindica.
ting North Carolina, he once called
her the Ireland of the Union, little did
he then think that he was only giving
the old State het. true name, the name
she bore nearly q thousand years be-
z ffhlefl.ss- - = i s4f vs.
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soENE Ar AN ExECUr1oN

FWILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Nov. 6.-At
! 40 to-day an, attempt was made to
hang WRde, but the rope being too
long his feet struck fairly on the
ground. In this position he remained
shouting 'sOh, Lord have mercy"
The rope came of his neck and his
body fell over heavily on the ground.
He was carried upon the scaffOld and
after & long delay in arranging the
rope, the drop was again pulled. He
fell this time less than three feet. His
pulse continued to beat for seven
minutes, After hanging twenty-sev-
en- minutes he was placed in q coffin
and taken in charge by his friends.
Many pisces of the rope were cut of
and carried away as relics by the spec
tators. m
While the rope was being shorten.
cd for another trial Wade told the
lsilor to hurry up, as he had an ap-
peintment to dine in hell with the
devil ut 9 O'Clock. He says the only
thing that troubled HIN was whether
the people he murdered are in heaven
or he'll.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-11-13

ANOTHER CoNTEMPLATIvE Box. =
The pretty playfulness with which
little children charm, away the cares
of their parents is illustrated by
touching occurrence in Indiana. A
boy of six years, after watching the
laundry proceedings, and especially
the way in which the wrinkles in the
linen disappeared before the hat-iron,
retired to mediate In the room whore
his father was taking his after-dinner
nap. There gazing upon the burrows
which years of struggle had made
upon the marble brow OF his parent,
he was seized with beautiful idea.
In less than minute that devoted
little boy was smoothing out those
marks of time and sorrow with very
hot flat.irou.
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DIDN'T ENJOY HERsELr AS USUAL.


AS an original expression OF heavy
grief, we doubtif anythingmoretouch-
ing has been read than the following,
of crushed heart, in Star City, Neva-
da. Mrs. - OF that place, q
very eccentric old lady, recently rush
ed into the room OF q relative, and,
without waiting for the usual salu-
tions, said:
well, Johns dead 2
Dead is it possiblep 7
YES, dead Died last night
want you all to come to the funeral
The Masons and Odd Fellers are 60:
ing to tnrn outy and we shall have 8
beautiful timep
Deaths being a rare occurrence IN
the settlement, of course everybody y
went to the funeral. Next day some
body remarked TO, the cid lady thai
there was large turn out,
" es, indeed, there was, she replied
'but didn't enjoy myself as well as
have at some funerals, the hoases Gu
up so,' 81 l
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-11-13
HURRTCANE AND FLOOD
-. ar za.. 1saeTlaa alenlsNEEEGz
A Night Of Horror-Immense Destruction
A 09 Property

p .
Late foreign papers received con-
tain some particulars of the inunda-
ton of ST. Petersburg by the over
ffow OF the NeYa, Oct. IA. The
weather had been unusually warm
during the day and at sunset it be-
CAME evident that q storm was ap-
preaching, and toward seven il blew
q hurricane. The water rose rapidly
and the lower parts of the town were
completely Hooded. BY two O'Clock
in the morning the water was almost
tenfeet above 8heusuai height so that
il flowed into many streets which had
not been submerged since the great
inundation OF 1924. Some OF the
thoroughfares were literally convert
ed into rivers. Trees in public gar
.deas were broken or upreoted, ships
in the rivers were torn from their
anchors and thrown against floating
bridges, all of which were more or
less injured, telegraph comTnunica-
tion,ygaa anspended, as many of the
posts we're throWR down and the
wires torn away. AT the extremity
OF the Vassaf Osro6 several coasting
vessels Wefe AeatBd inso the streets.
The Woodan pavement was destroyed
fences were carried away, chimney
pots thrown down and roofs torn of.
The poor people were panic stricken
nd1mauy 5wer6 obliged TO- sRbandon
tbs little prop tysthey possessed, be-
inGfonlg too glad to save their lives.
Some were taken off in boats. A poer
TsVoBtchick was seen to mount his
horse and gaIEop away tosai place of
safety lea2ing his drosky and harness
10 their fate, The Geological Gardens
were completely under water aud the
proprietofs had the greatest difficulty
in saving the animals The elephant
in PARTICULAR, gase q great deal of
trouble, butt was led In safety to the
nearest police station, where he re-
inained for the night. The effects of
the storm were Felt for many miles
laroundl StsiPeteFsbnrg. To add to the
horrors of the night, there were no
less than four fires, and the head po-
lice master was at ilis wits ead, as one
disaster after another was reported.
Soon after two o'clock the wind
veered around TO the north, and the
current being no longer impeded, the
water fell as rapidly as it had risen.
The loss of property was immense
butit is thought at st. Petersburg
that no lives have been lost.
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..rhsa eed iadge bsLKsen as,'' erisd

s'Then God jndge between u.s. cried
There was ! blow, = fail, 5 stopping
over, prestrate figure, a heavy, stag
gering form hurrying unsteadny
away. 80.
"i've brought you life, SaIliei I've
brought you bread Look up darlings
I'd die for you, that would. Sallies
Salliei Oh, GedI She's dead3 -.
Over the stiIl, PROSTATE form Nick
Neyins bends, hnt there is no sob iA
his voice. no tear in his eyes. Only
God can understand the bitterness in
his soul. .s 5s--s.g
The two little children left him
crawl to his side, dragging themselves
along sleY, and deYour the bread that
has fallen in crumbs at his feet.
The governmentupoH Whoae shoal-
ders rests, as every thinking man
knows, the scBote cpfpabilfty, OF Nick
NeYins sin stsps forward % take
Man found senseless. robbed ! Nick
Nevins breaking q nfty dollar bin At
a corner bakery for q LOST Of bread1
Two mornings after they gave him
his final trial. The States attorney
Guilty? s.e7 80 .....'
OF course he wasl -
SeRtenced2 2 ssss..,sg -.
.beent i.-.,
The estimable banker recoYered.
Nick went to the penitentiarY. His
wife was buried. in The Potter's field,
and the miserable little children will
remain in the cpuntY house until the
bank resumes payment. g-z,--.s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-11-13
The Equitable Life.

Life Assurance is now ONE of the greatest
interests Of this country. ranking with Rail
Road and Banking interests. The Life poll
cies now in force represent over Two Billion
Dollars. TwenIy-tWo Millions are paid out
annually (ehiefiy to widows and orphans1 on
expired policies
THE ANNUAL NEW BUSINESS of
the Equitable, Is millions larger than any
other Companyi in this country or Europe.
A small amount annually cannot be so
priftably and safely invested in any other
shape. as in LIFE POLICY, either by the
rich man or ihe poor man.
I. G. PHILLIPS, District Agent,
Rayenna, Ohio.
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The melancholy days have come, the
saddest of the yeay !; it's little too
warm for whiskey hot aud little toe
cold for beer.
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al. BENT" Is The name that fate has
fastened on to . meek and mild-mau-
nered young man Of Lafayette, Ind.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-11-13

Business Cards
WEDDELL HOUSE,
FRANCIs .. CLARK,

cleveland Ohio. $40 per day. r. A. GIL
4 s IaET1E, Pr0prietOr- Esfss - sEssE
Dec. 8, 1855, y.
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RANSKY. E.P HATFIELD
RANNEY & HATFIELD.

Attorneys and Counselors at Law: ONCE
/ --7..- -& ss 169-tf. :
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urTCUTE9 . " B. IHUlLAs,
HUTCHINs & THOMAS,

at4o-,...e .tT ~. Ravenna. Ohio. once In
Fmnire FuiIdlug- AIr. HutehlHs viii attena
~ al eerms OF the Common Pleas and D1strlct
Courts IN Portage County 7i-ly-
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bILLN W8 " ONFAJA.- =
uw.,reo<snvers and Dealers in all kinds Of
TJT5folstered goods Wall Paper Shades. Piceufes
ma Picture Frames. Ware koons opP0slsS
f.srrfaqs Repository, RaYennas Ohle-
Jan. - 1873. 81
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-24
wsSsEI.Gs.EOuS.

p;~ G. Ianny wishes the
public to be informed that he
has on hand Stock Of Dry
Goods and Carpets as extern
sivc as any in the Southwest,
and that he is determined to
sell every article at prices
lower than the lowest. Cal
on him to-day sand examine
goods and prices. He will
satisfy YOU both as to quality
and cost.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-14
COLFAx AND DREW.

If we understand the temper of the
American people, the downfall of Schuyler
Colfax, Senator Patterson and others, both
dead and living, was inexpressibly painful
and saddening to them. Wepresume that not
an individual, no matter what his political
affiliations might have been, rejoiced
therein, or gloated over it, For why should
they? The disgrace and shame was that
of the nation, not of a party. We pre-
sumo, also, that the whole people would
unite in thanksgiving and joy if that stain
and disgrace could be removed. We trust
it may yet he removed, and Schuyler Col
fax stand forth, once again, the honored
son of America. We all remember the sad,
painful story the quibbling on the word
''give"; the conflict of testimony; the fact
of receiving fourl thousand dollars Il year
from Il government contractor; the con-
cealment of these payments only so far as
was deemed necessary to account for the
suspicious deposit the production of Mes
bits letters except tie one etc We need
not, further, recall the facts. They arc
only too painfully remembered. Whether
Mr.. Colfax was corrupt or not concerned
the Republican party, only so far as they
attempted to endorse or whitcwash him.
If they do this they make themselves IA
party to bis acts, and so far the people will
judge Of their honesty of purpose in mat
tcrs of reform and economy We see too
much of an evident desire and intention,
press, to exculpate Mr.. Colfax at any and
all hazards. IT, upon sitting of the testi-
mony-old and newt shall be found
that he is our old Colfax, no one will re-
joice more than we will, but we fail to see
any such preponderancc of testimony now.
Take the letters of Drew-we have pub
lished them In our columns-and supposing
they were sworn testimony, what weight
would they have or ought they to have,
with jury or with any candid person ac-
customed to weigh evidence? They may
all be true-we hope they are-but we
must confess that they do not look reason
able or probable. This is transaction
that took place five years ago, one in which
Drew had no interest and of which he
would not have had the knowledge, he
claims to have, if he had not been prying
into business which did not concern him.
What mattercd it to him, to whom Cakes
Ames was giving check? Take his own
version of it, as published, and it does not
rebound to his honor or credit. Is it
reasonable or probable, Or would a court
and jury believe, that after the lapse of
| five years man could remember such q
transaction and even give the denomina'
ton of the bills paid upon the check, the
only knowledge of which he has, is gained
by looking over other peoples shoulders
1t is all bosh so far as the weight it will
have, or is entitled to, is concerned.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-14
THE VERMONT STATE FAIR.

The present prospects of the annual
fair of the Vermont State Agricultural So
ciety and Wool Growers association to be
held at Rutland the second week in Sep
tember are far more encouraging for
large and successful exhibition than for sew
eral years. The premiums in the various
departments have been revised, and in most
instances increased. The exhibition of
stock will be larger than usual, bringing
together the best the state affords. The
horses presented will make display wor-
thy of the just fame of the state. The
floral department, including the exhibition
of the celebrated florist of Rochester, Mr..
Wick, will exceed anything the people of
the state have ever witnessed. The mech
anical department will present for the III
spcction of the visitor larger collection of
the useful articles than have heretofore
been seen.
The exhibition is to be held on the com
modious and well located grounds of the
Rutland County Agricultural society, south
of the village of Rutland, which is skirtcd
by the Rutland and Harlem Extension rail-
roads. Trains will be run for the convc-
nience of those visiting the fair grounds at
moderate fare, thus avoiding the usual
annoyance of hacks and carriages at extor-
Tomato rates of fare. The buildings, sheds
and appurtenances are sufficiently ample to
meet all the requirements of exhibitors.
Rutland has hotel accommodations for a
large number of guests, and no efforts will
be spared on the part of landlords and the
citizens of Rutland to make agreeable ar
rangcments for all who come. The cen
trail location of the fair, the earnest efforts
of the directors, combined, cannot fail to
make the twcnty-third annual exhibition
the largest and most successful yet held in
the state.
Parties desiring the pamphlet containing
the premium list and regulations, can attain
them by addressing Henry Clark, Rutland.
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GLOBE MONDAY MORNING. JULY d. 1873

never in good spirits. My brother used to
come occasionally and read for us. He is
good reader, and Miss Waltham liked to
hear him. One day he was going to read
about the Walworth murder, and she said /:
"Oh, don't read that don't like to hear
of murders" On mother wishing to hear
1t, she got up and left the room. With
this exception | know of no other case
She never made any attempt to conceal
herself. She had several dresses, not ex-
pensive but neat. She exercised great taste
in her dress, and was always very clean.
Her room was always tidy and in order,
and we thought her a perfect lady. She
used to hire piano, which she played upon.
She was not good player, but said that
she was very fond of music. She never
yelled her face when she went out went
out whenever she had occasion to was
fond of going to Mr. Beecher's church.
She used to attend every Sunday regularly
On Tuesday she left about o'clock in the
morning, when the police came.
HER TRUE NAME.
The real name of Kate Stoddard is be-
licvcd to be Lizzie NJ. King, as a large bun
die of letters from her mother and sister so
addressed was found at her lodgings.
Mary Handley, the special detective,
earns the reward, which amounts in the
aggregate to SO, 800. The brother of the
murdered man, w. W. Goodrich, is at
present in Europe. The affair naturally
causes great excitement in Brooklyn.
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White Rocks at the Ice Beds at
Wal1ingfOrd.

White Rock is the name given to a con-
siderable elevation on the east of Otter
Greek, between South Wallingford and
Wallingford it is strictly applicable to the
cliff at the north end of this range.
The character of the mountain at this
BY ascending from the north one can
make more than half the ascent along the
narrow ridge dangerously precipitous on eli
ther side, particularly on the west, where
one could fall two or three hundred feet.
The summit beyond has an elevation of
2532 feet But you have satisfactory
view without going to the tip-top. When
at the top of the cliff the prospect towards
the north is large and varied.
Twelve miles away Rutland seems to ex-
tend across the valley in full view, and you
conclude that White Rocks can be seen
from Rutland The mountains of Northern
New York and Vermont lift their heads in
the distance, and in the southwest Eolus
seems like curtain closing the scene. Our
village and the pond to the west is a good
example of Vermont scenery.
From the west side of this cliff huge
boulders have fallen, perhaps some of them
rolled, into deep ravine, and have made a
wide, deep bed of stone with no soil or veg
citation thereon. The waters from hidden
springs in the mountain side converge into
this gorge, coursing along many feet below
the surface, and rains and melting snow
trickle down, forming in winter subtcr-
raneous and immovable glazier. At the
foot of the ravine in the crevice and cav
erns ice can be found till late in Summer,
and probably it sometimes remains through
out the year. The sun cannot reach it SC
it is protected at the outlet by trees on ci-
ther bank, and above by layer upon layer
of boulders. Only the warm rains can eff
feet it and the duration of ice depends up
on these. Perhaps the winter temperature
alone does not make all the ice; the cold is
there and may have something to do with
the successive ice formations, Here you
can have an atmosphere of winter, chilling
ice water and crystal ice, while but a little
distance from you the summer heat is OPP
pressivc.
1t is located two and half miles from
the village of Wallingford, the last half
mile is foot path across pasture 'and
through a tract of bushes or low trees. II
is a good place to make and drink lemon
ade. We found plenty of ice there on
Monday, the It'll, and brought away several
pounds. Parties are beginning to patron
ize this ''cool retreat"
| Wallingford, July II.
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The third volume OF the report of the
census, for 1870, which has only been pub
lished for about three weeks, gives the total
debt of Vermont, as n state, "fOr which
bonds have been issued," at $1 ,OO2,5OO.
Since the gathering of the statistics for
that report, the debt has been so far reduc-
ed that only $297, 500 is now unprovided
for At the date of the report, 1870, there
were outstanding, bonds issued by coun-
ties $8,042, which is much less than the
present Indebtedness of counties and bonds
issued by towns, villages, etc. ~ ,47O, O94,
beside an unfunded Indebtedness of 81 i d..
OG4. 1t is probable that this last class of
bonds has, also, decreased, as large pro-
portion were issued for the payment of
bounties and war expenses, but there is no
method of ascertaining the exact present
debt of the counties, cities, towns, villages
and school districts of Vermont. Of one
thing, however, there is no doubt; it is al
together too large.