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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
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I had put in the cupboard in Mary's
room. She was out with mother. When
I opened the -cupboardithc first thing I
saw was little Latin biblei Il knew it
in minute, even. without, the writing
on the fly leaf, 1t was one 4had given
to Abner on the very last birthday we
spent together. I'm not good at describ-
ing my feelings, but as I opened the
bookit seemed as If my brothers face
looked out from the leaves at me. l put.
it into my pocket and went outiinto the
woods to the potashery.. i stayed there:
the whole day, and children, ifever any
man had hand-to-hand fight with the
devil, did that day. But Ewasn't left
alone as 1 deserved, and I gained the
victory. That very night, coming home
1 sprained my ankle. At ;firstI thought
L would tell Mary directly. but then: I
said to myself, the child has come here
to see if she can't coax me round. Pll1
let her work it out her own way
''When Abner came homo, it didnt
need a college education to see how the
land lay. didn't tell mother. Thought
the brewing would work itself clear if
it was left alone, and so it has. Only
Children" added my father, impressive
", II hope we have done with conceal
ments and secrets. They are edge-tools |
not safe to play. with. They made all the |
trouble in the first place. However, we |
won't talk about that" he sale, ,glancingI
at mother. at turned out for.the best
as far as was concerned M 80 ..j!I
Well, that's about all there is, to; tell.
Father gave me a farm next his own,
and built us nice new house, and next
spring we were married. BdS neither
father nor mother would ever cali my
wife penelope. .'-Frosn the Aldine for
October. t. -.I "a ...4s r...s .s. !
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02

A New:Jersey Justice said that the
word testimony" had an "r'' in it, and
the lawyer, who disputed him was fined
$40 for contempt of court.
What an, cid wag said to a new balloon
I-YouSbe blowedi
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02

If men were stubborn just in pro-
portion aa they were right, Stubborn
ness would take her seat among the vir-
tues; but men are generally stubborn
just in proportion as they are ignorant
and wrong. -.i. 81. .-s-.-..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02

A Kings fool who was condemned to
die was allowed to choose the form of
death, and he chose old age
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
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Westward

Mansfield passengers hound east by trains
Nos. 2. and II have no change-of cars TO New
York. Connections at Rayenna with the Clevc-
land and Pittsburg road; at Meadyille, Union
and CORY for the Oil Regions; at Corning for
Rochester anil at Binghampton for Albapy,
Springfield, worchester, Boston and all points
in New England.
Westward boHsd passeagers by'prain No : I
have no change to Cincinnati, and by Train No
3 have choice OF sleeping coach, making con-
nec5ions with the LOUISVILLE short bine Rail
road or Mail Steamers fos points In tie South
and Southwest, Also with the OIijo & Missis-
sippi or Indianapolis & stLouis lines for points
in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and the
Far West, taf =
For further information as 10 time. fare and
connections, apply to the local agent, asking
for tickets via. the ATLANTIC AND GREAT
WESTERN BROAD GAUGE ROUTE.
No 'stop-over'' allowed upon local tickets
Local passengers must. purchase itiekety5n
chase from that point to destination.
Gen'l Passenger and Ti6Ekgst,
@ sATI, o.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02

.6aa!l Ilrlig haa aIaaiIlifi
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13
THE COUNTING OF THE ELECTORAL.
VOTE

The proceedings In the counting of the
electoral vote In the joint convention Of the
Senate and House Of Representatives yester-
day, which will be found graphically reported
In other columns, cannot fail to convince every
thinking man Of the dangers tina, threaten
our Government under the present clumsy
and ill-contrived plan Of electIng the Presi-
dent and Vice President ard OF counting the
electoral vote. The intention Of the fathers
has been entirely frustrated so far Ms the
electoral college Is concerned, and such being
the fact, II becomes a question OF pressing
Importance and a subject for the grayest
and most careful consideration why we
should not reform that which has become In
vested with so many olc ments Of pcril and
difficulty. The trainers Of the Constitution
when they instituted the electoral college in
tended that the people should select q body
Of men, who, In turn, should he entrusted
with the selection Of President and Vice
President. The electors were left entirely
free to act as their judgment dictated. They
were to be bound to no particular candidate
but were to elect the President pretty much
the same as the Congress cnacts a piece OF
legislation. To prevent possible collision it
was ordained that the different colleges
should meet on the same day at the capitals
OF their respective States, and then and there
proceed to make their choice, which being
duly certified to, were to be transmitted to
the proper officers In Washington.
But in the progress Of our politics all this
has been changed. We have clung to the
mere formalities, to the shadow while we
have lost the substance. The electors 20 into
their colleges pledged to support particular
candidate. They are nominated by rival par
ties and pledged to obey their commands
Under the circumstances the power vested In
Congress becomes dangerous in the extreme,
and he must be blind who cannot see what
peril there is In the operation OF the rule
adopted some few years ago, which pro-
yldcs that In case Of failure on the part
Of both Houses to agree upon q disputed
question rs to whether the vote OF
State should DO counted or not, the
vote shall be thrown out. Yesterday
the votes Of certain States, in accordance
with this rule, were not counted, but the ma
jority was so decisive that 1t was immaterial
We can, however, imagine a condition OF
affairs when the rejection Of the vote Of a
single State would materially affect the result
and entirely defeat the will Of the majority of
the people As 1t stands now, entirely too
much power Ia left in the control Of partisan
majority and the sooner the constitutional
remedy Is applied the better. The electoral
college Is the weakest plank In the framework
Of the Government, and wisdom, prudence
and patriotism alike command that Il should
be taken awAy
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13
TUgREPUBLIC OF SPAIN,

q, -,
SPAN WIN receive from inc people oi the
1 thi'eu o'a'es Us nearly welcome into the
I.PuOl'Hh m i"n"y nS uiu her heiShbor
france, inc he"s,suadeh' thoush not
ultose'he' "n'NPe'teu-Miu NC grateinlly re-
'cNeu ny our PeoP"' ine rhahBe "i gov
unien' :" SPnu' BNVH ''P"ol'chhlsih m ad-
u''ion'l ioo'no'u III europe, ana forms Win
FIa"e' anu o"Hhe'i"n" 'ne vi repubhcs
"ni'n 'iin' ""u '"' B''"'h vi "ucrh hehs
nay iuItnor eN'enu'
""iu w '"s ""o'hoI 'he huuueh
v"anBo :" ""o government WIN NOT, Oeiore
'"o vNP'"'''u " S'",' pe ionoMeu ny one
vIua'y u" r"u''ai' Nolh'nB Pohtieal mas
oeen inPoss'oi0 III Spun ior rev years
@ @pSss' INC .iea' uprising oi september
i0"o WHICH, "i"r Snort PROVISIONAL gov
r'nnieh., eups'nu'eu .""'Sh"I Serfaho Us
"se' ,oi i'"p'''a "s pueo"' ""S 'he actual
nus ~ " 'no r'SuiI just announced ny the
s saole uispa'ehes' Inc Poiiey pursued during
Se,raho regency was alc'ated ny General
rr'n'' VINO hoi"ihg 'hat spain was not ready
ior Hansiorha''on 10 repnOncanlsm,
uee'uo" W "huer the crown TO the
eider oro'her OF Amadeus the Duke
OF "enoa' ana Us majority OF the
cor'es favored MS election he would have
beeh crowned had not MS iathcr, Victor
Emahuei' refused 10 allow MN TO accept.
frlm theh proposed rrihce Leopold oi hohen-
lohern' "heh LOUIS Napoieon' fearful oi the
'xtension OF "ernan power, by his lnterfer-
ence brought on the Franco-rrnsSlan war
aha the long ualh OF disasters TO Ills rule
ana prospects whieh iohowed' frim then
deciuod 10 ohcr inc crown 10 Amadeus who
doubtless was induced to accept II because 1t
appeared 70 DC the whh oil the spanish peo-
pie, or al least oi the representatives oi the
greatest families OF the iahd. Inc eloquent
castelar, was tue recognized leader OF the
republicans but there were so many politi-
cal schlsmsi 30 much internal strife, pene-
trating even the republican ranks, that his
great words ana wise counsel almost lost In
the political dln' were not needed Then the
transition from regency TO a republic would
nave been less than the one whlch has Just
taken place ono thlng VIII generally be I'D
mitted In the say"yard King s favor lie ddhts
oeH' Against the en'reateS oi his family and
ms young "ie' ana oesp''e ah attempt upon
MS liie, nc STUCK 10 MS post uhtii ne had
proven 10 h'ihseh peyonu uouD' tnat the
people were "naiteraniy u,sSa'ished win him
ana ana MS RUE ms aoa'eatlon l, ~ la'Cr OF no
no', OF at'pn" na,1" See' '" us ,.o Ios,re 70
10 ,Unse, ppS'SnS s, "oa '9o ,o, ma as"'nss she
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13


Mrs. n. p. Willis has q home In Rome.
August Belmont and family are In Italy.
Ex-Governor Geary had his life insured fol
$4,000.
= Gen. Butler says that "thIs Is a bad year fol
the righteous"
- Some one calls Louis NapOleOns life a 70.
nance without q hero.
= Little Canlssa IL In New York stout InIIy
and gloyed TO her elbows.
Lord s.. Leonard, 9i, Is the Oldest, and
Prince Arthur, 20, the youngest, OF Her Ma
Jesty's Most Honorable Phyy Council.
The Governor General Of Canada is so enam.
ored OF the game OF curling that he has ordered
rink to be built near his residence at Ottawa.
Mr.. Beecher starts West next week on A
lecturing tour, commencing at Harrisburg, Pa,
on the iIth Inst, and returns home about the
10th Of March.
A Mr.. and Mrs. Dougherty, Of oldtown, Me-,
have fourteen children, all boys, the oldest oi
whom are but seven years OF age. -Four pairs OF
twins and two sets OF tTiplets.
old uncle John Harper, OF Kentucky, Is re-
covering with the approach Of spring, and Il now
able TO walk without his cane. LongfelOw Is
still In his WoOdford county stable.
- The original Rayel famlly-GabIiel, Antoine,
jerome, Francois and Angeline-are ali alive and
In the enjoyment OF excellent health, although
the youngest OF them Is over sixty.
= The plaster model for the bronze cast Of
Elias Howe, Jr, intended for the Central Park,
was sent from New York to Philadelphla on
Tuesday, where the remainder OF the work will
be done.
Maretzek returns to New York from the
West with his Italian opera troupe on the 2Ith OF
the month. The receipts OF six performances In
Chicago put money In his pocket to the amount
OF t23, i6O.
onne Rose Poreo, OF Naples, Justly lays
claim TO the championship In the art OF baby
farming She confesses TO having wIIlfully
starved to death about twenty infants, and 70
having poisoned a. many more.
II Anna Dickinson thinks that four nfths Of
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13

Mr. Roosevelt saw ht in his speech to char
ac:erize us as members of what he styled the
Washington ring" and to abuse the Board
OF Public Works because we were the lowest
bidders for the publication Of the Congres,
siondl Globe. II an earnest desire for the
prosperity OF the District, and deserved at.
tachment to the men who, In spite Of con.
tinued slander and abuse, are steadily and
self-sacrihcingly iaboring to make the Dis
trict what 1t ought to be, and what we believe
1t will be, the pride of the nation, makes US
members Of the ring, We thank God that we
belong to the ring.
So far as the Congressional GloIr' Is con.
ccrncd, no member Of the Board of Public
Works Ia directly or indirectly interested with
us In apecunlAry sense.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13
THE NEW YORK PRESS UPON MIR.
COLFAN.

The opinion OF the New York Journals ID
relation to Mr.. Colfaxs defence will hardly
be satisfactory to that gentleman. The World
Is sarcastic and severe, which was to be ex.
pected. The Tribune thinks that there will
be avery general feeling Of disappointment at
the result Of his defence. Much was promised
and expected; very little has come to pass.
And further on "If Mr.. Colfax be innocent
he Is the victim of a conspiracy stretching
over many years, arranged with conSummatC
art and having no motive which an impartial
observer can discover" The Herald believe,
that the Vice Presidents 'alibi Is a weak one, :
and that II Mr.. Ames has the receipt he should
produce 1t at once and end the misery. The
Times appears to be satisfied with the cxpla.
nation, although II docs not say so with the
point and earncstness which we should expect
from II.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13
BOARDING.

poARDING.-BoARD, WITii on WITHOUT
ID ROOMS, In . good locality, convenient 10 The
Executive Departments, Apply at els Twelfth
street. eetween and streets northwest scpzau
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13

Tue SPANISH Consul At LIVERPOOL Is
anxious to ascertain the names Of the parties
who are supplying the Insurgents in Spain
and In Cuba with arms, and to that end has
offered large reward. So, 1t seems, the
United States Is not the only country from
which the Cuban patriots draw their NUM-
tiOns of war
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13
100000.
MIssOU URI STATE LOTT cry.
LeEalized by state Authority and Drawn In
Publlc In ~. I0uIs.
GRAND SINGLE NUMBER SCHEME,
$4,000 Numbers.

Tickets, s1O' Half Tickets, 50, Quarters,
$3.50.
fH-O Our lotteries are chartered by the State are
always drawn at the time named, and ali drawinln
are under the supervision OF sworn commissioner
H- The ofnoal drawing will be published In the
bt Louis papers, and . copy OF drawing sent 10
purchasers OF tickets.
tD-we will draw similar scheme the last day OF
every month during the year ls7a
gN-Remit at our risk by POST OFFICE MONEY
Orders, REGlSIERED 'LRTTEn, DRAFT or
EXPRESS. Send for a circular. Address
MURRAY, MILLER a. co.,
~. Louis, Mo.
Post one Box 24td myl!TuTh kAtI
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13
Business Hour. Mt the white House

During ths trihiSr, IN order 10 facilitate business
oonin9 before hin as much as possible, the President
Wai, from tcn 10 t,Oeipe O'Clock each dsv, err
oept Sunday, rccsire Senator's and Representative,
aud from tirelrs O'Clock untH ttso euch afternoon,
sTeept 7tesddUSdnd Fridays, Whsn, Cabinet meStings
being held, Ne UiH reoeirs BY card. The btsines,
hours u hfs Office siH b. from tsn O'Clock a. ". 10
three O'Clock D. M.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13

Toprovide means for this magnificent Concert, one
dundred thousand tickets only will be issued n IN rIre
VortiOn OF which are already sold.
PRICE OF TICKETS,
Whole tickets $40, halves o., and quarters S2bO
Eleven whole tickets for sl0O. No Discount on less
than 800 orders, Nothing could be more apnropri
ate for presents than to Oi wealth
or more likely to produce grander satisfactory re
sults The object of this third CIT Concert il the
enlargement and endowment OF the Public Library
q Kentucky which. by the special act authorizing
the Concert for its benen Is to be forever free TO ali
citizens e every state This Concert will be con-
and full PARTICULARS Of the mode Of drawing the fts
and paying them and eyerything necessary TO
hng TO end are now published in the form Of cir.
cular. which will be furnished free OF oO-t 10 any
who apply. The entire management Of this under.
taking has been cnmmittcd by tht trustees TO Hon.
THOMAS z BRAMLErTE, late Governor Of Ken.
the 0ln Concert should be addressed
X, + DuRRETT, President
W y. HALDEMAN. Vice President.
JOHN Z. CAIN, Sec'y Public Library Of KY
FARMERS AND DROYEhS' HANK TreAsuie er
Tickets are nov ready for sale, and an orders for
addressed TO me as below directed.
Th0s. {. BRAMltTTt, LOUISVILLE, ~,
lAnAWkSam Agent public Library Nv
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13

DEPARTMENT or sTATKl
WAHisaroN. d. o., February G. is7a !
Information has been received nj this De-
partment from Mr.. d. J. Williamson, the
consul Of the United States at Callao. Peru,
Of the death, on the 29th day Of November,
1877, at the hospital In Callao, of A. II.
RosEcRANs, seaman.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13

From the world.l
The common llbeler whom the prOprletOrs Of
the TBSs still permit to conduct their sheet yes.
terday invented a new falsehood, which to-day
IL exploded as usual
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13
OR ANDEsI SCHEME OF THE AGE
$5OO,OOO Cash Gifts.
100000 for. only $40.
Under authority OF special Legislative act Of March
l6 ISL, the trustees now announce
The Third Grand Gin Concert for the
Beneft OF the Public Library

To come Oh in Library Hall. at Louisville. KY, on
Tuesday, April n, 1879.
Al this Concert the best musical talent that can b
procured from all parts Of the country will add pleas
ure 70 the entertainment, and TEN THOUSAND
CASH GtfTS allSrcKAting vast total Of half mil.
lion dollar currency VIII be distributed by lot to
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13

~ All communications, whether on business
for publication, should be addressed to wN j. Nun.
TAoH, Proprietor NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, Washing.
ton, d. O.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-14
A VERY MARROW ESCAPE.

Those who think gates are not need
ed at the Erie crossings should have
been at the Broadway crossing when
the Orange county express came along
half-past five o'clock yesterday after
noon. This train does not stop at Pat
erson, and runs through the city at
very rapid rate. As it approached, Mr..
Croy, the fagman, directed his atten-
ton to two little girls in charge of ba.
by in perambulator, who had stopped
directly on the track upon which the
train was approaching. They were
warned in time to get out of the way.
In the mean time four little girls came
down towards the railroad on the north
side of the street. Two of these girls
were eight or ten years Of age, and the
other two perhaps about three years old.
The fagman told them to hurry, and in
their excited effort TIC do so, the two
little ones fell directly upon the track
The older two ran back to help them,
but when they got on the track they be-
came so confused that they were APP
parently paralyzed. 1t was dangerous
state of affairs, as all four were likely to
be run over the next minute. just then
bystander jumped upon the track and
knocked the two older ones off the
track, and grasped the little ones in
time to pull them out of danger. The
only injury which any of them received
was from the rough treatment necessary
to get them off the track in such haste
In the meantime the train approached,
and to the horror of those who saw it,
the perambulator containing the baby
on the other side of the street was OBJ
served to have slipped out of the con-
troll of the girl who had it in charge,
and was rapidly running down the
grade right towards the track. The lit
tie carriage containing the baby reach
ed the track just in time to be struck by
the cowcatcher Of thelocomotive. The
front wheels and part of the carriage
were thrown with great force to the
other side of the road, but instead of
the child being ground up under the
wheels of the train it was not injured in
the least, nor was the latter part of the
little carriage damaged. The front
wheels were knocked to pieces and
thrown fifty or sixty feet. In what
miraculous manner the child was kept
from being killed Heaven only knows.
All this occurred in about two seconds
and taken altogether it is one of the
narrowest escapes we ever saw. 1t
would have been nothing strange had
all seven children been killed. Parents
are reprehensible for placing their ba-
bies in charge of such small children,
who are not really old enough to take
cers of themselves. Il Paterson Guar
dian, August Z. r.- .s
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-14
A REPRESENTATION OF THE CHICAGO
FIRE.

A London letter to the Cincinnati
Commercial gives the following account
of one of the displays at the Cremorne
gardens, under the management of a
Mr.. Baum, o much prosecuted German.
Besides the tableau vivant there are
various ballots and theatricals, and the
gardens are more popular and the cabs
more numerous than before. The great
est thing to be witnessed at the gar
dens is that designated as "The Burn
ing of Chicago" At the end of an
acre of green sward one sees the bril-
liant city, with its fine halls and spires,
rising up to height of three or four
stories, and hundred yards in width.
In the street in front men, women and
children are promenading motionlessly,
and carriages are dashing in still-hfe
way, all unsuspicious of impending cal
amity. Then presently, in an upper
story window, there is lurid glimmer,
then cannon announces by it's thunder
that the fire has broken out. Each
house, as it catches fame, lets off ire
mendous lot of fireworks. 1t is aston
ishing how many frecrackers were
stored up in Chicago. Any city with so
many firecrackers might regard itself as
doomed AS the confiagration proceeds
the sides of the houses fold themselves
down like SO many maps, disclosing
within their skeleton frames, large
number of busy persons, who, at first
glance, appear to be firemen, trying to
save the city, but on closer inspection
are seen to be bold, bad incendiaries,
intent on its destruction, and lett ng off
fireworks which they must have arrang-
ed beforehand with malicious purpose.
The fire, not to be resisted by such
traitors, gains its way, reaches big
church, whose two towers have strong
resemblance, to those of Westminster
Abby. The towers sink down apps-
rently into the ground, safely pleas
antly--as if they mean to rise again.
Other chunks descend as quietly as for
lorn coons before the devouring ele-
ment, but each letting off a lumber of
fireworks. The crowds while Witness
ing this majestic event--at threepence
ahead extra-gave vent to their emo
ton in tears, though it must be said
that one only sees these tears as they
are being wiped away afterward, and
that in the previous darkness the sounds
preceding them are rather Of hysteri-
cal kind The performance succeeds a
similar one representing the siege of
StrasbuIg, which ran through the last
season. have my doubts whether the
exhibition can pay for the immense out
lay in red and blue lights involved, and
suspect that Mr.. Baum keeps it up, and
brings it on late in the evening because
it is close to the reverend canon and
his friends who stopped his dancing,
and, being very noisy, may have a
chance Of interfering with their .inno
cent slumbers.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-08-14
Dry Goods.
CASH,
AND CASH ONLY, CAN DO.

PRINTS and Dress Goods 81 cents per yard;
Dress Goods 124 cents per yard. Alpacas
and Mohairs at half-price. Poplins and Silks
at bargains, Grenadines 1913 cents. Dress
Linens and Cambria. Parasols at reduce d
prices Hosiery and Gloves. Kids so cents
per pair. Shirtings and Sheetings, large
stock at bottom prices. Wamsutta best A
IS cents per yard. Good Shirtings s to Is
cents. Bargains in wet Linens. Damask,
Edgings, &C. Good Linens 25 cents per
yard with great bargains in Dry Goods and
Carpe 8, may be found at the large and spa
cious stores, No. 151 and 1859 Broad street, at
less than New York prices for cash.
PIP y. o. Magic.