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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-10-02

been a special object of its enlIghten
ed legislation
within fifteen years a reform
school for boys and an asylum for
imbeeiIe children, q soldiers and
sailors orphans home, and a girls
industrial nome have been establish
ed, proved eminentIY successful, and
are now fully cognized by public con-
fidence, as among the most useful
and benefieent institutions Of the
State.
These great enterprises, il addition
to other public needs, have necessari-
ly involved the expenditure Of vast
sums of money. Since 1857 our State
officers have collected and paid out
SSe, Az, ,252. How have our State au-
thorities justified the confidence of
the people in this great trust? Let
our enemies bear witness. A COM
mittee was appointed by the last Leg
islature to investigate all expendi-
lures of public money for any purpose,
and If they chose, for all past time.
That committee was composed of able
lawyers, its chairman was a well
known leader of the Democracy, who
" d IC6lAClG va lllC 16tC
State Convention. After faithfully
pressing its work four months, that
committee unanimously reported as
follows:
"The examination has taken a wide
range. One hundred and nine wit
nesses, residing in various parts of the
States, have been subpoenaed and
examined touching public contracts
and expenditures, constructions of
public buildings conduct ofpublic insti-
tutions, etc. All matters, without
reference, coming to the knowledge
of the committee, that seemed to
promise any probability of throwing
any light upon the subject of inquiry,
or any Of them, have been diligently
inquired into. a oi4.'
"Your com mittee take pleasure in
reporting that so far as elective officers
and their subordinatcs are concerned,
very commendable honesty and fidel-
ity have been observed, and that in
the official conduct of no public officer
whether elective or appointive, has
corruption been disclosed.
"Has any party, in any State, ever
made better record? Did the Dem
oeratic party anywhere ever make
one as good? $3.50
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By EBERLY & EYERITr, Aft'ys.
Sept &c. Is72-52-ct
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-10-02
STATE TAXES.

The advertiser is terribly worked
up on our State affairs, and last week
presented a "formidablep array of
figures to prove that our State taxes
had been wonderfully increased under
Republican management. We had
intended to answer in detail, but on
examination iiHd that its figures are
not accurate-find that it makes its
own figures and draws Its conclusions
from them-but we cannot waste time
or space in disproving false concld-
sions drawn from distorted and false
figures. We viii only refer to its re-
marks on the taxes Of 1872, eoIlectabIe
in 1873. ssaf
The Advertiser says that the State
tax was S.. .2S5, 1901, and that our
county's proportion was SCI, ,225. AZ.
The Auditor of State, in his official
report for 1878, page 30, says the
amount was S4.4l4, 557. 7.25-showing 8
mistake on the part Of the Advertiser
-or the Auditor of State LOT $50, :
573.66. OF the amount presented by
the Adperssserft says. the portion of
Seneca county is SCI, ,225.42. The Au-
dltor of State in bis report, page 81,
saysitls 81, ,40S.S .S5--a mistake of the
AdUertiser-or the Auditor-of $l3,-
s21.s7. So much for this branch Of
the subject.
Now of this S47, ,403.55 paid into the
State Treasury a large amount is
traeeahEe to the Common School Fund.
We have not the figures Of this year,
but they will not vary much from
those Of 1872. That year, of the taxes
paid into the State Treasury, S16,-
362 "a was this School Fund and of that
amount SIC, ,0S4.2O was returned to the
county and went to keep up our Com
mon Schools. Then deducting the sI6,-
O34.20, which returns to us, from the
S47, ,40S.55 paid to the State Treasury
it leaves the amount of SSl 1863 IS as
going to the State, instead OF the id
vertiser's S61, ,225.42.
The whole article is the same kind
Of balderdash and untruth that we
have shown this one item to be, and
is unworthy respectable paper, and
the Adoeytiser claims to be such.
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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-10-02

6O Acres OF maple and beech timber land
W In oceaua county, MishisstH, near Lew
IL and PeDtwater, railroads. ~ mile dis
tant, fine ereetz OF spring water on land, on
iy s. per acre. and title arst-ciaSs.
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We refer to q communication else
where containing interrogatOries to
the candidates for Representative, in
reference to Bishop Gilmour's Lenten
Address TO the membersof his Church,
in this Diocese, wherein he insists that
all shall vote and work TO secure a d.
vision OF the Common School Fund,
giving the Catholic Church a part.
Two of the candidates, Messrs. Hall
and Gibson, have answered promptly,
while Mr.. Norton either favers the di &.
vision or dare not answer the ques-
ton. Friends Of the Common School
should take care to read this article
understandingIy, and know how Mr..
Norton stands. an1.s
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Communicated.
CATHOLICS IN OFFICE In SENECA
COUNTY.


Permit me through your paper, to
call the attention of the voters of
Seneca County, to some questions in
vOlved in the present campaign,
which 1 observe have not been no.
ticed by any of the papers in this
county.
Bishop Gilmore of Cleveland, in an
address last Spring, to the Roman
Catholics of the diocese, said: 'It is
unjust to so organize our public
schools that we can not in conscience
send our hildren to them.
We must be more bold and insist
upon our rights, and if need be, de-
B1and them at the polls. If Catholics
were to demand a pledge of every
man who asks them for their vote,
that they would vote to give US our
rights, Legislators would soon learn to
respect the Catholic vote" That adj
dress was read by every Roman Cath
Ole in the State, aud that in this
County they acted upon the advice
thus given by their Bishop, was evil
dent to every one who observed their
maneuverings in their Democratic
County Convention.
They rallied at the primary meet
ings thatselected delegates for that
convention, and sent up to that con-
vention over sixty delegates (nearly
one half of the whole number.)
Those delegates were in the conven-
ton toi'lnsist upon their rights" and
so far succeeded as to place two of
their number on the ticket-one, that
Of Treasurer, being the mos: lucrative
Office in the gift of the convention
and they would have had third can
didate on the ticket had not the
convention been afraid that the
prominence of the Catholic element
on the ticket would excite the
suspicious of the Protestant portion
of the party, and tend to defeat the
whole ticket.
There are now five of the County
offices held by Roman Catholics, in-
cluding the Judge of the Court OF
Common Pleas.
Will the people of Seneca County
permit these Romanists, who are do.
ing all in their power to destroy our
common school system, the bulwark
of our liberties, TO get possession of
every Office in the county?
The only way to prevent such ca
lamIty, is for every lover of liberty
and Of our common school system, to
teach these men by their votes, ire
spectiye of party, that they stand
upon the same footing as other citi-
zens, and that their being Roman
Catholics gives them no special priv
ileges. ,..'lI.I- PROTESTANT.
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A Grand PrObIem-Oan Cur Crops Be
f 5a .,lie acF Moved? 3dlii sFli F.

The financial situation to-day ac-
quires no new interest from new de-
velopments. There have been no ad-
dltional failures or public exhibitions
OF weakness, yet it is unvise TO ignore
the fact that thoughtful men are
gravely contemplating the possibilities
of the future. We are not vet nout
of the woods" Daylight is ahead,
but here and there an obstacle OBJ
trudes itself that commands the at
tention engendered by fear. The
grand problem that now concerns the
government and the banks is whether
our crops can be moved. To this end
giant enGeavors are being made, and
| it is cause in which every merchant,
importer, and moneyed man Is as
much interested, although the in
f1uence may not be individually ap-
parent, as If his own credit were at
stake. Stop foreign commerce and we
check every wheel IN the machinery
of finance. Stimulate it even at q
temporary sacrifice, and we bridge
the chasm on the edge of which tue
country at this moment rests. Some
where we have 500, 900, 600. The
banks of the country have rightly
said etif there is any boarding to be
done in this crisis we will do it our
selyes.p Somewhere there exists the
monetary power to give life and mo-
ton to the vast trade now trembling
on the verge of an outlet to the ocean,
and We confidently look to concerted
action On the part of those who
represent the interests of the country
to provide plan whereby our cotton,
grain, petroleum, and other leading
articles of export may continue their
flow through the Legitimate channels
toceanward in which they have en-
tered. JustnoW this is the first con-
siderations We are not at liberty to
state the plans which are in eonten-
plation and likely to be adopted, but
we may safely promise that they are
significant and full of hope. While
In the history of the cour try there
never has been such a 'sdead l0ckH of
this peculiar class of interests as exists
at the present moment, there never
has been a more concentrated deter
mination on the part of the reppesen.
tatiyes OF the great mercantile interest
of New York to face and conquer the
difficulty than has been aroused with
in the last foFty-eight hours. The me-
tuopolis of the new world can not afford
to yield an iota to panic,n because
defeat means everything disastroCs.
What the government may do in the
premises is not to be considered. Sec
retary richardson has declared his
inability to afford help, and thrown
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TRR CATHOLICS AND THE C0HMOy
SCHROLS.
Queries PrOpOunded TO the Candidates
for representative.
TIFFIN, o, Sept. ., 1873

TIFFIN, o., Sept. %, 1873.
To r.. Ned. Gibson, J. Il. Norton and
Luther A. Hall.
GESTLEafES:-In the Lenten Ad-
dress Of Bishop GilmOur to the RO-
man Catholies Of the Diocese Of Cleve-
land, published in 1873, find the fol-
| lowing extracts, viz:
At present, We have nothing to
| hope from the State. Yet, we must
not, therefore. cease TO insist upon
our rights, and If needs be at the polls
! demand them. Were Catholics alive
and united on the School question,
were they to demand from eUe7y man
that asks their UOte a pledge that he
lCOlIid UOte for our just share of the
school fund, legislators would learn to
respect the Catholic vote, and give US
our just rights. Catholics are too tim
i'd; they seem to 90 upon the prinei-
l pie that ifthey are tolerated they are
doing well. This is a mistake; II we
let our rights go by default we should
not wonder II we lose them. We
must be decided in our demand and
present a 6OJcIer front 20 our enemies.
It is unjust to so organize our public
schools that we cannot, in conscience,
send our children to them, anG then
tax rs for their support. As well ere
ate q State church and tax US for its
support. > We must not
sleep while our enemies are working;
nor must we forget that the public
schools are organized and managed
for, and in the interests of Protestant
ism.
You being severally candidates,
seeking the votes of electors in this
county at the approaching annual
election for Representative in the
State Legislature, it is the right Of
those electors to be informed fully of
the opinions held by each of you, rel
alive to all Neutrality-suspicious. W hieh
may arise in the premises.
Its therefore desired, for their in
ormation, inc luding myself, so that
all can vote understandingly, that
you severally answer, for publication,
the following questions, viz:
Do you endorse the doctrines of the
above extracts |?
VIII you, If elected, vote for such q
division Of our common school fund !?
This will be placed in your hands
to-day, and your answer is desired for
publication, this week, IN the news
papers published in this county.
A failure to answer will be considered
equivalent to a sanction of the above
doctrines. Very respectfully,
G.. J. KEEN. (
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Every citizen should bear in mind
the fact that the next Legislature
saould be composed of men who have
s reasonable knowledge Of law, coup
led with sound judgment and exper-
ience, as the new constitution will
doubtless go into operation during the
session. The Republican candidate,
L. A. Hall, is a sound lawyer and is
fully competent to fill the position,
while young Norton lacks every quail
ification with the exception of
"eheek."
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The Adoertiser goes on the princi-
pie that 3 lie well stuck to IS the truth.
It continues to resterats its charge.
against Gov. Noyes that when he
was Probate Judge of Hamilton coun.
y, he took money for Work contrary
70 law. Gov Eoyes simply complied
With tie law and took his pay under
the law. That Is al there is OF It.
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FOR STATE SENATOR.

David Hsrpster, Of Wyandot coun-
ty, has been selected as a candidate
for State Senator from this district.
Mr.. H&rpster is an old resident Ol
Wyandot courty-a man OF sound
jadgmentand excellent abilities. His
occupation through iife has been that
Of farmer, and ne has been very suc-
cessful. He is fully qualified for the
position, and should receive the cor
dial support Of the people of this dis
friet.
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EHAr fHE GOVERNMENT WILL Do

Gen. Grant issued the following let.
fer, on the 9th, in response to
statement of leading business men rel
alive to the condition Of financial af
fairs and suggestions as to the mode
Of relieving the difficulties
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s, 1873.
Aessrs. H B. CaFia and Charles L.
Anthony:
GENTLEMEN: In response to the
views you have communicated 20 me,
touching the present stringency in the
money market of the country. and
the necessary steps to restore conf
dence aud legitimate trade and COM
merce, / have the honor to eommu-
nicate the following: The Govern
ment is desirous of doing all in its
power to relieve the present unsettled
condition of business affairs, which is
holding back the immense Resources
of the country now awaiting traaspor-
tation to the seaboard and a market.
Confidence on the part of the people
is the first thing needed to relieve this
condition, and to avert the threaten
ed destruction of business, with its ac-
companying disasters to all classes OF
the people. To re-establish this FEEL
ing, the Government is willing to
take all legal measures at its COM
mand, but it is evident that no Gov
ernment efforts will avail without the
active cooperation of banks and mon
eyed corporations of the country, With
the 81, 600, 900 already paid out in the
purchase of Government Indebtedness
ana the withdrawal of their large de-
posits from the Treasury. The banks
are now strong enough to adopta lib
eral policy on their part and bytheir
generous system of discounts tc sus-
tain the business interests of theeoun-
try. Should such course be pursued
the 81, 900, 900 of reserve will be con-
sidered as money in the Treasiry to
meet the demands of public necessity
as the circumstances of the cosntry
may require. Close attention will be
given to the course pursued by those
who have the means at their eom-
maud to; o;render all the aid necessary
to. restore trade to its proper channels.
With q view of strengthening
the hands of those who carry out the
measures above indicated, orders have
already been issued for the prepay
ment of interest accruing in Novem-
Der. --.f u. s. GRANT.
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the brides mother in this city, by the Rev.
r. B. Moore, Wednesday, Sept. "A, 1873, Mr..
Matt Foster, of Kansas City, Mo-, and Miss
Minnie Z. Weirick.
In our boyhood days we caught "Minnies"
for the purpose Of getting larger fish through
their medium, but it appears that Mr.. Fos-
ter has completely reversed the mannel of
procedure. However, we wish the happy
couple all the pleasure possible in this life,
and return our thanks for faYors received.
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T1FFIN, O.. Oct. /. 1873.

To g. J. Keen, Esq:
DEAR SIR-Yours of the 10Th ult.,
received. / do not endorse the doc
trine contained in the extracts from
Bishop Gilmour's Lenten address, and
will not, if elected, vote for q diyis-
ion of the common school furd.
recognize and respect your right and
the right of every elector, to ascer-
tain the views of candidates for the
Legislature on public measures orsub.
jects of legislation.
Very respectfully,
r. Med. GIBSON.
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MARRIED.

CARSON-M the 18th ult.. by
Rev. y. II. KefauYer, Mr.. Jacob Carson and
Miss Fanny Myers, both Of Bloomville
vANATTER-NORTo Sunday Sem
tember 2lSt, in Bettsville, by J. w. Walters
Norton
SCHULTZ =FREDERICKS-By Rev. IL
Rnst, at his residence, on the 18th Of Sep
tember, William H Schultz and Miss Maria
E Frederieks. both Of Tifnn.
L NES-COAfPTON-On the 18th nit bv
Rev. L. Il. Kefauyer, at the residence ofMr,
William Myers, of this city, Mr.. Homer w
Haines and Miss Eliza ]. Compton
SHEELEY-PHILH0W the 25th
of September, 1873, in the English Lutheran
Church, of THIN, by Rev. ]. Steck, Mr.. AM
drew Shelley and Miss Isabel PhilhoVer.
All OF Seneca county.
. F-M0NTROSS-0n the 25tll
inst, at the residence OF the brides parents,
In Seneca township, by the Rev. w. H.
Ingle, Mr.. William Updegraff and Mis-
Louisa MontrOsss both OF Seneca county,
Ohio. ..
MYERS RS-CROMWELL-On Oct lst, al. the
Commercial Hotel, in this city, by Rev. J. G.
Ogle. Mr.. 3. Frank Myers and Miss Aiverda
L. Cromwell, all OF Tifin.
Old benjamin franklin caught lightning.
IL the younger one don't behave he'll 'seatch
thunder" as he has got a good sensible
wife. We are glad they are married, but
they need not have been 50 quiet about it.
Everybody VIII join us in wishing them a
long and happy life.
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NOTICE.
Charles c. Ross, Plaintiff,
Sarah Ross, Defendant.

O AR-AH ROSS, the said Defendant, is here
- BY notified that Charles q: Ross, the said
Plaintiff, did, on the 9th day Of September
1873, file his petition in the office OF the CLERK
OF the Court of Common Pleas within and
for the County of Seneca and State OF Ohio,
charging the said Defendant with gross neg.
lect Of duty for three years and more last
past; with refusing and neglecting TO keeT
house for the Plaintiff; with being prodigal
and extravagant; contracting UNNECESSARY
accounts upon the credit OF the Plaintiff
giving away her clothing and Iavishing oui
the products Of his labor, and thereby con.
suming and living far beyond the means
and income of the said Plaintiff; ofssn leav-
ing and deSerting the house of the Plaintid
for weeks and months at q time; that the
Defendant did, in April, 1873, desert the
house Of the Plaintiff without cause, and re-
moved to another county where she still re-
aides, and asking that he may be divorced
from the Defendant.
said Petition will be for hearing at the
next term Of said Court.
CHARLES G. ROSS,
By EBERLY & EYERITT, Aft'ys.
Sept &c. IS73-52-Gt
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Died..

PENNELL-At Cedarville, Smith county
Kansas, on the 18th day of September, 1873,
Mrs. Sarah A. wife of Henry l.. Pennell, and
daughter of Rev. Horace Hall, of Republic,
Ohio; aged 30 years, months and Is days.
She was daughter beloved, a loving and
affectionate wife, n kind aud indulgent
mother. A husband and three children are
left 10 mourn their loss. Three little ones
have gone before her to the spirit world.
Sleep, daughter, wife, mother, for thou hast
found the rest ofHeaven. H.H.
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Financial matters have settled
down to comparative quiet, and no
further trouble is anticipated. ItonIy
requires that people keep cool and
that business men generally be easy
with each other. There should be no
pressing of claims through fright.
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Dr.Livers aDdJobn a D,o,-7v.,I,. :,

Dr.LisersandJohn 3. .D5ckweiIer are
getting ready 70 turn the old Young
Tannery, which they have purchased.
into pIaning mill and sash factory
Machinery Is being purchased, and
they will be prepared to commence
operations as soon IS the necessary al
ferations IN the building can be made.
They viii keep on hand a full
Inc Of bull ding lumber and intend to
push business vigorously.
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RepresenGaffue.-LUTHEK.-. = HALL.
Treaszrer-JA8dEs II. BRIHKERHQBF
Osnmissioner.-PETER BRAYTON.
Proseonftn0 dtEoTney.-E. c. BOYD.
zsfrzlazz Dlrecsor.-JoHN RKAULL.
nnroner-IoSEPH MILLER.
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REPLIES OF CANDIDATES.
Trrrrnr o. Dot 1 10

1AFFlNi w Oct. IL Io95.
To q. j. Keen, Esq:
DEAR SIB-In reply to yours Of the
10Th ult., [ have to say that 1 do not
endorse the doctrine of the extracts
from Bishop GiImour's letter recited
therein, nor will I, if elected, vote for
4 division OF the common school fund.
Yours truly,
LUTHER A. HALL.
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VACATIOM.

In signed has filed her petition in writing
with the City Council, OF the city OfTinin
Seneca county, Ohio, praying the said City
Council to vacate all that part of the public
alley In Sd Ward Of said city, that runs in n
north -eastwardly direction, from Perry
street lying between fractional fn-lots, Nos.
5i3, 544 and 545 fronting on the C., 8. & G, X.
X. and fractional fn-lot No. 547, which
fronts on Perry street (; and also TO vacate
all that part OF the public alley lying be-
tween said fractional in-lOt No. 5A and
said fractional in-lot No. 585; and
that the said petition will be for hearing by
the said City Council on the 9th OF October
next.
AMANDA STEM.
By G. J. KEEN, her Atty. ~
August z. 73-6t
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American Express Company,

OFFICE AMERICAN ExPRESs Co. D =
WAsHISGTOS STREET, GEoSs' BLocE.
TEFES, OHIO, May s. lS73.
The American Express COpany having
opened an Ofice in this City, are prepared
al points reached by or through their lines
in the United States, Canada or Europe.
This Company occupy n large majority of
the Railroad lines in the Northern States
and Canada, and are thereby enabled TO Of
Ter to the.citiZens of Iifftn more and better
recommendations than they have hereto
wait upon the people OF this City and
transact such business as they may be en-
trusted with, promptly, and with an ear
nest desire to please all who may patronize
the Company.
n. .JULIER,
Sup't. Ohio Div'n, Cleveland.
4. s. JAMES, Agent, Timn, Ohio.
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Notice.

The undersigned have been duly appoint
ed Administrators, with the Will annexed
of the estate Of Henry G. Spayth, late OF Sen
eca County Ohio, d eceased.
All persons indebted TO the estate are re
Quested to make immediate payment. and
any persons having claims against the sa me
will present them to the undersigned for al
lowance.
WIN. o SPAYTH.
II. A SPAYTH-
Adm'rs OF said estate with Will Annexed.
Tifiia o., Oct. ], lS73-52-SI
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p, TT. ". e C. RaiIl0ag.
ON AND AFTER June 18th, 1873. T rains
~ will leave Stations daily, (Sundays ex-
eepted). as follows
TRAINS GOING WEST.
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Special attention paid to tine receiving OF
Savings Deposits.
In the Savings Department, Deposits from
TEN CENTS and upwards received, paying
interest on same. 80 -'-'e 20 ~
In the General Banking Department, n
general banking business is transacted, in
eluding the buying and selling OF Govern
ment Bonds and other securities, Gold COu-
pons, Silver and Gold Coin, Mortgage Notes,
Drafts on New York and aul points in Eu-
rope. q
Gives to Depositors Certificates Of Deposit
drawing Interest.
Accounts OF Farmers and Citizens solicit