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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-12-04
Abstract of Gov. Aliens Message.

The Ohio Legislature convened on
Tuesday last, and as soon as an organi
zation of the two branches was effected
the Governor sent in his message, which
is brief, and confined entirely to State
affairs. The following is an abstract of
the message:
Governor Allen starts out with brief
reference TO the failure Of the people to
ratify the new Constitution. He calls
attention 10 the wise and salutary pro-
visions Of the Constitution as it stands
making it the imperative duty Of the
Legislature To establish sinking fund
for the gradual, but certain ultimate
payment of the State debt. Of the con-
dition of this sinking fund he says:
Section ) of Article XII of the Con-
stitution provides, that "No tax shall
be leviel, except in pursuance of law;
and every law imposing tax shall state
distinctly The object Of the same, to which
only II shall be applied" In contraven-
ton of this provision of the Constitu-
ton, the General Assembly, at the ses-
sions of 1872 and 1873, passed acts au-
thorizing the temporary transfer of
money from one fund to another; and, in
pursuance of these laws, large sums
were transferred from the Sinking and
Common School Funds to the Revenue
and Asylum Funds. There still remain
of these transferred funds which have
not been returned, the sum of $580,O0O
due the Sinking Fund, and the sum of
S21 900 due the Common School Fund.
Last winter, the Attorney General, in
response to a resolution of the House of
Representatives, gave an elaborateopin-
ion respecting the matter of these trans
fers, and declared the laws authorizing
them to be unconstitutional. Since
then, the public funds have been held
sacred for the purposes for which they
were collected. These unconstitutional
acts are still upon the statute book, and
should be Immediately repealed
The Governor then argues the duty
of the Legislature to make provision for
the return of the transferred funds to
the Sinking Fund.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF OHIO.
Governor Allen shows that the fund
ed debt of the State is 81, 1886, ,205, 80,
while the local Indebtedness of counties,
townships, cities, incorporated villages
and school districts on the first of Sep
tember last was S21, 1886, ,O07 SO. The
aggregate debt of the state therefore is
as follows:
Local ......... ...... Il, ,SSo,UOI 90
Irreducible (Jrust funds).. 4,122,991 sc
Aggregate debts .S33, 997 ,2O4 80
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR COM
ING YEAR.
The Governor estimates the receipts
into the State Treasury, including bal
ance on hand November Is, 1874, for
the current year, from all sources, as fol-
lows:
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-12-04

cate Oh 1Ot Ols......s 1AcJ1OO1OCc w
Of this increase eleven millions Is on
real estate, and two millions on personal
property.
Considering the general stagnation of
business during the past year, this ex-
hibit is remarkable indication of the
rapid development of the material re-
sources of the State.
THE STATE INSTITUTIONS.
The Governor says he has given per-
sonal attention to the working OF the
State institutions, having visited them
all during the year. In the main they
are working well, and are fulfilling in
an eminent degree the design of their
creation. The report of the Penitentia-
ry shows that it has netted the State,
during the year, over and above the sal
aries of officers and expenses of main
tenance, the sum of $23, ,425 SO and
over all expenses. including manufac-
ture of gas for State buildings, repairs,
etc, the sum of $7,412 OF. This is a
good showing for year Of financial dis
tress and diminished demand for con-
vict labor. An appropriation of $780,
600 is asked for the Central Lunatic
Asylum at Columbus.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-12-04

ING YEAR.
The Governor estimates the receipts
into the State Treasury, including bal
ance on hand November 15, 1874, for
the current year, from all sources, as fol-
lows:
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-12-04

The State and local taxes levied in
1873, collectable in 1874, were $26. .474,-
459 90. The taxes levied in 1874, col
lectable in 1875, are
State taxes ............... 5,OoO,36I AZ
County and local taxes q, ,7S6, 500 So
Delinquencies and for
FIXTURES .................... 1852 80
Total .S27, ,614,729 16
, 1874-07-29

Corroboration Of the interview on the Bcecher
scandal aaid to have boon held by reporter Of
tho Brooklyn argus with HRS. Stanton is fur
ninhed this morning by the special correspondent
OF The TRIBUNE at Donvor. He has scen Col.
Anthony, a brother Of Miss Anthony, and heard
from him the story told By Mrs. Stanton TO tho
Brooklyn repozsnr. Per contra, it Ia stated In
the dispatches from Now York that 1fra. Tilton
pronounces tho interview utterly false,
Mr. Tilton WAS arroatcd yesterday on civil
suit for libel The complainant iB ono Gaynor,
an attache OF the Argus. Tho suspicion Ia that
he has been instigatod to the course by Mr. I'll
ton, WHO wishes to have tho case brought boforo
tribunal which will have the power 10 compel
tho attendance Of Witnesses and tho production
Of papors. Whether this inference is correct or
not, renains to bo seen. aaynor's ground Of ao-
ton is not known.
, 1874-07-29

We havo received Circular No.. Ga Of tho
United Htatos Centennial Oomrnission. It con-
tains list Of tho nombora and alternate mom-
bcrs Of tho Commission, in which 70 fad 1ust
ono nun Of national roputation-Gen. Josoph
4. Hawloy-and tlvo Of somo local noso Tho
others might ~ we'll bo John Doc and Richard
loo for all tho guarantee thoir unknown names
give. THO Centennia1 Board OF Finance" has
n good President, William Walsh, the Episco-
pal lndian Commissioner who expoasd tho COZ
duct OF tho Indian Ting and Of Dolano. Tho
Board Of Finance contains within itsolf, how
over, Board Of Directors, twenty-five strong.
We ahonld be glad toknow how responsibility
for tho money that will bo atolenia to DO brought
home to anybody. Tho Commission" system
Of dividing and 90 annull'ng responsibility has
been carried to flne art hero.t Circular. No. o.
contains rules for .oxhibitors 1t also contains
various attempts to mako IL appear that the
Government is running this show precisely as
France did tho Exposition OF 1861 and Austria
did tho Woltausatellung Of 1873. This IL = de-
uberato equivocation but then, as the frieuda
Of tho Centennial havo already ahown ua in thoir
baf1led raids on tho Treasury, men will do many
things for money. At tho next session Of Con-
gross Con. HaW1ey will doubtless beat Ills
breast and lose Lila temper again over the re-
fusal to bleed tho Treasury, aud the phlladel-
phia lobbyists, ma1o and fema1o, will doubtless
again storm tho Capitol, and Pig Iron Keltey will
again Try to ahow Why tho Government that a.
ready taxoa tho people for tho benefit
OF his constituents should tax the people again
for tho benefit of something as useless az The
rotting factoroa and closed furnaces that now
diBagure Ponnsylvania and atlorn the faot that
high tariff fostora unhealthy production only
to slaughter 1t in tho erd. ALI this will hap-
pen, and NO Hhall seo whether or not Congress
can rosiss tho temptation to be generous with
other peoples money. :. -, ::
Tho best centennial celebration yet proposed
is tile scheme Of Mr. ". 8. Ward, to which NO
hhyo already giyon currency. Ho would have
individuals and municipalities erect or endow
some memorial Of past, or aid to future, great
neBs in, memory Of tho completion, Of our first
Century. This ii most admirable idea. It
would bo vol for energetic mon In each locality
to take tho mattor up mud try to havo tic monoy
from that place that will be- wholly Or partly
waBted at Philadelphia used in providing some
permanent home advsptage,-a fountain,
statne, q charity, best Of oil, q Library, largo,
woll~choson, aud FREQ.
, 1874-07-29

Secretary Nrfstow has concluded arrangements
for tho placing Of that part of tho por cont
loan remaining In tho Treasury. Tho bidders
sro August Belmont Il Co.. OH bolalf Of N. III.
nothschIld d sons, Of London; she so1igmaus,
Of London aud Now York; and tho First Ma
tionnl Bank, Of Now York. Those parties tako
SIT, ,000,o 200 absolutely, and are Rivon a six.
nonthe' option on tho remainder OF tho
1oan. They reosivo x Of per ccnt commission
aud pay all expenses. It is beloved tharo will
be no trouble in floating tho entiro *l70 1000, 600
before the expiration of six months. md tllis
without causing anr serious disturbance In the
money-markots Of tho world. Secretary Drls-
tow's conduct Of tha matter has been cl,nrattcr-
ICED by tue higl,ost degroe Of business ability
and TACT togethor with an evident dcBiro to
deal fairly by all persons concerned. He de-
servos the credit Of having done good thing In
an intelligent aud consclontiouH manner.
, 1874-07-29

The Chicago produce markets wore geaer-
ally strong yesterday, with fair business doing.
Mess pork was loss active. and 4O@6oo higher,
closing eaafer at 42a.40 selos August, and 1880
seller September. Lard was mora active, aud
advanced 25@30o per lo0 tbs, cloaing strong Vi
*l2.01Nl2.l2N caAh or seller August. Mcats
wore moderately active md firm. at 7}f@7Xo
for shoulders. 0h@l0c for short ribs, lo@I01Sc
for nllo:t clear, and 12Hc for swoet- t-l'icklod
hanH. IltgAwinos were moderately ao.,yo and
lc higher, at o7o por gallon. Lako frolghts woro
dn'l and weak. ut 296o for eoru to buffalo. Flour
vas mora active At former pricos. Wheat was
moro acttso aud shade highor. closing Al $l.0s
caa''' at.o5N eelIer August, antl s1.l6@l.15N
foF No. Minnesota. Corn waa moro active and
higher closing e1cltcd at os>5c cash, and Gl31c
seller August. Oats worc moro active and
stronger, clohng Of Goo cash {o!l, and $50 soller
A"ga"t. ityo WIS quiet and strong, 1T Qua p2,.
Bailey MAS moro aoliyc, aud 70 h.gs,o,. closing
, 1874-07-29

VT.
. since Doue'as Jesrold wrote bis pathetic
eto.y OF Foather' II mas boon tho fabhion to
sSatsu s,s, !l'o tottunes OF tho man'maso objects
WHICH clfculasa O., rapidly !rom haha to hand
among men. nny ID IL tnas no enc haa yet writ.
~ een tno slols ol sroehoaeRf II would 10 full
o1 1htorostlng contrasts -. l,:=
imagine .ho green paper pressed upon tho on
gfaVeo plates ana then qulVerlug under the
nloteoflo signature OF den' spinner. The obloug
p1o"uct OF rags ana latnp-oiack Is no"-1nonoy
an a'mlghty congress- haa reduced the almighty
aol'af 10 this. Tho bit OF paper goes into the
treasury vaults, that whisper 10 it OF the timo
"heh thoy Aoiu Rold. 1t ts paid out, In huge
nundte OF 1th fellows to contractor who haa been
furnishing shoddy to Our army, then lying before
4ickaburg. Pluoaod out of tho pundlo and placed
in Ills pockot-book. 1t travels to the f1ont, whit-
or he goos to SOC aonoraf who is his silont aud
sinful partner. A battle begins. Our troopu arc
routed. Tie scared contractor waves hin money
in his fingers. offering 1t all for chance to rlo
to safoty. The Confederate cavalry dash down
upon him. llo is caught, atrlpped, .and saut to
tho roar. Tho particular greonback IL dropped
, 1874-07-29

DR.. EARL has not been forgotten. He is a
modest, unambitious practitioner, asking no pub
tic notice Of his professional services. He would
not hayo complained at nit if no Ind bcen for
gotten like Bean, tho Alton RAILWAY conductor.
But distinction has bcan thrust upon lin. a
jury has been impanclcd, and ho will be tried.
And this ia not the full extent OF lis misfortune.
which provides that ordinary intelligence and &C.
uuaintauce with current events shall not dobar q
nlan from jury-soryfco.
, 1874-07-29

In Wow OF trial or Investigation which Ia
now attracting gcnoral attention, we propose
that tho criminal Inv DO modified in accordance
with The following principles Of enlightened
juriaprudence:
Whenever citizsn Of tho United 8tatcs
shall DO indicted for crime or mfsdomeauor, he
Hhall on his trial bo allowed the following privt-
lcges: :.
/. IIe a!,a1l chooae hia own Judge or Judges.
2. lie shall choose his own Jury.
s. 1lo ahall appoint thrco or four Of tho ablost
lawyers in the country to defend him.
4. He shall appoint no man a. hiH Judge who
shall not have boon. for q long aeries OF years,
his personal friend
s. He shall appoint no ono to nit on his Jury
who shall not for at loast ten years hare bcon
hia ardent admtrcr.
6. No reraon who ahall not be pecunlarily in
terestod in the acqutal Of the prisoner shall bs
qnaliflel to preside or st at hia srial rs Judge.
Z. Whoneyor person shall he nccuscd Of any
crime punishable by law, and 1t shall be known
that there IL witnosH whose evidence would ba
worry damaging to him, said Witness shall not b.
summoned.
8. Tho complainant who nl,asl charge any man
with crime punishable by lav shall not bo ron.
resented ei.hor in pnrson Or by counsel at tue
trial.
0. Such complainant sha'l bo required to oon-
firm his evidence In eacl and every particular
with an ontl.
10. Tia defendant shall not be asked to state
anything undnr oath but lin statement shall
DO taken M 1t verified by oath. aud shall ho bo-
loved al II eworn to.
II. In case tis sworn abatement Of the proso.
cntor il at variance with the unsworn statement
OF tho alleged criminal, tho prosocutof's evidence
shall 10 rejected, aud that Of tho accused txkon
as tic truth.
II. Nothing damaging 10 the defendant iu
criminal prosecution shall b allowed to DO
nsado public.
IL. Tho Judges in sucl, prosecution sAall
look for all tho evidence obtainable agnust tho
complainant and shalt, bY all moanR in their
power, seek to break down hia character for
ycracity.
IA. They shall inquire infinitely into tho past
life Of suoh complainant, aud II they find any
thing against him, however iusIguilcant. tLoy
, 1874-07-29

ing which tho bill seos various phases Of
soushorn lifo. runs tho BLOCKADE, ia captured at
ses, and brought to tho North, It reappoAtH AZ
.,Tote-porBuader in the South Carolina LegiBla-
t,lre. once tnured to thfa work. 1t plays prom
inent part tn Washington. 1tattends tho Crodlt-
Mobilior investigation. hid In the pocket Of tic
"Bthtesman II has 3ribcd, mud hears that Or
namont OF our country declare that ho Ia utterly
Innocent and that the sudden swclling Of his
bank account at tho timo whom Credit-Mobtlter
dividends we're declared WAS caused by generous
donations from unknown but loving friouda. lie
afterwards given tho bill to the temperance caueo
tho crusade being worry strong bis dstriot). It
Ia paid out for crusade printing, and Is noxt laid
on counter in. payment for whisky. It falls
into tAo hands Of communist Who n,akos wild
speech on tho tyranny Of capital aud tho injus-
tloo OF interest that night, and tho next day
lends Tho bill to 4 feliow-workingmnn at 10 por
cont a month. II vibratos between hovols aud
palaces, between innocence and vico. It holpB
pay anlary-grabber. It is waved In tho saorod
atmosphere OF tho Senatc-Chambor by an elo-
quept orator, who doscant8 upon itB blood
scaled beauties and calla for tho Issue OF millions
like unto It, 1t tolls the story in 1860, aud
cloaeB It by sayings. " In 1900, was presented
At tho Treasury counter, but tho clerk Ratd that
90 many millions like mo Ind been printed
that the country neyor could pay them of. and
tllat.tho wise men Of the land lad therefore do
creed that gold should not be usol. but TINT all
tho paper iaauod should DO kept in circulation.
and Should DO based On the faith of the nation.
Thon my owner said he had takon mo some
years boforo for bad dobt, and had boon trying
aver n[noo to got rid OF mo, but nobody. would
give him the Bmalleas thing for mo. Well, yes,
kfsA n. Hal
, 1874-07-29

The nombor Of tho Illinois Democratic Cen
trail Committee for tho Fifteenth District, Mr.
Edward Barrett, Inns written to a1r. McCo. .4nicls
in regard to the meeting called for the 9th inst.
His language ia pain. He is opposed to Dem
ocrat'c Convention nnd a Democratic ticket. lie
believes that tho Independent party has taken
tho right view OF every issue but tho financial,
power. Mr. Darrott's intentions arc evidently
much hettor than hin logic. Tie refuses to be
present Mt the meeting, and tenders Aia rosiSna-
tlon, to snko effect If Democratic tirxot in put
in tho flslt
, 1874-07-29

Tho jury in tho Isarll case were allowed to
separate md 20 homo last night. There ia but
one othnr instance on record in this country Of
tho dispersion Of ju,y In a murder case during
tho psogfosa of the trial. 1t 1a true that this
jury is selected on the presumption that inte!lt-
gonco is qualification for good soryico rather
tl'an hlndoranco to 1t; but thia fact does not
carry with 1t tho conclusion that iurymcn may
satay be subjected to any outside pressure that
nay he brought to bear upon them. 4 partlc,-
lar objection to 10 hazardous all experiment IL
that it may be Ill effective argument batorc tho
suprorno Court for the granting OF a now :rIal
to Earll, III caso ho should be convicted.
, 1874-07-29

taking position which he was not entitled to
hold, DO must pay tho penalty. Judgment for
$4,000 was givon him. II foos and costs d., not
swallow up three-fourths Of 1t, ho has made
money by his sult But It must DO an unpleasant
reflection that ho pays for enjoying an empty
honor forafo days by losfng tho fortune OF lfe-
timo. It lsaad that lo would have boon awarded
at least 100000 Ind hla good conduct been
without mitigating circumstances. Tie doclsion'
nnlesB ovorrnfod. will form an important preco-
dent In admiralty law.
, 1874-07-29

4 monaco to Trance TINT is not sufficiently
weighed Ia tho complication growing out Of tho
CarlBt dorrctlatons on the southern border.
Spain Inns already protested against tho refuge
granted to these royal pirates by the French MI
thoritiea. The noxt step will bo formal de-
1nand for Indemnity aud. when 1t comes, tllo1o
will bo power behind it furnished by the English,
Ing Ut so much for the qualification Of petty
spite is bad policy, and especially impsudont in
tho present condition OF french affairs.
, 1874-07-29

shall rojcot biz ovidonce and sequit tho NC
cusod. 81
Is. Said Judges shall, moreover, immediately
mako sa!d complainant himsctf the defendant,
and shall adjudgo him guilty OF s]andor and
perjury.
10. Tho trial Of any o!tizon accused OF n
criminal offonHo shall be carried On with closed
doors.
We do not ooncodc that these principles are
conducive to tho ends Of Justice. But, stnco thoy
are tho, principles On which ointment lawyers
like shoarman and Tracy have found It proper
to conduct certain trial, no aro compelled to
regard them aa tho Last, and therefore tho
highest, phase In the evolution Of 1aw.
, 1874-07-29

A epocial Grand Jury will probably bo sum-
uencd to find indictments against tho four men
now in custody for alleged incendiariafn. II
nothing is lono to produce healthy shock In
tho community, some n,nd fool will succeed In
burning over forty or Fifty acres, or In blowing
up tho onsiro Fire Department. Staaden had
powder enough in bis houao to level ono OF tho
pyramids Of Egypt.
, 1874-07-29
a NEW RULING IN ADMIRALTY LAW

d NE =" AeAAAHA 4N aAAAIAA44 AlA ~,
Judge Oadwalador, Of Philadelphia. haA givon
IN Important decision in tho cass OF Brady U.s.,
American Steamship Company. Brndy was a
passenger OH tho steamsl,tp Pennsylvania from,
Liverpool to Philadelphia AT moment Of
great dangor the oillcors seemed Incompetent.
They handed oyor the control of tho yossal to
Brady, who was a sailor by profession. and had,
wa believe, boen commander Of voaanl wrookol
at seR, IIo o1trioatotl tho Pennsylvania from
tho dnngora which surrounded her, and brought
Company sent him r check for $1,000. Ho ro-
turned 1t and demanded aalyago. Tho demand
waa refused and ho began suit. The tefonso
made point on Ills hayng ratniued COM
manl OF tue vessel after tho danger was
oyer, to tho exclusion Of tho regular officers.
The vote OF tho pnBsongors, asking linn to do no,
could glvo no valldity to tho usurpation. Judge
Cadwalaler laid down the rno Tint when a raB-
songar promotes tho aafety OF tho vessel carry
Ing him by an extraordinary and peculiar sor-
Vice, which ho ia not bound to ronilor. ho B a1a-
titled to salyage At this point in the decision,
Mr.. Drady's heart doubtless awclled with
thoughta of what he would do with tue fortune
that the Company waa to be obliged to pay him.
But, pursued tho unsympnthoto Judge wl.ou
such passenger afterwards assumeB and oxer-
ciaeB an illegitlmnto authority oyor tho vossol,
10 may loso llia salvage altogether, or ho may
havo ii materially reduced. Those principles,
applied to tho case before tho court,
showed that Braly's fortune would hare
bean made II he had let woll enough
aioue. As he, like Other mon. Was inhaled into
, 1874-07-29

II everybody told tho truth this summer, there
would DO no prevailing sensation In the news
pa,,cr,. uappy ts that people whose newspapers
nro dull. Consider tho plncid oontentmens OF
English people, how It grows. ,1, !, -
, 1874-07-29

. Mr.. James G.. Dayno, who has BEEN nominated
BY tho Autobiography party for Congress- in tho
Eighth Congressional District OF this State, has
written lettor replying to certain quostions as
to his political views. Ue refers generally to
Ills past record; declares that Ao has always
aynpathized with the poor and oppressed, and
adds: :" For this reason oppose tue National
Bank system, believing it to bo ayHtomattzod
robbery; am In favor Of a currency issued di-
roct1y from the Treasury, aud convertible into
bonds at tho option Of the holders ut low rato
Of interest,"" Ho also Expresses himsolf in favor
OF the improvement Of Western riyars. canals,
and lnrbors, and especially tho mississippi
Niyer, whenever tho public tlnancea justify 1t,
Ha ia also opposed TO aa!ary-grabs, land-grabs,
and all chartered monopolies. This is the sub
stanco Of the letter, which ia aa remarkable for
what it docs not say Az for what it saya. The
Eighth District ia composed OF tho following coln-
tiea, which in 1879 gavo Grant the maiori.ias
atntcd: Ford, 757; 1ro1uois, 1921; Kankakoe,
1856; Livingston, ,222; Marshall, 1886. Wood
ford County gave Greeley 1877 majority, leaving
Grants majority in tho district i, 159. Tho dis
triot is now represented by q. L. Fort. Republl-
can, but it is agitated on.tho Farmors' question
and, in 1873 in tho election OF local officers, it
Gayo 1,o00 majority against tho Republicans.
With on ablo candidate. nntl one In whom tho
pooplo havo confidence, tho Opposition can elect
y Congressman in placa Of Mr. Fort. It is
questionable whcthor Mr. payno il tho mau for
tia nGcasinn.