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MONEY AND COMMERCE.
MONETARY.


SATURDAY E'1s1Ho' ".5
Retailers in different branches OF traoe 1e-
mt a batter business in consequence Of the dna
t.o po.. = o~''0A O''N
weather: . ~o, ,;obt to-dsv.
qhe demand 1or m money n", "a' a. 10, 10 ncr cen:
5,bis rate is adhered to without variation by
eon,e Of the banks, whose line Of discount Is
n1ways toieraoir 1nii, o"'ns " ,a,,a
varied mercantile buE1nes:' ont o'pel7 "ltn 'A4s
Eurp,us will discount choice paper for their GUS
ta1aa-. - 81 7aq ncr cent for Gu to 80 days. Lower
Ao,1e'e a. 1s ~ f - -.1, 1oane
rates Viii 90 tahen 1ot 49, c.,.s .rarc nnda
Exchange Tas uncef1a'n' oh'eo 81 mn
bctneen banks at Is cents premium tot @l'''e'
MD 1t 50 ceuts premium The tendency Is
nno aa ri. !. hc]ned BY tho sals OF
Weakening. and 1nis IL nsipsa ps,. - '~
exchange bJ the eouuAs o"A ~. .onntrv
The movement OF currcnc? ~ 1n' nv. r' -.
continues, but VICE net heavy to-day ine ~
1900 !. mainly from Northern Iowa and from
mano ~ u1~'Ar1 ,Inrsr,aa has called for q OOH
Minnesota- n4l'" ~ woronant von1d be
siderable amount Inc nuo. .,s. .o. - ~
heavier but for tho TACT 'ha' nany s -. .as -.
country banks have enou6u A4'"~' ~
~ auelI FIR the week are s26, 119 254 81 !;
=, 4ne G.n. ~ o16 922 Ol: corresponding to
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.Incindes al outemaata e1copt shoaldozs and 5. r.

ha1na. .
Flour was dull and unchanged. There q, Tas p
no inquiry for Shipment, except TOT q ooo ~ ~
lot for tho relief of the Southern su1e ana
If that was bought it WAS not reported. OUTSIDE
of this, the demand was purely local, aud tne
volume Of sales less than on any day 1or some
timo past. Bran WAS plenty. and very weak.
Sales woro reported Of IS brls spring extras a. a.
$685. 2oo bFis DO at s5@ l9o o,1,. nsls ~ brls IL
supcriines ' u, 1t si75 IS bris RE s525 Total
SIS brls. Also 10 tons bran at $22. 30, trom ~
mill: 10 tons do ut S21.5o, free On board "
tons st e21.5o 10 tons at $21oo' on fiack fn q
tam nniddlinps xt sh4.5o 10 tons do at $2a.oo.
f1ee eas On board; 10 tons shorts at s2i.oo, on
truck. The following vero tho asking quota
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The Mark Lane Cypress Of the 20th nlt. says:
"At Adelaide lin Aus.ralia) the yield is estl-
mated as only two-thirds OF last season-say,
about 101, ,0oJ tons Of wheat, OF 0),000 qrs-
arrivals up to the 1lth Of April from the 31st OF
August ue estimate, wheat aud flour included,
at 7, 1870, 800 qrs wheat for the seven and . halt
months OF tho cereal year. We shall, therefore,
yet require, If onr necessties only reach to H.
600 600 qrs, 4509 1875 ora in the remaining four
aud half months. Bat if. as some think, tile
atocks in farmers hands be lighter than COM
mon, Just in proportion to this reduction must
our forelgn arrivals ba increased"
LATEST.
Wheat was rather quiet in tho afternoon and
nc lower, closing At .2314c for Juue. ranging
from s1.23]s@1.23A. Corn WAS in moderate re-
quest and yade easier, closing at 62}4@G25bc
seller June, and 63;4@64c seller July.
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Feb. .:
To New York, Per so.oo
To Boston, per car. ~ m
70 Albany, per sn IN
To Buffalo, per en NJ
To Pittsburgh, Per car. - onoo
To Detroit, Per o'go ~
cATTIt@rs1iy % r in tns week the 1narke: dull
nns n nee.
Shipment mud priocs eased of an sc. Under tNo a.
minished receipts Of Friday md Saturday.. however,
there favorable reaction, the demand becoming
active and prices working back to about where they
at tho closo Of the previous week. Ine ya1as are
REGARDED as raher favorable to the selling interest:
bulls, sags, old cows. md rough oxen to g.
was accomplished at SI5ota5 80 Among the offerings
hne corn-ed Texan CATTLE for which ssoo
steaay as tSa fur request and IL seant supply
heEec prices 1nle firm Especially Desirable o.s sea
$3y3@4.25 for common medium lots OF 65o to 9oo
fas average and rs for good droyes asosagne
In the neighborlood Of 2soo-ch1eay at q. ESQ.,:
Calves good supply at shout steady pces OF at
o, poor to ehotes ts: MI I9s76 m 81 y 1etosna o
quality noss Of the sales were rendered a sao.ooS
40 %.
supply which embraced about 900 head wa' readily
absorbed at firmly rnalntzined prieea. Iha ma1keE
closed s:esdy aud firm.
EIts1 ts .Bd o1s1 sseeso
Choice Beeyes-Fino fat. we'll formed yenr
45o - Ssas ips oa s'sa.s. .'e..s.s s7oaaoo
oeaa ste.l. to ioso u, sa5@sso
"eaip eairn 1n to 40 ns - 4ss@5.2s
Butchszs' Stoek-Coulmon to fair steers,
a1e1seina a1ta s9Iu $50 to loo s75@A7s
o'6e. 6s.h avsEsain2 Tso to oso H.. s5o@A7a
ataa1 hni's and sca}araa soo@35o
c,ttls--Trxss. corn-fed d...,,,,,,..... 4.75ab.b
Cat&e-Te1as, wlntered North. 4.0oVf-9o
Catte-Tozns, through drovos. ......--...... .'..-.
HOas-rhe receipts Of hogs during The past week ls
aggregate CO. 981, against go 333 last "oek aa ~ ~
for tic corresponding week last year. TIE aIrfyAs
for tho four wceks ending today hsve betn 3oio3'.
against 244 6s1 for the same period Lat yoar m
crpaee Of 59.453. With IN average daily supply OK
1880 head the En1rket has rulsd weak 1ud lower Inc
decline has not however been Is severe - n4lt Fe1-
sonably hnve been expected Under sne Almost nnnteGe &C.
dentedly heavy arrivals lc@13o about covering tue
difference between tod1ys and last Saturdays qnota-
tious Low md medium grades, Is usual have
suffered most Indeed thore bus bean very Atue
il any shrnkags In values Of choice qualities, the
offerings Of such comprising oulJ an insignificant
proportion OF tho daily receipts. Tae bulk OF me
woek's supply Was mnde up OF poor to meainm lots,
for which the cutront rates wers io&5q SIX 1pPers
sold as low 2 willie aales Of choce to extra wcro
reported At $5OuE3630 Thcre wore only tTo OF three
trIusfera at higher nguEs than $j.oo.
To-day tho market fairly active and 11'cd con-
poratively steady At yeste1days quotations. s1cs
ranged from sto5 u;wnrd $3.50. keys, Brown
Co obtained tn ter figure selected lot nvcrag-
ina 3lG Is. L. B. Dold wss tho buyer. We note tie
following
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02
DITCH NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that q petition of
IN George G. Witsaman, Of Lake Stark
county, aud others Of same township stark Co,
Ohio also others Of Portage county, Ohio, has
been flied in this once and addressed TO the
Commissioners Of Stark and Portage counties,
Ohfo, praying for the location Of q ditch on the
GLOWING proposed route:
Beginning on the county road leading from
Yonng's Mil, in Lake toWnship.Sta county, Y,
TO Mogadore read, on land Of VIM. Hunbert in
Lake township, (p N E quar- section 81 Stark
county and Safheld townshipa Portage county.
and running thence west about City 500 reds on
line Of Stark and Portage counties. thence south
or a little West 81 Seuth) through lands owned
by Mrs. GecrEs Wise, terminating in q ditch on
lands owned By George WoodlinE.
The Engineer appointed by the Commission
ers Of Stark and Portage counties, having filed
his report Of survey and view OF said ditch (pro-
posed together with plat and profile OF same,
showing also such other things As are required
by section 2, Of the ditch law as amended March
%, 1873, .. L.. vol 70, page so.
The Commissioned Of said counties Of Stark
and Portage will meet at the house Of D.. Kaler,
in Lake township, Stark county o., on Wednes-
day, April q. A. d. 1874. at which time they will
hear said petition and proceed 70 est ablish such
ditch, If IN their opinion the same Is necessary
and conducive to the public health. conEenienee
and welfare.
The following named parties are interested in
the establishment of said proposed ditch, viz
Portage county, Stark county, VIM Mumert, Mrs.
George Wise, George Woodling, 6amuei Young,
G. G. Witsaman, D. Kahler. ED, LEE,
marIe "a Auditor Stark Co. O.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02

GERkTr SMITH says, In q letter dated
Petersboro, March a, On the "Woman's
War upon the Dram shops"
1.-THE Friends of temperance are right
in using their moral influence against all
intoxicating drinks in all placss-but they
are wrong IN requiring the action Of Gov
eminent TO be commensurate with this
wide range of moral influence. Govern
nent is less than government when it per.
mits the existence Of the dram-shop. It
is more than government when it makes
war upon ali Intoxicating drinks in all
places. Government must leave large
freedom to the people. Il must, for inst
ance leave them free to tell lies, but not to
commit perjury. It must leave them free
topractiee many arts and much deceit in
making gaiE, out it must mot leavd them
to steal. It must not deny them all traf-
fic in intoxicating liquors. but it mnst not
suffer society to be demoralized and dss-
troyed by dramselling. Total abstinence
so far IS 1t Is voluntary, Is exeellent-but
absolute prohibition should not be and
can not be enforced. In enforcing it,
government would be guilty of encroaeh-
ing on the domain Of individual freedom,
and thus of defeating the great end of
civil government, which is the protection
of that freedom. Would that the tenn
perance men might give themselves to q
little study OF the limitations of govern
menti There would then be far less dan
ger Of their being swept past these limit
atoms on the tide of their benevolence."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02
Female Suffrage.

The Constitutional Convention decided
by a vote of AZ to so, Wednesday last. to
submit the female suffrage question to the
people separately The ballots will read
as follows "Article Five, Elective Fran
cbise, Section I--Woman's Suffrage, Yes"
or, Article FIVE, Elective Franchise, Sec
ton l-Woman's Suffrage, No" A ma
jorlty of ballots cast at the election is to
decide the question Of adoption or rejection
If adopted the first section of the Elective
Franchise Article will read thus
SECTION 1. Every citizeS of the Unit
ed States of t~wenty-one years, who shall
have been q resident of the State one year
next preceding the election, and of coun-
ty, township, or ward. in which he or she
resides, such time as may be provided by
law. shall have the qualifications of an
e~lector, and be entitled to vote at all cleo
tions.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02
Dogs and sheen.

Mr., Hostetter in the Con. Con-, has
been advocating a clause to allow of the
Legislature legislating dogs out of ex-
istence by taxing them to death. This is the
way that most governments treat human
beings. This mode is not called slavery
in England nor elsewhere, oh no They
often call 1T ''providentIal," otherwise it
might hurt the reputation OF Christian
countries. But the dog question when
we consider the damages done to the sheep
does become a serious matter. During the
discussion it came out that Ohio was the
banner state in growing wool-that Stark
comfy is the twentieth county in the
state,-that our county stands seventh in
growing and harbOring dogs, having one
canine to twenty-one sheep. The number
Of sheep reported in 1872 In Ohio was A.
464898.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02

WE perceive and learn that some Of
the gentlemen who pirate their weak twad-
die at temperance meetings, claim they are
old woman suffrage advocates, and that
this woman's temperance crusade is evil
dence that the day Of voman's rights, in a
political sense, is at hand. These advo-
Gates for free love" for woman's suffrage
is nothing else. will find, if they live long
enough. that they themselves will be wear
ing petticoats, before honest, sensible wo-
men demand it. They may make a white
man of q negro, but they cannot, in the ma
ture of things, make a woman, a man.
Besides, our whole CT civilization is based on
monogamy-that is, one pair, and that
pair constituting the family, and the family
is the unit in nj social arrangements. On
this is based our political system. The
male parent the responsible head of the
family, the business head, and hence on
him develves the political duties. Twenty
one years is established by law as the adult
period, and that too, is the period to &C
quire the right of voting. The youth then
enters upon manhood and is allowed by
law to assume the responsibilities and du-
ties that manhood brings. In an article last
week We referred these worthless to Her
bert Spencer's exhaustive and learned
work on Sociology, in which he discusses
the woman question. But these p~resumpt-
uous people are frequently beyond the
reach of argument or fact
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02
THELAW.

For the bsasft Of all concerned we give
the law relating to The sale Of intoxicating
liquors.
AN ACT, to provide against the evils
resulting from the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors in the State of Ohio. Passed
May !, 1854.
SIC. l, That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons by agent or other
wise, to sell in any quantity Intoxicating
liquors to be drank, in, upon or about the
premises where sold, or to sell such intox-
ieating liquors to be drank in any adjein-
ing room, building or premises, or other
place of public resort connected with said
building.
SIC 2 and 8 makes it unlawful to sell to
minors or to persons in the habit of being
intoxicated.
SIC. s, permits the sale of wine manu-
factured from the pure juice of the grape,
cultivated IN the State, or beer ale and
cider.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02
rHE new ELECTIoN lay.

p ~ =
The following has just passed the Ohio
Legislature, and is now alaw:
a BILL 10 amend Section 2 of an act
entitled an act supplementary to an act
untitled an act to preserve the purity OF
elections, passed May 5, 1858. Is & s.,
page 343.)
eraL Assembly of the State Of Ohio, That
section Q of the above recited act be 50 a.
mended SO as to read as follows:
SEC. That all ballots voted At any cleo
t;on held in pursuance of law shall be
written on plain white paper, or printed
with black ink, with e space OF not less
than one fifth of an inch between zach
name. on plain white news printing paper
without any device or mark Of any descrp-
ton to distinguish one ticket from another
or by which one ticket may be known
from another by its appearances, except the
words at the head of the ticket and
whenever any ballet with q certain deslg-
mated heading shall contain printed there
on in place o. another, any name not
found on the ballot having such heading,
such name so found shall be regarded by
The lodges of Election as having been
placed there for the purpose OF fraud. and
said ballot shalt not count for the name 30
found and it shall be unlawful for any
nerson to print for distribution at the polls
or distribute to any ~eleetor, or knowingly
to vote any ballot, printed or written, con-
trarv to the provisions of this act proVi-
ded that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prohibit the erasurt. cor
rection. or insertion of any name by pencil
mark or with ink upon the face Of The
printed ballot.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02
news ITEMS.

Sunset Cox is a candidate for Goysraor
of New York.
The crusade is rapidly spreading through
Michigan.
Black River is excited over the discov-
cry of coal near that place.
The New Jersey Senate has passed the
Compulsory Educational bill by a vote of
Is TO 6.
The remains Of DR.. Livingtone left Alden
on the sd inst, in the mail steamer Nal
wa, for England. They are encased in q
lead coffin and preserved in salt. The
body was fully recognized at Zanzibar.
At Laconia, N. H., Biologist, the wife
murderer, hanged himself IN his cell on
Saturday morning.
The third Parliament of the Dominion
Of canada, began work Friday. The Cow
ernor-General delivered his speech.
The United States SenAIe, Friday re-
sumed the consideration of the bill to
provide for the redemption and reissue
OF United States notes and for free bank.
ing.
Aaron Furman and Sam Vincent, two
negroes, were hanged at Sumpter, South
Carolina, Friday, for murder.
The House of Representatives, Friday,
considered the bill to amend the several
acts providing s national currency and to
establish free banking.
The fighting before Bilbao, between the
Republicans and Carlists resulted IN deci-
ded advantages for the national forces I'M
der Marshal Serrano, who captured a
number of villages formerly held by the
rebels.
One thousand employees, employed BY
the Erie Railroad Company are on = strike
at Susquehanna, Pa. and the military
were called out-the Governor sencing
1900.
General Reauregsrd has written a letter
to the Washington Republican in answer
to Gov. Herbert's letter on the Louisiana
question, accompanies by two commune
cations signed by prominent citizens show
ing that when Gen. Beauregard Wasa can
didate. the Office Fought him, not Beaure-
gard the Office.
BosToN, March 3O.-The Legislature
ballote6 to-day for United States Senator
as follows Whole number of votes cast,
z56 necessary for q choice, 40; Mr..
Dawes received IS, Hear 70. Curtis 70,
Adams Is, Banks 7,Amasa Walker, Pierce,
Washburn and Whittier one each.
LoEDoN, March SIS a.m.-The steam
ship Nile vas lost on her last voyage from
Hong Kong to Yokohama, and all her
passengers drowned. Among them were
the Japanese Commissioners to the Vienna
Exposition.
The Carpet weavers of Philadelphia who
are on a strike for a new schedule of pri-
ces, held a meeting and reafirmed their
resolution 20 remain out until their en-
ployers acceeded to their demands. In
the KensinRton district alone, one hun
dred and twelve shops are reported on .
strike.
LONDON, March 3I-5 80 a. m-The
Daily Telegraph's Australian eOEIespon-
dent says: "Henri Rochefort and bis CONS
Panions escaped from New CaleSo1ia in q
small open boat. They had been three
days at sea when they were picked up by
q British sailing vessel and brought to an
Australian port. RoehefOrt has tele.
graphed to Paris for funds He intends
TO visit the United States and lecture in
New YORK and other American cities be-
fore be returns 10 Europe, when he will
probably take up his residence in Brus-
sells.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02

We caution our Democratic friends Of
Canton not to be deceived by any claim of
temperance" in their voting on Monday
next. The tickets in the field are DINO
cratic and Republican. and SO far as the
gentlemen nominated by the Democracy
are concerned, they will compare favorably
with those on the other side in every re-
spect. Nor is our ticket more a whisky
ticket" than the Republican, if as much
30. In short, the personnel of our ticket,
SO far as ability, habits and integrity are
concerned. are equal if not superior TO the
other side. We say, therefore, vOte the
whole ticket.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02


JAYNE has had his day, and now the
merchants of New York, whom he has
plundered andoutraged are to have theirs.
Rufus Storey & Co., from whom he squeez-
ed a penalty of 100000 have sued him
for $4,000. which they have discovered
he forgot to render to the government. The
honest fellow accounted to the govern.
ment for only $50. 900 of the forfeit. Mr..
Storey is after the missing $4,000. and
processes his willingness to spend 100000
more to recover it. As General Butler
was Jayne's counsel, he may know some
thing about it. Another New York firm
Platt Boyd & Co., whom Jayne has been
trying in vain for nearly a year to make
compromise, have sued him for $4,000
damages for trespass in seizing their books,
and papers. Jayne still holds the books,
but Judge Blatchford has decided that he
has no right to keep them any longer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02
arAw1 Am NETaHBoRHOoD.

DEHRIsoN, o., March 25.-The Council
of Dennison passed a prohibition ordinance
Last night. Two more saloons SURRENDERED
to-day, leaving only two small doggeries
An accident occurred at the Franklin
coal mines Summit county day last
Week.-The roof fell, killing one man, and
ipjuringt two others.
Peter Navarro, one of the pioneers Of the
Manmee Valley, a scout under Gen HarrI-
son during the war of 1872, and one of the
survivors Of the massacre OF Ralsin, died
At East Toledo the latter part Of last week.
aged SO years.
Cleveland will have+he National Saeng-
erfest next june.
Akron has about seven hundred women
engaged in ths temperance crusade,
A Seneca county family Of five members
weighs eleven hundred and seventy-hVe
pounds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02
WASHINGTON.
WAsH1NersN, D. c., March a, 1874.
TIE DISTRICT Ring

WAsHINeToN, D. G., March a, 1874.
H DISTRICT RING
Received another ugly blow to-day dur
ing the examination of John o. Evans,
one Of the chiefs of The ring, to gobble up
pavement contracts described by Kilbourn
In his letter to Huntington. This witness
was ordered to produce certain books to
show the transactions Of John O.. Evans
& Co. with the Board Of Public Works, as
well as to give testimony generally in re-
gard to the contracts il which he was
Concerned. He produced two books only,
which he claimed were books of original
entry. They purported to have been in
use for nearly TIRES years. In n Of
them was kept the cash account eff the
firm on account of concrete contracts, and
in the other was entered cash received on
account of wood pavement contracts.
Both accounts purported to have been
opened about the same sine. and abotu
the same number of entries were found In
each book.
But there was a vast difference in the
appearance of the books. One was soIled
and showed plainly the marks of frequent
use. The other was fresh and bright, not
a finger mark on it and the cover without
a single abrasion on it When opened it
had that stiffness and springiness never
p~erceptible in an old book. and rarely
absent from a new one. 1t certainly
seemed to those who examined these books
that one Of them was manufactured for
the occasion. The Committee showed by
their manner when examining it that they
did not like its suspicious freshness. How
ever, Mr.. Evans swore straight through
that to the best Of his knowledge and be-
lief the entries therein were made at the
time they purported.
But another suspicious thing appeared
from these same books. No settlement
had been made, no balances struck from
the time they were opened down to the
present day, The witness also swore that
there had been no diyIsion of profits, and
no figures made which would show what
there was to divide. Judge Wilson at
the close of the examination of this wit
ness directed the attention Of the counsel
for Boss Shepherd to the account rendered
by the Board Of Public Works against the
United States last year, for which IN ap-
propriation of $I,240.O00 was obtained on
the 9Th of January, 1873. He stated that
he found that this bill differed in every
respect, save the total amount, from the
bill which was presented for payments and
| on which the money vas actually paid.
He called particular attention to the ae-
cunts for work done around P street cir
Gle. and showed that, while the totals of
the two were the same, the items charged
were entirely different. He then examin-
ed the witness, who had done a portion OF
the work, to show that work was charged
for which had never been done, and also
that the measurements were excessive, all
! Of which was clearly demonstrated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02

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