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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-20

own the lands and keep off the
population. True, a man can rent
land reasonably enough in Oregon.
In fact the rents there are lower
than they are here but when you
talk about the fee simple, Missis-
sippi yields. Feeling more inter-
ested in Oregon than l do in Missis-
sippi-for I expect and intend, if l
can sell even a part of what l have
here, to transfer my domicil to the
former within a year, trust |
may not bo deemed guilty Of indeli-
cacy or meddlesomeEess if | ven-
tire to suggest to the large land
owners that it is possible, not to
say quite probable, they could add
materially to the prosperity of
Oregon, as we'll as their own indi-
vidually, if they would sell off one
half or two-thirds of their lands at
lower-much lower-prices than
they are now asking. Population
is necessary to the development of
the State, and this is what Oregon
needs most, if not indeed the only
thing she does need.
l confess, when l first reached
Oregon early in August last, l was
disappointed, and possibly home
sickness followed as consequence
| had often been longer from the
loved ones at home, but never so
fttr, and never so entirely ''a stran-
ger in a strange land" These cir
cumstances, and finding that lands
were held at prices about double
and often thribble what similar pro-
ductive lands could be bought tor
here, so disappointed and depressed
me that l thought for some weeks
my first would be my last visit to
the State. 1t was not long, how
ever, before many, very many, OF
the eewhile strangers, became my
friends, and their smiles and words
of welcome and encouragement dis
pcrsed the clouds of disappointment
and discouragement which had
gathered over me, and only the
presence of the t'lights that make
home cheerfuP' were needed to
make me feel perfectly at home.
! About this time | was luXuriating
in your charming and bracing eli
mate, and sleeping nightly under
blankets, While here the folks were
/ breathing and sweltering with the
thermometer at ninety-tour at day
break, and above. one hundred in
the shade in the middle OF the day;
and every breath of air that stirred
was like steam from a furnace, and
avoided with as much eagerness as
the latter would have been.
The journey to Oregon is Sc
rious undertaking. The expense is
no small matter, and then the dis
tance, which Young or Thompson
saws "lends enchantmeut to the
view" is SO great as to deter many
from going who really desire to do
So But tie greatest obstacle to
emigration to Oregon is, no doub1,
the want of railroad connection all
the way.
| tried both the overland and
ocean trip between Portland and
San Francisco, and enjoyed both,
barring the dust between Reddine
and Roseburg. But there are those
Al. l.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
THE ATOMIC THEORY.

At the opening meeting of the French
association at Lille, Dr. Wurtz, the Pres
ident, delivered an address on "The
Atomic Theory in the General System of
the Word" After a Aattering tribute to
Bacon and Dalton, DR.. Wurtz concluded
his address by saying;
have attempted to trace the progress
accomplished of late years in chemistry,
natural philosophy, and physical astro-
nomy, which though diverse in their sew
eral methods, yet have one common OBJ
iect matter, and one common goal the
knowledge of its constitution, properties
and distribution in the universe. Thus
are we taught that the worlds which
stud boundless space are constituted
like our solar system and move like it,
and that coordinate motion is seen
everywhere. But novel and wonder
full feature is that the harmony of celes-
tial spheres, which Pythagoras has cele-
brated and modern poetry has described
in immortal verse, is also found in the
smallest microcosms. Among the inf
nitely little all is in coordinate mo-
ton, The atoms which aggregate con-
stitutes matter are never at rest. With
regard to matter, it is ever and every
where the same, and the hydrogen of
our earth's water we trace in our sun, in
Sirius, and in those nebulosities which
are still Uniformed worlds. Everywhere
is motion, too; and motion, which APP
pears inseparable from atoms which
constitute matter is the origin of all
physical and chemical force. Such is the
order of nature; and the deeper science
searches into her mysteries, the more
clearly it evolves the simplicity Of the
means used and the infinite diversity of
results. Thus, from under the edge of
the veil which we are enabled to lift,
glimpse is revealed to us of the harmon
ious plan of the universe. As for pri-
mary causes, they remain beyond the
ken of mans mind; they lie within an
other domain which mans intellect will
ever strive to enter and search. So is
man constituted. and such he will ever
continue. In vain does science reveal
to him the physical structure ofthe uni
verse and the order of all its phenomena.
Excelsior He will strive onwards and
upwards in his innate instructive convic-
ton that things have not within them
selves their raison d'etre, their founda-
tion and origin; he is gradually led to
subordinate these to primary cause, an
unique and universal God
In the discussion on the matter of cos
mopolitan scientific unity as applied to
midioal science, the registering meteoro-
graph was introduced, in which Profess
sor Van Rysseibergh, of the 0stend Ma
val School, combines the records ofthe
changes in the barometer, thermometer,
thermometer, and vane on 0stend Tuwn-
Hall tower. The means of measuring
the smallest fractions of seconds of time
seems to have been solved by M. Mer-
cadet, with his electro diapason, an
instrument with which he now re-
cords the ten-thousandth part of sec
ond.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
PERSONAL ABUSE or JUDGE
GILMORE.

Despairing of defeating the Demo-
cratic State ticket on the ordinary politi-
cal issues, the Republican papers are
assault9g the private character Of some
Of our candidates. This is the fact con-
cerning Judge Gilmore, our candidate
for the Supreme Bench, whom they are
reporting over the State as drunkard
and unfit to hold court. To show how
unlikely is this story, the Greenville
Democrat, printed in one Of the counties
Of Judge Gilmore's district, republishes
the following resolutions unanimously
adopted by the Greenville bar in Febru-
ary at the closelof a long term Of court
presided over by Judge Gilmore. These
resolutions, says the Ds1tocraf, were pre-
sented by Hon, William Allen, tbe lead
et Of the Radical party in DaIke, and
the attention Of the press throughout the
State Is called to them oiandl the
manner and circumstances Of their
adoption, as a complete refutation OF the
base ealumnies of the Cincinnati Gazette
and its echoes Il I/EW
WHEREAS, His honor, w. J, Gilmore
has lust closed on his part term Of our
Court of Common Pleas Of two months
continuous service, which for the amount
Of business and importance Of cases, and
disposed of to the advantage of litgants,
the satisfaction of the Bar, and the gen.
eral accomplishments of the ends OF JUS
tice (subiect to such exceptions as are
incident to the acts Of all judicial tribu-
nals) has been EHsxamPiSd Dt 0Hr rec
oyds, and whereas, the Judge in leaving
US is entitled to the gratitude of the mem
berS Of the Bar for his valuable services.
Be it therefore .r....-
RssOEved, That we hereby tender to
his honor, thanks so Justly due him, and
in addition thesetoS we yakepleasure in
adding our high appreciation Of the dig
nifty, ability and fairness displayed
by the Judge ih the dispatch Of the BUSH
ness Of the term; and be it
ResOfVed, AS a further testimonial OF
our high appreciation of his services we,
the members of the bar tender his hon
OF, w. J. Gilmore, supper at the Tur-
pen House, this evening, and be 1t
further
RssOfvsd, That the foregoing resolu-
tions be spread upon the minutes of this
court, and that the Clerk of said court at
his earliest convenience furnish his
Honor, w. J. Gilmore, at his residence
in Eaton, Ohio, a copy of the foregoing
proceedings and resolutions, under the
seal of the Court, and that said Clerk
furnish copies of these proceedings to
the papers Of this place for publication.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
Saturday, The 10Th dau of October. 1874.
SHERIFF SALE.


By virtue Of an order 70 sell issued from the
court of common pleas Of Stark county, Ohio, and
to me directed will offer for sale at public out
cry at the door Of the court house in the city of
Canton, on
Saturday, The lOh day Of October, 1874,
the following described real estate situate in said
county, to wit: Part Of the south quarter of sec
tlon twentyOne (2), township ten Q0), range eight
(S), beginning on the section line sixteen chains
and five (5 links south Of the northeast corner of
said quarter thence north S8o west nineteen chains
and twenty-five links to post; thence south fifteen
degrees east ten chains and fifty-one links to a
post thence south $50 east sixteen chains and four
links to post, in the east line of said quarter;
thence north % east ten chains 10 the place of be-
ginning. containing seventeen acres and slxty-fye
hundredths of an acre az 65-1O0), excepting and
reserving from this conveyance TO o. T. Browning,
his heirs and assigns, the right to overflow so much
OF the land hereby conveyed as may or shall be
necessary to keep the mill dam now located on the
southwest quarter Of section n Of said township,
or that may hereafter be erected ON said quarter
or on the northwest quarter Of section "a of said
township, 80 high as may be necessary for the
advantageous use Of the water for milling or man.
ufacturing purposes.
Sale to commence at one o'clock d. m Terms
cash. WILLIAM BAXTER. Sheriff
septl074-w5.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08

ALLUDMG to the stirring appeals
which have come to the President from
the people of Selma, Alabama, Clair
borne, Mississippi, and other places in
the South, the Chicago T15Nne thus
comments:
AS to the charge of intimidation i'm
mediately preceding elections, the sign
ers of the appeal make a complete and
crushing reply. They show that in the
eight counties adjoining Dallas the white
population is So, 38o, and the black 1885,
100. The vote in 1870 was Ia, 100 Dem
ocratic, and 35,27I Republican,; in 1879
1t was 3s,54i Republican. The large
vote of the negroes in proportion to their
population clearly enough shows that
II there was any intimidation, it was not
successful, and the remarkable dispro-
potion Of the white to the black popula-
ladon, Joined to the fact that the whole
black population goes armed, shows
that the very idea Of intimidation is abb
surd on the face of it. What wonder
that the white people of the South COM
plain of these burdens, and are discon-
tented9 What wonder that they seek to
rid themselves Of this barbarism (for it
is nothing less), this corruption and
dishonesty Under the rule of these
officials the annual expenses of the State
Government Of Alabama have been in
creased from 500, 900 to upwards of ST.
900, 600; the State debt has been in
creased from 100000 to $4olooo,ooo;
and, Notwithstanding the collection of
the, immense and ruinousi taxes, the
State cannot meet the interest on its
bonded debt. What hope Of the future
can the white people of Alabama have
when these same usurpers and thieves
are forced upon them year after year by.
the most unblushing and outrageous
frauds, and when any attempt of theirs
to secure an honest government is made
the occasion for the display of Federal
bayonets1 What other outlook is there
to the situation than that Of bankruptcy
and utter ruinl What hope is, there that
the manly and digni6ed remonstrance
which the people Dallas county have
made the President, although sustained
by unimpeachible Repubhcanitestimo-
ny, will meet with any attention or even
perusal at Washington igal ~ ll9 iau,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
pATES.


On the 10Th of May, 1873, Senator Car
penter, being in New0rleans as a member
of the Louisiana Investigating commit
tee, addresseda public meeting Of citi-
zens. In the course Of his remarks he
took occasion to say that there was no
doubt in his mind that McEnery had
been legally elected, but he advised the
citizens to be patient and wait till Con-
gress ordered new election. On the
10Th of May, 1873, Lellogg's check-book
shows a record of $500 paid Matt. H.
Carpenter, and two days latter another
for the same amount. On the oath Of
July ofthat year, Mr., Carpenter was very
Conspicuous on the Long Branch boat
and at Long Branch, and was turned
away from the West End Hotel for we'll
known reasons, On the first Of August
following, he wrote to "Dear Kellogg
who was holding the office Of Governor
to which he was not elected, saying: 'I
"am desperately short. Can't you send
"me Sl,OOO2 If so it would be god
send" On the 10Th of December the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
reported a disagreement in the Pinch
back case, there being tie vote in the
Committee, and Mr.. Carpenter voting
against Pinchback and consequently
against recognizing the Kellogg Legisla-
ture. The consideration of the case was
postponed. On the 2Oth of December,
five days later the stubs in Kellogg's
check-book shows the payment to Mr..
Carpenter of $1,000. The case was never
acted upon; the question is still open.
Kellogg is in office, the validity or legal
ity of the Legislature which was counted
in with him has never been pronounced
upon, and the side which Mr.Carpenter
has received $4,000 on is in power while
the persons whom he declared legally
elected and whom he favored in the
Senate are waiting outside. Mr.. Carpen-
ter is much more fortunate as an advo-
cate than as statesman.
Dates are sometimes very suggestive
Of couse it will not occur to any well
disposed person to connect the transac-
.tions above cited in any way derogatory
to the character Of the good man to
whom they relate. And yet how singu-
Ter a coincidence it is that one week af-
ter the Long Branch excursion he should
be so desperately short" that $1,000
"would be a godsend." And this states
man, if we rightly recall his celebrated
defense ofthe Back-Pay Grab, is one Of
your rollicking fellows who sheds his
money "as the dew falls, on the just and
on the unjust" Good, easy, brilliant
mamie doesn't care how he gets it OF
where itgoes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08

Pinchback is seated the whole thing will
drop, and if he is not admitted it would
not affect the cause, except that the Presi-
dent is against u.s." Bring any
and all influence to bear on the President
you can think Of at once. Can't you get
up a solemn protest from merchants and
others, and get the. Lerwigs to urge on
Casey change OF tack? Casey amt
here now; is in New York. II seems TO
me Dureips case looks bad, though if
Morton is active enough he may save
him. He has Chandler employed.
The sentence about Chandler is heavi-
ly underseored. Congressman Sypher is
profanely gleeful in one of his epistles.
He says: tVrhere is no possible chance
of a decision which can be adverse TO our
interests. The case is dead Dead as
hell" And then he adds; in prophetic
voice, "and the man who attempts to
raise It is damned" Sypher saVagely as
sails Senator West in the same letter,
and after quoting some Of his sayings
with contempt remarks HWest mem
ftiOned another idea which / will give for
what 1t is worth, IL is this: That the
men in the Senate ambitious for the Pres
idency, and therefore desirous of beat
ing Grant will be easily influenced
against you, on the ground that you will
control Louisiana and in Grants inter-
est" But Sypher thinks this is some of
Vests "bosh."
Assistant Attorney General Dibble of
Louisiana, speaking of victory won in
the House, alludes exultingly TO the fact
that "the old respectables appeared at a
great disadvantage" He also says: 81
am afraid that our friends are little too
much disposed to push faster than Nor
ton desires This they cannot do success
fully: Morton holds the key to the situa-
ton, and we must go no faster than he
consents. We saw CARPENTER to-day. He
is not with us, though he is willing to be
convinced. Mr., Billings and l are to see
him on Sunday, when we will go over
the whole subject with him." u
Itappears that while these fellows were
all working for the subjugation of their
State they hated each other right hearth
lly. Their letters abound in charges
against each other, and in tales to Kel-
ll0gg Of what their associates had said
about him or done against him. The
whole number of letters captured was
very small, as Lieut.. Gov. Penn would
not consent to have Kellogg's desks and
safe opened or examined except by pro-
cess Of law. A prominent Republican
said to-day Ifthese letters tell so much,
! don't know what the people would think
if they had obtained the contents of that
safe then the whole thing would have
been out.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
CUTS LOOSE FROM THE REPUBLI-
.... CAN PARTY

Hon. +. A. Conklin, heretofore one of
the leading Republicans in the State OF
New York, who for many years was a
Representative in Congress from that
State, now considers it his duty ito the
public good" to array himself against the
Republican party. On that subject he
has written a letter TO Hon. Augustus
Schell, from which the following is an
extract.
The time has come for honest and patriotic
men TO ICdiUe their personal interests and pref
erence and to unite against this Administrd-
hOn The great Roman orator defined
true public virtue TO consist in the steady
sacrifice of private interests and passion
to the public good. We have reached a
crisis in our history which loudly calls
for such devotion. The Grant party
hopes to continue its acendency by plaC-
ing the Representatives of two new rot
tenborough States in the Senate and to
retain the majority in the House, as well
as in the several States, by maintaining
divisions in the ranks Of its adversaries.
Nor is this all It's not too much to say
that, in the approaching elections, the
whole enginery of fraud, corruption and
intimidation win be set in motion by
these assassins of liberty.
Let us then with a single purpose, from
this time forth, advance in concert for
the overthrow Of venality, usurpation
and despotism. The Centenary of our
National independence approaches. Let
us here highly resolve that it shall be
signalized by new birth of freedom, and
that government of the people by the
people, and for the people, shall not per
ish from the earth.
~ Faithfully yours,
... F. A. CoNKLIN.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08

The Republican party is in desper-
ate strait. 1t is on its last legs, weak
kneed and tottering, and will soon sink
into the gulf of oblivion, Beaten in
the field Of argument, it seeks to gain fa7
vor by the foulest slander Of the candi-
dates of the Democratic ticket. Its
latest is to charge Judge Gilmore, one Of
the Democratic candidates for Supreme
Judge, with being a drunkard This
charge is made in a communication to a
newspaper published at Hamilton, in
Butler county. Judge Gilmore has been
elected Common Pleas Judge three times
in succession, and il is needless to say
that the charge is totally without fodnda-
ton. One MagiDnisna partner Of Peter
Swab in the liquor b9siness, lis )the au-
thor of the charge. The Clerk Of the
county, in card pronouncing Maginnis}
statement untruei says that the reason
that the man makes these charges is be-
cause Gilmore made a decision which
was adverse to Maginnis, who is one Of
the parties to suit, anduthe honest
Judge could not be bought.-Ex. ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
SHERIFF. SALE.

Jacob Lamille vs. James N. Johnston ct al
By virtue of an order to sell issued from the
court of common pleas Of Stark county, Ohio, and
10 me directed, viii offer for sale at public out
cry lat the door Of the court house I'm the city Of
Canton, on tf.. fItF UN Hf
Saturday, The 1Oh day Of October, 1874,
the following described real estate situate In said
county, TO wit Beginning at point on the north
line Of street known as Broadway, In the town
Of Alliance eighty feet distant from intersection
Of eastern boundary Of appropriation for the Cleve
land and Pittsburgh Railroad, thence with said
line Of said street In an eastery course along said
street for eighty (S0 feet thence a northery course
on line parallel with G. and p. r. Road, one hun
dred, forty-iye and 2-10 feet thence a westerly
course parallel with said Broadway street eighty
1907 feet thence in a sOutherly direction parallel
with the G. 4 p. r. Road one hundred, forty-hye
2-lO feet, TO the place Of beginning
Sale TO commence at one o'clock D. m Terms
cash. WILLIAM BAXTER, Sheriff
Reptl0H-W5
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
THE REDUCTION OF STA TIE TAX
ES FOR 1874 BY COUNTIES.

We give below a statement showing
the reduction of taxation for State pur-
poses, made in each county, for 1874, by
the present Democratic Legislature at its
late session. The calculations are based
on the valuation of 1873. A further re-
duction can be made at the adjourned
session in December for 1875.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
From thelcincInnati CohasreIal.

A DELIGHTFUL lot Of political scabs
have been in consultation in Washing
ton over the third terms Among them
were the purchasing Patterson, the slob-
bering Sypher, the blathering Badger,
the saturnine Settle, and twenty or't thirty
other Southern patriots, all pretty much
agreed that Grantlmast hayetaA third
term. Ifanything were wanted to kill
the scheme dead as Marley to begin
with, it would be the knowledge that tits
being engineered by these scurvy politi-
clans. isoer' ~ D. 8s-5iy
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
SHERIFF SALE.
4. II. Meyers vs. A. u. Fulk etux D

n. II. Meyers ys A. NJ Fulk etux et al
BY virtue Of an order 10 sell Issued from the
court az common pleas Of stark county, Ohio, and
70 noe directed win offer for sale at public out
cry at the door Of the court house In the city Of
Canton, on
Saturday, the lOth day Of October, 1874,
the following described real estate situate in said
county to wit; Lot number nine (9) In James A.
SAxton's addition to the city Of Canton,
Sale 70 commence at one o'clock D. m Terms
cash. WILLIAM BAXTER, Sheriff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
John Z. McIain " ". A. Nixon e ux.

'ohh L. hclAin W ". A. Nixon et ux.
BY virtue oi n order 70 sell issued from the
court OF eommOi nleas Of STARK county, Ohio and
70 me directed N offer for sale at public out
eiy az the the door the court house IN the city OF
Saturday. The lO6 lay Of October, 1874,
the following described l,,l estate situate I'm said
county, 70 VII; part OF O. southwest quarter OF
section 80 township 10, m4isc 6, bounded as ri.
lows Beginning at point IN he east line OF aid
gpaIleL, Io.luO ehains, north one degree east OF
the southeast corner OF aid qua .er. thence north
S9o 81 west distance OF 5 h.lOO Chains thence
south 8l-l0Oths chains thence north s9o gi West
" 100 0ehainsithence north 22-l00ths ehainEthence
essty IOlOoths ehainsi thenee southlo est 5sS-lO0
s. l00ihs acres.
Sale 70 commence at one o'clock D. m. Terms
e4sh. WILLIAM BAXTER, Sheriff.