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me rato Of lhe unfaithful steward.


). Our readers viii bear as out in the
assertions that for nearly four years
NE have taught that so long as the
Republican party, the fiscal agent OF
the people, was successful, and gave
us hush times and apparent prosperi-
ty. while we were inaating on prom
ises az currency and on bonded in
debLedness, and making money like
magicians and spending it like prln-
ces, the American people would be
content. Grant might violate law,
and commission thieves and mcapa
bles to bis own sweet will, and he
would ret be the soldier President.
who had saved his country. But let
the fiscal agent fail, as the fiscal agent
would most undoubtedly fail sooner
or later, when the inevitable called
pay day came, aud the popular wrath
would take the place of popular con-
tent, and the Republican party, said
fiscal agent be driven out III disgrace.
- WaSltingtoB Capitol.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

The latest reports from Florida give
the Democrats majority of five ON
Joint ballot in the Legislature of that
State, which will secure a DemOcrrt
for United States Senator in place OF
the carpet -bagger, Gilbert.
The Safe of the American Express
Company at Cincinnati was robbed
on Sunday last in broad daylight of
$4,000.
The Democratic majorities in Penn
eylvania at the late election were as
follows Lieutenant Governor, Latta
1859; Auditor General, Temple, 4,075 /;
Secretary of Internal affairs, McCand-
less, 4,71z.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

The Radical raseals of Arkansas are
engaged in another effort to thWart
the will of the people, and perpetuaie
their own power. After the Brooks
rebellion last Summer, the Legislature
of that State provided for calling
convention to frame a new constitu-
ton, and that instrument was ratified
by the people almost unanimously.
receiving over 10000 majority at an
election, the fairness of which none
dispute, and few days ago the new
officers were installed in Office, and
the Government under the new fun
damental law went into successful op-
Grafton. On. Saturday last, v. ".
Smith, the Lieutenant-GoVe un-
der the old constitution, issued proc
lamation claiming that the old consti-
tuition is still in force; that Baxter has
abdieated the Gubernatorial office, and
that he suceesds to the executive Office,
or that the same is vacant, and that
Governor Garland and his adherents
are revolutionists. Smith has appeal
ed to Grant for military aid to sustain
him, and he and his o-coBspirators
are said to be organizing troops to
support his pretensions. Warrants
have been issued for Smith. and his
Secretary of State, and reward offer
ed for their arrest, that they may be
brought before the Courts and there
held to answer the charges against
them under the laws of the State, but
they are nowhere to be found. Public
sentiment is said 10 be almost entirely
against Smith, both among the friends
Of the late Governor Baxter and those
of Mr.. Brooks. He is supported by
Senator Clayton, who is said to be the
master spirit of the conspiracy, as,
unless he is able TO thWart the will of
the people, his Senatorial career will
end two years hence, and he will be
compelled TO retire to the shades of
private life. The Washington author
ities have the matter under considera-
tion, but IL is thought some days will
elapse before they render decision in
the,case. The opinion in Washington
is said to be that the Administration
win not have the effrontery to upset
the State Government of Arkansas.
The point relied on by Smith is tha t
the new constitution was not submit-
ted to-the people in the precise mode
pointed out by the former constitution
-if sustained, would inyalidate at
least adozen other State constitutions.
Il is not disputed that the Instrument
as whole was submitted TO the peo-
pie, and ratified by the largest major
ity ever given in Arkansas. u
Governor Garland and the State
authorities are backed by the people;
Smith is looking to Grant for support.
These Radical, rascals die hard, but
their doom is scaled. ler-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19
Grant and the Rad,cala.

The gossips at Washington inform
US that = sharp discussion is waging
now between Grant and the Radical
leaders. The Radicals are trying to
make Grant understand that they
have been swampsd by him, and Grant
is trying to make the Radicals under
stand that he has been swamped by
them. We have no desire to put our
hands between the tree and the bark,
as the old provsrb has it. But the
truth is that Grant and the Radicals
have swamped each other. Such a
policy as that which Tor ten years past
has Kept alive the passions and per-
petuated the burdens OF the ciViRW var
would have destroyed the best of
Presidents. And a President so ut
terly incapable of looking at power As
anything but a personal perquisite
would have brought to shame a much
wiser and nobler policy than that
which Grant has served SO solidly
and with such selfish unconcern.
Grant and the Radicals in their mntu-
al examinations and recriminatiohs re-
mind one of the ill-conditioned couple
who delayed the marriage ceremony
in the kirk by their quarrels. First
the bride took scunnern at the
groom then the groom took a scum
ner" at the bride. At last the minis
ter, huding that patience had ceased
to be a virtue, exclaimed-" And moo
l have ta'en scunner at ye BATH" and
with that he put them out OF doors.
The people of the United States have
: taken q scunner" at Grant and the
Radicals. aud that is the end of them
WorId. r..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

BLAINE declines to be made Senator.
TINS is an. on year for Radicals
They are all off for "SaIt River"
THE Radicals console themselves
with the reflection that they have no
jolIifcation bills to pay this year.
-, 9. PosTMAsrER General Jewell dis
claims any intention to recommend
any increase in the present rates of
postage. ~
.5ssl The Woman's Nationai Temp erance
Convention, met at Cleveland yester-
day. Delegates were expected to be
present from every Congressional dis
triet in the United States.
sts5 DURIsG the last fifteen years Re-
'Apnblicah papers have been constantly
aftnouncIng that the Democratic par
81 ~ IL dead. Is not this q good time to
Snhounes when the funeral will take
place p World. -
a9 In the old, pAlmy days of imitation,
= iu after the war, it took sixteen dol
~ lars Of the laboripg mans money to
buy q barrel Of flour. Now it re-
OulY u8tA lSAAae oAAAs -1O 0AAE
Z ference in wages paid during each of
these periods is comparative small.
- I-HE Montgomery (AIsbatna) Ad-
DefEiseT calls upon Captain Jones to
consest the election of Hays, Reprcsen-
faiiVe from the Fourth District, be-
caase he was elected by the intimida-
ton of colored voters, who were told
that they would be arrested aud hand
cuITed III they dared to vote tho DEM
ocrafic ticket. -,
lof TRAKsURER SPINNER's annual state
ment shows a decrease in receipts
from customs during the year Of S24,
o 985. $50, and of internal revenue OF
~ u$lI.3l5,529. The same report shows
1 lSssening Of expenditures, exclusive
~ of those on account of the public debt
Z, of $I,S69, ,652. A concern that loses
$34 100000 year must continue in
business long time before becoming
wealthy. IT, - Asi.- 1ei q.
/, IA TELEGRAM from Lexington, KY,
dated the 18th inst. says: Several
prisoners indicted for various ofenses
broke out Of jail at Winchester, Clark
County, to-day. Among them were
the Current brothers, who murdered
So cruelty the City Marshal of Paris
some time ago, and one of whom was
sentenced the other day to ten years
in the Penitentiary. The Jail, like
most of the county jails of Kentucky,
is ginger bread AFFAIR, out of which
). is not difficult for determined man
to find his way.
ONE of the interesting schemes that
has been talked of by the Republican
leaders in Washington is to have Con-
: gfess pass law at the coming session
authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to borrow money for cnrrent ex-
penses in case Congress doesn't make
i necessary appropriations, and so forth.
In other words, they want to transfer
the most important OF all powers from
the representatives fresh from the
people to the hands of mere clerk, a
auborGinate of the President. Thus
they would unite the purse and the
sword in the hands of a man who has
been Overwhelmingly beaten in two
thirds of the States. Let them try
this desperate move and they viii hear
much greater political thunder at the
next Enquirer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

HARD times have touched the bot
tom. They will gradually, but Slow
ly come up again.-Salenl Repu6li-
cnn. .f t-..f sz
And that right after a sweeping
Democratic victory? Can it be pes
sible? Why, we have been told by
these Radical papers that such an
event would be succeeded by insvi-
table ruin But we have always
thought 1t would be only the ruin of
the Radical party.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

The cheese makers of the Western
Reserve propose to send . mammoth
cheese 10 the Centennial Exposition.
The Ashtabula Sentinel says the plans
are not fully matHred yet, but the
cheese isto weigh $4,000 pounds -four
teen tons), and will be thirteen feet
broad by eleven feet deep. Enough
factories will furnish curd so that it
will be made ia two days time, in
May, 1876. The hoop in which it is
to be made win be of cast iron, and
made in Pittsburgh. 1t will be car
ried on car made for the purpose,
directly from Orwell into the Centen-
nial building in Philadelphia. Alter
il has heen f0Okgd upon suf1icientIy,
it will be cut up and distributed 10
the four quarters of the globe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

WE have in our possession a twenty
dollar Confederate bill. 1t was pre-
sented to US by friend, as mem
ento of the rebellion. We shall keep
it yet for a little time when it will be
worth its face in gold. All who have
Confederate money lay it by careful
ly.-SaleDa Republican, .5-.....
OF course you'll keep it, and
wouldn't hesitate moment to re-
ceive the g stamps" upon it if oppor-
tunity offered. With these Radical
rauters the wish is father to the
thought. They would be the first
TO sgrab for a share of the swag.
The time will never come when their
desire will be gratifed. s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

TREASURER SPINNER, in his annual
report to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, is decidedly in favor of an inter-
changeable bond. bearing 3.65 interest
and this not only as regards green
backs, but the five and ak per cent.
bonds as well. He claims that it will
give elasticity to our money, draw. in
our bonds from Europe, make inter
est less, and payable in currency, stop
the drain Of gold abroad, and thus
create basis for specie payment. lie
does not, however. think = metallic.
cul.renee desirable, owing to it's ine9
lasticitY. .a..f ,r.f5..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

THE latest dispatch from Washing
ton says that at a Cabinet meeting the
Arkansas troubles were discussed at
length, and it was finally decided that
there is not before the government
the necessary information to enable it
to take any action in reference to the
controversy in that State. Hence, no
notice will be taken of the proclama-
ton recently received from Mr.. Smith,
who Charms to be Governor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

The Ohio State Journal says the
Republicans feel just now like Lauza-
rus did when he was licked by the
dogs. as45T.s
The sores which cover the body OF
that party are quite as fostering
putrid and corrupt as those with
which the body of Lazarus was in
tested, according to the Book.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

TIE Louisiana Board OF Canvassers.
are striving to overcome the Demo-
c attic victory in that State by counting
out Democrats having a. majority Of
the votes. .t fals5.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

THERE never has been in the history
OF this country an instance before
where a majority of hundred in the
House eff Representatives which has
less than three hundred members in
all, was changed into an opposition OF
from fifteen to thirty. 1t is a reyolu-
lion unparalleled.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19
THE MARKETS.
RAvESSA, November IS. 1874

RAvENNA, November 1s. 1874.
FLOUR Ranges from SO 90, for Xxx Red.
to 81 90 for xxx White. Demand steady. .
WHEAT-$1 90. - 49,
CoRN-shelled brings soc q 500! ears, $50 ssc
OATS-5Oc. sts+ s1:+t -
RYE-NO. brings 10 q 9Oc; Hgt
BARLEH-s0c a 81 co. 5Gftu..
BUCKWHEAT-75 q s0c.e d. saes
HAY-selling at SIG q $40; according 70
quality. eHi Hoi- lIfl asda5Ees -
LARD-City render ed 1se; country 1a1<e. VI
SMOKED MEATs-City Sugar Cured Hams
selling at lie; Country .t1 o. .z,r,54,,s
shoulders. City cured selling at ts@1ec.f Dried
Beef selling at 2Oc.- is''
POULTRY-Moderate supply in the market
Chickens, dressed, buyers pay 100i II cts; un-
dressed 6c0 &c {; Turkies. live7c g sc;
BUTTER-G2c and in good demand. - -
GHEEsE-Factory, new. retails, 49, :. u ~
EGGS-buyers pay 90cper doz. iliisJsiF
POTATOES-Purchasers- pay 65c9 s7Uet 90.
BEANS-ChOice hand picked in good Aemand
At 81 90 perbu. Medium 30 0t baTs: .
( ONIONS-pe blshel 81 90. Y .tss7gd
HOPS-50c. t-sH- :s.l8aH tina 3IE1
sAGE-Retails at soc Q7Oc. IN tai
vINEG AR-Pure cider, retails sOe per gal. 9
TALLOW-Buyers pay &C.. i 4.s
HIDES-Green, trimmed &c. untrimmed 5c
FEATHERS-Ret at 81 %.
WHITE LIME-$1 so per bbl.
WATER LIAE-$2 so -
sALT-Coarse sells at s. 80; fine s. 90. .
woOD-stove g OO92 50; feet wood s. 90
q So so per cord. 81 iHi z'iAf 5hii -
sro,ps .tilt.t.,s - -. nile, ass
{, ~ ~ -f@as ts -tnAd
Coffee A sells for ,19<c
Extra C ..-...............,....... lie
Granulated q ................ .1s3zc
Pulverized 7" ...... -................... 14c
Crushed =! =. 14c
Brown a. ...... -. =. :. :. :. 1Oc
MoLAssEs-" = 81" p" --iiG '-o-ti3 ai;- -
New Orleans sells FOR ..1.,... 90
White Drip Syrup. a -. - 49,. o.
:fIesf sfI 1EsS
}..5 sii f5Ee..! y. al. fs,.,..s4ftg n .
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,Tnr Toledo Democrat and Herald

= The Toledo Democrat and Herald
says: s
One of the duties of the Democratic
Congress just chosen, will be the re-
peal of the remnant OF the salary grab.
Give Grant an opportunity TO veto a
bill restoring the pay OF the President
to the amount received by every Pros
ident but himself.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

/ 11bNC OUOOA UAIO OOoo III
years. Prices lower
than formerly.
Full Line Knives & Forks
from the Meriden Cut
lery Company. (Es-
Ftablished thirty years)
Picture Framing
A Speciality.
Best of materials used,
and satisfaction
guaranteed.
We have the exclu-
sive sale for this city
of the following arti-
cles:
|Por.ter's Celebrated
Spring Bed; Price $6 so
+" Wadsworth " Spiral
Spring Bed; Price So 90
Fe' Lane y Curled Wool Mat
tress, equal to hair, at one
third the expense.
We keep constantly
in stock all sizes Of the
| Celebrated Hartford
Woven Wire Mattress,
at reduced prices.
Husk & Cotton Top
Mattresses of a No. l
quality, at low figures
Films" Spiral Bed
Springs by the barrel,
to the trade.
We are Manufactur-
ers' Agents for the
IE Damer" Patent Hall
and Closet, Hat and
Coat Rack, Towel Roll
and Towel Bars, &C.,
very useful articles
Eneeded in every house.
fSel at sight. Price,
from soc to $1,00.
Agents wanted to
canvass the County for
the sale of these arti-
Rcles.
The trade supplied
at manufacturers price
list.
We are also Agents
for the Exc eIsior
School Manufacturing
Company, of Cincin-
natl.
Estimates given on
School and Church
Furniture, and orders
promptly filled.
We buy our Goods
low for cash, and sell
them at a fair profit.
Guarantee the quality,
and pledge ourselves
to fair dealing.
SEYMOUR & FIIRCHILD,
a'a No. s PAens1 Block, !
aa,l lola stand OF yANCE 3 wELLs.l
N ain Street. RAVENNA O.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-11
TULLAH0MA.
Another Deputy U. S. Marshal
AssaSSinated.
HiIdreth's Successor Found with Two
Bullet Holes i'm His Head-What the
Citizens Say About It.

HiIdreth's Successor Found with Two
Bullet Holes i'm His Head-what the
Citizens Say About IL.
Special to the Union and American.
TULLAHoSIA, July 10.-I send you, as
far as L can learn, the particulars Of hor-
rible tragedy which happened near Lynch
burg, last night.
Early this morning Coroner Morgan was
informed that the body of man had been
found on the roadside opposite the house
of j. L. Motlow, half mile east of the
town. He Immediately summoned a jury,
and on going to the spot, it was found to
be James p. Everett, the Deputy United
States Marshal appointed short time since
as the successor of Hildreth, who was re-
Gently killed near Hillsboro.
Upon examination, it was found that two
pistol balls had entered his skull just back
of his left ear and very close to each other.
The end of his left thumb was also shot
OFF. Nothing appearing to afford clue as
to who did the need, the jury gave IS their
yer.lict that he came to his death by pis-
tol fired by an unknown party.
Everett was in Lynchburg late yesterday
evening, and when he left was drunk. he
is supposed to have been so intoxicated a:
to have fallen off his horse, and was eyi.
IDENTIFY in a helpless condition when killed
This is as dark deed as it has ever been
our lot to record, and it receives the unani-
nous condemnation by our people that il
deserves. They will give every assistance in
their power to bring the guilty party to
Justice. SENTINEL.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-11
THE "sCALPERS' AND THEIR
TRADE.

New York Builecin-
A new and thrifty trade seems to
have lately sprung up in various parts
Of the country IN the shape of selling
railroad tickets at second hand. 1t Is
said there are now some forty Offices in
this country where tickets over any
road. leading from the city IN which
the Office is located, may be bought at
rates lower than the companys. No
partialitv is shown. This is how it
works, tickets Of every road being on
hand: A person in New York wishing
to 90 to Cincinnati can buy ticket for
$50. Because Of competition, ticket
from New York to Chicago, via Cincin-
matt. can be had for SD. The fare
from Cincinnati TO Chicago SO. Sup
nose the Chicago ticket is purchased.
the holder Of it is not compelled to visit
Chicago. On reaching Cincinnati he
stops. He has paid out 81 more than
he need to have done, but he has IN
possession a ticket which at any time
viii take him to Chicago, and which is
thus aauivafent to 80 An Office IN Gin
cinnati will pay him 81 for this ticket,
and await n purchaser at So Again;
Tickets are often purchased at the Off
ces Of railroad companies, which, tor
unforeseen reasons, are not used, and
these come in to swell the business of
the brokers' Offices .r. .-
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TILTON-BEECHER.
The Great Preacher Demands an
Investigation.
The Matter in Progress.

NEW YORK, July 19.-Two letters Of
Mr.. Beecher will be published in the next
issue of the Christian URiOR- One of
them dated June ~, solicits an investiga-
ton into the charges made against him
and is addressed to the follow
inc members Of Plymouth Church:
II. 3. Claflin, W. II. W. Sage, August
) ow. Henry NJ. Cleveland, John WinslOw,
and L. T. White. The second letter, dated
July 6, is addressed to the clerk of Ply
mouth Church. With It IS enclosed a copy
of the previous letters, and the clerk Of the
church is asked to give all possible aid to
the investigating Committee.
The Tribune says: Rev. Henry Ward
Bsecher has demanded Investigation by
Plymouth Church Of the inuendOes
against his personal character by Theodore
Iilton. The request made June %, the day
Of the publication of Mr.. TiltOn's letter,
and special committee appointed to conduct
the inquiry. II has been in progress since
the Fourth of July, and will
probably be concluded in a few
DAYS. The inquiry has been conducted in
private. Mr.. TiltOn was summoned as a
witness. Mr.. Beecher has not yet testified
and it is said on the authority Of Mr.. Shear
man, will not appear.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-11
TIE LEE ESTATE.
Part Of the Old Arlington Property
Restored TO Gen. &. w. &. Lee, by u.
y. Judge Hughes.

Part Of the Old Arlington Property
Restored TO Gen. &. w. &. Lee, by u.
=. Judge Hughes.
Washington (July o. Special 10 the Louisville
COurier-JOurnal-
Bv decision rendered Yesterday in the
United States District Court for the East
ern District of Virginia, Judge Hughes
presiding. in an action Ofeiectment, brought
bv Gen. W. &. Lee vs.. AFRO Chase, the
mill property on FOur-mile Ran, in Fairfax
county, was ordered to be restored to said
Lee. the devisee of the late G.. w. Parke
Custis.
The significance Of this decision lies in
the fact that the tract in question is part
of the old Arlington estate, belonging 10
the late Mrs. Robert Lee, with remainder
over to G. w. G. Lee, and was sold by the
Government for alleged uOn-paymeHt of
taxes. under the direc' tax act of 1862. The
Government holds the Arlington property
by the same it'll precisely as the estate just
adiudoed TO Gen. Lee. Payment of the
tax in question, which was very small, was
rendered at the time by a friend Of Mrs.
Lee. and was refused under a rule adopted
by the tax commissioner, not to receive
the tax from any one but the owner in
person. Other estates were sold under
similar circumstances. In two of these
cases, where actions Of ejectment were
brought, the United States Supreme Court
have held. without any division of opinion,
in the last two years
First, the tenders of payment Of tax by
a friend or relative Ofthe owner was good,
and a subsequent tax sale void. Secondly,
that the publication of The rule adopted by
the commissioners, refusing to receive the
tax from any one but the owner, vitiated all
sales for nOn-payment of taxes, and dis
pensed with the necessity of a tender. ...s.
These decisions settle the fact that the
Government has no legal title to the Ar
lington cemetery and OtherpropeTty. Gen
eral Gusts Lee, at the last session, offered
in memorial to Congress to sell them
this property. The petition was referred
to the Senate Judiciary Committee, but
Messrs. COnkiing and Carpenter were too
busy studying how to wreak their spite
against the newspapers TO take any pains to
protect the remains of the Union soldiers
buried at Arlington. General Gusts Lee
will probably await the action Of Congress
next winter on his proposition TO sell the
estate before proceeding 10 resort 10 his IL
tie bN law.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-11
THE INDIAN WAR.CLOUD.
More Outrages on the Frontier.

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-The following
Indian news was received this morning by
the War Department:
Maj. Blunt teieg-aplis from Fl. Laramie
10 Omaha headquarters under date of June
2G that 4 freighter reported being fired at
that morning by party of Indians near
Eagles Nest.
Capt. Cain. commanding at Fl. Fetter-
mann. Wyoming Territory, telesfaphS to
Omaha. July 3, that citizens hauling wood
report being fired upon that morning about
daylight by SIX Indians, also that at noon,
sixteen miles from tie Fort, a man named
Jesse Hampton was shot and dangerously
wounded 10y party of eight Indians, sup
posed TO be Sioux. .....