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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

Mr.. Disraeli declines to receive depura-
lions asking for the release of the Fenian
prisoners. 57 - s5
The British House of Commons appro-
priated 100000 for the expenses Of the
Ashantee war. 11l l
Mr.. Anderson asked in the English
House of Commons Friday if that Gov
eminent was willing to cooperate with
the American Government in the estab-
Hshment Of sailing tracks for vessels cross
ing the Atlantic. Pa q.
Much damage was done in and below
London by the OVERLOOKING Of h eiThames
on Friday, several lives being lost.
Sir Garnet Wolseley, commander of the
English forces In Ashantee, arrived in
London Friday and received an enthu-
siastic reception.
The killing of Colonel Belisario Peralta
of the Cuban army, by the Spanish troops,
ID reported in Havana. Ity- lrs 4
Two sons of the late Siamese twins have
arrived in Philadelphia, and will take back
to North Carolina with them1the embalm-
ed bodies of their fathers. They deny that
any money has been paid to the widows
for the bodies, or that they wills be exhib-
itad . fr., -.E..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
Firaa.

At Beaver, Pa, on the 10Th the build
ing of the Argus newspaper was destroyed
Loss $4,000. Another fire at Modoc city
burned buildings and oil Loss $4,000.
At Pittsburgh a tavern, 1249 Penn street
took fire, Edward Haekett, a young man
was suffocated. III
PHILADELPHIA, March 19-The spring
factory of lngal & Doyey was burned this
morning, Loss $35,0o0s Insurance &c.,
900. alla glf.
Hartford, Ct, March 23.-About half
past nine this morning, a fire broke out in
the cupols of the Etna Cutlery Works.
The loss is about 100000 Insurance
$450,000. Five hundred hands were I'M
ployed, many ofwhom had a narrow ss-
cape from the building. y
PoUaHKEEPsIE, N. Y, March, 23-Fhe
Van Rensselaer, mansion, near New Ham
bnrgh. was destroyed by fire this morning.
1t was owned by James a Ingersol. of
the Tammany Ring. Loss 100000, par
tly insured. H ..f
CUMBERLAND, Md, March pa large
FIRE occurred here last night, originating
in c.. G, Miller's saloon. ss
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

Miss WIckersham. of Philadelphia. will
shortly be married to the Marquis Tafina,
an Italian nobleman "of large fortune"
The ladr Il nn,u In Nica -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

Mr.. PREYER. of the &aGts ZeiIung, in
his paper of two weeks ago charged our
members in the Legislature, Mesats
Brooke and Sherrick, with voting for some
resolution that he took exception to. We
cautioned eur friend Preyer about the pub
LEGATION of the statement, being satisfied
that the charge was without foundation;
but thinking there was something init,
he inserted the article, commenting there
on, and csnsur;ng the gentlemen named,
Mr.. Preyer very soon discovered his err
rer, and that no vote of the kind had been
taken, and in his last weeks paper he
makes the Gntende honorable, acknowledge
ing his mistake and the injustice he had
done. OF course the Rep. and Rep. at
once quoted the SANDER against Messrs.
Brooke and Sherrick, but SO far, have not
had the manhood to make the correction.
We fear our neighbors belong to that class
of publishers who act on the principle that
ga lie well stuck to is as good A. the truth"
Our young friend PFeyer is too high
minded and honorable to recognise tAis
odious principle. WehOpA this Occurrences
will prove 3 valuable lessOnrt to Nj. Preyst.
Young editors must be on the look out,
otherwise they may be used to their own
injury and to the dstrimsnt of the cause.
There are always fellows proving about
to use editors. and they must Be on The
alert. ale 1a,s Ea ysyrsH go O
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

Central Tosrpa E JOHNSTON, c. 8. A,
hasjust had issued from the press Of APP
New York,-a work entitled, "a
Narrative Of Military Operations directed
during the late Wa between the States."
General Johnston attributes the failure on
the part of the South mainly to their bad
management OF their finances. he thinks
during the first year of the war the G. s..
A. government should have taken the cot
ton of the planters, shipped it to Europ g,
which they could have done with ease,
cold it for gold. and thus had their treas
hry well supplied with the precious met
als. He shows that the blockade was in
effectual till the beginning OF the second
year. In this way too, their paper cur
rency might have been avoided. It seems
in 1864 their paper deprecated to such an
extent as to be almost worthless AMI
hence the poor men IN their service hav-
ing families could get nothing for their
suppOrtand dsssrtien prevailed. The sp'
peals from starving families would take
the msr away, He claims that no people
were ever more united and devoted thar
the Southern people at the commencement
of the struggle. 1t viii be remembered
that General Johnston was the 6rst com
mander in chief Of the Confederate forces
and it Waa not till wounded in an engage
ment with Mcclellan before Richmond il
l862 that Lee was placed in command
Less mastery operations and overthrow
ofMcclsllan at a 9 riyeted public atten
tion. and threw Johnston in the sh ade
Gene Il Johnst0n's after command in thu
West against Sherman did not remove tn,
clopd from his reputation asa commander
Lee and jackson were undoubtedly tn,
masters and inspiring spirits of the South
It is evident that General Johnston's bool
,sims 10 throw the responsibility of th,
failure upon ex-President Davis and hi
IlgoveFhuent.os Nevertheless the work i
valuable and contains valuable emateria
for the use of The future historians"
Il D" N#L- m.EHN --
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26


In the new pension bills which recent
ly passed the House of Representatives.
some material changes have been made in
the provisions Of the existing law. Oneef
these bills provides, for the increase of al
loWanoe for total disability from $3l to
$50. The second bill provides for the
classification OF pensions in such a manner
that those receiving allowance under a,
special act viii be granted the same
amount as those paid under the general
law. A third bill provides that the pen
sions o. those soldiers Of the war Of 1872.
who took the part OF the South in the re-
bsllion, and which, by former acts of Con-
eress, are forfeited, shall be hsncsforth M
stored to the original recipients-a CRATE
full softening of one of the asperities Of the
war. Another bill makes the pensions fer.
the loss Of an arm and leg equal. The.
passage OF these bills will entail q consId-
cradle increase IN the amounts now paid
at the various agencies throughout the
country.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
Knights Of Pythias.

The Cincinnati Eaguirer says the
knights Of Pythias had a grand time in
that city last Thursday, the occasion of the
session of the Grand Lodge Of Ohio, which
was attended by a delegate from Canton
Lodge. 1t says the procession in the af-
tsrnoon twas one of tie most imposing
of the kind ever seen in this city. In
dress, in size, and in the general makeup
it was unparalleled. Masonic regalia and
dress are moro splendid, but it has not
been our own lot to see the element o.
numbers in Masonic professions which
this one possessed. Everywhere it pass,
ed, through,the west and over the Rhine,
by the Court House and the City Build
inge, it drew crowds to the street. There
were no great bed-quilts of banners car
ried. The beautiful little guidons were
much more becoming and beautiful
Bands of music played all along the lane
of March. b
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26


The vacillating, do-nothing course Of
Congress on the currency question is ex-
hausting the patience Of both inffation-
lists and contr~actiOnists, and the journals
of both factions are exclaiming "If you
won't do anything else, at least declare
that you will do nothing. Say you Will
let the question stand Just where it does
now and We will then knew what to ex-
pect." An Administration journal, in an
article on the duty Of the hour says
Administrative reform must be granted
at once, fsarlessly. and without reluctance,
and without stint. The indications OF
this popular demand and patriotic neces-
sity are obvious, manifold, and cannot be
mistaken nor stuffed. The awakened con-
science Of the nation cannot be trlhed
with. The startling revelations of the
Sanborn contracts and of the oyerwheIm-
ing testimony before the COMMITTEES OF
Ways and Means indicate the line of ae-
ton to be promptly taken by Congress, 50
plainly that there can be no excuse for the
neglect to cut up the poisonous vsgetA-
ton ct the roota." ft
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26


VIZ notice a letter published, e. eGthe-
ORA. on the W. W.. W. in which the learn
ed gentleman inelinsa to the position that.
a little wine il good for the stOnach's
sake. Robert Burns inclined further and
thus paraphrasedss "Giye him strong
drink that is ready to perish
Gle him strong drink until he wink. 3ti
That's sinking In despair, .-If $50
And liquor guild 70 fra his bluid,
That's prensed vi grief and care
There let MIN bouse and deep carouso ..rsr
WI bumpers flowing Ger, -
Till he forgots his ioves and debts,
And minds his grief ne more .gd+
In his epitaph. however, Burns upssts
all the above BY acknowledging his %
errors and frailties. and says .l,
a-prudsnt, cautious, self c~ontrol,
Il wledom's root"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
Trdg. soRord1s Mistaka.

Judge Stafford, of Chillicothe, is credited
with making the most savage speech
against the woman's movement thus far
made. He has heretofore borne affair rep
utation for legal ability, GOODNESS and
Judgment, and his sobriety has never been
questioned, but we must confess that his
speech at Chillicothe against the weman's
movementindicates that heis laboring un-
der an excitement of mind, consequent, no
doubt, upon inputations madeon his hon
esty and integrity by temperance people
who are not always free from ~fsult-hnding.
Keep cooler, Judge.-Cereland Plain
4 Dealer Dr.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
Grant,s Now orIeans Friends.

From General Beauregard's Recent Leter.I
Last winter a creature named Lowell
was the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives of the Kellogg Legislature and
United States Postmaster. He was dis
missed from the latter Office on charges Of
~embezzlement and larceny Notwithstand-
ing this, he is still Speaker of the House,
Why 500 Because every man Of the KEEL
logg Government knows that larceny and
embezzlement have been the principles OF
that Observation-Disclosures upon, however,
as laudabls efforts TO improve their per-
sonal condition. .- .L-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

49, N-L. NNLAA "..Y-L IAHMH. III D
ON Monday the Houss Of Representa-
tives at Washington passed the bill to
increase the currency limit to 100000
900. = This, Of course, is a victory for the
infatiOniltI and the Senate viii confirm
the measure. W. have had no doubt, if
Congress did it would be this.
Time viii show whether this step is wise
or 1nwiss. Some elHim i II only making
bad, worse q step down hill to,ths abyss
Of Reputation. The fact is, that the
measure viii increase the volume of ire
dssmAble paper. The fear Of many wise
men is that the measure will only involve
the country deeper into inevitable bank
ruptcy. Bot, We shall see what we shall
ace.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

JUDeE SAFFoRD delivered a violent
anti crusade speech at ~Chillicothe, o., on
Saturday evening the II, in opposition to
to the woman's temperance movement.
The hall was crowded. and the speech of
more than two hours duration was atten-
lively listened to and frequently applaud
ed. He spoke Of the movement as being
the result of fanaticism and intriguing po-
hticians, and counselled resistance by all
lawful means. The dispatch says that
ever the friends of the speaker were dis
satisfied with his violent and extreme
vieWs--O Dem
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

A MEErIEG of Germans at Cleveland,
Saturday evening, was addressed by Mr..
Frederick Hecker. His subject was, "Fa-
naticism, the handspring Of the Temper
ance Movenent." The speaker said il
grew out Of hatred 10 AL that was foreign,
The clergy. he declared. were too cowardly
to take an active part against what they
held to be unlawful proceedings, and fell
back on women, expsetingthsir sex would
protect them. AR. Heeker is one Of the
free thinking class who left their country
for America in lS4S. an sd air9
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

We gave last week the three PROPOSE
tions upon the liquor question offered by
L. D. Campbell in the constitutional Con
We were advised 8 day or two ago that
the committee would probably recommend
to the Convention to submit the license
question to a vote of the people and that
falhng, leave the whole question asit now
stands. All this. however, may be chang
ed. In the present state of the public
mind, with the temperance movement
sweeping over the land, no one can tell
what the Convention will do.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
pEnEooRAor Ia NEW YoRK

The increase in the Democratic power
in New York since 1872, Is very encOur-
aging and gratifying. Out of thirty-Sour
counties that are given by the Albany
Argus, in 1872, the Democrats only car
ried six; int1s73 they carried thirteen and
At the late election of Supervisors, il
1874. the Democrats carried twenty-one,
Taken ~ towns. the Democracy have
gaiHsd two hundred & forty sincsl872, sew
eaty-sour Of which were gained Hinee last
year. In nineteen Of the -twenty-one
counties carried in 1874, the Democrats
were without the aid Of the Liberal Re-
publicans or any other dissatisfied element
Of the opposition. This decided increase
Of the Democratic strength shows that
the Democracy will carry the State at the
next general election by a large majority.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

AN exchange says: For two months
before the New Hampshire election the
Portsmouth navy-yard was crowded with
useless men, who were employed IN NOV
ing useles piles of lumber from place to
place. Four days after the election the
1000 useless men, who had been paid
about 100000 from the national treas
ury, were discharged from the Portsmouth
N~aVy-yard after having performed the du-
ty of voting the Republican ticket. This
is ostensibly q year for economy IN nation
al expenditures. 1t is now an important
question for the taxpayers Of the country
to think upon whether 1 900 Radical votes
in a New Hampshire election are worth
S200O00 of the nublie- onAv-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

The Democrats Of Indiana are already
in the field and preparing for the eight in
October next with cheerful confidence.
Unanimity prevails in their councils and
they are assured of the cordial co-opsra-
ton Of many honest Republicans who win
have no more of such Rspublicanism "a
inds opponents at Washington in Mr..
Grant aud "Boss" Shepherd and'in Indi-
ana in Messrs. colfax and Morton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
BaId Mountain.

mn LATEsT ACCOUNTS on TaE DISTURBANCE,
WuuEGToS, N. c.. March 2O.-The folloWing
telegram from marion, the county seat Of Mo
Donald county, in which Bsld Mountain IL loea-
ted, is the latest and most reliable
yet received here BALD Mountain is in the
southwestern part of of Mcdonald county, was
shaken q few deys since by volcanic throes, and
some Of the inhabitants in the neighoorhood
became much excited and alarmed. However,
one of the oldest citizens says that the shock was
not severer than it was in 1919. We have no reli-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
rEsrIMoxIALs.

@IhAt4he pnblie may- aothago 90 depend on my
Own stAtements Alones insert 8 few OF the many
testtmonials4 have received fnam others 20 whom
they are at liberty TO write Tar information:
JANIS MosRE, Montreal, Canads, writes, I have
been afflicted with Dyspepsia fer the last nine
ysarsIaftsrnsin four bottles ofyour Root Bic
tsrs I am re stored 10 good health and can eat
THosas TRUHT. Logansport, Ind, writes, my
wife has been afflicted with Heart Dis ase and
Dyspepsia YoOr bitters have effected a com
pl9te cure
FRAzIER,s Rect Bitters. this Scientific medical
Prsparatien has achievea a reputation unprece-
dented wherever introduced, and IL without
without doubt the greatest discovery for banish-
ing disease ever offered 70 the American people.
It Is at once = StrengtheningTonic Blood Search
rer and Healer. Il braces up and sup slies the vital
forces, feeds the wasted system and enables ma
tnre TO regain hsr foOthold-CleVelaRd Daily
Pain Dealer. flaA
b Sold BY d-r1gEis1And madeline dealers every
where. W. b. Foys, Wholesale and retail agent,
Canton. Ask your druggist for Fraziers Root
Btters and take ne substitute. nar5 'T4mS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

KNoxv1LLE, TENN., March 2O.-for the last tWen-
ty days the greatest excitement has prevailed in
the Yloinity Of Bald Mountain, North Carolina,
in Consequence of subterranean convulsions.
The people for miles around assembled in = va
cant house and engaged in devotional exercises
fer sixteen days and nights, under the ministra-
tion of ReVs. George and Billy Logan, 3aptist
preachers, and ]. N. Sumley, a Methodist minis
Ter. About one hundred made profession of re-
ligion. The closing scenes of the meetings are
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

An exchange says: hsBehU Butler has
done nothing disgraoeful for the last three
or four days that we have have heard of.
We make this statement with pleasure and
without expectation of reward from him.
The st. Ionis Times is very d~hrsspectfal
in speaking Of The party in power, with
such q hero and statesman as Mr.. B. But
Ter at the head, when it y "The Re
publican party has outlived its day ,sxhaus-
ted its constitution and is now Subsistlng
on the bylaws"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
DITCH NOYEGE

NOTICE is hereby given, that a petition OF
IN George O. Witsaman. of Lake township, Stark
county, and others or same township, Stark Co.,
Ohio also others of Portaea couaty, Ohio, has
been fled in this ITO and dddrassed to the
Commissioners Of Stark and PortaF9 counties,
Ohio, praying for the location q q ditch on the
following proposed roufe
Beginning on the County road leading from
Yonng's Mil. il Lake Township Stark county, o.,
to Mogadofs road, on land oflWm. Hunbert, in
Lake township, OK E 1dnaF ssetiSn 81 Stark
county and Sufheld toVnship4 PorstEa county,
and RAINING thencelRest about gfsy ftD reds on
line Of Stark and Pertase coundsa thehce south
Tor 2 little West 81 seBthf fhrcpgh lands owned
by hrA Geeree Wise eEminattng in 3 ditch on
landa owned by GeopEe Woodling-
The Enginesr 9ppolntsd by the commission-
ers Of STARK and PortAge counties, having fled
his report Of survey and view oE said d1teh (Pro-
posed together With plat and prOhieeof Same,
showing also such other things as aressquired
by section :, or the itch4aW aAamendad March
%, 1875. o<L< vol. 70. page 80, :
The CommissionS4s Of said -countiego f Stark
and PortaEa viii meet at the house Of d Kaler,
in Lake toEuship, Stark countysO-, ednes-
day, April q. ABB 1874. at which tune tAey will
hear said petition and proceed e est abiish sHch
ditch, II inthetr opinion the same Is necessary
and Conducive to the public health. eon4enience
and welfare. eh - g
The following named parties are inteReFted In
the establishment of said proposed ditch viz :
Portage county, Stark county, VIM MumerL Mrs.
George Wise, George Wedding, Samuel Young
G.. c.. Witsaman, d. Kahler. Ed, A LEE
marl9 IA Auditor Stark Co., o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
Mayors Proclamation

TN accordance with the provision of section
i seyentythree Of an Act entitled "An Act "a
provide fer the organisation aud government OF
Municipal Corporations" passed May It'll, 1863,
hereby nOtify the qualified electors Of said city
that they meet at the usual polling places. IN the
several wards thsreaf, on MONDAY, 6thi
1s74, ensuing. and that said ~eleetors,i then and
there, between the hours' Of g O'clock a. m. and
s o'clock p m. Of said day, elect by ballot, Rccor-
ding to the constitution and laws Of Ohio
One person for member, OhOouncil in each
ward, for one year. One person for member OF
Board of Water Works Trustees. One person
for Assessor in each ward, for one year
Given under my hand and official seal at the
Mayors ONCE, Canton, Ohio, this twenty-sixth
day OF March, ammo Dimini, One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Seventy four. I
mario 'T4W2 r. a-SHIELDS, Mayer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

We believe it was the poet Byron who,
in a letter to an editorial friend, SAID
True, we disagree in totouPen that
question. but I never vas silly enough to
get angry at an editor and stop his paper
because he could not think as l do~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
Dissolution Notice.

ROTICE isheFsby given that iRs Co-partnsr-
IN shtd heretofore existing betWeen the under
aignad, under the arm name Of Clark 3 Miller
is this day dissolved by mutual consent. Mr.
Miller retiring. Mr.. Clark will carry on the bu'
siness at the old stand where he will settle al
the business OF the said firm.
GEO. v. CLAIR,
DAE'L D. MILLER.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

q ABILL authorizing the city of Cinein-
natl to issue bonds for $1,000. 900 land bor-
low money thereon passed the House at
Columbus almost unanimously, and will
pass the Senateasa ia
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

"WE are in danger Of fleeing overwhelmed
with irredeemable paper. mere paper, rep
r~esentiug not gold nor silver no sir, rep
r~ssenting nothing but broken promises
bad faith, bankrupt corporations cheated
creditors and a ruined people. --D0nie
Webster, 1888. tifEas h-7'etf
That ruin came in 1897 and years
elapsed before the country recovered from
the paper imitation and The ~ruinous col
lansa. ti isga sa8m $40 81 sHEJ
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

Hon. H. J. JEwETT, member Of Con-
gress from the Columbus. Ohio, District.
win resign his seat at the close Of the
present session, to devote his attention to
railroad interests. .ll. ID -.slstll 81
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Canton.
vNotiee.e z

AUpIToE's OFFICE, STARK Co OF
| IbDMG Je11 March 10slssL4 DEDA
CEALEDr Proposals will be received at this Of
~ fee until Tuesday, April 7th,f for building Iron
/ Side walk ITO Massilion Main street bridge Ion
each side Of said bridgej with hand Eailinga.
Proposals to be for O and Steet track. as the
Commissioner are not yet decided as to the
width 10 adOnt. .t L..E OH. ..H.-- HA..at.-Ha Z
BY order OF County Commissioners on III
Ia y IT IH.r ED.AsLEE, l.r-fEl
marie '74W4 .sl az County AuditoF%
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26

Bosrox, March 20-The Democratic TENDERS
OF the Legislature held q caucus this evening
and nominated Judge B. r.. Curtis as successor
to Senator Summers seat. Judge Curtis, for six
years, was on the Supreme Court bench OF the
limited Statesf 90
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-26
Steamer Ashore.

SAN FRASc1sco, March 2O.-The agency in this
city have q dispatch thasthe steamer Macgregor,
which left here February I'd, went ashore while
trying to enter the hsrbor Of Kalora, Fiji Islands
III thOught she should be be got on safely. NJ
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