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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31
TO ELLEN.
THE MoCKISG BIRD.

The Scottish border minstrel lay
EnIAnced me OF in b0yhOOds day;
His forests, glenS and streams,
Mountains and heather blooming fair;
A Highland lake and lady were
The playmates of my dreams. .#f
Years passed away my dreams we're gone;
Ny pilgrim footsteps pressed alone
Loeb katrine's stOried shores:
And winds that winged him Ger the lake
Breathed low, as If they feared " break
The music of my Oars, .4
No tramp Of warrior men were heard
For welcome song or challenge-WOrd ,.
| listened but in vain
And, mOOred beneath his aYOrite tree,
As Vainly WOOed the minstrelsy
OF gray-haired ALLEN Bane,"
1 saw the Highland heath.hoWer smile
In beauty upon Ellens isle; ...
And eOuched In Ellent bower
i watched, beneath the lattice leaves,
Her coming, through a summer ewes
Youngest and lOyeliest hour.
She came not lonely was her home
Herself Of airy shapes that come.
Like shadows 10 depart, a
Are there two Ellens Of the mind
Or have lived at last 10 find
An Ellen Of the heart
For music like the borders now
Rings round me, and again bow
Before the shrine Of song,
DeyOutly as bowed in youth;
For hearts that worship there in truth
And JOY are ever young.
And well my heart responds to-day;
And willingly is chords obey
The minstrefs loved command:
A minstrel maid whose infant eyes
Looked on 0hiO's woods aad skies.
Ny school books sunset land.
And beautiful the wreath she twines
Round -Albi Cottage" powered in vines,
Or blest in sleigh-beIl mirih;
And loyeiier still her smile that seems
To bid me welcome IN my dreams
Beside is peaceful hearth
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31

Hon. A. B. Meacham, chairman of the
Peace Commission, who, at the massacre
of Candy and his men was shampoOed
down to the bone and left for dead by
the Modoc savages, is now on his way TO
the Modoc camp with a view of organ
izing a company of Indians to give Sc
ries of entertainments representing In
dian life throughout the principal cities
ofthe United States. .dIHal1l saf
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31
AFRAID OF LNHESTGA z7oM
lChieago Times.l

The Administration organ at Washing
ton is greatly alarmed at the number of
investigations now in progress or about
tn be commenced. II fears that the result
will be fatal to the Republican party. But
what did not the members of the Repub-
hsan party foresee this at the time they
were making material for these investi-
cations? The surest way to avoid inves-
gatigations = and the suggestion is
thrown out for the benefit of the oppo-
sition; who are soon to come into power
lis to donothing that will not bear the
closest scrutiny. Take away the basis
for investigations, and they will never be
had.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31

"PLEAsE, Mister, my fathers my dead
and my mothers nunned away, and
would ye let me and my sister suck cider
through straw out Of that ERE barrel O.
yourl"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31
Selert STORY.
A POETS LIFE ROMANCE.

FI.z Greene Hdiiecks HRTolcl lOre al ldt
SIsclosed-Mss Abbie Fldnner Of Harri-
,sn County-The Missing Poems.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31

She signed this Ellen A. f. Campbell,
incorporating her initials with the name
of ScOtt's Lady Of the Lake, and forwar-
ded it to the poet. In those days of slow
coaches, much time must necessarily
elapse before u response could be receiy-
ed, and it is but natural to suppose that
during the internal buoyant hope and
lively thought alternated with misgiying
and doubt as to the reception Of her let
ter. Perhaps when the first glow of ad-
venturous feeling passed she had regret
ted her action and felt the natural shrink
ing of a wOman's heart for offering itself
unmasked, even in Jest. And when at
last the long looked for, hoped-for packet
arrived, with what trembling eagerness
she must have opened and read it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31
From the Indianapolis Journal

From the Indianapolis Journal n
his the pleasant lot of the Journal
this morning to be able, through one OF
its valued correspondents, to clear up a
literary mystery of long standing. con-
nerted with the memory Of Americas
sweetest poet Persons familiar with the
life of Fitz Greene Hallece will remem-
Der an interesting love episode and mys-
terious correspondence between the poet
and a lady under the assumed name OF
Ellen A. +. Campbell. In Wilson's "Life
of Halleck,p published in 1869, it is re-
ferTed to as one of the romances o his
ife. the memory of which the poet num-
bsred among "the dearest of his incon-
siderable lows" In the life of Halleck
above referred to, the author says: THE
lady's poem was of the same length and
measure as the poets reply. / exceed
ingly regret my inability to recover 1t, no
copy existing among Mr., Halleck's pa
pers. and the heroine of this romantic
.episode having died mary years ago, and
her family gone, no one knows where"
Halleuk himself never saw her. Even as
late as 1858, more than twenty years af-
ter the correspondence closed, he wrote
TO friend as follows "HOur allusion TO
the Ohio river alike surprises and de
flights me, Tor il induces me more conf
"dently TO hope that you will hasten to
give me happy tidings of the welfare OF
"the lady you name, the heroine OF one
"of my Iife's most cherished romances,
"yhose memory has heretofore been
numbered among the dearest of my in
Considerable Joys. Mr.. Hicks the pain
"ter, some tvs years since, limited to me
''his knowledge of the subject, but SEEM
led very sly and shy about it, to my ex-
-"ceeding grief and disappointment. |
"shall impatiently wait for the kindness
"of your further communications, so full
"of interest as they will be to me"
The correspondence between Ellen A.
f. Canblell Whose real name was Abbie
.Flanner) and Halleck took place nearly
forty wears ago. She was then about
twenty-six. and Halleck forty-one. Both
have passed away from earth, and that
which we publish this mOrningseems al
most like a message from another world;
Ap..rty of young ladies and gentlemen
of Nj. Pleasant, Ohio, assembled at the
house of friend in that village to watch
the old year out" The incoming year
was lS36-leap year. In the midst of the
merriment of the occasion, some one sug-
gested that the ladies should avail them
selves of the privilege which is brought,
and open a correspondence with differ
ent gentlemen, mentioning, among 9TH
ers, the bachelor poet, Fitz Greene Hal
leck. The proposal was passed by as a
Jest but in few minutes it was noticed
that Miss Abbie Flanner, a young lady of
much talent and yiyacity, was missing
from the party. Quietly bidding good
night to her friends of the house, she had
slipped out and gone home alone. The
ground was covered with show, that
sparkled in the moonbeams. Walking
along slowly, scarcely noticing the beauty
of the scene around her, she meditated a
pOetical epistle to Fitz Greene Halleck,
and, reaching her room, sat down and
wrote the following:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31
NEW YEARS NIGHT.
THE MERRY MOCK BIRDS SONG.

The MERRY NUN BIRD AON"'
Ger the fields Of snow the moonlight falls,
And softly on the snow white walls
OF Abb cottage shines;
And there beneath the breath Of June
The hOneysuckes gay testOOn.
And multiiiOw twines.
And forms a sweet empowering shade,
Pride of the humble cottage maid
Who now transformed and bold,
Beneath the magic Ut u name,
Those equal rights presumes To claim
Rights urged by young and old
And who is She, 70 fame unknown,
Who dares her challenge thus throw down
Low at the feet Of one
who holds proud conspicuous stand
Among the magnaLeS of the land
The muse tayOr!te son?
As When she rIamed % careless child
To pluck the forest blossoms wild,
OF climbed some pendant brow
Orrock. " cliff, % gather there
some tempting Hover that looked more fair
Than all that biuOmed below.
20 now. like Eve in Paradise,
Though numerous offering, round her rise
UIlOve and friendship blend
With many sober glessing iraught
Would give them all Tor one kind thought,
One word from nalleCk's den.
Like that fair plant Of ludias fields
That most when bruised and broken yields
Its fragrance on the air
such is the hear, ! offer thee
Pride Of my CUuntry's mlustrelsy
Oh, is il worth thy care
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31
GOOD NEWSPAPER, PER,

a.E 'ruYw /Iaj lo Ys5G t#I1.dH
worthy of their support, and up with the
times. The DEMoeRAT lone Of the LAR
GEST WEEKLIES published in the
State. g1.'un-2 p. .''fEt ,fa5JaF .)r
As a public journal, it is independent
and fearless in expression, and as ever,
heretofore, advocates 5tr ..stn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31
- - ~ ID ..aa. -laNM-

%, IS f .H. arg...t riEt.d s.l
The proprietorsof the Old STARK CoVF
TY. DEMocRAT have 50 enlarged and i'm
proved their paper that they feel war
ranted in calling the attention Of the
public to it as .. '1
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21
Family Relics.

Lieut.. Col. Fred Grant and Col.
Casey, the son and brolhcr-in-law Of
President Grant, while in state of
intoxication, called at the private res.
idencc Of Don piatt, editor of tho Cap.
itol, at Washington, on the night Of
the 9th inst, armed with clubs, to in
ilict summary punishment for tho puo-
lication Of IN article rejecting on Mrs.
Grant for having New Years rccep.
tlon the week after tho doath of ber
father Piatt was not at home, but
gives tho aggrieved parties notice to
call at his Office, and not frightcn his
family. The query is what are Casey,
tho notorious Custom House officer of
New Orleans, and Lieut. Fred Grant
of tho army doing at Washington,
when they are drawing government
pay? Why are they not at their
posts, instead of bumming around the
capital2 If they were not Grants
relatives they would DC dismissed from
the service.
The criticism Of tho editor of tho
Capital may have been TOO severe,and
out of order under al tho circumslan.
ces, but no more so than the conduct
OF these two government"sap-snekers,"
who arc drawing enormous salaries
and are never on duty, except on
White House ball occasions. Fred
was kicked through West Point, and
then promoted to Lieutenant Colon
elcy by his father, over the heads of
a thousand mcritorous young men,
and now goes about insulting editors,
just as he used TO insult the professors
and students at Wcst Point. A prct-
ty brace of fellows, these-uncle and
nephew.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

CoXGHEss.--This body having die.
posed Of the salary question, by re-
pcaling the "grab' act, except Grants
100000 and the increase voted the
Supreme Judges, has commenced 10
look after the interests of their con.
1tituents and the public. The mem
bers arc now talking finance. While
ono demands fifty millions more
"greenbacks," and guarantees thereby
a complete cure of the present and
al future panics, another wants to
rave the country financially by still
further curlailing our paper currency,
and rcsuming specie payment at once.
1t will be observed that the doctors
disagree very matcriallyin their meth
Cd Of curing the malady with which
the country is afflicted. When some.
thing sensible ard practical will bo
done by Congress to re-cstablish con.
ndencc, SO as 10 allow business to re-
sumo its usual sway, is a mere matter
Of conjecture, and tho people must
.'stand stiII and see tho salvation" OF
the coustry worked out BY our Ma.
tional Legislators,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

No CHIEF JCsrIcE YEr.-"Thc gov
ernment' is evidently pcrplexed over
the Chief Justiccship. Williams, the
Senate discovered was unfit, and Crsh-
ing was pronounced "disloyal,' and
had to be withdrawn, no difference
how well he was qualified forthc posi-
tion. He was "loyal" enough to be
confirmed as Minister to Spain, but
would not answer for the Bench -
Grave Senators, upon this point, have
rendered themselves very ridiculous
in the estimation ofaIl reasonable men.
Tho withdrawal of Mr.. Cashing's
name was brought about in this way /:
ltappears that among tho Rebel arch
ives was found a letter from Mr. Cush-
ing TO Jefferson Davis, President of
the Confederate States, which letter
was simply recommendation OF an
attachec of tho Attorney Gems Office,
who wished to go South; and desired
q personal recommendation TO Mr..
Davis On account of this letter the
Senate refused TO confirm the nomina-
tion Of Mr.. Cushing, and the President
withdrew his name.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21
altw advertisements.
FITZPATRICK!
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE [!
IN GIRARD TOW NsHIP.

Tho undersigned offers for sale the farra on
which he now resides, situate In Girard town ship
Clearheld county. Pa. formerly Owned by Justin
J. Pie The farm contains i20 acres, and 10 vory
dcsirably located. The buildings are all new, and
consist OF large frame house, having good collar
underneath, and good water convoniont large
franc barn, blacksmith shop, wagon shed, spring
house, &c. The buildings on this firm are us
good, VI not better, than on any farm in ClearGed
county. The land is Of superior quality aud In
good state Of cultivation.
Possession will 10 given In the epring, or nt
any time most convenient 10 the purchaser. Tho
terms will bc reasonable. Persons dcsirous OF
purchasing address the subscriber at Lecouto's
Mile 7. o.. Clcesheld county, Pa, or apply In
person on the premises.
Any persons wanting any information in regard
TO the quality OF the land, the kind Of buildings
thereon, &c., 6c., can got the information by call.
ing on shcr0 Pie. In Clcardcld ns be owned the
farm for number Of yesrs, aud Of course knows
all about u. WENDELL ENDRES.
lecouic's Nlls, clrafhcld Co, Pa.
January y, 1874
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21
SiOpl Sl0pyi

The New York Tribune, which is
good Radical authority, in abiding to
the prevailing extravaganza ut Wash.
iugton, says:
"Some very ugly stories arc told in
Washington about the expenditures
for Congress and the departments.-
The landaulet of tho Attorney Gen
erals office, with its gilt harness and
costly trimmings, has already passed
into history. There are rumors that
tho wives of great many Cabinet
officers have been in the habit for
years past Of maintaining snowy
eqnipages and dispensing hospitality
at the expense of the United States,
and that Mr.. Williams has only fol.
lowed the example of previous ndmin.
istrati0ns, and the custom npw gen
orally observed at Washington. We
are told that the domestic servants of
high officials arc borne upon the pay.
rolls OF the Departments a- temporary
clerks; that furniture for my lady's
pnrlor il charged to tho Government
under the head Of supplies for the
public Offices that visiting cards
plates, fancy stationery, aud varions
feminine knick knacks are paid for
out of tho contingent funds Of the
Senate and the House that fabulous
amounts of writing paper, and multi.
tudes Of pen.knivcs, with zone gold
tooth pick" have been charged as
supplies to committees that the Gov
eminent spent S13 600 during the last
campaign, beside giving the services
Of twenty or thirty clerks, TO enable
the three political committees at
Washington to violate tho law BY send
ing election documents FREQ through
the mails; that wherever dollar can
be filched from the national treasury
the official dead.hoad stretches out his
hand and takes IL under somo petty
false pretense, trusting that the fraud
will never be found out and the money
never missed
at is high time for a little serious
attention TO these charges. II they
arc not true, the honor of the country
requires that they be disprovcd at
once. lfthey are true, the disgraceiu
abuses must be stopped. No one par
~ and no particular administra-
tion sbonld be bcld responis.
bic for them They have probably
10
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21
Sneaker Gfrang.

This gentleman hails from Tioga
county, and is the present Speaker Of
our State Senate. We have watched
his Legislative career for number of
years, and zee but lttlc in it to con.
denim, and are satisfied that he is n
Democrat by nature, but Radical for
policy's sake. Io isan able lcgisla.
tor, and we understand sound law.
yer, and not quite SO bigoted us some
Of his predecessors. lie is entitled to
credit for placing cur old printer
friend, Senator Chalfant, ut the head
of the Printing Committee, and for
assigning the Craftsmanship of sub
committees No. 4 and 5, to Messrs.
Wallace and Dill. In making these
determinations, he again manifes,s
llberality unbecoming true Radical.
lie must become less liberal in his
views and conduct, or hc will certain.
ly driit into the Democratic party
The gift enterprise he engaged in sew.
cral years ago, in the lower House, we
of course overlook, because il was
legislative fashion in which many 9th.
er good men indulged at one day.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21
a Fsearv Disco u,l..

When the failure Of Jay Cooke &
Co. wns announced, IL wns givon ont
that the firm could pay every dollar
OF it's Indebtedness. The assets were
set down at ciepen millions of dollars,
while the liabilities were only report.
ed at eight millions, leaving surplus
OF three millions for the creditors -
This was ga lovely" statement. Since,
the firm has been thrown into bank
ruptcy, and tho United States Mar.
shall has been hunting up the assets
of the firm, and he last week reported,
at q meeting of the creditors in Phila.
delphia, that he mad succeeded in find.
ing less than four millions (s3,0 49,
10, } and u large amount Of the assets
were valued very high at that. While
these "Chrisiian bankers have robbed
their creditors Of not less than eight
millions Of dollars, they have, un.1n.
idcl like, provided well for their own
households Ono Of the members has
wife and two daughters. In 1869
he settled $4,000 on the former and
100000 each on the latter. What
pa settled in bis own pocket, is not
80 clear. Another member of the
firm osctticd" 100000 worth Of gov.
crnment bords upon hls wife in 1872,
while still another assigned all BIO had
(s35,000) to his vito In 1872. The
rcst of the members of the firm scom
to have never bad any Of their own
money. Tho warmcst rooms in the
ninfernal regions will certainly be
awarded 10 spch rogpes apd hyp-
.ocritcs
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

The COMMITTEES. - IL gives US
pleasure TO notice that in tho organi-
cation of the Legislative Committees,
Senator Wallace and Representative
Potter have been assigned to the most
important committees by tho Radical
Speakers of the respective Houses. -
The former has been placed on the fol-.
lowing committees 10 tho Senate ;
Constitutional Reform; Apportion-
mentj Finance, aud made Chairman
Of Sub.Commiltco No. A, on Constitu-
tiona! Reform.
DIR. Potter has been placed on the
following important committees 10
the House Ways and Means; Banks,
and Education, 1t takes moro than
ordinary inGuencc to secure the posi-.
lions assigned our Representatives,
and their constituents should feel
proud that they have not been assign
ed 10 positions on Know Nothing
Commit,ces--bodies that never MS
sembic and arc kept up for ornamcn-
tai purposes; rather than for tho pur
pose Of lransacting public Affairs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

SOUND TO THE CoRE-The Radical
malcontents in Congress are still urg-
ing thepassagc ofa civilrights bill. The
bill in question imposes heavy penal
ties upon the proprietors OF hotels or
places of amusement who refuse ne
7sroes seat at the public tablc or in the
theatre, and compcls churches and
school officers to admit the African to
tho saina ssata with ihn whiics. The
Georgia Legislature, on the 10Th, passed
n resolution protesting against the
passage of any civil rights bill, as un-
necessary and uudosired by either
white or colored, rs an infringement of
The reserved rights of tho Statos, and
requesting Congress not 10 interfere
with the municipal regulations of the
State The resolution was adopted
without dissenting voice, although
over ono.third Of The members are
negroes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

The RoBBERs.-Tho creditors OF
Jay Cooke 4 Co. had several lively
meetings in Philadelphia, lust week
The reporter OF the Press says:--
"Among the interesting groups were
"many ladies, who during the pro.
gress of the session oflimes gave
"vent to their feelings in copiors
"showers of tears" Tho writer fails
20 state whethor they were tho crcdi-
tors or the agouizing patrons and
sriends of the delunet irm, who shed
those "copious showers of tears" 1t
is very clear from synopsis which
wc give elsewhere, there will be no
more Bclshazzar feasts INDUCED in at
the residences Of ,hese"christian bank
ers," for some time TO como. Seven
millions short, is heavy drawback on
fcasts OF the Cuoie get up.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21


TuE STATE AND CITY.--Tho debt
Of the city Of Philadelphia, on tho
first day of January, was over fifty
eight million dollars (s5S ,3G4, 1859
over double that Of the State. The
expenses for 1873 werc over seventeen
million dollars. Also double that Of
the State The receipts from taxes
arc about twelve million dollars, and
from loans seven millions, leaving
nearly two millions in tho treasury.
Tho same men who "run' the city,
"run" the State. The ring consists
Of about ten individuals, who handle
the balances in both treasures, which
amount to over four million dollars -
A pretty snug sum GA 100000, } to di.
vide between tcn-seyou Radicals and
three sc.callcd Democrats.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

LEGISLATORS HARnisBuRG, Jan. Is.
"A call signed by Thomas J. Bing-
ham, A. l.. Rouiniort and John NJ
Pomeroy has been madc TO all surviv.
ing members Of broth branches of the
Legislature, their clerks, the officers
OF all heads of executive departments,
clerks and officers prior to 1850, to be
present at u social reunion, irrcspcc.
tive OF par,y,,o be held in this city on
January 20, ut 3 p. NJ, in the House
of Representatives.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

Gen. Strotber Porte Crayon). j.
Rufus Smith, DR.. Ewing, and other
distinguished citizens Of Berkeley
Springs, Wcst Va, held o public dc.
batc recently on tho following ques-
ton "RcSoiccd, That good roads and
thoroughiaros are Of more advantage
in advancing and developing civiiza-
ton than good schoolS." Tho docis-
Ion was in favor Of the r0ad-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

Ono of our Republican exchanges
says: There is All almost Roman vir.
tue about the action of the Democrats
in tho Missouri House OF Representa-.
tives. They passed. a resolution de-
claring that no Missouri Democrats
who had anything to do with the sal.
ay-steal should ever receive Office
agaio at the hands of the people.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

TExAs.-Grant's short and peril
nent message, which he sent to Gov.
Davis, of Texhs-which We Published
last week lk-seems to have settled that
public functionarys dinner. All has
been quiet since "thc government"
was heard from, and arpct-bagism
has died natural death, and Govern
or Davis, and his band of State rob
bers have been retired to private life
while the officers elected by the peo.
pie have been regularly installed, to
tho great modification of loyalisls
aud scallawags.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

Senator Conkling went over to Al.
bany TO SEQ whether IL were possible
to olect Republican Senator in his
place, provided hc should accept the
Chief Jusliccship. This was very
thoughtful on Mr.. Conklipg's part
thoughtful to degree.