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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
THE NEW YORK RING FRAUDS.

By degrees the truth is coming to
the surface in regard to the frauds
in New York, for which three ras-
cals-Tweed the chief-are now in
the States prison, another is an es
capped convict, and still others are
hiding from justice. The last de-
velopment is of Michael Norton, once
a Democratic Senator and now a fu-
gitive from justice. Norton was one
of the Commissioners for the Court
House in New York City. Of the
twenty three millions of money sto-
len by the Tweed gang over four
millions was taken from the Court
House fund. Out of the appropria-
ton In 1870 for the Court House
$420, 900 were traced directly to the
bank account of the thieves. Mr..
Norton says in his affidavit that he
was appointed Commissioner in 1870
that Immediately he was solicited to
sign vouchers in favor of eXpendi-
lures said to have been created pri-
or to his coming into office. Con-
molly the Comptroller, Watson the
Auditor, Tweed the Commissioner
of Public Works, were urgent in the
matter. Norton resisted very siren
uously until it came to the time
when he was nominated for the Sen
ate and then he yielded. He de
clares that he, himself, was not en-
riched dollar by the frauds bui
that he was q mere instrument il
the hands of the thieves.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
EXPORTS.

The Philadelphia North Ameri-
ican publishes tabular statement
of the official statistics of the do
mestic exports from the port of
Philadelphia during the month of
January, which foot up $2,5S4, ,2O7,
against a total of 81, ,311, ,593, being
an increase of $l,272,6s9, notwith-
standing the panic, crash and revul-
sion. OF these exports the leading
articles were: Petroleum, $735, ia;
cotton, $3S5,973; wheat, $685., 1886;
-four, $15s, ,2S5; provisions, $219, 1887;
tobacco, $93,7ll; tallow, $SI, I,114;
iron, 6,6O1; coal, $36,151. The re-
manning articles were leather, hides
chemicals and drugs.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
Proclamation of the President.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.
By tie President Of tie Usised Stdaes:
WHEREAS, 1t has been brought to
the notice of the President OF the
United States that the International
Exhibition of arts, manufactures,
and products of the soil and mine
is to be held in the city of Philadel-
phia, in the year 1876, for the pur-
pose of celebrating the one hum
dredth anniversary of the indepen
dence of the United States, it is de-
sirable that from the executive de
partments of the Government of the
United States in which there may be
articles for the purposes intended,
there should be such articles and
materials as will, when presented in
a collective exhibition, illustrate the
functions and administrative facul-
ties of the Government in time of
peace, and its resources as a war
power, and thereby serve to demon
strate the nature of our institutions
and their adoption to the wants of
the people. Now for the purpose of
securing the complete and harmoni-
Gus arrangement of the articles and
materials designed to be exhibited
from the executive department of
the Government, it is ordered that a
board to be composed of one per-
son, to be named by the head of
each of the executive departments,
which may have articles and mate
rials to be exhibited, and also of one
person to be named in behalf of the
Smithsonian Institute, and one to
be named in behalf of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, be charged
with the preparation, arrangement,
and safe keeping of such articles
and materials as the heads of the
several departments and Commits
siener of Agriculture, and Director
of the Smithsonian Institute may
respectively decide shall be embrac-
ed in the collection; that one OF the
persons thus named, to be designa-
ted by the President, shall be chair
man of such Board, and that the
Board appoint from their own num-
ber such other officers as they may
think necessary; and that said
Board, when organized, shall be au-
thorized, under direction of the
President, to confer with the execu
tive officers of the Centennial Ex
hibtion in relation to such matters
connected with the subject as may
pertain to the respective depart
ments having articles and materials
on exhibition and that the names O
persons thus selected by the heads
of the several departments, Com
missioner of Agriculture, and Di
rector of the Smithsonian Institute
shall be Submitted to the P,esiden
for designation.
By order of the President.
| HAMILTON FISH.
Secretary of State.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
HILARITY.

The Illinois Legislature gave way
to great hilarity, the other day, be
cause a country member submitted
a proposition providing the same
penalties for drunkenness on mem
bers of the legislature as on railroad
employees. 1t is difficult to see just
where the laugh came in, unless Ii
linois legislatures are great deal
better than the average. This prop
osition should furnish food fol
the most serious reflection. The
people have suffered as much from
drunken legislation as from drunken
railroading. Neither should be tol'
Grated. We agree with the St.Louis
Globe in saying that at would be
well if something could be done to
prevent drunkenness in higher
places the rear platform of railroad
cars or the caDooses of engines"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
JAPANESE WOMEN.

Naturally, there are no figures
more perfect than those of the Jap
anese young women. The children,
up to the age of fourteen, or as long
as they have the free use of their
limbs, are models of symmetry.
About that time they begin to fasten
long garments about their hips, the
effect of which is to impede their
gait, and give them an awkward
shamble. In course of time it does
worse, and interrupts the develop
ment of their legs and thighs
Among the laboring class, an addi-
tional misshappening is accomplish
ed by the practice of carrying bur-
dens, from an early age, upon the
back, for the support of which
broad straps are passed over the
shoulders and crossed in front, pres
sing directly upon the breasts. When
Japanese girl reaches the age ol
sixteen without having undergone
either of the processes of deformity
she is a wonder to the eye and re-
mains SO until twenty five, or pos
sibly a little later. Then she ceases
to charm for certain period, in any
way excepting by her manner, and
that is generally preserved to the
last. But as she grows old she ha'
a chance of becoming quite delight
full again. There is nothing nice
than a dignified and white-hairet
old Japanese lady. She is alway
happy, for she is always much re
spected and cherished by her young
ers, and at a certain age the natura
high breeding of the race appears il
her to attain its crystalization.-
Whatever her station in life. she j
almost always sure to suggest a
idea of ancient nobility, and TO b
surrounded by an atmosphere OF a
Oriental Faubourg st. Germain.-
Atlantic Monthly.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

b. The Committee on Education and
Labor, of which Hon. James Mon
roe is chairman. has commenced the
work ofinvestigating alleged lrregu
larities in the affairs of the Agricul
tu-al Colleges. 1t is charged that
land scrip has been improperly dis
posed of and that in some cases the
colleges have been diverted from
the uses for which they were design
ed and in aid of which the grants
were made. 1t will be a question
for the committee to considel
whethsr that Agricultural Colleg'
is fulfilling its mission which turns
out but one farmer out of twent,
or thirty graduates.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12

Old age. A Hampshire paper
gives the names of fifty-two persons
who died in 1873 over the age OF
ninety years. Two were over one
hundred, and their united ages
amount to 1854 years, ten months
and ten days; an average of over
ninety-three years.
The Grangers' movement has
found historian in the editor OF
the Western Raral, whose History
of the Origin, Aims and Progress o!
the Farmers Movement, the Trans
portation Question:" &C., will soon
appear.
Will the Democratic Legislature
dare to disfranchise the people Of
Ohio by setting aside the majority
given IN favor of Mr.. Welsh for the
purpose of securing purse strings OF
the State? 1t is the peoples money
they are after? 1t certainly looks
that way.-Toledo Blade.
The cooperative system is being
run into the ground in England
The latest example is in the form ol
a novel, the joint production of sew
en- literary laborers.
One of the guides in the Yosemite
Valley lately declined to allow O
man and his wife to ride on the
same mule, because of the injunction
"What heaven has joined, let nc
man put ass-under."
An old grave stone, unearthed re-
Gently on the Ohio river bank, and
bearing the inscription, "Fanny W.,
$780," is exciting the curiosity OF
quid nuncs of Carrollton, Kentucky.
The legality of assessments Tor
the high schools is being contested
in the courts of Michigan, a prop
erty owner refusing to pay his as
sessm mt. The case will be carried
to the Supreme Court, no matter
which way it is decided.
The Committee on Ways and
Means will not, for several weeks
to come, act definitely on the vari-
ous financial propositions before
them. A little delay will be of infin-
itely less harm than wrong action
from undue haste.
A very quiet and nnassuming
young Tennessean has invented a
peice OF artillery that will NOW down
men at the rate of regiment min
ute. 1t has been tested, and is de-
clared to be the most formidable in
strument of war now in existence.
The House bill to forbid :he ap-
pointment of the partners of Prose
cutting attorneys to defend criminals
was passed last Thursday by the
Ohio Legislature.
Next summer, it is affirmed, Mr..
Howels gives way as editor of the
Atlantic to Mr.. II. f. Scuddey, n
literary partner in the publishing
firm of Houghton & Co.
The Ohio Legislature has passed
bill for the appointment of five
Centennial Commissioners.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
AMERICAN SILKS.

1t speaks well for the extension
of the trade in American silks, and
furnishes conclusive evidence OF the
excellence already attained by our
manufacturers, that the amount oil
silk manufactured goods imported
from the 1st of July to the 3lst OF
January, in 1923, was $1S,0l0,7 ,765
while the imports of the last seven
months are only l2,50S, $50, which
gives a falling off of $5,501 ,915, as is
shown by the statistics of the Janu-
airy report Of the American Silk As
sociation.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
TROUBLE IN THE CAMP.

The Cincinnati Enquirer is out OF
patience with the Democrats in the
Legislature who want to ''go the en-,
tire swine" in making the utmost out
of their temporary ascendency. II
says:
The Democratic party in Ohio is
on probation again, and unless ii
can give the people better and
more economical government than
they have been accustomed to, il
will go hard with the Democratic
party"
1t UiU go hard with the Demo
cratic party
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
10000 PENSIONS AWAITING EVIL
CO DENCE.

There are 10000 pension cases on
file in the War Department, await
ing evidence. Diligence is required
OF the department, if the pensioners
are not to be delayed in receiving
their money, as reduction in the
force of the department can exer-
else this diligence if it orders it,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
A KENTUCKY MIRAGE.

Paducah is ten miles on an airline
from Metropolis, and the bend in
the river between the places makes
it impossible to see any portion of
one of those places from the other.
Yet the people of Metropolis saw
Paducah very distinctly the other
day, if the following, from the Me
tropolis Journal, may be relied up.
on: "a most remarkable phenome-
non was witnessed yesterday morn
ing by some of the citizens of this
place. Directly after sun-up a dark
bank of clouds lay close to the hori
zon in the direction of Paducah, OBJ
scuring the golden-haired king OF
the day, and just above this dark
embankment, mirrored in a cleal
and serene deep blue sky, the city
of Paducah appeared, with all its
spires, houses, streets, wharves, etc.
clearly visible. The mirage appear
ed about forty degrees above the
horizon. At the time the beholdel
could see three steamboats, at the
wharf, the Tennessee river, the two
heads, and, in fact, the entire city
all appearing as natural as life, ex
cept that everything appeared mag
nified to twice the natural size" A
gentleman who came down on tn,
Fisk verified the appearance so fa
as the steamboats, were concerned
This and one other are the only in
stances Of the appearance Of the mi
rage in this section that we hav,
heard of. = Hickman Kentuck,
Courier.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
IL II N "A
Insurance Company
Hartford, Conn.

State OF Ohio, Insurance Department.
Columbus. Jan. 20, 1871.
WHEREAS. the -ETNA INSURANCE
w COMPANY, located ut Hartford, in the
State Of Connecticut, has fled in this Office n
sworn statement, by the proper officers there
Of showing its condition and business, and has
complied in all respects with the laws OF this
state relating to Fire Insurance Companies,
Incorporated by other States OF the United
States. -
Now, Therefore, In pursuance Of law, !, vii
liam f. Church, Superintendent of Insurance
of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that said
Company is authorized to transact its appro-
pirate business OF Fire Insurance In this State,
In accordance with law, during the current
year The condition and business OF said Com
pany at the date of such statement December
3lst 1871 Is shown as follows:
Amount of actual paid up Capital, $S0oo,oo0 90
Aggregate amount of available As
sets, o,sio,sos w
Aggregate amount Of Liabilities,
except capital), including re-
insurance, s,35i,Uio 81
Amount of Income for the preced-
ing year In cash, i9SO,59' lS
Amount of Expenditures for the pre-
ceding year in cash, 4,sl5,SSi 30
In witness whereof, / have hereunto sub
scribed nv name, and caused the seal of my
Office TO be affixed, the day and year above
written. IF. CHURCH, Superin tendent.
E. J. DuER, Agent, MiIlersburg, Ohio.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
SENATE.
Bills passed:

Ie>SN'
Senate bill by Mr.. Weddle-To
amend Section 13 of the Ditch Laws
so as to provide that money shall
only be paid out Of the county treas
ury for work done under the Ditch
Laws after the same shall have been
collected upon assessment for such
work.
Senate bill to so amend the In
surance Law as to authorize con-
tracts for insurance against damage
by lightning.
Senate bill by Mr.. Worthington-
Prescribing the mode of executing
deeds and other conveyances by cor
porations and authorizing any for
eign corporation having an interest
in lands in this State to convey the
same.
Bills introduced:
By Mr.. Morris provide fol
the redistricting Of the city of Day
ton, into wards by a commission to
be appointed by the Governor.
By Mr.. Thompson-To authorize
the commissioners of Franklin coun.
ty to transfer funds collected for the
erection of an infirmary building to
payment of agricultural college
bonds.
By Mr.. Waddle-To repeal the
law which provides for the registry
of births and deaths.
By Mr.. Ferrall-Prescribing far
ther duties for probate judges. II
makes it the duty of the probate
Judge to furnish the widow of a tes
tator in writing his explanation Of
her rights in law in the event of her
refusal to take under the will, and
prescribes the remedy for an errol
in such explanation.
By Mr.. Andrews-To amend Sec.
ton 534 of the Civil Code as to the
power of Courts to modify and va
cate their own orders and Judge
ments.
By Mr.. Seitz-From the Commit
tee on Fees and Salaries TO reduce
the pay of treasurers and assessors
from $3.50 day to 81.
By Mr.. Andrews-To prescribe
fees of attorneys at law in partition
cases.
By Mr.. Thompson-To so amend
Section 435 and 436 of the Munich.
pal Code as to provide for the i'm
provement of streets not involving
the condemnation of real estate up
on petition of the owners of more
than one-half the number Of feet
front, the improvement to be con-
Quoted under direction of the cor
poration engineer or of committee
of three of the petitioners designat-
ed by the council.
The House joint resolution to
print fourteen thousand copies of
the Secretary of States report was
amended by substituting ten thous-
and copies and adopted.
Sennte joint resolution to provide
for the cancellation and return of
Boesel railroad bonds deposited
with the Treasurer of State was
adopted.
A joint resolution instructing the
supervisors of Printing to have the
report of the Commissioner OF Rail
roads for 1873 printed in advance OF
other matter was referred to the
Printing Committee.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12

A cookery school has been estab.
lished among several aristocratic
ladies in London, who agree to take
home and eat what they cook.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12

John Hopley has given the Buoy
rus Journal a new dress.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE.
PETITIONS.

PETITIONS.
From 301 citizens of Columbiana
County for a reduction of the sal
aries of State and county officers.
From 113 citizens of Franklin
County, for the passage of H. B.
No. 81, to authorize the Commls
sioners of said county to levy a tax
for the improvement of the fair
grounds.
From 1S3 citizens of Starke
County, against the passage of H.B.
No.35, for the protection of land
owners.
From Ga citizens of Hamilton Co.,
for a reduction Of tolls on turn
pixies.
From lis citizens of Franklin
County against the passage of the
bill to authorize the Commissioners
of said county to levy tax for i'm
proving fair grounds.
H.B. No. 81. Mr.. Heitmann-To
authorize the Commissioners of
Franklin County, Ohio, to levy a
tax to pay for the improvement of
the grounds of the agricultural So
ciety of said county, and its debts
due for lands purchased, was read
the third time. Mr.. Mccoy moved
an amendment, which was agreed to
providing that the levy shall be
levied for only two year instead of
three. Mr.. Heitmann's bill pass
ed.
Mr.. Holloway presented the petit
ton of SO citizens of Mahoning Co.,
against the removal Of the county
seat to Youngstown.
Mr.. Newton presented the petition
of 328 citizens of said county in ia
vor of said removal.
Bills were introduced providing
that County Auditors shall keep a
book designating additions and de-
duction from taxes; to give a minor
ity of corporation who have not
j received dividend for three years
the right to dissolve the cor
poration. Most Of the day was
spent in fillibustering over the
resolution to adjourn till next Tues
day. The resolution was defeated
in the Senate, the House joint reso-
luton declaring that the General
Assembly shall only adjourn from
day to day, y,and that the session shall
be brought to close as soon as
practicable. al
HOUSE.
Mr.. Sherrick presented a remon-
! STRANGE of five hundred and eighty
three citizens of Canton, Starke Co..
against the passage of law to au
thorize the Board of Education ol
Canton to borrow 100000 to buiid
school houses.
Mr.. Thompson presented re-
monstrance from fifty-three citizens
of Montgomery county against the
passage of House bill No. 35 to pro
tect land owners from trespass by
hunters.
One local bill relative to the con.
, struction of q road in Washington
county.
, Bills were introduced:
, By Mr.. Eidson-To repeal Sectior
, 116 and III of the school Law
which authorize teachers to dismiss
their schools for the four recogniz
, ed holidays and for the week il
E which they may attend teachers in
{ stitute, without loss of pay.
By Mr.. Case-To so amend Sec
t tion 18 of the Tax Laws to provide
: that funds derived from sale o
r school lands shall be kept intact
t as required by the constitution.
The bill relating to the safety o
halls and buildings for meetings o
public assemblies was indeGnitel,
; postponed.
The House, on motion of MI
Grosvenor, adhered to its disagree
ment to the Senate amendmenG t,
the bill making appropriations t.
pay members of the Constitutions
Convention.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
THE MOVEMENT IN INDIANA.

EVANSVILLE, Feb. "a special
to the Journal from Hazelton, Glib
son county, Indiana, says that last
Saturday the ladies of that place Or
ganized for movement on the liq-
uor dealers. To day they visited
the saloons keepers and drug stores
in a body, held services and besought
liquor dealers to give up the traffic.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
HOUSE..

Mr.. Sherrick presented remon-
STRANGE of five hundred and eighty
three citizens of Canton, Starke Co.,
against the passage of law to au
thorize the Board of Education oi
Canton to borrow 100000 to buiid
cnhnol haueaS
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12

COLUMBUS, O., February S.-The
success of the women's temperance
movements at other points has caus.
ed the disciples of temperance here
to organize, and arrangements are
now being made for grand attack
at this point. Dio Lewis has been
called on and will be here to start
tho movement
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-05-14

NKw York TRArs.-In New York
city. strangers are taken in and done
FOR in very peculiar manner. Mr.
Morris. lawyer from Wa,crtown, n
y, went To the city short time ago
on his way to the South He having
some business TO transact he put up a,
the Park Hotel During the day he
made an arrangement TO meet at a Ger.
tain place and go to the theatre with
him. Mr.. Morris arrived at the meet
ing place rather early, and while wait.
ing for his friend was accosted by a
young woman, poorly dressed but APP
parently respectable. She began by
saying: "Arc you ready to go with
me, now, siry" and then, in seeming
confusion, begged his pardon, saying
she had mistaken him for another man.
She said she was in great trouble; that
she had been dischargedsfrom her stu
alton. and that she had an invalid moth
or. and sister in the last stages Of
consumption. She said: al am una
bic to pay the rent of the room we &C.
cupy, and the landlord threatens to turn
Us ont tonight" lie was about to of.
fer her some money, when she said that
she did not want him to give her the
money there, and asked him to 60 with
her and see that she was not decciving
him, adding: at is only a step from
here.' Very foolishly Mr.. Morris went
with her, and on arriving at the house
was taken into room in which there
was bed, but no chairs, and asked
him to seat himself on the bed while
she announced his arrival to her moth.
err. He did so, and the girl, having Ia
ken her shawl of, with sudden move
ment threw it over his head. At the
same time he was seized by some one
under the bed, and then he felt a sharp
tug at his watch. Making a powerful
effort he succeeded in casting the wo-
man of, and drawing q large silver
revolver, swore he would put
bullet through any one that attacked
him. He succeeded in gaining the
street, and in short time found po-
iceman, but on returning was unable
70 identity the house. -Inter. Ocean.