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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-06

TIE London Quarterly Review" for
April, Just reprinted by the Leonard
Scott Publishing Company, opens with
an article ON the War between Prussia
and Rome" and takes sides far more
warmly with the. Government than did
the Edinburgh Review" when treating
the same subject in u recent number. 1t
Significantly remarks: "This contest for
poweris subject to- the same conditions
as every other political contest. The OBJ
icct is to defend the State and to fix the
limits between the dominion of the
priest and the king; and these limits
must be fixed in such manner as to Sc
cure the existence of the State, for in the
affairs of this world the State rules and
has the precedence" ,.-..-sa u.s
Russian Advances in Central Asia"
The desire of Russia to secure the trade
of Central Asia, which in 1920, was esti-
mated to be worth over three
hundred thousand pounds yearly, has
led to the struggles and aggressive and
punitory actions described in this arti-
ctc. The fine map which accompanies it
shows the progress of these advances,
which have extended 600 miles to the
south and 900 miles to the southeast
within quarter of a century,
The article on discoveries at Troy"
gives a sketch of Dr.. Schliemann's life, a
description of the plan of Troy, with
map and plan of excavations, and full
account of the objects discovered, and is
profusely illustrated, Although there is
no positive proof that these are really
Trojan relics, there have undoubtedly
been "found monuments which place be-
yond doubt the existence of flOurishing
and civilized inhabitants on the spot that
has always, within historic memory
borne the name of llium."
In the "Medical Charities of London,
we have survey of the working Of the
hospitals and dispensaries, with suggest
ions for alteration and improvement, in
order more fully TO meet the wants o.
the community. q.
"The Alleged ApOstasy of Wentworth
! lord Statiordp is an essay aiming tC
prove that Wentworth was not an apOs
tate. The evidence on which the writer
relies is taken from notes of the debates
in 1921 made by Edward Nicholas, Sec
retary to Buckingham at that time, anC
from "record of the debates preserved
amongst the Harleian MSS"
/ Other articles in this number cOnsis
of an essay on the character and work.
of Samuel Wilberlorce, late Bishop o
Winchester; a description of the carica
lures of Gillray, the Mast" of the earl!
part of this century; Irish Home Rnl'
in the Eighteenth Century" and "Th,
FAN of the Liberal Party"
By a singular coincidence, there are NJ
+, fewer than four articles in the, presen
number of this, Review and in tn,
current number of its great rival, tn
Edinburgh, devoted to the same sub
jects-the religious contest in Prussia
Russian Advances in Central Asia
Schliemann's Discoveries, and Froude'
Ireland"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-06

DESTRUCTION by THE GRAssHoPPERs.-
1t is estimated that the grasshoppers
haze already destroyed, in Minnesota,
100000 bushels Of wheat, andthat prob
ably they will account for another half
million. This serious loss will, it is sup
posed, bring the yield of Minnesota be-
low that of last year. Southern Minneso-
ia has suffered somewhat from drouth,
but the more northern part has had
abundant rains. The total surplus of the
State is estimated at from twenty-five to
twenty-five millions of bushels. a
PAPER FLOUR BARRELs.-Paper -four
barrels are being made in Iowa, They
are to be air-tight and waterproof to
weigh much less than the ordinary wood
en- barrels, and to be able to stand more
roEtll usage. One of the manufacturers
predicts that in five years every barrel of
Western -four will be sent East in barrels
made from the straw wheat grew on.
NEW CANAL-BoAT PRoPELLER.- Chica-
90 man has invented an ingenious appli-
ance for propelling canal boats. The ap-
paratus works on on the principle of
ducks feet and, attached to a heavy scow
at a recent trial on the Chicago riyer,wa
made to propel it up and down in fine
style, and causing but very little wash.
MExicAS War yErERANs.+A conSen-
ton of Illinois veterans of the Mexican
war will be held at Bloomington, ILL.,, on
Sep. 23d and oath. The object is to me-
mOralize Congress on the subject of a
pension iof those who served in that war,
and to attend to such other business as
may become before the convention. 2 M
DEFAuITINGD RAILRoADs.-Th interest
on. about $500 0,o00, ,000-ef- American, rail-
road bonds is now in default. Probably
the largest amount of the bonds are held
in the United States, After our own
country, Germany and England are the
sufferers in tlie order named. is/l~l
The MURDERoUs REAPER-The usual
number of casualties occurred this year
in the harvest fields. An accident in
Ohio is sufficiently horrible tomerit spec.
ial mention. OulJuly 18th, Mrs, Berg.
man and her daughter, Mrs. Vanderbrook
were seated in field of wheat, three
miles south of Minister, Shelby Co., eat.
ing lunch with the harvest hands, when
the horses attached to the reaper took
fright and ran toward the group. Al
Aparties escaped save the two women
named above, who were caught in the
teeth of the reaper and dragged twenty
five feet, before the horses could be stop
ped, when it was found that both wert
dead.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-06
pOLJTIcAL NOTES.

Julian, of Indiana, is to stump the
State for the Democratic ticket
Grants secret agents are already inter-
viewing the postmasters throughout the
country.
A parish convention in Louisiana in
dorsed negro for constable, and then
indorsed Grant.
One thing is plain-the woman suf-
frage party has been tilted over, thrown
down, and kicked out.
The colored political orators are de-
nouncing those Republican CongIessmen
who failed to support Summers Civil
Rights bill.
The Southern Democratic papers as a
rule express. preference for Senator
Thurman as the Democratic candidate in
the coming Presidential campaign. y
The Republicans of Missouri are in a
great stew, not knowing whether to dis
band and form new party, or take de-
feat under the old name. The DemOc-
racy stands as firm as rock.
Saws the Nashville (Tenn.) Union
lf'Th6 total liabilities of the State to-day
are, in exact figures, S27,920, ,3S6.45. OF
this there is S6,437, ,54S.95 on which sol
vent railroads are promptly paying their
own interest, so that the amonnt on
which the State is called to pay is S2l,-
lS2, $780," I.IH|>
ThePhiladelphia Commonwealth Dem
says: "Nomore Hendricks for President
| His doom is sealed-byhis own hands
The Democrats of the Eastern and Mid
die State, and we trust Of all the States
save Indiana and Ohio, will repudiatC
this eminent repudiator and recusant."
SAYS the Richmond EagailFr3 "TherC
I is something in the wind, but whatever
that something may be, the people %
Virginia and the South are not ready
again to be captured by Grant even witt
| the aid of one or all of their own former
gallant leaders. Our grlul old Lee
could not lead us To Grant upon any con
dition, were he still in the heshj hehct
far smaller fry had better be careful"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-06

The following scrap from history con-
cerning the State of Texas, which has
prospered so well under Democratic rule,
is furnished by the N. Y, Sun.
AT the last State election in Texas the
Democratic party carried their ticket,
by over forty thousand, Notwithstanding
that the State Government was in the
hands of the GRANTEES, and that in no
State in the Union have there been more
outrageous election frauds committed in
favor of of Republican candidates. In
spite Of the enormous majority given to
Gov. Coke, it was determined by Gov.
Davis to retain possession of his office.
He appealed to Washington for assist
ance, and for time it was thought that
Grant would repeat the Louisiana infamy;
but finally he decided to accept the situa-
ton. A recent number of the Tyler
Democrat gives an account, evidently de-
rived from an authentic source, of the
means by which this result was brought
about. 1t ascribes the escape from usur-
patton to the persistent solicitations OF the
Democratic Representatives from Texas.
Itsays that whenit became apparent that
a. pOllCy dufbISt W lllO pldlC NOulN "
adopted, Congressman Herndon, Han
cock, and Giddings determined to make
a last effort to convince the Administra-
ton that they ought to sidewith the peo-
pie. They argued their case at great
length before the President, Herndon
presenting the argument, until the Presi-
dent seemed convinced, and requested
that they should present the same case
to the, Attorney -Generl, So they went
to the Attorney Generals office. and ar
gued the case fully before that officer
Hancock leading 6iddings and HeFndOn
hassiating. After contending for his posi-
ton for a considerable time, the Attor-
'1ey- General yieldedt to the irresistible le'
gal conclusions, drawn from fair con.
stfuction of law, and the result was that
by the kind permission of President
Grant and Attorney General Landaulet
| Williams, itwas decided to permit State
Government, which had been legally
elected by nearly fifty thousandmajority
to stand, instead of overthrowing it-by
the power of the United States army, al
was at first intended.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-06
EINEGAR.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE

,CdDER PRESS SCREWS, A STATIONARY EN-
I gine and Hosting Wheel and q Hay or Cattle
scale. JNO. +. RAYN0LDS.
vl2nS-w3. t
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-06

We occasionally meet with Demo-
cratic exchange which says "the masses
Of the people want more money to do bu-
siness with, meaning irredeemable pa
per promises Shades of Jefferson, Jack
son and Benton, stay where you are, il
thisis Democracy
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-06
BLOOMFIELD BROS.

have had experience I'm the business for a number
of wears and have spared no pains in selecting
their stock for Oish at Punic Prices from the manu-
factories. The firm claim, and are ready 70 SUB
stantiate their claim by figures, that they can not
henndersoid bv any house In The city. They mere
iv est an exafninatIon Of their goods and prices
and desire those In want TO. call at No. Ogcfo
HONS 10 see The late styles and secure the very best
bargains BlOOMflhAD nnu'7-
aprgTl-yt
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-06
NEW SHOE STORE.
NEW
Boot and Shoe Store.
Bloomfield Bros. &

DEsTRF ToCALL SPECIAL ATTENTION To
i their Large Stock Of Entirely New Goods in
Boots and Shoes Among the assortment Is their
fayorite and very popular specially the sAosEk
4 DANGLER FINE sEWED SHOE which Tor
neat fitting durability and fine finish, has no equal
be more popular than ever and 70 take the lead OF
all the STYLES. They are pronounced, even by the
most critical 10 the trade as near perfection as can
be reached.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-06
we aENERAL sTocK 81 Goods

Al this house consist In an endless assortment OF
goods in every style Of Boots, Shoes and slippers.
The collection Of Mems, Boys, 4ouins anu III ~
Boots, Shoes and Slippers are unsurpassed: Ihe
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-28
THE LATE JUDGE WALKER.
Action, Of the Ear nj Savannah.


CIRCUIT Court HARDIN COUNTY, Jan
uaTy Term, lST4.-After the meeting of
The Circuit Court at Savannah, on the
morning Of Tuesday, the 9th of January,
1874. il was moved that the court adjourn
to enable the members Of the Bar and citi-
zens to hold meeting in reference to the
death ofthe late Hon. Elijah Walker, for
merly a Judge OF said court, which motion
was allowed, and the court adjourned ac-
coTdinglv. And thereupon the members of
the Bar and citizens assembled in the
Courthouse, and on motion, John McDOu-
gal, Esq, was appointed Chairman, and
JEFF Ross Secretary of the meeting. The
Chairman, having briefly announced the
object of the meeting in an appropriate adj
dress, it was moved that the chair appoint
a committee to prepare a preamble and res
olutions and present the same at an adj
iourned meeting, to be held at o'clock in
the afternoon. And said motion having
been adOpted, the Chairman appointed
Thos. IL. Paine, ESD, L. ID: Patterson,
ESD, .Jno. A. Pitts, Esq, q. NJ. Hamilton,
ESD, and ThUs. p. Bateman, Esq, as a
committee. And thereupOn, on motion,
the meeting adjourned until o'clock p. NJ.
At the appointed hour there was a large
citizens, and the Chairman having called
the meeting to order, and after appropriate
addresses by JnO. 4. Pitts Esq, and (. ID.
Patterson, Esq, Thos. IL. Paine, as chair
man of the committee, reported the follow
ing resolutions:
1. That in the opinion Of this meet ing
the late Hon. Elijah Walker was one Of the
ablest lawyers of the State, whose opinions
were ever considered with much regard by
the highest judicial tribunals of Tennessee,
and while occupying the bench Of one Of
our circuit courts for many years, he proved
himself an able and upright Judge, and by
his kind department, his fidelity and abili-
~ as judicial officer, won the respect and
affection of the Bar and the confidence of
the community.
2. That in the death of Judge Walker
the Bar has lost friend who regarded the
profession to which he belonged an honor
able one..whO so conducted himself as to
secure the best wishes and highest respect
of his professional brethren in life, and
whose death is a source of profound SOr-
row and regret.
3. That the proceedings of this meeting
be spread upon the minutes of this court al
the present term, and the Clerk of this
court furnish a copy Of these resolutions to
Mrs. Walker and to the publishers of the
NASHVILLE UNION AND AMERICAN, Re
publican Banner, and Jackson Wing and
Tribune for publication, and that other pa
perS in tie State be requested TO copy.
JOHN MCDOUGAI, Chm.
JEFF. Ross, Sec'y.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-28
KILLED INSTANTLY.
John Langan Shot Dead by william
White.

oHktes
We announced yesterday the fact that
young man named Langan had been killed
at Gallatin, and that his mother resides in
this city. The following are the facts in
relation to the killing, as We understand:
John Langan, formerly connected with
the Decatur railroad as a track repairer,
and a resident of this city, has had charge
lately of gang of laborers on the Cumber-
land and Ohio road. For some time past,
this force has been employed at point II
miles from Gallatin, where tunnel is
being cut through. Last Saturday,
Langan became engaged in a dispute with
one of his hands, the latter drawing
a knife. LaDgan told the man that he was
entirely unarmed, not having even a pen
knife, but said that if he would step out
on bit Of rising ground near by, lie would
fight a fist fight with him. To this the
other consented, but when they reached
the point indicated, they settled their little
difference without a fight. At this juno
ture man named VIM. White, who was
acting as guard of party of conyicts then
at work on the road, ordered the parties off
the mound. Langan refused TO go, saying
that White had no control over him, where
upon the latter drew his gun and fired, kill
ing the otheTinStantly. a telegram was sent
to the mother of the deceased Sunday even
ing, but as she lives just beyond the city
limits, on Broad street, the messenger could
not find her. The office at Gallatin was
notified of that fact, and two other tele-
grams were sent, the last one being directed
to some one residing in the city who was
acquainted with the family. This message
reached Mrs. Langan at Q o'clock A. NJ,
Monday, and she, a daughter and her SON
in-law, Mr.. John II. Long, stone cutter at
Swan & Browns, went up to Gallatin that
afternoon, took charge of the remains, and
brought them to Nashville, arriving at 9
O'Clock yesterday morning. The funeral
will take place at 0 A. NJ. to-day.
John Langan was well known in Nash
vile, and was universally respected. He
was 20 years of age, and IS spoken of as
being a quiet, gOOd-natured man, who was
never known to interfere with any one,
and his friends and acquaintance Sincere
" deplOre his death. His mother and two
sisters, one married, live here, and brother
of the deceased is living at West Point, by.
The deceased was an unmarried man.
White made his escape and had not been
arrested AZ last accounts. He is described
rs being "A or % years Of age, is five feet
six inches high, has light hair and nous
tache.
Maj. O'Connor, one of the lessees Of the
penitentiary, and DR.. Wright, superintend-
ent of that institution, went up to the scene
Of the killing last evening.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-28
SINFUL SIFTINGS.

The amoult Morton Burke paid for his
whisky might be called an unknown
quautitv." The amount OF his fine was
ten dollars. Being al outs with his banker
at this time, Burke's personal ELECTS have
been removed 10 the wCrldhOuSe.
Notwithstanding the fact that Nashville
is STYLED the Athens Of the South, 10y reason
of her great educational facilities and the
large number Of periodicals published IN
this city. fish McIemore viii persist in
using language of q character never found
fn GOOD books. Her latest freak Of this
character occurred Monday night. Letters
and valuable packages addressed to Miss
McLem0re AT the city workhOuSe cannot
fail to reach her.
Dave Wilson drove SO fast that he
drought up in the Worhhouse. He will
drive more slowly now until he mas worked
ont his ten dollar fine.
Possibly George Green was 50 "vor dant'
tha, he didn't know there was penalty
conuee1pd with the ordinance in relation
so assault and battery cases. The lntonna-
zion he received on that subject yesterday
cost him V?
Mary Down is down at the workhouSe,
at the present writing. II has become a
matter ofrecord that she Was drunk and
disorderly last Monday, and at the S1gges-
tion Of the court She has gone into retire
ment for 4 couple ofweeks-
Kate Atkinson waited rocks at Ben New
els in so skiilful manner that she was
promptly given a ten dollar contract at the
citv's geological institute on Front street.
Thousands of dollars have been eNpend-
ed 10 efforts to find Livingstone, the African
axplofor. His nameSake, W. ii. Living
ston car i.e found without expenditure OF
a cent, at the city workhoGse. lie IN
cured the dispIeasrIrc ofthe police anthorl-
ties by his love for the ardent.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-28
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

In gazing upon the full length picture of
Wagner, so literally pasted up on dead
walls throughout the city, one cannot ne
sist the conviction that the famous burnt
cork ']artist" was suffering with a severe
attack of the mumps at the time that wood
cut was designed.
The local man of the Memphis Ledger
throws his readers into paroxysms of
laughter by the publication Of jokes of this
character: "Dress circle fiends were lively
at the theatre last night. The fend gave
the Tended a chance to go out and imbibe,
and vice versa
The Lebanon Herald and CHATTANOOGA
Times are waging a fierce pathological war
at present, with such satisfactory results
that the residents of those towns are be-
coming so well acquainted with the forma-
ton of the English language that with them
dictionaries are a drug in the market.
'Shall we stop that car for you, sir?'' in
quired the Nashville small boy of gentle
man he saw walking hastily up Summer
street towards Church, car having just
passed. The boy had lately come into pos
session of new whistle of immense power,
and be was anxious to utilize his pur-
chase.
''Say, don't you want paper" asked a
newsboy Oh the corner of Church and
Cherry, Sunday morning. The gamin car
ried considerable real estate around with
him, which fact was noticed by the clean
looking, neatly dressed little fellow to
whom the question was directed, and who
was on his way home from Sunday-school.
"Wash your face, and then I'll patronize
you," he replied. The dealer in literature
passed on with a grieved look.
A Nashville man who has lately become
the proprietor of an alarm clock, is having
considerable trouble with it. The alarm
is of no earthly use to him, but as he is a
nervous sort Of an individual, he frequently
makes mistake and winds it up at night
without intending to. He is made pain
fully aware of this fact when, in the solemn
stiffness of the night, he is awakened from
refreshing slumber and the vocal organs
of his youngest started anew by the internal
clatter proceeding from that clock.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-28
KILLED BY 4 DOG.

From the Trenton (Tenn.) News, Jan. 9.
Some ten days ago some boys discovered
a tremendous big black New Foundland
dog on the streets, which so excited their
disabilities and desire for fun, that they
straightway tied an UPSTREAM securely to
his tail, when he, not approaching the new
appendage, started up the sidewalk to get
away from it, with pell-mell and power
full rush, that almost shook the earth as
much as it did the lOokers-On. But I'M
fortunately he ran between the legs Of an
old crippled colorcd man, Uncle Charley
Robinson, 81 years Of age, who has been
living in Gibson county since 1882, knock
inc him down, so fatally shocking aud in
Turing him that he had to be hauled home,
where he fingered several days before he
died from the effects of the terrible col
liSiOn.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-28

AN ordinary iron rail, where i'm
mense freight traffic is done, viii last
four months; aBessemer steel rail seven
years, OF twenty-one times as long;
hence, in this respect, must be twenty
one times cheaper. Also, it takes two
tons of coal to make ton of iron rails,
while the Bessemer process requires
only one and one-quarter tons, or, IN
other words, is three-fourths cheaper in
this respect. One and one-fourth tons
of coal, then, will keep ton of Besse-
mer rails in service seven years, while
for the same length Of time, with iron
rails, to keep the tracks in order,
changes would have to be made in
every four months, or twenty-one
times, and for every ton of iron put
down two tons Of coal must be used, or
forty-two tons of coal. It is no Won
der, then, that most of our roads are
adopting, or have adopted, the steel
rails.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-28
COSFEDERATEs IN CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-The direc-
tory for the forty-third Congress pre-
pared by Ben. Perley Poore, has been
printed and furnished to members Of
Congress. Tt contains more valuable
information than previous issues, many
important references having been
added. 1t is noticed, among the bog
raphies Of the members and Senators,
that many Of those who served in the
Confederate army have omitted men
ton Of the fact, and rs the subject has
been frequently referred to, the follow
ing complete list is given:
Major Generals-Senator Matt W.
Ransom Dem, n. c., Senator J. B.
Gordon Dem, Ca and Representa-
P. NJ. B. Young Dem, Ca Brigadier
Generals Senator Flames L. Alcorn
Rep, Miss, and Representative Phil
lip Cook Dem, Ga.,) John b. Clark
Dem, Mo- Eppa HunstOn Dem, Va
and Robert B. Vance Dem, n. c.
Colonels-Representatives Hiram 2.
Bell Dem, Ga James NJ. Leach Dem.
n. c. Alfred Wadden Dem, n. c.
Dewitt G. Giddings Dem, Texas
Roger @. Mills Dem, Texas Edward
Grassland Dem, KY L. r. c. Lamar
Dem, Miss and William NJ Robbins
Dem, n. O. Lieatenaut-C Colonies
Representative Morgan Rawis Dem,
Ca James H. Blount Dem, Ga,
John P. Caldwell Dem, Ala Wash
ington C. Whitethorne Dem, Tenn, J
john ID. c. Atkins Dem, Tenn. J
Majors - Representatives Thomas
Whitehead Dem, Va Richard II.
Whitley Rep. Ga.,) Joseph H. Sioss
Dem, Ala Robert A. Hatcher Dem.
No. and Asa A. Willie Dem, Texas, J
Captains-Representatives Chas. Pei
ham Rep, Ala and Chas. Hays
Rep, Ala.,). Privates-Representa-
tivcs VIM. G. Herpdon Dem, Texas, }
VIM. P. Mclean Dem, Texas.)