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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26
immigrants who have arrived during the
Total. ,902 4,172 1896

During the years 1S63-64 and 1S66-67
no Chinese females came to this coast,
and only one arrived during 1S65-66.
The greatest number of Chinese arriving
in any one year since 1862-63 was
19, 1868 in 1S72-73. The number of Chi
nesewho have departed during the same
period is comparatively small, but can
not be definitely stated. The Chinese
on their arrival here are carted to the
Chinese quarters, where they are taken
in charge by the six companies until
they can he distributed in lots here and
there, as the opportunity for contract
labor may permit. Francisco Bul-
Letin,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26

DoN CARLOS has had the efrrontery
to write to his "dear Cousin Alfonso"
King of Spain, asking him to give up the
position he holds, and join in placing
him Oon Carlos) on the throne instead.
This modest epistle is signed: "Thy
cousin that loves thee. CARLOS"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26
How and When Silver will be Substitute
ed for Currency.

A Washington dispatch says: The
actual amount of per cent. bonds sold
on account of the Specie Resumption act
is $40, 10000 The silver bullion fund
foots up $15, 100000, with which the
bars and coined silver on hand last Janu-
ary amounts to nearly $20,000,000. In
beginning the redemption of fractional
currency it is understood to be the in
tention of Secretary Bristow to call in all
the denominations under 80 cents, which
includes 3, 5, Is and 25-cent notes issued
since 1862, and which it is estimated will
require $40, 100000 of 5, 10, and 25-cent
subsidiary coin to provide for the tenn
porary boarding and the actual demands
of business. The 50-cent notes will then
be called in. The actual amount of frac-
tional currency to be replaced is in round
numbers but $50, 600, 600, more than one
fourth of the amount now reported in
circulation having been destroyed, tho
evidence of this being that of the first
three series, long since called in, and
aggregating over 11,0OO,OOO, not
800, 100000 was received during
the last fiscal year. Already the
Mint has shipped to the Sub
Treasures and designated repositories
large sums of the new coins, and through
them the issue will be made and the
currency received. The Treasurer says
that million of dollars of the hard mon
ey can be issued i'll New York in short
time, at q cost not exceeding 800,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26

TIE widow of Andrew johnson is
prostrated by the shock of her husbands 8
sudden death. She has long been an
invalid, and it is thought that she will
not long survive. Mr.. johnson was but
nineteen years old when he married, and
by his wife he was taught writing and
arithmetic. There was a devoted at
tachment between them all through their
welded life.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26

A MOVEMENT is on foot at Nashville to
have ex-President Johnson's remains,
with those of jackson and Polk, placed
in a grand mausoleum, to be erected
on the State Capitol grounds.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26

NATURE has been In terrible mood
this summer. We had scarcely heard of
the terrible earthquake in South Amer
lea when news came of fearful inunda-
tions In France. The Garonne was over
filled in one hour. In six hours the
valley had been turned into lake, and
a food rushed on, destroying the crops,
houses, and bridges in its way. In
few hours Toulouse was submerged and
st. Cyprien engulfed. One thousand
persons in st. Cyprien alone were killed
by falling houses and drowned by rush
ing waters. 1t is stated that altogether
5000 lives were lost, 5000 houses de-
molished, and 500, ,OOO, 600 worth of prop
erty destroyed. A few days later news
reached us of inundations in England
and Wales, and then came the disasters
in our own country. In the West it had
rained for weeks, the rivers began to
overflow, and farms, houses, and crops
were washed away by the fearful food
of waters. The summer of 1875 will be
memorable as one of the most disastrous
in all parts of the world ever known.
A HORSE RACE terminated in an extra
ordinary and laughable manner OF Lin
coin, Ill, recently. Arunning match of
800 yards for 5000 was concluded be-
tween the owners of the holses Nail
driver and White Eye. As is generally
the case, it was determined beforehand
which horse should win the race, and in
this instance White Eye, though by far
the poorest nag, was to come in ahead.
After this mutual and honest arrangement
between the owners and one or two
"posted" friends, the conspirators pro,
ceeded to buy up all the 'tpools" they
could get on White Eye, at three to one,
and staked heavily. They put big
hunky boy on Naildriver, in order tc
hold her back, and giving White Eye
about fifty feet the start, the race com
menced. White Eye did his level best
but Naildriver danced up to him wildly
and the boy ierked her out of the courst
into the weeds. Naildriver, evidentl,
surprised, but not discouraged, leapet
nto the right track, and plunged madly
forward, while the boy tried to run he
into the opposite fence. This onl,
served to enrage the fiery mare, and il
spite of all efforts on the part of he
jder, she few forward, passed the srug
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26
CROP PROSPECTS.
The Reports of Damage by the Floods
Greatly Exaggerated.

The Reports of Damage by the Floods
Greatly Exaggerated.
[From the Chicago Times, 14th.l
We print this morning dispatches from
all parts of the district covered by the
recent heavy rains and disastrous floods
in the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
and Kentucky. Especial attention is
given to the Wabash and Ohio valleys,
where the damage done was supposed to
be the greatest. 1t will be observed that
in but few localities is the injury done
to the harvested and growing crops as
great as was at first reported. The sub
sidence of the rivers and the week of
fine weather that has ensued, have re-
vived the growing grain and dried the
shocks already harvested in such man
ner as to leave it in very fair condition.
In Southwestern Ohio there will prob
ably be two thirds of an average yield; in
Southern Indiana there will be nearly
three-fourths of the usual crop of grain;
along the Wabash there will be little
more than half crop, while in Southern
Illinois the damage done is little more
than nominal. In Kentucky everything
indicates full crop of all the principal
products.
1t is shown that the Times was right
in predicting that the first reports of
almost complete ruin to the crops were
very much exaggerated. The farmers,
although they will not realize their ex-
pectations earlier in the season, are far
from the verge of bankruptcy, for they
will not only have plenty of grain for
home consumption, but will be able to
export nearly the usual amount to the
East and Europe. This is gratifying
unexpectedly SO in view of the unprece-
dentedly rainy season we have expe-
rienced.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26

A WOMAN aged 132 years died recently
in Morelio, Mexico. Her funeral was at
tended by 200 Of her nearest relations,
imong whom were two sons aged, re.
spectively, 80 and 100 'sIBaG
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26

In spite of the convincing testimony
developed in the trial of Bishop Lee,
the leader of the Mountain Meadow Mas
sacre, the jury Jailed to convict him.
This might have been expected. To
convict Lee would be to condemn the
whole Mormon Church. Already re-
ports reach us of threatened outrages by
Indians baptized into the Mormon
Church, and this is doubtless the first
result of the failure of the late trial.
The Mormon leaders, emboldened by
their success in the Territorial courts,
and having thousands of willing redskins
at their command, will now, probably,
seek to avenge themselves against those
witnesses who dared to testify against
them. But, if we mistake not, they will
soon reach the end of the rope, and
speedy and bloody retribution will yet be
meted out to them by the soldiers of
Uncle Sam.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26

THE marriage of All Ri to MISS t9ul
Ho, both of San Francisco, Is announced:
This event will probably excite rfich
interest among the Ah-M-Hologlsts OF
the Archaeological society.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26
FRESH TOPICS.

THERE is woman in Chicago who has
been married for two years and has
never uttered word to her husband.
She is dumb.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26
Space.
"HEART, HEART, LIE sTILLp'

"Heart, heart, lie still!
Life is fieeting fast,
Strife will soon be past ]"
az cannot lie still,
Beat strong will !"
"Hesrt, heart, lie still
Joys but joy, and pains but pain,
Either, little loss or gain"
al cannot lie still,
But strong beat will"
"Heart, heart, lie still
Heaven over all
Rules this earthly ball."
"Icannot lie still,
Beat strong will"
"Heart, heart, lie still
Heavens sweet grace alone
Can keep in peace its own"
"Let that me fill,
And am still !"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26

Mr.. JOIN F. CLEVELAND, the financial
editor of the New York Tribune, was
roughly handled in the New York Stock
Exchange, the other day, by lot of
brutal brokers who did not relish the
tone of his money articles. Mr.. Cleve-
land is an old gentleman, and his gray
hairs ought to secure him immunity from
personal assault at least. But these bar
barians, whose souls and bodies are
given up wholly to the worship of Nam
mon, have no respect for gray hairs, and
they hustled the venerable editor around
IN most ruffianly manner, kicking and
striking him in the face, and only ceas-
ing their maltreatment when he gained
the street.
Miss ANNIE CULVER, of Pennsylvania,
a young lady of education and refine
ment, who became religiously possessed
with the conviction that she chad a
call to convert the heathen, was sent
as missionary to the FIJI Islands. This
was her first venture in heathen-conver-
sion, and she was dumbfounded when
her Sunday school class of men, women
and children appeared before her in
the scanty costume of their native sim
plcity, consisting mainly of necklace
of hogs teeth. Annie is now on her re-
turn trip, believing that she was mis-
taken in hearing the "call," and firmly
onvinced that the Fiji Islanders are
more in need of clothing than they are
of religion.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26
has failed for s145,oOO. Speculation in grain

has failed for S145, ZOO. Speculation IN gram
swamped him.
The law-and-order people Of Williamson
county, ILL.,, are evincing determination to put
a stop to the lawlessness that has so long pre-
vailed there. A militia company has been or
ganized with this view, and Gov. Beveridge has
shipped LOO guns and 5000 cartridges with
which to arm the bold soldiers.
A battle recently occurred in Franklin county,
Ill, between Sheriffs party of twenty-three
men and body of fourteen Ku-Klux. Infor-
nation had been received that the night-riders
would visit the place of County Commissioner
J. B. Maddox, during certain night, and pre-
parations were made for their reception. At 2
o'clock in the morning they made their appear
ance, and the Sheriff ordered them to halt
Their reply was: 'We will not do it, sir, !"
and they fired into the Sheriff's party. At
least six guns answered them, when q
general engagement ensued, resulting in
the complete rout of the Ku-Klux. A number
of them were wounded, as the garbs picked up
were covered with blood.
A most brutal and unnatural murder is re-
ported from Cincinnati, the victim being VIII
liam Moran, and the perpetrators being his own
brothers, Thomas and Nicholas Moran, who act
ually kicked him to death with their feet.
Washington.
Washington is almost deserted, and all busi-
hess of Importance is at a standstill. During
several days of last week there was not a Cabi-
net officer in the city.
The Secretary of the Treasury has just is
sued the twenty. fourth call for bonds. The
amount called for is 80 900, 600 of the issue Of
5-2Os of 1864.
Postmaster General JewsIl has removed a
large number of Postmasters for seeking to in
crease their salaries by forced sale Of stamps.
Secretary Bristow and Treasurer New are on
the best of terms, all reports to the contrary
notwithstanding
The following is an official statement from
the Treasury Department Of the government
receipts and expenditures, by warrants, for the
year ending June 80, 1875:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-26

A MAN being commiserated with on ac-
count of his wife's running away, said
"Don't pity me till she comes back
again Z"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-14
To Readers Of tho Farmer. /"

For little more than a year have had
the editorial management of the FARMER.
During that time IL has been my constant
effort TO make the paper the friend Of the
working man, and to keep il above any sub
serviency 10 any party or ring, whether
political, monetary, or other. How far I
have succeeded l leave Il for the patrons
Of the paper to decide.
Private interests now compel my absence
from the Office, and withdrawal, for q time
at least, from the active supervision Of
the paper, though l shall continue to
speak through its editorial columns, and
those in whose hands the immediate manage
ment Of its columns is left will, l have every
reason to believe, perform their duties in
the fullest sympathy aud harmony with the
cause of the laboriDg man, and feel the same
pride which has been felt in making the
VERMONT FARMER the peoples paper.
While the general character Of the FARM
Err is to be maintained at least up to its
present standard, it is the intention of the
proprietor to strengthen and improve the
agricultural feature of the paper, and to
this end, while he will call to his aid some Of
tho best talent in the state, it is hoped that
every reader will feel it his interest to send
in short articles telling what he has done
and how he has done it, and thus greatly
add to the value of the FARMER to himself
and other readers.
WIN. ii. WHEELER.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-14
brighton CattIe MARKER,


.... from tae boston Journal.
At market for the current week-eattle
1904; sheep and lambs 2l75; SWINE $3.50;
number of Western cattle 242o; Northern
cattle and milch COWS 10; Eastern cattle IA
Prices of beef cattle per 100 lbs, live weight
extra quality $3.50 to 1916; first quality
6.75 to 1874; second quality 6.25 to 6.62I (;
third quality 5.25 to 600; poorest grades OF
coarse oxen, bulls, &c, $3.50 to 500.
Brighton hides 7Ac; Brighton tallow &c
country hides 81 to 10; country tallow to
SIC per Id.
Calf skins IA to l5c per ID. Sheep skins
S3.0O to $50 each. Lamb skins SOC each.
Sheared skins SOC each. .,
The supply from the West this week was
not quite SO large rs that of one week ago,
but The quality upon an average was better.
There were but few lots of cattle sold at our
highest quotations, prices in most instances
ranging from u to 7Ao per 10, live weight.
The trade did not open so lively as it did one
week ago. There were but few Northern or
Eastern cattle. in market. Quite number
OF lots OF beef cattle were bought up by par
ties to take down to Maine for slaughter.
Working Oxon--The supply in market for
the week was light and the trade slow, q
few pairs each week being all the market
requires during the summer months. We
quote sales of pr, 9Th 7 n, live weight 3leO
lbs, $685. pr, Q II 10 in, live weight 1900
lbs, Sl65; pr, 2 n 2 in, coarse ones, live
weight 5000, Sl5O; pr, 8 n in. live weight
1880 lbs, $l07; l pr, Q n 7 in, live weight
5000 lbs. SlS9, -.... -
Mich Cows-Extra SIS to 95; ordinary
e25 to so; store cows SIS to as per head.
Good cows sell well at fair prices. Most oil
those offered in market are usually of com-
mon grade Many Of the cows that nro In
fair condition are bought up for slaughter.
Store Cattle-No call for store cattle and
but few IN market. Most of the store cattle
that come into market are brought from the
Northern States and Northern New York.
Sheep and Lambs-From the West the
supply for the week was light, costing landed
at Brighton from to 6ic per h. From the
North the supply was light, prices ranging
Swine-Store pigs, wholesale 10 10 llci
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-14
Signing Notes.

AT tho last meeting of Green Mountain
Grange No. |, an essay was read in which
the author, in explaining when to say NO"
urged upon all to refuse to sign bank notes
for neighbors and friends, no matter how
near or dear nor what the circumstances
might be. This position seems utterly in
human. .. .
of course we would not advise the signing
Of n note for accommodation when there is n
probability that tho endorser will have to
pay 1t, but are there not circumstances, many
times, when to lend a little credit TO a neigh
Dor or friend is to do no more than neigh
borly act, Ms enjoined by the SaviorP
Tho banks are willing 10 loan their money,
but they want to know for certainty that II
is coming back again, and hence they re-
quire sufficient security to make a note per-
fectly good, and that is all right. Then II
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-14
Grange Persecution !

We have heard so much about the wicked
ness Of the grangers in securing the Potter
railroad law in Wisconsin, of which they, as
class, were no more guilty than they were
of defeating Poland last fall, but which law
suited the W isConsin people SO well that
they refused to repeal it, that tho following
statement, from the Springfield Republican,
which is certainly not open to the charge of
being a grange organ, will be read with
interest. =
1t will doubtless greatly relieve those who
have been taught TO regard the Wisconsin
grangers as "banditti" to learn that the st.
Paul railroad suffered reduction of gross
earnings, last year, of only $4,000 This is
one of the ailroads"plundered' by the Pot
ter law Its net earnings for the year rose
from $2,457 900 to $3.0el 900, or over half "A
million. Not bad for year ofdull business.
This is fair sample OF the same kind of
persecution of which the Patrons have been
guilty toward merchants, though in this
case the grange was not the moving cause /;
1t was the people. The Patrons demand
that commissions which are too high shall be
reduced. Ii their demand is aoceded to
the result is business sufficiently increased
so that the net profits are greater than be-
fore, while the man who refuses to make the
reduction finds himself unable to live by his
business and has TO work or remove to 'new
fields and pastures fresh" We want to see
moro of this same kind Of persecution"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-14
General News.
Gold l.I51.

Gold l.l5A.
The steamship OAdiz was lost near Brest
while on her trip from Lisbon to London.
Sixty-two lives were lost.
The Cubans seem to be gaining ground.
Vamaseda is reported cornered at Cruces,
not daring to 60 beyond his lines.
The printers who recently struck in the
Washington Chronicle Office are preparing
to publish daily morning newspaper.
George A. Kukman, an old resident Of
Nevada, Iowa, was taken from his bed by
armed rufians Monday morning, and hanged
The striking miners in Pennsylvania are
destroying the claim they might possibly
have upon the public sympathy by OutragCs
on those who wish TO work. r
Information comes from Minister Cushing
that the Spanish government has anticipated
the payment OF the Virginius award, by
handing TO Minister Gushing the entire sum,
$4,000.
Judge Piorrepont will relieve Attorney
General Williams next Saturday, and will
then designate the person TO DO appointed
assistant attorney general, vice Mr.. Hill,
lately resigned.
Minnesota's Bill King. member Of Con-
gress, has been indicted by Washington
grand jury for perjury. Ho promises to
appear for trial, but is quite as likely to be
in Compton or some other Canadian place
when the time comes. -.....' ....
Burned Oshkosh, Wis, on recount finds
400 houses, 70 stores, so manufacturing es-
Establishments, four hotels and four churches
were burned by the recent fire, 5000 people
burned out of house and home, and that 800
families are destitute and over 1000 persons
out of employment, and says to the general
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-14

Hoskins talks through his corner of the
Watchman,Of the FARMER being poor instru.
ment in the protection of farmers from swim
dlers, and wants people to think when T. H.
Hoskins edited the FARMER it was about per-
feet. The DR.. is "hampered and bound"
where he is, so we don't suppose he is much
to blame for the swindling " Peabody Medi-
cal Institute" advertisement, and that Of q
sure cure for epilepsy or fts." which are
seen in the same issue of the Watchman
with his virtuous anti.swindling talk, but
what Of the advertisements of "How It's
done; mustache and whiskers in AZ days
Gamblers tricks, &C., for 25 cents" and
similar swindling advertisements which Oc-
Cured in the FARMER when no was both edi.
tor and proprietor The difference is this /:
HOskins published the swindling advertise
ment when he knew better, aud the FARMER
few weeks ago inadvertently inserted one
several times but withdrew it as soon as its
character was ascertained.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-14
retail lol to lsc. Fat hogs 5000 in market;

retail 100 to l3c. Fat hogs 5000 in market;
prices ~ TO Sc.
AT WATERFOWL.
Cattle-The live stock trains were all in
early excepting lot of 10 car loads by Will
lam Colwel that did not roach the market
until Tuesday noon; including Northern 672
head of cattle on sale. The market for cattle
was not particularly active; butchers not at
present constant visitors ut this market, ms
uheir wants cannot he fully supplied with
light arrivals. We find the market without
Improvement from last week. Ii Dow sold
oxen, to dress 100 lbs each, ut Toe per III,
~ w. l. Hastings sold steers, 10 dress $50
IDS each. at lot to l0ic, ID w; fed by L. Glib
son, ,oI hyegatc, VI. Hathaway IL Swift
soldS car loads of Western mt $3.50 per cwt
Ivej ear loads TO Mr.. Leavitt ut SO. 80 per
ewt i've car loads to William Gowing at
osc i've car loads to Cornell & Go at &c,
with $40 off on tho lot; 3 car loads were cut
up to different parties at average price SO. 95
live.
Sheep-Butchers were not disposed TO nav
advanced prices this week, there being con-
siderably many good veal calves on sale;
butchers took of both kinds of stock
The range is from 81 TO 75c for sheep, ex-
cepting choice fiocks that sold rs high rs So.
Spring lambs are on the increase, selling to-
day from IA to Ice, rs to quality b Dow
sold 40 sheep, average 80 Tbs, at 10. j A
Weston sold 70 old sheep to q A Sawyer,
That weighed 1900 lbs, at5c "a choice bunch),
Isd by Mr.. Weston, of Chester, VT o Il
Taylor sold 100 sheep. average 65 lbs, ut 61c.
foultry-Something like 1000 lbs of poul-
| Isl to Ice.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-14

with, nothing new, and as TO its being the
finest pea grown for the table,, that is simply
bosh." The Japanese pea man, after our
notico, sent us a package Of the peas, which
will be carefully cultivated, and if we sue
coed in raising 200 bushels per acre, we will
report in the fall.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-14
Strawberries.

PLANTS By MAIL.
Wilson'S Albany, DOwner's Prolific,
10 cents per dozen, 81 90 per hundred.
Col. Cheney, % cents per dozen, s.. 80 por 100.
PLANTS ny EXPRESS
Wilson'S Albany, DOwner,s Prolific,
81. so per 1000; 5000 for 5000
Col. Cheney, $l.O0 per 100.
The plants are all trimmed, the roots Strengthened
out, and they are tied up in punches of 90 EACH
Versailles Currants, 81 90 per dozen.
per hundred
Mammoth Cluster Rnspberries, so cents
per dOEen $500 per hundred.
Tomato Plants, Trophy and Canada
Victor, 60 cents per dozen.
MARQUIS ID. JOHNSON Norwich Vt