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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
NEWS SUMMARY.

Wool is opening at about forty cents,
Youngstown claims H. 7,OOOinhabitants
The Grangers of Ohio have $8,465 in
their treasury.
The Portage county Republicans in.
struct for Taft for Governor and against
third term.
In Circleville school teachers are for
hidden reading the Bible as daily exer'
else.
The Impartial newspaper has been sus-
pended for two weeks for speaking toe
free on the Press laws.
Senator D. P. Wood, Radical, of New
York, made changes in the appropriation
bill of 1874 to enrich Ring of which he
was head.
The Upper House of the Prussian Diet
has passed bills suppressing converts.
Collector Davis, on the 25th inst, al
Pittsburgh, made a seizure of eight bar.
rels of whisky, five barrels of gin and
four barrels of brandy, consigned to deal
ers in Pittsburgh by Golson & Eastman
of Chicago, and improper returns of the
same had been made in Chicago, thereby
defrauding the Government.
Abraham Jackson, a Boston lawyer
has absconded, and is found to be de-
faulter to the amount of 100000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

RADICAL Grant-Delano papers in Ohio,
like the Repository, continue to sound
the Know-Nothing crusade. They seem
to oppose Religious liberty, for that is
the sum total ofthe Democratic position
These organs also endeavor to create
alarm at a "war upon our common
schools, when there is nothing Of the
kind existing. Individuals there are,
Protestant and Catholic who like Herbert
Spencer, the English author and thinker
do not believe in the system Of public
schools. These organs know this and
they also know, as we do, that no for
midable opposition exists any where
against our Public School system. Let
fool religionists or bigots call these
schools Goddess" if they will, it is only
an individual raving because he cannot
run them according to his narrow views
There are individuals of high philosophy
and liberal views, as well as those Of
narrow bigotry who oppose our public
school system. The former claim these
schools are terribly expensive and com.
paratively worthless. while the latter
generally oppose because they cannot
control them, so as to inculcate their
peculiar religious dogmas.
This charge then, that the Democrat
ic party is lending itselfto favor any re-
legious denomination, or is leagued in
with any religious organization to over
throw "our common schools" is simply
false and ridiculous. The men that so
charge don't believe it themselves, but
they use it hoping to find fools who will.
These Grant-Delano organs only hope
to get votes by their false nonsense
The RebOatO,ytr tri unes, Repository, Her
aM and ZeitHng were quite successful
with their Know-Nothing stuff at our
spring election and hence they continue
the howl,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,
MONDAY EVENING. Nav a. 1S7


Council met pursuant to adjournment
Present-Und rhill, presiding; Barlet..
Biechele, Campbell, Cobaugh Cassidy
and Leininger,
Mr.. Rex, of the water works trustees
presented the matter of bitches for re
laying pipe, and upon motion the Coun-
Gil instructed the trustees to proceed and
dig the same, and relay the pipe in the
manner best suited to secure a continu
ance of the water supply to the city.
Committee on Streets and Alleys re -
ported in favor of laying covered drain
near the Fulmer property, South MarkeC
street, Agreed to.
Committee on Gas reported in favor OF
continuing the burning ofgas in thestreee
lamps to twelve o'clock at night, which
was agreed to,
On motion the Gas Committee were
instructed to arrange with the County
Commissioners to have the city clock.
lighted during the entire night season,
A bill to provide for tax levy in the
city of Canton for current expenses.
amounting to 10 7-l0 miles per dollar
was read the first and second time and
then referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
On motion, the City Solicitor, was in
structed to bring in a bill to provide for
the herding of cattle allowed to pasture
at large in the vicinity Of the city,
The following names were suggested
asmembers of Board Of Equalization, and
agreed to by unanimous consent, Henry
Cock, Daniel Tonner, Benedict Dame
miller, Joseph Shot, Dominic Tyler anC,
Washington Reeves.
The following bills were allowed;
L. Mckinney, street labor, $3.50 48
Thurston & Son, bank books, 81 OF
II. Cock, city engineer, sundries, 8 rs
The claim Of Wm, Prince for $25 OC
for damage done shade tree by hook and
ladder company, was referred to commit
tee on fire department.
Council then adjourned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
AMUSEMENTS.

The concert on last Friday evening for
the beletit Of Mr.. Charles Fiala, was we'll
attended, and the beneficiary, who has
served long and faithfully as leader ofthe
&. A. Band, met with such reception as
he merited. The band played some of
the most difficult selections with i'm.
proved brilliancy, and in their new uni
forms were the center of attraction. The
cornet and clarionet solos ofMessrs. Falls
and Kessler were well executed. The.
echo Song" by Mrs James A. Ray
nolds, with band accompaniment and
flute obligato, was extellently given.
Mrs. Reynolds voice seems to improve
each time she appears in public. She
sings with remarkable ease, her notes are
full and clear and she has thorough con-
troll over her voice, and is altogether one
of the finest vOcalists in the State. The
amateur quartette also added to the ex-
cellence of the entertainment, while the
"lead pipe band," composed of plumbers
from Geo W, Dillon's shop, who played
in imitation of "Dot Leetle Chernan.
Band" through lead pipes, were quite
comical. The concert netted Mr.. Fiala.
about 500.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

TALKING about Know Nothing lodges,
the DEMOCRAT says: "The course of
the Republican papers, their violent as
saults upon all foreign born, and Catho
lie citizens, give corroborative evidence
to that effect Our spring election was
run on tha. basis.
Which is monstrous falsehood, as is
shown by the fact that the only Catholic
on the Republican ticket got over Mree
HHnd,ed majority, the highest on the
list. That is the way our Republicans
prescribed the Catholics.-Reposito,y.
lust so. Being Catholic is no OBJ
lection with the Repository ring, provided
the individual votes Republican! The
Know-N Nothing anti Catholic howl is only
to scare Democrats into voting the Radi-
cal ticket-that is all. The present Mar
shall of our city, Mr.. John Webb, de-
voted member of the Catholic Church,
and lifelong member of the Republi-
can party, lost no Republican vote, so
far as we know, on account of his re-
ligion. The howl was only to affect
Democratic candidates-to take votes
from them. The Louschaefer Repository
ring we'll know the knavery and mean
ness in the whole business. That did
not prevent them, however, from chorus
ing the thing in the Herald. ZeitRng and
REPOSITORY, all organs issued from the
Re6oato,y establishment. The same
scheme is to be tried this fall.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

THE Repository Preyer Zeitung of this
week refers to aspeech We made last An
gust at the Court House, against the
New Constitution, and claims We said
"if other means are not sufficient to put
an end to beer, ale ard wine drinking,
we must hang particularly the Germany
buyer, seller and drinker."
This fool liar is so much Of simpleton
that he cannot get up a reasonably de-
cent lie. We would advise the Repository
ring to get rid of him and get some 9TH
er scamp more competent and skillful.
Since he was hoisted and carried on Re-
publican shoulders, around their bonfire
the night of our city election, the fell
low has been more wild than ever in his
falsifying and use Of slang.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
MA YOR'S COURT.

There's Many Sip Of he Cup to he Lip.
VIM. Roth said Mrs. Snyder hit him on the head
with beer glass, and wanted to file an affidavit
charging her with assault with intent to KILL but
when asked to deposit IS security Forecasts ne gave
1t up, and went off in disgust
August Deval went off on Devalish plain
drunk and when brought before His Honor he
coolly said 1t was sgue. The Mayor gave him a
little prescription and charged himsS
John Bressel went out on grand parade all by
himself last Saturday He dropped in to see the
Mayor, and was introduced by policeman, who
simply remarked: Drink, drank, drunk Then
John sKirmished about and raised s., BY subscrip.
ton, for the benefit of the city.
Mike Qugley sang operatic solos all night in an
by 10 hall belonging to the city. Next day he
was discharged in payment of costs, and on prom
ise ofleaviDg off drink Jim Moore rowed in the
same boat with Nike, and paid IS passage money
Mike promised to do 50 no Moore but Jim said
no; Moore Isn't that kind of fish hook.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
DECISION OF FTHESUPREME co UR7
on BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.

The two Building Association cases
that went up from Cleveland, one from
the District and one from the Superior
Court, were decided the other day in the
Supreme Court of Ohio in session at
Columbus. Much interest has been taken
by the Associations and individuals all
over the State in these important cases,
The panic and continued bad financial
condition Of things has rendered it diff
cult for many borrowing members to
meet regularly their dues, and the heavy
penalties added have increased the Sc
we're burdens. The rate at which loans
were taken at first, generally made a
heavy interest, in some cases as high as
20 to 25 per cent yearly. In case men,
Der become delinquent, the monthly as
sessment of fines ran up enormously.
The Cleveland Herald says:
The case is sent back for restatement
of the account between the society and
its members The Supreme Court sub
stantially affirms the holdings and rulings
of the Superior Court. That Court held
that the act incorporating these societies
was constitutional; that their mode of
making loans was not the exercise of
banking powers, and that they could take
other security than bond and mortgage
for loans made. The Superior Court also
held that these societies could not charge
interest on premiums bid, but only on
the sum actually loaned, and that they
could not impose fines for the nOn-pay.
ment of interest. The Supreme Court
affirmed all these points. 1t was the
practice of this society to charge penalty
or fine for non-payment vi stated due,
and to charge this payment anew every
month the due remained unpaid, The
Superior Court also held this illegal, and
did not allow any of these fines. The
Supreme Court modifies this ruling, and
says that one penalty and no more could
be imposed for the non payment of a
stated due, and for the restatement ofthe
account allowing this single item 10 the
society the case is sent back.
The law as announced by the Supreme
Court is final, and these societies must
conform their business to it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

THE Columbus 5on,naI (which is a
Postmaster is opposed to putting a
spook resolution in the Republican State
platform i. e., resolution denouncing
a third term. 1t sneers at the business
in this style:
1--WE ought to have a resolution in the
State platform announcing our disapprov-
al of the resolutions Of '9S, and our eter-
nal. undying faith in the Battle of Bun
kerjHill.-Cm. En-
And the Repository, (which is' not "a
postmaster" says third term is a hum
bug" but, nevertheless, wants the "hum
bug" spook put into the platform of the
happy Grant family. May it not wake
Grant and the postmasters as well as 9TH
ers Of the official Grant army unhappy
Consider, folks. consider.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
7HEREPOSITORYAND THE THIRT
TERN.

The Repository folks are evidently
alarmed, as may be seen by the article
last week, entitled, THAT Third Term
Humbug." Itis curiosity in its way,
undoubtedly Bascomian. At the start
third term is "humbug," but near the
close he says, I'm Vie7O Of these facts, ne
think it wo,tld haze been aOiSe for the
PysSdentto haze taken same occasion TO
Genyit, openly and publicly.
The editor thinks "it will be wise for
the Republican convention at Columbus
on the 2nd of June" to slobber over the
Grant administration, and Grant himself;
and then kick him by saying, eve, the
Republicans of Ohio, want no more of
you-get out |"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

Ex-JUDGE PORTER, a most able advo'
cate, addressed the court and Jury in the
Reecher case for several days last week
and this, in behalf of the defence. His
language just blistered and scathed
the gentle Theodore. He spoke of him
living with his wife for years after he
proclaimed her an adulteress 1t is said
Tilton squirmed under the caustic
dose.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

The indianapolis 5oHynH says,
"There exists not shadow of doubt
that Gen. Grant does desire third
term" Those around him are "cour-
tiers" not the plain spoken people and
hence he Grant "knows but little of the
real feelings of the people on this sub
iect'" But the Repository says it is a
humbug
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

PAP. may go out of school at recess this after.
noon to go swimming with the big boys2 They're
all goin TO bltz
No stree Bob. Remember my son, that George
Washington never blltSed to go swimming
Benjamin franklin the man thatjerked lightning
down kite string and bottled it, never hid his
clothes under bridge in { thunder storm; An
drew jackson never had his big toe pinched by a
crab when his pap thought he was recitin' his
lessons. General Grant never put worms on q
hook when his pap supposed he was
Yes, Pap but Wild Bill scalped kittens and
drowneded EN-, when his ole woman thoughthe
was in Sunday School, an I'm goin' swimmin' at
recess this afternoon If I've got to bitz Then the
parent collared him and took him to the stable
for little exercise.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

SHEArs, 9th auditor Of the S. Treas
ury at Washington, is in trouble. He
claims there is conspiracy to oust HIM
He is An Alabamian, and did good ser
vice in manufacturing outrages and
bribing the Legislature so asto get Spen-
Ger sent to the U. S. Senate. Grant
rhould take care of him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

V1cE-PREsIDENT WILSON met his old
friend Mrs Jefferson Davis, in the streets
of Memphis the other day, and the two
are said to have clasped hands with cor
dial and friendly ardor, repairing imme-
dately to a neighboring ice cream saloon
where they discussed strawberries and
ice and memories of the past
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

THE Youngstown papers are discussing
the propriety of returning to political
party issues by abandoning the county
seatlquestion as dividing the people of
Nahoning county between Youngstown
and Garfield. Some appear to think the
question is not really settled as Youngs-
town has not yet the Court House,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

THE delinquent city tax list of New
Orleans is published, and numbers A.
600 names The Treasury ofthe city OF
Pittsburgh is empty and that CITY is de-
faulting $4,000 a month. Pittsburgh
is ruled by a radical ring and have had
the water works management.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

In person and mien Mr.. Breckenridge
was the distinguished man of every COM
pany he entered, and he was master of
a noble courtesy that scarcely less than
his severer accomplishments inspired
men with respect and contidence.-BoS-
ton Advertiser.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
21nral Netrs.

Two Irshmen standing on TuscarawOs street
last Tuesday saw the Georgia Mnstrels pass by,
and one of them said;
Pat, dyesee thin domed naygers paradhln down
dhercP Trims the Gorgeous Munstrils; civil
rOights be jases.
Fhats that, dunno2
Fhats thatl Why jist this: Yezgo to the thea
ter, and If dhere's wan o thin fellers dherc, and
you refuse to sit down besolde his grazey hulk,
yez'll be bound to pay FIVE hundred dollars foine
an go to dhe prison,
Is that thrue, Mixer Let's go and shplll in a
dhrink, Dom the nayger. Wagh I'd like to
woogh Then they went for drink.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

JEFFERSON PALM, Esq, of Warren,
Trumbull county, will be presented by
his friends, at our State Convention as a
candidate for Supreme Judge Mr..
Palm is most worthy and capable gen
Ileman, popular at home, and would
make most respectable candidate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

I ECEsARIsM or not Cesarism, third term or
not third term, are the questions now
agitating our Republican friendsand their
journals. 1t @a big question-too bis for
any power but the mighty people. They
will reach out and settle Cesarism
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

Ex-JUDoE CLARKE, of New Lisbon, is
spoken of AZ a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination of Supreme Judge.
Judge Clarke is an able lawyer of large
experience. His nomination would be a
strong one.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

THE Cleveland Herald does not seem to
think "third term a humbug." 1t says;
"The County Convention next Satur.
day should express itself on the third
term question in language that cannot be
misunderstood. Speak briefly and tothe
pOint.u
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

THE reign of the carpet Dagger and
the military satrap has apparently come
to all end in Louisiana, and the troops
are to be withdrawn. This fact is not
very encouraging to the Third Termers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

THE Canton Board of Education call on
our citizens to vote June 7th on erecting
anew High School Building to cost about
hundred thousand dollars. See the
proceedings of the Board in this paper.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

By all means read the Pennsylvania
Deitsh letter in this paper, One appears
regularly every week by arrangement.

NEIGHBoR Bascom & Co., seem anx-
ious to fire the Northern heart" again,
and to galvanize the "bloody shirt. "
This is why he says third term is a hum
bug" 1t tinterferes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

THE terrible fires in the mountains Of
Pennsylvania last week were quelled by
a heavy rain on Sunday. The ruin to
the villages burned is terrible.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

THE PEERLESS IS REAR CUT MOVER.
1t has been built and sold for eighteen years,
During this honorsbly long life, we have yet TO
hear of single accident to man or beast having
occurred through or By ib use
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

THE poor Indian Agents of the Grant
government are now explaining and it
would seem they have been horribly
slandered Poor fellows
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
LICKED A IRAMP.

On last Thursday two tramps got into the back
yard of the American House, where they were
seen by Mr. Hipp, under suspicious circumstances
He Immediately ordered them to quit his premises,
when one of them grew angry and abused Mr..
Hipp, calling him bad names, and using obscene
and indecent language. They went on out to
Tuscarawas street, where John Hipp met them
and made remark, whereupon one of the tramps
began to abuse him, but John went at him kind
O. lively and surprised the knight of the road by
knocking him down. While he was struggling
with tramp No. l, No, dumped onto him with the
intention of assisting his comrade, but he, too,
was knocked out of symmetry by young man
standing by. These tramps have grown to be one
of the greatest existing nuisances of the country.
They are as mpudent as any class of men can be,
and 1t is good medicine for them to receive a
whipping once in while.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, by late law,
are required to have their proceedings
published each month.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27

A FOURTH ward man went home about three
O'Clock last Sunday morning, and on entering the
house fell over chair and landed head first OH
the floor; then he gathered himself up and said
"dzamit" just as his wife came to him and said;
A"Oh you brute You horrid wretch Where
have you been? Aren't you ashamed Of your
ugly selfP Pretty way to treat me, isn'tit Oh!
I've mind to tear all your hair out"
"Dzon't yer do that soozn (hic) know you've
got more mind zhan mos any woman Ii thic) ivin
but "a boy wuz loss in er bl(hiC)ack hills n
wuz 'untin fur i'm; zmothers allmos' crazy
every bozzy in er town wuz hu(hic)untln' fur i'm
an er can't findem; snakes N ozzer wild (hic)
ANNALS n ebbe eatim Ollup fore zs. spOze erwu2
our ch-(hic)lld -jis put imself in my place n
spnze er wuz me-" But he didn'tend his explana-
ton, for she took him by the ear and pulled him
to his bed Next day he manifested spirit OF
penitence not often shown by one who had been
engaged in performing purely Christian duty all
the night before.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
FIREIN THE WOODS
HEROIC CONDUCT 4OfA TRAIN MASTER
IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE.
TYRONE, Pa, Nav q, 1875.

The fire is still raging furiousIy
throughout the woods in the neighbor-
hood of Osceola Mills, Pa. About $50
houses were consumed in 0sceola. 400
families were rendered homeless. Great
praise is due to Mr.. d. d. Wood, train
master of Tyrone. who, through his he
roic conduct and presence of mind, saved
great many lives. He got a lot of box
cars, and after loading them with men,
women and children, sent them through
the burning forest at an extremely fast
speed to Phillipsburg. -Four such trips
were made and about one thousand peo-
pie taken to place of safety.
HoUTzDALE ENTIRELY DESTROYED.
Houtzdale, town of about 900 inhabi-
tants, six miles from OsceOla, is reported
entirely destroyed The fire is spreading
rapidly through the woods beyond Houtz-
dale and at latest accounts has reached
Parsonville a small town six miles dis
tant from Houtzdale. The ties on the
Pennsylvania Railroad track from Osce-
ola to Houtzdale, are burned so that no
coal can be shipped for some time. Pro-
visions have been sent from towns in the
vicinity in response to call from the
Burgess of 0sceola, and meeting will be
held to raise funds for the sufferers.
The heaviest losers by the Osceola
fire are as follows:
Pennsy lvania Railroad, sos 900; Live
right, Iingle & Co., $4,000, 7, c. Helms
& Co., $4,000; John X. White, 5000;
Isaac Taylor, $4,000; Walker Bros. $l5,-
600; DR.. K. B. Good, $4,000; G. M. Bris-
bin, ,$l4 900 and host of smaller amounts.
Insurance on fhe 0sCeola Mills will reach
probably $250,000 outside Of the Moshan-
nan Land Lumber Company's Mills. The
Moshannan Mill is placed in Philadel-
phia, and the insurance will reSch pro-
badly S300,U00. Later reports say that
one woman named Stoneberger WAS
burned to death.
PorIsvILLE Pa, May q.
The winds having subsided to-day,
the fires on the mountains have not
spread 80 rapidly, and the destruction to
property was not 80 great as yesterday.
A fire in the vicinity o. Ellangowan col
liery destroyed twelve miners houses.
This morning the men are working
against the fire and the balance of houses
have been saved.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May q.
The Stodartsville Hotel, barn and sheds
were destroyed by fire last night; also,
two dwelling houses Mrs. Cox, aged 80
was burned to death. The buildings
were ignited from fires raging in the
woods.