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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-03

Never In the history OF the Democracy nus Iii ~
haan an nrcnsion of more Importance tnah VIII oe
the coming Convention By fidelity 70 the pr.ilci' pi
nles of and unsetsh devotion to our oTghlIa'iloil,
the Democracy of Ohio have earned lor W.
the honorable position OF advance guSS.u,s ,'
are no longer engaged in an ordinary ota.e oV,,
test-the destines Of the people nave Oeel conn
ded 10 the Democratic party Of ONO Fruuence
wisdom and courage should tharacterlze Lhe pro pro-
ceedings of the Convention OF the lith proAiiiiio
Tbereforcl il IS incumbent on the Democracy OF the
several counties to send not only iull delegatlons
INIT their ablest men: men who are lepIeseh'atlN,e
In their character and who may give ald Dy thelr
counsel to giye harmony and vigor to the dellDer
atoms of the Convention. We, therefore, aEaih
urge upon you the necessity of sending represent
alive men 1T, =, hold In tho ritv
of Columbus on the night Of the ilh which IL 10
anticipated. will surpass any similar delhoiiStIa
tion which has ever taken place III tie ota'';
Come prepared To witness this grand eXhbltloil 9'
the unterrihed Democracy. Let no minor col'9u ~,
erstOns prevents a full discharge OF duty 10 t the
marty on this occasion and keep close 10 hllu sl'e
fact that the stake OF the contest Is the reoenpio"
of the nation. .,,,., ,,.,rso,,s at
tending the Convention over the railroads run
IN ~ iii inns A. +. WALLlNG,
Chairman State Central C0mmlttee'
JAMES $. GRAIL, Secretary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-03
70 THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIO.

~ 70 THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIO,
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENlRAL
COMMITTEE Rooms,
COLUMBUS, o., May blh le'''
Tc the Democracy Of Ohio'
Al meeting of the Democfatc Stele tep',ss id
Committee, held this day, II was declae4 nerS
me Democratic State Convention az 'he "PN'N
House In Columbus Oh
Thursday, June II, 1879
AIN O'clock A. NJ, for the purpose ol h9nlhatns
candidates 10 be voted for on the Secohu lussua!
of October next, for the following S'a'e Vinee'''
" wit:
iIovernor;
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
One Supreme Judge;
Auditor;
Treasurer, and ~
one Member of Board Of Public works
Tho ratio of representation In the Convention
,.,ii be as follows One delegate for each county,
M In addition thereto one delegate for every I'VE
hundred votes and one for every lrheuoh Vi W. Wv"
hundred aud fifty and upwards, cast ~ tne sen. n
sraI election of 1874 for William Bell Jr loI o1v,
ratery of State under which appornOhlleilt snc i,
several counties will be entitled TO the Ioiio"I"s
- nf lalaUnfpSs
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-03

'RAH for the 4th of July.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-03
Intal News,

GALLEY Slaves; Printers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-03

The proprietors Of the Old STARK CoUN
TY DEMOCRAT have 80 enlarged and inn
proved their paper that they feel war
ranted in calling the attention Of the
public to it asa
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

The new Constitution of Nebraska,
to be voted on the coming election, pres
ents some especially noval features. 1t
provides that the Legislature preceding
that which is to elect a new Senator
may, by ballot, express its preference for
a person for that Office, which vote may
be regarded as an expression Of popular
opinion by the next Legislature when it
comes to the work of election, or may
be entirely disregarded. Another feature
is that it makes drunkenness sufficient
cause for impeachment of public officers
County taxes, by it, are limited to one
and one-half per cent, and municipal in
debtedness TO FIVE per cent. Railroads
are declared public highways, on which
the State may fix a maximum tariff. The
first named provision will probably BE-
abont as effective as the wishes of pre-
decessors in Office usually are, and will
be simply of no effect. The second
named is, however. good as are also
the others, ard would be benefit to
the Constitution of any State.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10
Over Niagara Falls-Suicide.

NIAGARA FALLS, September S.
James Wood and wife and Captain John
c. Jones, of New York, arrived here to-
day. The party started ont to visit the
points of interest, and as soon as they
reached the river at the entrance of
prospect Park, Captain Jones suddenly
said 'Good- -bye," jumped into the rap
ids and went over the American fall,
only a few feet from Prospect Point, in
sight of several hundred visitors
Wood was on his way to Kansas with
his brother-in- law Jones, who had been
out of health for some time. From the
fact of the Captains urging his friends
to stop over there one day, it is suppos-
ed the suicide was premeditated He
was formerly a sea captain. and for ma
ny years Surveyor of the Great West
ern Marine Insurance Company of New
York
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10


The Atlanta, Ga, Constitution says
that 65 Doctors Of Medicine and 135
lawyers are practicing or desirous Of
practice in that city. They represent
about 1 900 persons who are dependent
upon them for support; yet there are
more doctors than would be needed if a
pestilence were raging. and more law
yers than would be called for If every
able-bodied citizen of Atlanta were
either plaintiff or defendant. ''Only
two of the medicine men" we are told,
''and barely dozen of the disciples of
Blackstone. possess each property to the
amount of $1,000" Business makes
business; railways increase travel; but
the most charitable cannot be sick just
to help along the doctors, plunge into
litigation just to encourage the lawyers.
We suppose, saws the New York Trib-
une, that what is true Of Atlanta is
equally true of the whole country; the
liberal professions, as they are called.
are overcrowded; and although there is
always room at the top. mediocrity must
be the rule with its consequent want OF
any marked success, and with crowd
encouraged by no success at all at the
bottom. The young Bachelors of Arts
should understand that there are other
resources than law, physic. or divinity;
and there. is almost everywhere an over
supply of school teachers. Commercial
chances are always and everywhere so
eagerly improved as TO leave little op-
portunity for newcomers; yet they offer
more numerous grades of success than
the professions But then there is the
broad bosom of the earth waiting for
plow and shovel and hoe, and never ask
ing whether the tiller has graduated or
not. Digs the world
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10
Cheerful Forecast.

The Springfield, (Mass-,l Republi-
can, in fit Of the 'blues," pnblished
recently very depending editorial up
ON the business outlook. citing the fail
ures of the last sixty davs in support
Of its gloomy forebodings. But the
Chicago Tribute takes a more CHEEKY
view of matters. 1t pipes blithely in
this style:
An abundant crop means an abund-
ance of food. plenty of bread and meat,
and an abundance of raw material for
manufacturing. We shall have all we
can consume and much to spare-a sur
plus for which We must find foreign
market Hence the people will have
the advantage Of cheap prices The
surplus will give the, railroads and
transportation companies on the canals,
lakes, and rivers all they can do to car
ry it. Hence this will tend to give EN-
ployment to thousands who are now un-
employed It will enable the railroads
to improve their rolling stock, to snbsti-
tute steel for iron rails, and otherwise TO
extend their facilities. The abundan;
crops will put money in the farmers
pockets, enabling them to pay the debts
they owe the country merchants. The
country merchants can pay what they
owe the city merchants, and the latter
can settle their balances and lay in new
stocks of goods. With the increase of
material for manufacturing, and the de-
mand that must spring up consequent
upon the general revival of commercial
business in all lines of trade, mannfac-
turing enterprise will be stimulated,
thus increasing wealth and promoting
the general welfare. To this extent,
therefore, of the increase and cheapness
of food, the increase of manufacturing
material, > the development of carrying
facilities giving employment to many
thousands now idle, and the expansion
and growth of manufacturing enterprises
the abundant crop means prosperity,
provided always that under the infiu-
ence of this prosperity the people do not
squander it upon the national gambling
table of speculation.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10
CORRECTED WEEKLY By HAMILTON 6 60.
Somerset Grain Market.
CORRECTED Ely AsHBRooK & co.
Boston Wool Market.


In Fleece Woods mediums take the
lead in demand, and prices of all are
nominally without change, though
without any tendency upwards, this
week. We quote: Picklock and triple
extra Ohio and Pennsylvania nominal
at 50955c, extra and double extra at
45@46c. medium 46@50c, Michigan
extra and above 44i946c, No. 4S@5Oc,
medium 46(948c, common 1908, Wis
consin extra and above 42@55c, New
York State, Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, 43945c. Tub washed, fined, SO
@55c, do, Kentucky, 50@55c The new
clip from Maine sells at 50@51c per Ii
for washed, 38@40c for unwashed, and
57(958c for combing. California spring
sells moderately. Free of burr 25926c,
slightly bury 22@25c, bury 20@22c.
Some arrivals of new clip, fall. at San
Francisco are held at 13@15c, gold,
there, and invoices are on their way
here. Texas fine is dull, some sales at
a range of 27(936e for short, heavy and
somewhat bury sorts, to light, open
high breed wool, unwashed.-[ Journal
of Commerce. 4th.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10
The Democracy have carried Cali
fornia by a majority Of 10000.

A bloody riot occurred at a negro bar
becne at Clinton. Miss, on Saturday last
between whites and negroes. Several
white men and large number of negroes
are reported killed and wounded. As
10 the origin of the difficulty, there are
many stories. The different stories gen :
eralIy agree, however, that the. trouble
arose about a bottle of whisky. There
is law prohibiting the sale OF liquor
in Clinton. Young men from Raymond
brought bottle with them. While the
speaking was going on Martin Seveley
and some of his friends (whites) went
off short distance to take drink. The
negro Marshal for the occasion approach
ed them and forbid them drinking. This
order was not regarded, when the negro
attempted to take the bottle out Of
Seveley's hand. Seyeley finally struck
the negro over the head with the bottle.
Senator Caldwell (colored) started to
settle the difficulty, and was followed
by some twenty negroes, whom he order
ed back, but abont 100 more came on,
when some one fred a shot, which was
followed by general firing and stam-
pede. Seveley, after firing all the bar
reIs of his revolver, surrendered, when
the negroes shot him and then mutila-
ted his body. Several other white men
in the town and vicinity were shot. The
whites armed themselves and received
some reinforcements from the surround
ing country. A dispatch from Clinton
dated Tuesday night says that forty ne
groes we're killed, and many wounded.
The whites held possession Of the town,
and the negroes have scattered in all di-
rections. The Governor has called on
General George, chairman of the Demo
cratic Executive Committe, too assist in
restoring order AT last accounts from
the scene of the disturbance, all was
uniafa~ aFN
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

Alcihiades Botteler kept a barber
shop He was of an inventive turn,
and it occurred to him one day that he
might construct shampooing machine
which would perform the work more
quickly and effectively than the human
hand. So he fixed up n contrivance with
kind of an iron stand. from which two
jointed arms with steel claws proceeded.
mois skin, and the arms were moved in
any direction by series of cranks and
levers. Steam power was obtained by
means of pullevs from the factory next
door, and Mr.. Botteler, being all ready,
invited a couple of friends in to see the
concern worked. Mr.. Botteler thought
he would take the first shampoo himself.
So he instructed the shop boy how TO
start the machine, and then seating him
self in chair, he placed claw on each
side of his head, and told the boy 10 be-
gin. We never knew how it was exact
", but that boy must have pulled the
throttle-valve, out ahout a foot too far,
for in about minute the steel claws
clutched Botteler's head so that he
thought his skull would crack, and the
machine began to rear and plunge and
tear around the room, lifting Alcibiades
from his chair with jerk, and Draining
one of the bystanders with one leg,
while it jammed the other leg through a
looking-glass and scooped Botteler
around among the jugs of hair dye and
beat him against the ceiling and soused
him into the wash basin and raked
around among the shaving mugs and
the razors, battered his head against the
wall, and all the time the steel claws
worked and scratched and grabbed for a
better hold on his head until they shut
off steam in the factory, when Botteler
was found with his legs through the
window sash and his neck elongated at
least six inches. The patent for that
machine can be bought cheap. 1t new
er came into general use, even in Bottel-
er's own place. He said it seemed
more economical, somehow, to shampoo
customers with the hand.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

CINCINNATI, September 9.-CATTLE
Receipts liberal, and market has
ruled little stronger than yesterday,
ard prices closed with an upward tend
ency. Good qualities still continue
scarce, and are in good demand. Sales
to-day ranged as follows: Common
grades 2fG934c, fair to medium 34@43c,
and good butcher grades 5@53c.
Hoes-Receipts light, but market
dull for all grades, caused in part from
the fact of the day being observed as a
holiday. The few sales that were made
were at the following range of prices:
Stockers S6GG6 80 for common to good
qualities, shipping grades S7@7 60 for
common to fair, and 81 1907 85 for
good qualities. Good butcher grades
brought 81 90@S 10.
SHEEP-Steady at from Sc to 41c.
LAMBs-Firm at liable
EAST LIBERTY, September 9-Re-
ceipts of Cattle to- day 299 head, all for
sale here, making 1888 for two day :
market active and demand good, but at
prices nothing over or under same two
last weeks; the run is also lighter and
principally prime to common grades
best Sc 50a7, medium to good SIS 75a6 25.
common to fair S4 75a5 so, Bulls. Stays
and Cows 50 Toad so, Texans S3a4 So
Receipts of Hogs to-day 1855 head,
and 2.970 for two days; Workers 81 50a8
Philadelphia So 50a9. Receipts of
Sheep to-day 3,10O head, and IL 100 for
two days past; selling at S4a5 so.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10
Kansas Corn Crop.

ATcHIsoN, KS, September THE
weather continues very warm. Fine
rains have fallen every three or four
days for several weeks past. All first
planting of corn in this region is now
fully matured and is coming to market.
The cropfs enormous, and exceeds both
in quantity and quality anv crop ever
before raised in this State. In the
border counties, ravaged by grasshoppers
this spring, the corn planted late in
June will fully mature in about two
weeks, and this planting will also give
an enormous yield. If the frosts hold
of for two weeks the crop of late plant
ed corn will fully eqnal the first plant
ing in every respect. Kansas is rejoic,
ing over the largest and finest crops oi
all kinds ever produced in the State.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

The Postoffice Department has per
fected arrangements for fast mail train
from New York, Philadelphia, Wash
ington and Baltimore, via Pittsburgh, to
Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and all
points in the Southwest. This train
will commence running on Monday,
September Is, over the Pennsylvania
Railroad and its connections, making
extraordinary fast time, so as to fully
accommodate the immense postal BUSH
ness of. the cities designated, as we'll as a
limited number of through passengers.
The schedule of the train will be arrang-
ed and announced in few days.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10
Daring Robbery OF a Bank in Day.
light.

HUNTINGTON, W. VA, September 6.
While there was no one in but Mr..
Oney, the cashier, four men well armed
entered the Bank of Huntington, and
presenting their pistols at the cashiers
head, compelled him to open the safe
from which they extracted nine thous-
and dollars in currency, and then mount
ing their horses, hitched near, made for
the hills, in the direction of Big Sandy.
Hot chase was given as soon as possible,
and kilograms sent to all the neighbor
ing towns, from which large parties
started in quest of these daring thieves,
but up to this hour 4 o'clock nothing
had been effected, and it being quite
dark, it is feared they will make good
their escape. Much excitement prevails
in town and vicinity; but the loss to the
bank will, it is thought, cause bnt slight
EN- mbarrassment
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

Major Jno. N. Edwards, one of the
editors Of the St. Louis Times, and Col.
Emory s. Foster, editor of the St. Louis
Journal, went out into Winnebago
county, Ills, on Saturday afternoon to
fight duel. The affair grew ont of an
editorial discussion over the refusal o.
the citizens of Winnebago county to
allow JEFF Davis to speak at the fair OF
that county, terminating in a personal
fight. One shot was fred by each party
but neither took effect. Edwards want
ed to tEy it over again, but this was
against the agreement, and Foster con-
sidered that he had given satisfaction,
and here the affair ended. ''Both." the
account says, behaved splendidly."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

We would call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of Horace
Waters & Sons, headed. "Waters' Con-
certo Parlor Organs" and for a descrip-
tion of them We can't do better than to
copy the following: "Waters Concerto
Parlor Organs.-The Waters new and
beautiful parlor organs are the finest In.
struments of the kind we have seen.
We are sure they will become a tavorite
wherever known. Besides being beauti-
full pieces of furniture, they have all the
richness of grand organ, the effects OF
an orchestra, the sweetness of flute,
and the variety of piano. We allude
to the new patented concerto organ OF
Horace Waters d Sons, No. 491 Broad
way New York. This really splendid
instrument has an extra set of reeds, so
turned as to initiate rich alto voice.
The tones given are sweet, or soft, or
lond, or heavy. as the player may wish
They give written guarantee with each
instrument sold, for SIX years y Min
er's Journal, Pottsville, Pa.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

The Hon. Lyman Tremain, writing
from Carlsbad, Germany, relates the
following: son Sunday before last quite
an interesting little incident occurred at
the conclusion of the services in the
English Church. As there was no reg
nlar organist, the rector had requested
that If any lady present was willing to
play on the melodeon the next Sunday,
he would be obliged if she would in
form him. At the close lady, who was
a stranger to him, volunteered her serv-
ices. Discovering that she spoke in bro
ken English, he said: DO you think
you are competent to play upon the me-
lodeon?' Said she, I think 7 am. Per.
haps you may not doubt it when tell
you my name. 1t is Jenny Lind Gold
schmidt He cheerfully acquiesced,
and prcpounded no more questions as to
her capacity. She appeared to be a wo-
man of fifty or upwards, with nothing
about her to attract attention, and was
dressed with great plainness and SIM
plicity, without ornament of any kind.
Her countenance, no longer beautiful,
seemed to me plainly marked by sorrow,
sadness and care"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10
A Religious View.
From the vieksbun 6 Herald.I

u rom tne NlckSOul 6 Herald
"You see, when you don't shuttle off
this mortuary coil. and the spirit pres
ents itself at the golden gates" argued
a colored revivalist at the levee yesier-
day, "Gabr'el gwine to ask you what
church you 'logged to in de flesh"
Eyes. speck So" said the listener.
"Ef yon longed to de Missiumary
Baptist. he gwine tole you walk right
in and set by the foot-stool.
"Ef you long to de Methomdist
church he saw stay on de outside whar
your shoutin' won't sturb de angels.
"Ef you's 'Piscumpalion-"
''Hold on, Mr.. Middleton. Dey amt
no niggers 'Piscumpalion. Denis all
white folks" interrupted the listener.
@Dat don't make no difference" con-
timed the expounder of religion; ''de
principles de same, amt it? Eff you're
'Piscumpalion de angel say to you,
go over dar among de white folks"
"Ef youse Caffolicks, de angel pint
you to de Virgin Mary, and tell You
D
''But look heah, Mister Middleton,
spoSen he didn't 'longed to no church in
de flesh ?" qurried the listener.
"WelI, what he be doin' dar, den ~
asked the colored divine, scornfully.
"Well." replied the unconverted sin
ner, 81 thought, in dat case, he could
dos he dam please"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10
Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that Petition will
IN be presented to the Comm; ;ssioners of Perry
county Ohio at their October session, praying for
the establishment of County Road along and
upon the f. flowing route to-wit: Commencing
at the Northeast corner of Absolom AnspacI Z
land in the Southeast quarter of Section No. II,
Township No. II, Range No. II, Perry county,
Ohio: thence West on line between lands of
Noah Ridenhour and Absalom Anspach, to in
terseetion with the ''MechIing Road, /" at the
Northwest corner of Joel Spohn's land: thence
South TO the Northeast corner OF Daniel Baker's
land, thence West on the line between the lands
of Daniel Baker and Samuel Baker to near the
Church lot; thence South to point 10 feet
South of the Church lot; thence West to Daniel
Bakers line: thence South on line between Dam
iel Baker and Samuel Baker to the Section line,
thence West on said Section line to intersection
with the Pleasantville Road and there to term
mate. MANY PETITIONERS.
Au ust 20, 1875. lSw3
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

The feat of that Yorkshire wooden
manufacturer who sat down to dinner
at seven o'clock in snit made from the
wool that was sheared from the sheep
after sunrise on the morning ofthe same
day, has been rivaled bv man in Chau-
tauqua county, New York, who had a
pair Of Angora goats sheared at sunrise,
their fleece carded, spun, woven, dyed
and finished, and the cloth made into a
fashionable dress which his wife wore at
sunset. The cloth was ready to be
made up early in the afternoon. -Four
dressmakers at once took it in hand, and
at the appointed time not n flounce or
furbelow was lacking or imperfectly fin
ished.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

One the latest incidents in the Ezra
of Reconciliation is the unanimous
election of General Barry, Commandant
at Fortress Monroe, as a member of the
Norfolk (Virginia) Light Artillery
Blues. In accepting and acknowledging
the compliment, Generrl Barry says: GAS
brother artillerymen, let us hope and
pray that our guns may never again be
pointed at each other, but rather,
should dire necessity ever again draw
us upon the field of battle, may we feel
assured that our 'guidons' will be array
ed upon the same line, and our guns
pointed only at common enemy"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

An extensive outbreak is reported in
Eastern Nevada and Western Utah. A
number of settlers and miners were kill
ed. Women and children are being re-
moved to places of safety. Troops and
volunteers are going to the scene. The
military commander in San Francisco
has been asked for arms and ammuni
ton. Orders have been issued for in
fantry, cavalry and artillery to proceed
from San Francisco and Benicia to
Eastern Nevada. The rising is attri-
buted to Mormon influence.