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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-06

This exhibit needs no comment. Every one OF
the ABOVE large steamers VAS constructed for
legitimate trade, and IN majority oil Instances
engaged therein. Beside the steamers at that
period building in New York, the firms OF Messrs.
o. IL. Mallory Il Co.. George Greeman Co., MAX
son. Fish Il Co., ). III. Pook and otner sflpbuldlnR
concerns IN Connecticut were overrun with W TX
and at loss 10 complete tneir vessels IN contract
time Now what Is tho caseY We have no SNIP
yards oil note and we are even losing our national
marine. Indeed our SUPREMACY on the sea IS NOS
only hing or the past, but II we keep on In the
same channel we nave been going during sew
eral years past, the very history OF 1t viii soon
have no living illustrations. Nothing In this
country can tuTIve as did II this interest Is TO be
neglected. Tne SUBJECT Is not sectional, but ma
tionai, and partisan politics should not so absorb
Inc national o that trut or this character Will
not reach IT, American snps should not be driven
from the seas, where they he'd their own In tae
days o. our fathers, and this age thus confess It's
degeneracy In comparison with the good old
stock.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-06
LITERATURE.
What is Doing in France
and England.

THE OPENING OF THE SPRING TRADE.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12
BROKE LALL.

William Keener, one of the prisoners
confined in the Jail for stealing hides at
Salem, took a crazy fit, on last Friday,
and attempted to beat his brains out
against the wallis of his cell. Sheriff
Fountain was notified of his condition,
and on going to his apartment, was set
upon by the insane occupant in violent
manner After short struggle the Sher-
iff succeeded in getting the prisoner by
the arms, and started to take him to
another CELL While engaged in making
the change another prisoner, John P
Brown, in Jail for committing a burglary
at East Liverpool, made his appearance,
having broken through the partition wall
separating his cell from that of Keener.
Coming into the hall he went to the op-
posite end from where the Sheriff was,
but arriving at the door he found it lock-
ed. To overcome this. obstacle to his
freedom was a sAall matter and the work
of but moment of time. Armed as he
was with a heavy ring and bolt which he
had drawn from the floor of his cell, he
soon smashed the lock and made good
his escape. During the few minutes that
it took Brown to get outside the building
the Sheriff was graphing with Keener,
and by the time he had him secured,
Brown was gone, over the hills and far
away. The Sheriff offers a reward of
fifty dollars for his capture. We might
add short dissertation on the insecurity
of the Jail and its unftness for prison
purposes, but all has already been said
on that subject that is worth saying
Ohio Patriot.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12

THE prompt conviction and punish
ment of Colonel Valentine Baker for his
assault upon young lady in railroad
car is one of those things which, despite
its occasional Cockburns, must compel
admiration ofthe English administra-
tion of law. All the more must it, be-
cause there; when judgment is once Civ
en-, it is almost impossible that it should
be reversed or stayed, and most impro-
bable that it will be mitigated. Though
Colonel Baker was the brother of the
eminent explorer, Sir Samuel; the init
mate friend of the heir to the throne, the
Colonel of crack cavalry regiment, one
ofthe administrative staff of the camp at
Aldershott, admittedly one of the finest
cavalry officers in the British service and
a soldier who had covered himself with
glory in the recent frican campaign,
within a month after the commission of
his offense he is fined $500 and con-
demned to years Imprisonment. This
itneed hardly be said, closes forever his
professional career. Severe as the sem
tence may seem,the prisoner being guilty
it was no more than ne merited. Its NOR
al effect upon the masses, who are too
prone to believe that there is one law for
the rich and one for the poor, it is hard
to oyer-estimate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12

THE LIFE OF AN INVENTOR.
SINGER, or THE SEWING MACHINE WAS
A STROLLING ACTOR,

Many Years ago, in what may be called
the earliest davs of the theatrical profes'
sion in the United States, Cornelius A.
Logan was the manager of company of
strolling actors.
They travelled from village to villagei in
a large wagon which held the actors,
their wives and children, "props' and
scenery. They foraged along the coun-
try roads, and slept in the wagon, and on
the grass when they could get no other
shelter. They travelled only in summer,
and made merry over the fortunes of
war. This included, at various times,
Edwin Forrest, Gus" Adams, Joe Jeffer-
son, Barney Williams, Mrs. John Drew,
Eliza Logan, Mrs. Burke, mother of JEFF
ferson, a Scotchman who is now editor of
one of the leading newspapers in Cali
fornia, and a poor utility man, the sub
iect of this article, by name Isaac Mer-
ritt singer, the inventor of the sewing
machine.
He, in common with his wife, never
got beyond what is technically known as
little bits" My father and Singer were
one dsy sitting together, my mother near
by, very busy making over dress, with
a baby on her knee and play-book on
the table beside her.
The poor utility man observed her for
awhile, and then said that he never saw
woman sewing without thinking what
a boon it would be to the sex if some
thing could be invented to relieve them
ofthe labor; that he had long had an idea
in his head as to how it could be done.
This remark led to conversation on the
subject, and to Singers explaining his in
vention, which, discouraged, he had given
up. NY father urged him to perseyere,
and, fred with the new hope, he took
heart and went to work again. So great
was his ! re-occupation that he was never
perfect in part after that.
Like all inventors, he was looked upon
as half crazy, particularly when he was
caught slipping a spool from lady's
work basket into his pocket, or furtively
plucking the hairs out of an actors wig
Arkwright himself was never put to
greater shifts to obtain material to work
with, Singer first set up model of a
machine to be worked with one foot only,
but there was some trouble about the
treadle, and he abandoned that; but he
was fully determined to persevere, and
he left the company to give his whole
time to experiments.
As these events transpired in the early
days of 1880, Howe, whose patent was
not obtained till towards 1850, can hardly
obtain priority of idea. 1t is very proba-
BILE that, had the poor utility man pos
sessed the means to perfect his ideas
when he conceived them, he would have
won the undisputed title of inventor of
the sewing machine. CELIA LOGAN.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12
INoULSTTYVE MRS. HOOPER,

She was one of those inquisitive old
woman who would seem always LO have
an interrogation point concealed about
them. And as is generally the case with
person who is hard Of hearing, her
voice was painfully audible within the
range of a sixteenth of mile Nv
Anybody sick at your house?" she in
quired of Mr.. Sampson, the young dry
goods man, who has been married about
year as he measured off three yards of
cheap calico and asked her, with sub
dued smile, "Is this allY'
"A-that is-my wife isn't very well"
said Sampson; growing red clear to the
back Of his ears as he noticed four ladies
in different parts of the store exchang
ing significant glances.
"Hey ?" remarked the good lady, with
her hand at her ear, in voice which star
ted horse that was hitched across the
street.
II said that my wife wasn't very WE'LL"
shouted Sampson, his face suffused with a
lively purple, and the veins at the top of
his head distended and as Mrs. Shep-
hard, who was buying flannel at the 9TH
er end of the store, said something in a
lower tone to Mary Carter, who respond
cd "Tehe," Mr. Sampson wished that he
was balloon.
"0h-hp answered the old lady in a
tone ofhigh-keyed Indifference, whats
the matter with Lily now, cholera NOR
bus"
"She amt very well," said Sampson;
"Shan't l show you anything more"
Hope Lily amt going to be sick"
continued Mrs. Hooper. II see you ago
ing for the doctor early this morning,
and sez to Mr.. Hooper, 4 wonder whois
sick to Simpsons"
Mrs. Hooper's voice penetrated to the
precincts of the apothecary shop oppo-
site, and Chandler, the clerk, took his
place in the store door, and listened with
\ grin, while several small boys gathered
round the door.
mo- guess notp shouted Sampson
vaguely, and wondered if the thermOme-
ter wasn't up to l2O degrees in the
shade
"She hain't got the neuralgy, hez she?"
said Mrs. Hooper, untying the corner
other pocket handkerchief, whence she
extracted the price of the calico.
Harker's boy, who is fourteen years
old and lives opposite to Sampson snick-
cred so long and loud as he heard this
question from his post Of observation in
the store door, that he grew hysterical,
and was led forth by the tip of his ear
into the street by SIMPSONS clerk,
amid the derisive shouts of the other
boys.
"Guess III run in on my way home"
said the unconscious Mrs. Hooper.
"What did understand you to say was
the matter with her2 Sence got to be
deaf amt so quick at hearin' as | was"
and the old lady leaned over the counter
with ier left ear cantered upward in an
interr)gatory manner.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12
ASTRANGE S70RY0F THE SEA

hS INdNOE 4 JH OF LHE SEH
The London Times of Saturday the 18th
of July, says, "a private letter received
yesterday in Sheffield from one one of
the crew ofthe iron ship Glance, of Lon
doa, which arrived in the Thames, from
Adelaide on Thursday, gives intelligence
of a terrible event which recently occur
red at sea. On the 9th ultimo the Glance
passed an outbound vessel, bearing the
name of Jesse Osborne, and was hailed by
the captain ofthe latter ship, who repor-
ted that one of his crew had gone mad;
that for five days the maniac had station
ed himself aloft, and that nothing could
induce him to return to deck. The cap
tain further stated that the madman had
armed himself with large chisel, with
which he was cutting the ropes, and that
the boatswain had tried to bring him
down. The maniac however, threw a
block at the boatswain; knocking him on
the deck and breaking his arm and leg
AS matter of safety to his vessel and
crew the captain of the Jessie Osborne
considered that it was necessary to shoot
the maniac, and after some consultation
that course was decided upon. The crew
and officers of the Glance we're requested
to be present as witnesses and in their
presence the man was shot with a revol-
yer. In consequence OF the way in which
he moved about the rigging three shots
had to be fred before he was fatally in
jured. He fell dead on deck, and his
body was eventually thrown over
board"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12
NEW SUMMARY,

Mrs. James Smith, at Tiffin, gave birth
to three bouncing boys on the ID
John II, Hudson, Democrat, is renomi-
mated for tho State Senate in the San
dusky district.
The floods in the West have done great
damage to the railroads, and traffic on
several ines is panly suspended. The
crors hSve been much injured, and the
rivers gre alarmirgly high. The Missis.
sippi B rising, and the State Engineer OF
Louidana reports that the levees are be-
gWdng to give way. ,f
The Indian Chief Beayerite contradicts
tie stories told by Lee concerning the
Utah massacre, He says that the story
about the emigrants poisoning an OK OF
spring is false.
The special commission appointed by
Governor Tilden to investigate the pres
ent system of conducting extraordinary
repairs on the State canals has made its
first report,
The reports of gold discoveries in the
Black Hills are daily confirmed. The low
est estimate of the yield in Jenney's
Gulch is from three to four cents pan.
The proposed new Spanish Constitution
declares the State religion to be Roman
Catholic, but guarantees religious liberty
to all.
The Allonsst troops continue to be
successful in their operations against the
Carlists, who have sustained several Sc
we're repulses.
The Turkish troops defeated the Herze-
govina insurgents in the recent encoun-
ters The Bishop of Mostar has induced
the insurgents at Gabella to abandon the
insurrection and return to their homes.
All the mills at Fall River, Mass, are
closed, and $4,000 operatives are idle.
The store-keepers refuse to give strikers
credit until they 60 to work.
The Centennial Commission will not
accept applications for space in the exhi-
bition from citizens of nations whose gov
ernments have not appointed commits
sion.
The fifteenth annual session of the Ma
tional Educational Association was held
at Minneapolis, Mimi, last week,
The Mississippi Democratic State Con-
vention met last week, at Jackson, and
nominated w. c. Heminway for State
Treasurer
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12

EX.GOEERNOR SCOTT or SOUTH
CAROLINA, ADMITS TIE FAIL
UREOF THEREP UBLICANPARTY
TO RECONSTR UCT THE SOUTH
ERN STATES AND PROMO UNCES
ITS DISSOLUTION.
Ex-Governor Robert X. Scott ofColupf'
bia, S. C., has written a letter to Hon.
Richard II. Gleaves, (colored,) LieEten-
ant Governor of South Carolina dated
June u, 1875, in which he charges that
the reconstruction acts of the Republican
majority in Congress were rerious mis-
take" That "they unjusHy and une'
qually taxed the main iDdustry of the
South to an extent that Eas untairto all
,lasses; but especially u the colored ele-
ment." He charges that the Republican
party, instead of being success in
the South, has been failure, and has
"made the Republican party failure all
over the county" He gives some
wholesome sdviCe TO the cOlored race
not to tie themselves to any party-to
stand aloof from all parties, and thus be
in position 10 secure some share Of po-
litical power and influence. The ex-
Governor thinks that great changes are
likely soon to occur not only in the ad-
minis,ption of many of the State govern
ments/ but in the administration of the
National Government itself"
The Ex-Governor charges the majority
with Hardness" in giving the colored
people civil rights and honestly admits
that although the class Of men who will
be in the majority in the next Congress,
are not the declared friends of the color
ed man, will perhaps do no more harm
to the colored people than those who
professed to be their friends. The letter
is interesting and instructive, coming as
it does, from an intelligent Republican
ex-officio in the South, who honestly ad-
mits the incompetency of the party of
great moral ideas" to successfully ad-
minister the Government. The ex-Gov-
ernor was formerly a resident of Stark
county and was well known to the wri-
ter of this paragraph.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12

Fortunately SIMPSONS hired girl came
breathlessly into the store and told him
h. was wanted at the house right oH,and
as he grabbed desperately at his hat and
fled, the domestic was Immediately sur.
rounded 10y the female customers, and
above the eager, half audible whisper
ings of them all, was waited the voice OF
the maid servant, the burden of whose
answer was;
"She's a.doin' nicely, It's "a boy and
weighed eight poun's,"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12
THE VITAL PRINCIPLE OF THE
OHIO DEMOCRA TIC PLA TFORM.

s. That the contraction of the curren-
Cy heretofore made by the Republican
party, and the further contraction pro.
posed by it with view to the forced re.
sumption of specie payment, has already
brought disaster to the business of the
country, and threatens it with general
bankruptcy and ruin. We demand that
this policy be abandoned, and that the
volume of currency be made and KEEP
equal to the wants of trade, leaving the
restoration of legal-tenders to par with
gold to be brought about by promoting
the industries of the people, not by des-
troying them.
8. That the policy already initiated by
the Republican party of abolishing legal
tenders and giving National Banks the
power to furnish all the currency will in
crease the power of an already dangerous
monopoly aud the enormous burdens
now expressing the people; without any
compensating advantage and that we op-
pose to this policy the demand that all
thV 4NdtlOlul DdlIh NlICuldllOll DC pIOHlpJ-
ly and permanently retired, and legal
tenders be issued in their place.
10. That the public interest demands
that the the Government should cease to
discredit its own currency, and should
make its legal tenders receivable for all
public dues except where respect for the
obligations of contracts requires payment
in coin; and that we favor the payment
of at least one-half the customs in legal
tenders.
IL. The extinction of tie present Ma.
tional Banks, and the establishment in
their stead of system of free banks of
discount and deposit only, under such
regulations as the States may respective
ly prescribe, and no paper currency ex-
cept such as may be issued directly by
and upon the faith of the General Gov
ernment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO,

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO
Where where are all the birds that sang
hundred years agoY
The flowers that all In beauty sprans
A hundred years ago2
The lips that smiled,
The eyes that wild
In flashes shone
Soft eyes upon:
Where, o where are lips andeyes
The maidens smiles, the lovers sighs,
That lived so long ago?
Who peopled all the city streets
A hundred years ago?
Who filed the church with faces meek
hundred years agof
The sneering tale
Ofslster frail;
The plot that worked
A brothers hurt
Where, o where are plots and sneers,
The poor mans hopes, the rich mans fears
That lived SO long ago2
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-30
DELIGHTS AND DRAWBACKS OF EARLY
TRAVELLING

Travellers from this city to Philadelphia can
enjoy a fine panoramic effect at no additional
cost but that of the extra early start in the
morning, requisite to place one in the G. SO A.
NJ, rather than later train. The fact that
superior article of sunrise can be enjoyed from
the windows of that early train may not be an
entirely novel discovery but it is one that strikes
the mind as freshly original after long disuse of
the means for attaining such enjoyment. At
this time of year, the carly birds who wing their
flight at A. NJ are one third of the way to Phil
adelphia before the sun and other lay-abeds
have fairly arisen. Meanwhile, along tho fair
expanso OF sky over the flat Jersey shore, won,
derful pomps OF purple, crimson and gold I'M
rol. themselves i'll succession, reflected with
doubling charm IN the white plain of tho ice
clad Delaware till. just as the shrieking whis-
tie announces Claymont in sight out
shoots level, binding ray, compelling daz-
zled eyes to turn away respectfully from the ac-
tual spectacle OF the monarch's uprising.
Such are the outside advantages offered to
travellers on the early train, which we conscien-
tiousy urge the lovers of picturesque effects to
try as soon as possible. The sole drawback il
that this "calf line,' as it is ignominiousy
called, resounds at nearly every stoppage with
the lowing of those luckless creatures as they
are unceremoniously tumbled on board Oh their
way to the Philadelphia market. The reproach
which chung awhile past to Deaware's skirts of
permitting the poor beasts to remain tied as they
are thrown on board thing forbidden by Penn
sylvania laws. is now removed but it is still to
be desired by every. friend of dumb beasts that
little gentler usage be exercised go that it may
lessen the inevitable sufferings of those minis
sers to the apDetite of men
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-30
REPRESENTATION THROUGH COUNTY
DIVISION

The present expectation is that Representa-
ton will engage at least portion of the atten-
ton OF the Legislature, next week. The senti-
ment which is now uppermost with tho members
seems to hold division Of this county into two
as the better way of righting the present wrong,
or failing in this to accord to the county slight
increase IN the lower House. As dividing line
it is proposed to use the present southern
boundary of Wilmington hundred, throwing that
and Brandywine into the new county but as
the New Castle delegation is opposed to the
separation the Divisionists profess a willingness
to include Mill Creek in the upper county in
consideration of Mr.. Badwin's vote and to se-
cure his influence in behalf of the measure.
As the COMMERCIAL has frequently pointed
out there is but one way to fairly and equitably
settle this question Of representation. Anything
short Of conceding to New Castle county repre-
sentation on basis other than that of popula-
ton is but half way measure and will not OBJ
viate the present inequality. The division of
New Castle county might, probably, be nearer
approach to fairness for the present than sim
pie increase of the membership in the House by
three, but will not reach the seat of the wrong
and eradicate. it. Experience has shown that
the growth of Wilmington city has been in far
creator ratio than any other portion of the State
and we have no reason to believe the future will
alter this condition of growth. On the contrary,
every indication points to even more rapid ex-
pansion OF the city. So, il the county should be
divided, and the division should produce even
an approximation to fairness at the present
time, in few years to come tho inequality will
still exist, and the wrong, to be nghtcd,
would have to be done upon the ba-
sis of representation.Ih 1t would also be more
difficult of accomplishment then than now, for
at that time there would be three counties to
conciliate whereas there is now but two.
Fairness in representation can only he ac-
complished on the basis of population. Less
than this is but smoothing over the defect to
pave the way for future dissatsfactions of
even greater magnitude. The adoption OF any
measure of reform in this respect is all admis-
sion of the evil
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-30
A smuggling Ring.

REVELATIONS BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON
WAYS AND MEANs-How The GOVERNMENT WAS
swINDLED AT NEW oRLEASs.
The Ways and Means Committee yesterday
unear'hed plot Of smuggling at New Orleans
by which the Government has lost very large
sum OF money. The facts are these:
In 1867, while Perry Fuller was Collector of
the Port. of New Orleans, ring was formed
for the purpose of smuggling sugar, composed
Of j. $. Clark, notorious gambler of that city ;
W. d. Gray, Special Deputy Collector
OF the Port j.. O. White, Deputy
Naval Officer; S. II. Brown, Storekeeper
and r. l.. Ream, Superintendent Of Warehouses;,
all of New Orleans. The mode of procedure was
to import sngar and place it in bonded ware
houses, whenc it was taken out under trans
portation bond ostensibly for removal to another
port of delivery, the duties to be there collected
but really to store house in New Orleans,
where the papers were destroyed and that was
the last Of the matter.
The ring continued its operations for a year or
more, till in April, 1869, Casey took charge az
Collector of the port, and change in the minor
oiflcers destroyed the facilities for carrying on
the business,