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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-23
HON. GEO. II. PENDLETOM


This distinguished gentleman, on his
way to Florida, where he intends to pass
the winter, was called out at Atlanta,
Georgia, where he delivered a short but
eloquent speech. Among other things
he said:
/ am, as you are probably all aware, a
sound Democrat. Cheers ] ADemocrat
both by association from youth, but,
more than that, am Democrat from
principle. believe that the principles
Of the Constitution of the United States,
as interpi eted and administered by the
Democratic party of the country, furnish
the best system of confederate govern
ment the world has ever seen. APP
plause. l believe that Interpretation
will clearly mark the line of Federal and
State power, and defend the powers
given to the Federal Government as well
as those reserved to the States, and that
in that Interpretation we will also find
the true solution of the currency, the la.
Dor and the tariff questions, and of every
other emergency which we may find in
the course Of this Government.
But, though / am Democrat, l do not
intend to speak to you of party politics.
The time and the occasion are not fit, and
the disposition to speak Bipartisan points
does not enter my heart, On Tuesday
last l stood in my house in Cincinnati,
the crowned Queen of that imperial do
main given to the Union by Virginia,
the Mother of States, and stimulated
into growth by the memory Of the sor-
rows of the Revolution. The next day
stood in the commercial Capital of Ken
tucky, also the gift of Virginia, and earli-
est born Of the States given by her to the
Union. The next day l was in the Capt.
tai City of Tennessee, the donation of
North Carolina, and the next night l
slept in this city, the Capital of the En-
pire State of the South. Everywhere in
my progress, from State to State, and
Capital to Capital, l found my own peo-
pie, my awn fellow-citizens and my own
country, and the citizens of no other
country since the history of recorded
time has been able to say 80 much. In
the presence of this fact and of the emo
tions called forth by this influence, l feel
l should hush all feelings of party and
party asperity, and cultivate in my own
heart, and assist in cultivating in other
hearts, that pure patriotism and lofty as
piration which will preserve our institu-
tions, and by the best and purest admin
istration of the Government, raise the
nation to its highest glory; and which
will stamp out and Danish as lnclean
and unholy any and every effort to in
troduce in their place, class, seCtarian
and religious controversies. Applause.
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Geleyraphir.
Express Robbery,
A Large Sum Of Money and Bonds
Stolen,
AN EXPRESS MESSENGER LOCKED
UP IN A CHEST BY THE
THIEVES. ...

ST.. LOUIS, December 19.-Between 4
and 5 o'clock this morning the United
States Express car on the st. Louis, Kan
sas City and Northern train, due here at
6.15 A. NJ, was entered between Furgu-
son and Jennings Station, some ten or
twelve miles from here, the messenger,
Charles Kincaid, was thrown into large
package-chest and locked up, and the
safe robbed of $4,000 to $4,000 in
money and bonds. Kincaid says he was
lying on one of the package boxes il the
car half asleep, when he felt heavy
hand on his shoulder, and on turning his
head around was confronted by pistol
in the hands of masked man. Before
he could speak he was seized by the collar
of his coat from behind, and, under
cover of two more pistols in the hands
of another masked man, was thrust into
q large package box, which had been
emptied of its packages by the robbers,
and the lid closed on him and locked.
He does not know what occurred after
that until the train reached st. Louis,
where he was released, except that he
heard the men working at the safe, and
supposed they were robbingit. He says
the doors of the car, besides being lock-
ed with the ordinary snap-lock, are Sc
cured by chains tasted loosely on the in
side, 80 that they can be opened few
inches, but still 80 secure that nobody
can enter the car. Kincaid, on taking
charge of the car at Kansas City, observ.
ed that one of the staples on the rear
door had been drawn out, and that the
chain on that door was useless. After
leaving Mexico the messenger has moth
ing to do, and usually takes short maps in
that end of the route. When Kincaid
laid down on the package box he took
the preCaution to place his heaviest
trunk, weighing about 150 pounds, against
the door, 80 that even if it twere unlocked
from the outside it could not be opened
without pushing this trunk away. This
was done, but so noiselessly that the
messenger, in his half asleep condition,
ulu uOL HodT lJ' vi tlO dIIlNhl VI Iuo
train here he was released from his con-
tinement in nearly smothered condi-
tion, The car was in pretty good order,
but the safe was rifled of all valuables.
Kincaid can give but a very meagre
description of the robbers, and the de-
teCtives here have 80 far very little infor-
nation to work on. 1t is thought the
robbers crossed the bridge and started
East Immediately after the arrival of the
train, or that they left the train as soon
as they finished the robbery. KinCaid
thinks they boarded the train at st.
Charles, but the fact that the door of the
express car had been tampered with at
Kansas City leads to the belief that the
robbers might have come from that point
as passengers.
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FORESTS.

A paper on forests, by George May
Powell, Chairman of the Forest Commit
tee, was read lately at the Farmers Club,
Boston. We extract as follows;
"Over ten thousand miles of recent
travel in prairie States west of the Mis-
sissippi has convinced me that in forest
care and culture the men of the West
are, as they are in many other things,
the advance guard of America. Our coun-
trymen living east of line drawn north
and south from the mouth of the Shen-
andoah are evidently needing more in
struction and exhortation on this sub
ject than are those living west of such a
line. The attention given to this import
ant subject should be increased. By the
formation and maintenance of fire bar
riers to protect what were only thickets
fifteen or twenty years ago millions of
acres Of thrifty young trees have been
created in the West. Many of these for
ests, which were then composed of mere
bushes, the main stems of which were
only two or three inches in diameter,
are now beautiful and thrifty trees with
trunks from two to four feet in Circum-
ference. They are growing on the sew
eral farms, in tracts of from five to fifty
acres, and furnish fuel and fencing-posts
in sufficient quantities to demonstrate
that less expenditure is needed to create
an abundant, permanent supply of tim
Der for fuel and CONSTITUTIONAL purposes
than would be needed to create the same
values in any other rural industry. Many
a farm in these regions has thus had fifty
fold more added to its actual salable
value by identifying the property than
the cost of trimming and thinning, and
protection from cattle and fires. Cattle are
almost as destructive to growing timber
as fires. Little bits of forests which in
many cases have been reared to the
windward of the homes of the West have
also paid for themselves by promoting
warmth for the houses and stoCkyards OF
their owners, and thus saving feed and
fuel. Their influence for good on the
health and climate of these regions is
also becoming noticeable. Careful hy-
groscopic and thermoscopic observations
extending through the next twenty years
would demonstrate continuance of the
gain in these respects from forest cul.
ture." ..... .
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NEW ENGLAND FAILURES.

Boston, Mass, December II. - The
Boston Commercial Bulletins lists contain
the following reported failures:
Jacob L. Bernstein, clothing, Washing
ton street, Boston. The liabilities are
put at about $40, 900 and nominal assets
at about the same figure. ...
E. P. Cutter, hats and caps, Dock
square, Boston. The liabilities are about
$4,000, mostly in favor of Boston par
ties. Settlement has been made with
most of the creditors at twenty-five cents
on the dollar.
John Rich & Co., ship stores, 1852 Com
mercial street, Boston. The liabilities
are some $4,000 and the assets some
$26, 800. The firm propose fifty cents on
the dollar, in notes at three and six
months.
The secured claims in the case oi
Moseley, Hodgman & Co., iron, Boston
amount to about $45,OOO, all in favor Of
the Massachusetts Loan and Trust Com
pany, the value of the securities held
being some $56,500 The unsecured LA
bilities amount to about $4,000. Some
5000 of the unsecured claims are in
favor of Philadelphia parties.
The liabilities of the clearinghouse oi
Freeland, Harding and Loomis amount to
about $S54,000. The assets on a rough
estimate were put at 100000. -
J. B, Dilloway, shoe dealer, and Allen
q Welch, furniture dealers, in Boston,
Liabilities and assets are small.
B. E. Harmon, shoe manufacturer,
Lynn. l..a'
Morton & Whiting, hammer manufac-
turers, Plymouth, Mass.
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CRIMES AND CA USUALTIES

AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 17.-Charles D.
Tilly, who was wounded in a duel yes
terday, died tonight, He was native
of Ireland. ..
GARNET, Kan, Dec. ia Mr.. Cham.
berlain OF Ohio, this afternoon shot and
killed his brother-in-law, Mr.. Hamilton
merchant of this place. Chamberlain
was arrested. He says he shot Hamilton
in consequence of business difficulties.
GEORGETOWN, KY, Dec. 17.-Henry
Thomson and Oscar Barbic quarrelled
to-day conc 4rning a debt due the latter
and Barbic shot Thomason in the abdo-
men. The dying man fell and exClaim-
ed, ut is cold-blooded murder" Bar
bic was arrested.
CARSON Cry, Dec, 17-One Burt was
hanged by masked men last night to the
gate of the cemetery. He had been en-
gagged in many cases of arson and rob-
berry, and had escaped through want of
legal evidence. He was a native Of New
York, 26 years of age.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 17.-Gen. Babcock has
been sent for. He is expected here to-
morrow to plead and have his case set
down for trial. 1t will doubtless be cer-
tilted up to the United States Circuit
Court for the January term and be called
after those of Mckee and Mcguire.
ST., LOUIS, Dec. 17,-Henry HoIlens-
chied, a German, was hanged at Sher-
man. Missouri, this afternoon, for killing
his son.in-law, Christian Alband in June
last. Hollenschied's wife, only one year
his junior, was convicted as an accessory
and was sentenced to be hanged with
him, but Governor Hardin commuted
her sentence to imprisonment for life.
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AFFAIRS IN PERU.
GREAT FINANCIAL DEPREssIoN--BLooDY
POLITICAL AFFAIRS. ...

GREAT FINANCIAL DEPREssIoN--BLooD
POLITICAL AFFAIRS. ...
PANAMA, December 7.-The news by
last steamer from Peru, to the 28th ult.,
is unfavorable. The refusal of the Gov
ernment to accept the terms offered by
the Societe Generate has thrown finan-
cial matters into worse state than be-
fore. Business is absolutely stagnant,
gold and silver are on the rise, and mer-
chants refuse to sell goods as no ex-
change can be procured on Europe for
remittances. It is recommended that
the debt of the Treasury to the bank be
discharged, in which case their discounts
would Immediately be recommended and
money made easy.
A BLOODY POLITICAL FIGHT.
Election disputes have not yet ceased
in Peru. At Huanta, a town in the dis
trict of Agacacho a serious conflict took
place on the 10Th ultimo between the
val parties Of the would-be representa-
tives. For twelve hours the battle ragged
among the polling booths to obtain pos
session of them, and when night fell and
ammunition became short twenty dead
bodies lay in the Plaza, with the ad-
joining houses filed with wounded.
From the absurd Interpretation of the
Constitution the police were not allowed
to interfere lest the Government might
be accused OF trying to intimidate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-23

I.H
AN examination of the records of the
Methodist General Conference for 1872
shows that Gilbert Haven was elected
Bishop on the third ballot, and by a bare
majority, He had only 2O9 votes, and
the number necessary for choice was
203. Haven was the seventh in order OF
the eight bishops then chosen, and there
was considerable opposition to him on
account of his well-known propensity to
mix religion with politics, and because
he was bachelor. At the same Confer
ence the Rev. DR.. Newman was pushed
for a bishopric with all the influence
which the White House controlled, but
he received only 81 votes, and retired
from the contest. AS q rule, Methodists
do not submit readily to political dicta.
ton in church AFFAIRS -Exchange.
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NEWS.
FRANCE.

BRUSSELS, December 16.-A terrible ex-
plosion occurred to-day in coal mine at
Framieres, near Mons. A full force Of
men were at work at the time, and the
time, and the loss of life is appalling. 1t
is reported that ITO miners were killed,
Eleven have been taken out injured
The accident was caused by fire.damp.
THE FRENCH MINlsTRY-M. SAY DETER.
MINED TO RESIGN - GENERAL CISsEY
ELECT TED SENATOR.
VERSAILLES, December 1.-THE Min
isterial crisis caused by the intended
withdrawal of M. Leon Say, the Minister
of Finance, continues, inasmucL as NJ,
Say persists in his determination to re-
sign.
In the Assembly to-day General Cis-
sey, Minister of War, was elected to the
Senate.
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THE LENNIE MUTINY.
THE MUTINoUs CREW TO BE TAKEN FROM
FRANCE TO ENGLAND.

LONDON, December o. English de.
teCtives and force of English police are
about to start for France to bring back
the crew of the British ship Lennie,
Captain Hatfield, from Antwerp for New
York, who, it will be remembered, mu-
tinted on the 3lst of October last and
killed the master, mate and boatswain.
The probability is that the Government
will despatch gunboat for the purpose.
Eleven of the crew of the Lennie will
be charged with murder. A large mum.
Der Of witnesses will also be brought
here. The examination of the Greek
sailors will begin at Nantes on Monday
next, the British Consul assisting.
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A bronze statue of Cromwell has been
presented to Manchester, England by
Mrs. Abel Haywood. 1t is nine feet high,
weighing more than atom and rests upon
a solid block of rough hewn granite.
The Lord Protector is represented in the
military costume of the period and his
features are dignifed and impressive.
The cost of the Statue is $4,000.
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Every recruit for the British army has
to spend four hours in gymnastic exer-
cises each day during the first three
months of his service. The various gym
nasiums provided for this purpose by the
Government are fitted with all the COM
mon athletic appliances, and skilled in
structors.
The height of "a girl divinely tall is
said to be s'heaven feet.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-23

A new Funeral Reform Company, in
London, the other day, got up a
mock funeral hearses, sables, mourning
coaches, mutes, and all the other trap
pings of woe being supplied. They pa
raded the streets, while men on the foot
way distributed handbills, calling atten'
ton to the superb outfit, I..i
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SCOTLAND.
THE EARL OF DERBY-HIs INSTALLATION
AS RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ED.
INBJRGH


INBURGa.
EDINBURGH, December 1.-THE Earl
of Derby was to-day formally installed
as Rector of the University of Edin-
burgh, and delivered his inaugural ad-
dress. In the evening he made a speech
before the Working-men's Conservative
Association, in the course of which he
alluded to England's relations with
Egypt. He denied that the Suez Canal
purchase signifed a reversal of Eng
lands policy ON the Eastern question,
and disclaimed any desire on the part
of the part of the Government to estab-
lish protectorate over Egypt. He de-
clared the only object of the Govern
ment was to obtain additional security
and uninterrupted access to India.
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President Grant, his family and mum.
Der of members of the Cabinet and Con-
gress arrived in Philadelphia last even
ing, and will visit the Centennial
Grounds to-day.
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Anehy
A CHRISTMAS HYMN.

N OAA ANAlOA bAAAhJ - @AA's
kWAs the calm and silent night
Bowen hundred years and fifty-three
HaA Rome been growing up TO might,
And now was queen Of land and sea.
10 sound was heard Of clashing wars
Peace brooded Ger the hushed domain
ApOllo, Pallas, Joye, and Mars
Meld undisturbed their ancient reign,
In the solemn midnight
Centuries ago. |l
'RvAa In the calm and silent night i.l
aAe senatorof naughty Rome, y / ~.
IrupAtient urged his chafiofs fight,
Vfom lordly revel rolling home
TRsnmphal arches, cleaning, swell
Hh breast with thoughts Of boundless sway
WAat rocked the Roman what befel
pAltry province far away,
In the solemn midnight,
Centuries agof
WIshln that province far away
went plodding home weary boor;
A H.reak Of light before him lay,
VSllen through half shut stable door
AsrOas his path. Hepassed-fOr nauSht
aSld what was going on within;
How keen the stars, his only thought
ne air how calm, and cold, and thin,
In the solemn midnight
Centuries ago
On. strange indifference low and high
DRowsed over common joys and cares
The earth was Btill-but knew not why
TAe world was listening, unawaTes'
HOw calm moment may precede
One that shall thrill the world for ever
To hat still moment, none would heed,
Mans doom was linked no more TO sever
In the solemn midnight
n .v Centuries agol #nras
"A III the calm and solemn night
A thousand bells ring out, and throw
FAcir Joyous peals abroad and smite
The darkness-char and holy now
TNe night that erst no name had worn,
\ TOk happy name Is given; u. '.I
Rus In that stable Icy, newborn, I,|.
rs No peaceful prince Of earth and heaven.
In the solemn midnight,
Centuries agol
ALFRED DoMMETT.
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ENGLAND AND EGYPT.
THE RECALL OF THE ZANZIBAR EXPEDI.
TION CONFIRMED

LONDON, December 17.-A special tele.
gram from Cairo, dated to-day, appears
in the Times this afternoon, which con-
firms the recall of Egypts Zanzibar ex-
pedition.
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Sec. 4. No book or periodical inculcG.
ting infidel sentiments, or in opposition
to Christianity, or of an immoral charac-
ter, shall be admitted to the Library or
Reading Room.
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ARTICLE vIII.--FINANcE.

The Committee on Finance shall de-
wise and put in operation plans for OBJ
tanning funds to defray the expenses and
increase the Library of the association,
they shall exercise careful oversight
over the expenditure of its funds, and
they shall audit all bills before being
presented to the Treasurer, and also the
Treasurer's accounts for the current year.
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ARTICLE NAME AND OBJECT

GecEon /. The name of the association
shall be The Young Mems Christian AS
sociation of Canton, Ohio.
sc. O. The object of this association
shall be the Improvement of the mental,
social and religious condition of young
men, By ways and means to be hereafter
6eai1nRted, ~
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ARTICLE n.-MEMBERs.

ANY person may become, and herein
offay continue. a member of this associa-
ton by the payment in advance, Of two
dollars annually and signing this Constl-
tuition
ARTICLE nt.-DUTIEs OF MEMBERS.
The members of the association shall
seek out young men, invite them to avail
Themselves of the privileges Of the public
reading room, seek to induce them to be,
come members of the association, and
endeavor by every laudable means to
bring them within healthful, moral, men,
tai and social influences. e-
ARTICLE Iv.-oFFICERs.
Sec. 1.-The officers of the association
shall be men of good moral character,
and shall consist of President, Vice
President, Corresponding Secretary, Re
cording Secretary and Treasurer, and
shall be elected annually by ballot.
Sec. O. There shall be standing commit
tees of Eve persons each, viz: aaN
Committee on Library and Rooms.
Committee on Finance.
Committee on Lectures.
Committee on Social Work.
Committee on Christian Work,
Sec 8. The officers and standing COM
mitteeg shall retain, their offices until
their successors are elected and have ta-
ken theirseats. lI.i II
ARTICLE v.-EXECUTIvE COMMITTEE.
The officers of the association shall
constitute an Executive Committee,
whose duty it shall be to act for the asso-
citation in cases of emergency, and to sug-
geet such measures as they may deem
expedient. Their proceedings shall be
reported to the association at each regu-
Lar meeting, and shall be subject to its
approval, r r5Atwy.NA
ARTICLE U.-DUTIEs OF OFFICERS.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent, or in his absence, of the Vice Prest.,
To preside at all meetings of the associa-
ton, and present at the annual meetings
a full report of the associations doings
and progress during the year.
See 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Sec
retary to keep correct record Of the pro-
ceedings of all business meetings, to no.
tfy all officers of their election, and the
chairman of committees of their appoint
ment, preserve full register ofthe mem
bers Of the association, and keep copies
of all letters written and received.
Sec 8. The Treasurer shall take charge.
of all moneys belonging to the associa-
ton, shall cause all dues to be collected,
and disburse the same only upon the
order (of the Finance Commit zee, and
shall render quarterly annual reports of
his transactions and the condition of the
treasury. -' A I'''I
ARTICBB yII.--JlBRARY AND ROOMS.
Sec. /. These shall be in the charge of
the Committee on Library and Rooms,
who shall make provision for lighting,
warming and keeping the rooms in good
order, use all suitable means for the
preservation of books and periodicals,
and approve of all publications previous
to their admission into the Library and
Reading Room. .-
Sc. 3. The Rooms shall be open atsuch
hours 40 the committee shall deem best,
and the books and periodicals shall be
free to all who may come. tH
Sec 3.iThe privilege of taking books
from the Library shall he given to all the
members of the association, and to all
Others giving satisfactory reference upon |
the payment Of 81 50 per annum, or ten
cents per week. .-.
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.Misfenanenus.
CONMITUTTON OF THE Y. NJ c. A.
PREAMBLE.

We, the subscribers, impressed with the
importance of concentrated effort in pro-
noting the welfare Of the young men of
this city, do hereby agree to adopt for
our government the following Constitu-
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THE PERUVIAN DEBT.
LONDON, December 1854 M.-Default
has been made in the payment of the
Peruvian debt.
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Since the last war, of 1870, the Euro.
pean armies have cost the immense sum
of FIVE billions of dollars. laL 30. ITI
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ARTICLE Ix.-LEcTUREs.

1t shall be the duty of the Committee
on Lectures TO provide for health, fuel,
instruction and entertainment by means
Of public lectures, night schools, literary
entertainments, consisting of readings
and recitations, interspersed with music,
or in any other way which may be
deemed appropriate.