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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26
Protest OF Germans Against Their
Language Being Prohibited i'm the
SchoOls--CIaim OF the Catholic Par
ish schools Tor "a Share of school
Moneys.

New YoRE, March l9.--The German
mass meeting yesterday evening at Coop.
| er Institute, to protest against the pro.
posal in he board Of education to ex.
punge the German language from the
public schools, was in point of numbers
and the enthusiasm displayed practically
a success.
he action of the trustees of Roman
Catholic schools in asking for share of
the benefits of the public schools has
been received with surprise by many
members of the board of education.
Vicar General Quinn states that under
the administration of the late Mayor
Hayemeyer not dollar could be obtained
for their support, and the trustees des-
paired of obtaining any assistance from
the present corporation. The expense of
maintaining parOchial schools amounted
to about two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars per annum, exclusive Of school
buildings, which had already cost between
two and three millions of dollars. The
number Of children attending these
schools amounted to fully thirty thousand,
assigned to about fifty schools.
Of course the Roman Catholic
property owners, by supporting the
parochial schools in their respective par
ishes, were not exempted from paying
their proportion of the taxes which went
to the fund for education Of the children
Of other people; consequently it would be
impossible TO maintain parochial schools
in such manner as to afford the public all
the advantages to he obtained in public
| schools.
Rev. Father Farrell, of St. Peters
Church, a prominent advocate of the
parochlal school system, saws it is only
fair that Catholics, who are all taxed for
support Of the public schools, should re-
ceiye portion of these taxes for sup.
port of their own schools, as log as il
could be shown that the standard Of ed.
ucation taught n them was in eyerv way
equal to that of the public schools. They
would be satisfied with even third of
the amount paid per head for
children of the public schools.
The support Of public schools cost about
$50 per child and parochial schools would
be satisfied TO receive $l2 or Sl3 per
child. Thy were perfectly willing then
claims should be submitted to a commit.
tee and had entire confidence in the iudg
ment of any body of conscientious
/ citizens.
The committee Of the board Of educa.
tion is soon to confer with the trustees OF
the Catholic schools. The present school
law provides that no school shall be en-.
titled TO OF receive any portion Of the
school moneys-in which religious doc.
trines or the tenets Of any particular
Christian or other religious sect shall be
taught.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26
The Cruller Girl.

The girl who sells crulers, in the
Brooklyn City court room is rapidly
making fortune. She daily brings five
hundred cruliers int court at recess. and
goes away with Eer basket empty and s5
IN pocket. She is about fifteen years old.
and as smart as steel trap. She is not
disturbed in the least by the solemn sur.
roundings Of the court room, and if she
thought Judge Nelson was hungry would
not have the slightest hesitation in ask
ing him to purchase from her stock. She
approaches the principal counsel with an
undaunted air. tells them her basket IS al.
most empty. and perSuadeS them to buy
twenty or thirty crullers, which they give
away. She has rival in the person of
an aged African, who also sells crullers.
When he approaches she merely saws,
Ny crullers are homemade" accompa.
nyiug the remark with glance Of scorn
under which the unfortunate colored
man covers. Marks, Mr.. Abbott's office
boy, calls her "My dear" and the deli.
cate attention is responded to by the gift
ot an extra cruller.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26
The Germain Family.

Catherine German, who was recently
surrendered, with her sisters, by the
| Cheyennes, and is now at the mission al
Cheyenne Agency, tells
THE FOLLOWING STORY:
"My fathers family consisted Of him.
self Lydia g., bis wife, and seven child,
rem: Rebecca, aged 81 Stephen, - 10.
hanna, Is myself, IL; Sophia, IL; Julia
7, and Nancy 5. We left our old home in
Morganton, Fannin county, Ga, about
five years ago, and removed to Howell
county, Mo. From there we went to
Kansas. and, when overtaken by the in
dams, were going to Colorado for my
sister Johanna's health.
Eve cncamped on the banks of the
Smoky Hill River, in Central Kansas,
about Ii miles from the track of the
Kansas Pacific railroad, and within 30
miles Of Fort Wallace, on Thursday
night, Sept. 10, 1874. The next morn.
ing / went down the rivers bank To drive
up the cattle, and, when returning, heard
shots and yels. Running towards the
wagon, saw my poor father shot through
the back, and my mother tomahawked
by big Indian. They were both
scalped while yet living. An ola squaw
ran up and stuck an AK into fathers head
and left il there. Rebecca seized an AK
and attempted to defend herself. She
was soon Overpowered and knocked down
insensibe. While lying on the ground.
covered with blood, several Indians out
ragged her person. They then tore her
clothes of, and covered her up with bed
clOtdes from the wagon. These were set
fire to, and my darling sister was
BURNED TO DEATH.
Stephen was killed next, his scalp being
taken. Sister Johanna and myself were
placed side by side, and they came up to
inspect US and see which one they should
kill. The choice fell On poor Johanna.
and she was shot through the head.
Tying us-Soph'a, Julia, Nancy. and
myself-they hurried us across the
prairies, going south. My clothes were
torn from me; was stripped naked and
painted by the old Squaws; and made
the wife Of the Chief who could catch me
when fastened upon horse which was
set loose on the prairie. | don't know
what Indian caught me. was made the
victim Of their desires
NEARLY ALL THE TRIBE
and was beaten and whipped time and
time again. They made me carry wood
and water, like the squaws had to
kill dogs, and cook them for the Indians
to eat. We had nothing but dog.melt
and horse meat.
During the time We were away from
the home camp on the Staked Plains, |
nearly froze. The snow was very deep,
and | had nothing to keep me warm but
a blanket. Both my feet were frozen,
and my nails came of from my feet. So
phia was with me but little of the time
where she went, don't know
Il am positive that | can identify every
one Of the seventeen members of the
party that murdered my family. Medi-
cine Water was With them, and, | be-
lieye, was the leader. donot care to 20
away from here. as hayeno home. They
are very kind to me at the Mission, and |
feel that good Mrs. Mills is another to me.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26
Mr. TiIton's Companion n, wins,ed

The facts about the age Of the young
woman who accompanied Tilton on his
lecturing trip to Winsted Ct, in 1869.
and has been mixed up in the scandal
that grew out Of it, have at last come to
light. Her name is Sarah Loveioy.
daughter Of ex.Congressman Loveioy. and
she is at present living in Illinois. She is
now % years of age, and consequently was
but IL when she went to WinSted-"a
school girl, as TIlton testified, instead of
mature woman Of p or %, as Holmes.
the Beecher witness Of last week, declared
her to be. As for the "disheveled hair"
that troubled Holmes so much, the editor
Of the Winsted Herald says he remem.
oers seeing the girl and especially her
hair, which She wore at the lecture in a
negligce style that was new to the WIN.
sted public, the incident making an i'm
preston ON his mind because Miss Love.
Joy was the first to introduce the fashion.
which his daughter at once adopted.
Altogether, the attempt by the Beecher
lawyers to injure the girls reputation and
damage Tilton by resurrecting this Win.
sted incident seems to have been decid.
eddy ill-adyised, to say the least.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26
An indian story.
tFrom the Sioux City Journal.

IRON the Sioux Clty journal.
We learn from gentleman of this city
who is just back from trip up the river
the particulars Of a rather extraordinary
case Of experience in the last awful "bliz.
zard. An Indian and his squaw were
caught out in the storm while journeying
from Fort Randall to the Fort Thompson
Agency and, becoming bewidered, took
refuge in a small ravine. They wrapped
their blankets about them and set down
under the bank. The snow soon covered
them, but the Indian kept hole through
the rapidly forming drift with his gun,
which he would poke up occasionally.
They remained there all night, and the
drift became so high in the meantime that
he was obliged to splice the ramrod to
the end Of his rifle in order to reach to
the top and keep up ventilation. During
their cheerless Imprisonment the squaw
was delivered Of a child, and it was christ.
ened "Snow-Drii.."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26
MRS. EIouIton's Dilemma.

lrrom brooklyn Letter.
There were four witnesses for the plain.
till, whose production was as accidental
as their evidence was powerful. Mrs.
Mou ton made the strongest impression
OF all. The sweetness and candor of her
nature, her Christian character and re-
hnement, and the marked difference be.
tween her wemanly countenance and the
dark and flushed defendant who listened.
affected the specta.o rs no less than him
sell, and provoked from him an unclerical
and ungentlemanly remark to her uncle,
which Mr.. Robinson did not reply to,pity.
ing Beecher too much, while Beecher's
own counsel, Tracy, rough as he is, has.
tenod to apologize for the pastor.
Here let me add what the intimidation
had been which this poor little woman
had to risk by appearing. Aware of
what she knew, and that she would net
be scared off by anything true. such a.
her slight association with Mrs. Wood.
hull, the defendant, through his and Jim
FISK $ old counsel, prepared TO ndict Mrs.
Moulton and her husband jointly, on the
lmputatlon that her first child was born
inside Of the full period of CESSATION.
from this they designed to draw the in.
ference that the husband had been ad
m'tted to the great business house of
Woodruff and Robinson by compromising
their niece. This Infamous plot was
found out and carried from the Beecher
camp to Mr.. Beach's partner, who re.
turned with it to Brooklyn; Frank
Moulton made short work of
1t. He announced that whoever should
ask his wife such question would be
shot dead in the court room. They knew
his red headed nature, and went no fur.
thor than to begin the cross.examinatiou
by inquiring the age Of the boy at the
period when his mother took HIM TO Mrs.
Woodhull's.
The design was to test her nerves.
Mrs. Moulton's visit to Mrs. Woodbull
was made with good wife's wise seleo.
ton, in the company Of her husbands
mother and her husbands child. An en-.
ISOLDE of the revived fondness between this
couple since Beecher's detection. is the
near anticipation Of another Moulton the
second, after the unproductiveness Of
years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26
scandal GIennInr,.

An ardent partisan Of Beecher saws
that, as the laws of this State allow a de.
iendant in suit 10 address the Jury ON
his own behalf, and. as defendant
friends are not satisfied that his counsel
with the exception Of Evarts. are a match
Tor lilton's It has been decided that
beeeher will avail himself Of the legal
privilege, take the floor, and address the
jury: Should this be correct, the speech
viii be one Of the most memorable and
interesting on record. -Neic York as.
patch 10 The Chicago Times.
= New York paper tells this story
one sunday Mr.. Sherman called Mr..
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26

Bangs. whom regard as one of the very
best officers in that department, Che is
careful; he understands his business has
made the statement that it will give to us
$2,000,000 Of revenue il we adopt the
amendment.
BANGS LETTER
referred only to samples Of merchandise,
and stated simply that, il the same
amount Of merchandise should 90 through
the mails under the increased postage as
now, the amount Of revenue would be IN.
creased S2,000,000. The only communi.
cation from the Postmaster General was
a brief note calling attention to letters Of
Bangs. The amendment was then
adopted in the Senate without further
explanation.
IN THE HOUSE.
The only proceedings in the House upon
the amendment were these: The clerk
read the text Of the amendment, and Nj
Garfield said: "This is change Of posi-
age in regard to certain kind Of merchan.
dlSe, and meets the concurrence of the
onmittee on appropriations" The
amendment was concurred in. Ramsey
subsequently tried to get a further
amendment for the express companies re-
ducing the 4-pound limit to pounds, but
failed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26

Beecher to talk over some points in the
case. Mr.. b. declined to have anything
to do with the matter. 1t was Sunday,
he said, and he wanted to rest. The
lawyer reminded him that the case was
coming on, and as defendant he must at.
tend to it. de also told him Of the "ox
and the AK that were drawn out of the
pit on the Sabbath day, to which the pas
tor Of Plymouth Church, struggling up
his shoulders, replied, "Shearman, look
at me. Did you ever know bigger ass
to fall into a deeper pil 2
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26

"A small boy sat down in a chair at
the Central Station Saturday to warm
his feet, and, observing that the lads
mouth was stained with molasses candy,
an officer asked; $50 you like molasses
candy, ehl" "If didn't do you s'pose
Id git Jpn the night and hook money
out'd dads wallet to buy il, and then
squeeze into BARI in the alley SOS not
to let the boys see me eat itr" Innocent.
~ responded the lad.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26

whist time is it," asked one passen.
ger Of another in Detroit depot the
other day. "Ten minutes to wait. was
the answer, as the man looked up at tho
timetable.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26

We must respectfully decline the
pathetic poem entitled, Il Cannot Tell
Lie, IL Is too late--and il would
have been too late il il had Gene earlier.
--ROcheSier Union.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26
CURRENT NEWS HENS.

Gen. Cowen, Assistant Secretary of
the Interior, is on his way to Utah on bus
mess Of the department.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-16


THE election in Maine is a surprise OF
Democrats. Reports from 264 towns
show Republican majority of ,494, the
same towns last year giving maj ority of
9,433. In these towns the Republican
majority is reduced by6,OOO votes. There
are 229 towns and plantations" to hear
from, The majority one year ago was
nearly 1000 in the State. The Demo
Gratis gain in the Legislature. If the Re-
publicans have a majority of the votes Of
the State, it is very small In 1872 they
had a majority of thirty-two thousand
votes. Grantism has become unsavory
everywhere.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-16

THE news from California grows better
and better, the last report making the
political complexion Of the Legislature
stand as follows Senate, ro Democrats,
3 Independent Democrats, 9 lndepend-
ents and seven Republicans; House, 90
Democrats. Independent Democrat, 7
Independents and il Republicans
"How are the mighty fallen I" The once
powerful Republican organization, in a
legislative body composed Of IIo mem
bers, now has but IS representatives,
while that party--the Democratic--which
was openly proclaimed as dead some
years ago. has s. members in the same
body, Truly the reward Of faithfulness,
perseverance and energy is at hand.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-16

NE1GHBoR BAScoM talks about Lous-
chaefer and water works in the Re60sf.
toyy rather than to say much concerning
the election in California. This is done
with a view, doubtless, of helping the
water works man in the suit now pend
ing, in which the city of Canton is plain
tiff. The city wants a full statement
rendered, and showing up of what be-
came of the funds that passed into Mr..
Schaefer's hands. Surely, our taxpayers
have right to that, and we are aston
ished that neighbor Bascom should per-
nit himself and his journal to be so pros
tituted as to oppose SO fair demand and
so proper a suit. We regret that the
Opera man so completely controls The
columns of the Repository and its editor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-16

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-16

HENRY c. CARY, Republican, wrote
to the Detroit Convention that the public
debt of the country was increasing at the
rate of $500, 900 900 per year. By refer
ence to the statements of the Treasury
for June and July it will be seen that the
total debt on the 3Ist of July was 5000
900 greater than it was on the goth of
June-the precise figures being, June,
a,732,2S4,s3I 95; July $2,2HSI3,-
o4S SO increase, $5,627, ,JI6 OF.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-16
DiOtding the School Fund.

Again, these Republican demagogues
would make the people believe that the
Geghan Bill is an entering wedge to the
division of the School Fund of Ohio. But
no sensible voter should for moment
believeor permit himself to be inhuenc-
ed by such shallow nonsence, The Con.
stitution of Ohio, made by Democratic
Constitutional Convention more than
twenty years ago, and ratified by the
people at the ballot box, forevever pro-
hibits any division of that fund, nor is
any political party in Ohio in favor of
such division. The whole charge, as
harped upon by Republican papers,and
stumpeE, is the merest clap-trap! derna-
goguery andqfalsehood, gotten aup for
political buncombe. For full aud able
discussion Of this matter of dividing the
School Fund the attention of the reader
is respectfully invited to the mastery
speech of Gen. Morgan, which is publish
ed IN this prper. ytn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-16
Read an Eminent Republicans S
ODiniOn of the GeqhQn Bill,


Hon. JOSEPH MEDTLL, editor of the
Chicago 7ri6Hne, is we'll known to
many people Of Stark county, having
once resided among us. His paper is
among the foremost and most influential
Republican papers of the country. A
few weeks ago it spoke Of the so-Galled
Ohio Geghan Bill as follows;
Relative to the Geghan Bill, passed
"by the Legislature in Ohio, and provid-
ing equal privileges for all religious
"sects in public, reformatory, penal and
" eleemosynary institutions, there is no
"gaestioa as 10 its intrinsic py0briety
" and Justice. The 2r16Hne has never
" reflected upon the character of this law,
"on the contrary it has approved its
purpose, and believes that such law
Should be adopted in all States where
"bigoted Officials exclude the inmates
"of any public institution from the con-
" ISOLATION of their own church where
there is no official attempt of this kind
"the law is unnecessary. The law en-
"bodies principle of common justice,
(which needs only to be formulated
"where the principle has been ignored. "
- -CHfC1p0 TiTbnne
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-16

Mr.. WELSH, in his letter, makes a
point against Delano and his associates
that must compel attention. A contrac-
tor, Mccain, is shown to have been of
as lax morality in the matter of mileage
as any Congressman, the amount which
in a single operation he was permitted to
steal, being $4,000. The awarding Of
his contract also was marked by several
irregularities, all of which were, it need
hardly be said, to the disadvantage of
the Government. How Mr.. Delano
works his deep designs by allowing the
appointment of a timid and honest
agent then leading him to infer-which
is only too true-that the department
wishes him TO conduct his business in a
certain irregular way, is only explained.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-16
LEGAL.
Partition Notice.

Catharine Poland, John Poland, Sarah Walcutt
Elias Walcuit, Lucinda Myers, Amanda Myers,
Cora A. Cluii, WIN. Cluh. W. II. Palmer, Clara Il,
Palmer, Joseph 7. Palmer and John 4. Palmer
all Of stark county. Ohio, and George W. Miller,
of Fort Wayne, Indiana will take notice that
petition wasfled against ,hem on the 10th day of
September, A. d. 1875, In the Court Of Common
Pleas of Stark county, Ohio, by Susan Lichtey
and is now pending, wherein said Susan Lichtey
demands partition of the following real estate,
situate in stark county, Ohio, to.wst: Out Lots
numbered 2i47 and 244S, as described on the map
Of the city Of Canton, In said county, the former
containing 64 acres, more Or less and the latter
acres more OF less Also, lots numbered S55, 1896
1897 1896 1899 19Ol 1908 1907 1908 1902 1910, 1911,
1872 1913 1914 1915 1916 1919 and 1910 in the city
of Canton, IN said county and that at the next
term of said court the said Susan Iichtey will APP
ply for an order that partition may be made of
said premises. UNDERHIbL & LAHM. esI
Attorneys for Petitioner.
September 70, 1879. ttr Il ID 6W
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-16

THE GREAT RADICAL BUGADOO !

We have already printed that poor lit
tie &c., GEGHAN BILL "E5t a couple
Of times in the DEMOCRAT since the ad-
iournment of the Ohio Legislature, but
as its meaning and effect have been so
cxtravagantly misrepresented by RePub-
lican demagogues in Ohio in the papers
and on the stump, distorting its features
into such a frightful bugaboo to excite
religious prejudice and scare weak-mind-
ed people, we again print the bill, so
that any who may have forgotten the
provision of the poor little thing can read
it again and refresh their memories.
Hear it is;