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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20
CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE UNION.

The Annual Convention OF the Metropolitan
Catholic Temperance Union VIII be held at New
burg, N. Y, on Monday, February 20, and In every
respect Will be the largest and most important
meeting ever held by this organization. The gain
in the number OF societies within ten months has,
been a tribe over eighty per cent. Az the coming
Convention g number OF very important amend-
ments VIII be presented. The Union interferea
neither dgeotH nor indirectly With Rolll.cs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20
ana 1t VIII undoubtedly lead to some important

COLLECTOR ARTHUR
said that most unquestonably this seizure was an
important key to the unlocking OF some grear
roguerles. but be not at liberty al this early
stage OF the proceedings, in the interest jusfIce
indicate where the suspicious OF the auth critics
pointed. Mr. Phelps, chef OF the Ninth division,
said tnat he would not foresta the report OF his
Chief but he had no hesitation In stating that this
discovery woulf unearth the most gigantic series
or swindles against the revenue, carried on Dy
men OF capital and influence, ever broken up by
tine Customs Department
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20
ARREST OF A THIEF.

John Davis, who is charged with having stolen
two pieces Of silk from the store Of Clough d Co.
No. IS spring street, was arrested b. an ofacar a
the Eighth precinct last evAninG,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20
THE ARRESTED WITNESSING. wHTTELAw REID
GIVES BAIL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1875.
MI. Wmtelaw Reid appeared in the Police Court
this morning, in company with ". W. COrcoran,
8. H. Kaufman ana other gentlemen, and his coun-
sell A. G. Riddle. Messrs. Corcoran and Kaufman
gave bail for his appearance to answer the charge
Of criminal LIBEL and the party left the court room.
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maintain ho;ei for boarding ofhcias at a cheap rate
and wh,eh the state has realized penny Of
psuper establish me Mt be demolished.
THE LEGISLATIVE CHANCES FOR GREEN.
had q long conversation to- day with one OF the
Tammany leaders on the subject OF Green's chances
OF removal The gentleman takes peculiar views Of
tons. He thinks the proper way TO get rid Of
Green Is by legislative action. He ought to be
cal grounds alone, and the WORK should be pushed
vigorously. Green has been deceitlul politician.
aas s uce now e aiv w 70
llcans and his own creatures. Carrying out the
doctrine that "to the vctors belong the spoils,"
Tammany Hall interests. "Mayor Wlckham,"
remarked, "has now been in power nearly three
out OF ONCE" .'rrue," answered nv informant
but you must recollect that Green Is
are that If Charges are preferred against him nc
may get the best OF the argument there are SO
many tnro1 3r n 20 the out o He Is
and make them believe black is white and thar he
has saved the city several millions OF dollars.
our burden tenfoid.'
OUGHT THE COMPTROLLER TO BE ELECrEDp
This same gentleman, whose common sense and
honor is well known. also expresses himself as
decidedly opposed to having the Comptroller
should be given to the Mayor, with conHrmatory
power IN the Board OF Aldermen. MT. I. J. Camp
BELTS bill provides for the election Of the Comp
trolier next fall, but this provision will no doubt
be amended before 1t becomes law
CLERKS AND MESSENGERS OF COMMITTEES.
A resolution was to-day passed in the Assembly
giving speaker Mcclure absolute power IN the
appointment OF clerks and messengers In commit
tees.
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.
talked this evening with several leading repub.
ltcans relative to future political movements OF
the party as founded upon Vice President Wilson'S
letter and other kindred topics. general desire
is expressed by these gentlemen to bring back to
the fold their liberal republican friends and unite
with them in the fall campaign The policy OF the
democrats, as exhibited In the shelving
OF Schurz In Missouri and other Western
states OF ike character where the liberal
republican element has been entirely ignored are
traced as emphatic 0mens OF @ speedy stoppage
OF the tidal wave. Harmony and concession In
their fullest extent are Their eIOre I'D vocated.
The Liberal Republican State Committee meets
here next week, when further developments In
these matters may be expected. l was also
informed tonight, by prominent republican, that
II Mr.. Fent0n or his friends had suggested the
complimentary nomination for United States Sen.
ator on that side OF the house the request would
has m heen
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STATEMENT REsUILDINo
CONGRESS
May 10 1871 appropriated per chap. ii3 Laws
Of 1871. for materials and building, including
gas and steam fitting, paint uo, CRATES and
ranges paperng plum6inR bell hanging, &c s2l 80
Appropriation per chap. S22, Laws Of 1862
repairng fitting ana furnishing 2o0oo o.
fitting aud furnishing $3.50 90
Add amount allowed to Adam Blake tor repairs
May, 1870, and December. 1877. ............. 1859 81
Total outlay .$70,564 10
Let recapituate the cost Of this cheap board
ing house TO the State and the cizen of Albany
have shown above -
Paid by the State $50 95S %
Paid by Capitol Commissioners. 30OO0 W
Total s26 S63 Is
modest sum, truly. What say you, LEGISLATORS to
these figures They are entirely correct and RELIABLE
they taken the Official records in the Comp
troller's and lreasurers oices Think OF it. taxpayers:
$2i69 % paid by Stete and citizens of Albany to
maintain hotel for boarding officials at cheap rate
which the state has realized penny OF
rent! win not the Legislature act promptly Let the
nain cSia M he
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-15
SHINGLES FOR SALEI

TlIiE very best quality of PINE SHINGLES
l. may be found Tor sale at all times at tho
A. & II, w, Il, r. depot. l refer buyers to W.,
R. Aleorn, Master Builder. La 'l-........I :
- j, +. SHARP.
Ravenna, March 16, 1S74.' - i'"l' 290-tf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-15
SABBATH-DAY LAWS.

In 1915 they made law in Massa-
chusetts, that if any one ''.conten,ptu-
ously behaved toward ye word preach
ed, or We messenger thereof. For ye
first scandale, 10. be eonvented and re-
proved openly by ye magistrate at
come lecture, and bound to good be-
I-iisvior and if = secoild time they
break forth into ye like contemplate
carriage, either to pay to into ye epub-
lie treasury, or to stand two hours
openly upon block four feet high,
on lecture day, with. a paper affixed
on their heart, with this, A.iOWantou
Gespeller, written iin capital letter
yet others may fear and be ashamed
of breaking odt into We like wicked
pess." .,rs q. ~.ss. s....s
In 1877 the general court ordered
that ga cage be set up in the market
place of Boston, and in such other
town as the country cohrts -sIrall ap-
point, wherein shall be put, to remain
till examined and punished. any one
breaking the Sabbath" For the pre-
vention of the proclamation, of the Sab
bath, and disorders on Saturday nights,
''by horses and carts passing late ou,
of ye town of Boston," it was ordered
that there should be q ward, "from
sunset, sn Saturday, until nine OF The
clock after, afd no cart was to pass
out of the town after sunset, nor any
footman or horsemaH, without good
account OF, the necessity of his bust
uess. Officers called tythin 2nleh en-
forced the observance Of the Sabbath.
The law provided that, as badge ol
Office, they should have ., 'bfack staff
about two foote long tipt at one end
with brass, about three inches" This
staff soon came. to have q feather stuck
into one end, with which to tickle the
noses of drOwsy sinners. while the
end tipt with brass enforced order on
the pates of unruly boys. In this man.
ner was the congregation Kept atten-
tive during lha Sc sTa1es EsDOeAsr-
ally lasted about an hour and half,
measured by an hour glass standing
on the plate. : TS6IglcJ o. s1!v
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-15
THE ICEBERGs IN THE NORTH.

The steamship Scandinavian, while
Off the Newfoundland coast on the
passage to Baltimore, was for thirty.
six hours among icebergs, through
whichshe cautiously threaded her way.
Sometimes she was within the ships
length of the monsters, and a fine view
of them was had. At one time ore
hundred icebergs were in sight. and
the whole number seen in the thirty
six hours is stated to have been two
hundred and fifty. Mr.. Jones, chief
officer of the steamship, sketched
many of them, and his collection Ia an
interesting one. The icebergs are in
all shapes, and in many instances of
great height, one having an altitude
OF three hundred and fifty feet above
the water. Fancy can find resem-
blance to many objects among them.
One seems to be q great ice cathedral
with its lofty spires, another an island
of ice with a modest-looking country
church at one end others are formed
with gigantic arches, and in others
are deep caverns. Some of the ice
bergs have grounded in water that is
one hundred fathoms deep, showing
how far they extend beneath the sur
face. Those that lave grounded will
probably remain stationary all sum-
mer, while those afioat will pass5 out
into midecsan. Nariners fear the
small icebergs that are only few feet
above and many below the surface
more than those of huge proportions
which can be easily discovered. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-15

A CoUNTRYMAN, has made several
calls on a neighbor without being able
to catch him in, and meeting him by
chance one morning, received the fol-
lowing Instructions rs to the course 70
be pursued on future occasions: "You
may have obsarved," he said. with a
look OF great ssgacity, "that the old
'ooman frekentIy gets riled, an when
she's that way you just foller the wall
along down to the gooseberry patch,
and you're pretty likely to find me
sunWhere's." lilf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-15
SENATE J0INlS RES0 LUTON s.

Relative to an amendment, of Article
Four of the Constitution relating to
the Judiciary.
Resolced, By tie Glhe1az assembly of the STATE
;of ohio, (thrcc-i of the members elected to
eteby I stats
:ote, at the next annual October election, upon
the approval or rejection Of the tioli"wing
four Of the Cons ssifution 16df Inc State 6fohio,
Section % commission, which shall CON
sist of live lnembcrs,- shall be lppointed by The
senate the members of which shall hold oil e
for the of thi ce years from and utter the
first day of February. 1876. TO dispose OF such
part of the business then on the doc d,s oi the
eSaitrtme Court as shafl,S by arrangement be
ytEect said cummiSsion and court be trans
ferred TO suci commission: ami. said commis-
sioa shall have like Jurisdiction and power in
res pect to such business US are or may bc vest
mission shall sossxe ahk z con Icnsat or,s 70 {
the time being. vi'hrhofj ul ;ses.o OF sah -coert
nounce II decision and its ttecsiUn sissR bcictsr
titled. entered and enforced US the judgments OF
the supreme Court, and at the expiration of the
term OF said commissioners all business undispos-
et OF. shall by it be certified to the Supreme
Court and disposed OF as il said commission had
never existed. The clerk and reporter Of said
court shall be the clerk and reporter OF said
sSeh is MS S easeeaing M IN sni e
Der those pro yide,iby lawtvs ~ ii spurt which
attendants SAID commission may appoint and
ring in said commission shall rbe filled by APP
poin TN of the Governor, with the advice and
consent OF the SEM ate, iii tho Senaoeflt IN ses
sion, and IL nles nsesAPd, bs the
Governor, but in such last case, such appoInt-
ment shall expire ut the end of the next session
of the General Assembly The General Assem-
biz may. application of the Supreme Court
duly entered on the journal of the court aud
certified. prov iue by law, " hencvcr two-iiirdS
of such eachl House shall concur therein, from
iirncto time, for the appointment in like ni.,,-
ncr or L like commission with like powers. Ju-
Iisdiction and duties. provided. chat the term
6f ANY such commission shall not exceed two
Fears, shall it be crep ed pftsner, than once
in tcr years Ii this amendment shall be adopt
ed by majority Of the electors OF the state Of
ohio voting at The ncxt election holden for the
election of senators and Representatives. it shall
becomr section twenty two of the fourth Arti-
Gle oil the Constitution of the State OF Ohio.
/ At such election the voters desiring to vote in
,Jao. "a ,c u, sSsssfr ~. - TorJn
p''so pp''sesi = M M tE<ss5Sf$SSSiOA NJ .
The voters who do not favor the adoption of
such ameindmeut, shall place upon their ballot,
the words,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-15
THE LAST STATION.


He had been sick at one of the ho-s
tells fer three or four weeks, and the
boys on the road had dropped in daily
to see how he get along, and to learn
ifthey could render him any kind-
ness. The brakeman was good fellow,
and one and all encouraged himin the.
hope that he would pull through. The
doctor didn't tregard the case as danger
Gus, but the other day the patient be-
gan sinking, and it was seem that be
could not live the night out. A dozen
of his friends sat in the room when
night came, but his mind Wandered
and he did not recognize them. 40,
1t was near one of the depots, and
after the great trucks and noisy drays
had ceased rolling by, the bells and
the short, sharp whistle of the yard
locomotives sounded painfully loud.
The patient had been very quiet for
4 half an hour, when he suddenly un-
closed his eyes and shouted; '-os,~s
"Kal-a-ma-zoo! s, ~. +. 80. dls ''i
One of the men brushed tho hair
back from the could forehead, and the
brakeman clesed his eyes, and was
quiet for time. Then they whirled
around the depot and banged the
blinds on the window of, his room,
and he lifted his hand and cried out :
jackson! Passengers going north
by the Saginaw road change carsBiil
|, The men understood. The brak e.
man thought he was coming east on
the Michigan Central. The effort
seefned to have greatly exhausted him
4 for he lay like one dead for the next
five minutes, and watcher felt for
his pulse to see il life had not gone
ont. A tug. going down. the river
4 sounded her whistle loud and 1eng,
and the dying brakeman opened his
eyes and called out ~x-vs~
Ie4Ann Al Dor q 106AA
He had been over the road a aathcus-
and times, but he had made, his last
trip. Death had drawn a spectral
4 train over the old track, and he was
brakeman, engineer and conductor.
One of the yard engines uttered a
shrill whistle of warning, as if the
/. glare of the headlight had shown to
il the engineer some stranger in peril
and the brakeman called cut: s. >'')
"Yp-slanty-change cars here fol
the Eel River road!''
4 tiles coming in fast,Dl wllspcrcd
one of the men.
H. "And the end Of his Cup will b'
the end of his life,o said second.
The dampness Of death began to col
lect on the patients forehead, and
there was that CHASTITY look on th'
!, face which death always brings. @Th'
siamming of q door down the hal
startled him again, aud he m merei fii
: head and faihayiciiled: " jiIHtlFl
"Grand TrunkJ kJunction-passenge
going east by the Grand Trunk change
!. carsp
He was soqqIet aftsl that fhaf ~
the meusgathered mound the bed, be
lieving that he was dead. His, eye'
closed, and the brakeman lifted hi
hand, moved his head, and whispered
ODE"
Not "Detroit,p but Death y He died
with the half-uttered whisper on hi'
lips. And the head light on death.
engine shone FULL in his face and GOV:
cred it yish such lpaasar ssynaugm sbll
death can brlng.-DetrOit Free Press
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ApHrLosopH1cAL coLoRED MAN.

A PHILOSOPHICAL COLORED MAN.
An eldeny.colored man, with . very
philosophical and Retrospective cast of
countenance, was squatting upon his
bundle on the hurricane deck Aof enc
of the Western river steamers, toast
ing his shins against the chimney, and
apparently plunged IN s,stats OF pro-
found meditation. His dress and ap-
pearance indicatedl familiarity with
camp life, and it being soon after the
siege and capture of Fort Donaldson,
Twas inclined to disturb BIS revcries,
and on interrogation found that he
had been with the Union forces at that
place, when questioned further. His
philosophy was so peculisr, that will
give his views in his own words, as
near as memory wiIiserve me Il -
"Were you i'm the fight?" dol
s'I had a little taste it, sa."
Stood your ground, did you2IJT
No, sa, runs
run at the first fire, did you!'
Yes, So sn' would have run sssona
had know'd it was comm.
why, that wasn't very creditable to
your courage Qrl12IfIIE1 y
Dat isn't my line, sa; cookin's my
professhuD.'
We'll but have you no rsgard for
your reputation7'. Izgs5 5aEys-
Reputatisn's muffin to me by de side
of life.' -
sDo You consider your life more
than other people'sP
Its worth more to me, sa.' ii3lii 81
Then youmpt value it very high
lyT rEsTf-l = sl8r
yes, ga, does more dan all dis
world, more dan million dollars, -,
for what would that be Wuth to aman
wild the bret out of him? Self-preser-
bation 10 de first law with me- -
But why should you act upon diff
ferent rule from other menP -Ito
Cause. sa, diffrent men sets diffrent
value upon derselves my life is not in
de market!'fSioab
But il you lost it you would have
the satisfaction Of knowing that you
died for your country ~ 80 y
What W ssald dat <bef to
me when the power of feelin' was
gone p ''@ '@'.s'
Then patriotism and honor are
nothing to your
Muffin whatever, sa.'
Tf our soldiers were like you, trait
ors might have broken up the Govern
ment without resistance .ari '
yes, sa; der would have been no
help for it. wouldn't put my life in
de scales @gainst no gaberment dat
ever existed, for no guberment could
replace deiossto me. Spect dough
dat de .Goberment safe, da all like me-
DO you think any Of your company
would have missed you, if you had
been killedr ''tf-.--
Maybe not, sa. A dead white man
amt much wild desc sojers, let alone a
dead nigga; but I'd missed myself,
and dat was de pint wild me-
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IA N D Z Fl !
Also. the NORMAN HORSE.
ID IT K E I

5yJY1LT4 make the season of 1875, at $1,000 for
, w insurance DUKE is kIsd, l5s. hanG )
igff. weighs $50 lbs. Was sired by Prince
Normandy, of knoxville. Tennessee; he ny
Marx Anthony, imported to w Winchester, Viz
ginia: in 1859, further pe,ligree with horse.
He is n horse of fnc finish and style, and
combines all the superior qualities that an ad-
mirer of horses can ask, There is no strain OF
horses fully tested standing as high for draft
purposes docs the Norman Horse. L cNhiD-
ited last fall at Warren Itavenna Newton Falls,
and Gsirrcttsville etiairs-Andie, as road horse:
Duke, as dratt-and took first premiums each
time.f OH, You all know about it, You will
find these horses through the Spring season at
the one place, two miles east of Ravenna Vii.
lage. Ill necessary accommodations for mares.
Great care to prevent accident, but no risk,
a. A4tf z. ND f.t j. L. CHRISTY.
Ravenna, March 81 1875 343-l0w
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HONE QUESTIONS.


Who knows whore pins and needles sof
where all the buttons stray?
Who knows where all the pennies 60
That somehow get away2
who knows how all the china breaks s
That wasn't touched at air -
How baby gets so black q bruise
Yet never gets 4 fallf
Who knows whence all the fashions come,
And-where they disappear slss rsgg ;
Why one brief month should make fright,
or what was "such dear?" - = Z
Who knows hew little bills can swell
To such prosiigious sizer
Who knows, indeed, what's going on
Beneath his very syess EE
Who knows just where the husband goes
When business" keeps htn outf
whoiknows when best 20 wear a snne.
And vhen % wear iDsnf Fttsti
Who knows the time to face the fact
That she's no longer younZf
Who knows how best TO speak her mind.
And how to hold her t@guef fftii
Who knows the most convenient day
To bring . friend to dinel fr, ia
Who the half or what be spends .-,,,
On clubs, cigars and wine?
VINO Knows one bonnet c8noOt i1St
Awoman half her lifs7 -t- 5-a
Who knows the woman is the same
When sweethsast tdrns % wifes .
-A4 q A4~ ~ ~ .JkAss ssas b.. - =
Who knows why all the pretty girls
Are often last TO gof r-FE CIT
How all the ugly women wed
Who never had Q beanT
Why small men fancy wives so large?
Aadlar men fancy smanf 3 gtstf
Who knows, in fact. how half the world
Wsss svcr matched at an? = sftt
Who knows how far to trust friend.
How far to hate foeg ls5.l.yt1t5
just when to speak kindly Yes.
And when q sturdy Nor rrf ri
Who knows?-The grim old Grecian sage
Says gravely, from my shelf, -
The wisest man in all the world
hhe Ihs knows himself Il Il :
- a.
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A JERsY City merchant puts acid on
the boxes around his store door. and
when a young man takes 8 seat, he
seems to suddenly remember that lie
forgot something at home, and he
walks off with surprising acid-uity.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-15

A YANKEE editor tosses up the
sponge with the remark, that at
don't pay to run a paper in a town
where business men read almanacs,
and pick their teeth with the tail of a
herring" rkKEErE ~
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"MY dear" said husband in start
led tones, after waking his wife in the
middle of the night,1"I have swallow
ed dose of strychnine "WelI.
then, do for goodness sake lie still, or
it may come up" 49, ,m. 7ai
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Buckingham's Dye.
EN-2 TTIE WHISPERS

As our Remover III many cases
requires too long time, and too
much care, to restore gray or faded
Yhiskcrs, We have prepared this
dye, in one preparation; which viii
quickly and etfcctuaIly accomplish
this result. Il is easily applied,
and produces 4 color which will
neither rub nor wash off. Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured by r. p. HALL, & CO.,
NASHUA. NH.
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For Sale or Rent!

THE subscriber offers for sale his House and
Il Lot situate on Babcock Street. The house
has rooms. I closet and pantry below. large
rooms and 2 closets above, and an cNceIl. mt cel-
lar. The lot Is well stocked with standard and
small fruits To any one wishing q desirable
home, on one OF the pleasantcst streets in the
town, will sell the above At bargain. For
price and terms apply to H. ID. Seymour, Ii not
sold In q few days it will ue for rent. s.
Salfe e.. &, Ii. YARNEY.
Ravenna, May II, 1875. 350-tf.
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NOTICE.

THE uniersigncn has been duly appointed
Il and aftalir1ed as Executrfx OF the will Of
robert Watson, deceased, late of Brimfield
tow township Portage copp iTg;..1fSsfiSSi NJ. ARSON
Brimfeld, June 1st 1875. S6S.swt oi1., l.a...