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Cousleuse<f Locals.

In the Tinted states Supreme Court yes
ferday. Clinton Lloyd, OF this city. was adj
miited TO practice as an attorney and coun-
The grand jury to-day dismissed the cases
of Isaiah Beckett and Sigismund Black (of-
rcers, each charging the other with assault;
goods by false pretences.
The case of Shoemaker against Paul. pend
Ing for week or more past in the Criminal
Court. was this morning continued. in con-
sequence of the indispoSitiOn of Juror, (Mr
Fowler,) till "Wednesday next.
Col. j. G. FOreaerc, at present SupeTin-
tendeut of the Atlanta di vision OF the Central
road. Georgia. win take charge, on the LIST
proximO as general superintendent of the
Washington City, Virginia. Midland and
Great southern road, with headquarters at
Washington Compnandery, No. I. knights
Templar, celebrate their Semi-centennial an
piverSary by levee az. Masonic Temple next
Monday evening. and nom the standing and
character Of the members IL is safe Ia say the
levee will be one of the noted social events
of the season.
The clerks OF the qnartermaster's division.
third auditors office, Col /. s. TichenoT pre-
siding, u. r. Bingham Secretary, assembled
yesterday and adopted resolutions of regret
and coincidence in reference to the death of
Cap. Joseph X. Ashley. for several years a
cie. x i'm that office
The case of Godfrey & GoelI restaurant
keepers against Campbell. date spea I1er of
the defuEct District leeISlature.) being a suit
10 recover payment for =. refreshments" fur
Eished hungry and thirsty feather busters,
row pending in the Circuit Court, Judge
Cartier, will retain its place on the calendar,
with the undeTstandingShat ii will not be
called until some day net week.
The following cases have been set for Trial
in the Criminal Court for tomorrow Jas
Smith, burglary; Geo9ge BraSton. assault
with intent to kill, VIM. Johnson, do; julius
West, do; VIM Jackson, larceny; Alber.
Colbert and Samuel Batch. alias Samuel
CampOe'l. do; Abraham Douglas, resisting
officer; Nicholas White, hindering an in
SpectOr Of the BO- rd of Health.
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, March A.-yireinis skies. peeIsrs,
-; Nirginas, Consolidated, So; West Virginia .,
10, North Carolina skies, old, %; do new, 10; do
special tax, bid 10 day. Sugar quiet-loal0is.
BALTIMORE, March A.-COrton strong but quiet:
low middlngs, l6lSalsA{. Flour quiet but sts,h- /.
yrIvre ...ee-.Seed, Wheat frnl-NO, &as,ern am
Der, .3al g; No. do, IS; Mixed do p; No.
western red, d; No do, Is; Pennsylvania red,
white, I2eal 20; No western springred, .l6sl Is.
Corn firmer all round-southern white, SsasI south
ern yellow, -; western mixed. s3,s. Oats dull bat
Tern mixed, 65a66. Rye quiet and unchanged Hay
dull and unchanged. Provisions frm with advancing
tendency. Porlk-2o. 5oa2l 90. Bulk meats firm: no
round lots oferir g-shoulders, SI. clear rib sides
IA; JobbDg lots y higher. Bacon steady-sboul-
ders ga CLEAR rib sides, l2l. Hams, l4alS. Lard
IiaIi4. Butter quiet and easy-gOOd 20 extra fine
western tubs and rolls lsa22 Petroleum nsminal-
a.saIls. Coffee dull and nominally unchanged
whisky auiet-l l41S; some asking 4 Is
NEw YORK, March A-Sfocks dull and lower
Money, 3. Gold, Eas Exchange, long, 4s2,
short 4s6, Governments dull.
NEW YORK, March a -Flour duh and heavy
wheat quiet and declining. Corn firm.
LONDON, March q, l29 p. m.-Erie preferred, 81
LIVERPOOL, March y, u 80 n m Cotton firm
mlddling uplands, Tfasd; middling Orleans, sasl,d
Gales 2e bales, including 1850 Tor speculation and
export. Beef, 72s. 81. per fierce for new mess
boNIoN, March %, $50 . m Erie railway shares,
s5zaZA Paris dispatches quote rentes at 81 francs
40 confines.
LIVERPOOL, March "a Ssop m -Cotton-Of the
sales to day 500 bales were American Breadstuffs
Guet
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Dissrie, Government Affairs.

William q. COlemaB formerly clerk in the
District executive Oifice. has been appOi a ted
Secret2ry To the assessors.
The report Of the intendant OF the Wash
ngtOn asylum for the week ending March
oath shows the total number OF persons i'm
That Institution to be31i of WHICH number 81
are under medic Il treatment.
samples of grOcerisssdry goods and boots
and shoes have been PLACED on exhibition in
building. for convenience of bidders for fur
niShing the Washington asylum with those
articles mp To January LIST. 1876.
The District Commissioners have issued an
order abOlshing the office of garbage col
iectOrs, 10 take eject ApTil lSt ~ oximO the
service having been given out by contract
under the Board OF Health.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Orders were issues to-day for laying foot
walks in Georgetown as fOllows:-CIresu
street: between Brhge and Water streets;
Gay, between Congress and High: Washing
ton, between WeStand StOidard; Wa ShinS-
ton, between Bridge and Gay: Ist. between
Market and Frederick; list, between Freder-
Bridge and I'd streets. The contractors in
terested have be<n ordered TO repair 21 street
near High street; Congress street, between
street, near nth street. and 4th street, be-
tween street and South CCrOlina avenue
southeast, in Washington
CLIP CULAR FROM THE ASSEsgOPS.
The fOl'ow1hg circular has been issued to
persons having in charge TIE class of prop
erty, tchurchss charitable institutions, Sc
ACAclIcl DEtOW.
ASSESSORS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON. ID. C..-Is.5
S'f- The sfslOwing section Of an aCt of Con-
gresS approved March Sd. 1915. iOr the support
OF the government of the District of Column bia
Tor the nscSl year ending June jGtn. 1876 and
Ior Other purposes, provides that the assessors
return Ior Taxation all property mot i'm IP-
eitimafe use" You will please -urnish this
BOARD With the information as to what nor
u on OF YOUR property is not so used. II such
InfornatiOn Is not furnished TO the assessors
Ihey Will be obliged to return such property
for taxatlon as their judgment may direct
zee 3 That the property exempt from
taxstlOn under this act shall be the follow
ing, and TO other, namely; First. houses fol
Ihe reformation OF offenders, alms-houseS.
pelldings devoted to art or belonging to ia
sututiOns of purely public charity: church
htnldings and grounds actually occupied hy
such buildings; houses TO improve the coDdi-
1on OF seamen or soldiers; free public Ifb.arv
bindings and cemeteries. Secondly the
lands or grounds appurtenant TO any said
mouse or building, 50 far as reasOna bl v needed
ADD actually used for the convenient enjOy-
me- OF any said house or building for its L.
gJumate purpose, and no other. out II anv
portion OF any said building, house, grounds
or cemetery. so in terms excepted il used To
secure rent or income. or Tor any business
purpose, such portion of the same or & sum
equal in value tO sucn portion. shalt be taxei
against The owner Of said building or
grounds"
BY order OF the board OF assessors
WM. G. COLEMAN. Secretarv
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WIFE MURDER AND SUIcIDE.-In Low
Ell, Mass, yesterday afternoon Mrs Sarah
Low was ;afally wounded bv her hnSband
Cnarles j. Low, who fired two shots rom a
rexoIyei into her head. and taeu killed him
sen WIN remaining charge. MIS-. Low was
and had lett her husband. He killed her be,
cause she refused To live with him Mrs
cannot recover. ""'
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IRlCHINA SPIRALIs IN NEW YoRK.-Tbe
only case OF trichina spiralis that has been
known In New York city for years came to
the Knowiedge of physicians Monday i'm the
person of one Mary Brown. whs was son
fenced TO the ten day house OF the Tombs on
WedneSday, and who died on Saturday last
IN making the post norton examination the
tr ichina 80 NN0So Mltn
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SIP, Eee has been re-established in Vene-
Zuela.
Hay II and San Domingo have estab-
lished am icable relations once more.
n<The n ew York Gold Exchange yester-
day resolved 10 adjourn over Good Friday.
~ The striking miners of the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western railroad cornpany
have concluded 10 go 10 work.
nS Thomas C. Dunn was yesterday elected
by the South Cai0liae legislature controller
general of the state
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Couah RaSisttt

When your suffering friend tells you that
ne has tried all remedies for his cough but
obtained no relief from any, ask him If he
has ever taken Hdie's Honey Of HOreho,trd and
Tar. If not, he has tried no remedy at al This
remarkable preparation is the only absolute
and b,lfdittIlg cure for all affections of lungs
and throat which produce dangerous coughs
and terminate, if unchecked, in consump-
ton. 1t has the full confidence, not only of
the public. but Of eminent medical men.
ute. eo
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THE NINELAND SHoOTING-Tbe latest
news nom Nineland, n. j., is that Mr.. Car
ruin IS stu alive, and that the physicians
recovery. In case of his Improvement An
enort is 10 be made TO obtain the liberation
OF Mr.. Lands on bail The affair has alread v
,Sc tne subject of partisan feeling, and
T. Herald, sd
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LOCAL n E w s.
mu,ement., &C., Tonight

Forrs Opera Rosese.-The MaailtOns in
ssDiDg- Pong. or the Pretty Laundresses,"
ard ''The laughing Hyena."
National The0teT.-AlbertW W. Aiken in The
Witches Of New York"
TheoBeT COpltQsee-1he great drama OF
"The Sold Belt" and other attractions
Avenue Thedfc.-"The Grand Duchess" ana
n miscellaneous performance OF attractive
novelties -
d. isis,dssEtao-s Church Competitive spell
irg match.
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welcome.

Editor StdT:-Among the many questions
which necessarily arise in the mind of a
Methodist minister, on hearing his "new an
polntment' announced by the bishop at the
no little solicitude, is: GLOW will L be re-
celVed?" For, Notwithstanding the law of
the cnurch makes it the prerogatiye of the
presiding bishop to determine each ministers
held OF labor, in these "latter daysn the
pulse. OF the different societies is most gem
orally felt as to who would be acceptable be-
Iore the appointments are made. But should
ms not have been determined, some little
apprehension cannot but be felt by the pas
TOR, until he has become fairly settled i'm his
new appointment. Recognizing these facts,
and desiring TO relieve the mind of their new
the membership and congregation generally
OF Union chapel NJ. 4. church, in the west
ehd OF the city, met at the par
Sonage last evening and gave the
lev. samuel Shannon hearty welcome
The parlors, in fact every available space of
the house was filled.by the old and Young. ali
Delng desirous OF expressing their apprecia-
lion OF Mr.. shannon and his good LADY One
feature OF the gathering was that every one
invited mad been requested to bring ga
Rounu OF some one of the substantials of
lie 10 De lett at the parsonage. The result of
TINS novel feature was that large table was
left grooming under the weight OF coffee tea
sugar, &c, IN quantity sufficient to meet the
wants OF The parsonage for some time to
come. After two or three hours spent i'm
s S,CI conversation, In singing the songs of
Zlonl the singing being led by w. C.. Hunter
and Miss Ida York presiding at the organ.
ana IN partaking of '1eake" and .cream,
secured by committee for the occasion. the
company dispersed being faYorably i'm
pressed oy the new Monuments OF the parsOu-
ase, anu no doubt giving satisfactory an
sWer 10 the question:: How will be received?
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AS daring the coming season there Kill be
much travel over the Potomac river, the fol-
lowing accurate table of distances from
Washington. compiled at the Unitad States
Coast Survey will be of interss; to travellers
and others:
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REVIVAL OF THE REAL ESTATE MIR
kET.-Among the favOTa Die auspices of me
approaching spring SeasDn for the business
Hlen OF this CiJy are thOse indicated by tt,,s
, rapid increase in the real estate trade which
sls apparent in the heavy sales effected recent
" TIE .OnOwing have been made by Rus
sell, Faeltz 4 Co, No. SIS eth street: 4 IOt ~,
Mount Pleasant. fronting on Park street and
>heIidan avenue, for :, 5fzl; 3-StOTy ten room
pick holi~e. No. 1870 on y street northwest
10 y. j. IaJTetZen. for SD, s00. 2-stOry French
ROOF and be Sement house, No. 1619 X street
northwest. for 500; lot fronting IS sees a
lncheS on y street northwest. i'm SQUARE 212
Tor 5000; thsrty-seven lots in square SIS f1y
Sl3 - ~. Robert Clark's farm of $50 acres
an Prince Georges county, fog 900 The
yast purchase noted was made by Gen. E Fitz-
sefald Beale o. this city, who. il is said. will
tnfrOduce upon his arm which is only seven
miles distant q ON this city. aud joinS the
celebrated farm of George W. riggs ESQ a
large stock OF OlOoded animals which il
stTeiy much desirable acquisition for this
Vicinity. II = not 70 be supposed that "A
wealthy and prominent citizen like Gen. B.
Was lnnuen, cd In this purchase in MARYLAND
by the wish OF escaping the obnoxious tax on
PERSONAL property jet il he should choose To
90 50 ne may evssfie 10 thereby. II 5 10 be
hoped mat other men OF wealth will not Sc
lect sdch means OF evading this unpopular
Jaw. which threatens 20 cOunteract neatly All
the beneficial effects OF the reduction q the
lax on real estate.
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CIT Y IT h MS.

CHAPPED HANDS AND FACE-Pofsrs Err
rdct should be in every family this rough
weather. II removes the soreness and rough
ness and Soffens and heals the skin promptly.
LUXURY. health, economy Insur ID by using
DoOley's Yeast Powder. Elegant Light
Rolls, Biscuits, &c, prepared in ten minutes.
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Wn.htngtou Fi.a Marked.

Sold by r.. A. Gol,se,i & Bro. fish agents,
to-day: loo lunches rock and perch sold
from p to 50 cents per bunch: 2s9 oulc.les
cnt fish sold at 20 cents per bunch; - shad, at
$40 per hundred.
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The Most Painful BoiIs

and ulcers are soon brought TO a head and
cured by DdHey'S Magical Pain Extractor. 1t
relieves the pain Immediately. % cents so
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MANY SUFFER rather than take nauseous
medicine. Sufferers from coughs, colds. in
nuenZa, sore throat or tendency to Con-
sumption, will find in DR.. WiS'dT'S BdGsaga Of
wa Cherry remedy as agreeable 10 the pal
ate as effectual in removing disease. Fifty
cheaper. on
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Gold I.0Wer.

NEW foRk. March e4-The Pssf'S financial ar
ucie says: Geld oP-Ded at ll57s, and has since Ia
81 nSA.aa price now being lissl. On slli ans
rates have been fat and lalls cent. for carry
ing The decline in price il believed 90 have been
designed by tn. clique, although rumors have been
current that large amount of the - bonds which
are TO be redeemed under the sixteenth call, have
arrived from Europe. As can ascertain
l. Sc than leo 90 have yet been 30 receiTed
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BEAUTIFUL TRAY of Lake George dia-
moEds and real stone Amethyst rings, set in
gold, received at Prigg's, on the venue near
A. street, this morning
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Poisoned to Death,

A healthy liver secretes each day about
TWO and half pounds OF bile, which con-
tains great amount of waste material taken
from the blood When the liver becomes tor
pid or congested, il fails TO eliminate this
vast amount of noXious substance, which
therefore, remains to poison the blood and ne
conveyed TO every part of the system. What
must be the condition of the blood when il is
receiving and retaining each day two and a
off this poison through other channels aud
Organs-the Kidneys, lungs, skin, etc; but
these organs become overta xed in performing
TINS labor, in addition to their natural func-
lions, and cannot long withstand the pres
sure, but become variOusly diseased.
The brain, which is the great electrical
center OF all vitality, is unduly stimulated
Dy the unhealthy blood which passes 10 il
from the heart, and il fails TO perform Is
Office healthfully. Hence he symptoms of
bile poisoning, which are dullness, headache,
lncapaclty 10 keep the mind on any subject,
impairment of memory. dizzy, sleepy, or
nervous feelings, gloomy forebodings and ir-
rltability of temper The blood ITSELF being
aiseased, as II forms the sweat upon the sur
race OF the skin, is so irritating and poisonous
that IL produces diseolored brown spots pim-
pies, blotches and other eruptions sores
bOils, carbuncles, and scrofulOus tumors.
The stomach, bowels, and other organs
spoken OF, cannot escape becoming affected
sooner or later, and costiveRess, piles, dropsy
dyspepsia, diarrhoea, fem&e weakness, and
many other forms of chronic disease are
among the necessary results. As a remedy
for all these manifestations of disease DR.
Plerce'S Golden Medical Discovery with
small daily doses of his Pleasant Purgative
Pellets are positively unequalled. BY thew
the liver and stomach are changed 10 an ac-
tive and healthy state, the appetite regulated
ard restored, the blood and secretions thor
oughly purified and enriched, and the whole
system renovated and built up anew. Sold
by all first class druggists and dealers in
medicine. eoSk
Spring Shooting.
LaIlmer Cleary have fine collection of
English and American breech- loading Snort
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lF You once wear an EImwood collar vor
sSther-Adu.
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TIE Elmvood ard Warwick Collars n,
Fran els, 43i-{3 It'll street-Adu
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UNFADING LONELINESS belongs only TO
the immortals, but whoever uses the fragant
Sozod0~ can at least defy time to injure one
of the elements of beauty, a good set of
teeth, %
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weather PrsbabsItfie. To-day.
OyFICy OF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICsb,
wasHIS6ToN. March -, isi5.

For the middle states, and lower lake
region light STOW followed by partly cloudy
weather lower temperature, southwest 10
northwest wirds and rising MISUNDERSTANDING
Wednesday night
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j. 4. BRoDHEAB, No. 535 18th street is nav
inE special Improvement taxes at the Iowes4
ra.'es. Give him call before paying.
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t BANKERs. w.
18th and streets, opposite Treasury Department,
Washisgfoa, d. c.
bANh OF bkPOsIT, EXCHANGE, COLLEC-
TON, &c.
banking business in all its branches attended to.
Deal IN Government Bonds and District Securities
Buy and Sell Gold and Silver Coin, and Coupon.
houses only.
Loans negotiated in all marketable securities. Tn.
formation for investors cheeruily furnised mari Iy
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CHARLES HEIDsIECK,
Sillery or Extra Dry Champagne,
Excelled by none.
III eos: For sale by HAIL & HrMF.

CoRNs, &C.-"The wise for health on daily
walks depend" and thousands patronize DR.
whites establishment, 535 18th street. oppo-
site U. 8: Treasury, to avoid painful Cons,
Buntons, Inverted Nails, etc.
THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE sales or
lcIz were SZlS,66O. 4,12-s,wt
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REAL ESTATE SALES -Latimer & Clearv
sueflOneers- sold yesterday afternoon fog r.
w. bowman, trustee, LOT and eastern balf
of lot :, in square Sc. TO Eenry Bradley. or
u cents per square foot Also. lot IS in
square ASH, TO same, for 81 cents per square
ioot& Also, lot N and south part of lot ~ IN
squire 5l2, with Improvements, to a E l.
Reese, Tor -, 40. The above proDerfy is
slteated between and - streets and an and
5tb streets northwest.
"A lot on New Jersey avenue. near North
n street, = by - feet was sold Yesterday
foxs1,I0.
Thomas r. Waggaman SO eth street. has
soid for :. A. Curtis. OF Springfield. Mass
Iart OF lot I, in square s5j. on III street north
eSst- fronting - feet. for ~ cents per foot.
Messrs- DurCaDsOn Bros. nave SOLD TO E
" DaVis and G W. Thorn all of lot 2. square.
ia tTohtiDg on Il street. between an and SIN
hOfihesst' TOT - cents per square foot.
BRETHERING WHO DO NOT DWELL To-
s ~ IN JSifl--A meeting OF members
" ne fast Mission "A. VI. church was held
% Monday evening To decide whether they
HOnin remain under the protection OF Israel
bSt1el chnrch or 90 over 10 the A. NJ z CON
fefence- Rev. James Reed EGs elected r,reSi-
dedt and Mr. VIM III. Smith Secretary a Tier
singln 2 and prayer the President stated tie
DoJect OF the meeting. and Mr. = y lee o. /
iereu resolution that the members of tha
East Mission church remain under .hs I
ShaIse OF the Israel Bethel church. R.af,1-e
u1e MOTION could be stated by the chair 80
or hree who were opposed to il created co,-
siderable disturbance but they were ANAL,
Quilted, and the motion was adopted hy a Vota
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NATHOLIC BOOKSTORE,
INSURANCE COMPANIES

ntER A THIRD or A CENTURY or sUOI
xShsS-The LfCOMING FIRE INSURANCE.
SOmPANf organized June 10, 1870. Assets JannsrxI
la4, over $500 go. Has paid about $50 ise1 n
losses am issuing Policies in thi. Old and Tr,eI
J. RUSSELL BARR AGENT.
oec0-eoly Once, sI3 7rh s.rsst
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n GAUT TIER.
~. IN p ORTER,
And Extensive Dealer in VINES and LIQUORS.
An the known brands Of CHAMPAGNE siv.y, n
una O. GAUTIEB,
Mdssrscfr@ 81 Al Nafics Visa Biftrs
}auk-u 1917 apd 1919 Pepnsyiyonte eYenne
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-11-04
WOOD COUNTY.

1t may be Of interest to the public to
examine the figures in the Wood county
vote. While some 1900 votes were un-
donbtedly imported into that county, the
fact must not be lost sightiof that Bowl
ing Green ingeniously distributed its
eolonized vote through seven or eight
townships. The vote cast last year in
round numbers was 1900, add for natural
increase 900, makes total of 500. 1t
is admitted that Perrysburg was entitled
to vote of B400, deduct this from the
3016 votes cast in that precinct, and we
have an excess of 1915. But the total
vote of Wood county was in excess of
$500, deduct $500, the estimated resi-
dent vote, and we have a total excess of
5000, deduct the 1876 increased vote of
Perrysburg, and it leaves 1884 colonized
votes in the Bowling Green interest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-11-04
A "CHARACTER." /"

Hiram Williams is character. He
lives in Brooklyn, Connecticut and has
driven stage there and thereabouts
since he was sixteen years old. Hiram
drawls some in his speech, but his wits
are bright enough, as these anecdotes
will show:
One day he was taking Mr.. Holbro0k,
formerly special agent of the Post Office
Department, from the depot to his home
in B. The active agent was rather
impatient of Hiram's slow driving, and
kept urging him to increase his speed.
This continued for some time. until Hi
ram turned to his tormentor and drawl-
ed out
"Mr. Holbrook, 1 want to ask a favor
of you" f.H.,..-
Certainly, Hiram; anything / can do
for you, l will do it with the greatest
pleasure" ..tJ i
"Well, Mr. Holbrook, | want to drive
the hearse at your funeral for then you
won't be hurrying me up all the time. y
Oh another occasion an impatient
crowd awaited Hiram at the Postotfice,
the mail being considerable behind time.
An impetuous youth suggested:
"You are late this evening, Hiram"
"Ye-us," drawled the imperturtable
Hiram.
"Was the train behind?' continued
the youngster. e'I
"Ye-us, behind the engine" said Hi
ram, and the youth subsidized
At another time Hiram was asked if
there hadn't been an accident.
"Ye-us," he replied, "the train ran off
the bridge at Moorshop." H
"Anybody killedY" was the excited
inquiry. 't
"No.er, the train kept right on to
Piainfield," answered Hiram amid the
shouts of bystanders. .t.... !