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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08

MORTIMER THOMSON


Known twenty years or more ago As Humorous
writer over 0. K. Philander Doesticks, died last
week in New York. he held public attention fol
a time as did"Artemas Ward" John Phoenix and
now mark Twain" A friend read poetic gar
land at the grave of which the following is Q
verse;
A nature genial as the sun;
A heart as tender as doves
soul 70 kindness quickly won :,
That Stunned all hates and clasped al
loves;
Alright quick fancy full OF mirth
That gladdened many a weary heart
Andlighted the dark spots ofearth
VINO robbed all sorrow of its smart
Though life for him was sad and drear
And full oflosses and despair,
All others he made happier
And happiness shed everywhere.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08

THE Carroll Free Press inclines to favor
the delegate convention system, of max
ing nominations. 1t says: "The one
fact that the heavy vote in large towns
whose proximity to nominating places
gives them decided advantage over the
rural districts, is of itself all-sufficient
reason, besides the fact of better distri-
button of candidates through the differ
ent parts of the country"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08
WESTWARD.

Trains Nos. l,2, and II on main line run daily.
Palace Sleeping Coaches on trains No, 2, and
r. between Cincinnati and New York daily.
Connections at Mansfield with Pittsburg, Fort
Wa, ne and Chicago Railroad; at Rayenns with
Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad; at AssiyiI IlgD
Union and Cory for on Regions; at Corning fuIr
Rochester and points on the New York CentrGE
and at Binghampton for Albany, Springfield WOr-
cester, Boston and New England,
Connections at Cleveland for Toledo, Chicago
Milwaukee, Omaha and all points in the North
west
Close connections at Cincinnati with trains for
the South and West
No "stopover" allowed upon local tickets. LO-
cal passengers must purchase tickets to their firBs
stopping place. and then repurchase from thSi
point to destination.
w. B.. SHATTUC,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket agent, C incinna,i, o.
P. D. COOPER,
Gen. Superintendent, Cleveland 0. noyl6-sL
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08

There has been exported from New
York since the 1st of January to foreign
countries $40, 1877 ,546 in gold and silver,
the great bulk of which was American
gold and silver, the former in coin and
bars, and the latter exclusively in bars.
The exports for the same time in 1874
were $25, ,64S, 150.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08
ROPE SPLICING

TOHN B. ADAMS would respectfully inform the
y farmers and public generally that he is pre-
sons having anything of the kind to be done win
do well by calling on him. Orders left at the
DEMOCRAT office, or at his residence, corner Third
and PoplNr streets, Canton, Ohio will be promptly
attended TO- Tmay2076--h
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08

FORT WAYNE AND CHICAGO
J. RAILWAY.
Condensed Time CGrd-Nay 90, 1875.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08

No. l Daily, except Monday; Nos. q T. s. and
s, Daily except Sunday; Nos and Daily.
+. R. MYERS,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08
All trains daily, Sundays excepted)
AB- Baggage checked to all principal points.
w. l.. HOLDEN,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
NVIIVIUI U5NVIIBVI UIIU IIOAUV n
", w. CARD. Superintendent,

w. w. CARD, superintendent.
No l makes close connections at Elyria with Ia
8 Il NJ s R'y, for the west At Grafton with G 6 G
& R'y for Columbus, indianapolis and interme-
diate points, At Massillon p TT W 4 R'y, for
the west. At Dover, NJ P Il G Ry, for Cambridge
Marietta and all points on the Ohio River. At
urichsville with p c & st l. R'y, for CoshOcloR,
GAINESVILLE Lancaster, etc.
No, 2 makes close connection at Russell, with a
& G W R'y, for Burbank, Ashland, Mansfield, etc.
At Cleveland, with express trains for all Eastern
cities
No 8 makes clost connection at Grafton, with G
CC& R'y, for Gala, Shelby and Crestline. At
Russell with express train on A & G W R'y, for
Wadsworth, Akron and intermediate points. At
massillon, with west bound train on P Fl W 4 G
R'y At Urichsville, with C 4 StL Ry for Stets.
benville, Cadiz Junction, Pittsburgh, etc.
No. 4 makes direct connections at Grafton, with
express train for Delaware, Columbus, lndianapo-
lis ST. Louis and all intermediate points. Also at
Cleveland, for all Eastern cities At Elyria, with
l. So NJ SRy, for Toledo Detroit, Chicago, and
all points west
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08
TRAINS GOING WEST.

sTATloYs. IEx. No 1 No.5NaiIl Ex. 80. 4 Ex. No.a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08
MANK AS A LOBBYIST.

Meanwhile Mank had become quite
conspicuous as lobbyist in the several
Legislatures during the corrupt Warmoth
regime When the Legislature held its
sessions in the old Louisiana Bank build
ing, on the corner of Royal and Cont
streets, New Orleans, Mank, with an eye
to business, opened civil rights restau.
rant and drinking saloon--the first social
equality place in New Orleans-on Royal
street. It was in Mank's saloon that
some of the most corrupt measures were
hatched.
When at latter period the Legisla-
ture was transferred to the Mechanics
Institute, on Dryades street, Mank closed
up his Royal street "shebang," and then
opened similar establishment on Com
mon street. There the carpet-baggers
and negro legislators were by Mank and
his associates manipulated in the same
way as on Royal street.. A witness on
behalf of the Government informed the
writer Yesterday that on one occasion the
sum of $4,000 was placed in the hands
of Mank for the purpose of lobbying a
certain measure through the Legislature,
but that Mank put the money in his
own pocket, and could not be made to
disgorge.
Toward the latter part of 1871, or in
the beginning of 1872, Mank made his
appea rance in New York as an attache
of the Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department, and about the
same time also obtained an appointment
as inspector in the New Orleans Custom
House, thus occupying dual position.
Mank has always been protege of Sena-
tor Morton, of Indiana
While employed in the New York Bu-
rea of the Secret Service Division, on
Bleeker street, Mank had access to the
safe of the office, and it is charged that
he abstracted therefrom a package, con-
tanning counterfeit fractional currency,
mostly tifty.cent notes, to the amount of
81, 800, and disposed of it afterwards for
5000 in good money. For this he is now
on trial Mr.. Hartmann, proprietor of
Hartman's Hotel, on the Bowery, who is
one of the principal witnesses in the
case, said yesterday that Mank had given
him the stolen package of counterfeit
money for safe keeping previous to dis
posing of it, Mr. Hartmann not knowing
what the package contained,-Ne,O York
World.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08
The Case Of General MalE,
CONTINUA TION OF THE TRIAL
SOMETHING OF THE ACCUSEDS
PERSONAL HISTORY

In the United States Circuit Court last
week the trial of ex-Custom House In
spector Brigadier General Mank, on an
indictment charging him with dealing IN
counterfeit money while in the service
of the Government, was continued. Mr.
James G. Spencer corroborated the testi-
mony of Detectives Porter and Drum
mond as to Mank's agreeing to sell Por-
ter quantity of counterfeit money, and
of Mank's giving him package OF coun-
terfeit money. District Attorney Purdy
thinks that Mank, when he was arrested,
threw away the 5000 in good money
which he received from Porter for the
81 500 in counterfeit money. In support
of this theory he called Isaac Habner,
who testified that on the night of Mank's
arrest he found 500 at the corner OF
Orchard and livingston streets.
MANK'S CHECKEBED CAREER.
Ex.Brigadier General w. j. Mank has
had quite checkered career in New Or
leans. He took to politics as trade.
In 1865 he was appointed private secre-
tary to Postmaster Taliaferro. BY the
weakness Of one and the cunning OF the
other Mank got pretty much the sole
control of the New Orleans Postoftice.
During Taliaferros- or rather Mank's--
administration of the New Orleans Post
Office a large number of valuable letters
mysteriously disappeared. So loud and
frequent became the complaints in re-
gard to the abstraction of valuable letters
that the Postofice Department, in 1867,
despatched special agent to New Or.
leans to investigate the matter. Colonel
Hobbs was the special agent entrusted
with this matter. From some postottice
in Texas Hobbs mailed deCoy letter to
New Orleans. In this letter he placed a
number of Treasury notes, previously
marked with a private sign for identiti-
cation, and he accompanied the mail bag
containing this letter to New Orleans.
But Notwithstanding the precaution ia.
ken, this letter, too, disappeared, and all
trace of it was lost for the time being.
No prosecution could be had under the
circumstances, and all the Washington
Administration could do was to remove
Taliaferro and Mank. The latter, accom-
panied by his wife, then made pleasure
trip to Europe, and was gone about four
months. On his return he went to st.
Louis, where he was arrested by Colonel
Hobbs, who had shadowed him. Sixteen
hundred dollars of the marked bills
placed by Colonel Hobbs in the decoy
letter were found in his possession. Mrs.
Mank, however, claimed the money as
her own, that it had been given her by
her husband, who, she said, had received
it as salary from Postmaster Taliaferro.
Mank was taken to New Orleans, where
he was placed under $4,000 bonds for
his appearance before the United States
District Court When the case came up
the Jury could not agree. 1t was alleged
at that time that two negro members OF
the jury had been bought up by the de-
fendant. Mank was re-arrested after
wards on new Indictment, and again
placed under $4,000 bonds, with the
| same snretiea.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-10-22
THE LOVE OF THE OLD.



Much, much is written, and much is sung,
OF love that dwells youths bowers among,
When the eyes are bright and the checks afam'
With a glow the TINS Of the rose might shame
When the heart, throbs quick with emotions
warm,
And the pulses answer to passions Storm
But little is said in the stories told
OF the tried and faithful love of the Old
Age is the harvest season of love,
As earth life melts in the life above;
The frnitage-time in spirit and truth,
of the seeds of love that are sowl in youthi
Some never spring in the stony ground,
Some die ere the evening shades c',me round,
But bright and fresh from congenial I1ould
Grows the love that ripens to crown the DID,
All. many trial this love hath known;
The fercest suns have upon it shone,
The rams mad beat, and the raging blast
Have DER its fortunes lifetime passed.
Ii has thriven the better when TINS assatled:
And ne'er from its hope and trust has failed
Ne'er in deYotednesS turned cold,
But brighter glowed rs the heart grew old
'Tis not love to last for a day,
A light to fash and vanish away,
To rave with q sonnet and melt in sighs,
And live in selfish unsacrifce-
To crave forever with fearful cheeks,
And die in possession of what it seeks;
BY pure and exalted trust controlled,
Is the love that sanctifes the old
Then, gray-beards. heed not the mOcking snee=
From superciliOus lips you hear
Yours is the love that has stood the test,
And gilds your years like smile from the west
II sparkles and glows like the richest wine,
And it bears the brand Of the love divine;
There's glory more than the eye may behold.
In the endless love that bides with the old.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-10-22

common track of travellers, which
contained the tombs Of old rabbins
and learned men, and some of them
going back even beyond the Chris
tian era, and we found that lamps
were kept burning before those
tombs nj ght and day. What an
amazing tenacity of life there is alike
in the people and their faith ! We
visited several of their synagogues,
and had brief conversations with
some of their chief men and three
things particularly struck US as she'd
ding incidental light upon the scrip
lures. Thus, it was curious to no.
tice the close resemblance between
the order Of religious service in those
Jerusalem synagogues in our own
days and that which is described in
Lnke's Gospel as having been
observed in the synagogue at Naz-
areth on that memorable occasion
when our Lord was invited to be-
come the teacher. The correspond
ence was, in fact, complete at every
point, as if the thing had remained
stereotyped down through all the
eighteen centuries. A roll of one
of the books of the Old Testament
was carried by a servant from re-
cess in the wall and put into the
hands of the president or reader,
who was elevated on q platform In
the center of the synagogue. While
the Scripture for the day was being
recited, both the reader himself and
all the congregation stood up but
at the close of the reading all the
people took their seats, and the
reader, seated also, proceeded with
his mingled exposition and exhOrta-
tion. 1t was scarcely less interest
ing to observe that the attendance
of the Jews on the different syna-
gogues was regulated by the coun-
tries to which they owed their birth
Jews from the coasts of Africa and
from the south of Europe usually
frequented one synagogue German
and Polish Jews were to be found
in another +; and so it was with other
nati0nalities. But when we turn
t. the narrative in the Acts of the
Apostles, Ne find the same state of
things existing IN Jerusalem at the
beginning of Christianity. Among
those who disputed with the youth
full Stephen, when "his face shone
like the face of an angel" were some
from the synagogue of the Liber-
tines-that is, freedmen from Rome
and other parts of Italy some from
the synagogue of the Cyreneans and
Alexandrians-that is, Jews from
Northern Africa F.; and others from
the synagogue of Cilicia and the
neighboring provinces-that is Asiat
ie Jews. Thompson.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-10-22
Jerusalem.

The population of modern Jer-
usalem has been very differently
estimated-and no doubt it increases
by some thousands at the season of
the annual religious feasts-but 1s,
600 appears to be the most probable
average population and while the
Mohammedans are the masters, the
Jews form the decided mariority,
being, it is likely, not far short of
5000. They come in constant
stream from every part of the world
many of them on pilgrimages, by
which they hope to acquire large
fund of merit, and then return again
to their native country the greater
number that they may die in the
city of their fathers, and obtain the
most cherished wish of their
being buried on Mount Olivet and
it is remarkable that they cling with
strange preference to that part of
the city which is nearest the site of
their ancient Temple, as if they still
"took pleasure in its stones, and its
very dust were dear to them"
They are fond of inscribing touch
ing passages from the Old Testa-
ment upon the most conspious places
in their synsgogues, such as that in
the hundred and thirty-seventh
Psalm "By the rivers of Babylon,
there we sat down, yea, we wept
when we remembered Zion. We
hanged our harps upon the willows
in the midst thereof. = If I
forget three, o Jerusalem, let my
right hand forget her cunning. If
do not remember thee, let my tongue
cleave to the roof of my mouth if
| prefer not Jerusalem above my
chief JOY" The Jerusalem syna.
gogues, however, are not adorned
like many of those in our European
capitals, such as we have seen at
Leghorn and Frankfort, probably
in order to avoid tempting the cup
idity of unscruplous Moslem rulers.
1t is indeed remarkable in how many
ways these Jews keep hold of their
country as with trembling hand,
and are reluctant to let go the traces
and the records of glorious past.
At later period we visited with
learned jew remote mountain vii
lagos in Palestine, far out of the
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-10-22

COMMENCED B BUSINESS MAY1, 1874.
7per cent interest paid time deposits tori year
or more.
per cent interest paid on time deposits from six
months to one year.
per cent interest paid on time deposits from one
month 10 six months.
per cent interest paid on call deposits that re-
main in bank six months or longer.
per cent interest paid on call deposits for thir-
ty DAYS to six months.
8 per cent annual interest paid on daily balances
Of all running accounts and Credited up once q
year. December 31st.
No INTEREST ALLOWED FOR LESS TINE THAN 80
DAYS.
No special contract required to secure the above
rates Of interest Provided your money remains
in the bank you will be paid in accordance with
this advertisement on demand.
Why hazard your life or the lives OF you1 friends
by keeping idle money in your possessionf
Would It not be better TO place It In the Bank
for safe keeping, and also have 1t earning you
somethingf
This Banking House will be open evenings un-
til O'Clock to accommodate all who wish to attend
to such business after the regular duties OF the
Gay: AND hope by close attention to my own
business and faithful and liberal dealing with you
to secure your favorable consideration and Justly
merit your patronage.
1904 HENRY TAICOTT- Banlzer.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-10-22
LEGAL.
Sheriff as Special Master Commission
ers Sale Of Lands and TenemenTs.
AshtG6uEa Common Pleas. Fs6'y Term, 1874

era sale OF Lands and TenemeuIG,
AshtG6uIa Common Pleas. Fs6'y Term, 1874
Birdseye S. Aetcalf
against
Chauncey sharp and Wife
RY virtue of an Order of Sale du-
II ly issued from said Court in tn ? above case
70 me directed will offer for sale BY way OF pu b.
nc auction. at the door Of the Court House in JEFF
lerson, Ashtabuls County, Ohio. on Monday. the
ioth, day of November, A. d. 1875. between the
hOurs OF 10 and ~ O'Clock of said day the follow.
ing described lands and tenemeDts, to wit:
PARCEL No. 1. Situate in the township of Ash.
tabula, County of Ashtabula ard State of Ohio
known as the east part OF lot No. sixteen (i6) O
X b. Hunts subdivision. survey made January
sd, 1919, and is bounded north by lands of p
whitman, east by the township line. south BY
lands owned or once owned by A Nettleton, and
west by line parallel with the east line. and fal
enough therefrnm to includc hfty acres of land.
PARCEL No. 2. Situate in the township of Ash
tabula. County of Ashtabula and State of Ohio
being part of lot No. - and bounded as follows
West by lands of Milo Sharp, north by the road
east by lands OF J. c. Smith. south by lands oi
James Davis, Milo Sharp, Pembroke Sweet, con.
tanning forty six of land except IS acres on
the west side, decided by Chauneey Sharp and
wife, April 49, 1871. to Emma L. Sharp.
Terms Cash, Appraised at $3S40.O0
5tl345 T. S. YOUNG,
Sheriff as Special Maste Commissioner,
Sherifs's Office, Jefferson, o.. Oct. 13, 1875.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-10-22
MEDTCAE.
cENTAUR
LINN rs.

So nearly perfect are the recipes of these wonder
III pain-sOothing and healing Centaur Liniments.
that we can confidently say they viii alleviate
any pans arising from flesh, bone or muscle
/ arrangements. We do not pretend that they win
mend broken leg. or exterminate boiIs, but
even in such cases they reduce the inflammation
and stop the pain. Nor can We guarantee the
the proper results where the body is poisoned
by whisIKey. Temperance is as necessary to
proper physical, as mental condition.
The White Centaur LInIment is par
ticularly adapted to all cases Of Rheumatism,
Lumbago. Neuralgia, Erysipelas Itch, SPrains,
Chilblains, cuts. Bruises Stings Poisons, Scalds,
Sciatiea, Weak Back, Pains in side. wounds
Weeping Sinews, Burns, Frosted Feet, Palsy,
Ear-ache, Tooth ache, Headache, Ulcers, Old Sores
Broken Breasts, Sore Nipples, Sore Throat. Group,
Diphtheria, etc. The most of these complaints the
CentAur Liniment viii cure; all of them it W i'll
benefit It will extract the poison from
bites and stings and will cure burns and scslds
without scar. The following is but sample oi
thousand similar testimonials:
ANTIOCH, III, Dec. 1. 1874.
Ny wife has for a long time, been terrible sui
ferer from Rheumatism. She has tried many ply
sicians and many remedies. The only thing that
has given her relief is Centaur Liniment. I am
rejoiced to say this has cured her. .
WI. RING. Postmaster
Itis an indisputable fact that the Centaur Lini
ments are performing cures never before
effected by any preparation in existence-like
chronic rheumatism of thirty years standing.
Strengthening fingers and joints which have been
standing for six years, taking the soreness from
burns, &C.
One dollar, or even fifty cents invested in Cen
taur Liniment, win be in reach when an accident
occurs, and viii do more good than any amount of
money paid for medical attendance. When ply
sicians are called they frequently use. this Lini
ment and of course they charge several pricss for
it.
THE YELLOW CENTAUR LINIMENT
is adapted to the tough skin, muscles and flesh Of
the animal creation. Its effect on severe cases Of
SPAWN. Sweeny, Wind Gall. Big-Head and Poll
Evil are little less than marvellous.
Messrs ]. Mcclure s. Co., Cor Elm and From
Sts., Cincinnati, Ohio, say:
In our neighborhood number Of teamsters are
using the Centaur Liniment. They pronounce ii
sell as high as four to five dozen bottles per month
to owners Of horses and mules.
We have volumes Of testimonials describing
cures of sprains, kicks. CALLS poll-evil big-head
and even founders. which are little less than mar
without bottle of Centaur Liniment, which may
prove worth twenty lines its cost.
Sold everywhere, but prepared only at the Labor
atory of J.B. ROSE & CO..
13t1S40 46Dey St.. New York.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-27

Every one in the least familiar with the
current literature of our day, through the me-
dium Of the daily, weekly and monthly pub.
LEGATIONS, is acquainted with the productions
of Bret Uarte. His writings are eagerly
sought after by almost all classes Of readers,
and enlerprising publishers vie with one an
other in efforts to secure the services of his
pen. Mr. Hartes fame is profitable one,
Tor he is remarkably well paid for his pro
| ductions. THIS now widely popular writer
is printer by profession, and ten years ago
he worked at the case on the Pacific coast.
| lie was in his eighteenth year when he took
up the composing stick in small n wspaper
Office in Humboldt County, California, hav-
ing previously failed as a clerk, school teach.
err and gold miner. Through these vcissi-
tudes he passed as a mere boy, because he
was the son of poor widowed woman, who
had not the means TO give him start in the
world. Such education as he obtained was
secured in the free schools before he entered
his teens. In the struggling newspaper of.
! fee where he obtained his knowledge of the
art preservativc, he was required to make
himself generally useful Notwithstanding the
multtarious character of his service, he be-
came an expert printer
HIS first literary work he was forced into
! by his employer, who, during "A six weeks
absence, compelled lIarrc, much against his
will, to write the editorials. Bret preferred
setting up his first articles without copy,
composing and setting up the type at one and
! the same. time. Growing weary of his rural
IS!tuation, he went to San Francisco and OBJ
tanned work as a composition in the Office of the
Golden Era. While employed here he COM
menced contributing voluntarily to the col
umns of the Era. The editor was so pleased
with Harte's productions, that he advised
him to abandon the types and devote himself
exclusively TO the pen. This Counsel was
| followed, with what success the English
reading world knows, though few are aware
that "Hea,hen Chinee' Is II printer, and was
actually forced to essay authorship against
his inclination.