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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22
THE PLATFORM

THE PLATFORM
is a curiosity, in the way of political
cabinet work. 1t consists of II
planks, including a railing around
the top to prevent weakened Re-
publicans from tumbling off into the
Democratic camp.
1t refers in Mandatory terms to the
birth of the party, boasts of what it
has done, and gives a brief and mo-
dest hint of what it expects to do,
now that it has discovered the United
States to be a Fation.
The second plank quotes a portion
of the Declaration of independence,
"That all men are created equal'
&C., and pledge the party to enforce
this great truth, but in the eleventh
plank, they provide substantially
that before this "great truth shall
be enforced in favor of the Monaghan
race, Chinese Congress ashall in
yestigate the effect of the immigra-
ton" of these people, "upon the NOR
al and material interests ofthe coun
try
The sixth plank rejoices sin the
quiekoncd conscience of the people
concerning political AFFAIRS and
pledges the party to furnishing Off
cial peculators &c. All of which is
well, but one cannot resist the belief
that had it not been for the "quick-
ened conscience" of the voters, Off
cial thieving would have continued
to thrive unmolested by "swift, thor
ough and %unsparing punishment
and this beliefs strengthened by the
fact that they threw overheard the
very man who claims all the credit
for the prosecutions that have been
instituted against corrupt officials,
and who was put before the Conven-
ton as a practical reformer.
The ninth plank re-afirms the OPP
position of the party "to further
grants of the public lands to corpo-
rations.v This plank viii suit Wheel
er, who, having voted all the lands
he could to these monopolists, is now
ready to oppose further grants.
The fifteenth consists of a modest
wave of the "bloody shirt"-and try
ing to shift all sectional strife onto
the Democratic party.
The fourth plank, known as the f.
nancial plank, is an anomaly. 1t
was expected that the representa-
tives of great party could and would
express the policy of their party on
the all absorbing question offinance,
in plain, unambiguous, n~nmistakable
language. But this resolution is
drawn with a studied purpose to de-
ceive:
"a. In the first act of Congress
signed by Presidents Grant, the Ma
tional Government assumed 10 re-
move any doubts of its purpose to
discharge all just obligations to the
public creditors, and 'solemnly pledg-
ed its faith to make provision at the
earliest practicable period for the re-
demption of the United States notes
in coin.' Commercial prosperity,
public morals and National credit
demand that this promise be fulfilled
by a continuous and steady progress
to specie payment"
1t is useless to try to explain if.
1t means hard money. or oreenbacks
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22
Democratic State Ticket.


Democratic State Ticket.
For Secretary of State.
WILLIAM BELL.
Judge of Supreme Court.
WILLIAM f. FINK.
Board of Public Works.
GRACE P. CLOUGH.
Electors at Large.
GRANVILLE W. STOKES,
of Warren County.
WILLIAM LANG,
of Seneca County.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

lCase NO. oOoU.J
The Miami Valley Saw Order of
ings Society, of Cincin- Sale on mort
natl, Ohio. gage.
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Bl@k.eyed Blondes.

Strangers almost invariably notice q
style of beauty peculiar, IL is believed,
to American females, and visible to a
greater. extent In the metropolis than
any where else on our own soil. You
may meet them at the opera, theater,
social receptions, and at the recent
grand charity balls at the Academy
there were several very distingue ex-
amples. One OF them was quite remark
able, in fact exceedingly pretty-one OF
the favored of her sex-a pale, almost
opalescent complexion, unrelieved by
the faintest touch OF color on the cheeks;
features that are in some respects the
very perfection of classic beauty; haxen
hair, that. seen in Wavy ripples under the
gas-iight, would defy reproduction by
the painter; form as supple and 1.-the
as that OF trained athlete, yet as dig
nified, graceful and self-possessed as a
Queen. She was, in short, rare blonde
in everything but the eyes; these were
black as night, and flashed in their
beauty like diamonds. "Was all this
natural Y' asked foreigner who saw
her, of lady who nodded recognition
as the black.eyed blonde swept by, the
observed of all observers. "Real aud
natural as the sunshine ITSELF" was the
reply. The lady proceeded to say thai
this beautiful creature never used cos.
metic of any description, and that this
peculiaritv Of flaxen hair and black eyes
was regarded by her relatives as mis-.
fortune.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-05
FoRTY.FoURTH CONGREsS--Ist SESSION
SENATE,


WASHINGTON, April 4.-TAe House
Impeachment Managers appeared in the
Senate with the articles Of Impeachment
against W. W. Belknap, late Secretary
Of War, which we're read by their Chair
man, and the President pro tenn. an.
nounced that the Senate would take
proper action on the matter at due time,
and the articles were ordered printed.
A MESSAGE was received from the Presi-
dent returning without his signature the
bill for the relief of certain assignees OF
one w. T. Cheatham, for money paid TOR
salary Of storekeeper in a distillery in
Kentucky in December and January '69
and ITO. Referred TO Committee on
Claims. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WAS HINGToN, April 4.-Bills were
passed: Providing that no person shall
be tried for any offense except against
internal revenue, uRless indicted within
three years after the otfeDse has been
committed. Regulating the employ menl
OF special counsel tor the Government
The bill to restore to japan what il
known as the Japanese Indeninity Fund
was reported from the Committee On
Foreign Relations, and made the special
order for April 81. Alter u short recess,
the House, in Committee OF the Whole,
resumed the consideration of the Legis-
latiye and Judicial Appropriation Bill,
which was again defeated, and fourteen
OF it's sixty seven pages disposed OF. The
House then adjourned.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL s. 1876.

ashore near Fire Island, and the Cap
tain and five men were drowned.
All individual colliers which were
idle in the Shenandoah region haYe
started work again atreduced wages.
O.. Freilersdorfs stable in Madison,
Indiana. burned yesterday. a morse
and buggy, COWS, wagons ana other
valuables were DESTROYED.
Proceedings in forfeiture will to-day
be commenced against the the thirteen
distilleries which have been seized by
Government officers IN Chicago.
A heavy snow storm, accompanied by
aegale of wind, prevailed in New Eng.
land and Canada yesterday, blocking
the railroads and prostrating the tele'
graph wires.
A box was picked up on Monday II
tho Hudson River, at Stuyyesant Land
ing, and on being opened was found te
contain the remains Of woman, cut In
small pieces.
News from Tucson, Arizona, shows
that the war in Sonora is virtually end
ed, the Reyolutionists and Fedora
forces having joined hands, while Pes
quira, commanding the State troops, has
fed.
The California Legislature has ao
journed. Among the bills receiving the
approval OF the Governor was one
authorizing the payment Of the expenses
of Committee TO visit Washington IL
regard to the Burlingame treaty.
The Pullman Palace-car Company
Chicago, have filed bill in equity Ii
the U. S. Circuit Court against " ebstei
Wagner, asking that the defendant be
restrained from putting ON railways
and using cars constructed like the
Pullman cars.
Thomas Tracy, living about six miles
east of Carlinsville. Illinois, shot his
wife Monday night, then killed his little
daughter, six years old, with the butt
end OF the gun, and cut his own throat
with a butcher-knife. Tracy and his wife
lived unhappily, and she threatened sew
eral times TO leave him. On Monday
night she attempted to put her threa
into effect, and the above was the result
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A Cure for Drunkenness.

A means of reforming drunkards has
been found 10 consist in making them
sw allow an unusual quantity of wine.
One OF our readers, says the Figaro,
states that this remedy has been found
very efiieacious and is much used as
legal punishment in sweden and Nor
way. The following is the mode Of pro-
cedure: Habitual intoxicatiou is pun
ished by Imprisonment. From the mo-
ment when the Delinquent is sincarcerated
lie has no other nourisDment than bread
and wine morning and evening: but the
bread is not served out to him until II
has been stepped in wine for an hour
On the frst day the drunkard swallows
his portion gayly enough; on the second
1T is less palataDe, and he soon receives
it with the utmost repulsion. In general,
eight or ten days of this diet brings
about such utter nausea that prisoners
have been known to nbstain Who'll
from the nourlshment which is pltiiessiy
offered them. The process once lermi-
mated, the topper, with but rare exceP-
tions, is radically cured.
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LAST EDITION,
WASHINGTON.

After the whisky Mem-ImAmi grR.
tiOn Regulations = Dana : Coin
Nominations = Committee work,
Etc.
By American Press Association to the STAR.
WASHINGTON, April ga bill was in
troduced by Senator Stevenson yester-
day, concerning corporations engaged in
the business of distilling. Its main
feature provides that each stockholder,
unless to be shown innocent of any par
ticipation in or of any knowledge OF
the offense charged to have been COM
mitted by the corporation engaged in
said business, shall be held individually
subject to penalties, fines or imprison-
ment provided by law for such offense.
Senator Harvey's immigration bill
provides among other things for the ap-
pointment OF Commissioner of Emigra-
tion, who, under supervision of the Sec
retary OF the Treasury, is to see to the
execution Of the great number OF re-
quirements prescribed by the bill In
regard to accommodate and treatment
OF emigrants. while on shipboard or in
transit in this country. Consuls are also
required to personally inspect all ves-
sells carrying emigrants to the United
States and report in each case to the
Commissioner Of Emigration whether
the law is complied with.
The Senate in executive session yes.
terday rejected the nomination of Rieh-
ard H. Dana, Jr., to be Minister to En-.
gland.
$500, 900 in coin was yesterday received
from San Francisco at the Treasury De.
partment. $4,000 in silver dimes and
100000 in quarters. $100,000 more OF
coiu in quarters is expected to-day or
| tomorrow, which will complete the Or
der which was for S500,0 The last
supply was being weighed at the De.
partment to-day, to be Immediately
| placed In the vaults.
The Supervising Architect yesterday
inspected the vaults as to their eapaci-
ty and safety, and was of the opinion
| that they were good Tor $5,000,000, II
slowed in both vaults, upper and lower,
which will be done. Both vaults will
be Immediately strengthened, however,
as there is necessity for an additional
supply of coin, and orders for it will
soon be forwarded.
The President sent the following nom.
nations to the Senate yesterday after
noon: Chas. Payson, Of Massachusetts.
| to be Chief OF the Diplomatic Bureau
| VI ppotS hihOhV
of Vermont, to be Chief of the Bureau
OF Statistics, same Department; Charles
Mcmillan, of New York, to be Consu
| General of the United States at Rome.
| Tie Committee oil Military Affairs
agreed to retire Brigadier General EN-
| ory on his full rank, at his own request
| In Clymer's Committee on War Elk
penditures, General custer was recalled
and explained why he had not exposed
the frauds in post traderships long ago
1t was because of orders issued by th,
Secretary OF War. Simon Wolf, Re
corder OF Deeds, OF this District, wa
then recalled, and was asked whether b,
had not received $3.50 from u man namet
Trainer, to procure for him q post trader
ship. Witness had no recollection of it
The Committee called attention to thu
fact that it was in evidence that he had
been paid that amount in the Nationa
Hotel. Trainer is here, and will be sum
| mOned TODAY,
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LATEST LOCAL.

WHEN will the slaughter of the inno-
cents of the Police force begin?
JULIUS BULLOCK, the tailor, Of Viue
street, has lost mis- little son Alfred by
death.
A LOST BOY named Willie Thomas, an
Intelligent lad Of six years, living at No.
4o1 Central avenue, is at the Hammond.
street Station.
AT the residence of Mr.. Philip Phillips
on East Fourth street, last evening. q
pleasant surprise party was givsH in
honor Of the sixty-ninth birthday of Mrs.
&. Phillips.
The policy cases that have been hold.
Ing IRE SO long Will be tried Friday in
the Police Court. There are regiinent
OF them. One of the defendants. Lowry.
has been dismissed by death.
Louisa. .HAGENY, servant girl at No.
4S6 West Sixth street, has caused
the arrest OF George Sterns and Jacob
Kemmer, whom she charges with
rape and robbery. Soinmiftea
in tbe wagon yard In the vicinity of
Sixth and Carr streets. The accused.
who claim that it is clear case OF
blackmailing, appeared before Judge
Lindemann this morning and the case
was continued.
COL' JOdNSON, CnleI OF P0lfce. iG in
receipt of a telegram from Mashal j. W.
Torbert, OF Brazil, Indiana, requesting
him to have j. E. Smith arrested on hiS
arrival in this city. He was caught
by Officer Logan and TTbert notified. !
and the fugitive was turned over te
him to-day. He is wanted to answer a
charge OF grand larceny. Smith calls
himself tramp printer, and states that
he is just from Newark, Ohio, where he
worked a while.
LIZZIE MINER was out OF a place, SO
she contracted to work for Mrs. Lide
Martin. OF the Museum building on
Third street, for ~ 30 per week. she
stayed there two weeks, aud getting
no money she concluded to ap-
propriafe one Of Mrs. Martins dress
skirts. She consulted Police Court
lawyer after taking the goods, and he
told her to keep them in order TO get her
pay. This little bit of lega, advice cost
the girl a term of thirty days in the
Work-house, where she is to work out
line Of $50 on the charge of petl! (coat)
larceny.
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Police Court.

Miscellaneous Michael Hays, resisting OF.
fcers, 81; same malicious destruction of prop
crty, 81; Dan. Donovan, resisting officers, dis
missed John Connolly, malicious destruction
of property, dismissed; John Kelly, lettering.
ten days; Jas. Daylor, abusing family, 3J-ss0;
Geo. Stephens aud Jacob Cammerer, rape,
continued; j. E. Smith, fugitive from
justice, continued: Charles Campbell,
malicious cutting, dismissed. John
Davis, lettering, % days; Conrad Eikz. abus-
ing family, 3O-$25; Alonzo stonr, obtaining
money under false pretensc, sD-$S0; ". Brown
and J. A. Clark, scheme Of chance, 10 days and
$50 each.
Assau t'and Batterv--Wm. kirkpatrick and
Henry Muntzenbrock, dismissed; Ernst Won
Eye, So
Drunk and Disorlerlv Michael HAYS. dis
missed; John Connolly, S.; Jerry Clark, Join
Clark, Wm. Kirkpatrick, Wni. Thomas, John
Ryan, s. each; Mary Gallagher, % days;
Harriet Kennedy, % days. Henry Is0dewaldt,
dismissed; Michael Knight. siD; Margaret
Campbell. So. Chas. Flach. 20; Frank. Carroll,
81; Prank. Brannan and Lewis Ehlinan and
John Pollman, So. John Murphy, So; Ala tin
Smiley. SID; rank. Mitehsll, SO
Larceny-A Stout, dieini sad; Frana
Strauss and Warren Kennedy, cntiru a:
lixzic Aiinar. ssj, resnit sis; Carr-e Costello,
dismissed.
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BY American Press Association to the STAR
NEW YORK, April 5.-The steamship
China has arrived at Sandy Hook.
LIVERPOOL, April 5.-The steamer
City of Paris, from New York, has ar.
rived here.
QUEENSTOWN, April 5.-The Cunard
steamer Atlas, from Boston, arrived at
IL z. Nj. yesterday.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Belknap's inn
peachment trial will commence on Mon
day, the 17th inst, at 10 o'clock.
LONDON, April b.--The trial of the
Captain OF the Franconia, indicted for
manslaug commenced to-day.
COLUMBUS, April 6.-Mr. Bates Sen.
ate Bill, extending the term of the Gin
cinnati Police Judge TO five years, was
passed to-day.
CONCORD, N. H., April 5.-The storm
last night extended all a.ong the coasi
and was terribly severe. All trains
were delayed. Seven inches OF snow
fell.
PARIS, April GA Government order
has been Issued permitting the sale ol
any newspapers in the streets of France
--Tle Paris Exhibition will be opened In
May, 1878.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Mr. Perrian,
Cashier o. Inc National Park Bank, O.
New York, was before the Clymer Com
mittee this morning, and was examined
with relereuce to the checks. drawn by
Pendleion in relation TO the Kentuck y
Central Railroad CLAIM. Witness testi
fled that ne had an account with Il. III
PendletOn, OF the Commercial Bank, o
Cincinnati. After the settlements th,
drafts were all returned To Pendleton
and his bank would nave no means o
showing TO whom the money was paid
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NEW YORK.
The Storm = Light Wanted for
POst-Office Em pIOyes.

The Storm : Light Wanted for
POst-Office Employees.
By American Press Association to the STAR.
NEW YORK, April 5.-After the heavy
rain storm of the past two days, the
weather this morning is clear, and the
sun once more has made its appearance.
The storm, though not equal in extent
and violence tOj that OF week ago, has
been, according to reports received, one
of the most widespread of the season.
1t commenced three days ago, in the
extreme Southwest, at Indianola and
Galveston, and thence swept northeast
erly, taking in Virginia. a part of the
Carolinas, and also invading Florida,
and reaching the Northern and Middle
States. Dispatches lrorG the extreme
Northwest report heavy snow extending
over large areas.
The rain fall in this city during the
past two sdays has been nearly three
inches. The storm did considerable
damage. On Staten Island, two canal
boats, loaded with coal, sunk, and the
embankments OF Briton's ice pond an d
dam, of Briton's mill, situated near New
Brighton, were swept away.
NEWS AND OPINIONS OF TO. DAYS HER
AID.
New YORK, April 5.-A Herald special
from London says Messrs. Morton, r Sc
a. Co, offer for subscription 81 00U, 600
E200. .0O0) of Illinois Central per
cent. bonds at 96.
The Herald, editorially referring to
the Hawaiian Reciproscity Treaty which
has been ratified by the Senate, and
which comes up for discussion in the
House to-day, expresses the hope that
it will pass, as it will give people Of the
Pacific ports cheap sugar, and prevent
Great Britain from Obtaining control OF
those items.
The Herald editorially discusses th G
Presidential calculations, and gives a
list oil all the Democratic and RsfDubli.
can States, emitting New York, with
the electoral votes 0i each.
The number oil Democratic States is
piyen as twenty.one, with total elect
oral vote OF one hundred and seventy
two; and sixteen Republican, States,
with an electoral vote OF one hundred
and sixty-two.
The object OF this table is to show the
Importance oil New. York in The coming
campaign. The whole number OF elect.
oral votes is $50, and The number
necessary to choice, one hundred and
eignty-ive. The Herald states that the
tnirty.iye electoral votes Of New York
will turn the scale and decide the
Presidential election. This is doubtful
enough to demand the strenuous eff jrts
ot both sides. The chief problem to be
solved both at Cincinnati and ST. Louis
| is, .What Candidate has the best chance
Of carrying Nav York?y
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Good for Anv pav

A suit brought by Robert e. Talbot
against the Potomac Steam Navigation
Company, which has occupied the CIR
cult Court, Washington, fol- some days
past, was concluded Thursday. the jury
finding a verdict OF $3.50 for the plaintiff.
MIR. Talbot, on the 25th OF August, 1874,
bought for 50 50 an excursion ticket on
the steamer Pilot Boy to Blaekstone's
Island and return, sgood for this date
only.o The price OF passage each way
was 50. The Pilot Boy left ON the 25th
for Blackstone's Island, and retuEned TO
Washington the next day. Talbot went
down on the 25th in the steamer, but did
notreturn until the Goth, when bis ticket
was refused and 81 fare demanded. He
refused to pay and was put ashore at
Massey's Wharf in Virginia, about fifty
miles from Washington, whence he came
by another boat. He brought suit soon
aiterward, and verdict WAS rendered
as above stated. s.-.. E
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A scientific man who takes great In
terest in the subject Of drainage says:
"Two-tbirds of the miasmstic troubles
in New York proceed from the kitchen
sinks OF the city houses. The sink drain
gets clogged with grease, and foul doors
arise to the upper stories OF the houses,
and little pale children inhale them all
night, until they have scarcely strength
enough in the morning to put ON their
shoes and stockings" For want OF q
better remedy, common brick placed
over the aperture will nearly obvlat0
the trouble, and it should be the duty OF
every sensible head of family to see
that it is regularly placed there. a
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-05

A certain pompous Judge fined
several lawyers $40 each tor contempt Of
court. After they had paid their fines,
steady-going old attorney walked
gravely up to the, bench, and laid down
a $40 bill. What is that for?' inquired
the Judge. "For contempt, your HONOR
"Why. Ihave not fined you for CON-
tempt" Il know that" said the attor-
cherish a secret contempt for this
court all the time, and am willing 70
pay for it.v
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The Colored National Convention
meets in Nashville to-day.
VIM. Stewart printer on the Chicago
Tribune, dropped dead last night at his
case.
A fr,y-leet break is reported at the
Miliikeii Bcni leyee, o few miles above
vicAsDuig &, OH Che Mississippi.
Tie scnoopsr lIe.eh ~. Holray. went
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The North Mexican RevoIution.

By American Press Association to the STAR.
SAN ANToNIA, April .5.-General Pot
ter pronounces the revolution accom-.
plished and an accep ted fact. Every
thing is quiet. Officials and other refu
gees still continue to cross 10 this side.
There are now no federal Mexican
troops on the Rio Grande. Tere-
vino is in active cooperation with Diaz,
Riva and Palacio will also cooperate.
The ultimate result is certain to be
the complete success Of the Diaz move.
ment in North Mexico. He will hold
his own in case the Central States fail
him. The shrewdest say the North Mex
lean States, once cut of from the Gen.
tral Government, will never again be
united.
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FoREIGN.

I3y American Press association to the STAR.
COLLISION wren GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
LONDON, April 5.-The steamer Agri-
geIti, from Piracus. for Itaian ports. col
liied with the English steamer Hylton
Castle OF Cape Malen, on the south coast
OF the Aoreal. The Agrigenti immedI.
atcly sank, aud Of s;xty-:our persons ON
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-05
Run,.ing .Trotting Rnce.

By American Press Association to the STAR.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.--Goldsmith
Maid is matched against Golden Gate
to trot mile while Golden Gate runs a
mile and five hundred and fifty yards,
the latter to be allowed five yards for
standing start. The matoh is for $500,
and to take place next Saturday.