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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16
A FRIGHTFUL TORNADO,
The Town of Hazel Green, Wis,
Destroyed Eight Persons Killed
and Many Injured.

ST. LOUIS, March 10.-The Republicans
Kansas City special says terrible storm
of rain and hail passed over Southern
Kansas at noon to-day. The rain was ac-
companied by violent wind thunder and
lightning Along the line of the Fort
Scott railroad hail stones as large as hens
eggs fell and covered the ground.
CHICAGO, March 1O,--Specals report that
most terrific wind, rain and thuuder
storm visited the Northwest late this
afternoon and evening. 1t appears to
have extended from Quincy, ILL.,, to the
northern portion of the State, and to
have been specially severe near the Mis-
souri, river. at some places it amounted
to a tornado, and considerable damage
was done.
TIL town ofHazel Green, in the south
east corner OF Grant county, Wis, near
the Illinois State line which place has
about one thousand inhabitants, mostly
lead miners, was struck by the tornado
about o'clock. Messengers were dis
patched to Galena and Dubuque for doc
tors to care for the injured. The messen-
gers told a story of extraordinary destruc-
tion of property and life. One of them
sfiirmed that fOrty-one people had been
killed outright, or injured, and that the
town was almost wholly destroyed Par
ticulars will be sent, if obtainable, at a
later hour. There is no telegraphic COM
munication with Hazel Green
|. LATER.-A Tribune special from Galena
says it is impossible to get accurate news
from Hazel Green, tonight. The latest
accounts gives the list of killed and
wounded as follows: Joshua + ichards,
Mrs. John Looney. Mrs. Thomas Rich
ards, the wife, mother and daughter Of
Thomas Edwards, and son of Joseph
Jackson, Edward Thompson and his
tather-nine persons in all. There was
rumor that eighteen were killed. but it
cannot be authenticated. A great many
are badly injured, some probably fatally.
Broken legs, arms and other casualties
are reported in numberless cases The
village was built of wood and the tornado
swept clean track from southwest to
northwest through the town, destroying
twenty-six buildings in all,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16

The Wauseon Democratic ETpOSitor thus
chronicles the departure ola Republican
township treasurer in Fulton county;
"Skedaddled That's what ]. A. Grandy,
the Republican treasurer of Swan Creek
township did. In his hurry he forgot to
balance his books, and they show de-
fcit of $4,000, for which his bOndsmen
are responsible. The people learn of his
departure with atregret.' This darned
thing is catching after all, and he has
gone to meet Belknap and host Of good
Republicans. Get vaccinatedW
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16
RADICAL PYRAMID.

HARRINGTON & GRANT
THE CHORPENNING NASTINESSl
SALE OF ARMS TO THE FRENCH !
GEN. WILLIAMS LANDAULET
DELANO AND HIS SON JOHN
LEET AND STOCKING AFFAIR."
robson AND HIS JOBS
ST. DOMINGO BUSINESS
SCHENCK EFFLUVIUM
THE SECOR SCANDAL!
CASEY AND MURPHY
CREDIT MOBILIERSl
NAVY FRAU DIS!
BOSS SHEPHERD
PACIFIC MAIL!
BABCOCKl
BELKNAPl
WHEW
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16

while this present given President Grant the staun old
General Megs mission and made Ingalls,
Ouaemaster General of the United States promoting over the heads f
two senior like him. Assistant uaermaer Generals The
thing speaks for itself. "a. T. Sun
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16

"MY GoD-my God r said the celebrat-
ed Logan county bull, William Lawrence,
NJ. G., when he heard of the Belknap ex-
plosion, "this is awful-awful 1t will
beat every one of us in our districts"
William sees what is coming. Wood.
worth no doubt cOngratulates himselfthat
he is on his second term, and will not
probably be a candidate this year of
grace.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16

of GENERAL RUFUS INGALLS,.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
Superintendent Public Scho,

THE War Department seems to be lit
tie unlucky. Ex-Governor Floyd, who
was its Democratic Secretary during the
Utah war in 1859, not only gave official
acceptances to his transportation contract
ors which are unpaid to this day. but
Bailey, good Democrat and relative Of
Floyd's by marriage, took the liberty of
loaning to these same Democratic contract
ors some of the Indian trust fund bonds
which were in his custody as clerk of the
\ Interior Department. He did it to oblIge
Russell, Majors and Waddell, and he
thought it would please Floyd, he said.
Jake Thompson, then Secretary of the
Interior, did not appear to be much
pleased; neither did old Mr.. Buchanan. In
these transactions Of Democratic leaders,
citizens of the United States were swindled
by worthless acceptances and the appropria-
ton of trust funds as collateral for army
contractors, but we do not recollect that
the Democratic press was very greatly hor-
rifed at the spectacle. If we remember
rightly, Governor Floyd was held innocent
of any intentional wrong, and his blunder,
as it was called, was palliated in every pos
sible way. Was he not pink of chivalry
and fond of cock -fght-a Virginia gen.
tleman, &c? But that did not pay to
Peirce & Bacon, of Boston, the official
acceptances of the War Department, nor
restore to the Indians their stolen bonds.
One would suppose, to read the Democratic
journals of this morning, that their party
was always immaculate. We refer them
to the volumes of Covodes Report
National Republican., 1876-03-03

THE bold proposition is made by the
Tribune of this city, an acknowledged
Democratic authority, that the financial
question shall be dropped from further
consideration during the present session of
Congress. In other words, the Democ-
racy, having failed to reach any defnitive
conclusion on the subject in caucus, and
being afraid to allow an exposure of indis-
putable dissensions regarding it by discus
sion is open House, is considering the
policy of accepting the solution OF it by the
Republican majority of the last Congress
as conclusive This is about as we ex-
pected, though we had hopes that the
Democratic leaders would be indiscreet
enough to permit public discussion. Ii
seems, however, that they have decided to
muzzle their followers on the finance ques-
ton in the same manner that they have on
the decisions of the war. An intelligent
and discerning public will hesitate long
before placing a party capable of such dis
gushing duplicity in power.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

No EETTER illustration Of the utter dis
regard of public interests which character
izes the present House of Congress can be
found than resides in the fact that while
the Government work in certain branches
Of the Treasury Department has been sus-
pended for want of appropriations and hun
dreds of helpless women have been thrown
out Of employment, the calendar shows
that nearly two thousand two hundred and
fifty bills have been introduced into that
body for various purposes. If there were
any craftsmanship in the Democratic ma
jority it would seem probable that from this
overwhelming avalanche of propositions
for legislation some ray Of hope might be
discernible. But the contrary is the fact.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

From statement On our foreign trade,
issued by the Bureau of Statistics and pub
lished in another column, it appears that
our imports of foreign merchandise for the
seven months ended January 81, 1876,
were less by $22, ,OOO, 600 than those for the
seven months ended January 81, 1875,
while our merchandise exports for the later
OF the two periods were greater by $12,-
900, coo than those for the earlier. On the
other hand our exports of the precious
metals had fallen from $40, 912, 4Gj to $2,-
134 SO, while our imports of those metals
had varied but little. In short, the situ-
alton is quite satisfactory. We are buying
less than we were and selling more, while
we are re eaining much larger portion of
the products from gold and silver mines,
and thus preparing ourselves, in some de-
gree at least, for the resumption Of specie
paymcntS
National Republican., 1876-03-03

Mr.. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, not satisfied
with unmasking the brazen pretensions of
the Joint organ Of Jay Gould and Governor
TiIden, the New York Tribune, has re-
Gently taken advantage Of civil suit to
recover fer the people of New York six
millions of money stolen by Tweed to
expose the intimacy which existed between
Tilden and the Boss" when the latter was
engaged in the commission of the theft
referred to. He led Tilden adroitly to the
explanation that while he, the present
would be immaculate Governor, was chair
man of the Democratic State Executive
Committee, he had no intimate relations
with Tweed; that they had no correspond
ence with each other ''to any extent, +" and
that Tweed had mot to his knowledge"
subscribed to the Democratic party con
tributions. Then the remorseless Field
produced letters in Tilden's handwriting to
Tweed, in some of which he urged Tweed
to be sure TO be at the meeting of the Dem.
ocratic Committee; in others, asked Tweed
to proFide place in New York for ''our
mutufi friend" and in others, addressed
Tweed very familiarity, and, to cap the
climax, produced Tweed check for $1,000,
made payable to Samuel j. TIlden's order,
and indorsed by him. Tilden miy as
lyeIl own up first as last. He began life as
rsilroad pettifoggcr; his associates in
National Republican., 1876-03-03

brought before the high court of the Senate
for trial. 1t is not contemplated that it
shall assemble for any trivial or indefinite
cause. This construction grows out Of the
fact that after civil officer has been found
guilty by this court. the President has no
power to pardon him, as he has after con-
viction by court of law. The spirit Of
the law is to provide means by which bad
man may be removed from Office and
prevented from holding Office in the future.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

One OF the best aguments in favor of
Senator Conkling's nomination to be the
Republican candidate for President is fur
nished by the fact that Harper's Weekly,
which editorially assumes to be the mother
in-law of the party, is opposed to him.
As a matter of course, that opposition is
based upon the fact that Mr.. ConkIing has
been friend and supporter OF President
Grant administration.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

THE appended letter. regarding the Dis
trict public schools and the expense of
proper exhibit of them at the coming Cen
tennial exposss one of the many inconven-
fences of our present form of government
1t will serve, however, as an appeal to our
public. spirited citizens Of every walk in
life, and, We suggest, might be properly
and proftably supplemented by the circu-
lation Of a subscription list among the
wealthy classes, all of whom should, and
no doubt would, be proud to subscribe
literally for the promotion of the object in
view. ...r
National Republican., 1876-03-03

VINO is the present clerk of the Ways
and Means Committee? This is question
which the would-be Democratic candidate
for Governor of Illinois should answer
without delay. His summary action IN the
case of DR.. Hambleton may have been
commendable under the circumstances -
that is, if man is to be punished for the
acts of indIscreet women-but has any
thing been done to improve the matter:
National Republican., 1876-03-03

WHILE the Republican majority in
Congress was antagonized by the admins
tration of the late President johnson it
was the fashion in Democratic circles to
characterize it as the 'Rump Congress. "
The present House, in which measures for
the relief of the people should originate,
is known as the eX-Confederate House,
and owing to the fact that it is simply an
impediment in the way of action by the
Senate the entire body is known as the
Do Nothing Congress. But the day Of
reckoning is not far distant
National Republican., 1876-03-03

THE IDEA of Putting the Workingmen
to Work seems to have been forgotten by
the Democratic majority in the House.
Public enterprises have been discouraged,
destroyed or abandoned, and during the
three months that Congress has been in
session the depression and suffering
among the poor or the laboring classes
have increased ten-fold.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
"The nevmonIa took him quick
And hustled him away;
The newmonfa made him sick
And he dad on yesterday.r

They said it did not come natural to write
obituary notices, but that "them's our senti-
ments." Then they walked away. The shuttle
Of their feet was heard in the long hall, then
family upon the Staircase, and suddenly crash,
bang, whack, rattle, bang, came sounds float
ing on the night-air from below, and, hasten
ing out, two men were discovered struggling
to their feet at the foot of the stairs, and ut
tering sundry howls and imprecati0ns,
which made the night hideous. They had
fallen down stairs, and a subsequent critical
examination of the situation found one man
with three front teeth knocked out, and the
other with a very broad and deep wound in
ficted over his left eye. "This is pretty tough
luck" exclaimed fellow who had come to
the rescue. "Yes," shouted one of them, as
he spit the three teeth out; ssif that galoot
hadn't up and died, this never would have
happened. Tell 'em to kill that obituary, and
merely say that he died before his time. "
And then they disappeared and lavished five
dollars on the first surgeon they came in con-
tact with.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
OFFICE SCPT- PrELIc Schools,
FRANKLIN BUILDING,
WAsHINeroE, D. O., March : lsis.

"ASHlN6IoNt ~. O-s uAaISn loao.
To the Editor of the National Republican:
SIR: The Commissioners of the District
have no funds at their disposal to pay the ex-
penses of proper exhibit of our public schools
at the coming Centennial. l am extremely
anxious that they should not fail to be
duly represented, in common with the
public schools Of our sister cities, on that i'm
portant occasion, and have therefore under
taken to raise the necessary funds by means of
school entertainments. From the enclosed
programme you will see that one of the enter
tainments for this purpose is to be given by
the Female Grammar school of the Second
district on Friday evening, the Sd instant, at
the Seaton school-building, and any notice of
it which you may be disposed to give will be
highly appreciated by, very truly, yours,
j. ORMoND WILSON,
SuDerintendeut Public Schools.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

The Democrats in the House shy around the
currency question like frisky horse dodging
a questionable object by the roadside.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

A measure is on foot in Brooklyn to secure
the adoption of a municipal ordinance outlaw
ing every female anklein the city.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

politics were men of the Morrissey and
Tweed stripe, snd his rretensions to an
irreproachable character now are impu-
den!ly gauzy.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

The only way to secure the ends of justice is
to " let no guilty man escape~
National Republican., 1876-03-03

1t is rumored that Beecher has gone mad.
Any man that can stand the onslaughts of such
men as Moulton and Bowen without getting
mad is an anomaly.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

Ifit is in order, we would suggest that the
Democratic House had better stop talking and
appropriate enough to purchase :the starving
people of the land a barrel of -four per head.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

shave you any money !' said Jones to Ja-
cobs. " No. he replied, "it's lent"
National Republican., 1876-03-03

"Who," says the Christian Weekly, "didnt
steal watermelons when he was boy" Yes,
but that doesn't necessarily force one to steel
his heart against leap-year proposition.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
The Hoosiers to Morton cling,
The rests for Roscoe Con. king.

Ifthis inspired explanation Of the situa-
ton does not settle it we do not know what
will, unless if be the nominating conven-
ton itself. Seriously, however, there
seems to be some wisdom in the suggestion
regarding Mr.. Conkling's strength.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
LIBERTY CHARIOrs..

In The route of these new and a.
popular street cars las been eX- TEGTCA
tended TO Pennsylvania avenue andEFlES
First street east, and on street to 4 T1rnIy-src-
ond street west. They pass the Capitol, Northern
Liberty Market, Corcoran Art Gallery. Treasury,
War. Navy and State Departments, via X, Third
and ID streets. The Art Gallery is FREE on Thurs
day evenings.
Chsriots Tor parties, receptions, &c, can be ea-
gagged for any bour of the day night. once
adjoining the Norti ern Liberty Market, X street.
MARLIN
National Republican., 1876-03-03
EDITORIAL GOSSIP.

The Black Hills Indians are preparing for
corner IN scalps.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

Miss Betsy Carr, of New Hampshire, is one
hundred and five years old and is still unmar
ried. She says the Republicans will be victo-
rious in the coming election, for she feels it in
her bones.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

They came into the editorial-rooms at a late
hour last night. There were two of them: one
was very red-headed, the other was tow-haired
to wonderful and fearful extent. They said
a very near and dear friend had passed through
the valley and gone over the river, and that
very good obituary would be nice thing, and
that they would write it. After struggling
with pencil and paper for fifteen minutes the
following was produced:
''Charley has died. He died, he did,. He
has breathed his last for the want of breath.
He gave up the ghost yesterday. The Angel
of Terror sucked his life-essence away at 10 p.
m. We loved him muchly. If he had lived
an hour longer, but he didn't. Charley was a
good boy, but he up and died in the bloom of
his youth. If he hadn't died he would in all
probability got well, but he died. We shall
never see our darling any more, for he's dead
as n doOr-nail
National Republican., 1876-03-03
LET no innocent man be convicted.

LET no guilty man escape.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

When the Southern Democrats robbed the
National Government of over two hundred
millions of dollars worth of war property
the leaders of the Democratic party North
sanctioned the infamous theft and tried to jus
tify the dirty and disloyal deed.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

If Charles A. Dana should occupy the edi-
torial chair of the Tribune and Queen Vic.
should occupy the White House as Queen of
the American Kingdom, it would be high time
for the world to slip off on tangent from its
orbit and run a foot-race with a comet.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

"THE WORST YET" With this eiacula-
ton he burst in upon the intellectual De
partment" of this journal last night. and
deposited, very near unto a convenient
waste basket, the following:
while from the State Of Maine
Comes up the cry Of Blaine,
The Buckeye's their cheers raise
For brave Governor Hayes;
The South once more wants Grant,
To quell the Ku-kluX rant;
Perhaps there is q show
For Kentucky's BristoW:
The Hoosiers to Morton cling,
The rests for Roscoe Con king
National Republican., 1876-03-03

rise to sunset in an Alabama town at the out
break of the rebellion; was crushed by fall
ing building during an earthquake in Califor-
mia, and was without food or drink nearly fly
hours; and when going home from White Pine
mines narrowly escaped lynching. Still he
doesn't complain.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
PERSONAL.

(NO~OCSN%SHIN1N1N-NONO~D
MATRIMONIAL YOUNG GENTLE
4Il MAN of wealth and refinement, q stranger in
the Capital, Is deslrous Of meeting lady who pos
sesses gentle disposition, loving nature, and
WHO can appreciate similar qualities In q gentle
man. lady who has the entire 10 good society,
and Is desirous OF securing kind and afecIionzte
husband. will please address, with sincerity tsAr-
mand Duyal," :" office OF THE REPUBLIcAS.
fe26-ot-
National Republican., 1876-03-03
SPECIAL NOTICE TO BUSINESS MEN.

Having purchased the building formerly known
as the ''St Cloud Hotel ~ At the corner OF Ninth
and streets northwest, we have enlarge and
thoroughly recon structed ana ntted it up In
FIRST-CLASS STYLE FOR OFFICES,
TO be known as the "ST. CLOUD BUILDING
New plaster, new paper, new paint, new glass,
glass In the doors, transoms over the doors, new
and la nd some entrance from Ninth street. Water
on each floor. Halls well lighted. Three flights OF
stairs. Rents low; leases given. Rooms now ready
Business men viii find 1t 10 their interest to exam-
inc ihese Offices before selecting rooms elsewhere
A. l.. BARBER & CO.,
mar2-tf LIE Droit Building.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

Some men will preach the gospel anyhow :;
locks and bolts won't stop them. For instance,
in free church in Banffshire, Scotland, a min-
lister has been preaching some unpalatable
truths, and some of the members of the con-
gregation endeavored to lock him out of his
church He had a tussle with them for the
key, in which he was somewhat injured.
Nevertheless he had a new lock made, and
preached in his church as usual on the follow
ing Sabbath before large congregation.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

SOMETHING NEW IN WASHINGTON.
THE NATIONAL HYGIENIC INSTITUTE AND
DINING ROOMS,
Just opened at llo4 street. where the best FIRST
permanent and transient.
novlssm W. +. Ross, N. D., Proprietor.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

Governor Hendricks and his friends stren-
uously oppose the call Of the Indiana State
convention in advance of the national conyen-
ton at st. Louis. They are solicitous that the
State platform will be based on soft money,
and thus injure the Governors chances for the
Presidential nomination. Hendricks does not
like to be pulled off the fence.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

When old Ben Floyd seized upon the forty
million dollars belonging to the United States
and fed precipitately southwark, his Demo.
cratic sympathizers in the North clapped their
hands and cried, "Go it, Benjamin! While
the money lasts, our hearts are with you."
National Republican., 1876-03-03

The following are the total ordinary expen-
ditures OF the Government in 1860, under Dem
oera ic rule, compared to the expenditures Of
the Government, under Republican adminstra-
tiou, in 1875: Democratic expcuses-Popula-
tion in 1860, 81 ,OOOOo expenses, $Sl 200, 900;
equal to S:.Gl per head. Republican expenses
Population in 1915, i2,OOO,00O: expenses,
sSG. ON, 600; equal TO s2.05 per head.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

FRIDAY hoRNINe::.:::::::::::M 3 1876
National Republican., 1876-03-03

The ex-rebels in Congress, arm-in-arm with
their loving dough-faced allies, are now at
tempting to rob the United States Treasury of
several millions of dollars for the purposes of
paying the arrearage pensions Of those who
were dropped from the rolls for disloyalty
during the recent rebellion. They are willing
to rob the poor widows and orphans of our
veteran dead for econony's sake, and more
than willing to pay these disloyal men for
their dsloyalI services, making disloyalty an
honorable and meritorious thing.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

There is man living in Taunton, Massa-
chusetts, who has had rather q checkered
career. he has been twice shipwrecked; was
nearly baked in a railroad accident; has been
run away with times without number; was
shot in the neck at Gettysburg; was prisoner
in Libby prison; fell overheard from whaler
and had two fingers bitten of by a shark; was
drafted twice; had his right arm broken in two
places in the Grst New York riot; stood on
barrel with rope around his neck from sun
National Republican., 1876-03-03

"Mr. Mix" said the family physician Of
that gentleman 70 him, the other day, "your
mother-in-law won't live long unless she has
more exercise" GAN right" said Mix, and
then he walked eff some ways, and said to
himself, "If exercise is going to save her,
will spike her down so she can't wriggie. -
There never was anything very refined or gen
tie about that man Mix. He is SO bluff and
rough and means so much of what he says.