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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
MASS MEETING AT COLUMBUS.
To be Held January Sth.
COLUMBUS, o., Dec, l8,-The following
call was issued to-day:
STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE !
Rooms, COLUMBUS, ONO,


STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
Rooms, COLUMBUS, ONO,
December l8, 1876,
To The Democracy Of Ohio:
In view of what is believed to be an
organized conspiracy to defeat the will Of
the people as expressed at the ballot box
on the 9TH of November in the election
of Samuel j. Tilden, of New York, as
President, and Thomas A. Hendricks, Of
Indiana, as Vice President, by majoIity
of the popular vote, the Democracy Of
Ohio and all others without regard to
party differences, who believe that Til
den and Hendricks have been legally
elected, are requested to meet in mass
convention at Columbus on Monday, the
Sth of January, 1877, to take such action
as may be deemed necessary to preserve
the purity ofthe ballot and maintain the
rights and liberties of the people.
1t is recommended that mass conven-
tions be held in the various counties in
the state on Saturday, December 30th,
1876, for deliberation in the premises,
and to select delegates to attend the state
convention on the 9Th of January.
By order of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee.
JOHN G. THOMPSON,
Chairman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
AT CANTON,
To be Held Saturday, Dec, 3Oth.
TO the Democracy of Stark County.

Pursuant to call of the State Central
Committee Ito be found in this paper
and that the Democracy of Stark may be
fully represented at the. State Mass Con-
vention to be held at Columbus on Janu-
ary 9Th, 1877, you are requested to meet
in mass convention at Canton on the
above date to give expression as to the
remarkable contingency that has arisen
in the matter of the Presidency. A con-
spiracy is formed by men in power to
defeat TILDEN & HENDRICKS who have
been fairly and legally elected by a ma
jority of over a QUARTER OF MILLION in
the popular vote
DESTROYS of maintaining the Constitu-
ton and the rights and liberties of the
people we cordially invite all others,
without regard TO past party differences
who believe Tilden and Hendricks to be
fairly elected, to join with US in giving
expression to their views and shaping
them accordingly.
JOHNSON SHERRICK
Chairman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Canvasslng Board In the Clutches OF the
House COmmittee-A Few Facts Of Interest
About the Work -Chamberlsln's Plan to Call the
United States Troops to Actively Support Him
General Butler Elected United states Senator
by the Legal Legislature. ,. r.t...,0 %
COLUMBIA, S. c., December Io,-The
House Committee examined Dun and
Wayne. members ofthe State Board Of
Canvassers: The entire day was con-
sumed in their examination, which was
confined to the action Of the Board in
canvassing the votes aud refusing to obey
the order OF the Supreme Court. 1t was
developed that the Board threw out
Edge6eld and Laurens Counties in all
cases where Democratic majorites in
these counties defeated Republican can
didates, and generously co nted them in
all instances when they thought that the
Republicans could pull through without
throwing them out. BIDS Na
Two Sub Committees, composed Of
Messrs. Cochran, Jones and Banks. and
Phillips, Edmunds and Lapham left for
Charleston to night to take testimony as
to the fraud and violence in the coast
counties.
An act passed by the negroe House
making it felony for any person to set up
Government was read the first time in
the Senate to day and referred to the
Judiciary Committee. Chamberlain is
again acting under instructions from
Washington, and has well defined plan
for provoking conflict and bringing
matters to a crisis. l..ur I
General Butler was to day elected
Senator by the Democrats by sixty four
out Of seventy nine votes.
The Democratic Legislature will pre-
sent memorial to Congress, setting
forth the condition of affairs here.
General Butler, united States Senator
elect, is not the Butler who was connect
ed with the Hamburg riot.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

The Office holders think the "broad
seaP of the state of Oregon of little ac.
count when counting against them, but
the "broad seal" of the sovereign state Of
Louisiana is mighty and sacred, counting
in their favor. Circumstances alter cases.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
JOSEPH GUTzwILER, Secretary.
JOHN G. THOMPSON,
Chairman.

GENERAL f. G. BARLow does not pro-
pose to have his verdict on the Florida
case misrepresented. His second letter
declares unequivocally that if the Board
of Canvassers had passed upon the re-
turns as he, an honest Republican, enjoy
ing the confidence of the President, would
have passed upon them, the electoral
vote of the State would have been given
to Governor Tilden, and that after max
ing due and liberal allowance for alleged
Irregularities in the conduct of the cleo
ton which bore heavily against the Dem
ocrats. The result is reached, he repeats,
upon consideration of the case as made
up by the board. He comes out on the
subject with reluctance. He says Dem
ocratic majority should not be counted
out because of Repub ican wrong doing.
The following is the substance of the
letter:
New York, December Is, 1876.
Ny DEAR SIR
l certainly thought I had made my
own opinion clear as to the points of con-
test of which l professed to have knowl.
edge.
Irg The two precincts, Friendship and
Campbelton disposed OF l2l Republican
and 436 Democratic votes, and deduCting
these and the 2l9 in Archer, you get the
following result; w
lllluen ''''.''''. ''''. ''''''' ''.'' Et'uuE
)Hayes ...,.....,..'.'.,.'. '.''' zo,5fI
Tilden's majority y.......,.,...... DO
But there is no use in specializing
about this, as the case must be considered
as it was made up by the board. Leav-
ing out the Jasper precinct we therefore
see tlat, in my opinion, there was Til
den majority, even considering that
Campbelton and the first named precinct
in Hamilton county should be thrown
out, which / do not say was rightly done.
| certainly never had any doubt as to
what my own opinion was, except as to
this precinct, upon which it happened
that did not know fully what the evl'
dence was; but as do not have the as
surance to put my own opinions above
those of the board upon questions as to
which there was conflicting evidence, |
was not willing to give my own views
without at the same time giving this evi-
dence; and hence my report was 80
long" "
am not unwilling to express my opin-
ions, nor do | object to having any one
to whom they are of any consequence
know them. Yours truly,
FRANCIS G. BARLOW.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

SENATOR THURMAN made some remarks
on the Oregon case last Friday in the U,
S. Senate and in conclusion sent to the
Clerks desk and had read Judge Hoad.
ly's opinion. 1t will be found in this pa
per, and is able, full and exhaustive.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
JOHN T. HAYES, Sec'y
JOHNSON SHERRICK
Chairman.

SENATOR FERRY of Michigan is Presi'
Cent of the U, s. Senate and has the pre-
sumption to claim the right to constitute
himself sole Judge to open and count the
Electoral returns and declare the result
without regard to Congress. This fellow
is Zach. ChanGler's and Sitting Bull
Morton's Ferry, and thinks he can row
HAYES & Co. over. We do assure eul
readers that Hayes & Company cannot
be thus successfully rowed over by thai
Ferry, and the People of the United
States will not be rode over either in that
way. We can imagine Hayes singing
CONE ROW ME DER THE FERRY.
"come row me DER the ferry !
want to get across;
Ulysses shows a helping hand,
AS military Boss"
"Come row me DER the ferryj- ,
There's Chamberlain, he's in,
As Governor, through bayonets,-
Or Hampton would have been p
"Come, row me o'er't the ferry
There's Kellogg was put thro
By orders sent from Washington
To our brave boys in blue"
"Come, row me DER the ferry
How can we get along
without the White House President
To put us through SO strongp
eyes, row me DER the ferry =
Our Grant has shown us how,
To trample down majorites,-
And / can do 1t now /"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

Let our friends, whose time is out or
about expiring, renew their Subscrip-
zion to the STARK co. DEMOCRAT
without delay. Our good friends need
not be told Of the necessity. Let us
have u "nIerry Christmas" and n
''HapPy New Year"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

TIE Republican "Dozers" say the cleo
ton in Louisiana was illegal and unlaw-
full, and hence must not. be counted for
Tilden. They make it legal for Hayes
by counting out over $4,000 Democratic
votes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

Our old friend Jasper Shissler, of Su-
gar Creek township, has our thanks for a
number of new subscribers. If all of our
friends throughout the county would go
to work and send us in two or three new
subscribers each it would assist us very
much and run the list of the DEMOCRAT
up second to none in the State. The
DEMOCRAT is one of the largest weeklies
in the country and gives perhaps as large
an amount of reading as most papers
in the country and will give the Democ.
racy of Stark county much better satisfac-
ton than any city weekly. Let ou,
friends consider and see, each one for
himself A true newspaper is the great
bond of union in party. 1t keeps the
minds of the individual members alive
and up to the questions and issues of the
day Increasing its circulation therefore
is the surest way of building up the party
From the above it WILDE seen ifthe local
paper is what it ought to be, it is the or
gan to foster and encourage. e.rr
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

TIE time used to be, when elections
would decide-but now when office hold
ers intend to hold for life, whether or no
elections don't decide, as against them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

Hon. AEEx, II. STEPHENS of Georgia,
says it is untrue that he is advising a com
promise with Hayes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

DON CAMERON recently told Hewitt that
it was treason to question the purity of
the administration party.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28
To Shake, or not 10 Shake.

Aye, that is the question. Is it better
to quiver from head to foot in the parox
ysms Of fever and ague, or to Danish the
atrocious disease by II course Of that
standard anti,ebrie remedy, Hostetter's
Bitters. There cannot be much doubt
as to the response OF the malaria stricken
to this inquiry. From every locality on
this continent whose inhabitants are tor
mented with the shivering plague comes
an increasing demand for the only genu-
inc preventive and eradicaEt Of malaria
provided by science. The denizens of
fever and ague districts well know how
utterly inadequate to do more than give
brief respite are the so-caled remedies
Of the faculty. Quinine, arsenic, bismuth
what are these but poisonous pallIatives
which cease after time to produce any
beneficial effect whatever, and if persist
ed in wreak irreparable mischief up in
the system -? Everywhere they are be-
ing abandoned by intelligent persons,
and that genuine vegetable specific for
intermittent and remittent disease, Hos
letters Bitters, substituted in their
place.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

CHINESE TaEATER.-Among the ma
ny attractions in the show line with
which our town has been favored this
week, is Chinese Theatrical Company
consisting of twenty male and female ar
tistes of more or less renown, including
full band Of gongs, drums cymbals,
hddles, banjos, etc. They opened to a
Sl0O house-all Chinese-on Tuesday
night, but we learn the attendance was
much smaller on the subsequent even
lngs. Presenting ourselves at the box
Office Tuesday evening and making our
profession known to the Celestial in
charge, we were at once passed in to the
entertainment as q" dead-head," for all
of which we are truly grateful. The eff
auvia arising from the dense throng of
Chinese auditors caused our stay to be
shortened, but the portion of the perform
ance which we witnessed was certainly
entertaining. Without understanding a
word that was spoken, we hazard the
opinion that the actors were well up in
their parts" as there seemed to be no
hesitation and their gestures were easy
and graceful. The Chinese here say the
show was "welly good" and we suppose
it was. The management requests us to
say there will be an entire change of pro-
gramme each evening.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

ENTERTAINMENT To NIGHT. - This
Friday evening, at Thomas Theater.
will be given a variety, performance by
the Great Leotard Combination Troupe,
consisting of Mons. Leotard, Magician
and lllusioDist Madame Beaumont,
Vocalist and Guitarist; L. Leotard,
Great King of the Air, and Madame
Leotard in her celebrated Roman Tab
leaux. An original local tableau, rep
resenting the recent stage robbery, will
be feature OF the entertainment. The
entertainments is highly spoken Ofand will
close with Social Dance. Admis-
sion only so cts children, half price.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28
Wistar's BaIsam of wild Cherry.

SvT reeJy o ior ornd ta tb
sanctioned by the experience of forty years ;
and when resorted to in season, seldom fails
to effect a speedy cure of Coughs, Colds, Group,
Bronchitis, influenza, Whooping Cough
Hoarsenoss, Pains or Soreness in the Chest
or Side, Bleeding at the Lungs, Liver Com
plant, etc. Beware of Conntcrfcits Re-
member that the genuine Wstar's Basam of
Wild Cherry has on the outside wrapper the
signature Of |. Butts" and the printed name
of the proprietors, Seth W. Fowle Il Sons
Boston" All others are base limitations Ex
anime the wrappers carefully before purchas-
ing.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28
A Case OfThirty Years Standing.
EAST AURORA, N. Y, May %, 1872.

EAST AURORA, N. Y, May %, 1872
MEssRs. SETH W. FowLE & SoNs
Gentemen-I was troubled with Dyspepsia
for thirty years, and tried several medicines
advertised for the cure of this distressing
complaint without deriving any benefit from
ing the Peruvian Syrup, and after using alto
gether twelve bottles, | find myself entirely
cured. | consider my case one of the worst
ever heard Of and L take great pleasure in
recommending the Peruvian Syrup to all
Dyspeptics, believing that it will be sure to
cure them.
Yours respectfully, j. 7. Bowen.
Sold by all druggists
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

REPUBLICAN RALLY !!-This Satur-
day night is the occasion of the Republi-
can meeting to be addressed by Cover
nor George L. Woods, The most promi-
nent speaker in this campaign, and an
orator who will surely interest and en-
tertain his audience. 1t is probable that
Gov. Woods will be the last REPUBLICAN
speaker of the canvass and that our peo-
pie will not have another opportunity of
hearing the political issues again discuss
ed previous to election day. Democrats
are particularly invited to attend. Turn
out, everybody
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28
Rupture.

gerous and distressing complaint RUPTURE,
and whose existence is rendered miserable,
being obliged to wear the torturous metal
trusses year after year without any benefit or
relief whatever, can be relieved and CURED
without Inconvenience or restriction in exer-
else or diet. B85- Consultation and Examina-
ton Free, Call or address NJ A q n Il 4 / G
ELASTIC TRUSS Co, 500 sacramento
street. lIp stairs) San Francisco. Send for
Circulars, giving directions for measuring,
prices, etc, utc augl9.3m.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

HEAVY RAIN.-The rainy season has
commenced early, more rain having
fallen up to date than ever before known
in this section. Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week 2.G5 inches fell, maxi
ing total up to this time Of $50 in
ches. Last year we had only about 2
inches up to the first of November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

OVER THE GRADE. From Doc. Cor
donier we learn that team loaded for
this place went over the Trinity Noun
tain grade this side Of Kise Station, ow-
ing to the road caving off about four
feet. Two other teams had just passed
over the same place.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

In TowE.-Mr. j. B. O'Connor. rep
resenting the great music house of Sher-
man & Hyde, of San Francisco, called
upon us this week. He i. canvassing for
orders for musical instruments and all
other goods in the music line. The house
he represents is the leading musical es-
tablishment Of the Coast, and parties ia
voring them with orders can rest assur-
ed that they will be treated fairly.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

LEG BROKEN.-Jos. G. Purdy of
Lower Trinity writes us that on Mon
day last John Keach had his leg broken.
His horse fell with him and then drag
ged him about 100 yards, his foot being
caught in the stirup.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

JACOB BARNIcKEL returned from San
Francisco on Saturday last. He tells us
that during his visit to the city he pur-
chased large stock Of Drugs, Books,
stationary. etc. Also that he will have
a great variety of fancy articles for the
Holiday trade.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

Wbitobread to Jas. S. Landis-House and
rot. Weayervillc-SlM.
Watson & Brown to Belleau & Muncey-Min-
ina Property, Deadwood-S2O.
" A. Blagrave to Paulsen & Christiansen-
Water Ditch, Bolts Hill-sGoO.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28
LIST OF LETTERS
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Rol;oious Services will be held as follows,
until further notice;
WEAVERVILLE-C every Sabbath,
o,TZ O'Clock, P. NJ. Sabbath School at 2 p NJ.
A. T. JACKSON, Minister.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

Re EsTABLIsBED.-A few weeks ago
the Post Office of Altoona, at Cinnabar
in this county, was discontinued for want
of a Postmaster. Last week it was re
established with Mr.. a. L. Castle as
2, NJ,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

WILTON DRAMATIC TROUPE -Tb;s
Company arrived here Monday last bnt
owing to stormy weather were unable TO
give an entertainment until Thursday
and even then played to very small
house, it having rained hard all dav nnd
evening. The bill presented was a good
one and put on the stage and PLAYED in
a manner deserving Of better patronage.
The Company has gone to Hay Fork
and will return here and give another
performance next Monday evening, on
which occasion will be presented the
" Miser of Marseilles," an interesting
Olio, and the laughable farce of "a Reg
ul"r Fix" The Company is good one
and ought to draw good house.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

ARM Broken. Lulu Matzen, step
daughter of Mr.. julius Busch fell from
u tree last Sunday evening and broke
her arm, just above the wrist.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28
TOWN AND COUNTY.

STAGE ROBBED AND RoBBER KILL
Ep.-Last Tuesday afternoon the stage
from this place to Shasta was stopped
short distance below the Toll House and
within mile and quarter Of the Tow
er House by highwayman, who raised
from behind large rock by the road
side and drawing a line-sight on the mes
senger demanded Wells, Fargo & Co.'s
treasure box. The robber having the
drop on him, John McNemer, the mes
scnger, very reluctantly passed out the
box, and in obedience to orders from
the knight of the roa6," Charlie
Williams, the diver, drove on. Hav-
Ing got out of sight around point, the
stage stopped and McNemer getting off
went back over the point and suddenly
came upon the robber, busily engaged
in opening the box with an old pick
1t was now McNemer's turn, and rails.
ing his shotgun he fired one barrel
which, hitting the robber, made him
stagger, and to be sure of his game,
Nc then fired the other barrel this al
so hitting the robbcr and killing him
instantly. The box, we are informed
by Mr.. Clifford, Wells, Fargo & Co.'S
Agent at this place, contained $1,000
On the dead highwayman's person was
found $1,000 in gold notes and $G5 in
coin, which would indicate that this last
was not his first exploit. The body was
taken to the Tower House and Coroner
Hartman summoned from Shasta to
hold an inquest. At latest accounts no
one had been able to recognize the
body. One of the charges of buck shot
took effect in his side and the other in
his back. Although there has always
been large amounts of treasure shipped
by stage over the Weaverville and Shas-
Ia road this is the first attempt at rob-
berry which has occurred. The bravery
OF Mr.. Men emer not only saved the
Express Company the money that was
in the box, but rid the State of high
~ayman and saved Shasta county much
trouble and expense by SO doing. May
1t ever be thus with al. who rob upon
the road for with them human life is
as nothing, and they hesitate rot to
take it when opposed in their designs.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28

For ROAD OvERsEER M NJ. Brown
this week announces himself as a can
didate for Road Ovcrseer in Weaver
vile District.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28
pr.L ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

RECORDED DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-28
ROLL OF HONOR.

.,.D,prIoy RECEIPTS DURING THE PAST WEEK.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-16

agreed upon by bankers and by large
holders OF United States bonds, and other
first.class securities, transactions exceed
ing ten times the amount Of coin, or Of
currency, as the case may be, at com.
mand, these certified checEsa arc put
as so much actual money in circulation.
This disproportion between The sum at
command and that represented by thecer-
tilted checks, may not hold good as to
Wheeling, or In any city where gambling
in stocks is not prominent feature Of
financial transactions. 1t Is here refer
red 10 to show that the system is dishon-
est 90 far as it il relied upon in support
OF the theory that we have plenty Of
money. Checks ordinarily perform USE
ful office insaying the labor and time re-
quired to count the money they represent.
But when they are certified because the
bank cannot respond to its depositorS, as
was the case for the first time, generally,
in the history ofpaper money il the Uni
ted States in 1873, the transaction be-
comes a suggestive, II not n potent, an
swer to the argument Of abundant money.
Your fling at the people Of the Kama
wha Valley was unprovoked by ahy al
fusion ever made by myself to anything
peculiar in her condition. You remark,
athat the panic dispclled great many in.
substantial dreams Of sudden wealth, in
dulged in by its citizens. Such taunt
does not come with much grace from
Wheeling, which in defiance Of the obliga.
tions Of good faith, originated, promoted
and accomplished the removal Of the
Capital from its chief city after being in.
strumental in great degree in confer.
ring that small boon upon it. From all
reports money is abundant at Wheeling in
comparison with other sections soi
the country. She may be the last to feel
the blight that is devastating other re-
gions, but the money famine will ulti-
mately and at no distant day invade her
prosperous precincts and extinguish the
tires in many OF her manufactures, and
the ''insubstantial dream OF wealth" that
now buoys the hopes Of her people will
fade away, as values become adjusted to
the volume Of so.called "better money"
Intending further to notice in the most
respectful manner, OF m early:day. your
monetary production, regret that have
not time now 10 pursue the subject fur
ther. JAMES M.LAlDLEY,