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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-11-17

GRAHAM BIsCUIT WITHOUT YEAST OR
SoDA.-Mix your -four with warm mot
hot milk and water to the consistency
OF batter, with a little salt. Grease
your pan-make it Kissing hot, and
pour in your batter. Set it for a mo.
ment on the range 10 rise, and then into a
quick oven, and serve them as soon as
baked, because they fall. They may be
sweetened.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-11-17

AaE OF Eaos.-To determine the age
of eggs dissolve about four ounces OF,
common salt in quart Of pure water.
and then immersc the egg. lit is one
day old the egg will descend TO the
bottom Of tue vessel, but IL three days
it will float in the liquid. If more than
three days old it will come TO the sur
face and project above in proportion TO
its increased age.-Londoa Lice Stool;
Journal -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24
MORE FIGHTING.

Ragusa, August I9.-Prince Milan has
entrusted Col. Deshotovies with the chief
command of the insurgents in Bosnia,
who has defeated the Turks at Petrovitz,
setting fire to the town. The Turks have
left the Austrian frontier and are recon-
noitering in the vicinity of Lens. A body
of about 5000 Turks have been defeated
at Tankeva. The Turkish forces now in
the vicinity of Albani are estimated at
10000 men,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24

H. V. R., of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial, writing from Alabama under date of
Aug. 18th, says:
A study of the returns from the late re-
markable election show that in some
counties not less than one thousand ne
groes voted the Democratic ticket. Ger
tainly this class of people are becoming
more independent than ever, and the
time has passed when the Republicans
can throw them as compact body.
Marengo county was one of the Repub-
lican strongholds. Up to last week it
never failed to roll up Republican ma
jority of from two to three thousand. The
population is 5000 white and 20,05S col
Ored. This means that the Republicans
outnumbered the Democrats more than
three to one. In 1874 the Democrats
.polled 1903 votes and the Republicans
3,432. Last week the Republican vote
dwindled down to 1906, and the Demo-
cratic vote swelled to 1888. Why? Be-
cause about thousand negroes voted
with the Democrats, and about 900 did
not vote At one point in the county
where several hundred blacks usually
vote, the polls. by some accident" were
not opened With the colored men man
ifesting such readiness to vote with their
Democratic friends and fellow-citizens,
it would seem such accidents were un-
necessary.
"THE BANNER COUNTY"
Altogether the Republicans carried
but seven counties in the State, and
made gains in but ten counties, and very
small gains in these.
But the Democrats made some of the
most astonishing advances. Their cham
pion county is Bullock. This is heavy
negro county, containing Z ,223 whites to
17,251 blacks. Here they made a clear
gain of 3 107 votes Think of that, in a
county which contains but about 5000
voters, when every man turns out. In
1874 the total vote there was 4,0S7. Last
week it was 5,5l9 showing some falling
of. but not enough to be of any signif-
canoe. Whence came the large Demo-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24

Lexington King Jacob DyeT Marlboro h H. Nees Nnhien Joseph
omaburg
wtman Jackson JJ Snyder Perry Akue
H
H.
ward Lawrenc hward,Joh
Lexington slup Pny Allen
H.
Franks
Gui wlenburg
and
A. Mckinney
ward WI j.. B. T. Hays Alexander
wasno sidon toe o candidates
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24
Ghe Aetnnrrat
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ex Gov. ]. D. Cox has been nominated
by the Republicans of the Toledo district
as their candidate for Congress.i
Sam Cary has written his letter of ac-
ceptance on the Peter Cooper ticket.
lanes Patrick Esq. ofNew Philadelphia
is the Democratic candidate for Judge o.
that district.
The only Radical argument left is to
howl about the "rebel South" and shake
the bloody shirt.
Resumption of specie payments must
be preceded by resumption of honesty =
1t is astonishing how very rapidly silver
hasn't been going down any of late.
Evansville Courier Morton said in
his speech last Friday night that Belknap
had been Democrat. So has Morton
in times past, but the Lord has mercifully
deliveredthe Democratic party from them
both.
Boston POST Senator Morton under
took in his Indiana speech to excite pre-
iudice again Governor Tilden because
the latter is a bachelor. This is all the
more severe because of the high plane
of marital fidelity and felicity from which
Mr.. Morton deliveries his criticism.
According to Ex Governor Bigler, of
PENNSYLVANIA, this is the kind of man
Governor Tllden is; He may be very
slow to write letters, but the thieves Of
New York think his vengeance is awfully
swift, and the murderers at Hamburg, s.
c., would think the same thing if he
could reach them. By his stern reforms
he has already reduced the annual ex-
penses of his State from about I5,ooo,-
900 to $S,ooo,ooo." ."
The Democracy of Columbiana county
have nominated the following candidates:
For prosecuting attorney, Wilson S.
Potts; for commissioner, Urban Betz; for
inhrmary directors, Thomas F. Patterson
E. P. Burnet, William BurbeCk,
A Democratic pole will raised at Aus
tintown, August Goth, I3o feet long, on
the above date at Ioa. m. Speeches will
be made by Hon. D. M. Wilson and
others. Everybody turn out.
Henry Brohl, of Tifin, highly edu.
Gated German, a classmate Of Hon. Carl
Schurz, warmly supports Tilden. Mr..
Brohl mas ever been a Republican, but
became liberalzed in 1872, and cannot
endorse the Grant administration with
allits attending sitting corruption.
"The government has grown into ha~
bits of extravaganza, and public senti-
ment will indorse the strenuous attempt
of the House to re-establish simplicity
and economy."-Ne7O York Herald.
Robson, the Secretary of the Navy, is
hard citizen-an uncommonly hard
citizen. He has spent one hundred and
seventy millions Of the peoples money
ostensibly in perfecting our maritime ar
mament and yet more than seventy YES
sells have disappeared from the navy.
This seems incredible, but the fact is ad-
mitted by Robson himself.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24
PORTUGAL.
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

Lisbon, August I9,-In consequence
of the financial crisis there was general
run on the banks yesterday, and they
were compelled to close their doors. Sew
eral will suspend payment. The Bank
of Portugalis also closed, All suspending
banks have assets in excess of their liza
bilities. The present embarrassment is
solely due to the scarcity of silver coin,
supplies of which are expected from Lon
don, and it is thought that on its arrival
the crisis will terminate, 1t is expected
that an official decree will be published
tomorrow granting delay oftwo months
for the payment Of commercial bills.
London August I9.-Private advices
received from Portugal announce that
the government has issued a decree for
the suspension of all engagements for
two months, consequently the financial
crisis is considered over. This arrange
ment gives the embarrassed banking in
stitutions time to determine the best
course to adopt Liquidation. however,
seems unavoidable in many cases.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24
FOREIGN NEWS.
TURKEY.

| TURKEY.
OFFICIAL DECLARATION AS TO THE
ORIGIN OF THE WAR.
Washington, August I9.-Aristarchi
Bey, Turkish Minister, has received an
official declaration of the Turkish Gov
ernment dated ConStantinople the 10Th.
giving the history of the commencement of
Rostilities with Servia and Montenegro.
1t sets forth the concession made to Ser
via under the treaty of Paris, and of the
effort to aid in developing the prosperity
of the principality, The strife was caused
by ambitious and restless men W no sacrl-
feed to vain popularity the true interests
of the country, and from.the beginning OF
the insurrection in Herzegovina have by
every means in their power aided the In
surgentS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24

cratic gain? 1t came from the colored
people. They voted the Democratic
ticket largely. In 1874 the Republican
ticket in that county had 1908 votes, last
week it had but Goa falling off OF
near 1000! In 1874 the Democrats had
1884 then, and last week 1913! Evil
IDENTIFY the bulk of the black vote went
to the Democrats, as there are but about
1900 white voters in the county"
In a previous letter H. '. R. stated the
election was peaceable all over the State
He concludes:
Come what will, the condition of af-
fairs can not be worse than what we have
had-race lines as well as party lines.
H. V. r.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.

St. Louis, August 10 The State Saw
ings Bank, at Dallas, Texas, was entered
about one o'clock yesterday afternoon by
two men, who jumped over the counter,
assaulted f. H, Gruber, the President Of
the bank, the only officer or employee in
the bank at the time, beat him over the
head with a vypistol, seized a package
of money, and escaped through the back
door to an alley, where they had horses
and fled. The alarm was Immediately
given and party of citizens started in
pursuit of the robbers. Mr.. Gruber thinks
not more than two hundred dollars were
obtained by the thieves.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24
A CONGRESSMAN WELCOMED HOME
TWO RECKLESS YOUNG MEN GET
THEIR NECKS BROKEN.

Cincinnati, O., August 2I-Two Young
men named Henry Smith and Squire
Hammond, who were in Jail at Owen
ton, Owen County, KY for the murder of
highly respected citizen Of owen county,
Robert Martin, were taken from the Jail
about one o'clock Saturday morning last
by masked band of forty men, and
hung upon tree near the town. Very
little excitment was manifested about the
lynching, the citizens generally approx
ing the lawless deed. The young men
were considered wild and reckless when
under the influence of liquor, as was the
case when they murdred Mr.. Martin.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24
POLITICAL.

ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATIC MEETING
Terre Hutte, Ind, August 19.-D. w.
Voorhees, addressed an immense Demo
cratic mass meeting here to night. The
exercises we're opened by torchlight
procession of 900 lamps.
ACoNGRESSMAN WELCOMED HOME.
Louisville, August I9.-Hon. J. c. S.
Blackburn, member of Congress from
Ashland District, was complimented
with an enthusiastic reception on his re-
turn to his home in Versailles on Friday
evening. Addresses of welcome were
delivered by prominent citizens. A
torchlight procession and firing of can
non and other demonstrations of con-
graduation were made.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24
DRo WNED LNCAYUGA LAKE.

Ithaca, N. Y, August 2I.-By the up
setting of sail boat on Cayuga Lake,
yesterday, James King, Patrick Garvey
and Jacob Luck were drowned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-05
JOTTINGS ABOUr TOWN.

svlctoria c. .woodhull lectures to night IL
Cooper Institute Han.
J. f. A. Tho bill to mako the Sd aud 9Th Of
July legal holidays was def atea,
Mr. Thomas L. Mllany has dedicated his Prsss
Club March 10 the New fork Press Club.
Ex Police Justice Bowling was not so we'll yss-
terdAy. II ls thought that he cannot recover.
The Empress OF Brazil aud her party won't %
Philadelphia yesterday IN SPECIAL palace car
Mr. Theodore NJ. DAVIS has been award ed S5s.-
VOO ior MS services as receiver OF the ocean BAuk
The Count Carl Lewennaupt, Minister fo1
The New York Central Railroad has leased the
pier az the foot Of Harclay street, aud VI build
freight depot l5 feet square fronting On West street.
William Smith OF 6s3 Broadway, while walking
IN Fourth street, LpaT MdCdONg syt IN the head
aud sngltV wounded }rstrrIny Inc Duuts IL sup
posed 10 have been shot nuu sn all gun,
The Chamber ofComnerce has reelected sam-
Vice lrcsidcnt George W. Lane. seroui Vie. .pfesL
dent Francis s. Lathrop Treasurer aud ueoTge WL
son, secretary,
The clerks In tha Police Central Orncs we're ~
20 the elbows ~ complaint papers }ettoldsi. Stieh
tncY were making out sgtinsi lac thousand ~ mors
police ONeefs who are TO he tried Tor not preventing
tue posting OF gutter snipes on the curb stoues.
nrsi time since his appointment as cerk of the Marine
Court lie sent word from MS Penney iarm thAl
he accepted the PoaLon, sud would arrye ia town In
tic Afternoon, His salary Will be tiO0J. Mr.. Savage
Wass"orn IN last evening.
10 the crush It Rlgnold's benefit in Booth's
Sc 200 was osl Notice having been given Ct the box
once NJ IoOker essSn'dA numn"r VI usher. to huut
for the gem. aud ten MI les later II was N IT'S ognsTV
uAnas' APIeseu1 VI Wv Nae male " tne VsAeTI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-05
THE CRIPPLED CIBLES.
Tho Direct Line TO DO tho Business Until tho
Others nro Repaired.

By the failure OF the four cable lines
between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and
tho breaking OF the French cable tho whole
business has been temporarily thrown upon the
Direct Cable. The last Of the short cables failed
at z. III. on Wednesday, the others having been
interrupted before. The Western Union Com
pany then necessarily threw its cable business
upon tho Direct Gable, and Mr.. Ward, the super
intendent OF tho Direct Cable, said yesterday
that this immense accession to their business
had overcrowded them, but that they were
working on the messages as fast as possible. and
eXpe cteu to have no trouble. The broken cables
are all snort-from 800 to 900 miles long. They
lie between North Sidney, Nova Scotia. and
Placsnita, NewfOundl- nd. Two touch at 81.
Pisrre, and the others have no Intern ediate
station. ono OF tn em failed IN 1874; another 10
the last part Of 1875; third April II, 1876, and
the last one the most northerly, May 3. Tho
French cable, which touches It st. Pierre and
Terms part OF the same system, was broken 20
miles from Brest On he 26th nit.
itesident Orton said yesterday that the repair
Scotia and Newfoundland, was away rep .iring
the French cable when the last short cable
failed, but work Is going on on the short cables,
and yesterday afternoon he received despatch
from North sidney announcing that 1t was
hoped that one OF tho cables mi .ht be got into
working order by this morning.
By the duplex system. Mr.. Orton said, this ono
cable could be made equal to tw o, aud, besides,
on account OF its comparative suortnoss, IL
would be more tnan equal to one Of tue main
cables from Hearts Content across the Atlantic.
one Of these man cables, which are four in
Hearts Content and Placeutia, by way OF Trinity
Bay, Is imperfect.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-05
THE CHARGES AoAIxsr DRIsrow.
The Mary Merritt Case and the Mule Claim
In N New Light.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-The Committee on
day ended the Investigation Of Secretary Bris-
tows conduct In the Mary Merritt case. The
evidence hasf mainly shown the venality
OF Republican oficiaIs, that under Score
taiy Richardson nothing could be done
In the Treasury without q liberal eIpen-
dture OF money, and that brbes were as
common as fies In summer. Bristow appealed
to the committee for a certificate Of good char
acter The report OF the committee will show
substantially that n, after case has been passed
upon and decided In favor OF the United States
by District Court, then by tho Supreme Court,
and afterward by the Secretary OF the Treasury
II, after all this, the case is again taken up by an
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury, In the ab-
sence OF Brstow and without bis knowledge,
and oil the preceding decisions overthrow, II
that entities Secretary Ijrlstow to a certificate Of
good character, he will got II.
The Treasury COMMITTEES to-day heard several
witnesses In the mule claim case. One OF tho
contractors, Mr.. Thompson. testified that alter
the Government ofiiclils refused to receive any
contract, and having one-fourth interest was
assessed $500, tho estimated loss being $4,000
When the claim was cooked up for the Court Of
Claims the remaining partners multiplied the
original loss by four and added some
expenses which made the highly re-
sspeoiable claim Of sl0s0OO, Of which Mr..
this claim ever had was that Bristow was the
attorney. Another witness testified that in
stead OF there being lose, the contractors made
alaree profit on the sale OF tho mules. 1t was
also shown that even n the parties had an equl-
table claim, the amount was fully one-third
greater than the actual facts could have justi-
ned, all Of which was skilfully nanpulated by
Mr. Brstow, and the Government robbed, In the
name Of Justice, OF 100000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-05
DELAYING INYESTIGATIONs.
Message TO tho House that Foreshadows
the Administration's Policy.

WASHINGTON, May A.-The Presidents
response to the resolution Of the House In ro-
gard to what business has been transacted at
Long Branch and elsewhere than In Washington
by the Executive was read In the House to day.
He declined TO answer the inquiry, and In
dulged, or rather Secretary Fish did for him, In
political thrusts at the majority OF the members
Of the House. The m cssago was written In the
State Department. Accompany ing 1t was men,
orandum Of the number of days the different
Presidents had been ahsept, numerating like
wise the public business transacted away from
the seat OF Government. But tho message had
significance mat did not appear TO most OF tho
tDemoers OF tho House. IL was febuke for
calling upon the President by simple resolution
FOR inf rmation, ana fore shadows the policy
hereafter to be strictly iollt wed, IN effect that
without a joint resolution Z: Congress requests
for even copies OF public documents will not be
complied with, inasmuch as 1t would involve an
expenditure OF public money. The purpose Is
to delay investlsations a. much as possible.
The political fIends OF the President, as well as
his Cabinet clerks, have suggested this course
as the best that can be followed. Secretary
Chandler says he would see the damned rebel
House In hell before he would furnish the first
scratch OF hts pen to feed political warfare
against the Republican party.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-05
on RoBERr FUREY,s TRACK.
Counter Charges Made by the Ex-Tax Col
Iector against tho Surveyor.

lectOr against tho Surveyor.
The Brooklyn Aldermanic Assessm ent
Committee to investigate the charges aga nst ex
Tax Collector Robert Furey connected with the
grading ana paving OF Sumter street, and Reid,
Buffalo, Utica, and seventh avenues, yesterday
took testimony In the City Hall relative to the
Reid avenue job-the charge being that oertla-
Gates we're given for the full amount OF work,
and that s25,0U0 was paid while the work was
not yet finished, and in faco OF the law Iequir-
ing 30 nor cent. OF the whole amount to be re-
tanned until the work was complete.
John Connolly, the contractor on the Reid ave
nue. work. testified that he used stone IL inches
long, while the contract provided for l2-inch
stone. Mr. Furey compelled him to take up two
blocks and repavo ~. He had paved from De-
Kalo avenue 10 Hancock street, and had graded
all but three blocks. Richard Butt, ;he sur
veyor, gave tho certificates. There was no un-
dcfstunding between the surveyor and the con-
tractor that any money should be paid to the
suivo or Tor giving certificates In excess Of the
amount the contractor was entitled TO.
Ex-Alderman Weekcs testified that the work
on Reid avenue had to be gone over, and that
Simon Fitch was the seconu contractor. Mr.
Furey explained that In 1872 Fitch received $l5,-
0OO for the work. which he was not entitled TO.
The understanding was that work should he
done on the unfinished portion only, but IL was
not adhered to.
A. Z. Demeritt testified that Surveyor Butt
had given TO Connolly certificates for S@5,7U0,
when his contract price W IS $lNSSS.
Robert Furey testified that the surveyor
NiutD ON Reid avenue must have conspred with
the contractor TO giyo him certificates for more
could never have received cent but for the
surveyors certificate. II think" he said, you
will lnd that there was some consideration paid
for these false certificates on Mr.. Fitch's con-
per cent. in excess of the proper amount were
given Ly the surveyor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-05
THE NAVY Yard FRAUDS,
The Norfolk Yard Lumber md Machinery and
Norman WIZARDS Patent.

Charles Waldrcn, n teamster, has given
tho Navy Yard Invcstleating Committee some
entertaining information. Twenty years ago,
while he was q block and pump maker in the
Norfolk Navy Yard some white oak lumber
was condemned by board OF survey and or
dered to be sold. For some reason he was or
dered TO put ring bolt on one Of the logs. The
bolt he put on was peculiar In shape, and he
punched some marks on It SO that he might
recognize 1t should be see II again. The lumber
was sent away from the yard. In October last
he was unloading lumber for the Brooklyn yard
from schooner and among the logs was one
with the same ringbOlt, and looking precisely
like the stick that was condemned In the Nor
folk yard In 1855. He asked the skipper where
tho wood came from, and was tolu that II came
from near Norfolk. whore II was recently pur-
chased by n Government agent. Waldron also
testified that he had hauled condemned and old
machinery to the wharf for transportation to
New York. and afterward hauled the same
machinery from the wharf to the machine shop
after 1t had been rovamped. He thought that
II was from Roachs shop.
Aaron A. SILVER inspector OF timber, Archi-
bald, an employee Of the Engineering De-
partment and Pay Director Eldridgo were
examined yesterday; Chief Engineer Hen
ton about the wizard boiler attachment.
He testified that the attachment Is very Useful
as preventive Of boiler explosions resulting
from low water. He testified that the one hasti-
ly attached to the boiler OF the Alert did not
work well, because IL was not finished when tho
vessel was ordered to sea at the time OF the Vir-
ginius excitement.
Inc committee have no testimony to show
fraud In the wizard attachment, unless IL lies in
the fact that the patent Is untenable, having be-
come common property In England even before
Norman Ward sold 1t to ave different persons lp
this country.
MIR. bishop. builC er OF the steam derrick, was
examined about that machine, which II Is said
John Roach bought for t25,OOO, and sold to the
Government for f6O,V0.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-05
THE BIBLE AND THE SCHOOLS.
A Ninth Ward Meeting that was not Very
Largely Attended.

An American flag covered the pulpit OF the
Jane Street United Presbyterian Church last evening
ana on the cushioned sat about hundred
when the Rev DR.. Ball to advocate the retention
Of the bible In the public schools. The banishment Of
the Bible meant he said that the teachers should be
tree from every religious Influence. Even inndes,
when they saw the result Of the negative souoss educA
lion that proposed would cry out for the Bible as
the only means of making good citizens,
The Rev. X. Scott sald that II he were Roman Cath
ole he would 10 as far AZ aDYDody In npholdinR the
Tn OF the Catholics In ASKING for separate sys
tCm OF education.
young man who wore bllc ribbon aa symbol Of
his once OF Chairman OF the meeting, announced IN
conclusion, Our enemies, however strong they may
be, w sooner or later, understand that We intend 70
hOld The fort as long as Goa Is our refuge and
strength Tho ushers will please taks up collection
to defray the expenses OF the meeting'