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Remarkable 1nntnnceR nf Language ant
Conf,lnntlOn,

Conf,inntlOn,
Two very remarkable Instances Of language
nnl combination are given by Col W. Ca,np-
hell In lila Endnn .Tournal." The writer Ia
perhaps better known by hts no1n lc plume,
"Thc Old Forest Ranger" lie wus at Rance
Dcnnore on IL hunting expedition:
~ witnessed this morning curious Instance
Of wo1lsl, gcncralslp TINT Interested Inc n,uef,
nt.a which, in my humble opnlun, goes fnr to
prove TINT nni,als are endowed to certain cx-
tent with reasoning faculties. and lInye means
OF communicating their !'leas tn cucl oltler.
~ was M usual scanning the horizon with my
telescope Ut .laybrcak to see II Rny game VIVA II,
sght. fnal Uncovered ii stlAl lGrd uf ante
lopes feeding In iictt frnm whIrll tho crop husI
glAss from my eye fnr tic purpose of rcconno!-
tcrisg tho grt,iluI, wien, III remote quarter Of
the Held, concealed from tic autelppcs by few
intervening bushes, faintly disccrncd In tho
Their hindqaastcrs like dogst and apparently In
derp consultation.
UT Appeared evident tl.at llku myself, they
wanted ycNfson, and hua sotnc .lesigli u1A0n tic
mode of proceedings adapted BY these four
legged poacsers, determined to watch their
nations. I accordingly tllssnourtci, leaving my
horsc r., charge Of the eownr, nltl. creeping as
lug discovered, conccnlcd myself behind IL btlsl
"llnrfng apparently derllcd on their plan of
attack, tile wolves kepnratcd, one remaining
stato,!ary and the other tyc creeping cautiously
In u shy eoyey Of birds. In this manner tl,ey
surrounded the uI,suspcctiny herd, one wolf IT,
Ing down at eaclt cDrncr of The field and the
llit1a creeping silently down the centre 0f 1t,
where he concealed himself III deep ftlrsow
"The sixth woif, wl,ic! had not yet moved,
now started from his htdng-piace alid made
dasl, at tlr a,!tcloprs. Thc graceful creatures,
confident n tlsr iyascllless speed, tossed their
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4 ycvioS SALES Or IIulsSEs, nlGGlKS, cA!;
a h .sf;; Il Il 9aF NJ %NEy saf Tsseiis IL in% IT,
C,OI. aaLH-A Gt,op HORSE AND nFEN BREW.
ser wA4.,u, - e.sI ~ new; nprse ysars on not
iS 4 sii'i ss i'a
Lon sA,:E-AN ELEtaAST slNE.BAii, pIlKws-
sold ID iist j cs.r. Arpi; Il 5ls waossh ~. ~
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g. ''1sx Lsf; fa 4 IT. ssaoI.t ifss sF'eF
lfon nsAiNATAnEr rHAETUN;- WILL sKAF SIX:
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,fo!S % , '' VII 'r I, .a.s @ sonsia"s : ,"a tas
%AkRk III fsSs ~ aa ss III ,1. VIZ .sa IT. tue ''As H. C.
MARTINS Is THE nEar AMI CHEAPEST s,ini'
NJ III ty~n u srad your ea11!aRss hu.sce. and waK.
for sa sS9"tsFM T!fi ::' t: t J!
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Al.
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I1AITNEl. wASEEl-1S AN rLD ESTABLISHED
bu,lus.A I. takv :Ae r!aee q retiring pai!nsr tls
S,Ii ND ~ {i3 III ErluIte Business llas Lerh rs
iab4vd nearly 70 ytaf. Atfrs.s. with uatt. alat4ug
T5Ai;TSEK WANlE1i-ly * YorSG MAN or
experience, VITA $.O.x Ut FL .tAlt 10 optu dry
good. lu.ls III tte Wsst. .tddres: T.. Tribune onrs.
~th 1nr full; otl.ett will receive AIy atlswoT
References eAChanKY3.
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ID private 1eardhR- -i'nusc xhrrc lhrsn 8 yannK
lArs sorirty hddsess. stating trrIs lUcnllty ETC..
II II 3tlhIlfe u1tcr.
ftOAK!l-ASn LARGE RG0M OH ALCnvE frH-
- nshrA nicely fnr aelt and wife lnr ur !? months
trum July prefer hnrtl II GfAgo'ay. Address, by
aon4a louh Will tMrle1llars. Y u. cI1une atec:
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COENT1kY ItEAL. E%rATE.
Ton sAlr-BY MARSH / GRAHAM, HEAL Is.
L tate and Insurance hgrnta. Ar9An. MIrh.: Cen.
ttnntal ArEAls In Improved and untH1pruyrd tarh:,
lants. also mill property and pine landa. Curscnpuld
EulfrltCd.
fIOs: H.tLE--PARM-tp, A1,IEs LASU is CAR.
roll Cdunty. !own. at inc !taitnn. inr SRI: very
cheap: }h1uir, Of CHAlttEs lEEMEytiI. Ira Twen.
ty-AtAtll.st., ChlrAru I'll.
E;OE HALE-AT 4 CHEAT HAIH1AIS, $40 ACRES
Of good 8arn!HH land In ScwluH County. Ini.
der teltc ard III cu!ttvnton. lnqusc VI I. t. WILL
IAMS, liz LnSAtlc.kt.. nAsc11eiIt.
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1yANTI:l-11ALE. HELP.

IiooAkccprr., CIcrk%+ ctc+
AHTErh,,x;Hs,M S;LEsMhSA, VA H., ,rn sALEsMAN ~;
,a ,rsar u Il" VIII l"ar ot piaes",
n461".nR wi,nsae experience. salary, &C.. r O. i'os
T.-... ----~-------------
w GnSTAGT +! wTm M Two
s.j ,% 81 sa'; D,n nseh IA lrIp'r Ade oc"Fss NOBLE
ss,; " ;S ',;.,:
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.S Il !;.s i!|s 5Ei5s ax AZ
e; MA E%AT ST. ESs7$
!. alSis ;5 n 81 EjsIi.: 70
at 10 4si aS ES1E 2a, a. a., f9fHNA sg Nae IT,
\SrAA;SsTT5Ep}.zlpr, Il sTrnEnAEgk nRos:. SOUTH
cinpIo,Acnt.
Employment Agencies.
NAp# % $ ;sEI S :;ss s5s';"ss
WAS%$f:y;' ! $H!sA$ ssS e. sShyE III!
aIiscclInncoux,
AxTE;ps-,AsM;r1, ,s;1, pSES9X San MAKE ds sy
tf ae III anx faf :'if''at GnsJ ti IT, SSces'o Co. II
j tE sIsf,c' rs MAXltSES ,!a
sSs'ss WE cs1siaa III ao1"s '4's' returns at 0a'' L
K1rASrKp-;MEx SEEK1So NCsiSEsS r rAYs
pnay I'll III a. i;oon ".'e'o H. 'o't''
\{'ASrEt Two 1xTKiLs3HSr,, ,SDrSTl,l0ES
;!; 4:
IVASrEn-A GOOD LIVE Man 70 FELL. oSK Of
81 g. k1 t. :as; fsf os @ call on
\TAATEp--A y FEW ESTEEri:isfSt; GKSTIEMEN
I'M Deat''orn.f,. l:ousn Il. frur', 70 ii j. IN.
A$aEESf1SH ;sa %xS s.Ss &C. ,.tst E lsss; sEAaI
srs1!s YH ..ir. S,af w ;slf;o
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1TASrEp-AS rSi;srA1 oprnpyrs1TT. 70
y y il H. M @ "t ws..csa M sr. i ; Gyi
rs'a 4ShI tS 81 & Ct &c .s' to
\FASIED-nr A MosToS noor ,ASD SHOE
~ s:!Sefs' ;ssfs S xsSs
IN NJ. sss; o.;os ss al
H.. J. xS lid
u .sa;5: =. z .fs r. :1 E w k ssH a sI ASn
rx cn 1' ao aas ~ ''''A' pe' Ssek No. e. "''
TASmEDs, A"kS vd 70 TIT FL ,, IA, Xw
Apply at lie fa:ioTy. I'd GuiaI:s ''''' '9'
! \{rASTEn- -rl}sT: GLASS sA I.EssIEN. ron FIRST:
1 % . S % Il ,s1 @ s aesdy tais, en- "sks rsots @
VII tlvtr as"ai.: 4 s',oi .hanes so.d n,en
T 's c ' sssnine ;ss n r. ii, sp:Ss5 sst. So t. nA
III
urds q vthyr IT,. :slL!nE lsc!!ts; ~ .erS; burI,
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f{yASTEIl-~Hf,tH EALE2MAS-A SALESMAN
~ thnr,nghfy acquainted with tl1r drug AMI chem
irnI Trade Of tho ArHt rnh lras Ut pr7tnnrnt piarch
addressing with age experience sAafy+ &c, +. a. iIox
2tID. Horton. 3fAAa. ...
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REAL ESTATE WANTED.


NTASTEn-A COOP FARM WITH GOOD HOUSE.
" etc.. fur hrstraAA productive rtty property. L.
i, H0Tclfkl3S. II! L.Asnc-st.. I:0bih j.
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CITY REAL ESTATE.

= i
{fDH aALE-fnnp WILL pt:EIIiAsE AN E!.E-
xnnt nrs rtnty ,frk hu!1H and pt rhFn,r ~ liar
ynrH:st ahd Gapl% As,. henG ess tian ha1f itat.ns
ih1ntrr At ga, Hfaern- AZ.
LOls aA1.f-1sY JAGtl WE'LL. i41 hEAl:nn!S-
H-acycrs hErt .rlnss rtcces " central l,c.tct Hi!-
ness prnprrty, improved II figures which will nrt You.
TIKI asns Il y.r III Hiuncy sue ott nt rrs.nt sntrs n,.
II present are very low, and property II figured
fosinKIy,
LrOn SAtE-31. 20. IN. or II, FEET. EAST
tI"nt, N s!!ct%Enn;ay. % icssern Twenty :hisn ans
Residences property tn Chicago Terms ,,c n,ttc to
snt pMrclIsleT. Inquire uf JACOB WE'LL. tW Deor-
hbTn,At.
Tor HALE-MANnIK.r r1!OST IfuEsE. G0nEE1s
S1u,h Fark.sy an1 Twenty :nHh''t A!1fnE: Il fot,n
hUS, s1nthwtht ct,rneT Atste and Mst!Etuh'hA.
Lon BALE E-s3.ao WILL ,PgKcI!AsE sew.
h0uAs and lot, No. ~ likFskrJ-At Il. &rI will lir
chase ncw hnt.e and Int, M. 1t Hnryarh.it. rhe
nlsss property Will b. n'1 M easy terms and at Ab1u
hair lis Salt. jnQu1re nj ;sl WestcIn.av.
1rOH SALE-nEsT ptln3AtS IN CfItEAt;l; e., sas,
thkra!s Two'fory :na basement fr'ck, VIII Thfnns
N1GHnLSflN OEtitS FACTn1tY. G1 EA,t fnAana..t
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4 LtsnS's EUROPE, I VOLS, $J.an.; sEwAHpA
a. w.tks H9i. e.: sa,on j, Il. '.Tniry Issts , II
x3.Nt Webstcrs Dictionary, u. 80 5u. aud -. NIL.
LElt5 CLrlp LUX. osarc, lu1 MA1tsvn.4.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16
A Coincidence.

In the testimony of Gideon Welles,
taken before theNaval Investigating Com
mittee, so called, at Washington four
years ago, it appeared that before George
M. Robson paid Secor $4,000 out Of the
Treasury in direct and fragrant violation
of an express statute upon that subject,
"a present to lady" of$5o, 900 was made
in the interest of Secor.
Now it appears that when Marsh
bought the Fort Sill leadership of Bel
KNAPP he paid to Mrs. Belknap the sum
f$6 900 year as bribe, continuing the
payments as long as he held the Office.
Things seem to have been managed
about the same way under Grant in the
War and the Navy Departments. In
some cases the bribe has been given to a
lady in each department; but the steal
ing has been done by the Secretary.
Yet there is no reason to doubt that
Robson is a much more greedy and
more shameless public plunderer than
Belknap has ever been.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16
PRESIDENTS.

The following table prepared for ref
erence, shows the political sentiments
and the date Of the Inauguration of each
President, the length of time he lived
after that event, and his age at the time
of his death:
l. George Washington, Independent,
inaugurated 1889; lived 10 years; age g..
2. John Adams, Independent, inau-
gurated 1897 lived go years; age 80.
3. Thomas Jefferson, Democrat, inaug-
urated 1901 lived 25 years age 83.
4. James Madison, Democrat, inaug-
urated 1909; lived 27 years age So.
5, James Monroe, Democrat, Inaugural
ted 1917 lived IL years; age 73.
&, John Q, Adams, Whig, inaugurated
1925 lived % years age 81.
T. Andrew Jackson, Democrat, inaug-
urated 1929; lived 16 years; age 7S.
8. Martin Van Buren,, Democrat, in
augurated 1887 lived % years age so.
8, w. H. HARRISON, Wing, inaugural
ted 184l; lived l month age 60.
10. John Tyler, V. P, Independent, in
augurated 1871 +; lived q years age 72.
IL. James K. Polk, Democrat, inaug-
urated lo45 lived 4 years; age 54.
12. Zachary Taylor, Whig, inaugurated
1849; lived 16 months; age &c.
13. Millard Fillmore, V. P, Independ-
ent, inaugurated 1850; lived "a years; ;
age74.
IA. Franklin Pierce, Democrat, inaug-
urated 1858; lived Is years age 65
Is. James Buchanan, Democrat, in
augurated 1857 lived II years; age n.
16. Abraham Lincoln. Republican, in
augurated 1861 lived years; and u
months; age 56.
II. Andrew Johnson, V. P, Independ-
ent, inaugurated 1865 lived 10 years
age g.
49, General Grant, Republican, inaug-
urated 1869.
Tyler and Fillmore were elected Vice
Presidents as Wings, and Johnson as a
Republican. Their independence" fol-
lowed their Inauguration as Presidents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16
A GRAND SUCCESS-A YEARS WORK
LIVE MEN.

On another page is noticed Meningitis
"Our Western Border" :" Consideringthe
extreme stringency Of the times, the run
which this portly and elegant book is hav-
ing all over the country, issomethlng ex-
traordinary. Scarcely out two months,
the tenth edition is now being made
This book is sold only by agents, and is
so cheap, beautifully illustrated. and in
tensely thrilling from cover to cover, that
wherever it is out, the best and most sue.
cessful agents are dropping all else, and
taking it. Agents sales are enormous
In Pittsburgh, one sold forty-three on his
first day; another twenty eight in four
hours another seventy-6ve in three days
Country agents report sales at almost
every house, Notwithstanding the dull
times. All good Judges confess this time
ly book to be the best and fullest work
on 60rder life, struggle, and aaVenfHrc
ever yet published. Everybody wants
it, and all who read it are delighted. 1t
cannot be had from the bookstores, but
is sold only by agents. Active, thorough
going canvassers-male and female
wanted in every township. Address, stat
ing past success, and first and second
choice of territory, at the office nearest
you. J.C. McCurdy & Co., Philadelphia,
Pa, Cincinnati, o., Chicago, ILL.,, or ST.
Louis, Mo.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16

THE Belknap scandal affords fine scope
for the facile pen of Geo. Alfred Town
send. Writing to the Graphic the King
Bohemian says:
"This lady MRS. Belknap) was one of
the most beautiful women produced even
by Kentucky. Eut she had voluptuous
tastes; loved dress, Paris, an easy car
riage and the life of court lady, and the
Secretary lost his thrift, his business hab-
its and his restraint and often looked
half-fudded in his office. He belonged
to State where such politicians as Har-
Ian, Jim Wilson, Frank Palmer, ct AL, set
poor example to a poor Secretary of
War, and he is worse than anybody now.
The moral of this Is, to the wives of poor
Cabinet Ministers: Wash your own
dishes, like old Mrs. Frank P. Blair. To
Cabinet Ministers: Go to market, like
John Marshall, and walk off your fat"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16

PRoF. CRooKEs, of London, has actually
succeeded in weighing the light of a can
die, although light has hitherto been
considered imponderable. The principle
of this delicate and complicated instru-
ment is based on the fact that a fine
thread of glass, suspended at one end,
may be turned round twenty or thirty
times without breaking, and has ten
dency to untwist itself By fastening
such thread in tube, and throwing
ray of light on the interior, it has been
found possible, with the aid of other
scientific appliances, to register the revo-
lutions and tensions caused by the intro
duction of the light of candle into the
tube, the result of which is that it weighs
about O,OOOl72S, or nearly two thousandth
parts of grain. Taking this as an ap-
proximate starting point, we find that
the light thrown out by the sun on the
earth is equal to about thirty-two grains
per square foot, or ffty-seven tons to the
square mile, or 3,OOO,0OO,O0O tons on the
whole earth, force that, but for gravi-
tation, would drive our planet into space.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16
A DREADFUL SCENE IN CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-Quite terri
BILE scene occurred in the House this af-
ternoon. The Sergeant-at-Arms appeared
at the bar with the witness, A. D. Wolf
whose arrest was ordered by the House
yesterday for refusing to answer certain
questions before the Committee on Naval
Affairs. The witness was given seat in
the space in front of the clerks desk, and
Whitthorne, Chairman of the Committee,
was about to make statement when the
witness fell back in his seat in convul-
sive fit. The witness was laid ON the
floor, and the Speaker inquired whether
any physician was in the gallery of the
House. The scene was something never
before witnessed in the House. All busi-
ness was suspended, and many ladies in
the gallery were so affected that they
were compelled to leave. In few min
utes the physicians had succeeded in re-
storing Wolf to partial consciousness, and
he was carried to the lobby. Mr.. Whit
thorne then said the witness had to an
swer to-day the questions propounded,
and he was instructed to move that he
be discharged from arrest. The resolu-
ton was agreed to. A resolution was
then adopted appointing sub.naval
committee to investigate the navy yards
at Boston and Kittery, Maine,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Andrew Huff ct lux to Thos Philips, 4
acres in Lake tp,,....."...,,...."$3oo
Lewis Scott to Edward Hamilton, I acres
in Waynesburgh h,....,..-...,,,...",4o 400
Henry Miller ct ux to Phebe Huff, 5acreS
IN Lake observation-disclosures. 500
joseph lSeiler ct ux to David Zubers, lot
I3 in Wales add MassilloR. 100
L Y Myers ct ux to Andrew Warner, 575
acres in Lake tp,.."..........,","4o6o 600
Henry J Smith to Geo E Smith, 1903 acres
IN Lake tp.."..."................, 900
Walker Allen to Richard l. Brown, J of
lot II in Kendall, now Massillon o475
Geo A Winterhalter ct ux to Kate Myers,
part of lot a in Shorbs add to Cam
ton.."....". ....".....".."..".."l ,275
Emery Miller to S. T, Tressel, lots I26
and l27 in Teeters' add, Alliance, 5000
F A Kracker to F Carlen, lot "a in
Kracker's I'd add Massllon. ......23o
F A Kracker to M Ruth, lot % in
Kracker's add, Massillon. n...........23
Geo Danner ct ux to | Druckenbrod, Al
acres in Plain p.....,"......"...""o o43
F A Kracker to Conrad Witt, lot 9 in
Kracker's sd add, Massllon..........".
VIM Scott to Geo lngold, u acres in
Perry p,-"..............".....
John Black ct ux to Noah Newcomer, 2
tracts, AZ acres in Osnaburg tp.."3,555
H H Geeting ct ux to S Trisch, J inter
est lot 4o in Canton. 500
Andrew Paul ct ux to Elizabeth Bowman
J acres in Perry tp,............,....""7oo
B Nees ct ux to H Freed, Sr, 80 acres
in Marlbro p.................,......I 700
A Cluff ct ux to Henriette Peters, lot I8
in Meyers add, Canton..........."r, 500
c R Donsize ct ux to w F Coyle, part
of lot I,438 in Canton.
Margaret Renner to John Guthnect, lot
2,428in Canton.,.......................8 844
E H Brosius ct al to Martha Edward, 3
lots in Teeters, Lamborn & Cos add,
Alliance. "...".........".......", 900
John E McLain ct ux to Chas Zepp, lot
S. in Massillon 900
Bernhard Cline ct ux to Michael Huth,
part of lot 1888 in Massillon ....... 1000
Chas Zepp to J E McLain, lot No 8 in
Powels add to Massillon.........I,5 800
Samuel Cable ct al to Geo. Hiles, lot No.
81 in Cable & Muckley's addition to
sparta OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" 80
John Keyser ct ux to Jane w Brosius,
part of lots 5I6 & 5I7 in Teeter's x
Lamborns add to Alliance. 700
John M Shelter ct ux to Albert Crise,
lots 10 & II in Shelter add to Beach
city. .....,...............".......
M Shelter ct ux to Bush Crise & Co,
acres in Sugar Creek Tp.,.... 200
Fredrick Feller ct ux to AMI Clark, } of
lot in Beach City,.."........."..,". ,". 4Io
M Shelter ct ux to Chas w Sprankle,
a lots in Beach City ............... 400
A d. Miller ct ux to Flora Echorn part
of lots & 5 in Shorb's add to Can
TON ................. .......,.............I,3 300
Patrick Leahy ct ux to c E Crosse, lot
Ia in Pleasant View add to Massil-
ION ...........',, 325
Joseph Snyder to Calvin Roach, 81 acres
in Sandy tp.,.....,......,........,."552.5 50
E n Brosius ct uX to John Keyser, part
of lots in Teeter's & Lamborn's add
to Alliance. ..,......................"I,So 500
George King ct ux to Celestin Mester,
lot SO in Thompson's Ist add to Can
S S Geb to Andrew Pontius, part of lots
5I7 & 5I8 in Canton. 1000
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16

BELKNAPS CONFESSION


The Charges.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Mr. Blackburn,
Of Kentucky, one of the members of the
Committee on Expenditures in the War
Department, said to-day that when Sec
Ietary Belknap learned that serious
charges had been made against him, he
asked, through his counsel, for permis-
sion TO make sworn statement. This
was granted, and he appeared before the
committee at the time set. The charges
having been read to him, he said, through
his counsel, and with tears streaming
down his cheeks:
"I have heard the charges read. Some
things are true, something's are not true,
and soulA things l know nothing about.
But m ke your charge and put anything
in it you please, it makes no difference
what, as to my guilt, which / will ac-
knowledge without reserve. Only grant
nv wish, that this investigation shall be
pursued no further as affects any men,
ber of my family"
Belknap was assured that the commit
tee had no such object, and they ad-
iourned until next morning to enable
him to make the sworn statement he had
asked the privilege of making, and word
was sent to him that the committee had
appointed o'clock as the hour to hear
him. Two o'clock came and he did not
appear. When near o'clock word was
received from Montgomery Blair acting
as his counsel, that he had altered his
mind and had determined to make no
statement before the committee
NOne feature of the case, Mr.. Blackburn
says, deserves mention, and that is that
Mrs. Belknap wished to take upon her.
self all the obloquy of the whole transac-
ton, SO that the reputation of her hus.
band as an official might be saved. She
never had anything to do with the money
transactions except during the last Christ
mas holidays, when she was in New
York making purchases, and there was a
fractional payment, amounting to $3.50,
made to her. Meeting Mr.. Marsh, it was
handed to her. This is the only transac-
ton she had ever anything to do with.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

Mr.. Walling, Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee, has or
dered the Committe to meet in the city
of Columbus on the 18TH inst, for the
purpose of fixing the time for holding
our State Convention.
The meeting of this committee will be
of great significance to the Democratic
party in this state. 1t is for the members
thereof to determine whether the ensuing
state compaign is to be run in the inter-
ests of the Cincinnati Enquirer, or for the
benefit ofthe party and the people.
The initiation and Reputation schemers
Republican and Democratic, under the
tutelage ofthe Enquirer, Cary & Co., are
making strenuous efforts to capture the
Committee at Its meeting and mould its
official actions like clay in the hands of
the potter, to suit their nefarious and
undemocrauc schemes.
For the sake of harmony, we protest
against the making of platform or the
nominating Of "a ticket unit! after the meet
ing of the National convention, Let there
be a convention for the election of SEN
atorial delegates alone. If that is found
to be impraCticable, tet the state Central
Committee divide the state into as many
districts as there are senatorial delegates,
call convention in each, and let them
be selected by the people at home. The
Democracy ofthis whole country should
have but one platform for the Centennial
year OF 1876, and that should be short
and comprehensive. 1t sho I'D give forth
no unmeaning sound. What would the
Democracy of this state do in the event
ofits state and national platform being
Would they support the
state and ignore the national ?-AHglaige
Democrat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-16
THE VICTIMS OF THE BROOKLYN
FIRE.

New YORK, March 8.-Sixteen hearses
were driven this moroing to the Home
for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the
Poor in Brooklyn where the terrible ca
lamity by fire took place yesterday, and
into these were placed the coffins con-
tanning eighteen bodies gathered from the
ruins. The sight was sad and sicken-
ing one. While the cofins were being
borne to the hearses, the blood from the
halfroasted bodies oozed through seams
thereof, besmearing the sidewalks. Only
three ofthe bodies were identified, The
others were so charred that it was mpos-
sible to tell one from the other, and in
one instance two bodies were cofined to.
gether. The remains were inferred in
the Holy Cross Cemetery.