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, 1876-01-20

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, 1876-01-20

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anb 9te Ctr, bssoseu.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30
SUEFIELD.

CofresPondence.
threading our last Press we noticed
that Spring had commenced in all its
glory in our neighboring township of
Brimfield, at the same time in this
place the thermometer indicated p
degrees below freezing. The weather
has since been the celdest' Of the sea-
son Chat was March I'D, antlT to-day
we have good sleighing. Guess we'll
emigrate to Brimiield. u1I aHi i.1q
Our schools for the winter term
have been satisfactory, and are all
closed. District No. 2 was entirely
under our observation, and was con-
dncted in the most satisfactory man.
/ ner under the superintendence of f..
II. Rhodes as teacher. foriwhich he has
the hearty thanks of the local Direct
ors and the people of the district
There is Singing School organized
at the Center, which ia progressing
very favorahlyai under the superior
management of Mr.. Long. aea aa
John ]. Wise, of this place, traded
farms with Peter Andes of Randolph,
Don't know the conditions. Barney
Arehart sold to Peter Andes 4Ol.
acres, at SSS per acre. Joseph SchrP-
der TO John Trarers IS acres at S1S 30
per acre. Michael Bletzer the B. W..
Bixler, 3S acres, Dixler to Bliizerl 100
acres. This was n trade, Bletzer pay.
ing $1,000 boot. Nicholas Knapp to
John Miller, blacksmith,1 10 acres con-
sideration S1700. oi 81 guihhor aGu-
p During the Winter the boys around
the stores at the Center amused them
selves considerably by 'sselling" the
people, as they called it; that is, they
would get into some kind of discus
sion that would be apt to induce the
unwary to make some inquiry con-
cerning the matter. The greenhorn
would get into the trap in this way.
when he would get an answer more
pointed than polite, aud be boistrous-
ly laughed at. Geo. Miller OCCASION
ally caught rat in box-trap, and
bring it out to be despatched by the
boys. He brought one outa while ago,
and the jokcrs got round it with
slaves, broom handles, pitchforks, &c.
One of them went over and opened
the box. If you please we will
draw the curtain, but if you come to
Suflield, and don't want TO be sold,
recommend boxtraps for catching rats
One of our prominent men would like
TO know what kind of poles they put
in the Atlantic ocean TO hang the telc-
graph wire on. We will commence
on politics next week. ,se ROVER.
March u, 1876. .tieAr Es,8 r-I
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30
BRIMFIELD.

corfeapoadence.
AS ID. remarked i'm his correspond
cnce of March 18th, ave are having
one of the variations of spring" at
present, rather cool no wadays nights.
The last real estate transfer increas-
ed, e. G.Moulton's plantation to about
424 acres, victim, Sam'l. Fowscr, we
wont say the consideration was $500,
private bargain,prOducts,mostly ccrals,
live stock. dead hogs and sour-krout.
"No ones going to do anything
about it." d -1,| 5fli i'.rs 95.s Ser
Conundrum: Who stole two year
old heifer from the yard OF a farmer
in West Brimfield on the night of the
10th inst? a3Hi a ''if #3io
ID. wants to know in his article
above referred to what is the cause Of
the deplOrable state of affairs existing
in two school districts (No's. 2 aud ~ :
answer: Ignorance, jealousy and pure
cussedness. by way of explanation
allow US to say, there are always some
patrons of public schools (and we have
our full quota) who seem TO hive an
irresistible desire to don official airs,
and when they are not enjoying the
exalted position OF Director, seem to
delight in making themselves Gbnox-
ious by their snotty .6ings at the ped
agogae fraternity 1t is An old saying
that young roosters al ways come home
to roost after q time Lock out q for
old chaps when you uphold young
your heads may take the
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30

The Alliance Rerien, (Republican)
in response to the Akron BeGc0n, a
paper of the same party says:
"The Anti-resnmptionisfs rh0se
name as legion, in the Republican par
ty, are as much opposed to imitation as
the Bencon. All they want is a suJ-
.fcseat rOlume Of currency To meet He
rcanls nf trade, and no sane man will
take exceptions TO This proposition" +"
There must have been . host of in
ssae men in this State last fall, for the
Democratic platform in the last con-
test declared in favor of merely "a suf-
icient volume Of currency TO meet the
wants Of trade, only that and nothing
more. But the stumpers and journals
set up a terrible howl declaring that
that declaration meant reputation,
and that the Republicans had taken a
Erm stand in favor of resumption OF
specie payments and honest money"
frsm which they would stake no steps
backwards" But it would seem that
all is not harmonious in that party OIL
the currency question.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30

THE Democrats of Pennsylvania
held their State Convention at Lancas-
ter on tho 22nd inst, and elected Will
liam A. Wallace, Hester Clymer, A.
H. Dill, and A. H. North, delegates at
large to the National Convention, and
Charles II. Buckalew to head the elec-
toral ticket. Upon the finance ques-
tion, the platform adopted declares that
gold and silver are the true basis of
currency of the country, but further
declares that the statute for the re-
sumption OF specie payments on the
1st of January, 1879, is impossible to
execute; and is deliberate proclama-
ton that at that date the United States
will so into bankruptcy; it paralyzes
industry, creates distrust of the future,
turns the laborer and producer out of
employment; is a standing threat to
business men, and ought to be forth
with repealed. The proceedings of the
Convention were entirely harmonious.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30
1876 and 1876.

Here is a plain and practical device
for a grand national banner, which
should be hung out in front of the
grand entrance of the Centennial ex:
hibition at Philadelphia to mark the
exact progress which we have made
in one hundred years of existence as a
united people:
The Spirit of 1776-'I am not a
rich man, but poor as am, the King
of Great Britain is not rich enough to
buy me."-Joseph Reed, of PenDsyI-
yania, to the British Commissioners.
The Spirit of 1S76-"My wife must
have diamonds and laces enough to
shine at Long Branch and Washing
ton. Pay me, therefore, $4,000 down
and $4,000 year and you shall have
the exclusive right to sell supplies to
the soldiers Of the United States on
the frontier at your own rates."-Wm.
w. Delknap, Secretary of War under
Grant, to post-trader" at Fort Sill
World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30

THE Radical Convention,of the State
of New York adopted resolution de.
claring Rorcoe Conkling as the favo-
rite candidate of the Republicans of
that State for the Presidency. Mr..
George w. Curtiss offered substi-
tutc to the resolutions, to leave the
delegates without instructions which
he supported with a strong speech, but
yeas lib to nays $50 aud the original
fesolution was adopted with some
dissenting voices.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30

place of The teachers in time. This
class of persons are continually attack
in the veracitysofthe Hon. Board of
School Examiners, asserting that sec :
tartan partiality, SC, arc used. Moth
ing better could be expected from
"Mother Goosc's' stndcnn. I'VE
heartily recommend all such to the fav-
orable notice of those experimenting
appointments for Supervisors, Scho oil
Directors, Church Dcacons, Jurists,
Dad poles &c.sI T. II Elf
Lawyers 1. II. and NJ. w. Phelps
were in town. several days Of last
week attending to legal reconciliation.
Our Michigan tourists havcn't put
in an appearance as yet.
r. Brobst has been absent for the
past two weeks in Virginia on busi-
ness. MORE ANON.
March Goth. 1876. r''1 'H o'''t
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30
MANTUA STATION

Sugar and fun-loving young people,
to the number Of thirty couples, as
sembled at Mr.. d. NJ. Kings, 2rmiles
east of here, on Wednesday, nj light.
They claim to have hadplenty of both
sweet and fun, and no doubt most Of
the young men had u, secret, notion
that they had taken something rather
sweet along with them. They also
voted tho genial David, a hest of no
mean pretensions, notionly as a. dis
penser of ye olden time hospitality,
but in the no less desirable quality of
a social entertainer. =, Iad he'd sfil-veb
Those desiring ,instructionsi in the
manly art Of self defence, according to
the latest and most approved usages of
the noble Prize Ring, are informed
that they can procure tho services of
an 'ariist' by applying in person at
.Pngilisiis II Headquarters on Poacher's
fiat, or by letter addressed, KNOCK box
4592, Mantua Sta. q. Il o1 f,-' im. bun
E, i, The friends of Mollie IIutehinson,
will be panied to know that she is no
more. On Thursday the 10th inst, at
about 8 o'clock II. NJ :, she deliberately,
wilfnlly and with a forethought COM
mittel matrimony; under command
of Capt; Frank sDilley, may her barque
be waited along by lfayoringT winds !;
richly freighted with happiness, and
finally find safe haven of rest when
the voyage is, oye.. Elder d. j. White
assisted in doing the bloodless deed,
and he thinks no ordinary lcombina-
tion can undo the work. Who is the
next victim ?,t5f,.,{s ID .ss,tlaa,
John Kelley, after almostrincredi-
BILE suffering for nearly year past
died on the 2lst, inst. His trouble
was at first confined to the right leg,
but latterly he had been the subject of
a swelling Or tumor, in the side, AS
before stated, amputatiop OF the limb
was recommended at the outset by
competent medical authority. The
promise of a speedy cure by other
means, held out to him by various
parties has only proved TO be dclu-
sion aud snare, and death has mer-
cifullyi released him. lie. leaves q
wife and four children to, mourn the
loss OF their. natural. protector. The
sorely afflicted family have the SYM
pathy of the entire community. The
remains, attended by relatives and
friends, were taken to Cleveland on
Thursday, morning the 23d inst bne
-rsI e5 d. f;sr., tfp:sl tsi MouRNER.
March 9th, 1876.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30

A FEW days ago Mr.. Barlow, Pres
ident of the st. Albans, Vermont, Ma
tional Bank, and senior member of
the firm of Barlow, Sanderson & Co.,
who formerly held contracts for car
rying the mails over several routes in
the Western States and Territories,
which they obtained by means of
straw bids, testified before the House
Committee ON Post Offices and Post
Roads, that in 1872 he paid $4,000 to
stop the investigation of the Postoffice
Committee of the Fsrty-second Con.
gress info the Irregularities of his
firm, and very shortly after the money
was paid the Investigations ceased.
Two ex-Cabinet officers and half 4
dozen Republican Senators are impIi-
Gated by the revelations of this wit
ness.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30
True, True, Too True.

If the Congressional investigations
continue much longer, says the st.
Paul Dispatch, there 10 reason to fear
that evidence will be disclosed to
prove that during the administration
OF Grant . larger amount of money
and fG,operty has been stolen by his
very respectable officials and their con-
federstes, thAA have been stolen from
the people, by all the professional
criminals of the countey, such IS bur-
gl.ra. highway robbers, pasil robbers,
counte1feiters, pickpockets, and saeak
thieves. This revelation will be bad
for the Republican party 1t will kill
OF all their most influential leaders
and Geaye the honest Republican voters
an . diserzanized and hopeless condi-
don. Their only alternative is to leaye
the cid dsmeraIized party or share in
shs degradation and iafsRy Of its
leaders. JF ssa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30

Something over twenty years since
"a IsieutenantI in the sriny who had
served creditably IN the Mexican War,
and had bcen Tor . time stationed in
California; had go conducted himself
that charges were preferred against
him at the Wsr DEPARTMENT that he
had been guilty Of conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and gentleman.
The facts were notorious and no de-
fence was attempted. The friends of
the officer, however. appealed to the
Secretary of War TO allow him to re-
sign without being tried This was
at first declined, on the ground that
after charges d-hsau- made agaiust
an officer Of the army, it was against
the rules of the service to allow a res
ignatiOn without trial. But the friends
of the Lieutenant were influential
and persistent and succeeded in induc-
ing the Secretary to accept the officers
resignation and thus saved him from
the disgrace of being cashiered, and
debarred from holding any further
commission in the army. That Secre.
tary OF War was jefferson Davis, and
the Lieutenant was Ulysses S. Grant !
Two years since, or more, the Pres
ident of the United States, Ulysses 8.
Grant, was informed that his Secreta-
ry Of War had been guilty OF accept
ing bribe and selling an Office for
money, and the facts were published
I'll the public journals. and widely cir
culated, bat no notice was taken of tho
matter by the President or the Repub-
lican Congress, and the Secretary con-
tinued In office, unexposed, until an
investigation made by 3 Demo-
cratic Congress was about to result in
his impeachment, when his resigna-
ton was hastily rendered and its i'm
mediate acceptance requested, which
with full knowledge OF the facta, was
al once accepted by the President, not
only without objection, but with an
expression Of "great regret" Under
the circumstances this acceptance was
evidently asked for and given for the
purpose of preventing an impeachment
OF Gen. Belknap. s-s5 esuieiro
No objection was made. No inti-
nation that the course was unusual, Or
against rules. The Secretary acknowl-
edged to the President that he is gull
.fy of receiving bribes, tenders his res
ignatiOn and asks its immediate ac-
ceptance, and the President does it at
once "with great regret" l'iH
Was not the whole affair equal to
saying: dive known your guilt all
along, but | am sorry you are found
out, and will help you to escape the
punishment provided by law" Whist
more natural? Like master, like man.
The one takes gifts and appoints the
donors to Office; the Secretary sells
the offices and just pockets the money.
-Nd,1on Mirror.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30
Gold I'm Kentucky.

General Armstead Blackwell, of
Clark county, ky., has been satisfied
that there was gold on his place near
uayden's Corners. ~ few weeks ago
he sent a piece OF what he believed to
be ore to St. Louis to be tested. He
has received q letter from General
Boggs, the Uuited States Assayer,
assuring him that the stone sent to
him contains eighty-Gve per cent. of
gold. This was picked up on top of
the ground. An old miner, who has
spent thirty years in the gold regions,
says the surface Indications are as
good on General Black wells farm az
he ever saw in California. Some time
ago handsome amethyst was picked
up on this place. 81 iiigno ad Hsqo
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30
Secor Robeson's Riches.
From the Baltimore Sun.


1t is reported in Wall street that
when Secretary Robcson went into Of
flee, he borrowed $1,000 10 make a
presentable appearance, aud that to-
day he is worth not less than $2,OOO,-
600.
1t is the firm belief of those who
know what they are talking about that
millions upon millions have been
squandered upon faveriies by the Ma
Wy Department ever since the COM
mencemeut of the war, and that the
squandering or plnnderins is still in
pleasant operation.
Let me cite briefly one case: A
contractor who has had hold Of the
navy tcat for years, and who, two
years ago, lived in a S7,0t) residence,
now lives in one that cost. with its
surroundings, S250.OO0.
The palace was built for himself by
days works, and was nearly three
years In course OF erection. The fur
niiure i'm it came partly from Paris,
and cost S50,000. The stable, built
near the resilence,is valued at $40, 900.
Bnt this is not ALL Said contractor, in
addition 10 the above. has become the
owner. since his connection with the
Navy Department., of hundreds Of
acres OF land and valuable buildings
and stores, which he has either erect
ed or purchased. Indeed, he is ranked
as the wealthiest man in the county
where lie resides, and that is not an
hours distance from the city. These
are the facts, and they carry their own
comments.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30
IN. R.iIroa.l. and the Centennial.


II. ". Redfield, the well known corr
of the Cincinnati Com
merciai, writes as follows to- his pa
per:
The trunk lines are not comm. up
to popular expectation in thoir reduc- :
tions of fare for the Centennial. Some.
how the plain people had got 1t into
their heads that half-fare rates would
be the rule for the great occasion.
But it seems that only twenty. five per
cent. reductions are to be made. This
will have Q sad effect upon the success
of the enterprise. From the South at
least not ono half Is many will attend
as would if the rate was half-farc. In
summer nearly all the main lines in
the United States have half-fare rates
to watering places, and the like, and
the roads find that it pays. Conse-
quently it is on the increase every
year. Now of all times in the world
when there should be half-fare, the
people are presented with reduction
Of twenty-five per. cent. This will
tempt few. If there is any reduction
at all, it ought to be something capti-
waiting. Twenty-Five per cent. will not
tempt the rich, for they will go any
way, but comparatively this is not a
numerous class. The great body of
the plain people is what needs to be
reached. Twenty-Five per cent. re-
duction will not reach them. 1t would
be better for the roads TO have no
special rates at all if they cannot do
better than this, as about all who will
go at twenty-five per cent. reduction
would 60 anyway. 49,.
] have read the address OF w. Il.
Shattuc, of Cincinnati, before the Gen.
Ticket Agents Convention at Louis
Vile. Mr.. Shattuc deserves. the
thanks OF the great middle class OF
people for this address. lie said the
right thing in the right way at the
time There is wholesome flavor OF
running through 1t, too.
Ii the other end OF the Atlantic and
Great Western Railroad was in Phila-
SlIattuc would move the
whole West there with neatness and
dispatch. and at such rates that the
Changers would yell with delight.
This might provoke another RAILROAD
war, such as we usually have during
the summer months, but Shattnc rath-
er enjoys a war of that sort. Like
Governor Allen, he fattens on fight.
by the way, Changers, if the rail-
roads put the Centennial out of your
reach, as 8 body, you can 60 to Lake
where the bass bite
and the balmy breezes
blow over the blue waters. I5I
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-30
THE WAY THE MONEY GOES.
Where the Radical Campaign Funds Come
From,


Where the Radical Campaign Funds Come
From. s,r
On the 23d c. NJ. Peck was recalled
and testified before the Committee on
the Expenditures of the War Depart-
ment. He said the post traders were
assessed for political purposes and
during the, last Presidential canvass he
paid from $4,000 to $1,000. He thought
he remittcd the money to the chair
man of the committee at Washington.
lie presumed they were asked to
subscribe because they held post-trad-
erships under the administration. He
did not consider they were obliged to
pay, but they were notified that con-
tributions would be accepted. Ysi'ad
lie thought that the amount of con-
tributioas from military posts was
designated il, proportion to the num-
Der of troops there. 3gr "a ah b9i
j. X. Fisher, recalled, testified that
the firm of Evans & Co., post traders,
contributed money for political pur-
poses in pursuance of q request con-
tanned in printed circular. He did
Not understand the contribution was
compulsory, but he thought it the SAT-
est way to pay the money apart from
political considerations. vifa s,'f fa.
Mr.. Evans testified that during the
last Presidential canvass he, in COM
pliance with a circular received at
Fort Sill, sent three hundred dollars
to the Republican executive commit
tee in Washington and had paid sone
hundred and fifty dollars to the same
committee within the last elk months.
lie voted for Lincoln as President
against Mcclellan, but was not now
mixed up in politics., ,q2ff .ageI5
lie would not have paid the money
if he had not been called en- to do SO.
He sent the check for, the money. to
Postmaster Edmunds. sa1rlsri 19dio
On The same day In the Federal
Conrt at Chicago In the trial of Rush
and Pullman, distillars, the testimony
tahCu WCsit ~ PtVvS siiAt vi
the firtn,of Roeller, Junker 4 Co.. paid
to Rehm $4,000. sebfsqd .er1-r rr4t
Roelle testified that he paid sans Of
nancy 10 Hesing, but cenld not state
what amount. He supposed The mon
ey was to be used for political pur-
poses. -sr .-lrl. ~ iuo Esrrr9 -Ua3d
lie deprecated this illegal way Of
conducting business, but his firm as
well as the others was obliged to do
business illegally in order to protect
themselves. 3H0. yaE ei 2aitHpo 5Ioi :
This is the way this party of all the
piety, purity, morality and inteli-
geDce has managed to keep in power
lot of thieves who have been plumb
ering the people for so many years
past. While the people continue to
vote for that party these frauds and
peculations will continue. There is no
hope of reform without change of
rulers. "aatu-,-