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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
THE POOR BROKERS.

The last year was gloomy onein Wall
street. The oldest brokers recall no such
experience. The majority of them bare
ly made their expenses. Champagne
luncheons in the back office to profitable
customers were almost entirely unknown
in 1875. The poor broker has had to en-
tertain his few customers with a sand
wich or a cocktail at Delmonico's, or even
glass of lager and a free lunch Of
schweizer kase and pretzels in one of the
numerous cellars about Broad street and
Exchange place. The sale of Cham
payne around Wal street must have de-
clined Several hundred per cent within
the last three years, and during 1875 we
suppose it touched its lowest figure.
The brokers spend large part of their
time in matching nickels and throwing
dice for drinks, and in other equally ex-
hilarating and intellectual employments.
The coupes do far less thriving busi-
ness than of old. 1t is no longer GUS
tomary to see smart coupe, with a gor-
geously arrayed broker stretched dag
onally across its interior and smoking 4
tifty-cent Cabana, trotting rapidly up to
the New York Hotel bar, the first stop
ping place on the road to the Union
Club, where the luxurious broker is to
spend the remainder of the afternoon.
extracting nourishment from the head
of his cane, and betting on the speed of
the flies on the front window panes and
the numbers of the passing Fifth avenue
stages. All this glory is a thing of the
past. The usual thing nowadays is to
see a knOck-kneed horse painfully drag
ging coupe with three dilapidated
members of the Stock Exchange, who
are squeezed into the space intended for
two, and intend ts pool the expense. II
things don't improve in the street, the
smart brokers will actually be driven to
take the horse cars or even to walk.
The trouble with Wall street is that
people refuse to do business with the
brokers, or have no money left for specu-
lation. Wall street lives on the blood
it sucks out of outsiders. When these
keep away, the brokers can attack only
each other and if they have to do that
long they starve. They may turn over
stocks so as to make beggarly eighth or
sixteenth of one per cent, but that hard
ly pays their wash bills, to say nothing
of their cockstails. Jay Gould gives Wall
street its only stimulus, and poor stimu-
lus it is. The business he starts is large
ly fictitious; and done to keep up his Sc
curities to false price so that he can
more easily borrow money on them to
carry out his predatory schemes. Though
he has given the street such stimulus as
it has had, yet he has also driven eau
tious capital out Of the street.
There are five times too many brokers
even now to the business of Wall street,
though the number is much less than it
was five years ago. The best thing for
the surplus to do is to hunt up some pro-
ductive industry and go into it. The
prospects for the present year are not
any brighter for the brokers.-Mew York
Sun,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
eMisfeAaneuus.
Swimming the Missouri.
HOW AN EARLY SETTLER ATTENDED 4
WEDDLNG-A SCRAP OF UNWRIT-
TEN HISTORY

The early history of Cooper county is
full of interest and romance. About the
year 1920, there were but few families
living on the south side of the river.
The most prominent were by the name
Of Cole, who had fort about two miles
below Boonville, into which they re.
treated when in danger from Indians
Such thing as a wedding was rare oc-
currence, as the population was very
scattered, and it was also very incon-
venient to assemble, as people lived so
far from each other About this time
the Cole family was invited to attend a
wedding In Cooper's Bottom, over the
river in Howard county, about eight
miles of. The elder Cole, his wife and
all of the children, except boy named
Sam, about sixteen years old, got ready
to attend the wedding and for that pur-
pose all the clothes belonging to the
family were brought into requisition.
They started early in TIE evening, as
they had to travel a considerable dis
tance and cross the Missouri river, and
left Sam, by himself at home. Towards
evening he commenced to muse on the
subject of the wedding, and his curiosity
became intensely excited to witness the
event. But there was no horse to ride,
the river was to cross, and it was too late
to cross by the ferry Besides, all the
clothes were gone, (it was in the summer
time) and Sans only garment vas tow
shirt. Fortunately, just as the sun was
going down, Sam espied his fathers pet
bull slowly making his way up to the
fort, and an idea occurred to him here
was a way to get to the wedding. He
Immediately improvised a bride Of
hickory bark, put it on the bull, mounted
him and started just as he was. He got
to the river just at dusk, went about
three hundred yards above the ferry
landing, and boldly urged his trusty steed
into the foaming current of the Missouri
river. He landed on the other side at
the usual place, safe and sound and
assembled the bank and took up his line
of march to the wedding, got to the cabin
in time, anchored his bull opposite the
open door, where he could see, laid down
on the back of his steed, and gazed for
the first time, on wedding. He laid on
his bull, where he could see all that was
going on and not be seen himself, till
late in the evening, when, as he declined
to 60 into the company, he was slowed
away out of sight till morning, when he
returned with the rest of the family
home.
The hero of this incident is still living
in this county, enjoying green old age
and reputation surpassed by none Of
the many prosperous farmers of this
county, and no man stands higher in the
estimation of his fellow-citizens than
Captain Sam COle.-BOOnville (Mo.) Ad-
UertiSer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13

A Cincinnati drummer and the Sheriff
of Holmes county, recently tried to take
a Millersburg shoe dealer, who was
financially busted" and owed Cincin-
natl firm, to Hamilton county for trial.
They hand-cutfed him and took him to
the depot in an express wagon. At this
point they were arrested on charge Of
kidnapping, and the shoe man released
on writ of habedS corpus. The latter is
now supposed to have gone to meet
Tweed, and the Sheriff and drummer
are under bonds of $500 each 10 answer
to the charge on which they were ar
rested. This is case worthy the atten.
tion of the legal fraternity.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
PETITION.

comes ana representS IN the oourt that ss snch
Assignee, he now has In his hands belonging to
the above estate large lot Of Book Accounts and
Judgements upon which large sums of money are
due to the estate, that your petitioner has made
upon said Book Accounts and Judgements and
has not been able TO make such collections. That
list Of the names Of such persons so indebted TO
the estate Is hereto attached, marked A and made
part hereof. That great number OF the persons
therein named are insolvent or cannot be found.
Your petitioner now asks that he may be ordered
to sell said Judgements and Book Accounts at
public auction, according to law, and for every
other relief that he may be entitled to-
@. j. GEIGER, Assignee
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Attachment Notice.

Justin Moss, Plaintiff, VS. John Burrell Agt. for
Eliza Burrell, Defendant, Before John Lowe
Justice Of the Peace of Bethlehem township,
Stark county, Ohio.
On the 10th day Of December A, D. 1875 said
Justice issued an OrderOf attachment in the above
action, for the sum Of thirty-lour dollars aud
sixty four cents. said case will be for hearing
OH January 3Ist 1876, al ten O'Clock a. m.
dec23-d JUSTIN MOSS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13

On Tuesday in the Court of Common
Pleas, for MahOning county, Judge Cam
field sentenced George Ross, convicted q
few days since ofrape upon the person Of
one Minerva Smith, of Springfield the
particulars of which we publisheI at the
time, to the penitentiary for 10 years.
The case, it will be remembered, was an
aggravated one, and the sentence, though
severe, is just.-RegiSter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Administrators Sale.
Saturday, January the 18th, 1876,

The undersigned will offer for sale at the late
residence of Joshua Gibbs, deceased, on
Saturday, January the 18th, 1876,
The following property, to-wit; two horses, one
spring wagon, 1one-hOrse and one two-horse wag
on, one bob Sled one windmill. one straw cutter,
one corn shelter one set hay ladders one cultva;;
tor, one set harness, one pair fly nels two wheel.
barrOws, one horse power, one anvil, one set
plows, grind stones, work benches, one cross cut
saw. lot of tools, grain cradles, one sleigh, one
bellows lot of blacksmith tools, lot of plOw tim
ber, one steel yards, single and double trees har-
row, saddle and other articles not necessary to
mention.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock a. m. Terms
made known on day Ofsale.
jan6-o o. A. ESsIG, Admir-.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Attachment Notice.

DR.. H. F. Uhle, Plaintiff VS. Levi Camp Defend.
ant, before John Loew, Justice of the Peace of
Bethlehem Township, Stark County, Ohio.
On the 14th day of December, 1875, said Justice
issued an order of attachment in the above action
for the sum of twenty dollars. Said case will be
for hearing February 10Th, 1876 at ten O'clock a.
m. DR.. H. +. UHLE.
Navarro, O., Jan. G, 1876.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the co-partnership
heretofore existing between John Slaub and John
SommerS under the firm name of John Staub &
Co, is this day dissolved by mutual consent The
books of the firm will be settled by John Staub ut
the Office of the East Canton Mills Persons know
ing themselves indebted to the firm will please
call and settle at once, JOHN STAUB,
ian6.d JOHN SOMMERS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
ASSignee'S Notice.

The undersigned has been duly appointed and
qualified as Assignee Of the estate of Essg & Son
of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Creditors are
hereby notified and required to present their
claims for allowance within SIX months as provi.
ded by law G0TTLIEB ECKER,
Dec30 1875 Assignee
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Administrators Notice,

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has
been duly appointed and qualified as asadministra'
tor of the estate Of Mary G. Blake, deceased, late
of Canton, Stark county Ohio.
decSO,75 R. S. SHIELDS, Admir-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has
been duly appointed and qualified as administra.
tor of the estate of Joshua Gibbs late of Canton,
Stark county, Ohio, deceased.
Dec3O75 o. A. ESSIG, Admir-.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
SHERIFF SALE.
Mary E. Marsh vs. Abram Houtz

By virtue of vendi exponas with f. fa clause
issued from the court Of common pleas of Stark
county, Ohio and to me directed, / will offer fol
sale at public, outcry in the village of Canal Full
ton, on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Notice..

All those knowing themselves indebted to the
undersigned are hereby requested to call and set
tie their accounts II not settled soon they will
be left with the Justice Of the Peace for collection
dec30-tf HENRY BECKER.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
For Rent.

beautiful and excellent farm adjoining Can
ton on the east, being the late residence OF Joseph
schwalm' For further particulars enquire OF
Jan6d SCHWALM & BROTHER
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
LEGAL.
ASSignee'S Sale.

! will offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder, in front Of the Court House, Can.
ton, Ohio, on
Saturday, the 22d day of January 1876,
al o'clock p. NJ,
the following Judgements, Notes and Book Ao
counts remaining In my hands and belonging TO
the estate OF Buckius, Bro, & Co, viz:
In the matter Of Buckius In Probate Court
Brother & Co., Stark County, Ohio
InsOlvent
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Executors Notice.

The undersigned has been duly appointed and
qualified as executor of the Estate of Christian
Welty deceased, late of Pike township, Stark
county. Ohio. JACOB I. WELTY,
jan6-d Executor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Tuesdqv The 18th dan of Januqru 1876,

the following described personal property, to. wit
One light bay mare one top buggy two set Of
single cutter one buggy pole, two leather fly nets
one rubber horse cover and one neck yoke.
Sale to commence at ten o'clock a. m. Terms
cash. ]. p. RAUCH, Sheriff
ian6-d
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
SHERIFF SALE.

By virtue of an execution issued from the
Court Of Common Pleas of Stark county, Ohio and
to me directed, will offer for sale at public out
cry at the door of the Court House. in the city Of
Canton, on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13

Saturdayhe 1St day, of January, 1876,
the following described personal property, to.wit
One Jenny Lind Buggy, one two seated Sleigh
three single Cutters.
Sale to commence at one o'clock p. m. Terms
cash. WILLIAM BAXTER, Sheriff.
dec23-o
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
THE DEMOCRAT.

VIII, as heretofore, give It's readers large and
aim will be to give greater amount Of reading
matter than any other paper published in the
county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Houses for Sale.

Tenth street, near the depot. The houses are al.
most new and suitable for dwellings and bust.
ness houses. Ifthey are not sold by the first Of
January theywill then be sold at public sale.
deCSO-I HENRY BECKER
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
ESTABLISHED 1898

The coming year being the Centennial year will
be full Of exciting events II also being Presiden.
tial year will be alive with political interest.
The elections being for President, Congress- State
and County officers will make the old reliable
STARK COUNTY nRMoCRAT o necessity In every
household
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
Farm for Sale.
Valuable Property for Sale.

A Fine Farm, containing about 1903 acres, on the
Randolph road, about miles N. E. of Canton.
with Is acres of good Oak and Chestnut Timbers:
good Dwelling House and Bank BARN. acres Of
Apple Orchard, with an abundance ofPear, Peach
and Cherry trees good wells of water. The
whole in good repair and tirstclass farming con-
ditOn win be sold at private sale, at low price
and on reasonable terms
Also, a good Warehouse, at Louisville, Stark Co.,
Ohio All the property Of John Warner, late Of
Stark County, deceased.
For terms, prices &C.. apply to
HIRAM H. HOUSED, Agt.,
Middlebranch, Stark Co., o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13

IN extending eur circulation, and in order to en-.
courage them we offer the following extraordlna.
Fy Inducements:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-14
Union PACIFIC,
ARGUMENT OF TIE QUESTION AT ISSUE BETWEEN
THE COMPANY AND GOVERNMENT.

ARGUMENT OF TIE QUESTION AT ISSUE BETWEEN
THE COMPANY AND GOVERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Court of Claims
ba had before IL this week the Of the Union Pacific
Railroad against the United States, on demurrer filed
nv the company to the countercaim OF setof OF the
limited States The demurrer is designed to raise and
have determined the question whether the Government
intead of having onenaM Of the earned and due
tho for services has the right to extngush the
claim OF the company thereto by an Offset or counter
claim founded the 9th section or tile act or lS6Z I'M
dcr which, until the bonds granted az subsidy, with the
interest thereon paid lat least five per cent OF the
NET earnings said road shall also be annually applied
to the payment thereof" .,, l., hill, =.
ayers among other things that during each year since
Tho 6eh dny of November 1869, IL became and the
duty OF the claimant to pay To defendant annually at the
md of eacn year five per cent OF the net earnings a0re
oid OF said railroad for the year next preceding amount
inc i'm each year to large OF money, To w.t. the
ann Of $500 900 to he applied to the payment OF the
said bonds and interest rs In SAID act required; yet the
claimant has wholly neglected and refused TO pay 10 the
defendant the amount OF the five per centum aforesaid
due in each year aforesaid, or any part tereoI WHe
the su became due aforesaid or at any tine there
aftcr and said sums amounting In the aggregate to
~ 600 900 as aforesaid, tOgetaer with interest on
each OF the said from the date when tue same Dc
came due and payable, amounting in the aggregate TO a
large sum- to wit, Sl,000O00 Of interest are still due
and unpaid Wherefore the defendant asks Judgment
for this his cOunter-cain Of $5OOOOOO against the
claimant, or for much thereof as they may ne en-
titled TO have Judgment, after deductlng inc amount
az any recovery herein which the claimant may lawfully
establish aud for such other and further ref as TO the
cnurt may seem lust The argued by Mr. Bart
left az R0ston for the company and by Assistant Atto
ney-(eueral SmOns for the United States, ana Is now
under adysement by the court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-14
SILVER BILL IN THE HOUSE.

NOTABLE SPEECHES III MIR. WILLARD AND MR..
HEwIFT-nrrLE CHANCE OF THE BILL BECoM-
ING LAW,
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.i
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The passage Of the Silver
bill to-day has been anticipated by those who have
given tho subject careful attention ever since it
before Congress last session. Nothing prevented its
adoption then except the adjournment and the per-
sistent libustering of its opponents The bill it
has passed is the introduced by Judge Kelley last
session. 1t simply remonetizes the old silver dollar
of 1897.
Several short speeches were made during the two
hours devoted to the discussion of the BILL the
most notable being those of Mr.. Willard of Michi-
gan, member of the Silver Commission,
and Mr.. Hewitt of New-York. The former gave
it as his opinion that the report of the commission
would warrant the restoration of the silver dollar as
the standard. The investigations of the commits
sion, he said, show that the silver dollar has a
greater supremacy in commerce than any other coin,
not excepting even the sovereign of England or tho
franc of France. He also said that nearly ell the
political economists called before the commission
agreed that If silver is thrown out of the worlds
coinage the tendency will be to change the present
value of gold.
BIT. Hewitt in n speech ten or twelve minutes in
length presented some of the strongest points
against the passage of the bill; and it was very
remarkable circumstance that during his speech
telegraphic dispatch placed in his hands an
nouncing that the market price of silver in London
to-day was 5Sl2 pence. This, he said, would make
the silver dollar worth in the markets Of the world
the same as a gold dollar. He was probably slightly
mistaken in this it is necessary for the market
price of silver to 60 above 80 pence before its legal
and market ratio would be identical.
The arguments in favor of the bill were those adj
yanced during the debate last Summer. The most
potent of them apparently was that by its passage
the people of this country would be enabled to pay
their debts in cheaper currency than in any which
is now legal tender. This bill, either IN its present
or some other modified form, will probably be
passed by the Senate during the present session
if il is reached by that body. There is little danger
that it will become law, as it is reported by the
very best authority that Gen. Grant has announced
his determination to veto any bill making silver
coins legal tender.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-14
ANOTHER ELECTORAL BILL.

WASHINGTON, wednesday, Dec' io' 1872
The bill which Senator Edmunds gave no.
tice he will endeavor call up for action tomorrow is
the measure originally introduced by Senator Morton,
which was passed by the snate last March, but replaced
ON the calendar April 10, 1876, by the adoption OF q
motion TO reconsider its passage II provides for
ehlo0 OF the Senate and House Of Representatives in
the hall of the latter the last Wednesday Of January
for the purpose Of counting the electoral votes, and its
main feature Is con tanned in provision that eecto
ra yote or votes from any State to the counting OF which
objections shall have been made by member or either
branch OF Congress shall be rejected except by the az
Hrmaye vote Of the Houses. The vote on the pas
Thnrman Key and Merrimon Demoeratsl voting with
90 Pepubicans In the affirmative, and Messrs Conkng,
Edmuuda and Howe uniting with 70 democrats In the
vote against IT, The motion 10 reconsider the passage
Of ths bin was carried by the votes OF 20 Democratic
Sanafors and s Republicans-Messr Conkng, Dawes,
Edmnnds Howe, aud Paddock. The votes against re-
consideration were all east by Republican Senator's mum
bering -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-14
WHAT REPUBLICANS SAY.
VIOLENCE AND WRONG IN LOUIsIANA-AN 'MPohl-
ANT POINT CLEARED UP.

VIOLENCE AND WRONG IN LoUIsIANA-AN 'MPokl-
ANT POINT CLEARED UP.
tRY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSR.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-One OF the Rrpuph-
cans who went to Louisiana to fair count Las re-
turned so Mortified the evidences OF uui'er anu
violence in the buldozed parishes that ne says nc
were called upon TO choose between peaceable fraud o
the methods resorted to by the Democrats I" carry tue
state he would Justify the fraud bcy and law NJ
end he says, party is permitted to succeed py OUT
raging and assassnang ts opponents In regard 10 Tue
alleged violation tie Election law of Louisiana by inc
Returning Board IN throwing out returns on GER
t..1cates OF intimidation not made In the man
ner required, another member OF the comh''eo
states that the provisions said TO nave oeon
disregarded are not mandatory but directory.
II has been repeatedly held by the courts he says at
the failure to comply with statutory directions as 10 inc
manner Of performing act does not inVaiua'e III" M
itself ~ there are sufficient for the failure ana
the spirit of the law been obeyed IT, for example,
an election supervisor in Of the bulldozed parishes
did not make out his affidavit Of intimidation attacn u
TO the return and file copy with the county court AZ
reouired by the law but instead made 1t out IN NeWo
leans his disregard OF the statute would, Is cancu'
be justified by evidence that compliance would nave GU
dangered his personal safety. Any other theory "ou
render Il only necessary TO intmidate the election our
cers 10 prevent efectuay any legal proof OF INFLAMMATION
of voters from beng made.