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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

G, M. D. BLoss, for twenty-four years
one of the editors of the Cincinnati En-.
quirer, was killed near his home on Sun
day evening about o'clock, while walk
ing on the Little Miami track. The en-
gineer tried to stop the train, but could
not in time. Mr.. Bloss was 40 years o.
age, and leaves his wife and four children
to mourn his death. He was genial
gentleman and an able journalist. lie
was born in Irisburg, Vermont, but rails
ed and educated in Oswego, New York,
His residence was in Clermont county,
20 miles from the city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01
STA TIE and NEIGHBORHOOD.

Defiance, o., May 26.-A small boy
namedHess, was drowned in the Maumee
River, last night, while playing on a raft.
The body was not recovered until this
morning.
Mansfield, o., May 26,-Stewart Sim
mons, aged twenty, y,fve years, was drown
ed in the Clear Fork to day, near In.
dependence, Ohio, while engaged in
washing sheep. He leaves wife and
one child.
Cincinnati, May 26.-A fire broke out
about 8 o clock to night Melodeon Hall
where Dubufe's great painting of the
Prodigal Son was on exhibition, COM
mencing in the drapery that surrounded
the painting, thence quickly communi-
eating to that fine work of art, which was
soon totally destroyed. Mr., Derby, own
ner of tie painting destroyed, estimates
its commercial value at $Ioo,oo insured
for $4,000 in Cincinnati companies.
The Gazettes special reports the burn
ing of the Globe Furnace at Jackson, O.,
last night loss $I5,ooo no insurance.
Toledo, o., May 25,-A fire broke out
aDoutnoon to day in the dry kiln attacked
to Dewey, Warren & Co. S stave factory
at Ottawa Lake, Michigan, and the entire
property was destroyed.
Pittsburg, May 25.-A fire occurred
last night at the Keystone Cofin.works
of Wettach, Couch & Co., corner of
Market and Bayard streets, Allegheny,
which was badly damaged. The factory
contained about two thousand cofins
Loss about $50, 900; fully insured.
Thomas Slavin, IL years old was
drownd near Ravenna on Sunday
A nine year old son of Mr.. Jacob
Shwartz near New Portage was kicked
on tn lheadiby a horsA, breaking his skull.
A piece of the skull was removed, but
the boy may recover.
B. Eichelberger in Norton Summit Co.
was struck in the abdomen by piece of
board from buzz saw on Saturday and
di d next day.
A deficit offour thousand dollars exists
in the Wyandot county Treasury. The
treasury Smalley committed suicide on
the 2Ist ult.
in. Burchheld of Canal Doveris walk
ing to the Centennial.
Robert Mutch night engineer at Cleve-
land Rolling mill was found killed on
Sunday morning. 1t supposed he was
oiling the machinery and the crank struck
him.
There is trouble among the iron work
ers in Pittsburg, the boilers and the ma
nufacturers failing to agree in prices.
Several mills closed Monday morning
and others will close if an agreement is
not come to.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

The Cincinnati Enquirer recently call.
ed the Plain Dealer the Cleveland Boil
ter" Well, it is easy to call names, but
let us look at the facts. The Plain Dealer
hoists our State ticket and cordially sup
ports it. The Plain Dealer, too, says the
st. Louis nominees it will support fully
and heartily, and the platform there ad-
opted it will maintain. Flow is it with
the Enquirer? That concern steadily re-
fuses to commit itself to the doings of the
st. Louis convention. Now, where is the
"Bolter2" Certainly not in Cleveland.
Try again, Mr., Enquirer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

THE Senate omits no opportunity of
putting itself on the record in opposition
to economy. 1t says that there shall be
no reduction in the pay of employees of
the Government, although the prices of
the necessaries of life have been largely
reduced; that political assessments on
salaries shall not be prohibited, although
this has long been a great and growing
evil; and that the employment of persons
for whom special appropriations are not
made shall be allowed, thus leaving open
the door to extensive corruption by the
temporary employment of men for pOlit-
ical uses. The Houses will surely be
sustained by the people in making an is
sue with the Senate upon these points
81. Louis Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

WIN. L. Brown, of Mahoning, and R.
S. Shields, of Stark, are the two delegates
to The st. Louis Convention from this
18th Congressional District. We learn
that they are both openly in favor of AL.
len for President. This is 9 hard blow
at Bro. McGregor and the resumption
Democrats Repository
The Repository is not posted. Our two
delegates to St. Louis are worthy Demo.
Gratis, and entirely sound on measures
and men. They will both be satisfied
with Tilden, or some such man.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

ONE of the gentlemen who opposed
Thurman in our county convention, de.
nounced Greeley, and the Democracy for
supporting Greeley four years ago. This
brought out Mr.. John G. Warwick, who
was delegate from this district to the
Baltimore convention, and helped to
nominate Horace Greeley. Mr.. War
wick stated very properly thathe was in
structed, and thus justified his action
at Baltimore. Mr.. Warwick, however.
did not obey instructions at the late Gin
cinnati convention. We had thought
better of Mr.. W's Democracy. We like a
man who sticks to principle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

GEN. ScHENoK, late Minister to Eng
land, gets out of his Emma Mine investi'
cation after this fashion. The report
was unanimous, and was presented To
the House by Mr.. Hewitt, of New York
in fair and able speech. The members
all, both Democrats and Republicans
condemn the impropriety of General
Schenck's course, and its unsuitableness
to his official position, and the House
passed the resolution of condemnation
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

AFTER William Allen we prefer Hen
dricks, and, we presume, there is moth
ing wrong in saying so. Our position is
a logical one.-Enquirer.
The trick is leaking out, Allen was
used as the instrument to kill Thurman
to advance Hendricks. The game is a
bold one, but what will the friends ol
Pendleton, who fought for him in 1868
say to the men who "managed."-Pla
Dealer
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

The Chicago Tribune does not like the
resolutions of the Illinois State conven-
ticn, and says that they declare for the
rag baby" and the "bloody shirt" That
is what the Republicans of Indiana did.
The rag baby" is a Republican bantling,
and is likelyto return to plague the in
xyanANr
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

But, then, you see, our time will come,
st. Louis will proclaim the right;
Old Uncle William pass from view,
When we will see another sight!
When Tilden, or some other man,
Yclepped as yet ye Great Unknown,
Shall loom in view, the chosen chief.
And cause the RAIDS to grippe and groan.
Old Shakspere says, Some falls are means
The happier only toarise;"
So stick to what Is right, andtrue,
Nor deviate for a seeming prize.
No butter on our bread we take
So, should it fall, we're right, you see;
And as cold water suits oar taste,
Why, go to thunder with your tea
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

THE Argus is the name of large, fine
paper just started at Bryan, in this State,
Its status may be known by the fact that
it places at its mast head-"For Presi-
dent, ALLEN G. THURMAN, subject to the
decision of the Democratic National Con-
vention." Its editorial on Senator Thur.
man is full of soundness. Van B. Shout
and s. R. Williams are the editors and
publishers. May they prosper and help
the cause.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

Democratic State conventions were
held yesterday Wednesday, at Baltimore,
Richmond and St. Louis. Delegates were
appointed to the st. Louis convention,
and all favored return to honest gov
ernment, and honest constitutional MON
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

THE United States Senate on Monday
came to vote on the impeachment Of
Belknap, and by vote of 80 to 81, voted
for impeachment, Notwithstanding that
he ceased to hold Office by reason of his
resignation. Judge Thurman's resolu-
tions as to impeachment were adopted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

MCGREGoR, of the Canton Democrat, is
hard-working politician, and deserves
to be Commiserated in the present unfor-
tunate state of affairs. He has stood al
most alone among the Democratic editors
of the 18th District in his advocacy Of
specie resumption, and the bullionist
Thurman. And just as he was about
being crowned with glory and success,
Bill Allen sat down on him, and Mac is
disconsolate, and sings:
never had piece of bread,
Particularly good and wide,
But that 1t fell upon the floor,
And always on the huttered side.
And never yet the fallen slice
Was gathered up in time for tea;
And oh fear that Thurman now
Will not rise up" In time for me-
Alliance ReUieU (BIIine Radical
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

THE reports from the Black Hills are,
that the Indians are massacring the mi
ners. Troops are sent there to protect
the miners. The usual Indian war seems
to be on hand. One object is probably
to get Congress to appropriate literally.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

MANY Republican papers are speaking
out plain on President Grants appoint
ment of Don Cameron, They declare it
one mot fit to be made, ,"and say tim
that the Administration and the Gamer
ons have struck hands with Conkling, to
make him, Conkling, President.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

The Democratic platform in Kentucky
is quite like that rejected by the Democ-
racy of Ohio,-Ex.
Of course the platform forced through
the Ohio Democratic State Convention
stands alone, on our side, We may find
similar abortions on the Republican side,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

THE Carroll Chronicle will feel better
after the platform is made at st, Louis,
So will every Democrat in the country
In the interim between now and the con-
vention we can say to each other, "grace
mercy and peace" e."-Plain Dealer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

In Illinois the Whisky Ring and the
Railroad Ring worked together for Mr..
Blaine. There was regular rally of the
rings for Blaine. This was not, in the
majority of instances, because they love
Elaine tenderly, bat because they hate
Bristow bitterly.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

THE nomination of Conkling, under
the active influence ofthe administration
would mean succession and continue
tion Of the disreputable practices that
have piled upon the Republican party
such load, and compromised its chan
ces of carrying the election in November
next. Conkling does not represent any
thing in the nature of reform anywhere,
-[Cin. Com.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

THE Baltimore Gazette predicts that
Mr.. Tilden, Mr.. Thurman, Mr. Bayard,
or Judge David Davis will be the Demo-
cratic candidate for President. 1t be-
lieves that either can be elected.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

READ in this paper the platforms Of
the Democratic State conventions of Cal.
ifornia, Michigan and Kentucky. Not
much rag baby" there. They talk like
sensible Democrats.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

THE little whlffet that occupies and
swells on the tripod of the Steubenville
Gazette will be long to discover that
Pigmies are pigmies still, tho perched on Alps
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

GRANT began with Borie and comes
out with Don Cameron. 1t is his sagaCi-
ty in selecting Cabinet officers, we sup
pose, that pleases Republican State Con-
yentions.-Cin. Com,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

PATTERSON, of New Jersey, bags the Of
fee of door keeper in place of Fitzhugh,
who retired because the Democratic par
ty would not admit that he was "biger
man than Grant"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

IT is remarkable how often Measurer
BabCoCk turns up when jobbery is expo
sed. Examining the books of the Cat
tells and their bankers for evidence
against secor Robson, the Naval Com
mittee found the following items of the
account of A. G. Cattell with the defunct
firm of Jay Cooke & Co., showing pay
ments to Grants military private secre-
tary:
o. E. B., March 13. ............. 81, 900.
o. E. B., March 25. 25............ 1000.
What does this mean? Did Measurer
Babcock, sitting in the White House and
manipulating the wires, demand share
in all the spoils
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

A special from Nebraska tells of elev-
en- Cincinnatians murdered by Indians
near Custer CITY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01

GEN. MORGAN ought to explain why
Kansas instructed for Hendricks instead
of Allen, as he boastingly declared in the
Cincinnati convention.-PldinD Dealer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01
THE New York Sun: And yet we be-
lieve Blaine had the money.

A fire in Quebec on Tuesday burned
700 houses, and made 1000 people home
less.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-01
@ nemurrt

DEMOCRACY is not mammon worship,
but justice worship.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07
SaeTesIacss OF a Promise.

An eminent British statesman IS
said to have traced his, own sense of
the sacredness of a promise
curious lesson he got from his. father
when he was boy. When at. home
for the holidays and walking with his
father in the garden,h his father pointed
to wall which he intended to have
pulled down.
Oh said the boy I would like to
see wall pulled down
well, my boy, you SHALL said his
father.
The thing however, escaped his.
memory, aud during the boys absence
a number OF improvements were being
made, amongst others, the pulling
down of this wall, and the building Of
a new wall in its place.
When the boy catno and saw it he
said:
ooh, father you promised to let me
see that wall pulled down
Instantly the father remembered
his promise, and was deeply panied
to think that he bad seemed careless
about his p'lghted word.
My boy be said, you are right. I
did promise, and ought not to have
forgotten. 1t is too late now to DO
just what I said I would, but You
wanted to see wall pulled down, and
you shall
And he actually ordered the ma
sons up, and made them pull down
and rebuild the new wall, and lhus as
nearly as possible his promise might
made good.
1t cost me twenty pounds, he said
to friend who was bantering him
about it, but he added solemnly, if
it bad cost a hundred I should have
thought it cheap way of imposing
upon my boys mind as long as he
lives the saportance man Of honor
should attach to his plighted word,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07
E0sk Up.

It is what we rejoice to see-men,
women and children-the rich, the
poor, the old and the young, always
looking up. 1t shows the purity of
your intentions, and the determination
of your own hearts. We see in him
the elements Of a true man. No
matter if the sea has swallowed up
your property, Of the fr9a have con-
suIned your dwellings,, look up, take
fresh courage. Is your name bys
word or a reproach ? Look up to the
purity Of the skies, and let its image be
reflected in your. heart. Detraction
then will rebound from your bosom.
Are you trod upon by the strong,
Look up-push up and you will
stand as strong as he Are you
crowded out of the society of the rich?
Look up and soon your society will
be coveted. Whatever may be yopr
circumstance or condition 10 life, al
ways make it point to look 9p-to
Use higher and higher-and you will
attain your fondest expectations.
Success may be slow, hut sure 1t will
come. Heaven is on the side OF
those who look up.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07

not long ago, as an elderly couple
were out walking. a lady on The oppo-
site side of the street tripped and tell
down The old gentleman rushed
across the street, raised his hat. and
offered to assist her in any possible
way His wife followed him across
at slow pace, and, Witnessing his
devotion to the stranger, she got mad
and shook her first at him. s'lt's all
right he whispered. 'Yes. know
it is" she holly exclaimed. "Here an
unknown woman stubs her toe, and
you plough across the street to eat
her up with kindness. The other day
when ] fell down stairs, you stood
and laughed, and chuckled and tickied
your ribs, and wanted to know il |
was practioing for circus y
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07

The MoHAMMEDANs OF INDIA
The ordinary calculation that the ms
dian Government exercises more or
less control over 30,000,0OO of Mo-
hammedans is, observes the Globe,
considerably under the real mark.
The trHe numser is rathsf over 40.
00O,9ao, the greater portion Of whom
are to be found in the Bengal Presi
dency, the Northwest Provinces, and
the Punjaub According to state
inent in the civil and Military Gazette
of India, Bengal contains 1855 51,
the Puujaub 9,557,6S5, and the
Northwest Provinces 4 ,l89,34s, or in
the aggregate ss,0ao,s64. Next to
these comes Bombay with Moslem
population of 2,s70, 450, followed by
Madras with 1,837,875, while Dude
has 1,197,704 and Assam l,104,601
The Central Provinces, Mysore,
Rerar, British Burmah, Ajnere aud
Coorg, do not make up 100000 be-
tween them, being almost entirely
peopled by Hindoos
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07

A schoolmaster tells the following
good one: | was teaching in a quiet
country village. The second morn
ing of my session bad leisure to
survey my surroundings, and among
the scanty furniture espied a three
legged stool. Is this the Ounce
block? l asked little girl of FIVE
The dark eyes sparkled, the curls
nodded assent, and the lips ripped
cut, l guess so the teacher always sits
on it. The stool was unocoupled
that term
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07
ssEaIidcze."

We observe that many of our con-
semporarles. got the word bulldoze
into their dispatches and editorials as
''bulldog." We gave the etymology
OF the word a few months ago. 1t is
Louisiana word. of negro parentage
Last spring in the parishes of East
aud West Fellcina and East Baton
Roaga large numbers of negroes be-
gan to join the Democratic party.
The Republican leaders determined to
put a stop to it, and formed secret
societies for the purpose of whipping
in the backsl,aiag negroes. Among
these was the famous "Union Righs
Stop" at Mount Pleasant, on, the. river
which caused 80 much trouble. and
was finally broken up by the sheriff,
when their oaths, by Laws, and list of
members we're captured Their plan
of action was to spot a colored man
who was suspected of Democratic
proclivities, then to serve notice on
aam to come to a certain point and
take the oath of the brethren of The
Union Rights Stop, If he did not
come they served seconds notice,
then a third with threat, and if he
still refused, detachment of the
brethren was sent after him at night,
and he was brought in, tied and
hand cuifed. He was then told to
sign the Stop and take the oath. Us
ually terror made him comply, but if
he refused be was put down and
whipped with.a bull,whip until he
consented to join the league or leave
the State. In very obstinate cases
the brethren were in he habit of ad
minislering a bulls dose of several
hundred, Iashes on the bare back.
When dealing with those who were
hard to convert, acting members
would call out give ne the whip, and
let me give him bull DOSE From
this it beca NE easy to say that fellow
ought to be bulldosed, or bulldozed,"
and soon bulldoze, bulldozing, and
bulldozers came to be slang words.
After the exposure of the Union
Rights Stop the Republicans of this
State sought to turn the force of the
exposure by applying the tenn to all
sorts of intimidation Hence, when
they say that they mean to exclude
the .Fbpl,dozs parishes" it simply
means parishes where intimidation is
alleged to have occurred.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07

WHAT IS A GENTLEMAN ?-A gem
tleman is just gentle man no more,
no less; diamond polished that was
first diamond III the rough. A gen
tleman is gentle. A gentleman Is
modest A gentleman is courteous.
A gentleman is slow to take ofiense,
as being one who never gives it, A
gentleman is slow to surmise evil, as
being one who never thinks it. A
gentleman subjects his appetltes. A
gentleman reiines his tastes. A gem
tleman subdues his feelings. A gens
tleman controls his speech.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07

SUFFERING FOR THE TRUTH. oh,
the artless prattle Of innocent child
hood! How the sweet music OF their
hearts and voices calms the wild
warnings Of the aarrow>crowned
years Of maturity! At happy home
in a fashionable quarter of the city,
the other evening, where the family
was gathered around the tea table
entertaining unexpected guests, the
fond mother said to the youngest
darling: Nv eedie darling, be careful
you mustn't spill the berries on the
table CLOTH "rain't a table cloth,
promptly responded darling Its 8
sheet. Aud late at night, when the
company had gone away, and that
sweet child was standing with its
tear blinded eyes occasional glimpses
of fleeing slipper that fiuttered ii
the air in eccentric gyrations, one
could see how early in the stormy
years of this brief life one may hegir
to suffer for the truth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07

Prot. Loomis concludes, after CONS
pairing five hundred cases, that storms
move at the rate of twenty-six miles
an hour on land IN this country and q
little over nineteen miles over the
ocean. An express train or hrst-
class steamship could easily keep
ahead of a common storm.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07

TO iron smoothly, purchase a few
cents worth OF beeswax, aud rub it
over the leaves of thin pamphlet,
which have been heated through vi h
the fiat@iron. Keep it with the IRON
ing sheet and blanket, and when the
tlas-irons are to be used rub them
over the waxed surface, then wipe
gently on soft cloth. Shirt bosoms
can be easily iruned in this manner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07

trunk Of fine clothing. have wasted
nv lite."
And James Henley, IN his widower's
weeds, with his. three. little girls IL
somber black beside him, wonders
mourntully how many mothers Of the
land are wasting their lives in the
same atrnggle for appearance
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07

Have courage enough t, review,
your own conduct, to condemn 1T
where you detect faults, to amend it
to the bess of your ability, to make
good resolves for the future guidance
and to keep them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-07

Thomas Jefferson, that wise and
far seeing statesman, remarked, "lt
our country is to be saved, it must be
done by the proper training of child
rem to love Christ" and he added,
.swhat responsibility rests upon the
Sabbath schools.