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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
FROM COLUMBUS.
REPUBLICAN STA TIE con VENTTON
-LEGLSLATIVE AND OTHER
MATTERS.
CoLuMBUs o. March 20tb, ,76.

COLUMBUS ". March nth, '76.
The faithful" who have held Mecca
Washington for so many years and who
wish to hold it by Hayes, Blaine, Grant
or anybody, are here in force to fix
things at their state convention. Many
prominent M. Csare here from Washing
ton and Grant P Ms. and others on hand
to figure and fix, WHAT'S to be done to.
day, of course, know not, as yet The
scramble for honors is great and the con-
test is waving fierce.
The new Warden of the Penitentiary
is j. II. Grove of Columbus. 1t will be
remembered that this man Grove was
superintendent of the State House during
Noyes' administration. He was reap
pointed for second term by Noyes, but
the Republican Senate refused to confirm
on account of inCompetency. Our friend
Holloway is mad for he was after the
Wardenship and expected to get it.
On Monday in the Senate there were
several spats between members on the
opposite sides of the House. Owens
went for Ransom in the discussion of the
Appropriation bill. The Republicans
made an attempt introduce an amend
ment such as would havel he effect to ter
inmate the existence of the Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home. Owens who
was Soldier showed the littleness which
characterized the senator from Cincin
natl in this thrust at the soldiers and
sailors ofthe nation.
On discussing the appropriation to re-
move the stones from certain portion
of the canal came up, Burns, of Rich
land, grew eloquent. In the course of his
remarks he said: "Will any man show
me scintillation OH which | can hang
my hat ?"
Mr.. Owens retorted. " if it was fly time
| have no doubt could show fly on
which to hang hishat, but as to aspark,
that is diferent9'e
The Senaet agreed on Saturday to
commence sessions at nine o'clock in the
morning in order to hurry through bust
ness. This is considered by the city
members as an outrage upon their rights,
but pleases the Grangers like Haines and
Ault. These men are early risers ana
generally take morning walk before
DTedkldSt.
The Speaker of the House, General
Grosvenor, is an utter failure as such.
He is probably more foolish than really
bad, of uneven action and somewhat in
firm of thought and purpose, On Friday
last Mr.. Meuser desired to speak on the
protest of Hallowell and Dalzell, but de-
laying minute or two on account of a
personal trouble, the Speaker ordered
the Clerk to proceed with reading bills.
Mr., Meuser demanded to speak but the
Chair babe him sit down and on his re-
fusal to sit Grosevor ordered the Ser
geant-at-Arms to arrest him.
Mr.. Converse made the point of order
that the sergeant-at-arms could MT ar
rest Meuser without a warrant, which
point was decided well taken. Gros-
venor, however, told Meuser that he
would settle the difficulty outs
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

GRANTS late Attorney General of the
United States, known as "Landaulet'
Williams is not making very good
showing The committee who are in
vestigating the Department of Justice
had a man named Falls, late Chief Clerk
in that department, before them on
Friday last, who testified that Williams
and Whitley, late Chief of the Secret
Service, were on suspiciously intimate
terms, and thatthe latter had used SI25,-
900 OF the government money on the Or
der of Mr. Williams, and had never ac-
counted for it. 1t is supposed to have
been spent in carrying elections in the
South. AT least, some of it may have
been spent that way, and much of it in
other ways. which the ex-Attorney Cen
eral may be able to explain. An oppor-
tun,ty will be given him by the commit
tee. By all means let Mr.. Williams be
heard. He was another "high flyer" of
the Belknap stamp.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

Washington nix mae un nix wenniCher
sin os II troop or9anizedy deeb, deeb in
otiice-shtuft i'm letza plotz, un ich bin in
favor derfu os mer Sc trausferred-se
moot in der rechty plotz-ins gebei,os for
so very karls g'baut is warra. un sell is,
net IS weisa house, net s treasury gebei,
net Is war odder navy department, aver
sell onner grose gebei-de Penitentiary.
My letshty resolution i'm platform
sawgt "wann mer sell dun don sin mer
all right.
Els dinkt mich es is unmiglich os de
democratic national convention besser
du con os yusht my platform adopta,
we'll mer all goot fershta kenna wass sell
named Es is anyhow for kea use os mer
uns boddera alleweil weaga financial
policy. Suppose Sc dun specie payment
resuma, wass date sell botta so long os
mer de grossy Offices f?la NIT grossy deeb
os allies shtala?
Suppose Sc dun der tariff raisa for ma
ner revenue secura, was date sell helfa so
long os de grossy Office holders all der
revenue shtale un shtecka s in era eagny
hussa seek?
Suppose Sc dun a law passa for de
salaries runner du uf de olty democratic
iggers, wass dino? Eli de deeb shtala
DINO yusht so feel maner, un gevva gor
nix drum. law odder kea law.
Des is now my plan-alles in der rech-
ia plotz-ehrliche lett in de office, an deeb
in de Penitentiary. Seller platform ken
ma mer all fersht@. Der plan is COM
prehensive, un de manung derfu is os
ally lett os in favor derfu is for al es in
der right place du missa s democratic
ticket vota i'm yohr 1876.
Sammy Schnitzler
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

March % 2-Senate-The bill to provide
for counting the votes of President and
Vice President was considered. Several
amendments were disposed Of, but there
was no final action
House-A bill providing that all pen
sionS on account of death or disability
sinch March 4th, 1871, shall commence
from the date of discharge, was made the
special order for the Goth.
The House took up the bill prohibiting
contributions to elect on funds by otfiC-
ers of the United States Government. Mr..
Blaine's amendment to include men,
bers ofCongress in the provisions of the
bill, was agreed to, but was rejected when
it was sought to apply it to Mr., Browns
substitute for the original bill. Mr.
Browns substitute was adopted, and the
bill, as thus amended, was passed. 1t
provides that "no officer or employe of
the Government shall require, request or
receive from any other officer or employe
of the same" any money for political pur-
poses, etc. A fine of$500 to $4,000 is
provided, and imprisonment at discretion
of the court.
March 23.-Senate-A favorable re-
port was made on bill to permit Judge
of the District Court in Pennsylvania to
be retired.
Several matters were discussed, but
there was no final action on any subject.
House-Bills passed: For the sale of
certain lands at Vincennes; prohibiting
the cutting of timber on Indian reser-
vations to which any Indian title or
right of occupancy has not been eXtin-
guished; authorizing commissioned offic-
ers to make deposits under the act of
May Is, 1872; repeating law which for
bids the appointment to position in the
army ofany person who served in any
capacity in the military, naval or civil
service of the Confederate States in the
rebellion.
The Military committee reported bill,
which has not yet been acted on, fixing
the salary of army officers-General, SlO,-
600, Lieutenant General, $4,000; Major
General, $4,000; Brigadier General, $4,000:
Colonel, $780, and so down to $l400 for
a Second Lieutenant. not mounted
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
THE LOSS OF THE STRATHMLRE

London, March 27.-The following de.
tails of the loss of the emigrant ship
Strathmire, from this port for New Zea-
land, have been received The Strath-
mire struck the rocks among the Crozet
group of islands, in the South Pacific, on
the first of July, at half past four ii the
morning, and was wrecked Immediately.
Forty-four persons are supposed to have
been drowned. The survivors saved not
hing whatever, and were upon the rocks
for six months, subsisting upon sea birds
and their eggs. When they were res
cued they were much emaciated and al
most naked. Five had died from expo
sure and want. The captain Of the
American whaler, Young Ph@nix, res
cued them, supplied them with clothing
and treated them with great kindness,
San Sebastian, March 2S,-The Span
ish steamer Elvira exploded her boilers
to- day and sank. Many persons on board
were killed and wounded.
London, March 2S.-A Times special
from Paris says NJ. Pillon, an eminent
Greek scholar, is dead.
Paris, March ga decree of Marsha
MacMahon, promulgated to-day announ-
ces incidentally that's universal Interna-
tional exhibition will be held in Paris in
1878 or 1879.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
FLOODS In THE EAST.
SEVEN PERSONS DROWNED IN
EASTERN CONNECTICUT.

New York, March 26.-Yesterday's
storm ragged over the whole ofN. England
with disastrous effect. Railroad travel
was interfered with seriously by land
slides and washouts, but as these were
anticipated and caution exercised, no ac-
cidents ofconsequence to trains are repor-
ted Fears ofa dangerous freshet in the
Menimack river are entertained. The
loss by the breakage ofdams, destruction
of bridges, mills, dwellings, and by in
undation where property is not swept
away, is immense and cannot be a. Gu
rately estimated.
At Providence, yesterday, the rainfall
was 4.O6 inches, and for six days, inclu-
ding Saturday, 1865,
AT Danielsonville, Conn, Gainsbaugh's
mill was undermined and is likely to be
carried away. Loss already estimated at
$4,000.
Baltic Mill, at Norwich, Conn, was
partly swept away and will not be able
to be repaired short of three months
-Four persons crossing pond at Norwich
were drowned.
AT Burillville, Conn, mill and manu-.
featuring property valued at over $4,000
was swept away.
Some damage is reported from New
Jersey.
All vessels arriving here to-day report
more or less damage caused by the heavy
gales during the past few days. The bark
Daphne, from Baltimore for Marseilles
put into this port for repairs to-day, ha.
Mng been in collision with steamer said
to be the Great Western.
Norwigh. Conn.,, March 26.-The da-
mage in Eastern Connecticut by the
freshet amounts to several hundred thou
sand dollars. Several lives were lost.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

THE "old reliable" of the Stark county
DEMOCRAT was in town few evenings
ago and probably returned without being
interviewed on the absorbing topic of the
currency. But his last issue gives tongue,
and the wayfarer may read and under
stand his position. He is brilliant, expe-
rienced and honest, but why will he per-
sist in antagonizing with tie people. AS
fast as issues arise, he is on the off side,
and he bases his justification on the doc
trines of Democratic statesmen" dead
and alive" forgetting that deceased
patriots fourished and promulgated their
views when the crowning pride of De-
mocracy was "a Nation out of debt"
Of living statesmen, the majority are
interested in National Bank dividends,
const quently are not disinterested wit
nesses; for instance, Thurman, Payne,
Tilden, "the World" and many lesser
lights who glitter and fade, shine and
subside, with great national events, as
they appear and disappear on the pano-
rama of living issues -MaSiilOn Times.
Our friend gives not authority for say
ing that Thurman, Tilden and majority
of Democratic statesmen are interested
in National Banks Were we National
Banker we certainly should favor the
present situation, as, in case Of a return
to specie payments, these banks will not
have it so easy and happy. With them
now it is no redemption, and we are sur
prised our friends holding Democratic
views do not perceive it. As to being on
"the off side and antagonizing the peo-
pie" our friend is quite out of it. We are
on the side of the Constitution, on the
side of justice and on the side of every
reliable Democratic State in the Union
and majority of the people and every
Democratic member of Congress voted
against the greenback and National Bank
deviltry that has plunged the country
where i is to-day. Did they err? The
Democ ICY approved at the time. GA
nation out of debt" and nation in debt |
require careful legislation, honest and
prudent management of the finances
In the latter case more esq ecially do we
need return to "honest money" as it |
tends to honest wages and economy in
public and private affairs.
The "Old Reliable" expects to be in
full accord with the Presidential platform
and candidates and is doing his best to
have the Ohio Democracy in the same
shape. We trust our friend will be in full
accord with us after the st. Louis Con-
ventien. The Democracy of Pennsyva.
MIA started fair last week. !
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

THE Alliance Leader of last week says
of the Repository8 malignant assault upon
Auditor Sourbeck. ats attack on Messrs
Sourbeck and Fessler as Auditor and
Treasurer of Stark county, by duplicating
them in the matter, was uncalled for
and very unjust. Auditor Sourbeck pub
lished an answer to their remarks this
week, in which he shows very plainly
that he has done naught but what he be-
lieved to be his plain duty under the law,
ThetRepo8itOry, we presume, was so
sick over the Republican frauds being
unearthed at Washington that it thought
to counteract their effect by making po-
litical capital of the suspension of the
Greiner bank.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
NEWS
England.
THE ROYAL TITLES BILL PASSED.

lHE kONhL III lLEo BILL PASoED.
LONDON, March 23-After an animat-
ed debate in the House of Commons,
the royal titles bill making Queen Vic
toria Empress of India passed its third
reading The vote was 200 for the bill
and I34 against,
AN INQUIRY INTO THE ALABAMA
CLAIMS.
VIM. K. Wait, member for Gloucester,
gave notice in the House of Commons to-
day he would shortly ask the Under Sec
retary for Foreign Affairs whether it is
true that the Government of the United
States, after paying Alabama claims has
a surplus of from one to two million
sterling for which it is unable to find a
legitimate claimant,
Glasgow, March 2S.-To-day the boi-
Ter of the locomitive attached to the con-
struction traid on the Glasgow & South
western Railway exploded. Five per-
sons were killed outright and nine badly
injured.
Advices received to day from India re-
port that the steamship Jowad from
Shehr was wrecked in the Arabian Sea.
She had aboard about five hundred pill
grims. Three men, supposed to be the
only survivors, have reached Hudeida,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
CALIFORNIA.
The Commissioner of the Mint EN-
bezzles $4,000.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-Rumors
are current in the city that facts have
come to light showing that T. Babcoc,
late Commissioner fthe Mint has enbez-
zled about $4,000. General Lagrange,
Superintendent of the Mint, in an inter-
view to day stated he advised. and ac-
cepted Babcoc's resignation last Decem-
Der, because he failed to comply with
the regulation governing his Depart
ment, and he (Lagrange), considered
such failure opened the door for the
entrance of grave abuses. But that
careful examination of Babcoc's account
and comparison with the coin and bull
ion on hand showed no misappropriation
of funds, and on presenting the matter to
the U. S. District Attorney, no evidence
could be found on which to base an in
dictment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
THE MISS SLSSLPPI IMPEA CLEMENTS.

Memphis, March 22.-The Appeap8
Jackson Miss, special says Governor
Ames' counsel to day filed lengthy an
swer to the articles of impeachment.
The managers will file replication on
Saturday, and the trial will commence on
Tuesday next.
A resolution passed the House to-day
giving Superintendent of Education Cor
doza permission to resign, and instruc-
ting the managers to ask the Senate to
discontinue the heiMpeachmentproceed
against him. CORDOBA has filed his resig-
nation with the Secretary of State, and
as the trial would be lengthy, his resig.
nation was accepted, so as to shorten the
session as much as possible.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Columbus, March % 2-Governor Hayes
to-day appointed Thos. F. Lewis, of Bata.
via, Common Pleas Judge vice Ashburne,
resigned.
In the House, protest by Mr.. Holloway
against the action OF the House in re-
fusing to allow an investigation of alleged
irregularities in the management of the
Soldiers Orphans Home, was ruled out
of order The protest contained num-
ber of affidavits to prove cruelty on the
part of the Superintendent, the improper
use of official authority to influence vo-
ters and retaining a drunken sub-officer
in bis position.
In the Senate, the House bill to abolish
the Office of Comptroller of the State
Treasury was passed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
THE SP4ULDLNG COURT MARTIAL

SAN Francisco, March 22.-In the
Spaulding Court Martial to- day, the
testimony of c. B. Higgins went to show
that Snaulding had signed naval certi-
ficate for S13, $50 payable to witness, when
the latter had no claim whatever on the
Government. The body of the certificate
was in Pinney's writing. Witness indor-
sed the certificate without examining
it on Pinney's representation that it was
a promissory note made by Pnney. The
certificate was then deposited in saving
bank as collateral for loan of $4,000
by Pinney. In subsequent interview,
Spaulding did not deny the genuineness
of his signature.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
THE REP PUBLICAN STATE CONHEN.
TION

IION
Met at Columbus yesterday, Wednesday,
with John G. Lee as temporary and AL
phOnso Hart as permanent chairman
Ben Wade, Noyes, Upson, of Summit,
and Keefer of Clark Co. were chosen del
egates at large to their Presidential Con-
vention. Ferry of Cincinnati and Bohm
of Cleveland were selected as electors.
The state ticket is; Secretary of State,
Barnes of Guernsey; Supreme Judge,
Boynton of Lorain; Board of Public
Works. Evans of Delaware.
The platform endorses Grant and his
administration, instructs for Hayes for
President, "favors honest and economical
administration of the government and
retrenchment and reform in the public
SERVICE" &C., recognizes gold as the true
standard of values &C."
1t is the usual twaddle and compares
horribly with the Grant Republican prac-
tice. The platform says nothing of Bel
KNAPP, Babcock & Coin fact, attempts
no vindication of the extravaganza, cor
ruption and fraud, that has so largely
prevailed of late years, the outgrowth Of
their mischievous public policy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

CHIEF JUSTICE A. o. P, NICHOLSON, of
Tennessee, died at Nashville on the 24th
inst. The deceased was United States
Senator in 1861, member of the South
ern Convention of 1850 and editor of the
Washington Union during Pierce's ad-
ministrotion. His death reduces the
number of Supreme Court Judges from
six to five.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRAT
IC STATE CONTENTION

IL STALE CON PENIION,
Held at Lancaster last week was grand
success. Such men as ex-senator Buck
alew. Hester Clymer and others were
chosen as delegates and a set of sound
resolutions adopted which we gave in full
in last weeks DEMOCRAT. The following
two of the series are especially sensible,
Constitutional and Jacksonian. Let our
friends read them again, and again. A
Presidential platform similar to these
will do:
&C. That the statute for resumption of
specie payments on the 1st OF January,
1879, it is impossible to execute. 1t is a
deliberate proclamation that at that date
the United States will go into bankrupt
cy. 1t paralyzes industry creates distrust
of the future, turns the laborer and pro-
ducer out of employment, is standing
threat upon the business men, and ought
to be forthwith repealed.
"7. That gold and silver is the only
true basis for currency of the Republic,
and that Congress should take such steps
for resumption of specie payments as will
most surely and speedily reach that result
without destroying the business interests
of the people"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
TURKEY.
ANOTHER RATTLE.

LONDON, March ga dispatch to the
Times from its Ragusa correspondent re-
ports that mukhtar Pasha failed in his
attempt to revictual Nicsic. He had sue
ceeded in provisioning the first block
house in Duga Pass, but was afterwards
obliged to withdraw to Keistan. The in
surgents followed and made a night at
tack on Keistan and drive Mukhtar to
Gatschke. The Turks lost 120 killed.
Extreme distress prevails at Nicsic'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
THE THUPMAN LAND GRANT
STORY.

New YORK, March 27.-W. H. Coffin,
formerly acting vice president of the At
lantic & Pacific Railroad Company, to-
day stated that the whole story of Sena-
tor Thurman's concern in the alleged
conspiracy to pass two land grant bills
through Congress in 1872 and 1873 for
that road by improper means is fabri-
cation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

SENATOR RUKENBRoD's legal advertising
bill passed the Senate of our state last
week. 1t provides for advertising in two
papers of opposite politics. The bill
should provide in this connection that
the papers should have some sort of a re-
liable existence and something of cir
culation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

HALLEoK, convicted of the larceny of
$4,000 from the United States Treasury
last summer, has been sentenced to four
years imprisonment in the Albany peni-
tentiarY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

MARSH testifes that Clymer was in no
way responsible for his going to Canada
but we presume Republican papers will
say so, nevertheless. The threats Of
prosecution scared him away.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

IT pans out that Grant was elected in
1872 by the aid of money drawn from
post traders and crooked whisky Stills
The Radical leaders expect to carry the
election in 1876 by the same process.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

An Arab, when one day the question
was put, GLOW do you know there is a
God? turned with apparent indignation
upon the questioner and replied, "How
do know whether arman or a camel
passed my tent last night?" His own
footprints are the best evidence of the
existence and character of Jehovah.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

Mr.. PAYNE's finance bill met with de-
defeat in the House, at Washington, on
Monday. A motion to suspend the rules
to take it up was lost by vote of 81 yeas
to 1876 naYs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

Mr.. E. B. EsHELMAN desires to retire
from the newspaper business, and is of
fering to sell his half interest in the
Wayne County DemocrGt.-Erchange.
Brother Eshelman is doing good SER
vice where he is.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

The snow-storms and the hostile In.
dams are making it uncomfortable for
the Black Hills adventures. Getting
down to a gold basis is hard work under
these circumstances.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

MAINE has abolished the death penalty
for killing and California has restored
the whipping post for fellows who beat
their wives.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30

AT the name of Hon. Hester Clymer,
Chairman of the Committee on War Ex-
penditure, radical Grant papers get Hei8-
LeriCdL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-30
Ghe Aer1rurrat
Mr. CLYMER's Committee has notified
Mr.. PENDLEToN that it is through with
him and Mr.. P. has returned home.
THE Republican members of the U. S.
Senate have determined to resist the at
tempts of the House to reduce salaries.

The Enq,tirer0 ceaseless, senseless,
causeless attacks on Judge Thurman
damage that paper more than the Ohio
Senator.-M. Vernon Banner.