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, 1877-11-18

CHECKER ITEMS.
1t is rumorcd that new edition OF Anderson's
great work on the game Of draughts will soon be
issued
Mr.. Fonvillc was in town last week. He only
played with Mr.. Golden, and won six, lost two
and four games we're drawn.
3lcssrs. Hayward and Symonds are contestine
friendly match ut Providence, r. /. The ecore at
last adyices stands Hayward, 8; Symonds, 5;
drawn, games.
Mr.. j. Hill, after having conducted an able
draught department in the Providence DisDatch
fnr the period Of one year, tas turned the column
over to Dir. III. G. Merry, player OF sufficient
ability to conduct 1rst-clAss column.
When Mr. Potter returned from the lodge the
other nigh. his wife remarked, with very troubled
coantenance: Johnny will have the b'ain-feyer
be studying now" WHY he's borrowed new
tangled arithmetic from Showers boy, and they sit
up half the night dong examples out OF it and
copying them into another book" ''What is it,
nlgebra:" ~ shouldn't wonder, for it's full OF
long sums and | hear them talking about
Squares and Dykes, Single Corners, Double
Corners and Switches and the Lord knows
what do believe that the boy is bound to be an
engineer OF surveyor, for he always had fancy
that way" Mr.. Potter's curiosity was aroused, SO
be vent up to Johnny'e room, brought down the
book, and the conslderate and loving parents
turned 1eYerently to the title page. aud found it
, 1877-11-18

The packing at Cedar kapils date is H. .37 hogs
against Is. 619 fur the sam: time last year
lhc number Of hogs packed sInce at the places
nAed according to latest mail and lelcEraphic lufor.
nation received b} the Cincinnati Price Current com
, 1877-11-18

SUICIDE.
Council BLUFFS, Ia, Nov. 17.-Ars. Linse
felt, wife Of a merchant at Marne, L., forty
miles east of this citY, threw herself and infant
child into = deep well at 6 4. N. to-day.
When recovered, two hours afterwards, both
were dead. She is supposed to have been tenn
porariEy insane.
, 1877-11-18
D1 fffGOs

II THIS NEW TREADLE ~, a,
Rk1E3AfTHF I chine for fret-sawtne leaaJt aastne -
b14b4Bbt 'oincrs. It Is perfect maealIs. me ~.
I i easy running. 13-tnch s"'ns ~ he
HHr& l. 'IiaGIe and lou. priced. sEean- ~ ~
!scen at the roou1s Of INC 9Sa sS.ms.
Ito Wood Carving Cos IS a1~AA>
, 1877-11-18

POSITION NO. 40.
By Il. j. Cook, Henry, Ill.
Black men on l, 3, 5, q, 8, 8, -, 20. King or
Is.
White men on Is, Fl, 25, 27, IS, 20, 80, 80.
King on ?.
White to move and win.
, 1877-11-18
GAME NO. 131 SINGLE CORNER.
PLAYED ut Detroit between Messrs. Giddey and


{a( 1s-14, 1o-l7, 25-22, 1876, 30-7 would
have been shorter road to yict5sy.-ED.
, 1877-11-18

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
:. A: E. Morse, GAINESVILLE, Wis.--Will send price,
list by mail.
]. Hill, Providence-Presume you will not need
he game now.
". J. Giddcy, Detroit-Lettcrs addressed US
before will reach us.
r. F. Bowen. Ali1lbnry, Mass.-Till attend to
it ut the earliest moment.
IL. D. Lyman, Washington, D. C.-Request COM
Piled with on the 18th inst.
F. A. Fitzpatrick, st, Lous-Contribntions re-
ceived with thanks. (.) Win attend to it.
3. Manning, City~-Your neat little game Of Cross
Is in the american Draught- Player" and stands
credited to E. Northrop. Otherwise we should be
pleased to publish it.
, 1877-11-18

The aggregate number Of hoE7 packed in t}.c waat
during six winter Is shown III the foltowinc
B3i. SIS 1855 49, Sd la5
40 3l4 1867 S. lu1 r3
I36 ~, Total six years al o55 III
1874 5t6 6lI early average :E, .tl
For the ten years ended l57U7l the yearly average
was So 53a and for n: twelve years preceding
aggregate number Of hogs packed in the West Tor
twtuty eight years 81 399, ll8 during the winter
seasons.
SHIPMENTS or PROVISIONS.
The foown. table exhibits the detailed shipments Of
provisions for the week ending Nov l5 aud since Nov
L. compared With the corresponding time last
, 1877-11-18
{. Is. '0ct: Is, t0ct. IS. t0cf. Is.
~ jS77 lS7E. IA-t

'lncludcs summer and winter fin Guides only winter
no report OF summer being made previous to 1871
HOt; IACkIEG.
The Secretary Of the lork-Parkers Association gives
the following u the winter packing at tis paint uat
rs compared with the same time IN previous years:
, 1877-11-18
fOf frf<k

dcelinins 1oc rer bsl and clostuS Sake ioTcr tha
ETY. lIoAy esenlaG VITA steader feeling towards noUn
10 PTS seller Soxcmher sl2 ID 5000 or;
sclcl tne year ~ ~: 0si20 and H. 500 br1s seller
, 1877-11-18

into Evans waist-coat pocket, and the owner,
by no means dcsirous OF being involved in an
attcr7linncr braw1, moved away to another part
OF the table. By dint OF little humoring,
those around managed to soothc the fiery Evan
into comparative tranquility, and after few
I'VE cannot warrant the purity Of tho authors
, 1877-11-18

CHATTER III.
Evan Jones woke on the morning following
the cvcnttul dinner hot and fcycrish with a
tremendous headache, and au aeoniziDg feeling
OF thirst
30. my poor head! !" he groancd. "Betsy,
my gal,'-imagining his wife beside him,-'tlor
mercy's sake get out and give me drink O.
water, there's good soul.''
There was no answer.
II s'pose she's gone down-stairs. O, 1or, my
hcall u and he tried to settle himself to sieeu
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27

THE true friend of the PEOPLE is he
who stands by even handed justice in
legislation; who advocates plain and
simple government as our Constitution
provides; who maintains the policy
of peace and good will between all
sections of the country, and all classes
and nationalities in the land who oppo-
sed and opposes at all times and under
all circumstances the policy Of hate and
the policy of favoritism in law-making.
The party of class rule is the party of
evil. He who sows the seed of sectional
anim0sity-who seeks to arouse the hates
that crop out in sectional war-who aims
at convulsion in order to build up public
debt and monied power, is no true
friend ofthe People, Justice is the basis
of good will and harmony and the po-
litical party that pursues any other pol
icy is unworthy the confidence and sup
port Of good citizens.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27

A late number of the Lancet says the
Scientific american, contains an article
on the healing of difference between the
old allopathic and new homeopathic
schools, which is significant of a great
change in medical opinion and the pos
sible future furion Of the two schools.
After briefly reviewing the origin of the
homeopathic schism, and the subse>
quent warefare. the writer, DR.. Richard
son, F. r. S., says that many of the allo>
pathic physicians have renounced all the
hereses of the past in the treatment of
acute diseases while the homeopathic
physicians have, on their side, almost
entirely abandoned the use of globules,
and haue substituted doses in tangible
form, their rule being to give a dose suf,
fciently large to effect its purpose, but
not so large as to discomfort the patient.
Both schools now use alike anodynes,
aperients, opiates, anesthetics, tonics,
galvanism, hydropathy, Turkish bath,
and mineral waters. In short, he says,
we define our practice as rational mediN
cine, including the application Of the law
of contraries, but Plus the application Of
the law of similars.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27
THE NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT.

In respect to providing artificial light,
the advances made within a very brief
period are enormous. From week to
week new successes with the electric light
are recorded; hundreds of inventive
minds are at work upon the problem (;
simply to keep a tally upon the improve
ments, as they are announced, is becom-
ing difficult.
Not many weeks ago the electric
candle" capped what was the the climax
of these inventions. Itwas shortly fol-
lowed by the discovery Of means of di-
viding the light into smaller and numer>
Gus portions, the equivalent, for ordinary
use, of fseparate gas burners. If the light
can thus be wholly subdiuided, and the
small burners do their work well, the
problem must be nearly solved at all
events, long stride has been made in
the right direction. One of the very
latestimprovement6 consists in arranging
electric candles in series on a chande>
lier, so connected that just before one of
them is burnt out another is lighted au>
tomatically, and thus the illumination is
continuous. Hitherto the services of an
attendant was required to replace the
carbons, perhaps every three hours.
The most surprising thing about the
electric light is its cheapnes in proportion
to the amount of illumination. The fig.
ures given by a correspondent of the
London Globe, who is evidently an ex-
pert, seem almost incredible. He says
that the cost, including the running of
special steam engine, with the labor of
stoker, is only tenpence per hour for
light equal to $50 gas burners. Suppos-
ing that this light could be subdivided
without additional expense, the result
would be equal to a supply of ordinary
street gas at II4 cents per thousand feet
less than one-twentieth of what our
citizens are now paying for gas>light. If
these astounding figures are at all near
the truth, the days of street gas are num-
bered. With a margin of I 800 per cent.
profit to work upon, there should be no
difficulty in overcoming obstructive de-
tails. But even if we brush aside such
estimates-which, in truth, seem vision
ary-and suppose the cost equal to that
of gas, the electric light would be prefer
able because it is cleanly, can not uiti>
ate the air, and does away with dangers
of escaping gas. In Paris wherever that
light has been substituted the rates of in
surance are reduced.-M Y TTbrNs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27

STATE INSPECTOR OF MINEs.-We un-
derstand that the miners of this county
have pretty unanimously signed petitions
recommending Andrew Roy for reap.
pointment to the position of Inspector of
Mines. 1t will be conceded thatno more
competent and faithful gentleman could
be found for the position. The law re-
quiring an Inspector of Mines is with a
view for the better protection OF the
health and lives of the men who "dig in
the dark and dirty mine," and surely
they ought to be consulted in the selec-
ton. We hope Mr.. Roy will be contin-
ued, and we doubt not Governor Bishop
will give the matter due consideration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27

TIE Commissioner of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics at Columbus, Mr.. II. j.,
Walls, has made his report to the Cover
nor and it shows a sad depression of la
Dor over the State. Mr.. Walls condemns
the "truck system" of paying laborers."
He discusses the Penitentiary contract
system, and shows where 70 cents day
has been worth 81, 10 to S3,l5. On Octo-
Der 3lst there were $50 convicts working
under contract at so cents per day, and
so at 40! cents, while the law requires 20
cents for each man,
Of1O9 furnaces in the State, 81 are in
blast, and wages there run from $3.50 to
$25.4S per week, and common laborers
get but 81 per day instead of$l.75 as for.
merly. The coal mines give employ
ment to 5000 men, whose wages have
been reduced one-half since lS72-the
mines averaging about $96 81 per week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27
TIE CREIGHTON MURDER CASE.

The jury in the Creighton murder trial, at
Lancaster,0 after twenty-four hours de-
liberation, on Monday returned verdict
of ofmansaughterwhich was a compromise
between extreme views. The particulars
ofthe murders are substantially these; On
the I'd. of last January Henry Creighton
was found dead in his house by neighbors
aroused by his wife, who confessed to hav-
ingkilled him in selfdefense, there being
no witness but Eddie Garland her twelve
year.o'd son, by a former husband. His
wife il believed, according to same tesi
mony.to have married his property rath.
er than the man with whom she lived in
continuous warfare. On the morning of
his death che says he had chased her
about the house, shooting at her, and f.
nally with broad ak drove her to defend
herself,when she killed him by throwing
an iron mortar and a nail.puller.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27

The County Commissioners do not con-
troll the entire expenditure of the county
fund, for the Courts expenses dip in to
the extent of thousands annually, 1t
must be remembered, too, that neither the
county Treasurer, nor the Auditor, nor
County Commissioners have any legal
authority to supply deficiencies in one
fund by taking from another fund of
which there is supply-that is, these
officials have no power to transfer from
one fund to another, otherwise the var
ious funds might as well be thrown to-
gether at once.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27
TWO PRETENDED CUSTOMERSROB
ASAFE OF $1,000.

St. Louis, Dec. 19.-Frank Harris, a
merchant of Rockport, Pike county, ILL.,,
was called upon about two o'clock yester.
day morning by two strangers, who said
they desired to purchase some articles to
be used at funeral in the morning. Har-
ris went to his store with them, furnish
ed the goods, and as he unlocked his safe
to obtain change for twenty dollar note
rendered in payment for the articles, he
was knocked senseless and the safe rob-
bed Of 81 900 in money.
George Reed, collector for several banks
of this city, while entering the National
Stock Yards, above East st. Louis, yester
day, was robbed of his pocket book by
two unknown men. The pocket book
contained some twenty thousand dollars
in drafts and checks, but only thirty-siz
dollars in money. The book was subse
quently found on the railroad track, bu
the robbers have not yet been arrested
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27


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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27

The guessing on the Senatorship con-
tinues in some journals. We shall wait
and see and announce the ballotings and
proclaim the man who wins. OF course,
he will be the best man. Speculation is
all superhuous and influences no one.
All sensible members in the Legislature
will doubtless pay due regard to the will
of their constituents. With Democratic
Representative we are confident this
will have weight that is not taken into
the count at present. Just now it is an
indefinite quantity, butts rapidly becom-
ing more definite and appreciable.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27
INVALUABLE.

Messrs WEEKS a POTTER, Wholesale Druggists,
Boston, Mass; GentleMeH,- have tOrBome months
felt II q duty that owe TO suffering humanity to
write you, stating the great benefit that have dc.
rived from the use ofsANFolD's RADICAL CURE
FOR CATARRn. Formore than 20 years have been
afflicted with this very troublesome complaint; !
have tried all tho remedies that could md, but
without material or permanent benefit. Last lall
the disease had arrived at that state that must
hayo relief or do, Tho entire mepbranous system
had become 80 intiamGd, and the stomach so dlsor:
derod, that It was o doubtful matter whether
could 20 to the Pacific coast or did go whether
should live to como back ornot, Isnw an ndYer.
tlBement of this medicine and although being very
increduous about specifics or nostrums or any
kind, yet In sheer desperation tried this, and was
at once benefited byit. The changes OF climate
a chronic disease ofthe liver, and my age oyer ~
may prevent my ontlre restoration, but the bone'
ft derive from is daily use is 70 mo fngdindble,
and am hoping TO be completely cured, and at
last arrive at q respectable old uge.
IL this statement otny case can be OF any service
10 those afflicted as have been, and enable you 20
bring this remedy into moro general use, especially
on the Pacific coast (whcrc " is much needed), my
object In writing this note win ho obtained,
Very truly yours, HENRY WELLS,
AURORA, N. Y, juno, 1916 otWoHs, Fargo &Co'
Each package contains Dr. Saniord's Improved
Inhaling Tube, and full directions for usG In all
cases, Price $l0O. For sale by all Wholesale and
Retail Druggists and Dealers sthroughoutthcUnited
States and Canadas. WEEKS d POTTER, General
Agents and Wholesale Druggists Boston, Mass.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27
THE COnpreVationalists of this country

The Congregationalists of this country
are discussing the question whether there
is a hell or not; and in England Canon Far
rar of Westminster Abbey, is stirring up
the church Of England, by declaring that
the word hell ought TO be left out Of the
Bible altogether. He claims, too, that
the words damnation and everlasting, as
applied to punishmentafter death, should
be got rid Of An exchange says
"The startling remarks Of Canon Far
"rar became of great significance when
eve remember they were addressed to
"learned doctors now engaged in West
minister Abbey in revising the English
"Bibe, Did the speaker utter their con-
"victionsas well as his own, and foreshad-
COW what they are going to do? 1t has
q long been conceded that the ripper schol-
."arship now available could improve the
aversion of the Scriptures made by King
"James's transators, The work ofrevis-
zion, therefore, began several years
"ago, though many devout men feared
"the result of it would be to imperil the
"old reverence in the Holy Book. 1t is
"well known that the textual revision
"alone is likely to effect some important
changes, perhaps resulting in the excis-
"ion of passages consecrated in the mem
cory of Christians; but we now first hear
that The scholars of Westminster may
"take the old fashioned hell out of the
"Bible, aud write away eternal damna
"tion. This is something to set English
"and American orthodox PrOtestants
thinking very seriously. Are they pre-
pared to give up the old faith, and
accept that of Universalism? Moreover
"what is to be the effect on man Of the
dissipation of a doctrine so long taught
"and so powerful in its appeal to the
| "nind9u
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27

THE Russo-Turkish war news is of no
interest, the weather not permitting
movements. The Turks seem to be
Withdrawing their exposed troops, and
to leave the Russian armies to contend
with Silistria and Shumla, their strongly
fortified positions. The Turkish armies
are not as large as reported. 0sman Pasha
had less than 10000 men when he sur
rendered Pleyna. Suleiman Pasha, in.
stead otlOO,OOO as reported, has but 45-
900. The Russian bridge over the Dam
ube river at Ibrail has been swept away
by the ice. The Russians have yet a
big job before them to conquer Turkey
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27
A BOYS CRIME.
He Shoots and Kills a Little Three year'oId
Nei0hb0r.


AT three o'clock yesterday afternoon
tragedy was enacted in the brick tene'
ment house 65 Lennox street, whereby
little John Cronin, two years and elght.
months old, lost his life at the hands OF
Henry Hickey, lad of twelve or thir;;
teen years of age. The weapon used
was an ordinary revolver, and from all
appearances the shooting was unpro'
voked and the result Of vicious dispo'
sition. The little boy was shot on the
basement stairs running from the front
hall to the kitchen below, and the only
witness was Mary Cronin, sister OF the
victim, bright little miss of SIX years,
who thus described the shooting in a
frank, artless manner: "Me and my lit
tie brother were in the water closet at
the mead of the stairs and had just come
out, when the Hickey boy came down
stairs. We had started down to the
kitchen when Hickey said; 'lH shoot
you or your brother Then he took the
pistol out of his pocket, and took little
box out of another pocket, and out OF the
box little round roll, with ball at the
end, which he put in the pistol Then
he pointed it at my brother and see hre
come out of the end Of it. After that he
ran down stairs and kicked my brother
and ran out Of the door" AS soon as
the report of the pistol was heard the
mother of the child ran out and picked
it up. Medical attendance was sum-
moned at once, and Medical Examiner
Draper notified, but all skill was power
less, as he lived but an hour after. Dan
iel Cronin, the father of the child, on
being interviewed said that he knew OF
no cause for the shooting. There was
no ill feeling between the families, ne
said, as he had lived in the house but
about month, and had never visited
the Hickeys. Immediately after the
shooting the police were notified, but at
an early hour this morning had not found
the boy, though they had been actively
searching for him for some hours. 1t is
reported that young Hickey has recently
graduated from the reform school and
the little Cronin girl says he had quar-
rel with her brother some time since,
when he hit him with an axe, but both
these reports lack confirmation. How
so young boy as Hickey became pos
sessed of pistol is not stated, but the
sad affair is an awful warning OF the dan
ger of such playthings in youthful hands:
The police report the affair as accidental
shooting, but il such is the case, why did
the boy kick the child, and why did he
run away ?--BOStOn Globe, 2oM.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27

REV. THos. X. BEECHER's head is level,
for he has paper in the Christian Union,
arguing that it would be honest beyond
all question to pay our bonded debt in
silver, even were silver cheap as iron
and common as gravel. This question of
honesty, he says, lies fairly within his
domain as a teacher of ethics and relig
ion. He also boats the bondholder, and
says it is duty to pay him off as cheaply
as can be done with honor. Just 80. Did
not the bondholder buy the United
States bonds with greenbacks, dollar for
dollar, when the greenbacks were only
30 or 40 cents on the dollar? It's tit for
tat; kill my dog, I kill your cat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27

The report of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue shows that the total
number of licensed saloons or drinking
places in the country is 154 598, or one to
every $50 persons. Ofall the States, Illi-
nois is fourth in the number of saloons,
having 1O,54S, the three which take pre-
cedence being New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio. North Carolina has the great
est number of distilleries, 1,025, and New
York the most breweries, 379.