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Middletown transcript., 1877-02-17

Us q 9if4lllt CVINII "
The Old brick LGfId.
ing at SLrth ana
1drkaef, IlO10 some
What changed b.
the iron HOylted
building, c0US ING
four Tots, und
knog8 far and
near as o A X
HALL.
The house fs cI-
cliGsfpely devoted TO
clothing for men
and boys, and Is
popular because Of
he large stock, lol0
prices, and tho
roughly reliable
methods Of business
originated and stu
carried on there.
THE NEW Is
TABLISHlEENT AT
7nfTteeah and
Marked Street Is
q tUonder TO the
aronos Of people
daily VisttislO d.
n cOua's TX acres
IN the heQrt Of The
cfty, and on one
grand floor IS
found beti0oen one
and tteo milton
dollars IN
MEMS AND BovB'
CLOTHING,
HATS AND CARS,
BooTs AND SHOES
SHIRTS AND
FURSISHING
GOODS.
TRUNKS AND
VAIIsES.
RUBBER GooDs,
LADIES COATS.
The rules Of the
house precel1t any,
thtn0 but SAFE deaf
ia0 for eUen The
most inexperienced
buyers. The large
volume Of biIsiaess
dHolOs tie smallest
Kind Of profits, so
hat goods are no
lChene cheaper aud
seldom so cheap
stSetUlseT'e.
An odd Jedtursof :
ne business Is 10 in :
Btts and fnstst on
customers return :
lno goodS and fax !
no back the 71oneV !
q they arc not salts !
ted ]
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AelLnoWIeaRament.

We acknowledge with pleasure, the receipt
at various times of bills pending before the
Legislature, through the courtesy of 3. R.
Cochran, Esq, and Of other papers and dOcu-
ments, for all Of which be has our cordial
thanks.
We have also received the frst number Of
Vol. ii, Of the Seminary Review" neat
and handsomely printed little monthly, issued
under the direction Of the principal and pre-
ceptress Of the FELTON, Academy.
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-17

General reduction of from ten to twenty
FIVE per cent, on all staple and fancy Dry
Gools, to reduce stock preparatory to Stock
taking in February.
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-17

DR.. Julien vanderiord, formerly of this
town, and wife, sailed from Philadelphia on
Thursday morning last, in the Red Star
Line Steamer, vaderlard, for Antwerp, from
whence they will proceed to Frankfort A. NJ,
Germany, where they will make their home
and where DR. VsnderfOrd will engage in the
practice Of bis profession-dentistry. The
best wishes Of the doctors friends 90 with
him for prosperous voyage and a safs ar
rival at his destination as we'll as for success
when he gets there.
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Will be sold on the premises of the lat
John Townsend,
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-17
THE GAZETTE

v. A. HUKILL, Auctioneer.
Townsend, Del, Jan. 26, 1877. is
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-17
Justice or the Peace.

James B. Naudain, Esq, was appointed,
last week, by Governor Cochran, justice Of
the peace, tin and for New Castle county"
to reside in Middletown Mr.. N. received the
commission on Friday night, and had his
first case the next day-one that had com
menced under the jurisdiction of Esquire
Walker. Our new judge has established bis
court at the rooms of the mana gers of the P.
A.&P Association, OF which be 10 secretary,
where be may (almost always be found
Business placed in his hands. We feel justified
in saying. will receive careful and prompt
attention.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20


According to the New York World
our average annual imports from
Canada for the last five years amount
ed to $37, 324, 500. Before the panic
our average annual exports were $780,
900, 600, but since that time they
have so largely decreased that for
the last three years they averaged
$32, 900, 900, according to our official
reports, which are from the bureau
of statistics at Washington, said to
be far below the mark. Each COM
try keeps its own accounts of its i'm
ports the best, as duties are levied
on them and not upon exports. Ac-
cording to the Canadian official re-
ports our exports to Canada in 1874,
1875 and 1876 averaged $66, 600, 900
yearly, and this is doubtless correct.
This xcess of exports to Canada
over our imports from her arises in
part from the much greater modera-
ton and liberality of her tariff,
which, among other things, admits
u wheat free of duty, while we al
most exclude hers, the result simp-
~ being that she attracts transit
trade from the United States to Eu.
rope, while We, in the name Of pro-
lection, do much to exclude the
same kind of trade in Canadian pro.
ducts from our railways, canals and
shipping.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Some curious individual, OF an in
quisltive turn of mind, has figured
up the professional and industrial
complexion of the next. Ohio Legis-
lature, with this result: Of the thir-
ty six members of the Senate there
will be twelve attorneys, seven farm
ers, four merchants, two manufac-
turers, one merchant and banker,
and one each of the following: Ply
s%ician, printer, hotel keeper, iron
manufacturer, druggist, editor, real
estate dealer, farmer and physician,
general business, and one unknown.
The occupations of the members of
the House are thus classified: Forty
five farmers, twenty-four attorneys,
nine merchants, six physicians, four
editors, three druggists, two bank
ers, two teachers, and one each of
the following: Insurance agent,
brass fnisher, shoemaker, real estate
and insurance agent, editor and at
torney, manufacturer and banker,
contractor, lumber merchant, survey
or, manufacturer, artist and stock
dealer, one from the National Sol
diers' Home at Dayton, and one un-
known.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Large numbers of white laboring
men are moving South, where they
are offered homes on reasonable
terms. These honest toilers will find
warm-hearted friends in the South
ern States, if they go there to make
an honest living at any honorable
occupation; but if they are going
there to control and shape the polit-
ical affairs of the South, they will
find themselves living in the wrong
country. The South has had its
share of dead beats and carpet bag
gers, and now asks for honest men
to make their homes in that goodly
land. We would say, go South, if
the money-lords and the landlords
of the great North and West will not
give to Woodworking people a chance
to live. There are million of acres
Of land in the West that ought to be
in cultivation, but the system OF
land holding is such to drive the
poor out of the West. The South
has many uncultivated fields now in
viting labor, which is hurrying there
to take advantage of the opening.
The South is now at peace, prosper
Gus, and happy, and we shall be sur.
prised if she does not soon regain
her old-time glory.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20
OUR LAUNDERING PRESIDENT.

- -
Until within a very short time the
New York Herald has been one of
the warmest advocates of Mr.. Hayes
in the whole country, not even ex-
cepting the most reckless partisan
papers, but now this same Journal
views him as the weakest and most
facilitating man who has ever filled
the national executive chair. Wei
select the following extracts from its
issues:
Among all the republicans in the
senate the president has not a single
defender. This is a notifying con-
trast to his recent triumphal presses
sions through the country. But yes
terday he seemed to have applause
from all the world, snow non so
poor to do him reverence" This is
a terrible humiliation. We cannot
recollect that there was ever before
such egregious bluadering on the
part of a president. The contrast
between Mr.. Hayes lofty pretensions
and vacillating execution is truely
pitiable. Had he been consistent
with himself his policy wonld have
been brought into such general con-
tempt. His we'll known order for
bidding federal officers to take an ac-
tive part in politics was a bungling
way to reach a desirable reform, but
his vacillating attempts to execute
the order, followed by an almost
complete break down as soon as the
elections began to grow interesting,
made the whole thing Ridiculous and
contemplate. 1t is too evident that
the president has had bad advisers.
But certain it is that Mr.. Hayes has
egregiously Numbered; either by his
own impulses or by the influence of
bad counselors. His greatest defect
is that he cannot see an inch before
his nose, and, as a natural conse-
quence, nothing turns out according
to his expectations. We would fain
hope hat he will not go on in the
same kiEd of laundering and vacilla-
ton till the end of his term. WE
trust he may gain wisdom by expert
ence. But if the first nine months
of his administration are a sample of
the whole he will be known in histo-
ry as the weakest, the most vacilla-
ting, the most unfortunate and I'M
successful president who, up to his
time, has ever held that important
office.
Observers might be tempted to at
tribute his extraordinary course to a
conscious defect in his title to the
office. A prominent public journal
in this city has persistently held him
up to public odium as a chief magis-
trate who owes his office to fraud.
1t looks too much as if he had been
constantly quailing under this
charge. 1t is not easy to account
otherwise for this most extraordina.
ry course.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Bro. L. G.. Gould, editor of the Ea-
ton, Preble county Democrat, who is
a candidate for Sergeant-at-Arms of
the Ohio House of Representatives,
thinks we did him injustice by say
ing that he had been at one time a
Democratic candidate for the nomin-
alton for Congress in his District,
and in virtuous indignation says we
were mistaken, "that he had never
yet advanced so far back as to seek
a nomination for. Congress-" We
will take it all back having been mis-
informed on the subject, and can now
speak in stronger terms in Gould's ia
vor than before.-Van Vert Times.
Thank you, Bro. Clymer, are you
a Murphy, and don't you sometimes
sssmile?''
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

If the money power succeeds in
defeating the bill to repeal the Re-
sumption Act, the property of the
debtor class will be confscated I'M
less the State Legislature interpose
stay laws. The Cincinnati Enqui-
rer advocates the passage of stay laws
in Ohio. This should be done by all
means, as it is the only relief from
the rapacious Shylocks who are ly-
ing in wait to appropriate the prop
erty of the debtor class. The prov
ince ofthe Democracy and Indepen-
dents, in the language of BEN WADE,
is to take care of the poor and the
rich can take care of themselves.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Where is the man who dares to en-
ter the field and make a contest
against editor Williams for Collect
orship of the Third District, and
keep his name hanging on the 'rag-
ged edge" waiting for confirmation
for the eight or ninth time? Didn't
he rush to the front and fill up the
ranks during the late rebellion, get
a ColonePs commission and then
rush home again? Should such pa
triotism and devotion of country ever
be permitted to slumber in obscure
ty? No, sir! Let the U. S. Senate
beware.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

The temptation to go to war with
Mexico, for which occasion can al
ways be found at short notice, will
be quite alluring to many of the
Washington politicians and to the
interests which influence Congress.
Referring to these inducements the
New York Bulletin aptly remarks:
ITO the governing class it may seem
a good thing to get up an excitement
that would divert attention from the
numerous unwelcome issues of home
politics and give employment to
thousands of our discontinued poor.
To the political class it may appear
to be a good expedient, now that par
ty fealty is waning to rally public
enthusiasm around the administra-
ton. To the speculative class, in
Guiding those of the politician sort,
it would be a god-send to have a re-
turn of the era of army contracts,
government loans, of public extrava-
gance. To the Texas Pacific inter
ests, it would be the opening of new
prospects of success. To the pioneer
adventures, it would promise the
realization of their dreams ofrailroad
enterprise, colonization schemes and
mining ventures. To the military
class, it would be a welcome relaXa-
ton from their monotonous idleness.
With the south it would be popular
as an extension of its territory and
the realization of its supposed desti-
ny. While, to a more general class,
it would be attractive as a stimulus
to general trade helping the country
through the dreary %depressions that
has so long afflicted it. Combining
the influences of all these classes, it
is conceivable enough how the adj
ministration might become %persuad-
ed that the bad neighborship of the
Mexicans justifies our chastising
them and compensating ourselves by
annexing as much of their territory
as may seem desirable to u.s."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20
ANOTHER SURPRISE.
SUGAR VALLEY, Dec. 9Th, 1877.


ED. Domocrat-As it is fashiona-
Bile in these days to have surprise
dinners on birthdays, We thought
Au2t HANNAH HART's birthday must
not pass unnoticed. Last Sunday,
December I'd, being her 63rd birth
day, her niece gave notice to her
many friends and neighbors that w
should all come and help her make a
surprise dinner for her, and you may
rest assured every body was ready
TO help. Aunt Hannah is always
ready and willing to do what she
can and help those hat need help,
and above all never neglects the sick.
1t was no trouble to get her from
home on Saturday morning, when
she was told that her old neighbor,
Aunt Patty B~orradaile, wanted her
to come down and make them a big
visit. She knew Aunt Patty had
been very poorly, and Of course
thought she must 60. So, with SO
many ready hands tc help her, she
was not long in getting started. No
sooner was she out Insight than the
poor turkey was beheaded and his
body being dressed for the next days
feast. The girls made good use OF
their time the remainder of the day.
The next morning came, and the
people commenced coming in and
everything seemed to be just in
humor for a good time. The day
was fine, though a little cool, yet nc
one seemed to mind that. AT last il
was time to send for Aunt Hannah,
as company had come. With the
long table in the center of the room,
we all stood around and waited to
see the surprise, and sure enough
we saw it, she was not long in guess
ing what it meant when she saw Sc
many-she knew that Aunt Patty
and her daughter had been helping
to surprise her. She said OIL hel
way there she thought that to-mor
row was her birthday, but nobody
kne.g it, so they could not have thu
fun of seeing her surprised. Blu
she was thought of more than sh'
thought she was, and when she re
ceived her presents she found the,
wanted to please her eye as well a
her appetite. The dinner was on
of the best and incest: there wer
cakes of all description, shape ant
sizes, besides everything else tina
was good to eat. The day was fas
leaving when all took their leave 10
home, glad to see Aunt Hannah 8
well pleased and in such good health
May she live to see many happ.
birthdays is the wish of
FRIEND.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Those of us good temperance peo-
pie who have been cheered with the
thought that the angelic Mrs. Hayes
was a fountain of purity whose be-
nign influence was effecting a revo-
luton in the ways of the Washing
ton folks, and converting all our Con-
gressmen into sedate cold water
Murphy men, will be panied to read
from the Philadelphia Times that,
"the bibulous Congressman is get
ting to be 80 numerous as to be a
public disgrace, as the cloak rooms
are not sufficiently capacious to hold
the whole of him, and it is out of the
question for him to sit in his seat on
the floor with any sort of dignity.
An inebriated statesman is not the
rare sight it ought to be, and there
is enough whisky rolling around the
halls on two legs to cause nationa.
alarm. 1t is really time some hon
est measures were being adopted
looking to reform, and the first steI
is naturally in the direction of ban
ishing the spirits from the Capito
restaurants. 1t is highly probable
that when that is done the bibulou:
member will carry his little bottle
wherever he goes, but should the bill
which has been introduced in thu
House become a law it will proven
his treating any fellow member-ant
that is something"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

There was a little fight at San
Elizario, Mexico, in which six men
were killed. The particulars of the
fight are as follows:
Sergeant Ellis, Commissary of the
State troops, with ive'o of his men
were killed in the fights, and others
wounded. The Mexicans defied
every body. Ellis was wantonly and
brutally assasinated after he had
surrendered a prisoner to the Mexi-
cans. His throat was cut from ear
to ear, and his corpse kicked and in
suited. He died begging for his life.
1t looks very much as if we were
to have a brush with Mexico, sure
enough.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

The first State election of the new
year will take place in New Hamp-
shire, where, in March, a Governor,
Railroad Commissioner and Legisla-
ture will be chosen. Dates for the
State Convention of both parties
have been fixed, and the canvass for
the Republican nomination for the
leading place has opened in a truly
lively manner.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

The Dayton Journal prognosti-
Gates to the following effect. "Hon.
George L. Converse, of Columbus, is
ceasing to be one of the dark horse
candidates, and is fast looming up as
one of the principals in the fight.
Converse will be a formidable candi-
date, especially if coalition is form
ed between him and Pendleton, as is
reported"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

According to the report of the
Secretary of the Treasury, for the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1877,
the ordinary receipts of the Govern
ment from all sources were $780,
600, 5S6.00, the expenditures $685.
66O,00S.93 leaving a surplus revenue
of $50, 0,577.69. The net receipts
for the fiscal year ending June 3Oth,
1876, were S2S7, 1882, O39.OO, showing
a falling of for the present year of
SIS, 4s2,452.54.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Our hard working Senators and
Representatives find themselves SO
exhausted by the labors of the spec
ial session that a good long rest is alb
solutely Indispensable. According
ly, they have voted themselves a re-
cess from December Is, TO JANUARY
10th. nearly a month.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

HENRY WARD BEEcHER is on the
rampage, and swears by the "Lord
Jesus Christ that he don't believe
that one half the people that have
died have gone to heaven and the
and the other half to hell" Bob
INGERsoLL had better watch his lau-
rels.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

John Sherman has officially con-
fessed that in. one bureau of the
Treasury Department last year, the
appropriation was four times the
amount needed. This is a warning
for Congress to revise his estimates
this year.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

The Ohio Agricultural Report for
this year, states that there are 6,499
miles of county bitches in Ohio, cost
ing nearly three and a half million of
dollars, or five dollars and a quarter
per mile, and 1,179 miles township
bitches costing nearly four hundred
thousand dollars.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Some of the Republican papers are
comparing Senator Conover of Flor
ida, and Senator Patterson, of South
Carolina, to Benedict Arnold, simp-
ly because they sustain the "Presi-
dents" policy in recognizing the
Democratic government of South
Carolina. This is nothing less than
a left-handed slap at HAYES.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

The colored voters of P~ennsylva-
mia are organizing a society of their
own, called the "Invincibles," and
propose through its instrument
tality, to make either the Republican
party give them their proportion of
the offices or "give it fits" at the
polls whenever they have an oppor-
tnnitv.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

G. D. Arms, of Youngstown and
Jas. Westerman, of Sharon, Va,
went to the Black Hills a few months
ago and erected o~re-crushers and
mills. They sold out their interest
a few days ago for 100000, realiz-
ing a profit of 100000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

A man by the lame of JONES, liv-
ing near Newark, Ohio, chopped his
daughter to death with his "little
hatchet," on the 18th, inst. She
was aged forty-two years. He sus-
pieioned her for rot living a proper
life, and that urged him to the mur-
derous deed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

After spending between, 100000
and 100000 of the money of the
people, voluntarily contributed, in
rearing the Washington Monument,
the society which has charge of the
matter has resolved that 'justice to
these contributors demands that
there be no abandonment of the orig
nal plan, and therefore it has APP
pointed a committee to wait upon
Congress and urge upon that body
the completion of the design. The
gentlemen who composes the society
believe that "a massive obelisk, with
out any studied concentrations, is
entirely consistent with>the simple,
transformations and grand republican
character of Washington"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Since the complaint that so many
members were tipsy when the Army
Bill passed, as to have changed the
result of that vote, the temperance
folks have introduced a bill prohib-
hing even the sale of beer and light
wines in the capitol, under penalty
Of 500 fine and thirty days impris-
onrcnt.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Memphis Appeal: Time and
truth will demonstrate to the world
even to the fanatics of the North
that there will be a "solid South" in
the practice of peace, in incalcula-
ting reconciliation in protecting the
negro in all his rights, and in OBJ
serving in good faith all the consti-
tutional amendments.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

At an election held in Georgia,
Atlanta has been made the Capitol
Of the State by about 10000 MAORI
ty, and the new Constitution was
adopted by nearly the same vote.
The homestead law of 1877 was
adopted by a small majority.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

1t is said that it cost to advertise
the proposed constitutional amend
ment SAC, 900, and $4,000 to adver-
tise the free banking act. Both mea-
sures were voted down overwhelm-
ingly. That's only one way the mo-
ney goes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

There are 433,o73 men liable to
military duty in Ohio, divided into
two classes. The first embraces
those liable under all circumstances,
and numbers 366,429 men. The
second class contains those liable to
duty. in certain emergencies, and
numbers 63,153 men.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Gen. BUTLER says that all the Re,
turning Boards and,other contrivan-
ces to cheat the people out of their
fairly elected officials, should be
swept away. Gen. BUTLER but ut
tiers the sentiments of every demo-
crat in the land.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

The last census of Cincinnati
shows a population touching closely
on 100000, of which a third are Ger
mans and Roman Catholics, and one.
fifth Jews.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20
POST q BOOKS

The elections for the year are over,
and it is well to post the books.
Enough has been gained already to
insure beyond the possibility of a
doubt the United States Senate by q
good working majority on the 4th of
March, 1879. Had we been voting
for President this year, the vote
would show a grand pyramid for the
Democracy. We have carried
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

Hon. STANLEY MATHEWS "%silver
speech in the Senate, has the true
democratic ring to it. Who knows
but Stanley may yet be -. But,
we forbear to mention it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-12-20

The Seneca Advertiser thinks
Gen. Ewing isn't the man to place at
the head of the party now. He was
in favor of the abandonment of the
Democratic party in 1878, and want
ed to lead the new party.