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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
WENDELL PHILLIPS ON GRANT
The &lver- Tongled Orator Charges The
General With Drunkenness.
Boston. October IS.

Boston, October Is.
Wendell Phillips, in lecture at New
ton tonight, took up the cudgels in be-
half of Sumner, and claimed that Grant
was drunk when he had the converse
ton with Sumner in which he charged
the Senator with lying. He eulogized
Sumner, of course, and gave the following
account of the affair:
Sumner received from the hands of
Grant the treaty Of San Domingo, and
after examining it for one day returned
it to Grant and urged a reconsideration
of the action of The administration. Grant
listened in sullen silence A gentleman
who was present, and who has been in
Washington for forty years, and who
came away with Sumner, said, as they
came down the steps of the Executive
Mansion: "What is the matter with
Grant2 Do yo uthink he understands
you ?" II should think he might" re-
piled Sumner. "No, he does not" was
the response "he is in no state to under
stand anything" If Grant never heard,
continued Phillips, that Sumner took
back the courteous pledge that he trusted
to have the pleasure of supporting the
administration in the chamber of the
White House, it was because his brain
refused to perform its Office. He is no
Judge of the veracity of the Senator from
Massachusetts,.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

"Boss" TwEED's statements before the
Aldermanic committee of New York are
startling and instructive, and are Calcula-
ted to verify again the adage that honesty
is the best policy. One day last week he
told the committee that in 1871 his real
and personal property amounted to $2-
100000, and that at no time was he worth
more than $9,000,000. When the action
was commenced against him, in 1871,
bail was required in the sum of$1 100000,
and to secure that he transferred $1,000
600 of his estate to his son Richard, and
he never again came into possession Of
that property. From many causes his
property shrank immensely in value,
and that which he estimated to be worth
$2,000,0OO did not realize fifty per cent.
He denied that he had securities in large
amounts at home or abroad. 1t cost
him, with his expenses in Cuba and
Spain, 100000 to make his escape. 81
am not" said he, "the owner of any
property or money of any kind whatever
from which $1,000 could be realized"
Truly, the way of the transgressor is
hard.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
SHOCKING RESULTS OF A NINE
EXPLOSION

New York, Oct, pa Glasgow dispatch
says the most intense excitement pre-
walls over the colliery explosion. Ex-
ploring parties are eudeavoring to get at
the miners, but have little hope of rescu-
ing any. The bottom ofthe pit is said to
be full of dead bodies,
Glasgow, p. ma special train sent
to bring the injured of the colliery to the
Glasgow Infrmary has returned, no one
having been got out alive. Twenty dead
bodies have been recovered. tits feared
the entire 400 in the Colliery when the
explosion occurred have perished. The
latest particulars show that 233 men de-,
scended into the mine this morning. None
of these except one who was working
near the shaft at the time of the explos-
ion had been rescued up to late hour
this evening.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
FOR7Y-FIFTH CONGRESS.
EXTRA. SESSION.
Washington, Oct. 10.
SENATE.

During the morning hour a numbersoi
bills were introduced, among them one
by Mr.. Merrimon to amend section LAG
of the revised statutes relating to vaCan-
cies in the Offices of President and Vice
President.
Mr. Morrill, submitted resolution in.
struCting the Committee on Pensions to
inquire and report by bill or otherwise
reducing and properly adjusting the sal
aries and fees of pension agents.
The amendment by Mr.. Ingalls, direct
ing the committee to inquire into the ex'
pediency of abolshing all pension agen-
cies and having pensions paid from
Washington was agreed to and the reso-
luton was passed.
At the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was resumed of the Tesolu-
ton submitted by Mr.. Thurman to dis
charge the Committee on Privileges and
Elections from the further consideration
of the credentials of j. ?. Eustis of Lou
isiana, and Mr.. Thurman spoke in favor
OF the claims OF Eu tls.
During a somewhat extended debate
Mr.. Davis (Illinois) made brief speech
in which he said he knew nothing about
the claims of Eustis, having been mem
Der of another branch of the public ser.
vice during the discussion in the Senate
on the Louisiana controversy. He was
not prepared to vote to-day upon this sub
ject and favored investigation by the com.
mittee.
Mr.. Thurman said it had been said
that the committee would soon report
on the subject and withdrew his motion
to discharge the committee from the fur
ther consideration of thecredentials of
Eustis.
Adjourned till Monday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
A GOOD PLEDGE.

A good resolve of the last House was
the following:
"That in the judgment of this House,
in the present condition of the financial
affairs of the Government, no subsidies
in money, bonds, public lands, endorse
ments, or by pledge of the public credit
should be granted by Congress to asso.
Citations or corporations engaged, or pro
posing to engage, in pubic or private
enterprises, and that appropriations from
the public treasury are to be limited at
this time to such amounts only as shall
be imperatively demanded by the pub.
lie service"
This resolution was passed by vote
of 2o5 to.S3, and might be re.enacted
without any harm. The last House
faithfully carried out their pledge, and
Speaker Randall, in his opening speech
last week on Monday, reiterated the doc
trine, and theI Democratic members ap-
plauded heartily. The subsidy hunters
and cormorants that 1ocked to Wash
ington two.years ago, when the forty
fourth Congress convened, were sent
home with empty pockets for the first
time in many years,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
RUSSIAN VICTORY.

London, October 22-Eighteen thous.
and men and forty cannon were captured
by the Russians in their recent victory
over Ghazi Moukhtar. The Turkish re-
ports of a part of their army holding out
in fortified positions on Aladja Dagh are
unfounded.
The Russian loss in carrying Aladja
Dagh as officially reported is l AL killed
and wounded. The losses on other parts
of the battlefield are not stated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

SENATOR Wallace, of Pennsylvania,
introduced an important bill in the SEN
ate on Tuesday, the title Of which ex'
plains its purpose: ITO authorize long
bond for the investment of savings "
The bonds are to be issued in sums Of
twenty-five, fifty and one hundred dol
lars, and to bear interest at the rate Of
3,65 per cent per annum, or cent day
on each hundred. Greenbacks will be
received for the bonds at the national
depositcries at their market value for
gold. They are to run sixty years, the
interest to be payable semi'annually.
The failure among savings banks has in
duced this step, as afording the people a
safe method of investing their savings.
The rate of interest will not be so high
as that promised by the balloon banks,
but it will be sure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

WILLIAM B. WooDIN, for years the
Republican leader in the Senate of the
State of New York, and renominated a
short time back, has resigned. Tweed's
late exposure, stating he had paid Wood
in, in 1870. $40 900 to help pass his rob-
bing schemes on the city, has at last
driven this brazen faced radical leader
into retirement. He was not as hard as
Garfield and Blaine, for he did succumb
at last. This Woodin did his best to
face the damning facts down, swearing
positively as witness on two other &C.
casions to his own innocence, and on
the stump appealing to heaven for the
truth of his declaration. A New York
paper says; THE course of Woodin in
the Senate during the past two sessions
of the Legislature is we'll remembered.
He ruled the Republican majority with
rod of iron. He shaped every measure
relating to this city, and was the central
figure in the apportionment conspiracy.
He excoriated his halting party associ-
ates with whip of scorpions, and aspir
ed to be Governor and a Senator in Con-
gress. At the State convention last year
when Mr.. Cornells name was brought
forward for Lieut>Governor, Woodin got
upon the platform and abused Cornell
as if he were a criminal!
"The effrontery, the impudence of this
man is something amazing. Contrast
him with William M. Tweed, humbled,
impoverished, stunning observation,
fleeing beyond the seas, abstaining for
six years from all participation in
politics, and how great villain William
B. Woodin looks!
"But at last retribution comes. Wood
in retires from public view, dishonored
and desplsed amid his ill.gotten riches.
Would that we could never see his like
again"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

THE Hon. Rev. James A. Garfield de.
nies the authenticity of that published
letter of President Hayes to him, asking
him not to be a candidate for the U. s.
Senate against Stanley Matthews last
spring, but serve him (Hayes) and the
party in the House, and accept the
Speakership of the new House. But
then denial is not disproof, and we re,
member the Rev. Honorable Garfield
also denied that he was mixed up in the
Credit Mobilier bonanza, when he was,
Woodin, of New York, denied getting
$40, 900 of Tweed, but he did.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
OH, LEI US RES UME.
John Sherman They Are Cominga Hundred
Thousand ($) Strong.

ST. LOUIS, October 24.-The Bunker
Hill Bank, ,at Bunker Hill, Illinois, closed
Monday last, Liabilities to depositors
said to be $6o,ooo The bank officials
say they can show SIS ,oooa assets. Charges
of misapphcation of the banks funds are
made against the cashier and assistant
cashier of the institution which it is allie
ged, was the cause of the suspension.
Manufacturing Company Embarrassed.
BosToN, Octouer 24.-The Bay State
Iron Company, ofthis CITY, being fnan>
cially embarrassed, held a meeting yes
terday, at which it was proposed to cons
vey all the property to three trustees, on
behalf of the creditors, who are to carry
on the business, not exceeding two years.
The proposition is now under considera~
ton. The liabilities of the company are
$5oI $40, and the assets 81, I,27o,727.
CHICAGO, October 24.-The Times
Marion, (lowa), special says: Twogood
& Elliot's banking house, one ofthe old
est in the State, suspended to. day. LA
bilities are fully one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. Assets unknown. Quite
an excitement prevails.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
GEN. GRANT.
Viii Arriue IN Paris This EUpning- Grand
Reception IN Store for Him.

LONDON, October 23,-General Grant
and party leave Charring Cross railway
station at 10 to- morrow morning by spec
ial train, and expect to reach Paris by
halfpast six in the evening. The Amer
ican residents at Paris meet to>day to or
ganize banquet, and there will also be
a banquet at the American Legation ON
the 29th lust, to which President McMa~
hon and all the Ministers are invited.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

CHARLES ZAHM ESQ, editor and pro-
prietor Of the Democratic Union, the able
organ ofthe gallant Democracy of wy.
andot county, was in our city to day and
paid us visit Our friend Zahm has
been in the editorial harness for quite a
number of years, and stands we'll in the
profession as gentleman of character
and ability.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

SENATOR Bayard said last week that
the man must be blind who doesn't see
that the whole DRIFT of public opinion is
against party scheming. Yes, against
the party scheming that eliminated last
winter in shameless fraud and political
felony. The man must indeed be blind
who does not see that the people re.
member, with hot indignation, the theft
of their highest office, and that they in
tend having reckoning with the thieves.
If this is what the Delaware Senator
meant, he showed the perception Of a
statesman. .--ExckaHge.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

The Republican papers are consoling
themselves upon their defeat in this State
with the fact that their vote was not out,
and this.they call general apathy, What
brings about this apathy? When man
does not vote, it is 4rima tacfa evidence
that he is dissatisfied with his party, and
is willing to let go by default. Major
tiles are not fixed and immutable. Let
the Legislature do up their work speed
lily and satisfactorily, a nd they will be
sure of a continuance of power.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

AT Pittsburgh, yesterday, A. Murray,
aged 10 years, was sentenced to the
Penitentiary for three years, for being
engaged in the railroad riots and steal
ing. Toll Gallagher for sacking Browns
gun store on the night Of the riot, and
also larceny, was fined $1,000 and sent
upfor six years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

TIE Stark County (Ohio) Democrat, a
"red hot" Democratic paper, comes to us
this week with AZ able-bodied, well-bred
roosters, Growing Justify over the recent
party victory in Ohio. We notice one
cock called "Joe Bradley's which seems
to be very sick. In the way of "a sugges-
tion we will say to Bradley, bring that
rooster to Kansas, and we think our re-
turns will settle his stomache and enable
him to crow. He is "a dead cock in the
pit" so long as he remains in Ohio. We
are sorry the people refused to "go
West."-EHis Co. (KansdS) Star.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

THE Turks are standing to their work
at the line of Plevna remarkably well.
On Friday they again repulsed the Rus
slams and Roumanians with heavy losses,
In Armenia the outlook, however, is
rather blue for the Ottoman. A long
siege of Kars may enable them to gather
another army.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

Mr.. D. S. FISHER, of Kenton, editor of
the Hardin County Democrat, and very
competent man, will be a candidate for
Journal Clerk in the next Senate. He
occupied similar position in the late
Constitutional Convention, and proved
himself most faithful and obliging Off
cer.-Cin Enquirer.
All true. unquestionably, David, as a
boy in this office, was faithful and oblig
ing; and, as man We know:he is none
the less so, and as Democrat hei sound.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
THE NINE HORROR.

LONDON, October 23.-The work of ex.
plonng the colliery at High Blantyre, in
which the explosion occurred proceeded
throughout the night Four miners were
discovered alive about eleven o'clock,
but in so exhausted condition that one
died before morning and another is hope
lessly prostrated. The work Of bringing
up the dead was resumed this morning,
The bodies are fearfully burned and man.
gled. The explosion was of terrific vic.
lence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
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HAVING done England and Scotland,
Gen. Grant arrived at Paris last even
ing, and was cordially received by Min
lister Noyes and other Americans, as we'll
as French.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

Hon. MAHLoN CHANCE, for eight years
past American Consul at Nassau, West
Indies, has been removed by President
Hayes, although Mr.. Chance belongs to
Mr.. Hayes's own town, namely, Fre-
mont. We look upon this as singular,
unless it means something better for Mr..
Chance. Mahlon is son of Mr.. Henry
Chance, the temperance lecturer, and a
nephew of Peter Chance Esq, of our
0itu
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

IT is said Mr. Hayes removes Mahlon
Chance from his consulship because he,
Chance, abandoned his post, returned
to Ohio, and took part on the Republican
side in the late campaign, Served him
right, if he was such fool. He ought
to be reformed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

CONGRESSIONAL proceedings, list of
Ohio General Assembly, &C., on I'd page;
Wild Western Life, Buried Alive, and
other articles on sd page. Latest Paris
Monster, &C.. on 9th page, and poetry
and variety on 9TH page.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

THE Stark County DemOsratfeels elaN
ted over the sensation it created, when
two weeks ago it came out covered all
over with a barn.yard flock of chickens,
McGregor Pasha is easily tickled.-Car-
r0H Free Press.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
MUKHTAR PASHA 81 FE.

LONDON, October s3,-An Erzeroum
dispatch, dated Tuesday contains the fol-
lowing; Mukhtar Pasha is safe. He oc-
cupies strong position at Yenikei, west
of the Soghenlu Dagh. Ismail Pasha's
retreat and junction with Mukhtar are
seriously menaced.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

THE President and other leading men
of the Cubau cause have been captured.
and reports show that there are but a few
thousand of the patriots left to battle
with the Spanish troops,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

A HORRIBLE story comes from Glass
gov. By mine explosion in the High
Blantyre colliery, near that city, over
two hundred persons are supposed to
have been instantly killed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25
THE BALIMORE ELECTION.
Kane, Democrat, Elected Mayor By $4,000
Majority.

BALTIMORE, October 24.--Kane, DEM
ocrat, was elected Mayor over Thompson,
Workingmen's candidate, by fifteen thou
sand majority.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

ARCHIE MCGREGoR has not visited
Carroll county since the election. Why
such cruel desertionl- Carroll Free
Press,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

E. S. DoDD ESQ, Of Toledo, is can
didate for Clerk of the Ohio Senate,
Mr.. Dodd is no doubt fully competent
to fill the position with credit.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

THERE is likely to be no scarcity of
good candidates for the Clerkships of
the House and Senate at Columbus next
winter
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

IT is said the Turks..repulsed the Rus
slams in an attack on fort Apens before
Kars on the 10TH,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

less than were cast for Governor Allen
in 1875, and West received 1876 votes
less than were cast for Governor Hayes
in 1875. The Enquirer says:
The votes cast by the National Tenn.
perance and Workingmen parties aggre-
gate less than $4,000, falling far below
the figures some of the sanguine leaders
of these parties anticipated. West and
Vogeler both ran behind the other can.
didates on the Republican ticket. The
several candidates on the Democratic
ticket we're very strong in their respec-
tive portions of the State. Geographic
ally, the Democratic ticket was well dis.
tributed, and one of the strongest ever
nominated in the State. Vogeler was
extensively scratched in Cody Commu-
mites, because, as Quaker of Clinton
county expressed it, "he had no portion
in Christ" One of the peculiarities of
the election is the fact that Fitch, the
Democratic candidate for Lieut. Cover
nor, received 1852 Temperance votes in
Licking county, because it was supposed
he Stunned the flowing bowl He does
when it is empty. Bishop polls the
largest vote in Hamilton county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

Circulation 2,7OO.

WITH slavery gone, and the PReSHmb'
HOH party gone, the Democratic party
will soon make this happy land.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

The Cincinnati papers of Oct. 23d
print corrected table of the vote for
Governor, giving official returns from all
the counties except Hamilton. Follow
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-10-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 13, 1877.
Since the morning of the 10th we
have been constantly saluted with
those graveyard echoings with which
ghosts since the days OF Macbeth have
saluted their friends, II told you SOL"
Nine out of ten Republicans here knew
all the time that the Democrats would
carry Ohio, and are as full of the
knowledge as An egg is full of meat,
that the Presidents policy caused the
entire disaster, hence their 81 told you
SOS" are alsrmingly sepulchral, and
one is led to wonder why, where there
is so much wisdom, defeat should ever
come to the party. A good General
needs only little foreknowledge to
win every battle, and it Is pity in.
deed that the wise Republicans of
Washington had not been in the late
Ohio fight, for with their sagacity ev-
cry ism and every disaffected voter
would have been whipped back into
the harness, and the State gloriously
carried against the Democrats. In our
lack OF ability to see into milestone,
we are inclined to attribute the late
disaster to pure cussedness-just such
as sent Tom Oorwln, In l842, up Salt
River, Notwithstanding he had been
elected in 40 by an immense msjority,
and under the most intense enthusi-
asin and popularity. Chase became
Governor with sweep, and yet
the second canvass reelected him
by the "skin Of his teeth." Between
fSrwin snd Chase there was constant
change Of parties, and We doubt whetL.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-10-18

LIPPINCOTT's MAGAZINE for No
vember presents an unusually attrac.
tive table of contents. Henry James,
Jr., writes in his best vein of London
at Midsummer" depicting with keen
of those traits in English character and
manners which puzzle and amuse the
foreigner. Different in style, but not
less enjoyable, is a sketch of American
rural life, "The Doings and Goings-on
# Hired Girls" by Mary Dean. w.
A. Baille Graham, author OF we'll
known work on the Tyrol, contributes
an interesting historical paper, 1.-The
Flight of Princess" based on docu-
ments recently discovered in the Aus.
train archives; and Hugh Craig de-
scribes the celebrated church or mosque
10 Saint Sophia, at Constantinople, and
the remarkable events of which it has
beeen the scene. The illustrated papars,
"Chester and the Dee" and Baden
and Allerheiligen," are by Lady
Blanche Murphy and T. Adolpus Troll
lope. The new serial, For Percival, :"
is also illustrated. Mrs. Davis's story,
ga Law unto HERSELF" is brought to a
conclusion in we'll contrived denoue-
snent. The shorter stories are by Will
Wallace Harney and Virginia w.
johnson; and the poetry by Epes Sar.
gent, Oscar Laigbton and G. Rosell
Russian and Turkish Music," in the
''Monthly Gossip" is a lively paper;
and ''The Literature of the Day" COM
prises notices of Mr.. Parkinson's new
work. Daupet's Jack, and other recent
publications,