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Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23
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Circumstantial Evidence.

81 suppose 1 can prefer the gentle
man l like best" said Virginia Wilde,
laughingly. "And Iwill not be per
secuted by Adrian HarwoOd's atten-
ton any longer"
"Poor, dear creature" said old Miss
Pocklington, taking off her spectacles
and polishing them as though she
meant to wipe through the glasses en-
tirely; "she amt heard r
@Heard what ?" said Virginia, still
intent on her stitching.
"How should she I" interposed Mrs.
Taper "she only came back from Bos-
ton last night and its full fortnight
since it happened"
"Since what happened " questioned
Virginia, at last looking up, with the
crimson banners Of suspense iuttering
on her cheeks, and restless, feverish
light in her eyes. "You are talking in
riddles. I don't comprehend you"
"Adrian Harwood is dead" croaked
Miss Pocklington.
dead ?" vaguely repeated Virginia.
"Do you mean-dead ?"
Murdered" said Miss Pocklington,
with a smack of her lips, as if, ghoul-
like, she enjoyed the evil tidings.
But she did not. She was a good
Christian woman in her way, only she
was carried away sometimes by the in
tense favor of gossip.
Virginia dropped her work and turn
ed pale as death.
"Ah, you may well shiver r cried
Mrs. Taper, eager to have her finger in
the conversational pie. "And it was
Charley Awkwright that murdered him
so there, now. Down in hollow by
the river bank, just where they moored
their boats, last summer and the re-
mains we're found hidden away in the
Gypsy's Cave, close by, tied up in
bagl Folks are dreadful sorry for
Charley, but-dear heart alive I de-
clare if she amt tainted"
people do say that she thought
heap of Charley Awkwright," " said Miss
Pocklington, feeling in her dress pocket
for her camphor bottle. "And Of all
proud folks, Virginia Wilde is the
proudest. This'lI be dreadful humil-
iation to her to be sure. Open win
dow, just little bit. There, she will
be all right again in a few minutes,
now"
Poor Virginia. floating slowly back
into the region of life, she felt horri-
BILE weight pressing down her heart as
with ton Of ice.
Adrian Harwood lying in a bloody
grave, consigned thither by the Cain
like man she had taught herself to love
best in the world. Could it be true ?
Or was it a portion of the hideous
dream phantasmagoria that seemed
eddying and circling around her brain
with endless repetition.
She had gone away from Rivershield
in the full bright happiness of eighteen
she came back to the consciousness Of
this horrid tragedy lying like scar
let strain across the horizon of her life.
you'll give him up, Of course" said
Mrs. Wilde to her daughter.
"Give him up, mamma, why?"
And Virginia fixed her large serious
eyes on her mothers face.
"I should think the reason was suff-
GENTLY apparent" said Mrs. Wilde
slightly drawing herself up. General
Ponsonby Wilde's daughter is hardly
the person to allow herself to be inter-
ested in man who is likely to be con
vieted as a murderer!"
Mamma" said Virginia, "Charles
Awkwright never did that deed"
"CircumstantiaI evidence is very
itrong against him, my dear"
"But he denies it, !" protested vir-
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23

That politeness which we put on, in
order to keep the presumptuous at a
proper distance, will generally sue
ceed. But it is sometimes that these
Obtrusive characters are on such ex-
cellent terms with themselves that they
put down their very politeness to the
score of their own great merits and
high pretensions, meeting the coldness
of our reserve with a ridiculous con-
descension of familiarity, in order to
set US at ease with ourselves.-Co Cotton.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23

There is not, perhaps, more whim-
steal figure in nature than a man Of
real modesty who assumes an air Of
impudence; who, while his heart beats
with anxiety studies ease and affects
good humor.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23

Life. whether in this world or any
other, is the sum of our entertainment,
our existence, our character. The
conditions are secondary. In what
other world shall we be more surely
than we are here?
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23

Love teaches cunning even to inno-
cence, and when he gets possession his
first work is to dig deep within a heart
and there lie hid, and like miser in
the dark, to feast alone.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23

Love is fame which burns in
heaven, and whose soft reflections
radiate on us.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23
Agricultural Implements,
MIDpLETOWN STOVE HOUSE,
MiddIetown, Delaware.
Hardware Department.

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Hames, Trovels, Nails, Spikes, Locks, Hinges,
Bolts, Files, Chisels, Levels, Planes, Bevels,
wrenches, Picks, MattOcks, Hubs, Rims,
spokes Shafts, Long and Short Arms, Clips,
Springs, Enameled Cloth, Gum Canvass, &c.
A complete stock Of TOOLS and Supplies
for Carpenters, Builders, MasOns, sadlers,
shOemakers and others, with many House
furnishing articles. We invite the public to
call and examine our prices.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23


friendship Is InnnlteIy DeLJer LlaA
kindness.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25

leans at all. The resluenue Mnl IA nl
manner compare with the fine houses in
Northern cities. In this respect no part
of the South ever equaled the North.
Lake Ponchartrain, some six miles
from this city, is the great resort and Ia
this lake the famous shell road leads
which is the only good drive about the
city. The lake has two or three street
railroads running to it, and in the sum-
mer it is visited by great numbers every
day. Neither is 1t wholly neglected in
the winter, but is often frequented by
pleasure seekers during this season. Lake
Ponchartrain is OF salt wafer and is con-
nected with the Gulf of Mexico by lake
Borgne and Mississippi sound. This city
has no handsome suburbs and there is
not much that is attractive about it, ex.
cept its generous and kind-hearted people
who have never failed to show good
qualities as far as have come in contact
with them.
In this letter | had not intended to
give any especial attention to political
matters, but ] desire to make reference
to a popularity OF the election laws of this
State. 1t is that any resident Of the
parish may vote anywhere in the parish
without reference to the precinct or poll
ing place where resides, Under this law
the Republican ring leaders directed the
colored voters to mass and vote at one
particular place in the parish. In one
instance, as shown by testimony before
the Congressional Committee, at the
town of Vermillionville. Lafayette parish
there were polled some nine hundred
votes when there are only eighty four
voters in the town, or who should proper
ly vote at that precinct. This poll of
course was largely Republican and was
counted by the Returning Board, and the
Democratic precincts in the parish we're
thrown out upon the ground of bull doz.
ing and intimidation; the small or entire
absence of a Republican vote being con-
sidered and given as the reason for the
action of the Board, and as evidence of
bull doing and intimidation. Thus the
Radicals operate in Louisiana and the
people are defrauded out of their rights,
Justice subverted and the will of large
majority of the honest voters set at nought
under the forms of law, by an unprin-
,ipled Returning Board who elected or
defeated as their selfish interests may
lictate. This Returning Board has con-
,rol of every office in the state, even to
No official, whether State,
county or township, can obtain his COM
no matter how fairly elected un-
ess he is promulgated as elected by this
Returning Board. Their power is ah-
'olute and they use it in the interests of
he Republican party regardless ofhones-
y or fairness.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25
CHANDLER DECLINES TO ANS WER
PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
WASHINGTON, January IS.


The Select Committee on the Rights,
Powers and Privileges of the House in
counting the Electoral vote, examined
to-day William L. Chandler, who testi-
fed that he was a member of the Ma
tional Republican Committee and of the
Executive Committee. In reply to a
question whether he or any other mem
Der of the Committee sent kilograms to
Louisiana, Florida and North Carolina,
witness replied affirmatively he had seen
copies Of the kilograms produced yester.
day by Mr.. Clancey, but did not remem-
ber any others particularly, He, how
ever sent telegrams early in the morning
before Clancy was up. He thought he
sent them substantially to the same per-
sons mentioned in those States, but
briefer. His recollection was he tele-
graphed that Hayes had received 1876
votes, with Florida, Louisiana and Ore
gon; that Democrats would attempt to
wrest these States from the Republicans
by fraud or improper means, and request
ed them to be diligent in ascertaining
the result and communicate it as soon as
ascertained.
QuAstion-Were any promises made in
those kilograms of money or troopsP
Answer-None, to my recollection.
In response to questions as to names of
the two friends mentioned in the dis
patches to Mr.. Keogh, who had left for
Raleigh, witness replied:
General Fitzpatrick and EcCrapsy, the
latter having been correspondent of the
New York Times.
Odd you give instructions to these
gentlemenP
Al think not; none to my knowl-
edge.
Q.-Were they furnished with money!
A-Simply to pay their expenses; no
more.
In response to a question the witness
said that while in Tallahassee, he became
council for Governor ofFlorida, and other
Republican candidates for Congress and
electors.
Q.-While in Florida did you receive
any letters or kilograms from any mem |
Der of the National Committee to which |
mention was made of money or troops
Al ought not to answer without the |
consent ofmy clients whom l will advise |
to give me permission to answer.
The committee after private Consulta'
ton, unanimously decided the witness
must answer the question, and there
could be no privileged communication
between the attorney and his clients as
against a Committee of the House.
Witness said, as at present advised, he
declined to answer the question without
the consent of his clients, and he declin-
ed with due respect to the Committee.
Odd you, while in Florida, send a
letter or telegram to any member of the
National Committee mentioning money
or troopsP
Al make the same answer as the
above.
On being further interrogated, witness
said he was not certain the letter to Mr..
Keogh produced yesterday was actually
sent to that gentleman. He thought
many of the kilograms were known to
2. Chandler and Governor Mccormick,
aud that he, witness, dictated all of them.
Some of the kilograms were sent after
with members of the Com
mittee aud others were sent on his own
The Committee then went
into private consultation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25
NEW ORLEANS.

Col. VS.. Brown of the Youngstown
Vindicator is at New Orleans, being Ser
geant alarms to the House committee.
In letter from him in the last Vindica-
tor we extract:
The soil is entirely alluvial and is said
to be seventy feet deep in this locality.
At one time in the memory of the older
inhabitants of this city the waters Of the
Mississippi washed st. Charles street, a
distance of seven blocks from where its
turbulent current now flows. New Or
leans is constantly crowding the river
upon Algiers and the territory of that an
cient city, is giving way to the merciess
stream and the borders of the Crescent
City are being annually extended. Algiers
is city of eight or ten thousand inha-
bitants, across the river, and directly op-
posite New Orleans. As seen. from this
side it has the appearance of an old, di-
lapidated place. 1t is evidently town
of the past, one of the "has beens," with.
out any prospect for the future. Its pop.
ulation is nearly all French as is large
proportion of that of New Orleans.
The French language is spoken here to
a great extent, even some of the colored
people not being scarcely able to speak a
word of English. A marked case of this
kind came to my observation before the
Congressional Committee, when a colored
witness had to have an interpreter to
translate his testimony, as lie could not
give it in English.
New Orleans, known as the Crescent
City, derives this name from the crescent
or half circular form Of the river here,
while the city is about twelve miles long
on the curve ofthe river, it is but five or
six miles from the upper to the lower end
in straight line. Its population is
claimed to be two hundred and forty or
fifty thousand, This city with good local
government and confidence and good
will restored between the people, is des-
tined to become, as in the past, the great
commercial metropolis and emporium oil
the South. With its millions of acres of
the most fertile soil and vast resources,
New Orleans could not but be immense
ly prosperous. In fact it is to the South
what New York is to the East and West.
There is no fashion or style here and
everything is old and out of date. | have
not as yet seen and especially marked
Southern beauties, mo fact strikingly
attractive or handsome, or particularly
formed as play ground for dimples. In
short, none that would induce North
ern bachelor to quit his home and leave
the unpreteatious domicile of his mother.
The New Orleans ladies' do not have that
vivacious, lively appearance ofour North
ern bellies. They seem to possess a sad; (;
detected look, but perhaps not without
cause. Once they we're prosperous, hap
py and surrounded by wealth, ad-
miring friends and all that goes to make
life pleasant and joyous Now, how
changed their condtionl o, how sad
the ravages of war, and how by its effects,
and bad government, these people of
former wealth have been forced into de-
press circumstances l have seen no fine
turnouts in the way of elegant carriages
or nicely groomed horses. No appear
ance of wealth is observed In this line,
and in truth 1t is not seen in New Or.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25

GOO 40 sviuOnIcu w tnS eA,.e'ons anu
desiccated bodies which are still OCCASION
ally seen in unearthed houses, with their
apparel and furniture intact and unin-
jured, as is told with apparent truth by
the shepherds who roam that spot at the
present day.
The shrine of 0ordum Padshah is it.
self buried in the sand, and poles tufted
with yaks' tails mark the spo. OF the grave
But the monastery and some almshouses
around, built on small clear space on the
plain, which appear here and there
among the heaps of sand and form as 1t
were lanes, running in the direction OF
the march of the sand-dunes. The con-
fidence faith of the venerable sheikh who
presides over the monastery remains un-
shaken by the ruins which surround him.
"The blessed shrine has survived the
vicissitudes of eight centuries" he said,
in reply to our forebodings of the danger
threatening its existence; "and, please
God, it will survive to the end of the
world" Pundit, who was of Sir Douglas
Forsyth's party, visited the ruin near
Kiria and brought him two figures which
had been dug up, one an image of Budd-
ha, and the other clay figure OF Hunoo-
man, the monkey god. Another man,
named Ram Cbund, who was deputed to
visit Khotan, brought back gold finger
rings and nose rings, iron coinsapparent-
ly of Herm@ous, the last King of Bactria,
in the first century b G., and several gold
coins of the reign of Constans Ill. and
Pogonatus, Herm@ns, Justinus, Autima-
chus, and Theodosius. "The buried cities
proper are at distance many marches
east of Khotan. A discovery of buried
ruins has, however, lately been made
quite close to Ilchi, the city of Khotas, at
a distance of four miles to the northwest.
A cultivator, working in the fields, was
watering his crope, and found the water
disappeared in hole which absorbed it
entirely On digging to examine the hole
he found gold ornament representing
the figure of COW. News of this reached
the ears of the Governor of Khotan, who
ordered excavations to be made, and gold |
and coins were found. In the
month of April, 1874 about the time
when Chund was there, a gold ornament,
about sixteen pounds, was found |
1t was in the shape of small vase, and |
had chain attached to it. Rumor de-
clared it to be neck ornament of the
great Afrasiab, and the finder was de-
clared to have hit upon the spot where
Afrasiab's treasure was buried"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25

moval. Sent special message 70 Mr.
Orton, who acted promptly Will you
advise Stearns?
an. A. CLANcEY."
The Committee then adjourned till to-
morrow.
From an inspection Of copies of all the
kilograms it appears that the only one
signed by 2, Chandler was that to Cen
eral Martin, given together with dupli-
Gates of the same, TO Packard, Chamber
lain. Gorham and Mitchell. All the 9th
ers were signed by VIM. 4, Chandler
Mr.. Clancy stated that the telegrams
and letters which he read from his steno'
graphic notes were the only ones in his
book sent by the Committee to any per-
sons after the elections,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25

A COMPANY, with capital of $50, 900,
has been Incorporated by the Secretary
of State, to establish new Democratic
newspaper in Cincinnati. We have not
learned who the parties are proposing to
furnish the necessary money to carry out
the project. but unless they are prepared
to duplicate that $4,000 we fear that
they will come to grief, That amount is
but drop in the bucket to build up a
first class newspaper in Cincinnati.
There may be portion of the Democ-
racy who are not altogether satisfied with
the erratic course of the Enquirer, but
the fact connot be gainsayed that it is a
live, energetic newspaper, and any pa
per established as its rival, must app, OK
innate its enterprise. To do this will re-
quire liberal contributions from the stock
holders, too, before there can be many
returns in the way of patronage. On
general principles, however, we wish the
new paper success, and as Cincinnati is
large field, it may be new company
command if.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25
SHERIFF SALE.

Josephine Crevoisie VS. Joseph Huberty ct ux ct al
By virtue ofa pluries order to sell issued from the
court of common pleas of StarK county, Ohio, and
to me directed, will offer for sale at public out
cry at the door Of the court house In the city Of
Canton, on
Saturday, the 9Th day of January, 1877,
the following described real estate situate in said
county 10 wit: par Of the northwest quarter Of
section number Q, township number 10, range
number s. and bounded as follows; beginning on
south line of the state road leading from Canton
to Massillon at the northwest corner of lot
owned by Joseph Mist; thence westwardly on the
south line OF said road so feet 10 an alley: thence
sou,hwardly parallel to the west line Of sal lot
two hundred feet TO street; thence eastwardly
and parallel to said state road so feet; thence
northwardy on said Nists west line 200 feet to the
place of beginning.
Appraised at $500.
Sale to commence at one o'clock p. m. Terms
cash.
dc2S-e J.P.RAUUH. Sheriff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25
Saturday The 1OM day of February, 1877,
SHERIFF. SALE.
R. Wise & Co. VS.. Jacob Raus


By virtue of an order to sell issued from the
court of common pleas of Stark county, Ohio. and
to Ee directed will offer for sale at public out.
cry at the door Of the court house In the city Of
Canton, on
Saturday the 10Th day Of February, 1877,
the following described real estate situate In said
county to-wlt Being part of the southwest quar-
ter Of section twenty seven, township eleven and
range eight, beginning for the same at a stone at
the southeast corner of George Unger's land,
thence east along VIM. H, Essigs line seven chains
and twenty five links to stone in the center of
the Marlboro road, thence along said road six
chains and forty.one links, in direction north
twenty and three-foufhs degrees east, to a stone;
thence west along Loutzenheiser's line nine
chains and thirty five links to stone; thence
south along Ungers line six chains to the place of
beginning containing five acres except one acre
sold by said Wise TO George Unger, by deed record
ed in vol 9 p 303 ofthe record Of deeds for Stark
county Ohio, and also except one acre sold by
said Wise to Esther Fisher by deed recorded in
vol. 9S p. 402 of same records
Appraised ats
Sale to commence at one o'clock p. m, Terms
cash.
jan1l.ew up. RAUCH, Sheriff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25
SHERIFF SALE.

W. c. ThOmpson's asslgnees VS.. II. B, Fogle ct. al
By virtue Of an alias order TO sell issued from the
court Of common pleas of Stark county, Ohio, and
to me directed, Iwll offer for sale at public out
cry, at the door of the court honse In the city Of
Canton, on
Sa urday, the 10Th day Of February, 1877.
the following described real estate situate In said
county to-wit: Lot number one hundred and
Appraised at $3.50.
Sale to commence at one o'clock p m. Terms
cash.
janl1 9 JP. RAUCH, Sheriff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25
A THRILLING SCENE.

The following incident occurred during
a general review of the Austrian cavalry
a few months ago:
Not far from where 10000 cavalry were
in line, little child-a girl Of not more
than four years, standing in the front
row of spectators-either from fright or
some other cause, rushed out into the
open field just as squadron of hussars
came sweeping around from the main
body. They made the detour for the
purpose of saluting the Empress, whose
carriage was drawn up in that part of the
parade ground. Down came the flying
squadron, charging at mad gallop-
down directly upon the child. The
mother was paralyzed, as were others,
for there could be no rescue from the
line OF spectators. The Empress uttered
a cry ofhorror, for the child's destruction
seemed inevitable-and such terrible
destruction-the trampling to death by
thousand iron hoofs. Directly under the
feet of the horses was the little one-an-
other instant must seal its doom-when
a stalwart hussar, who was in the front
line, without Stacking his speed or loos-
ening his hold, threw himself over by
the side of his horses neck, seized and
lifted the child, and placed it in safety
upon his saddle-bow, and this he did
without changing his pace or breaking
the correct alignment of the squadron.
Ten thousand voices hailed with raptur-
GUS applause the gallant deed, and other
thousands applauded when they knew.
Two women there were who could only
sob forth their gratitude in broken &C.
cents-the mother and the Empress. A
proud and happy moment it must have
been to the hussar when his Emperor,
taking from his own breast the richly
enameled cross of the order of Maria
Theresa, hung it upon the breast of his
gallant trooper.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25
SHERIFF SALE.
J. c. stalIcup vs.. JOhn Hunter 81. al,

By virtue of ri Fa Issued from the court
of common pleas of Stark county, Ohio, and
to me directed will offer for sale at public out
cry at the door Of the conrt house In the city Of
Canton, on
Saturday, the 10Th day Of February, 1877
the following described real estate situate in said
county to.wit: The undivided one half of lots
number 10S, Ill, 1l2 and ll3 in Teeters, LambOrn
4 Cos addition to the town Of Alliance, Stark Co.
o.
Appraised at $1,000
Sale to commence at one O'Clock p m. Terms
cash.
janl1-e J. P. RAUCH Sheriff.