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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-02

The cultivation of max in the West is
increasing, as it should. The North
western Flax Society report the average
falue of the crop per acre to be s27.OS.
The United States import annually $780,
100000 worth of flax, hemp, and jute.
Improved processes are steadily dimin-
ishing the cost of harvesting, preparing,
and manufacturing. Jute may be
grown in the Southern States, hemp in
Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana
further North fax is at home. The two
latter are extensively grown already.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-02

A FRENCH engineer has proposed to
established tramways with granite tracks
in lieu of rails in Finisterre. He is of
the opinion that this system is far pre-
ferable to the ordinary railroads. There
alread exists vast network of what are
in truth tramways with granite rails,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-02

AN editorial friend in New Hampshire
sends this to Harper's Magazine: Some
time ago an aged man who had just lost
his wife came into our sanctum, and, with
tears standing in his eyes, eulogized the
memory of the deceased, and asked us to
record the death in our next issue.
"And," said he, "while you are about it,
make an item about one of my Brahma
hens laying an egg measuring seven and a
quarter by eight and three-quarter
inches in circumference" Thus suddenly
our thoughts of sympathy were directed
to the sterner realities of life. :;
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-02

A CRUsTY old bachelor says that love
is a wretched business, consisting of
little signing, little crying, little
dying, and deal of lying
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-02

Business cards of five lines or less. So per annum
Local notices 10 cents per line each insertion.
Simple announcements Of marriages and deaths,
and church and benevolent society notices inserted
free. Any additions to obituary notices will be
charged five cents per line.
Fayors must be handed in as early as Tuesday
morning to insure insertion the same week.
Communicafi)n )ns upon subjects of general or local
interest are solicited
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-02
PASSING SMILES.

THE tattooed man is marked char
acter.
NEVER make promise when the power
of performing that promise depends on
another.
WHAT color is small boys face apt to
turn when he goes to the dentists? A
loud yeller.
PoRTcHEsTER journal: When the birds
soar they warble; but when throat's
sore it doesn't.
CAMDEN Post: Philosophy is good
thing. Philosophy gives a man cheek
enough to pay one cent for newspaper
and five cents for poor cigar.
Puck: "Good day, Moses. Vy-s'help
mel my tear, how you vas shainged.
Wouldn't nefer ha eff known you'll" "But
my name is not Moses, sir" "Kreat
hefens, who would think it-your name
shainged too?"
al APOLOGIZE for saying you could not
open your mouth without putting your
foot in il" said the editor, sternly re-
garding the horsewhip she held over his
head. " solemnly assure you that when
l said it l had no idea of the size of your
foot"
New YORK Weekly: A distinguished
japanese traveller in this country writes
home: "The chief branch of education
of young men here is rowing. The peo-
pie have large lighthouses called col
leges,' and the principal of these are Yale
and Harvard"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-02

The frog in a mans throat probably
comes from the creek in his back.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
70 THE DAILY LNTBLLIGBHCRR
CAPITAL.
The Election Yesterday.
Specials to InteIIiEeneer.

HARRIsoN COUNTY.
CLARKsBuRu, August7.
Votes here indicate a total in the coun'
tyo thirty.fve hundred.
The town Of Clarksburg gave CIarks-
burg, 1884, Charleston, s.
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NRw YORK, August 7. .-Cotton- Dull al
llSAll3sc. Flour Dull and heavy; No
2, So s0d4 90, suprrdne weJteru and
State 81 90l5 so, common to good s. G5
good to choice $8 l5a8 %, white wheat cx
ira N6 S0aS %, extra ohio S. 55L7 IS. St
Louis IS ela9 so, Minnesota patent 81 TO-
975. Wheat Dull: 70. . Chicago sprinE
81 IS, No . Milwaukee s. so, No RED
Toledo September 81 ~. Eye-Quiet but
firm, western 7Oc. Bar!ey-Nominal. Mall
Firm. GOrn-Unsettled; western mixed
warm 6SA5s1Sc, mixed steam 59J5a60c
OatS-Firmcr western mixed nui STATE
26Ha50c, whitO western 35a5Sc Hay
shipping 60A75c. Hops = Unchanged
COfee-Qaiet; Rio cargocs at l64a!04c,
jobbing l6Ha9lHc. Sugar-Quict and
unchanged. MoiIsSes-Duil and nomi'
naIly unchanged. Rice-QIie. but steady
Whisky-Dull at S. l2H.
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FAIRPoINT, n. Y, August THE first
exercise to-day was an admirable addreg.
on Manners" delivered by Miss Emily
Hunting Miller, OF Chicago. At II
o'clock John B. Cough delivered his
lecture on EloquenCe and Orators, to q
very large audience. At 2 o'clock Rev
". W. Ramsay. OF Kentucky, presided
over the second church conference in the
Pavilion, and brief addresses we're made
by several clergymen.
The regular sessionaof the Chautaqua
National Sunday School Assembly will
open tonight. -,
The National Sunday School Assembly
opened tonight with the ringing Of the
Chautauqua bells. The vesper service
Of 1877 followed, after which was held
the Chautauqua reunion.
The throne Of grace was addressed by
Rev. ]. A. Worden, Of Ohio, and Lewis
Miller, Of Akron, President Of the Assem-.
bly,, followed, and was succeeded by Rev
J. A. Worder, Manager Of the Lakeside
Assembly.
Addresses were made by number oi
gentlemen, including Rev. J. Hurlbut
President Of the Pataski, Michigan, AS
sembly.
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MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Charles ], Martin, Broker at 2Si
Broadway, New York, failed for $4,000
The frst bale Of Florida Cotton, new
crop, was received at Savannah, Ga, and
aold for II cents per ID.
The statement Of the Citizens Fire
Insurance Company Of Newark, n. j.,
shows deficit ot$GlOO0O.
Frank G. Otis, Ex.Collector Of the
town Of Meridian, c., is defaulter in
the sum Of SS,655. No bondsmen aud no
property.
The National Association Of Iron
and Steel Workers met at Columbus, O.,
yesterday. A hundred and fiIty mem.
bers were present.
-ThOs. Henry Clark OF n. Y. City re.
ieeted lover Of Mrs. Frank Holmes made
a fatal assault upon her with hatchet
on Monday evening.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Baltimore Rail Road on Monday secured
a controlling iuterest in the Queen Anne'A
4 Kent Rail Road.
Hon. Geo. N. Robson has developed
his connection with the National Repub.
lican by areplevin suit to recover 10
rolls Of paper such az Is used on Bul.
lock Press, which had been seized us the
property Of the nominal proprietor OF
that paper.
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, August 7.-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged. Wheit-Active aud lower.
No. 2 Chicago spring 81 l6al 20 cash, 81 %
al 09% August, 81 OSI September, No. 3,
96C. rejected Soc. Corn-FAir de IaLd but
atlower rats; high mixed 4694a47c, No. .,
1870 cash, 44a461c August 45Nc Septem-
Der, rejected 43Xc OaEs-Dall and low.
err No. 2, 2651c cash, 251se August, 25C
september, rejected 2Dc. Rye-Steady
No. |, 56c. Barley-Quiet and steady; No,
3, 40A4Ic. POrk-Quiet; SIS 80 cash OF
Augu't, $l3 321iAl3 IS september, Sl3 TX
oct,ber. Lard-Quiet; IS SIX cash auli
August, IS TX September. Bulk Meat,
Shoulders Go, short rib 7lSc, SHIRT clear
7HC. Whisky-steady at s. US.
At the close, Wheat was unsettled aud
lower at 81 09;i August, 81 O9js +epicm
Der. Corn weak at i6c August, 45ISc Sep,
tember. Oats quiet aud easy at 2j9<c Au'
gust, 25c September, go cash, Pork quiet
At Sl3 32h September, $l3 37I October
Lard lower at S. 72H September.
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Five Weeks Of nnrnInr.

GREEN BAY, Wis. August IA special
says the village OF Eaton, Brown county
Wisconsin, about fifteen miles east Of this
city, was totally destroyed by fire. The
forest has been burning for Eve weeks,
the fire extending many miles in every
direction and destroying many million
feet OF timber and thousands Of dollsrE
in other property. Some twenty. five
families were burned out in Eaton, losing
everything they possessed. Alarge nun
Der Of animals were roasted alive. One
family is stated to have perlshed in tht
flames, and four other entire families are
missing. Great suffering exists among
the homeless people.
MILWAUKEE, August IA disastrous
FIRE occurred in the town OF Eaton, Brown
county, on Monday morning. The are
ragged with particular severity in The
town alone and on Monday crowned the
work Of destruction by sweeping the
houses of many settlers. One settle
ment, I'alanders, twelve miles from
Green Bay suffered. About thirty-fve
families were rendered homeless, and
crops we're destroyed. They lost every
thing they possessed, and barely escaped
with their lives, being compelled to force
their way through line Of fire about
two miles, on track Of broken ground
many being severely burned in the face
Many animals perished, laying in heaps
where they crowded together for fanciet
safety. Some portion Of the town is atil
burning. There wHs a heavy rain to-day
and there is no probability Of further
damage.
CHICAGO, August THE Inter. Ocea,
Green Bay special says: The report Of
the ranges Of the FIRE at Eaton, Wis.
has been overdrawn. Over thirty fami
lies have been burned out and in many
instances entire crops were destroyed
The loss is estimated at $4,000. No live!
Wara loat
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English Policy.

LONDON, August 7.-At the Conserva
tive demonstration at LatGsld yesterday
Lord Salisbury in a speech madt
the following reference to the Govern
ments foreign policy: We earnestly
deprecated this war. We are allies aud
friends OF both contsnding parties. We
desire our neutrality not only to be ueu-
trNlity Of ac:, but OF speech; but l will
ask you 10 believe that while we arI
thoroughly convincedlhat the patriotism
Of every EngliShman, il we need to ap
peal to it, is equal to any emergency, and
will shrink before no sacrifice which the
interests or honor Of the ecountry may de
mand We feel in all its intensity that
horror Of the crimes and caiamities oI
war which this country has always bees
honorSbly distinguished for entertaining
Let US earnestly hope the two obiects be
ing, a. we sincerely believe, in no WAY
divergent, that we shall be able to Con
duct the country through all ditticulIie'
without trGnching in the faintest degree
on its interests or honor, and without th,
loss for single moment OF the priceless
blessing Of peace.
Lord SGndon spoke, he said he trusted
when the moment OF settlement comes
we shall all bear in mind, that it is The
greatest interest OF England that every
country in the world should be prosper
Gus, and that il any country runs the risE
OF being humiliated, we should try tt
prevent the humiliation, whether it shoulG
be the assailant or asIailed, and hope
also, he said, that we shall avoid th,
fault, which in my opinion has been th'
great fault Of European powers in thu
past, of interfering on behalf only o
our co'religionists, instead Of asking th'
Turks to secure good government TO Al
the people Of their vast empire, whetheI
they be Druses, Yezodes, MohamedRns O.
Christians.
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Blue Jeans Williams Airnid 10
FOllOW the Example OF the Gov,
crnOr OF West EirEinin,

lthSs been very embarrassing Of late tc
be Democratic Governor, especially so
in cases where during the late Presidcn
ttal canvass the principal stock in trade
OF the Democratic candidates had beer
abuse Of the Federal Gobernment for in.
teriering in State affairs. Blue jean,
Williams, of Indiana, was an instance OIL
this kind. He had been heavy on Graz
during the canvass as tho great destroyer
oIsta;O sovereignty. Naturally, there
lore, he hcsitated to call on Grants sue
ces'or for aid during the late strike. H,
wanted to and yet was afraid. Here Il
the dispatch he at last mustered up cour
age 10 send: ..A
INDIANAPOLIS, ISD., July s6.
To the President, Washington, D. O.:1
In view Of the threatened domestic VIC
irnce growing out Of the railroad strike
request that authority be at once given
70 the commandment Of the arsenal 10 rem.
DEF me all the aid possible in preserving
The public peace.
JAMES D. WILLIAMS
Governor Of Iadiana.
A Awa,hinytOn special to the Cincinnati
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WINNING Post Punishment

Several OF our exchanges are inclined
to favor the revival OF the oldfashioned
whipping post IA one OF the necessities OF
oar time. Mr.. Bergh, the great anti
cruelty to animals man, favors its revival
aud has given to the public his observa.
tioua OF the bastinado in Egypt as pre-.
yentivc OF crime. We heard General
Jackson, Of Parkersburg, who was n man
Of keen observation, give 1t as his opin.
ion few years ago tina! the whipping
post had proved itself more efficient
protection to society against small crimes
than any other known method Of punish
ment, and he thought that its abolition
had proved a mistake.
The Cincinnati Commercial, in dis
cassing the subject, makes the point that
the State Of Delaware has maintained the
whippIng.pOst as part OF her penal
system, and that too, in the face of the
sneera and iibes Of the people Of other
States, and there is not State in the
Union where public order is better
maintained, or where life and property
are more secure than in that State.
Mr.. Bergh says it is all bosh to talk OF
debasing man by whipping him. II he
will do the things deserving sound
thrushing he is debased already. mo
speaker" he says, "irom Demosthencs
down to the present day, has been able to
use arguments SO logical, so clear, SO
fitted to the dulleat comprehension, and
40 convincing, a4 licking" Heis OF the
opinion il the whipping.post were re-
restablished, the iails and penttenIiaries
would have plenty Of room to spare; and
80 think many others.
The Commercial makes the point in re.
gard to Delaware, that it is sufficiently
near New York and other great centres
Of population OF the vagabOndS and evil
doers, who are spewed ont now and then
in the rural districts. Bnt they give
Delaware wide berth. The people are
not much troubled by tramps, petty
thieves and other small rascals, who
vagIbondize and make their living by
piIiering. The State is remarkably free
of such trash, and the people arc inclined
to belieVet is lArgely Y due to wholesome
lear OF the lickingS which the SheritIs, in
due process OF law, are authorized to lay
on. To "whip the rascal naked through
the world" was Shakspeare's idea Of prop.
erlv furnishing rogue.
The testimony Of experience therefore
ia in favor OF the whippinE-post as a
mode OF Furnishing for minor otfenses
l;s restoration does look like pro,
gres-ing cEab-tashion; hut it Ia posaible
the humanitAsianism OF the age has gont
beyond the necessities Of its social condi.
ton and that revival Of mode OF pun
ishing that ia admittedly etlicacious anc
calculated to reprcss the tendency tt
small vices, would ba in the nature Of
social reform. There are n good many
people, at any rate, who are seriously
thinking it would be for the best to tr,
the experiment, and that "iorty stripe
save one" well administered would en-
Tighten ii not refine those who seem in
sensible to moral suasion and imperviou
to The appeals OF conscience.
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PENNBYLVANTA.
Probable Postponement OF IITe
Democratic State Convention.

Probable POstpOnement OF tire
Democratic State Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, August Ca strong
pressure had been made upon Captain
Mc.CIelland, Chairman Of the State Com.
mittee, to induce him to postpone tho
Democratic State Convention until about
the middle Of September, and it is prob.
able it will be done. Senator Wallace,
Speaker Randall and number Of other
prominent leaders favor the suggestion
They arc desirous that the Convention
should meet under the most favorable
circumstances for the dispassionate con
alteration Of the issues OF the day, and
especially Of the new and important ques.
tions likely to be thrown into our State
and National politics by the labor dis,
turbances throughout the country.
It is understood that Colonel Barr, a
prominent candidate for State Treasurer
favors an early Convention. It will be
announced in very few days should The
decision be in favor Of q postponement
CAlonel Barr is from Pittsburgh and ii il
certain that in the present state Of the
public mind NO Pittsburgh man could &c,
nomination from either the Demccr aliC
or the Republican Convention,
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Two Shooting Affairs In Aen.
lucky.

LOUISVILLE, August IA special to
the Courier Journal, dated Harrodsburg
KY, says: Two serious shooting affairs
occurred yesterday in the edge Of Wash
iugton county, near the Mercer line
John Sutterfeld shot and killed John
Butler, man Of family. The fatal ter
mination OF the affair was the re-
suit OF previous difficulty over
sack Of lour. The other 6ght occurred
near Millersburg. in which several iami.
lies took part, aud was the renewal Of the
former fracas. One man named Sherman
was shot through the head and killed
outright. Some twenty or thirty shots
were fired and probably others were
Nounded.
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FatnIOunrreI.

SAN FRANCISCO, August John f
Daily, stock broker, was shot and killed
to-day by: Leslie c. Hanks, Consul Gen
cral for GuatAmala in thla city. The
trouble grew out OF a triding disagree,
ment last Saturday between Hanks and
Emil Curanto, DSilys partner. Daily
took up the quarrel yesterday, and worst
ed Hanks in personal encounter. By
ISLANDERS say that Hanks approached
Daily from besind and shot him without
warning. Hanks claims that Daily ap
preached him threateningly with u heavy
cane, and he in seli.delense shot him
Hanks is in confinement waiting exami
nation. Daily was formerly broker il
New York and has family in New
Haven. Hanks was formerly member
Of the ishipping firm OF J. Q. Merrill
Co, Both occupied high social positions
and we're in easy circumstances.
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From the In dinn Frontier,

SALT LAKE, UrAH, August Helena,
Montana, sdvices from Mi.soula, to the
morning Of the 9Th, say that Gibbon with
200 regular infantry in wagons left the
MiSSoula post to follow the hostiIes at /
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. He designed
making IS miIes day. The hosliles
were at DoOlittle rancho on Friday night,
76 miles from Missoula and within ten
miles Of the trail to Ross Hall. Charles
declined to lend HE warriors to General
Gibbon, but will fight the Nez Perces on
his own account. The hostiIes were NOV.
ing with more celebrity on Friday.
Steveusville had advices on Saturday
that one hundred or one hundred and
fifty men were coming from BannOck TO
intercept the Indians. Howard has not
been heard from. The Courier sent had
not returned on Sunday, and anxiety was
felt for him, rs two Nez Perces have come
over the trail. A considerable number
Of MiSsoula county volunteers propoIe to
advance independent Of the regulars.
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CHICAGO, August I'm the trial oI
Prof. Pike for the murder OF s. S. Jones
Of the Reiigio Philosophical Journal, iu
March last, the jury this afternoon rem
dered verdict Of acquittal on the ground
Of insanity. Papers we're read showing
that defendant had been an inmate OF thj
Taunton Lnnatic Hospital, Of Massachu'
Wetts, and also OF the Insane Asylum on
Black wells Island. Pike was remanded
toiiil to await transportation to the In
saue Asylum.
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TOLEDO, August 7.-FlOur:-Firnl.
WheSt-Quiet and steady; amber Michigan
spot ST. s., seller August 81 9734, seller
September 81 231S, No. 2 red winter spot
Sl3iH, seller August, sl2SX, seller Sep.
tember No. red ST &c. Corn-Firm;
high mixed spot 6yIfG, No. . spot 493ic,
seller August 5Oc, do seller September A. i5c,
rejected Ace: damaged 46c. OaH--Dull;
No ,, spot, 27c, seller September, 2Sc, re.
iected held at 2ic. kye-No. | 5!%c.
4 p. M.--Wheat-CiOses steady, amber
Michigan, seller September, s. 23i No. :
red wiuter, spot, 81 3i1S; seller August
81 957l; seller September, 81 FIX bid; re,
iected Wabash, IL 10. Coru-Quiet; high
mixed 5U1tc; No,9 seller September, 50 &c
No. 2 white, 52c; rejected, 49e.
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Ghtl,ttslIiqenter.
The Vote OF Yesterday.

The eyote Of the c,,y Yesterday was about
60 per cent Of full vote, which was all
that could be expected considering the
fact that ther, we're no candidates for Of
fce mixed up with the Issues OF the can
vass.
A, wa, expected, Clarksburg leadl
largely for the Capital, although Mar,
tin.bnrg comes up with decidedly larger
vote than we anticipated. Charleston
Iag, far behind, 70 far as to be scarcely
yi.ibls,in the distance. She has less than
200 votes in the city after all the Iabora
Of THE Wheeling RsgiJler on her behalf.
The vote from the various counties il
not full enough nt this. writing tc
enable us to form an intelligent es'
innate Of the result in tho State
Charleston got big vote down at Ben
wood, owing, it IA said, to certain &C.
ClesiAstical influences at work there on
her behalf. In the aggregate she will get
enough votes, We apprehend, in the First
aud Second Districts, along with her Ger.
tain vote in the Third District, to give her
a majority Of all the votes cast. This,
Of course, is a mere conjecture on our
part, in the absence Of returns. We
tnke.our cue from the state OF thiugs
known to exist in certain counties, such
IA, Wood and Taylor, where there is a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-08

LITTLE Rock, August THE suit be-
tween the St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Railroad Company and the
Memphis & Little Rock Company came
up to-day in the Chancery Court. The
cause OF the suit was an order from the
Iron Mountain Company prohibiting the
use OF the track over the railroad bridge
here by the NJ. & l.. r. Company, and the
latter have brought suit to restrain that
company from carrying the order into
effect. The argument in the case is now
being heard,
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a Correct Verdict.

READING, PA. August THE coron
ers Jury in the case Of the recent riots
rendered averdict to-day acquit,ing ,ht
soldiers, composing the 4th regiment
from any blame for firing on the rioters
taking into consideration the fearful
peril in which they were placed. II tany
blame is attached 10 tho military it mus
bc born by Gen. Bolton, who ordered
them to Reading. The responsibility fol
the terrible tragedy ia directly Attribu
table 10 those who composed the lawles,
body, who were instigating rio,ous pro
ceedlngs, and the mob is primarily re
sponsible for all subsequent trouble ant
bloodshed.