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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Republican "civil service reform"
is a queer institution. just as MI.
Hayes writes an order forbidding
Federal office-holders taking active
part in politics, a member of his
Cabinet, Sec'y McCrary, started on
a trip to Iowa to fix the Republican
machine, which was reported to be
in very bad order for working sue
cessfully.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

A Society in Eaton to teach some
of our young men how to conduct
themselves on the public thorough
fare, is now as necessary as a tenn
perance society. Some people have
ar idea that if you can persuade
young men to sign a temperance
pledge, that nothing more is needed
to establish their characters. It's
nonsense,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

If you want to be a great man now
and become lionized, get drunk-go
through the calendar of crime and
debauchery-join the Murphies-be-
come a temperance lecturer and tell
all about yourself. Our rising youth
are getting lessons how it is done,
and the clergy are applauding them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Numbers of office -holders who
promised to resign when GRANTS
term should close, have made this
promise good, but our Postmaster
still sticks and editor Williams, who
runs the political organ of his party,
sits on the ragged edge" of anxiety.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The extraordinary length of the
Premium List has crowded out our
local items this week. 1t is the most
extensive and liberal ever offered by
the Agricultural Board, and should
induce every farmer to help to make
our next Agricultural show the finest
and best ever in the county.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The hog wallow right in front of a
business house on Main street, would
be a nice thing for our newly consti-
tuted Board of Health to visit i'm
mediately after refreshing rain and
the bath in it of several of our city
"health promoters" commonly and
vulgarly called hogs! 1t would test
the delicate constituencies of their
olfactory organs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Allthe editorials in the last Regis
ter, advising the Democrats how to
run the campaign in this county and
probably succeed, were cloves labor
lost" They should have appeared
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

WELLS, ANDERSON, CxsANAyE and
KENNER, of Returning Board notorie-
ty, have all been arrested for forgery
and perjury in returning the vote of
Louisiana. All surrendered and gave
bail. The true history of the Presi-
dental scoundrelism may yet be
brought to light. There is now a
fair prospect of it. HAYES is said to
be very uneasy over the matter, and
well he may.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The n. Y. Herald says: Gin a
district of Northamptonshire, En-
gland, a school board has decided to
give a glass of beert to each ofthe ell
der pupils who at the end of the, day
is at the head of his class" A Muir
ply movement is needed in that dis
trict.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The Methodist church at Bayard,
Ohio, was completely demolished by
a storm of wind last week and the
Presbyterian damaged to the amount
of about 81, 900, and yet, not a saloon
in the place was injured. We don't
exactly understand why the Lord
performs such strange freaks.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The counsel for ex-Gov. Tilden
has filed in the q. S.. District Court
an answer to the suit of the govern
ment against Mr.. Tilden to recover
$4,000 income tax, alledged to be
due the government. The answer
states that the returns made by Mr..
Tilden we're all correct, and that in
years whenhe neglected to make re-
turns to the Government the collect
OF made an assessment which, with
the penalty attached, he paid. The
answer concludes with a general de-
NAL of all the allegations in the cor
plant, and claims that Filden is in
debted nothing to the government for
income tax or on any other account.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Why DON'T the Government officers
in Eaton resign? From all points of
the compass in our broad land, resig-
nations are pouring into Washington
under HAYES famous order to his
$1,000 subordinates, to either attend
solely to their official duties or go
out into the cold, cold world.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

There are severals waiting for our
County officials to put on the blue
before they hand in their names.
Gentlemen, you shouldn'tall your
selves to be stumbling blocks. The
exigency of the times will not permit
it. Your country calls you. Don't
turn a deaf ear.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Every laboring man and mechanic
that will be compelled to lose a day
to be registered or lose his vote,
should put a ballot in next October
against the party that has cursed the
State with such an infamous and un-
Just law.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

1t is not the ofice-holders only who
gag at their own medicine but a great
many others are nauseateda at the dos
es dealt out by the administration.
HAYES is something of a philosopher,
finding that his party could not live
with his ofice-holders running the
machine, he intends it shall try, to
improve without their valuable ser
vices.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Two or three of our folks who were
unavoidably called to Eaton on bust.
ness, Wednesday, report the celebra-
ton there as a magnificent and os
tentatious fizzle.-Camden Herald.
Yes, but the thing was licensed
and saved our County Auditor and
Prosecuting Attorney a deal OF
trouble, YOU know. go.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The interest the editor of the Reg
tster takes in the uccess (?) of the
Democrats in this county, by telling
them how to run the campaign and
succeed, should alarm the Republi-
cans and cause his removali 1t beats
Hilton's Jew order.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

1t is no wonder Bro. Williams is
anxious about the welfare of the
Democratic party. The masses will
hear and heed Lis d~isinterested adj
vice, The Register for several years
has been such a power that the ma
iority of its party has been. growing
beautifully less, and this fall we con-
fidently expect to drive the Resump-
tionists to the wall,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12
sooner.

The TIMMoNY boys are now run
ming the Murphy machine in Eaton,
and are gathering in a good many re-
cruits that loved their toddy and took
it too often. Meetings are held every
night
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Another fearful tornado occurred
in the town of Pensaukee, Michigan,
on the 9th inst, almost entirely de-
stroying the place, killing about a
dozen of persons and fatally wound
inc many others.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The editor of the Eaton Register
is afraid the Democrats of Preble
county won't accept his advice how to
run the fall campaign, and the result
will be disastrous to them! How
kindl
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The Radical Ring Of Eaton have
fixed the slate for next fall. Repre-
sentative HAwLEY is to be uncere-
moniously slaughtered for a second
term. All other Representatives
have had the "second term" accorded
to them, but he won't get it. Stand
aside Mr. HAwLEY, the Ring don't
want you any longer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

When young men get far enough
along down the plain of decentralization,
to enter a sheep pasture and steal a
sheep to play tricks ON their neigh
bors, they are about graduated for
the Penitentiary.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

We r sorry to learn that our old
friend THos. BRIDGE, living in New
Hope, met with a very severe acct
dent the other day, while in Rich
mond, by his horse running away.
His injuries, however, are not con-
sidered dangerous.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12
Hold on Bro. WILLIAMS, let the poi

Hold on Bro. WILLIAMS, let the pot
simmer and the farmers save their
crops before you begin to alarm
them about the Democrats not ope
rating in their political work as you
want them. 1t is plenty of time yet,
and you may -run out Of wind be-
fore the race is over.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The Registry Law passed by the
Republican Legislature last winter,
will only operate against the poor
class of voters. The mechanic, the
laboring mar and the renter, is the
class of persons who will be obliged
to lose a day to go and be registered
or lose their votes. The legislation
of the Republican party has always
been against the poor and to the
benefit of the rich. How any poor
man can vote for the continuance of
such a party in power, is an unsolv-
ed mystery.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

What has become of the Minister'S
journal, HIhe Tongue of Fire?" We
have been deprived the pleasure of
seeing the last two issues. Send it
in gentlemen, and call for your sub
scription if you can't afford to X.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

A farmer by the name of JAMES
MCGUIRE, living near Camden, in
this county, was run over by a switch
engine in Hamilton on Monday night
last, and crushed into a mass of hui
man flesh and bones. The evidence
proved the person to have been I'M
der the influence of whisky, and nc
blame was attached to the engineer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The Republican Ring in Eaton are
determined hat Representative
HAwLEY shall not have a second term,
and equally as determined that OLD
FATHER and DIX shall have the sec
ond heat. Why thusly?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12
Road Improvement Notice.
AUDITORS OFFIC,

AUDITORS OFFIC,
June 25th, 1877.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
In Committee appointed by the Coun-
ty Commissioners to apportion the es-
timated expense of the improvement of
the Georgetown and Verona freepike
No. ~ two, have filed their report, and
that the County Commissioners have
set Tuesday, July 18th, 1877, to hear
any exceptions that may be filed in
writing against said apportionment on
or before that time.
The following is a schedule of the
names of persons whose lands have
been assessed for said improvement, to-
gether with the mount assessed to
each respectively:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

We have received copy of "IAe
Prohibition Star" at West
Elkton, Preble county, by E. H. CAY
LoR, tits aclean and neatly printed
paper and has good reading in it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The many friends of Miss EMMA
KENNEDY, will regret to learn of her
death. She died in Hamilton, ON
July 9TH, the 4th being her 21st
birthday.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Judge CHAMBERS has a German
Bible in his possession tsco hundred
and si1ty gears old! 1t was printed
in 1917 bound in parchment and is
in a good state of preservation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Exceptions (if any are filed) WILDE
numbered in the order in which they
are received and heard in the order in
which they are numbered.
By order of the County Commission
Crs.
SAINT OLDFATHER,
Aud, P. c. o.
~iune2S-3
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The recentLstorms have damaged
the crops in some portions OF the
State, but notwithstanding there will
be harvested u tremendous crop of
wheat, barley, oats and fax.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

On Friday night last we attended
the Murphy meeting at this place to
hear the able, talented and learned
James Gilmore, Esq, deliver a tenn
perance address. The hall was
densely packed; for there was a de-
termination of our people to hear this
gifted and eloquent speaker. We
have only space now to say that all
were highly pleased with Mr.. Gil
more's address, and the universal ex-
preston was that his was the most
telling, appropriate and effective
speech that had ever been delivered
here, many signed the pledge. At a
future time we will attempt TO give
the main features ofthis able speech.
and print it in full if we can get a
copy of the same if Mr.. Gilmore
should reduce it to writing, as we
hope he will.-GreenUiUe Courier.
The Registry Law is a crime a
Oainst moor men
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Exceptions to the above apportion-
ment IF any are iled) will be number
ed in the order in which they are re-
corded, and heard in the order in
which they are numbered.
By order of the County Commission
ers.
SAM'L OLDFATHER,
Aud, p. GO.
:..,oaS q
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12
The Oldest Pioneer.

SILAs DooLEr, Sr.. in the ninety
second year of his age, died at his
farm residence, about 4 miles south
west of Eaton, on Sunday last. Mr..
DooLEY was the oldest pioneer in
Preble county and one Of its first
settlers, who came within its borders
when the fertile acres were covered
with a dense forest and who with
iron will and strong arm did much
to make the wilderness bloom as the
rose. He cleared the land on which
the town of Camden now stands, sold
it and with the money purchased the
farm where he lived and died. He
has gone to that "bourn from whence
no traveller returns" and the fact is
forced upon u mind that u vete.
rams are rapidly passing from oul
midst, and with them is dying the
| early history of our county.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12
june2S-3
First National Bank
OF EATON.
Cash CGp5tGI:-$lOO.OOS
Bank of Discount & DEPOSIT.

HAVING removed to and occupied
IL our old room in the Odd Fellows
Building, which has been greatly en-
larged and Observation-Disclosures with
a view to accommodating our business
wants more thoroughly. We do
A General Banking Business,
in all it's various forms: Receive Depos-
its for either LONG or SHORT time, and
allow INTEREST on TIME Deposits as
per special agreement with partiesmak-
ng the same.
w M. Cashier.
C. f. BROOKE, President.
June IL, 1S74-tf
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12
Improvement Notice.
AUDITORS OFFICE,
June 25th- 1877

AODllOh . oFflSf,
June 18th, 1877.
NOTICE is hereby given that the ap
IN portioning committee appointed
by the County Commissioners to APP
portion the estimated expense of the
improvement of the Reynolds Freepike
have made their report, and the Coun-
ty Commissioners have set Tuesday,
July 18th, 1877, to hear any exceptions
that may be filed in writing against said
apportionment.
The following is a schedule of the
names of persons whose lands have been
assessed for said improvement, together
with the amount assessed to each re-
spectively:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

That was a shrewd old Republican
politician who gave this advice to
the editor of his home organ: "When
the Democrats boiler for reform,
abuse jeff Davis-if they are still
too much for you, pitch into the
Catholics" The taxpayers of Pre-
BILE county are not very well satisfied
in regard to the way some of our
County offices have been filled the
last two years. reform is demand
ed-and some of the patriots have
advised the editor Of the Register to
pitch into the Democratic party Of
the county for not holding county
Conventions, and permitting Cliques
and wire-workers to control them,
It's thin, and may succeed in fooling
the independent voters into the sup,
port of the same old Clique again:
but we doubt it. 1t is not very
likely that Democrats will take ad'
vice from their enemies as to the
proper way to conduct a campaign
and succeed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Republican opposition to Presi-
dent Hayes Southern policy, instead
of diminishing is evidently gaining
new strength every week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Judge GILMORE and son GLEN, left
for Colorado Springs on Tuesday of
last week, to join Mrs, G.. and JACK
SON.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12
DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY Meeting.

The Democracy and friends Ore
form of Preble County are request
ed to meet at the Court House, in
Eaton, on
Saturday. July aIst. 1872.
at d o'clock, p. M, for the purpose
of appointing six Delegates and six
Alternates, to represent them in the
Democratic State Convention to be
held at Columbus, Ohio, July 18th,
1877. A full attendance is desired.
By order of the Dem. County Cen.
trail Com.
]. V. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
L. G.. GOULD, Sec'y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

We believe none Of our Hotels in
Eaton have yet issued an order a
gainst entertaining Jews.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

A "Murphydite" horse won the
running race at the Fair Grounds on
the 4th of July. Eli Thompson owns
n
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The Executive order issued by
Mr.. HAYES, prohibiting his 10000 of
flee holders from holding positions on
plitical committees or in political con-
ventions, has fallen like abomb-shell
in the Radical camp. The leaders
are perfectly dumb-founded and were
at first disposed to treat the whole af-
fair as one of the rural statesman's
Jokes. But Mr.. HAYES is most en-
phatic in declaring that the order
shall be literally construed and rigid
ly enforced. Obedience to the order
will not be optional with the Office
holders, but peremtory. The plainest
kind of hints have been given that
any one who refused to resign from a
political Committee or club would
not be allowed to resign his office, but
be at once summarily dismissed
Such a blow as this could not be 9th
erwise than alarming to Republican
politicians. 1t is the death-knell of
their party hopes, for with his occu-
patton and its emoluments gone, how
can the machine politician be expect
ed to sustain the party supremacy.
In the Southern States, where all the
Republican leaders are office-holders,
the effect will be to utterly destroy
the organization. In Ohio, the most
valuable State and district committee
men are Federal office -holders, and
their forced resignation will wretch
edly unjoint the party. We feel for
some of the poor devils.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

Every day the Republican party
grows more disorganized. Its first
great division is into the ms and outs
between those who stand by Mr..
Hayes and his Cabinet and those
who SILVER on the outside. The
outside is divided against itself.
There are the. Blaine faction and the
Morton faction; the hard money, the
soft money, and the double standard
factions, and the Know-nothing
factions. All these were formerly
held together by the tie Of an all
powerful hatred ofthe South, and by
the cohesive power of public plumber.
Both of these ties have in a great
measure relaxed and the party is
decomposing. Any living issue,
such as resumption, civil service
reform, or military retrenchment
will split the once great party into
fragments, and it is simply impossi-
BILE TO keep such questions from fore
ing their way to the front at the next
session of Congress.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

STATE OF OHIO, COUNTY OF PREBLE, s.:
1, VIM. NJ. Brooke, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
WM. NJ. BROOKE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9TH day of July, 1877,
WINFIELD FREEMAN,
Notary Public.
Commentaries:
H.. B. Van Ausdal,
G.. II. Edison, Directors.
c. F. Brooke,
July l2-1t
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12
REPORT

OF the condition OF the ssFirst Ma
" tional Bank" at Eaton, in the
State of Ohio, at the close of business,
June 22d, 1877:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

a
Hon. Il. NJ. BlslIoP, of Cincinnati,
is growing every day o and more
popular, in connection with the De
mocratic candidacy for Governor of
Ohio, and we would not now be sur
prised if he would get the nomina-
ton. We have known Mr.. BISHOP
for many, MANY years, and transact
ed considerable amount of business
with him, and cheerfully say he is
an upright and honest man in all his
dealings, and We don't believe the
Democracy of Ohio could do any
better than 70 make him their stand
ard-bearer in the coming contest.
He is popular in his WI county-is
in the sixty-fifth year of his age-is
not an office-seeker, and has not liv-
ed the life of one who has wasted the
flower of his years in attempts to
eyade the curse, Gin the sweat of thy
face shalt thou eat bread" but one
who has reaped because he had sowp,
received because he had earned, and
enjoyed because he had deserved.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12
saturday, July aIst, 1877,

L. G. GOULD, Sec'y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12

The Registry Law is a crime a.
9aipst DOOR men.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-07-26
An Exchange Of Bites.

Some Glastonbury parties recently cap
tured couple of rattle snakes-a large one
and small one-and brought them in a
box to town to exhibit. The larger snake
was about three feet long and ight or ten
years old, Last Sunday at the town OF
Glastonbury, while number of people
we're looking at the reptiles, man nam
cd Grover, q butcher, came along, and an
nouncing that this kind of cattle didn't
scare him bit, he took the big snake out
of the box. Holding it around the neck,
he performed number of dare devil tricks
with it, and at length actually put its head
into his mouth. Then, getting bolder, he
announced that instead Of the snake bit
ing him, he'd bite the snake, and he made
a pass toward it and planted his teeth on
the snakes Throat. But in doing it he
brushed his cheek close to the creatures
mouth, and in an instant, like flash, it
drove its fangs into his cheek. The blood
spirited out in needle-like stream, and
the fun was over. The spectators at once
lit by good luck being at hand )produced
an abundance of gin, and stuffed the man
full of it. DIR. Stacking was sent for, and
ordered continuance Of the treatment.
Against all protest the patient wss delug-
ed with liquor, and by Monday he had 50
far recovered as to be up and around. On
Tuesday he was at work again as usual.
He will probably not bite THAT kind
CATTLE" as he called, it any more.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-07-26

the famous Fifth Regiment Of Baltimore to
proceed forthwith to the scene Of the disturb
ancc. AS the troops were marching through
the streets of Baltimore to the depot, vast
mob gathered and commenced pelting the sol
diery with stones, when the latter were fired
upon and eleven men killed and several more
wounded. On the Pennsylvania Road the
strike was inaugurated at Pittsburg, and, rs In
the case of the B. & O.. Road, comprised only
freight train men. Very soon q complete
blockade was established, which remains un-
broken to this writing. The military were
promptly called out and forwarded to the city,
but us they were outnumbered, three to one,
nothing could be accomplished. As yet no
collision has taken place between the rioters
end the military, though the city is absolutely
in the hands of the former. On the Erie Road
the strike began at Horncllsville and spread
promptly to Buffalo and other points. On this
road the strikers are much more quiet than
on the other two roads, but here too, the call
ing out of the military has failed to be pro-
ductivc Of any real good, as the strikers have
SO far maintained the blockade and announce
their determination to continue it at all haz-
ards. The Ohio and Mississippi railroad men
have announced their intention to strike on
Monday the 23d inst, and it is moro than
probable the strike will become general
through the West.