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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

THE Canton Democrat at the request
of Judge Meyer, comes to his rescue in
the case of the People VS.. Judge Meyer,
for imposing so light a sentence on one
Thomas Naughton. The Democrat
perhaps had better know, however, that
the members Of the Columbiana county
bar, irrespective of politics, condemn
the decision, and look at it in the way
the Backcys did.-Bncheye State.
The radical organ Of New Lisbon
lies--under mistake, in saying lat the
request of Judge Meyer
AS to the members of the Columbiana
County Bar, the BNck.I may settle that
with the Patriot.
Judge Meyer We know to be an able
lawyer and a conscientious judgc-but
no Democrat, acting as judge, can
please narrow-minded radical editor,
and we are happy to know that Judge
Meyer will not trv, but agiI try to do his
duty according to law and evidence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02
YESS NOTE For $4,000 90.


Toledo, July 24.--During the discus
sion of the charge that Hayes used mon
ey for election purposes last year, the fact
leaked out here that while the Electoral
count was going on Hayes borrowed $780,
100000 of one of his friends at Columbus,
and gave as security mortgage on real
estate which he owns in this county.
This fact has been known by a limited
few of his friends here, who endeavored
to keep it secret; but it somehow got
out, and is exciting a good deal of discus
sion.
l have searched the records of Lucas
county, and there find mortgage grant
ed by Rutherford B. Hayes TO VIM. A.
Platt of Franklin county, certified to by
Jno, u. Mitchell, notary public of Frank
lin county, and witnessed by Webb G..
Hayes and John G. Mitchell. The note
is for $25 600, date February 10, 1877 and
payable one year from date with interest
at six per cent.
B. P. GAINES.
N Y Sun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

If railroad employees had really desir-
ed to punish the company, their wisest
course would have been to abandon their
trains, which would have thrown the
cost upon the management; but instead,
the expense must now fall upon the tax
payers of the county and city. In the
meantime other industries for the time
are paralyzed, and thousands of work.
men left lor the balance of the year with
out work. The wrecks and ruins caused
by wild mob will remain to confront a
community already struggling under an
immense load, and teach us that men,
like fire, require to be controlled, and
that we are daily treading upon volcano
which may without warning overwhelm
law, and defy the ordinary means society
provides for its safety.-Pias. Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

ONE by one leading Republicans and
leading Republican journals fall into
line. In another column we give our
readers an article from the Cincinnati
Gasefte, which has Just stepped over on
the platform so long occupied by the
ReVie4O. Pass the word along. Repeal
Of Me ReSNmbhiON ack No JHrthey
7OitAd,a9Oal of gyeea6acks, and tie re-
mOHetisatiOA of tie af0ey aOliay-Ak-
lance ReVieaO.
The Repository must surely take the
RevieW in nand This will not do, this
thing ofabusing Carl Schurz and favoring
the repeal of the Resumption act, with
no farther withdrawal Of greenbacks is
monstrous for Hayes paper. We re-
spectfully suggest that something must
be done.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

IT turns out that majority of the
Jury were not Democratic partisans, that
not all we're white men, and that the
Jury took up the matter on its own motion
without instruction or advice, This was
certainly sovereign right and duty of
the grand inquest of the country. No
power on earth could lawfully restrain
that jury from inquiring and making a
true presentment under their oaths.
The Governor certainly could not No
agreement of his could control the jury
in investigating alleged offenses, If he
had condoned felony the jury could
investigate and present him.
1t also appears from the indictment
presented that the offense charged is a
very dirty and nasty one, This is its
definition.
That the four members of the Re-
turning Board "did falsely and feloni-
ously utter and publish as true certain
altered false, forged and counterfeted
public record, towit: The returns
from the parish of Vernon of an election
uClu lOl 1lSSldCutldl SlCINOlS III NhN
State of Louisiana on the seventh day of
November, A, D. 1885,; and which
said public record was falsely and felo>
niously falsifed, forged and counter
feted by adding I7S votes to the number
of votes actually cast then and there for
W. Kellogg, as Presidential Elector
at said election, and as shown by the
original returns of said election, made
by the Supervisor of Election for the
parish Of Vernon, and by adding I78
votes to the number of votes actually
cast then and there for J, H. Burch ct al,
as Presidential Electors at said election,
and by adding I70 votes to the vote act
ually cast, contrary to the form of the
statute of the State of Louisiana in such
case made and provided, and against
the peace and dignity of the same.
The crime alleged is the forgery and
Justification of public record Of the vo-
ting in only one parish, and that by "ad.
ding" I78 votes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02
The New York Sun saws

Evart's friends say that the political
methods Of the Ohio Senator are moi
creditable to himself or to the admins
tration. They say that Stanley Mat
thews is busybody, with fondness for
intrigues that high-toned patriots can
only frown upon. They say say that
the bargains which he has effected at
Washington and in the South are not
only reprehensible in themselves but are
bad bargains for the party. In the case
of the Louisiana Commission, for exam
pie, after the administrations wishes had
been conveyed to General Hawley and
the others in Mr.. Evarts clear and com.
prehensive letter of instructions, Stanley
Matthews interfered, took the manage
ment OF the compromise into his own
hands, and made botch which has
already produced trouble, and is likely
to produce more.
We must see to it that no Stanley
Matthews, or any man with Stanley
Matthews political blood in his veins,
goes back to the Senate from Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

WE may be mistaken, but we are Of
the opinion that it is no new born love
forthe Republican party that inspires the
official acts Of Secretary Schurz. On the
contrary, it looks very much as If, while
he pretends to quiet its nerves and hush
it to rest by his soothing lullaby, he is,
with his neither hand, dexhously trying
to strangle it to death,-A'HanCe Revieao.
This is severe on Carl Schurz, and
coming from a Hayes P. 0, organ, is omi-
nous surely.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02
Road Notice.

Notice IA hereby given that q petition win be
presented to the Commissioners OF Stark County,
Ohio at their September session Of 1877, for the
location Of county road by beginning al a post
on the north line Of the northeast quarter Of sec.
ton tWeDty-four, township one, and range ten
said part being between 20 aud 30 rods west of the
northeast corner OF lands Of George Young, and
running thence eastwardly with the north line
Of said quarter to the northeast corner Of the
ssa snenye sassMsLuy atlu aiSns on tne sontn
range nine TO the county road leading from the
town Of Manchester in Summit county, Ohio, 70
the city Of Massillon, Stark county. o.
July Is, 1S77.-hR" A PETITIONER
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

"0UR Registration law was intended to
prevent fraud" say the Republican pa
pers. Well, they have a registration law
in Republican Philadelphia, and nowhere
in the United States are there so many
illegal votes polled. From 5000 to 25, 900
illegal names are stricken from the Reg.
istry lists this year. The registration sys-
tenn, everywhere. promotes rather than
suppresses fraud on the ballot-box,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

The Repository errs in saying "Mr.
"Hsines" four Senator) "does not believe
shat any Democrat can be elected sena-
"tor." We take pleasure in informing
the Repository that Mr.. Haines thinksany
good Democrat can be elected over Mr..
Folger. That 8 to Z count that nominat-
ed Mr.. Folger and the fact Of him being
the nominee of the Hayes Postofice
tricksters will cook his goose.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

OFYICE OF THR SEcRETABY OF STATE.
/, Milton Barnes. Secretary Of State Of the stata
Of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing Is
true COPY Of an act therell named, passed By the
General Assembly Of the State Of Ohio. on the 9Th
day OF April, A. d 1877, taken from the original
rolls on dle In this Office.
In Witness WherofI have hereunto subscribed
my name and aflxed the Seal Of this
l0RkLl 0hice at Columbus the 6th day Of April
A, D. lH7, MILTON BARNES,
BocEosAEy Of GtaiA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

Green r. Moore, one of the villains
who perpetrated the Archer precinct
frauds, in Alachua county, Florida, in
the interest of the Hayes electors, has
just been convicted Of horse stealing,
and at the next term of the court will be
sent tothe Penitentiary, That's the way
we are prosecuting them
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

term as his mistress, and which her sue
cessor row holds.
The rumored case Of Asiatic cholera
telegraphed You yesterday turns out to
have been merely cholera morbus.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02
LEGAL.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION.
ReIatlve to an amendment OF Articles -Four
and Eleven of the Constitution, Reorga1ais
ing the Judiciary Of the Stale of Ohio,

Be II Resolved by the General assembly Of he StGle
Of Ohio Uhree-fIlhs of all the members elected To
each house concurring tbereinl, That PROPOSE
ton TO amend the Constitution Of the State OF
Ohio be submitted TO the electors of the State, on
the second Tuesday of October A, D. 1877, as fol
lows, tOWit:
That Sections One, Three Five, Siz. Eight, TEOelye,
Four, be amended so as to read as follows, and
Section Seven, of article Four and Sections
Twelve and Thirteen of article Eleven be repeal
pd
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

Referring to rumors that the P. R. R.
Co., had yielded to the demand of the
striking and announced that the order
making the ten per cent. reduction
would be reseinded, President Scott
made the following statement to a Pbila-
delphia reporter:
There is no compromise possible.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
simply protecting its property against a
lawIess and frantic mob, which has noth-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02
THFsTATE OF OHIO.

epeater bro tan HO1se NJ ] q fI RepTesentatirei
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-29

The probability is that in few days,
at the most, Gen. M. G. Butler will be
admitted to his seat in the United States
Senate, and the true voice of the people
of South Carolina will again be heard in
the halls where the illustrious voices of
our Lowndes, Calhoun, Hayne and 9th.
ers, have proclaimed the views of our
State. The Senate now has, when full,
seventy.six members, but atpresent there
are only seventy-three, as two Senators
from Louisiana, and one from South Car
olina, are excluded. Thirty.eight are
Republicans and thirty-four Democrats,
with Senator Davis as an independent.
On the admission of Gen. Butler, Mr..
Davis will vote with the Democrats, and
Senators Patterson and Connover, of
Florida, are also pledged to vote with
them; hence the vote will stand for ad-
mission 81 to 36 against, if every Re-
publican, except Patterson and Connover,
vote against the admission. 1t is, there
fore, almost certain that General Butler
will be admitted; and hence there has
been very great change in the appear
snces with respect to this question within
the past two weeks.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-29

We aro requested to announce that the
members of the committee appointed to
draft q charter for the Anderson and Sa-
Yannah Valley Railroad, are requested
to meet at the law Office of Messrs. Muir
sray & Murray, in Anderson, on next
Tuesday, the 4th of December, at 10
O'Clock, a. m. It is very. desirable for
!. the charter to be drawn up at once and
presentedto the General Assembly for
adoption, and in order that all interests
may be properly guarded, we hope every
member of the committee will endeavor
to be present. =
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-29

The argument in the Patterson habeas
corpus case was concluded on Saturday,
and the decision Of Judge Humphreys
vas to be rendered on Tuesday. It is
probable that the decision will be against
the State authorities, and that Patterson
viii not be delivered up to the requsition.
In: case such Is the decision, an appeal
will be taken to the Supreme Court,
which can scarcely afford to assume the
position that person charged with
crime is:free from arrest during a session
of Congress because he is a member Of
that body. sg.s .s,s;.-5,
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the matter to the various Associations.
The report was adopted. =

the matter to the various Associations.
The report was adopted.
/ The report of the committee on Home
Missions was submitted by Rev. I'd.
Rice, upon which Rev. DR.. Mcintosh,
Secretary ofthe Home Mission Board, Of
Marion, Ala, addressed the Convention,
setting forth the work in which this
Board is engaged. The report was then
adopted.
Rev. j. A. Chambliss, from the COM
mittee on obituaries, submitted the report
of that committee, which was adopted.
At night the interests of Furman Uni
versity were discussed in excellent and
able addresses by DR.. ]. G. Furman, DIR.
J. G. Hiden, Prof. G. H. Judson, Revs.
J. A. w. Thomas, R. w. Sanders.
The Convention then adopted the res
olutions of Rev. E. R. Carswell, express
ing the interests felt by the Convention
for the colored people Of South Carolina,
and its desire to aid in all judicious efforts
to promote education among them. 1t
vas agreed to send two visitors to their
next convention, and Revs. j. A. CHAINS
bliss and G. G. Brown were appointed
ON SUNDAY
The Baptist Sabbath School was ad-
dressed in the morning by Revs. ]. K.
Vass and B. F. Miller. The missionary
sermon was preached in the Baptist
Church at IL o'clock by Rev. Richard
Furman, d. D., from the text "Glorious
things are spoken Of thee, oh City of our
God" The discourse was able and elo-
quent, and, though its delivery occupied
one hour and twenty minutes, every one
was intensely interested to the close.
The Methodist pulpit was filed in the
morning by Rev. J. A. Chambliss, D. D.,
and in the evening by Rev. ]. G. Lam
drum.
In the morning Rev. DR.. Mcintosh
preached in the Presbyterian Church,
and in the afternoon Revs. J. A. Cham
bliss and w. Il. Strickland addressed a
Sabbath School Mass Meeting.
At night Rev. John Stout preached in
the Baptist Church, at the close of which
the members of the Convention extended
the parting hand, ands after remarks
from the President, DR.. Reynolds and
DR.. j. c. Furman, the Convention ad-
iourned.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-29

a fatal accident occurred on the Air
Line Railroad on last Friday near sta
ton known as Wright's, close to the
North Carolina line, eccasioned by q
wash out of an embankment into the
chasm Of which the Western bound pas
senger train ran, killing Mr.. Smith, The
engineer, and wounding the fireman.
None Of the passengers were hurt. The
accident was occasioned by lack of
egress for the water which the heavy
rains of the previous days had aecumu-
lated from che hills above the railroad
embankment.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-29
EXECUTORS SALE
VALUABLE LANDS.

WE will sell to the highest bidder, on
w TUESDAY, the 18th day of DE-
CEMBER next, at the late residence Of
Mrs. Stephen Maret, deceased near Fair
Play, all the Real and Personal Property
belonging to the Estate of Stephen Maret,
deceased.
The Real Estate consists of two Tracts of
Land, as follows:
Tract No. 1, or the Homestead, contain
ing by plat of same 222 acres, adjoining the
lots of the Town of Fair Play, on which is
comfortable dwelling, and about forty
acres Of land in cultivation, well suited for
cotton, corn and wheat.
Tract No. 2, containing by plat of same
152 acres, more or less, lying on Beaverdam
Creek, adjoining the home tract. On this
tract about twenty acres of good bottom
Land. is opened and in cultivation, but no
buildings.
Purchaser to have possession by January;
LIST, 1878. -
a plat of these lands will be exhibited on
day Of sale.
Also, at the same time and place small
and Kitchen Furniture, small stock of
Hogs, some rent Corn, &C., &c.
TERMS OF SALE.
For the Real Estate twelve months cred
It, with note and good security and mort
gage of the premises, if deemed necessary,
with interest at per cent. from date.
For the Personalty-for all sums under
five dollars cash, and for all sums over FIVE
dollars credit of twelve months with note
and good security, with interest from date.
CLEVELAND MABET, px,,,,.,;
ANDREW j. MARET, Aeusoi'
Nov 20, 1877 d 8
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THE LEGISLATURE.

The Columbia correspondent Of the
Me,os and Courier, speaking of the ap-
proaching session of the Legislature,
says: -" ~
Canvassing is being engaged in with
considerable activity. 1t is generally be-
lieyed that the election to fill Judge
Northrop's former seat will be held al
most Immediately upon the assembling
Of the Legislature, and there is hardly q
doubt that Gen. Wallace will be chosen.
Then will begin the struggle for the
Speakership. = -
AS far as can be ascertained at present
Mr.. Sheppard seems ahead in the race.
His friends speak very confidently, but,
of course, there is no certainty. Messrs.
Orr and Aldrich are candidates for the
same position, besides Col. @. II. Simon
ton, who is regarded as Mr.. Sheppard's
principal opponent. Either may develop
unexpected strength at the last moment,
but, as said before, Mr.. Sheppard ap-
pears to lead now.
Judge Wright denies positively that
he has resigned, and eyades the question
whether his resignation has been placed
in any ones hands. Notwithstanding
this, there is no doubt that his resigna-
ton or impeachment, and most probably
the former, will soon be accomplished.
The question then arises, "Who for
Associate Justice?" Col. A. G. Haskell,
the Hon. w. D. Porter and Ex-Governor
Bonham are the three gentlemen most
prominently spoken of. Col. Haskell
seems to be the favorite so far, but it is
impossible to make any confident predic-
ton.
These positions will certainly be filed
within few days after the meeting OF
the Assembly. Probably the same eau
Gus will select candidates for all three.
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sHERlFF's SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Il
ANDERSON CorCryS
In the Court of Common Pleas.

In the Court of Common Pleas.
Hudson B. Davenport and wife, Mary NJ.
Davenport, Plaintiffs. VS.. g. W. Cox, VIM
H. Austin, J. B. E. Sloan, James n. Seis-
nious and others, Defendants.-Action for
Injunction to Enter Credits on Mortgage, de-.
DY virtue of an order to me directed by
ID Hon. L. c. Northrop, Judge Of the
Eighth Judicial Circuit, will expose to sale
on the FIRST MONDAY in DECEMBER
next, at Anderson Court House, S. c., all.
that Lot of Land, to wit:
ONE LOT OF LAND,
situate in the town of Bolton, in the County
and State aforesaid, whereon the Plaintiffs.
Hudson B. Davenport and wife, Mary.
Davenport, reside, containing six and Sne-1
half (61) acres, more or less, and bounded
by lands of the Greenville aud Columbia
Railroad Co., Charles Gambrell and others.
Terms of Sdle-0ne-third of the purchase.
money in cash; the balance on a credit of
twelve months, with interest from days of
sale at per cent. per annum-purchaser to-
give bond, with two good securities. and a
mortgage of the premises, to secure the pur-
chase money. Purchaser to pay for all ne
cessary papers.
JAMES n. MCCONNELL, )
Sheriff Anderson County.
Nov g. 1877 II
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immense damage, together with all river
property. It will cost several million
dollars to repair all the injuries that
have been done by the floods.
THE REASON.

Our contemporary is much displeased
with our County officers for advertising
only in the INTELL1GENCER, and pro-
fesses to be at loss to understand the
reason. We have never before been COM
PEELED to notice the comments of a BROTH
er journalist in reference to our private
business, and it is contrary to our feel
ings to do SO now; but circumstances
compel us to say something. If the re-
marks were made about US personally,
we should pass them by with the silent
contempt that we have bestowed upon
attacks which have been inserted in that
paper; but when they see fit to censure
public officers because they prefer to put
their advertising in the paper which is
circulated most widely, we must, in JUS
tce to our patrons, give the public the
benefit of the facts as they exist.
The public officers have no authority
to advertise the matters spoken of in
more than one paper, and OF course it is
their duty toeplace public notices in the
paper having the largest circulation, in
order that the greatest number of per-
sons may be enabled to see them. As a
matter of fact, the INTELLIGENCER has
more than three times the number of
subscribers than any other paper has in
Anderson County, and hence its adver-
tising is worth more than three times as
much as advertising in any other. The
INTELL1GENoER has long been the paper
that is the reputed organ of the County
Democracy, and of the County Grange,
and as such circulates largely among the
taxpayers and farmers of Anderson
County; and an advertisement put in it
will be seen by at least three men in
Anderson County where one would see
it if printed elsewhere. In selecting the
INTELLIaENCER as:their medium of ad-
vertising, the public officers only follow
the example set them by the majority of
the people of Anderson County.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-29

The North bound passenger train, on
the Charlotte, Columbia l. Augusta Rail-
road, met with most fearful accident on
last Friday afternoon, by the falling in
of the trestle over the south fork of Fish
ing Greek, ten miles south of Rock Hill.
The engine and tender passed over safe.
ly, but the baggage, express and two pas
senger cars we're precipitated into the
surgiug waters of the creek. Passengers
were compelled to leave the cars, which
were nearly submerged in water, and
swim for their lives. Numbers of them
caught to trees in the midst of the stream,
and hung on until boats could be brought
from the Catawba River to rescue them.
There was quite number of passengers
on board returning from the meeting of
the stockholders, which had just been
held in Columbia, and it is indeed most
wonderful that many lives were not lost.
Only one person, Mr.. Mclaughlin, q
merchant of Charlotte, is positively
known to have been drowned. Several
others were wounded, but none dam
gerously. The trestle was some fifteen
feet high, and had evidently been under
mined by the heavy freshet. A train
had passed over it only few moments
before the catastrophe, and the engineer
had examined and thought it perfectly
safe. The accident is the result of using
the ordinary trestleing, which is in use
on most Southern Roads, and are FIRE:
quently deceptive, from the fact that
their foundations are frequently under
mined in such manner that it is impossi-
BILE to ascertain the fact.