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MIS- E O u s .
(FrOm the Zap. Mai)

The meetings of the Sugar Conference
continue. Agreement seems to have heen
reached on many points, and the chief 1ifEa
Guilty remaining would appearto be the equi-
valents oferedby Belgium in lieu of refining
in bond, she being unable to accept that
system conveniently, because her rtfneries
are too scattered for In effective supervi-
sion without excessive expense. But, see
ing that accord was reached in 1875 on
this point, it will be curious if the diff
Guilty should be raised again at the end of
negotiation. It is said, however, that
tine Belgian delegates seemed prepared
to make concessions which will be accept.
able to France.
The directors of the West India and Paci-
fc Steamship Company (Limited) have re-
solved to recommend the payment Of a di-
vidend of 20s. per share, being s per cent.
for the year, carrying forward 5,444t.
The importance Of having Bermuda
connected by telegraph with our nearest
possessions has been engaging attention
for some time past, and we hear that it is
not improbable that a Government tele-
graph cable will be laid between Bermuda
and Halifax.
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, which
is to open at Cape Town in South Africa
on March Is, ought to be the means Of
developing trade in that once sleepy but
now certainly progressive colony. The
Dutchmen there are getting more en'lght-
ened than they were. They are following
The British lead, and the cid wooden
ploughs, harrows, aud other agricultural
implements have given place to the beat
productions of our manufacturing districts,
just as the old fat-taiIed sheep, bred only
for their fat, have given place to the Meri-
no, the wool Of which returns annually to
the colony over q million sterling.
4 meeting Of the Radicals has Just been
held 10 Paris at which an " irreconciIable."
named NJ Yves Guyot, was the principal
speaker. The suppression of the Droits
&c PHomme was generally condemned.
NJ. Guyot is described as q conRummatc
orator, far superior to NJ Gambetta and
NJ. jules Simon. He indicated the Com
mune and advocated the amnesty.
The elections for the German Reischtag
have passed off quietly. Out Of FIVE dou-
BILE elections two were of Socialist mem
bers, and if they carry some districts again
the total number OF their deputies will
reach fifteen. The national Liberals have
lost according to the final count just
twenty-five seats, and the Extreme Con-
servatives have made the largest gains.
Trade is improving in the manufacturing
districts. Cattle plague having made its
appearance at Dresden, the Government
have forthwith ordered all the necessary
measures Of precaution to prevent it from
spreading. 1t is understood that there has
been a serious dissent between Prince
Bismarck and the Imperial Court concern
ing the recent press campaign against
France, the Government Of which has
found means to communicate directly with
the Imperial Court respecting that affair.
The Khan of Khiva is preparing to give
Up the remaining remnant OF his territory,
to leave his native country, and become q
subject of the Car. His people arc said
to be glad to get rid of him.
SUGAR DE NOVO.
Confined from the Trinidad Chronicle
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25
TEACHERS, ASSOCIATION.

The Preble County Teachers As
ISOLATION held a session in Eaton,
Saturday, Oct. Goth. The meeting
was one of great interest and practi-
cal value to the teachers present.
The exercises commenced promptly
at 10 q. m. with L. D. Brown talk
on Mathematical Geography. This
was followed by an able paper on
School Examinations, by Sup't. D..
B. Moak, Westwood, Hamilton Co.;
Recess. Reading, by Thos. A: Pol
lok, and Queries completed the fore
noon session.
At n thirty p. m. Oscar Shep-
pard commenced a highly interest
ing lecture on Natural Philosophy
that every teacher and pupil in the
county should have heard. Why do
not teachers encourage at least their
most advanced pupils to attend the
Association?
A novel and highly successful fea-
ture of this session a "The Dis
cussion on Teachers" opened by Mr..
Will A. Neal in a scholarly and log
ical paper, which was followed by
many OF the teachers in cotempora.
neous remarks. Discussion is to be
a permanent part of the afternoon
programmes of the Association fol
the year. The next session will BIZ
held on the oath of November.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25
THE COMING CONFLICT.

I
What the people now demand is
equal justice through honest laws.
Industry has been too long crushed
by a load that funded wealth, of
right, should bear. Under the iniq-
uitous scheme of internal revenue
almost the entire burthen of govern
ment rests on productive industry
and that portion of wealth that sup
plements it's efforts. Meanwhile the
all consuming bond holder, inert and
unproductive goes free.
Funded wealth acts as q rank
weed in the garden of the republic
as a foul tumor that corrupts while
it exhausts every source of health
full development. 1t Gowns no lord
receives no law-gives no stipend
builds no dwelling-incloses no pas
ture-sows no grain" Absorbing
the nourishment that should foster
industry, and growing by a malig-
nant principle that inheres within
itself, it taints while it drains the
very life blood of the land.
Up to a certain point taxation
stimulates energy, but when that
point is passed it paralyzes it. Ifit
can be shown that this condition has
already been reached, the remedy is
as simple as it is sweeping. The
souls of true Americans are not to
be frightened from their propriety
by the blare of ugly names. The
words communism and reputation
have no terrors for a people who are
free to shape their own government.
1t is only those who mediate a crime
against popular liberty that are APP
palled by those words. The time
has now come when this shall indeed
be q government Of the people, by
the people, and for the people,"
When hollow-eyed want stalks
forth in populous cities; when the
despairing means of a furnishing
multitude mingle with sounds of rev
elry from stately halls; when the ag-
o1izing cry of quaint famine rises
above palace dome and cathedral
spire in its appeal from man to God
then steps to the front your dap
per economist, and, with swelling
phrase and rounded period, seeks to
sooth you with the assurance that
all these grievances are the result of
an immutable law; that you have
transgressed some edict of the social
compact Whatever that may be-, by
putting butter on your bread, or by
rearing a family; that you have been
so injudicious as to make population
excessive, and that you must there
fore die with becoming fortitude;
that no change in the organic law
can possibly do you any good; and
that every benevolent effort to relieve
your distresses should be promptly
frowned down by society as a scheme
altogether chimerical.
Political economist! Treasure in
! your Utmost soul the lessons of for
titude which you now so glibIy
teach. If your share of the "poten-
%tential energy chances to be in the
form of government bonds, the time
may soon come when you will Iced
for home consumption all the solace
that your philosophy can afford.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25
THE oficial RETURNS of the late cleo:

The official returns OF the late cleo
ton received at Columbus present
some curious facts, illustrating the
whims of voters. The footings of55
of the SO counties of the State, in
Guiding Cuyahoga, Lucas, Franklin,
Montgomery, and Licking, and not
including Hamilton, give an aggre-
gate for johnson, Greenbacker, of
11,217; Bond, Communist, 3,35S;
Thompson, Prohibitionist, 1868, the
Prohibition candidate rs usual re-
ceiv1ng the smallest vote of any tick
ct in the field. Jenkins, Prohibition,
for Lieutenant Governor, has a larg-
er vote than the head of his ticket,
many of the scratchers of Vogeler
having substituted Jenkins. The
counties giving the highest Prohibi-
ton vote are: Delaware 291, Clarke
300, Franklin 251, Morrow 242, Pre-,
BILE 1877, Greene 162, Athens 145,
Geauga and Licking 100 each. No
other county gives as high as 100.
The only county heard from giving
a majority for the Free Banking Act
is Clinton-1,7 1852 for to 1912 against
The proportion of negative to affirm
atives is from 2 to lotto l.. Henry
county has not a vote for or against
Lucas has II for to 5 against. The
Constitutional Amendment fares
even worse than the Banking Act
Some of the counties voting on this
Question are: Geauga 80 for to l.,
Alb against; Tuscarawas 90 for to 6,
3S4 against; Preble IL for to 1,07s
against; Licking As for to 1,62;
against. But the real negative vote
is in all instances much stronger
as in Licking, for example-wher'
the total vote exceeds 5000, and i!
all reckoned against the amendment
except 4S affirmative cast.
The vote of johnson, Greenbacker
in Lucas County, nearly equals hi
vote in 81 other counties, and Bond
Communist, gets three-fourths ofhi,
vote in Hamilton County, the oficia
returns of which are not yet receiv
ed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25

"Justice travels a1th a leaden heel
but strikes tOith an iron hand. Wait
till the food gate is lifted, and a full
head of Water comes rashtng on.
Wait and you aoiU see a fine grind
iin5 then" These are the words ut
tered by Judge Black in his memora-
BILE speech to the Electoral Commiss-
ion. The grinding has commenced!
California repudiated n of her
United States Senators who was one
of the c~onspirators that stole the
Presidency. And now comes Ohio,
the home of Hayes, which repudiates
him and Stanley Matthews, John
Sherman and James A. Garfield, the
chief instruments in defeating the
will of the people in 1876! Before
1879 there will be q Democratic Uni
ted States Senate, that will eTpunge
the record of the great fraud of '76!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25

MI. HAYES first message to Con-
gress is a short document--buslness
like and clear. He confines himself
simply to the matters for which an
extra session of Congress was called,
and upon which immediate legisla-
ton is demanded, promising that at
the regular meeting in December he
will enter nor fully into details.
While Governor of Ohio, the Presi-
dent was never noted for long mess
ages, and We presume that he will
maintain his reputation in this re-
gard, much to the satisfaction of the
telegraph corps and newspaper edi-
tors.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25

The editor of the Register gives
the official vote of the recent election
in Preble county, and then recapitu-
lates to show the "off Republicans"
how easily they could have carried
the county by several hundred! The
magnificent Ignorance" displayed
il it will make it a valuable refer
ence for the "of" voters to study.
For instance, he puts down the whole
number of votes cast in this county
in 1877 only at 1917, when accord
ing to the official table, it should be
500, showing a decrease between
the vote of this year and 1876 of
59S, when it is actually but 375!
The intention of the table was to
prove that there is no change in the
political sentiment of Preble county,
and the small majority received by
the Republicans was caused by the
stay-at-home vote. The blunder is
too apparent. The vote of Preble
county was cast at the recent cleo
ton closer than any other county in
the State, and the meager majority
of the Republicans prove by figures
that @won't lie," that there is a heal
thy political change taking place
among us, through the independence
and honesty of men who are not pre-
pared to endorse all the robberies
and thefts of their party, even up tc
the stealing of a President.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25

the first one drawn having the first
choice, and so on until all are drawn.
The last ones out, therefore, gets the
undesirable seats. On the present
occasion, Eppa Hunton, of Virginia,
who was a member of the Electoral
Commission last winter, was the last
name to come out. But prominent
members, who take a leading part in
the proceedings, are generally able
to trade after the drawing with some
of their ambitious colleagues. A
few older members are usually given
a choice by resolution before the
drawing begins. Among these this
time were Alexander Stephens,
Judge Kelly, of Pennsylvania, the
oldest member in continuous service,
General Banks, Sam Cox, and Others.
Cox means to be a leader, yet some
how he is not very successful in the
role. 1t is peculiar, too, for he is one
of the wittiest, readiest and sharpest
men in the House, combining perfect
familiarity with legislative business
and practice with the widest range
of general information of any man in
either branch of Congress. Some Of
his speeches, even in the i%mpromptu
squabbles, coming from any man
who was not so familiary known as
"little Sammy Cox" would be class
ed with the best efforts of greater
men. When given the privilege OF
selecting his seat on Monday he good
humoredlv shook his fist at Randall,
and pointing to the Speakers chair
said, "that's the seat l ought to
have"
On the Senate side there was q
crowd, but not much life or intrest.
Senator Conkling was in his seat
and the center during the morning
of a large circle, all seeming DESTROYS
of paying him special attention. Sc
far little has transpired further than
reading the Presidents message an6
settling the contested seats. The
Democrats in the House surprised
their opponents by their display o
fairness so far in these cases. Tht
two colored Republicans from Soutf
Carolina were given their seats a
having prime facie cases, and in
Louisiana the Nichols certificate
were taken. This settlement is moi
final. but merely seats the member.
having prima facie cases, pending {
contest in the regular way. The
efforts of the Democrats in the Sen
ate to seat Spofford as the rightfu
Senator from Louisiana was not sue
cessful, and the case has been sen
to the Elections Committee, wher'
it is likely to remain until Decembe.
at least. 1t will be nip and tucl
whether Kellogg or Spofford gets thu
seat. Judge Davis, the new Senate
from Illinois, says he will act indie
pendent of both parties. He votes
with the Democrats to seat Spoford
On this vote the Republicans hat
three majority, and on the vote 70
Speaker in the House the Democrat
had II majority. Speculation as t
the organization of the committee
and who will get the important chair
manships is about the only thing o.
hand now. Undoubtedly some mem
bers prominent in the last Hous
will get back seats resigned them b.
Speaker Randall. The length ofth
special session is also the subject G
speculation. There is a strong pres
sure to have it over in a couple c
weeks, but it is more Likely to run t
Thanksgiving.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25

1t is important that the county
and the administration should not
mistdke the meaning of the signal
triumph of the Democratic party in
Ohio. 1t will not do to say the Re-
publicans of the State were disatisfi-
ed with the Southern policy of MI.
HAYES, and therefore voted the Dem
-ocratic ticket, nor that it being an
"off year" they were Indifferent to
the result and suffered the election
to 90 by default. The %, 1000 major
ity for Gov. BISHOP means that the
people of Ohio demand the repeal of
the Resumption Act; that JOHN
fSHERMAN should be compelled to re-
sign, and successor appointed who
will look to the interest of the labor
ing and producing classes of the
west, as we'll as the Bond-holders
and capitalists ofthe east. 1t means
that the people demand the remone'
tization of the old silver dollar, and
that it be again made a full legal ten
der, as it was from 1898 to 1873. II
means that Congress shall call a halt
in the extravagant expenditure Of
the peoples money. 1t means thai
no more of the public domain be cor
ruptly squandered upon private cor
porations. II means that Ohio de
mands that class legislation shall
cease; that pet corporations shall b'
left to take care of themselves; thai
a tariff be levied for revenue only
and not for protection. 1t mean:
that the people demand the reduc
ton of the army and navy-they de
mand the repeal of the expensive
and useless Registration act, the re
duction Of the salaries of the Count.
officials, and finally, that the peopl
have lost confidence in a party
which by it's years of misrule ant
robbery, have brought the COUNT.
and them to the very verge of bank
ruptcy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25

We hadn't room to say much
about 4 . S Senator before the cleo
ton, but now with "a display of mag
nificent ignorance" announce that
the Senatorial career of the labor
robbing JOHN SHERMAN, is forever
closed. To be sure, JOHN is basking
in the sunshine of the Treasury off
ice under the fraudulent President,
while his unexpired term of Senator
ship is being served out by a substi-
tute; that don't make any difference,
however, PENDLEToN or EWING will
take his place as Senator.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Oct. 20. 1871


The Scenes at the opening of the
Forty-ffth Congress were not mark
ed by the extraordinary excitement
attending the beginning of last SEES,
sion, nor even with the tumult and
change distinguishing the advent of
a new party to power in the popular
branch at the assembling of the For
ty-fourth two years ago. Yet the
coming of a new Congress is always
a national event-an hour mark, as
it were, upon the dial plate of our
national history, and q day Of espe-
cial interest and activity here in
Washington.
The crowd always tiocks to the
House side, and long before II o'clock
on Monday every available space in
the galleries was occupied, while the
entrances to them, the corridors and
s~tairways, were crowded with people
eager to get a sight at the menagerie
below. The buzz of voices was like
myriads of swarming bees. In the
reporters gallery there was quite a
sprinkling of femals scribbiers, some
known to fame, and others amateurs,
whose inexperienc is always attested
by a CONSPICUOUS use of note books.
On the floor of the House the scenes
were little different from those of by
gone years. Old members were in
troduced to the new, and a general
Misunderstanding was INDUCED in all
round. The venerable Alexander H.
Stephens occupied a front seat, and
was the recipient o many attentions
from members of both sides. He is
in much better health than for two
years or more, and weighs now 81
pounds against 60 pounds last win
ter. The highest weight he eve at
tanned was 50 pounds. Contrary to
his usual custom he sat with uncov
cred head during the proceedings.
Ben Buffers portly form, squint eye
and bald head were recognized by
every looker-on, and he was the tar
get of every opera glass in the gal
%Ieries. There is a feeling of general
satisfaction ct "Old Ben's" return,
the popular idea being that he will
make things lively somehow OF other.
When the roll was called on the vote
for speaker he did not respond, and
a general buzz went round that he
was going to dodge, but he came in
from the cloak-room shortly after and
asked to have his vote recorded for
Garfield, the Republican candidate.
The aged humorist, Martin 1. Town
send, with his white hair a shining
mark, fitted hither and thither over
the floor as active as the youngest.
MI. Randall, until he was indicted
into the Speakers chair, occupied a
modest seat on the Democratic side,
clad in a bran new suit Of black and
appearing the picture Of content
ment. Fernando wood occupied his
old seat, looking like a French field
marshal. Senators Blaine and Ben
Hill were on the floor circulating a
round among their old colleagues,
apparently feeling more at home in
the atmosphere of this end of the
Capitol than among the grave and
reverend Senators of the other end.
A liberal sprinkling Of handsome
boQuets of flowers on the desks OF
members added brightness and beau
ty to the scene.
The drawing of seats is always at
tended with considerable merriment,
yet the jokes are sometimes but poor
ly relished by the unfortunate ones.
The names are all put in a box and
| drawn out one at a time, at random,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25
Wanfedt

A first class old conservative Massa-
chusetts Life Insurance Company is
DESTROYS of securing the service of a
good business man as their Agent in
Preble county. No previous experience
necessary. None but a man well and
favorably known need apply. The
Company is purely mutual and all pol
icies protected by the non-forfeiting
law of the State in which the Company
is chartered. Massachusetts companies
are among the Oldest and leading like
companies of the land and no Company
chartered under the laws of the State
has ever failed owing to the stringent
laws governing Insurance Companies
in that State. With a good energetic
man a liberal arrangement will be
made. For further particulars adj
dress CHAS. II. MOORE.
State Ag't. o. q w. Va.
Columbus, o., Lock Box IA.
Oct. IL, 1S77-3w.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25

We hope the Democratic Legisla-
ture of Ohio will meet this winter,
transact its business expeditiously
and soberly and then adjourn and GO
home. The people want no prolong-
ed session until corr planting drives
many from the halls in Columbus.
but a short and cheap one, that will
satisfy them that the Democratic
party is the n that should be in
power in the State. Will the party
learn wisdom from the past?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25

THE great war between Russia and
Turkey is waging slowly. To this
point, the Turks appear to have well
met their invaders, and now hold
them at bay, both in Asia Minor
and among the mountains south of
the Danube. Inhuman and unmili-
tary butcheries and all species of
enormity have been committed by
both sides, but war is at best the
devils carnival, and between half
civilized forces, international princi-
pies can hardly be expected.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25

TOLEDO is the only place where the
Workingmen's movement developed
enough strength to elect a county
ticket. That tho bulk of the vote
came from the Republican party is
very clear to any one who will take
the trouble to examine the figures.
The result in Lucas county was as
follows: West, Rep, 1868; Bishop,
Dem, 3,115; Johnson, Workngman,
4,212. At the election in 1876, the
following vote was cast: Bell, 1882;
Barnes, 6,026.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25
w. L. SCOTT, M. d.
PhySic- M edicaliSt and An
fi-PoisonouS Practi-

"OULD say to the citizens of Ea-
w ton and vicinity that he has per-
m%anently located in the city of Eaton
to practice the Physio-Me dical system
of Medicine, which is in diaect opposi-
ton to Allopathy, Homeopathy and Ec-
leetic Systems, which use many poisons
in treating diseases. This system of
medicine rejects the use of all Poison,
and uses none but harmness remedies.
Particular attention given to the treat
ment of Chronic diseases.
All calls promptly attended TO, day
or night.
OFFICE-No. 143 South Barron St.,
Eaton, Ohio.
Office Hours-from Z to 8 and II to y
A. NJ, and ] to 3 and Z to 9 p. NJ
March 30, 1877.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25
ANNOUNCEMENT.
F. G.. LUDLOW, Dentist.

WOULD to the citizens of
w Eaton and surrounding country
that he has permanently located in Ea-
ton, and would say to all who are real
" DESTROYS of obtaining first-class work
at reasonable prices are respectfully in
vited to call and see him. He has for
several years been engaged in success
full practice of Dentistry i'll the city of
Cincinnati and
Challenges Competition.
All who have failed in receiving full
satisfaction FROM y CAUSE, are espe-
cially requested to call. Teeth extract
ed without pain by the use of pure
Liquid Nitrous OXiede or Laughing
Gas.
OFFICE-No. los Barron ST., a few
doors north of Main.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25

THE result of the recent elections
in France is a Republican victory.
The returns for the new Chamber al
ready shows 314 Republicans to 2O1
Conservatives. The Conservatives
named are the supporters of MeMa-
hons government, which is thus
shown to be unpopular with the
French people, There were no dis
turbances and the result is ~reassuring
as to the permanency of the French
Republic.