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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18
THE CONGRESSIONAL coNvEN-
TI0N.

THE CONGRESSIONAL CoNVEN-
TON.
The Fifth Congressional Conven-
ton composed of the counties of
Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Miami,
Darke and Preble, met according to
call at Sidney, on the 10th inst, for
the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for Congress. 1t was the larg-
est meeting of the kind We eve at
tended, and considering the warm
contest for the prize, we may add,
the most harmonious, every thing
passing off pleasantly and s~atisfac-
tory. After over forty-eight hours
of the mostN exciting interest ever
known in a Congressional Conven-
ton, and after two hundred and
twelve ballots had been cast, the hon
or of the candidacy was conferred
upon Gen. BENJAMIN LEFEvRE, OF
Shelby county, which, upon motion
of CHARLES M. ANDERSON, ESQ.,, OF
Darke, his closest contestant, was
made unanimous amid the hearty
shouts and plaudits of the whole as.
sembly.
Gen. BEN LEFEvRE, the nominee
of the Convention was born in Shell
by county, is about thirty-nine years
of age and is an old-time Jefferson
ian Democrat, is eminently qualifi
ed for the place and will make a rep
resentative that will reflect homo.
upon the masses of the Fifth Dis
trict. During the Southern rebellion
he entered the service of the Uniol
army as a private, and rose to dis
tinction by his gallant conduct as
soldier, and never faltered or waver
ed in his Democratic faith, being on
of the few army officers who ha'
the nerve to vote for the lamente
Vallandigham. After he returne
from the war, the Democracy of She
by county sent him to the Legisls
ture, which place he filled with S
much distinction and credit, that h
was made the standard bearer of th
Democracy of Ohio, as their cand
date for Secretary of State, and mad
a brilliant and gallant fight agains
, the cohorts of Republicanism. HI
nomination at present is a just n
cognition of the eminent services b
has rendered the party. He is a
original greenback advocate, and
therefore in thorough accord wit
the platform of the Democratic part
of Ohio on this vital question, an
t being at present engaged in agricu
e tdral pursuits, knows the necessitie
4 and wants of the producing and |;
/ boring classes, and will work for the
advancement and protection. \
man stands higher or in better r
: pute with all parties of his count.
s than Gen. LEFEvRE, and he will +
|, ceive the hearty and cordial suppo
of hundreds of his neighbors of O
t posite politics, because of his homo
0 able record, and high character fl
integrity and sterling worth. T
8 viii sweep the District by fse-tho,
sand majority, and make a represe'
tative of which the people who il
trusted him with their interests wi
feel proud.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

1t is very unfortunate that the
Democrats always nominate their
weakest men. However, they become
strong about election day.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

Mr.. Williams is opening his bat
terry too soon to be effective. Hold
on and see who needs it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

We have all got the LIE FEvRE
around here. Even some of the RAIDS
are sick.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

How would EWING of Ohio, and
DANNA of the New York Sun, do for a
Presidential team in 1880?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

1t is not best to shove Presidential
candidates too briskly, SO early in
the field.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

The whisky thieves all want GRANT
for 1880.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

Mrs. JENKs should be called upon
to put a plank in Republican plat
forms.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

There vas very little change in
this ballot until the 101st vote was
cast when Gen. Andrews withdrew;
Anderson then received 76, LeFevre
SIS and Mckinney Al. The ballot
ing stood this way until after the
212th vote when the name of j. +.
Mckinney was withdrawn. On the
213th Gen. LeFevre received a ma
jority of the ballots and was declar-
ed the nominee. When it became
known that the result of this ballot
would nominate LeFevre, and before
the final result was announced, Mr..
Anderson appeared on the stage and
moved that the nomination of Le-
Fevre be made unanimous by accla-
nation, which was done. J.. w.
Safer, of Darke, W. C. NJ. Brookins,
of Preble, and c. P. Davis, of Aug
laize, were appointed Committee to
wait upon LeFevre and inform him
of his nomination. They soon re-
turned and the President of the Con-
vention presented General LeFevre
to the Convention who, referring to
the ~protracted struggle, and the good
feeling, thanked the Convention for
the honor conferred. A vote of
thanks was rendered to Judge Camp
bell for the fidelity with which he
had presided, and to the lessees of
the hall for their kindness to the
Convention. The Convention ad-
journed at 2:30 a.. m.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

Who will open the Ohio cam
paign?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

fyou can't get first chance take
second. That is sensible.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

Somebody had to be disappointed
when five candidates were presented.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-18

Campaign talk is getting lively.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
Eugenie's.. IncOme Deficient.
From q London Letter.

lFIOu . LOuuou LtttcNsl
One way and another the EN-.
press Eugene squeezes out an in
come of about $4,000 year, which
with the low rent her landlord ia
vors her with at the home at Chisel-
hurst (he occupies rooms himself on
the first floor by way Of tightening
the rent), enables her to live with at
least some approach to the dignity
BETTING her rank. Eugene is now
trying desperately to realize money
on certain belongings of hers which
are not very productive at present.
For instance, she is supposed to own,
as a private individual, three Of the
very handsome private hotels OF the
Champs Elysees, which American
visitors who drive there always no.
tice for their massive beauty. In
one ofthese hotels dwells NJ. Rouher,
her great adviser, . staunch Imperi-
alist, and one who is supposed TO
be working day and night for the
Napoleonic cause in France. NJ.
Rouher has always occupied this
hotel rent free, not only as a favor
to himself from the Empress, but as
a sort of rallying point for the sup
pOrters of the party. When Eu-
genie proposed the Thyra match, TO
her surprise, NJ. Rcuher objected to
it as "inexpedient." Malicious peo'
pie say he doesn't care to have the
elegant home sold over his head.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
The POpe's Treasury.

A Paris paper denies the stories of
the poverty Of the Holy See. Its
expenses, the writer says, are from
81, 100000 to 81 100000 a year, and
if, with 900 bishops and 100000
priests, this amount Of money can
not be raised, the church must be in
a poor way. The late Pope, it is
said, received from S12,0OO,000 to
5000, O0O-a sum which could not
altogether have disappeared before
or at his death. The expenses of the
Vatican have been reduced, and are
still further decreased by the death
Of officials holding sinecures and
pensioners whose places on the Pom
tifical payroll are not filed. Pope
Leo, to relieve the suffering among
the poor of Italy, especially at
Florence and Rome, thinks of hold
ing a great sale of articles presented
to his predecessor, many of which
are of great intrinsic value, but will
decay or remain in useless seclusion
in the treasures of the palace.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
A CheaD Cure for Rheumatism.

A friend desires us to publish to
the world the fact that lemons will
cure rheumatism. He tells us that
his wife was twisted out of all shape
by it; that she suffered dozen
deaths with the complaint. Hear
ing that lemons were good, he
bought quantity and gave them to
her. She took twelve day for a
while and then gradually decreased
the number. After the first day she
began to feel better, and in two or
three days was almost well. Now
she is as straight and strong as ever,
free from pain and full Of life-in
fact cured. The lemons were put in
cold water and put on the stove I'M
Ill the water began to boil. Then
they were taken out, the insides
squeezed out, and sweetened to taste
and eat before meals, breakfast pre-
ferred. All afflicted with rheuma
tism should try and test it for them
selves.-Reno Journal.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
THE GREAT CITIES OF THE
WORLD.

The population of the great cities
Of the world is matter of perennial
interest. Unofficial statements vary
somewhat, but those Of the last
annual report of the Bureau of Vital
Statistics of this city are derived
from official sources, and are, no
doubt, authentic. According to the
latest official estimates in each city,
or the latest census, where these are
not attainable, they range as follows;
London, of course, heads the list
with its 3,533,484; Paris comes next
with 1881, 792, by the census of 1879;
then Pekin, with 500, 900. and Can
ton, with 100000; next comes New
York, with 1000, 1859, and closes the
list of those having more thaa 1,000,-
600 inhabitants. Ofthose having less
than 100000 and more than 500, 1000,
Berlin comes first, with 904, 343; then
Philadelphia, with S50,S56; next,
Toxic, Japan, the Yedo Of the old
Biographies, with 100000; Vienna,
900, 548; st. Petersburg, 669.741 /;
Bombay, GA, 405; Kioto, japan, $50,
900; Glasgow, 555, 1888; Ozaka, Japan,
$4,000; Brooklyn, 527,S30; Liver
pool, 527, 0s3. St. Louis claims $780,
900, and. if allowed her own esti-
mate, heads the list of those ranging
downward, from 100000 to 100000.
Then follow Naples, with 457,107 !;
Chicago, with 100000; Calcutta,
400, 535; Marking. 100000; Madras,
397, 500; Hamburg, 393. 1858; Bir-
mingham, 377,846; Manchester, $780,
213; Baltimore, $4,000; Boston,
354, 785; Shanghai, 100000; Dublin,
314,686; Buda Pesth, 3l4,4Ol; Am
sterdam, 800, 1856; San Francisco,
300, 1000; Leeds, 29S, 1S9; Rome, $685.
214; Sheffield, 282,13O; Cincinnati,
100000; Breslau, 259, 345; Melbourne,
SCOTS; Havana, 100000. Thus il
will be seen that there are 80 cities,
each having 100000 inhabitants, or
more, supposing none to have been
omitted, and an aggregate Of about
"a, 100000.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30

s--A PORTION of the press Of the
United States is rather hostile, just
now, in ito attitude toward Commits
sioner Mccormick and other Ameri-
cans who represented this country
at the Paris Exposition, because Of
ther acceptance Of the decoration OF
the Legion Of Honor which they a.
sert il - meaningless testimonial.
Al the decoration carries with It an
annual stipend which increases with
the grade, it is full Of meaning to
the coin-loving American. The
stipend of commander Of the LIE.
gion of Honor is, we believe, 1850
francs, or $3.50 year. This stipend
is paid until the death Of the recipi-
emit. Al times are now, a gratuity Of
$3.50 per annum is not to be de-
spised, aud many staunch Republic
cans will not only approve of Com
missioner McCormick's action in the
premises, but will wish that they
had been in his place.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
THE CHEROKEE STRIKE.

The importance to Silver City Of
the ore-find in the Cherokee mine
cannot be over-cstimated. If the
prospects are only half realized
and this is putting things very mod
erately-the immediate consequence
will be the starting up of work on the
majority of the mining claims in
this vicinity. If the deposit proves
to be of any extent, the Dayton,
Kossuth, Daney, South End, and
many other claims will be in full
blast In sixty days, at the furthest.
There will be work for our entire
population land more, too; our mer-
chants will find their business doub-
ling; the price of all species OF
property in this city and neigbor-
hood will quadruple, and we will all
enter upon a new era of prosperity.
Soon thereafter the DEVILS Gate and
Chinatown mining districts will be
admitted to be what all good miners
have ever claimed for them; and
such disastrous periods Of inactivity
Is we have witnessed during the past
Ten wears will be unknown.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
AS CORRECT AS USUAL.

The following bit of reliable in.
formation, which will be news to us
of the Comstock, is copied verbatim
from the first number of Forney's
new paper, Progress, which was pub
lished in Philadelphia about ten
days ago:
Over 100000 were spent on the
Sierra Nevada mine before ore was
struck. Virginia and Consolidated
mines, which since 1868 have pro-
duced more than 100000, 900, have
been worked down to 1890 feet.
This is about as accurate as the
Eastern newspapers usually are when
referring to mining affairs in the
West, but it seems as though Colonel
Forney could afford to put in charge
of the mining department of Pro.
gress person who would at least
know the name of the richest mine
ever known.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
coming of the Marquis

-THE coming of the Marquis
and the Princess set all the Dominion
in flutter, especially about its best
clothes. The Mayor of Montreal,
Mr.. Beaudry -or is 1t Monsieur y
has been looking over his and has
decided that they will do. A black
cost, says this plain and modestly-
attired Beaudry. 10 good enough to ap-
pear in, even before Dukes son and
a Queens daughter. But the Mayor
of Ottawa, more anxious about his
belongings, has ordered ~omcisl
robes" very dne, no doubt gay with
colors and loaded with gold lace.
He feels the dignity Of his ofdce, and
expects to have vast deal of cere-
monial on his hands during the resi-
dence of the vice-rsgal court in
Ottawa. rea
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
THE Golden Era says that there

THE Golden Era says that there
seems to be determination on the
part Of certain parties to harass, and,
if possible, disgrace the widow Of
the late William C.. Ralston. The
opinion is entertained by many that
the rea, purpose OF those who pro-
cure the publication in the Chroni-
Gle of articles intended to create an
impression that Mrs. Ralston is in
competent to manage the moiety
left Of her husbands great wealth,
is by no means so public Is their
zeal to place her iu nm unenviable
position before her friends and the
community. Tho proceedings sug-
gest the possibility that they are
p.ompted by Interior motives. II
the courts are once impressed with
the idea that the lady is what the
articles published represent her to
be, perhaps It will aid In checking
If Il does NOT entirely uullify her
efforts for thorough investigation
of her late husbands financial affairs
To an unprecedented observer the
publications that have appeared
from time to time in the Chronicle
relative to Mrs. Ralston are ssgges
tive of deliberate and systematic per
secution. Ifthe lady 10 not deed
tuts Of psrsonal friends. It wedlt
probably b well to institute a. IN
auiry 40 to who inspires these arfi
cles and what the motive for thsi
publication.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
OUR NORTH END LETTER.
A Disguised Crowd on C Street
The Lion Of the HOur-A Hor.
rible Pun.
VIRGINIA, November 81.

|
DEAR TIMES: Piff! bang /!
boom n! rung out the merry revolver
at 8 O'Clock in the morning of last
Saturday: l sprang from my downy
couch, where I was seeking natures
sweet repose, and, hastily DOMINIC
my clothes, rushed to the street, ex-
pecting to find at least half dozen
subjects for magnificent funerals. "
But, imagine my disgust when l dis
covered that not even q flesh wound
had been inflicted. But l was not
the only disappointed one, for c
street was alive with people-all of
whom were-well not blessing
the shooters who broke their slum-
bers without gratifying their morbid
taste. There we're three or four doc
tors who looked as though they had
been robbed of a fee, and the coro-
ncr, whose face said, "Out and in
jured to the extent of thirty-four
dollars and sixty cents. But the
undertaken! we'll, his face was longer
than all the rest, for he had lost the
longest bill. These and five hundred
Of the seven hundred others who
lined the streets agreed that it was
the Slack-est shooting they had ever
heard Of: for Jim Slack ought to
have shot the "stuffn" out of Melone;
while the two hundred others agreed
that il the Professor had danced up
to the music instead of tripping
away, he might have given Slack
lesson 10 the "Dance of DEATH" and
have been taught to dance on nothing.
RENDER UNTO CESAR, ETC.
The lion of tine hour is DR..
Maurice Pritchard, who three months
ago went South, and amid the plague
stricken people of Memphis acted
the good Samaritan in ministering to
the suffering of that unfortunate
people. The Doctor deserves all the
homage rendered him, for to perform
the services he rendered required
greater courage than that of the
soldier who faces the lannon's mouth,
and am pleased to see him safely
back from that living charnel house.
THE CHEROKEE CELEBRATION.
observe in your last issue that
some of the residents of your city
propose, in honor of the discovery
Of ore in the Cherokee mine, to have
grand beer barbecue: For-beer
(this is joke on forbear) from such
proceedings. "Commodore" Skae
gave grand fish barbecue on the
strength of the development in
Sierra Nevada, and, behold! "Dis-
aster followed fast and followed
faster" Therefore, for the prosperity
of your mine and city, I hope your
barbecue will not take place; if it
does I shall take no stock in "Chero-
kee." NUMsKULL.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
j. c. FLOOD AND J. g. FAIR,

y. G. FLOOD AND ]. g. FAIR,
two of the members of the bonanza
firm, heve given a contract for grad
ing their lots, on Mob Hill, in San
Francisco, preparatory to the srec-
ton thereon of mansions that will
eclipse anything on the coast in that
line. When the work of building
the mansions is fairly commenced,
800 men and 20 teams will be kept
in employment for about year. As
the class of labor employed will be
of that known as skilled" the wa
pes paid will be from "a to IS per
day. The example thus set by the
gentlemen of the bonanza firm is
worthy of imitation. More and bet
ter houses should be built by the
wealthy men of the coast, and de.
mand for skilled labor thus created
which would go far toward allaying
the discomfort now existing among
the laboring classes. Were every
laboring-man who is willing to earn
al honest living to be given employ
ment ut fair wages, at least one just
cause for discomfort would be re-
moved, aud all classes of the com.
munity would find it to their inter-
est to smooth over the obstacles in
the way Of perfect understanding
between the workingmen and the
capitalists, between capital and la
Dor.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30

nANEY GOLD AND SILVER MINING
IL Company. Location Of principal place
OF business, San Francisco. State OF Cali
fornis; location of works, Lyon county, state
OF Nevada Notice IL hereby giveo, that at .
meeting Of the Board Of Directors. held on
the Eighteenth day Of November, 1873. an
assessment mo. 81 Of twenty cents (20
per share was levied upon the capital stock
OF the corporation, payable Immediately. In
United States gold coin. to the Secrets1y. IT
the ONCE of the Company, Room No. -, No.
$40 Pine street, San Francisco, California. =,
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 2lst day Of December.
1878, will be delinquent. and advertised for
sale Ut public auction; and unless payment Ia
made before. will be sold on Wednesday. the
18th day of January, 1879. to pay the de.
linquent assessment together with costs Of
advertising and expenses Of sale
By order Of the Board of Directors.
GEORGE X. GPINNEY, Secretary.
OYyrcE Room No. ~, No. $40 Pine street
San Francisco, California.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
THE CHIEF OF THE HURONs.
His Treasures and the Way They
are Being Scratched for In the
Ohio Woods.
cleveland Herald November Ill

cleveland Herald November Ill
The town of Milan. in this State,
has been and is still excited over
strange discovery on the farm OF
Mr.. Michael Peters, about mile
and a half from the place. Two
Milan boys were hunting wood
chucks on the farm. and while dig
cling came upon a large flat stone.
OF course, no boy who is even de-
Gently informed in piratical and BAN
dit literature would ever pass by Q
subterranean large fat stone. This
particular stone did not have any
magic ring in it, but this was only
missing detail. The boys succeeded
in turning 1t over without any aid
from the other world, and their
effort was rewarded. Beneath the
mysterious stone were found the
rim of gold watch, a small bit Of
brass plate and a piece of copper
plate. The latter was folded togeth-
or, and between the folds was dis
colored piece Of parchment, with the
following written in lead pencil up
on IL:
August /, 1912.
am a scout carrying dispatches
to Commodore Perry. found q
chief of the Hurons lying dying in
the woods. He told me where his
treasure was. am dying now.
The treasure will do me no good,
and the one who finds this is en-
titled to it. Measure 100 feet due
south then Sc feet west.
Following the note was diagram
to show the exact spot where the
treasure was buried. The boys ran
to Milan at once and over five hum
bred persons examined the parch-
ment pronounced it genuine. 1t is
said that Mr.. Peters has been offered
$500 an acre for the farm.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
Who Voted the "Stiffs Z"
Ts. r. Post.l

At the Nevada election one ma
chine politician undertook to vote
the stiffs"-i. O., the dead men
whose names were on the Great Reg
lister. Only two grounds OF chal-
lenge exist, one of identity and the
other of residence. A fellow perso-
mating q "stif'' was challenged.
"On what ground3" was the inqui-
nv. "Sure," said the challenger,
"that Of residence. Tom Nelson ia
buried In the Fourth Ward, and how
can he vote In the Third" H-ad
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
THE statement is made by a

The statement is made by q
special London correspondent that
the passion for marrying American
girls has developed into q regular
craze with the English nobility, like
the rage for old China or anything
curious. This, of course, is not sur
prising, because anybody who knows
an American girl is likely to have a
regular craze about her; it comes
very naturally to any grown-up
man, and there is no reason yet
given why an English nobleman
should be exempt. Besides, it is one
of the signs of an improvement in
the times to have the balance of trade
turning in our favor. For years and
years now American girls have had q
regular craze for marrying English
noblemen, and it must certainly be
gratifying to know that complete
reciprocity has been established at
last. We don't like to sacrifice our
girls to this unsubstantial thing,
for there is not much to be relied
upon in a marrying way in what the
Hon. Bard well Slote calls the b. n. of
u.-boasted nobility of Urup. There
isn't enough Of it to 60 around, any
way; and it will be q matter of
serious concern what our girls will
do for living after they have mar
ried some of these noblemen.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-11-30
THE Elko Post dominates ii

THE ElkO Post dominates the
Hon. John H. Mayhugh, of Elko
county. for Speaker Of the Assembly,
and claims that Eastern Nevada is
Justly entitled to the honor of the
place. Out Of the eight Speakers
heretofore elected but one hailed
from Eastern Nevada-Mr. Banks, of
Humboldt, in the year 1S66-while
the wet end Of the State has had
the remaining seven, namely, four
from Storey, one from Lyon, one
from Nye and one from Ormsby.
Mr.. Mayhugh has served four SEES.
sions as a member from Esmeralda
county. Throughout one session he
served as Speaker pro tenn. He is
thoroughly qualified.