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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-14
MONTANA.

Helena, Mon, Nov. 12-Maginnis, DEM, tne
,,,osont delegate ia re elected by large majority
over he Independent candidate. The Repuph'
cans had no candidate,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-14
TRANSVAAL.
THE FIGHTING RENEWED.

THE FIUHIINU HbNhWhU'
London, Nov. 9.-Flghting has been renewed In
Transvaal. A British detachment, FIVE hundred
strong, was compelled to retreat. The Ksfirs
then made a night attack, but were repulSed
with heavy loss.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-14
LOUISIANA.

New Orleans, Nov. 9-General Gibson's oiicial
majority in the First districtis54S6, and MI EllS
47M In the Second district.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-14
ILLINOIS.

Springfield, Fov. S.-MorriSoA' DEM ID % un,
doubtedly elected in theseventeenth oiSIrlc'' Ane
Republicans generally COnceoe Ihls'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-14

tears Of sympathy for good mans work, tears Of
gratitude TO God that there was at least one life
boat launched on that wild sea Of sin and crime,
tears Of hope that there might be- after q while,
enough life"boats 70 take of all the wrecked, and
thar the churches, forgetting their accuTsed las.
udi0usness, might Jay hold with both hands 10
this work, which must be done II our cities are
not 10 perish in deluge Of blood and FIRE.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-14
THE ELECTIONS.


Montgomery Ala, Nov. 12.--shelley, DEM. iS
elected TO Congress over HaralSon (colored), Repp
by over 1900 majority
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

A Vienna correspondent, referring
to Russia's reply to the English note
concerning the opening Of negotiations
for peace with Turkey. which reply,
As reported on the night of the 3lst, is
to the effect that Turkey should apply
direct to the Russian commander-in-
chief for an armistice. says: This in
telligence was not altogether unex-
pected. Ever since the idea of posi-.
bic mediation was mooted feelers have
been thrown out from Berlin and St.
Petersburg indicating that Russia re-
garded an armistice as a preliminary
step to any pacific overtures, with
the additional hint that the car would
require the cession of the Danubian
fortresses as preliminary condition of
the armistice. But as. owing to the
weather, it seems almost impossible
for the Russians to think of leading a
large army across the Balkans, it may
be expected that they will not exact
too hard terms for an armistice. but
will content themselves with Erzeroum
and one or two f0rtresses on the
Danube.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

Hamlet would have had no reason
to complain of the claws delay" if he
had lived in Japan at the close of the
late rebellion, when the rebel leader,
Saigo, either committed Hari-kari, or
allowed himself to be killed by q re-
tanner. Within six weeks after the close
of the rebellion, as an article in the
Ledger showed a day or two ago. 80. 900
cases of treason we're placed upon the
courts of Japan. Twenty prisoners
were sentenced to decapitation, twenty.
eight to hard labor for ten years, ten
for seven years. eighiy-six for Eve
years, two hundred and forty-eight for
three years, nine hundred and forty
six for two years, three hundred and
ffty-three for one year, four hundred
and thirty to shorter terms. or to
other kinds of punishment. while two
hundred and ninety-6ve were found
innocent, and thirty.three thousand
nine hundred and eighteen were dis.
charged These were speedy trials"
to some purpose.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

Says the Washington correspondent
of the New York Herald: The silver
men grow more confident Is time
passes, and some Of them now believe
they can get two thirds vote on the
Bland bill pure and simple. but they
are evidently afraid of the Presidents
veto, and urge that if the bill has a
two-thirds of the Senate on lis pas
sage, the President ought not to pre-
sumo to veto it. One calculation here
is that there will be a good many alb
sentees when the bill comes to q vote.
and that these will be mostly among
the opponents Of the bill. Without
this it is not. easy to see where the
two-thirds are to come from.
for the largest count here gives the
Bland bill only forty-two or forty
three votes. There is No doubt. how
ever, that the determination is to vote
down all amendments, even the one
giving the profit from the coinage to
the government. The silver men will
not trust the bill to the House again.
Severe pressure will be brought upon
the President not to veto the bill if it
passes by a heavy majority. He will
l,v asked to let it become a law by
keeping it unsigned by him for ten
days, if he objects to signing it. But
there is no doubt he will veto the
Bland bill il it comes before him, and
the silver men do not conceal their
fears that this may influence Senators
to such an extent as to prevent its
passage over the veto.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

The administration, it is said, will
open the new year with a more ag-
gressive policy respecting the hostility
which has sprung up in the Senate
against its efforts to make its own Sc
lection of the men to carry out its
measures. The course which will be
pursued has been determined upon,
which means not only new nominations
for the New York Offices, but a very
general removal of the element in
every branch Of the service clandes-
timely at work in the interests of the
wing of the party in Congress which
has sought to break down the Admin
istration. Information has been re-
ceived from every. section of the coun-
try. and such officials rs have engaged
in these operations are well known to
the Government, and will be dealt
with accordingly.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08
Rocoro tho hotelo nf Woto.loo

d. Before the battle of Waterloo, specie
was demonetized in Great Britain, the
statesmen Of that nation having plain.
" perceived that the war with Napo-
leon could not be conducted on 90 mi
mute a basis for their currency as that
afforded by specie. But the public
is not so fully aware that even SO late
" as the time of the Crimean War,
FIR three consecutive years the British
Government foated an average of
over s2O.OoO,OOO 200, 600, 0OO) Ex.
cheauer bills without the slightest
connection with specie. stated or i'm
piled. This sum added to Gig, 600, 600
ESQ, 900. OOO) issued against q debit
On the books of the Bank of England
for like amount, footed an aggregate
s36. 5000 $3.50. OOO. OOO) without
a single dollar of specie basis.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

should brin & . verdictfor the plaintiff,
not to offer violence to the defendant.
however richly he might deserve it
in other words, not to lynch the
villain. but to leaveshis punishment to
God. This was the most artful trick
IF all. and was calculated to insure
vengeance.
The jury rendered a verdict Of
fifty thousand dollars. and the night
afterwards Hopkins was taken out of
his bed by the Iynchers and beaten al
most to death. As the court adjourn
ed. the stranger said: John Taylor
will preach here ut early candle-lleht."
He did preach. aud the house was
crowded. We have listened to Clay.
Webster AMI Beecher. but never heard
anything iu the form Of sublime words
even approximating to the eloquence
Of John Taylor, massive rs a noun
tain and wildly rushing as cataract
Of FIRE.
GEN. Pixies ACCOUNT.
The story. said Zen. like. as he
blew the smoke from hundred dollar
meerschaum, has been going the
rounds Of the press for twenty-five
years. So far as it relates to mr., it is
emphatically not true.
In the first place l was never in
GAINESVILLE, Texas, until the year
1862. during the war with the con-
federacy, and then was engaged in
business quite different from that
which usually engages the attention
of q lawyer. Chester NJ. Ashley was
never in GAINESVILLE. Texas. nor were
Ashley and myself ever engaged in a
Gauss with Sargent S. Prentiss. Lastly.
never prosecuted a woman in nv
life. and the dramatic coloring to the
scenes in the courthouse. giving such
brilliant hues to the eloquence Of the
unknown defender Of prosecuted inno-
cence. is wholly evolved from the
imagination of the story's original
writer.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

The parties who bought Beecher's
Life of Christ" have sued the author
for failure of contract. The case is In
Judge Fullerton's haLds. who says: The
whole matter is in a nutshell, and is
very simple. Mr.. Beecher made a
contract ten wears ago and failed to
keep it. In spite of that he obtained
$4,000 from us. and subsequent roy
alties, all of which. with interest, he
must pay us back. besides compensa-
ting us for the damages We sustained.
We shall proceed at orce."
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

The man who has nothing to do is
the most miserable Of beings. No
matter how much wealth q man pos
sesses, he can be neither contented nor
happy without occupation. We were
born to labor. and the world is our
vineyard. We can find a field of use
falness almost anywhere. In occupa-
tiops We forget our cares, our worldly
trials, and our sorrows. 1t keeps US
from constantly worrying and brood
ing over what is inevitable. If We
have enough for ourselves, We can Ia
Dor for the good of others; and such
a task is one of the most delightful du.
ties a good and worthy man can posi-
bly, engage in.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, Jacob Pfeifer BY . certain deed
Of trust dated the I'D day Of April. 1874,
and recorded in the Recorders Office Of
Pettis county, at deed cook page 325, con-
veyed to the undersigned H. N. Knapp,
trustee in trust, all his right, title, interest
and estate, in and to the following described
real estate situated IN the County Of Pettis,
State Of Missouri, viz: The west three
fourths Of lot No. 4, and the east one
fourth Of lot No. 3, in block 81 Of
smith and Martins second addition
to the City Of Sedalia, Missouri, which
said Conveyance wss made in trust to
secure the payment Of certain promissory
note, in said deed described, and whereas
said note has become due and il unpaid,
now therefore, in accordance With the pro-
visions Of said deed Of trust, and At the re-
quest of the legal holder Of said note, I
shall proceed to sell the above described
real estate Ut the court house door, in the
city Of Sedalis. in the county Of Pe,tis, state
Aforesaid, to the highest bidder for cash, at
public suction. on Thursday, the 3lst day
Of January 1873, between the hours Of nine
in the forenoon and I've in the afternoon Of
that day, to satisfy said note, together With
the cost and expense Of executing this trust.
1-lv5t II. N. KNAPP, Trustee.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08
How Barnum was Taken In.

FROM the bridgeport Farmer
At the recent death IF Thomas F.
Higginson. a popular barber who for
twenty Years has managed a shop at
the Park Hotel. New York, revives
an old arecdote concerning the de-
ceased and p. T. Barnm. The lat.
ter was one of Higginsons earliest and
staunchest friends. and when the
Meuseum stood on the corner of Broad.
way and Ann streets, used to visit the
barber shop daily. One time. in a
great hurry. he entered the shop.
Every chair was full. There ap-
peared no immediate prospect for q
shave. Barnun, looked ut each Gus
toner. The man in Toms chair ap-
peared to he a drayman. "My
friend" said Barnum, I'm in a great
hurry. If you'll kindly allow Mr..
Higginson to shave me in your turn,
I'll pay for you as well rs myself.
The man assented. Barnum was
shaved and went away. The next
day he received a bill for the "shave"
the various items for which, for hair
cutting, cham booming, q bath. hair-dye
ETC.. footed up g IS. The drayman
had taken the whole bill of fare ut
Barnum's expense. and the joke vas
at Barnums expense also.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

A special from Washington to the
St. Louis Globe Democrat Saturday
night says it is stated by . prominent
Democratic Senator that the reassem-
bling of CON- ress will find evergreen.
Der of his party in thorough accord
with the determination to support all
nominations of the President. unless
it can be plainly shown that the ap-
pointment would he prejudicial to the
public service. He said that those
Senators who had assisted Mr.. COnk-
ling in his former contest with the Ad-
ministration were now fully aware
that they had made grave mistake
that there was now a full and Cum
plete understanding between Demo
cratic Senator'S not to sustain Mr..
Conkling nor any other Republican
leader in any manner or shape against
the President. Allusion was alsO
made to a preparation of a resolution
by Senator Cockrell. which would be
IN the shape Of an amendment to the
Constitution. prohibiting the payment.
in any shape, of rebel pensions or war
claims and losses, with special prohibi.
ton of secession. This, it was stated,
would set these vexed questions al
rest forever.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

According to Col. Shafter, although
the Lerdo cause seems dead and mat
tiers at Ell Paso quiet again. Mexican
affairs have suddenly assumed an as
pect more interesting than ever. The
movement is undoubtedly gaining
ground in Mexico for annexation and
consolidation with Central American
States under one government, to re-
sist appreheuded aggression of the
United States. Much curiosity exists
on the border to see what will be the
policy under the new Mexican War
Secretary, Gen. Manuel Gonzales.
and the new cabinet of Diaz. 1t is
thought, from the record Of Gen.
Gonzales, that the military under
Gems. Trevino, Canales and Falcoe,
on the frontier. will assume . de6an!
attitude.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

1t is so we'll settled now that Con-
gress is going to take up the tariff
question that it may be accepted as a
certainty that the session will run
along into the middle of the summer.
That has been the invariable expert
ence whenever a general revision Of
the tariff has been attempted, and vet
it is not by any means sure that an ad-
journment will not be had after
months of wrangling, without a sin
gle change in the present tariff being
made.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

The Sanitarium of the Union is 10
Gated i'm Southern New Mexico, where
the atmosphere is drier than in Colo
RADIO, the sky brighter, the nights suf:
fciently cool for refreshing sleep and
free from damp night air. and the ele-
vations are such as to suit each case.
varying from the elevation of the Rio
Grande at 1000 feet to the mines at
Silver City and the high cattle ranges
in the Gaudaloupe ranges where 1000
feet might be selected in an air fragrant
with the scent of pine and spruce.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

There is considerable excitement in
Cleveland, Ohio, Fort Wayne, Ind.
and other places in the West over the
robbery of graves by medical students.
Prof. Van Buskirk of the Fort Wayne
Medical College and others have been
arrested. 1t is certainly time that
some method should be adopted and
adhered to. by which medical colleges
may be supplied with subjects Of dis
section without outraging the graves
of the dead.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

The boring of the channel tunnel
between France and England is to he
done by the French railway company,
the Chemin de Fer du Ford, and the
Southeastern and Chatham Railway
Companies of England. The two lat
ter will bore for half the distance
from the English side. and the former
from the same distance, about ten and
a half miles, from the French side.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

That the Texas Pacific Railroad is
an enterprise that should be carried
through, is now generally admitted.
That it will be completed, is now Ger.
tain. The growing population de.
mands it, the necessities of foreign
commerce require it. Industries of q
diversified character in the country to
be thrown open by it will provide en-
ployment for thousands who now ling
er near the seaboard, earning a pre-
carious living, or who labor necessarily
in the Old World for bare pittance.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

The semi-o6icial report of the Hu-
ron disaster. throws no additional light
upon the cause of the catastrophe. 1t
is in the main justification. too gen.
eral to be of any great value, of the
part played by the life saving service.
incidentally it tells some tales Of in.
humanity and repulsive covetousness.
Evan ONeil is the name of a man
who has earned a gratuitous advertise
ment. THIS precious fellow was the
first to observe the distress of the
;dOomed vessel. but with the heartless
Indifference of the Charlotte. "who
went on cutting bread ard butter" he
finished what he was about and then
went home with the screams of the
perishing ringing in his ears. Not un.
til three hours had passed did he take
the trouble of spreading the sad news
abroad that such help as could be
might be rendered. Perhaps O'Neill
should not alone be held 10 to public
scorn. He appears to be a tolersblv
representative specimen of the fisher.
men native to those parts. Not a
body was washed ashore but was ruth.
lessly plundered of any valuables up
on it, and in some cases the rings had
been cut off the dead mems fingers.
In the story of the Huron disaster
there are no consOling features, but
everything is just a. bad rs could be.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

The report of the Postmaster-Ge
eral does not disclose the increase
which q single years growth of the
country usually produces in the trans
actions of the Department, but it gives
many interesting facts showing the
progress of the service in perfecting
its processes and improving its disci-
pline. There is q decrease of nearly
5000. 900 in the sales of stamps, etc. i,
and the money order business, and a
deficiency. excluding accounts Of pre-
vious years. of about the came sum !;
but the expenditures were s.. 1853. 900
less than the estimates. Mr.. Key
thinks that in time the Postof6ce De-
partnent will be q source of revenue,
though for the present the deficiencies
must increase with the business. because
the increase is so largely in transac-
tons which are carried on at q loss.
1t is worth noting that while the num-
Der of letters delivered is greater than
that of last year. the number Of let
tiers collected, which is the greater of
the two. is actually smaller by 7OO.-
600 than that of last year. Also that
the local mail service in cities pays for
itself Nj. Key reports that the post
age on local matter exceeded the ex-
pense b. $3.50. 600. The decrease in
the money-order business, which also
extends, it seems, to the average
sums Transmitted. is attributed to the
depression which prevailed generally
last year. The tributes to the eff.
cheney of the present postal service
are striking enough. In transmitting
supplies Of stamps, amounting to over
s26. 900. 900. only two packages were
lost, and their value amounted to but
$50 ia loss which the Postmaster.
General says Is "unprecedentedly
small" The loes Of registered letters
is but one 6ftieth of one per cent.
Mr.. Keys recommendations are almost
all important. He asks that the let
ter carriers shall be increased; he
urges at great length. legislation to
correct the abuse Of fraudulent sales of
stamps BY fourth-clas postmasters. and
asks legislation to compel railways to
carry the mails in certain cases ut what
the Postmaster General shall consider
equitable rates, and the enactment of
laws to do justice to subcontractors.
The report. if it does not show q good
growth in the postal business, does
prove the service to be in high state
Of efficiency, and viii satidy the
country.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, is
preparing an amendment to the con-
stitution, which proposes one clause to
declare that no compensation in any
shape shall be granted rebel soldiers
or their widows or descendants. In this
clause he proposes to declare that no
compensation Of any character shall
he made for damage done or loss in
ficted by the Federal armies in the in:
surrectionary States. A third clause
will prohibit secession.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

We notice that religion and mud 60.
or rather come, together. Our st.
Louis papers TEEN with long, theolog.
ical disquisitions over the recent as
founding announcement that the hell
of our daddies Is . Mother Goose
story. If this IL 90. what q vast
amount of terrible apprehension has
the average American youth expert
enced for nothing!
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

Bob Toombs will visit Paris the
coming summer. He remarked to a
friend in relation to seeing the great
exposition: This will be the third
exposition that / have attended in
Paris. l attended the exposition Of
1855 as a senator, 1 attended the ex-
position of 1867 as a refugee. and !
am going to this one as a gentleman.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

Chandler has made things red-hot in
the Republican camp. by exposing the
frauds which placed Hlyesi 10 the Pres
idential chair, but Mr.. Chandler can
explain a great many doubtful things
connected with Florida's vote. Walk
right up to the rack, Mr.. Chandler.
aud ease your conscience.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

The "hellish question" is now ab.
sorting q large share of public atten.
ton. The orthodox are up in arms.
and the free thinkers are in ecstasy,
while the editorial fraternity are spill.
ing gallons of ink on it. As Beecher
was the 6rst to stir up all this muss.
We think be should be appointed a
committee of one to ascertain whether
there is q hell or not, and report 'at
his earliest opportunity"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

Francis Murphy has bargained with
q Boston firm to lecture for $50 a
night. He -ays that he has not $500
in the world, and he desires to pay
for a house that he has bought in
Pittsburg.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

A new evening paper is to make it
appearance in St. Louis on Thursday,
this week, to be called the Pot. Mr..
Jno. A. Dillon, editor, etc. 1t is gen.
orally thought the enterprise is .
Globe Democrat attempt to break down
the Evening Dispafch.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08

g. 4. Wight repairs all kind Of sew.
ing machines. Needles and attachments
for all machines. Also keeps knife and box
plaiten for sale. Goods and work var.
ranted. 1lsen block, Ohio street, Sedalia
No. ll.26sltvllt
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08
Reed THIS.

Go to your druggist Chas. Roll 4 Co.
and get Dr., Filters Rheumatic remedy
and Liver Pills. They will cure the Won't
cases Of rheumatism and neuralgia, il
matters not how long standing.
3-25d&w1y.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08
Co-Partnership Notice.

The undersigned have THE day formed a
co-partnership under the firm name Of
Porter 4 hampton, for the purpose Of con-
tinuing the boot and shoe business hereto
fore carried on under the firm name of
Porter Bros. w. L. PORTER,
r. L. LAMPrON.
Sedalia, Mo-, Jan. ], 1878. 1-l-dSw2t