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LEGAL NOTICE.

1NO Emily Sheldon and Eliza c. Ioomis. OF
4 Windsor. Hartford Co.. Conan, ami Edgar
Sheldon. Of Rlngoid county. Iowa, and Sheldon
Moore. OF Erie. Pennsylvania, and Hiram C.
sheldon, u mino-. aged IL years, to Edgar
sheldon: his guardian. of Hinsoid county. lowa
and to christopher sheldon Sheri,lon sheldon
and Newton sheldon. OF Portage county. Ohio
and to Newton $. Waterman anu Dwight W a:er-
man. of Clay. Washington Co Iowa, and Jane :
Remington and Horace J sheldon OF Lhica-
so. Illinois, and Lewis e Sheldon. of Hartford
county. Connecticut. and Anson Sheldon of
saginaw county. Michigan, and Seth Shelton
and Della Caruthers. of Shiawassa county,
Of Troy, ,Geauga county. Ohio. and to John Dav,, Jaw,
ton. whose place OF residence is unknown. and
to Anson Dayton; and Mrs. $ r Merriileld. Of
daughter of Richard Dayton, deceased, of Bur-
ton. Geanga county, Ohio. You will take no.
3lst day OF December. A. d. 1917. in the Court
Of Common Pleas within and for the County OF
Portage and State OF Ohio. by George Sheldon.
and is now pending, wherein George Sheldon
demands partition of the following real estate.
tO-wit: Situate in the township Of Mantua
County Of Portage, and State of Ohio, and which
is also part OF lot number q, in said township,
and is bounded as follows: Beginning at the
southeast corner Of said lot number g. thence
north 50 degrees. IS min west, ON the south line
of said lot, 73 chains. 81 links a post thence
north 1s min. east. 1s chains. 564s links on the
west line of said lot to a post; thence south 50
degrees 3S min east q chains and 7e links to
post; thence south AZ minutes west. Is chains.
56I links, on the cast line of said lot, to the
place OF beginning. containing one hundred
acres of land.
Also, one other piece, situate on SAID lot No 6,
in said township. county and State. which is
bounded as follows. to wit: Beginning at
post and stones from which the southeast con-
ner bears south d. minutes west, distant 13
chains. 561z links. and OAK witness tree
bears south 751s degrees west. distant Is links
marked (NO. o.; thence north 50 degrees, 35
minutes west. 49 chains. llrk to pest; thence
N. Ii minutes east chain sa1s links to a post; ;
thence south So degrees. s5 minutes east. 40
chains 2 links to a post; thence south ~ min
utes west chain 22h links on the cast line OF
said lot to the place of beginning. containing
six acres of land. And that at he next term OF
said Court, soon thereafter rs the same
can be heard, said George Sheldon will apply
for an order that partition may be made of said
premises, and general relief.
Dated this 3Ist day of December. a ID. 1s77.
GEORGE SHELDON,
4SS-6w. By S. u. NORTON, his Attorney.
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SheriH's Sale.

The State of Ohio, Portage County SIS.
DURsUANT to the command of an order of
l. sale issued from theCOurt of Common Pleas
Mltnln and 1Or SalI county of Portage to me
directed in the cause of Adolph Herman. plain
TIN VS.. Barthoieny w Wilhems, et al defendants
door of the Court House in Rayenna ountv and
State aforesaid, on
Saturday. the 2nd day of February,
A. ID. 1878.
between the hours of one and three O'Clock
NJ OF said day the following describe,I real es
tate. to- wit: Situate in the Township of Frank
known as part OF Township lot No - bounded
and described as follows, tO-Wit: Bepinninp
at the northwest corner of land decided! to Re-
Decca hearney, by Freeman Underwood it be-
thence along said south line ITO feet to an alley
thence south along said alley ON a line parallf,
with the west line of said Kearne,'s lot to a
stake 30 feet north of Theresa Dnnn's north
thence east along said alley 1IO feet TO the
southwest corner of said Kearney's lot: thence
h0fth along said keJrney's west line to the
place of beginning.
Also, another piece in township lot No - of
said township, bounded and described MS FOL
lows. to wit: beginning at the northeast cor
ner oil 1hereSSa Dunn.s lot: thence east along
the south side OF an alley 1867 feet TO the west
line OF land formerly owned by A II Sherman:
thence south along said west line 2SSa5 feet TO
Kent; thence west along said north line iO1 X
feet; thence north 2sSss feet to the place of be-
ginning.
1st tract appraised at $2a;O co.
2nd tract appraised at $225 90.
Terms Of sale, cash.
B. F. KELLER. Sheriff.
ROCKWELL NORRIS. Attorneys
Ravenna, Ohio. January 2, 1878. 4ss
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casualties. He is, however. at this time
recovering as rapidly as could be ex-
pected.
Cyrus Rider and wife were success
fully surprised q week ago last Tuesday
Evening, on account of its being the
twenty-fifth anniversary of their we'd
ded life. A silver tea set was the re-
suit, and an especially happy time by
the participants.
Benjamin Tilden and James Young
killed two pigs each, of the same lit
ter, each Of the same litter, fifteen and
a half months old, which weighed
when dressed 2,O49 lbs-that is, the
four weighed that number of pounds.
They are waiting to hear if anybody
can do better.
The final word in my last commu-
nication was omitted. Was it for the
reason that some of the clergy express
an opinion that TT and words of SINH
lar import ought to be stricken out of
the English Language? Or,was it be-
cause Beecher and others have hurled
their anathemas at it? I do not pro-
pose to discard 1t 80 unceremoniously.
It is small word, but it represents a
mighty big place, and it is a power In
some circles vet. H.
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HIRAM.
COrrcSp:ndcncc


It is now an established fact, that the
college authorities will, next season.
build an amphitheater and gymnasi-
um. The funds have been pledged,
the site selected, specifications ready,
and contract for work nearly compile
ted. 1t will not, of course, compare
with the Coliseum in grandeur and
magnificence, but its seating capacity
will lie about three thousand.
Prof. C. r. Wilbur. formerly a teach
er here, hut now State GeOlOgist for
the State of Michigan, lectured here
last week Thursday and Friday eve
nings. Subject, g Across the COnti-
nent." in which the speaker expatiated
at great length upon the producing ca
pacity of the territory west of the Mis-
souri,. His remarks were very inter-
esting and we'll received.
Saturday Evening the Prof. gave us
a lecture upon the subject of "The
Bible and Science" In demonstrating
that the Bible and Science agree, he
probably succeeded as well as anybody
could, or at least HE thought so.
Mr.. NJ. b. Tilden fell down his cellar
stairs several days ago, and broke one
or his ribs, and has suffered the usual
inconvenience resulting from such
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24
Grains. Val,

1t appears from this table that the
average value of the silver coinage OF
the world is-that is, was-more than
five per cent. above that of gold coiu-
age. If an enOrmus mountain Of gold
were to be discovered tomorrow
greenbacks would buy more yards of
cloth than gold. The greenback is al
ready worth more than that it prom
ises to pay. 1t is not claimed to be
more than a promise to pay in "coin."
1t is, therefore, payable in silver, by
common consent. 1t can be "paid" in
sums of "five dollars" It will buy
more real estate than that which it
promises. II the Allegheny Noun
lains should suddenly be found to be
full of gold, the greenback would buy
moreland, and more silver, and more
holiday presents than gold would buy.
The great principle in finance, which
the world will some time acknowledge,
is that money is a medium of exchange
between commodities. 1t is not itself
and should not itself be
The transactions Of the
world are accomplished by making
fimsy bank imitation money. 1t is
bank credit or individual credit-in-
is borrowed and loaned.
INey are made money. Government
credit will one day be substituted for
these.-[ Enquirer. "
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

The late flood in Virginia has been
very disastrous. A telegram from
Norfolk dated the 18th inst, says: I:
"The whole Roanoke River country
is laid waste by the recent flood, and
presents startling scene of devasta-
tion. Those who have been up and
down the river say that the farms
along its course for one or two miles
back are nearly all destroyed. Farm
houses, barnes and stables are swept
away, fences destroyed-all things
portraying a general ruin. caused by
the waters. The complaints of the
farmers arc heartrending and real.
The floods have ruined them, and left
them destitute of the means to recon-
mencc life on their barren and wasted
land. The picture Is piteous one,
and must be seen TO be realized. The
again commenced rising to-
day.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

SENATOR WORRIES, of Indiana, de-
livered. his speech on the financial
question, in the Senate on the 18th
inst, and it was unquestionabIy one
Of the ablest speeches that has been
madein Congress upon the subject. Its
bold and fearless utterances in denun.
citation of the robbery of the people
for the benefit Of privileged wealth
has reused the ire of the gold worship
ers who are striving to break the force
Of the speech by every me ans in their
power, but it will be of little avail, for
the people are beginning to under
stand the situation aud the means that
have been employed to build up in this
country a,privileged . monied aristoc-
racy and they demand that the steps
that haze been taken in that direction
shall be retraced, and that the oppres-
sive resumption act and the act de-
mOnetiziDg silver shall be repealed.
and they will welcome the bold and
fearless leader who champions their
cause. We will publish a fair synop-
sis of the Indiana Senator's able speech
in our next Issue.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

A TERRIBLE railroad accident hap
pened on the Connecticut Western
Railroad at ten o'clock on the evening
of the 18th inst, just beyond Tariff.
Vile, about twelve miles from Hart
ford. As an excursion train was re-
turning from the Moody and Sankcy
meeting at Hartford, the train fell
through the trestle bridge into the
Farmington River. Two engines, one
baggage and three passengers cars
went down. Thirteen persons were
killed, and forty-slx wounded-some
seriously, but most of them only
slightlY. r.
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Legal Notice.

Maria Underwood. Elam Unerwood and Emil
ly Underwood, Harmon Underwood anu Cor
della. his wife; Bruce Underwood and Artime-
STA, his wife; Mary Ann Hunt and Harvey e
Hunt her husband. of Livingston county 80
George Osborn, of Miami county, Kansas VAL
bridge Osborn, Of SOlom county, CAL; Morris S
Chapman and Viola A.. his wife, and Millie
Underwood. by Elam Underwood, her Guardian
will take notice: That petition was filed
against them on the 10th day of Decem ber 1877.
in the Court of Common Pleas, within and for
the County OF Portage, by William r. Under
wood. and Is now pending. wherein said Nil
liam p. Underwood demands the assignment OF
dover to Maria Underwood, widow of Lydia
Underwood, and partition of the REM ainder of
the following real estate. to-wit: Being situ-
ated in the township of Brimfe,d, county OF
Portage, and State of Ohio, being parts of Lots
Nos. a and IS. in Brimfield township bounded
on the north by the hig away, On the east by
lands of w. p. Underwood. on the south by
lands Of Lyman w. Pike On the ives. by lands
of A. II, Underwood and the hi ;hWay contain
ing about l40 acres of land.
Also. one other piece being part of Lot No
%. in said township. bounded on the north and
west by lands of Freeman Underwood on the
east by lands of Z. Ii. Chapman, and on the
south by the highway. containing about 31s1
acres OF land and that at the next term of sa,u
Court. the said William p. Underwood will ap-
ply for an order that said assignment of dover
and partition may be made of said premises.
Dated this 10th day of December, 1871
4o6 6w. j, Ii. NICHOLS, Plfss Atty.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24
GOLD AND OTHER COM MMODlTlES
"CLEvELAND, o., Dec. 19, 1877

"CLEvELAND, o., Dec. l9, 1877.
To the Editor of the Enquirer:
"Please give denominator that
will demonstrate "a between the rela.
tive value OF gold and other cOmmod-
tiles, now and at the time just pre-.
ceding the demonetizatiOn of silver.
Make it tangible, if you can, that gold
alone has gone up, and not that silver
has deprecated. Intelligent men Oft
en- tell me such ia not the case: that
the quotations of gold show it to be
quite the reverse. i know this to be
a fallacy. know that a new stand.
ard has been attained, and that such
standard is not the one contemplated
in public and private securities. You
have made this subject study,I judge,
and can master the subtlcty of the ar.
gnment. H. X. j." :.
This is an interesting question. The
money Of this country, when commod-
tiles, values, transactions are fairly set
tied to it, becomes the yard-stick by
which all commodities are measured.
The yard stick may not itself be silk
or cotton or tape-it measures them.
Greenbacks have become the money
of the United States. Silver and gold
have been simply commodities for
years. The business of the country is
adjusted to the greenback basis. The
greenback, aud the currency redeem
able in it, are the "money of the realm"
Gold and silver go up and down as
wheat and corn, and coal and pig-iron
and diamonds 60 up and down, 1t is
even now urged by some that the prop.
Osition to remOnetiZe silver would re-
in. ho o6 xyos a M of tho hnnAh016-
er. An appeal is made to the history
of gold and silver. We have a table
before US showing the recent value of
the gold and silver commodities in the
world. 1t indicates their value as that
Of pounds and ounces of lead would
be indicated. This is the table:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

This list of Patents granted invent
ors of Ohio by the UnitedStatesPatent
Once, issued Jan. 9Th, and bearinig
date Dec. 25, 1877, is furnished to this
paper by r. s. & A. p. Lacey, Solicit
ors Of Patents, $40, 7th street, WASH
ington, d. T..
ONO INVENTORS.
A. C.. French, Cincinnati, Portable
Folding Shelves.
Hill and Thurston, Mogadorc, Beef
steak Founders.
j. F. and M. Seiberling, Akron, Ma
chine for making paper boards.
+. E. Barrows, Mansfield, Time In
dicators.
T. r. Butman, Milan, Furnace
Crates.
p. 6. Olds, Elyria, Toe Weights for
Horses.
W. H. Sprague, Cleveland, Com
pound Implements.
III. 81. Knight, Sandusky, Stirrups.
d. C. Meeker, Columbus, Tilting
Chairs.
Frank Miilward, Cincinnati, Round
abouts.
Z. Pents, Canton, Pen Holders.
w. W, Pickford, East Palestine, Cur
tain Fixture.
E. p. Terrell, Bellefontain, Lawn
Mowers.
POST OFFICE CHANGES.
This list of p. o. changes in Ohio
for the year ending Jan. 16, 1877 is
furnished this paper by r. s. and A.
p. Lacey, Pension and Patent Attor.
neys, $50, 7th street, Washington, d. G.
West Andover, Ashtabula county,
E. E. Ioes, New P. NJ.
Danville, Knox county, William Mill
Ter, New II. M.
Hemlock GroEe, Migs county, Jonas
Erwin, New p. M.
Arcadia, Hancock county, James
Smart, New p. NJ.
Groin, Union county, James Grif-
fifth, New p. N.
Jerome, Union county, James Pro-
beck, New p. II.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

\ The report of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue shows that the total
number of licensed saloons or drinking
places in the country is 154 ,598, or one
to every $50 persons. Of all the States,
Illinois is fourth in the number of sa-
looms, having 10,548; the three which
take precedence being New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio. North Caro-
lima has the greatest number of distil-
leries, 1,O25, and New York the most
breweries, $40.
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SENATOR EDMUNDs, OF FermOnt, mas
introduced bill in the U. 8. Senate.
Designed as a substitute for the con-
current resolutions introduced some
time ago in that body by Senator
Stanley Matthews on the silver ques-
ton. The bill of Mr.. Edmunds do
clares that call the bonds of tho
United States. issued or authorized to
be issued under the acts of Congress,
are payable, principal and interest, in
gold coin, or its equivalent, and that
any other payment, without the con-
sent of the creditor, would be in vio-
lation of the public faith, and in der
ogation of his rights. "In support of
his bill the Senator sets forth, by way
of preamble two facts which are sup
posed to have great weight upon the
subject. In the first place he has been
pouring over the musty records Of the
Mint and has made the astounding dis
covery that since the foundation of
the government only eight millions of
silver dollars have ever been coined
by it, arguing that it could never have
been intended to pay our immense
public and private debts with silver.
He and his clients, the bondholders, are
unable to realize the fact that when
Congress had by law declared 4121x
grains of standard silver to be a dollar
that fact determined the value of silver
bullion and the commercial world en-
ployed that metal i'm the shape of bars,
bricks, &C., as matter of convenience.
And in the next place he claims that
the eilyer dollar at the time of the is
suing of the bonds by the government
was to all effects and purposes abso-
lete. The fact is, the same may be,
said of gold. Bnt in law both metals
were full legal tender, and nobody
ever dreamed of destroying one of the
factors in the liquidation of our obli-
cations until the bondholders, by their
agents, besieged Congress tor that
purpose and surreptitiously procured
the passage of the act for their own
aggrandizement and to oppress an al
ready overburdened people. Mr.. Ed
munds asserts that "the holders of
Government securities have q right to
expect that, however the government
may change it's laws, it will not put its
creditors in worse condition than
existed at the time the contract was
entered into" True. true, But the
converse of that proposition is equally
true, and the people everywhere are
ready to stand by the terms of that
contract, and demand the same of the
government creditor and money lend
er, and wheu the ebondholders demand
else they are extortioners
and repudiators, as Mr.. John Sher-
man declared in 1868. Now, there 10
not man of ordinary intelligence in
the whole land who does not know
that the 500 bonds were purchased
with greenbacks, worth at the time
only so or GO cents on the dollar in
coin, and by neither the terms of the
law nor of the bonds we're they paya-
able in coin, much less in gold, And
now, after having received in the
shape of coin interest, double the
amount their bonds ever cost them
the demand that the people shall
pay them in gold coin alone is not
merely an act of oppression, but is
insolence, which none but
a race of men fit to be slaves will
tolerate,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

The Continental Life Insurance
Company, Of Hartford, Conn.,, is re-
ported to be in trouble. On the 3lst
of December last the Company re-
ported surplus of $685., ,656.55, while
by the report recently made to the
Legislature by the Special Insurance
Commissioner that amount it subject
to deductions which will more than
sweep it away.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

SENATOR JONES, of Nevada. esti-
mate that the silver bullion of the
country and trade dollars and also the
old silver dollars are worth altogether
not more than$1O, 600, 900 at the market
price of silver.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

THE Radical leaders are still after
Mr.. Hayes, and are bound to make
him surrender or seek refuge in the
Democratic ranks. But Hayes don't
seem to pay much attention to them.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

On Saturday morning last, 12,OO0
unemployed workingmen assembled
ON Boston Common to plead for an
opportunity to earn bread for them
selves and their wives and children.
And yet the worshippers of the golden
image assert that money is abundant
and the country prosperous.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

The Maryland Legislature, on FRI
day. elected j. b. Groom, iDem,)
United State States Senator from that
State, the vote standing: Groom, 73 /;
Steiner, Rep.) II scattering 2.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24

ANoAHER county heard from. ReY.
C. W. Wendte, pastor of the First
Unitarian Church OF Cincinnati,
preached discourse on Sunday eve
ming against eternal punishment in q
material hell.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-24
TIE Legislature of Kentucky, on
the 18th inst, elected General (Cerro
Gordo) Williams U. g. Senator from
that State, after long struggle.

SAMUEL BowLEs, the distinguished
editor Of the Springfield, Mass. Re-
publican, died at his home in that city
ON the night of the 18th inst, after a
long illness.
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Stockholders Meeting.

"A adjourned Stock holders Annual Meeting
"A of the Star Agricultural Works fer the
election of Directors and the transacting OF
other business will be held at the room ever
the store of E. P. Brainerd & Son. in Ravepna
ON SATURDAY EVENING, FEB'Y OH, 1878,
at O'Clock r. M
C. L. w1TTER, sec'y.
Ravenna. January sth. ISIS
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NOTICE.

FTlHE undersigned has been duly appnln ted
l. and qualified as Administrator of the Is
tate of ASahel Hulett deceased, late of Frank.
lin township, Portage county, Ohio;
NELSON L. BARBER
Ded. 10. 1S77, ASST
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NOTICE.

TIlHE undersigned has been duly appointed
Il and qualified as Executor of the w lii Of
Joseph kOon Sr, deceased. late of BrimfieId
township, Portage County, Ohio.
SAMUEL KOON.
Oec. 70. 1871 4S7-3w,
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- H
A Pueblo, Colorado dispatch of the
18th, says:
"One Of the richest discoveries was
made on the 18th instant at the Ranta
Mines. short distance west of this
city. Mr.. Mum, an old prospector.
struck . lode of ore which assays the
enormous sum of S12 600 in gold and
81, 100 in silver per ton. There is great
excitement in camp, and everybody is
rushing to the scene of the new dis
eovery."
Now, if this thing continues the
bondholders and privileged money
classes will demand the demonetiza-
tion of gold and the substitution of
some scarcer metal or material for q
currency.
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M.ARRIED

sAPP-ENGLISH.-Jan 1st, 1878. by Rev.
n. Paltzgrof. at his residence. Mr.. Charles B.
Sapp, of Ravenna. to Miss Eliza English. OF
ShalersviIle
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Estate Of Horace A.Porter

THE undersigned has been duly appointed
l. and qualified as Adm illustrator on the es-
tate OF Horace A. Porter. decd, late OF Charles
town, Portage county, Ohio.
LURANDUS PORTER
CharlestOwn, January2 1873. 4S9 3w.